Two shipmasters to build ships and galleys. Shipmasters are not to be found in this land. (Only one carpenter was taken, for we could not supply more.) Twelve carpenters for the same purpose. We shall look for them here although it will be difficult to find any. Twelve calkers. They also will be supplied from the merchant ships. (Four were taken.) Two overseers. They will be procured here. (Enough men were sent for that purpose.) Galley captains who know how to make lateensails. They are not to be found in this land, unless some come on the merchant ships. Fifty bombardiers. There are none here, except those who are in the port. We shall try to send some. (Five were taken, and these are sufficient; for Robles, who went there as artillery founder after having served all his life in these royal houses, will instruct enough of the soldiers going from here so that they may serve whenever it is necessary.) Two artillery founders. (One went, Robles by name--he who is mentioned above.) Two military engineers to fortify a stronghold. They are not to be found in this land. (Some of the soldiers who went there can make valuable suggestions in that respect.) Five hundred pikes. We shall send the iron heads from here, for the wood can be found in the islands. (Three hundred pikes were sent; for we heard afterward that the wood of that land was of an inferior quality. Therefore may your Majesty be pleased to order that a thousand pikes be sent us, for the wood of this country is irreparably worm-eaten.) Corselets. Any quantity. There are very few of them in our military stores. (None of them will be found here, unless your Majesty orders that they be sent from España. It is not right that the military stores of these royal households be left without corselets.) Large artillery, six pieces, averaging forty _quintals_; and two swivel-guns. We do not have them here, and it is very difficult to transport them to the wharf; so that it will be better to cast them in the islands. (The governor wrote that he had there a number of pieces of artillery which he had bought; and others that had burst, from which some might be made. Eighty _arrobas_ of tin were taken; and now they are taking cc _quintals_ of copper, for we had no time to extract it last year.) A good arquebuse officer. He will not be easily found here. (He was sent.) Thin wrought iron for forelock plate-bolts. We shall send it from here, although Valero said that it would be less expensive if it came from España. (Ninety-two _quintals_, two _arrobas_, and nine _libras_ were taken.) Thin iron plates. We will send them also from here. (The ninety-two _quintals_, two _arrobas_ and nine _libras_ contained a quantity of iron plates.) Fine steel for carpenters' axes and other tools. All of this that comes in the merchant ships will be sent from here. (Twenty _arrobas_ of steel were taken.) Two pairs of bellows of the best kind. We have them here. (Four pairs were taken.)