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Nel quale, senza esagerazione, credo vi fusssero 500 navi grosse, quali V.S. avrà visto in Genova.
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The speaker describes a place or setting containing an enormous number of large ships—500, by his estimate. By saying “without exaggeration,” he stresses that this figure is meant as a sincere assessment, not an inflated boast. He also addresses “Your Lordship,” comparing these ships with the kind the recipient would have seen in Genoa.
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