But where your Majesty and your royal service are concerned, such a thing appears incredible of any one who has a good heart and soul, and is under the obligations of honor.

Therefore I would be ashamed even to think this, were there not many other causes like that mentioned, that are similar to it.

I could send an account of them in authentic documents, had I more time and fewer occupations.

But having to attend to these, not only can I not do more than I am doing in this, but I cannot even attend continually to the Audiencia, or consider many things that they have tried and attempted in it contrary to the authority and preeminences that your Majesty has given to this office.

Many of them I must swallow, in order not to fail in the affairs of your Majesty's service--which could not be conducted as their importance demands and compels, if one were to give much attention to these matters which concern personal grudges.