Gilbert would love this! For all the Black Legend spread [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_legend] this Linschoten guy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Huyghen_van_Linschoten] in effect, pulled quite a fast one on the Portuguese! Imagine spying on vital trade routes even while sitting in a post as secretary to the archbishop... Quite something, I should say. FN
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