The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 - 1569-1576 - Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Sho by Unknown
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camp, so as to avoid the inconveniences that arise from [depending on]
the natives. _Soap_: One or two _quintals_ of soap; we greatly need it for the rigging which is being made in this land. _Padlocks_: A dozen padlocks, for they are not to be found here. _Mariner's compasses_: Half a dozen of mariner's compasses. _Hour-glasses_: Twenty hour-glasses indicating one to one-and-a-half hours. _Screws_: Two good screws for filing arquebuses. _Iron wire_: Six _libras_ of iron wire to repair arquebuse locks. _Tin_: Two _libras_ of sheet-tin for the tinning of locks. _Rigging_: All sorts of rigging. _Sawyers_: Sawyers. _Smiths_: A smith who knows how to make crowbars, adzes, axes, and chisels, and how to sharpen tools. _Gunpowder_: A large quantity of gunpowder. _Sulphur and saltpetre_: Sulphur and saltpetre. |
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