Here and wherever I may be, I shall serve their Highnesses with joy, until my soul leaves this body.
"Above I said that his Highness is the head of the Christians, and that it is necessary for him to occupy himself in preserving them and their lands.

For this reason people say that he cannot thus provide a good government for all these Indies, and that they are being lost and do not yield a profit, neither are they being handled in a reasonable manner.

In my opinion it would serve him to intrust this matter to some one who is distressed over the bad treatment of his subjects.
"I wrote a very long letter to his Highness as soon as I arrived here, fully stating the evils which require a prompt and efficient remedy at once.

I have received no reply, nor have I seen any provision made in the matter.

Some vessels are detained in San Lucar by the weather.