This reason prompts me now with my severe illness to write you what I am writing here, that his Highness may dispose matters for his service: and for the better fulfilment I am sending your brother there, who, although he is a child in days, is not a child in understanding; and I am sending your uncle and Carbajal, so that if this, my writing, is not sufficient, they, together with yourself, can furnish verbal evidence.

In my opinion there is nothing so necessary for the service of his Highness as the disposition and remedying of the affair of the Indies.
"His Highness must now have there more than 40,000 or 50,000 gold pieces.

I learned when I was there that the Governor had no desire to send it to him.

It is believed among the other people as well that there will be 150,000 pesos more, and the mines are very rich and productive.

Most of the people there are common and ignorant, and care very little for the circumstances.