gone on.  Therefore he immediately sent to Canton to ask permission of the laytao to buy a ship in which to continue his journey.  The Portuguese again opposed them, showing greater assiduity and uttering greater fabrications than they had done before with Don Joan de Camudio—­saying that they were corsairs, and that they had followed Don Joan to join him and make raids on China.  But it profited them little, because the laytao of Canton ordered Don Luis and his men to enter the harbor of Pinal, where the other Castilians were, where they would be given whatever they needed.  Don Luis de las Marinas was very much pleased and comforted at this, and continued in his determination, especially in securing a ship which he needed.  He could not buy, nor anyone sell him one without the permission of the laytao, on account of strict laws against it.  There was an abundance of cloth in this country, with which they immediately provided themselves, besides supplies and munitions.  Don Joan de Camudio accommodated him with some artillery, and other things that he had, of which Don Luis had need, so that now the only thing lacking was a ship.  They brought every influence to bear on the laytao, but the Portuguese in Canton continually opposed them by every means.

At this time, the end of December, ninety-eight, Don Joan de Camudio, having made haste from China, set sail from Pinal, leaving Don Luis de las Marinas and his men settled there, waiting for permission to leave China with their ship, regarding which they still had no definite assurance.  In a few days Don Joan reached the coast of Luzon in safety, and entered the harbor of Cavite.  He brought letters from Don Luis Perez Dasmarinas.  From them and what Don Joan said, they were informed of what had happened to Don Luis and his flagship, and that he was waiting in Pinal, until he should secure a ship, so that he could continue the undertaking which he had begun.  He requested assistance of arms, munitions, and other things which were lacking at Canvoja, to be sent him.  The governor was much pleased with this news, which was better than he had hoped, because it was feared lest the fleet of Don Luis with all his men had been wrecked and drowned in the great storm they had encountered, because nothing had been heard of the flagship for so long a time.  He immediately sent the things that Don Luis requested on a vessel, which was about to sail to the kingdom of Sian, in charge of Captain Joan de Mendoza y Ganvoa.  A little later, in the month of May, some trading-ships came from China to this city of Manila, from one of which they received letters from Don Luis de las Marinas and his men, advising them that he had finished his preparations for his voyage and expedition; and that, after the departure of Don Joan de Camudio from Pinar, he had again suffered greater vexations and persecutions from the Portuguese of Macao, but that the mandarins had silenced the latter, and had even inflicted the lash, regarding the matter as one which concerned the Chinese.  He said that he would sail some time in March for Camboxa.  He also mentioned other things they saw in China at that time.