He also petitioned father Fray Martin de Herrada to take with him Nicolas de Cuenca, a soldier of his company, so that the latter might purchase for him certain articles in China.

The father accepted this man willingly, promising to treat him as one of his own men, and to regard him as such.

Thereupon they set sail for the port of Buliano, whence they had come hither, taking leave of the master-of-camp and the rest of the army, not without the shedding of tears, no less than by those at Manila.

The master-of-camp sent with them, to accompany the fathers and their companions, as far as the said port, the sargento-mayor, [29] who bore the letter to Omoncon and a present to the same of provisions and other articles.

Furthermore, he sent by him two letters, one for the governor of Chincheo, and the other for the viceroy of the province of Ochian.