I believe and consider it very certain that their clemency will be both greater and more abundant towards me, for I fell therein through ignorance and the force of circumstances, as they will know fully hereafter; and I indeed am their creature, and they will look upon my services, and will acknowledge day by day that they are much profited.

They will place everything in the balance, even as Holy Scripture tells us good and evil will be at the day of judgment.
"If, however, they command that another person do judge me, which I cannot believe, and that it be by inquisition in the Indies, I very humbly beseech them to send thither two conscientious and honourable persons at my expense, who I believe will easily, now that gold is discovered, find five marks in four hours.

In either case it is needful for them to provide for this matter.
"The Commander on his arrival at San Domingo took up his abode in my house, and just as he found it so he appropriated everything to himself.

Well and good; perhaps he was in want of it.

A pirate never acted thus towards a merchant.