time they open the hatchway and come out into the light of day.  Such people are called llovidos [i.e., stowaways; literally, “those rained down"], and feed themselves from the stores of the passengers.  While they remain hidden, they open jars of food and liquor, which causes not a little annoyance to their owners.  After coming out of their place of concealment, they accommodate themselves one day with one mess, and next with another, and thus exist throughout the voyage.  One day a passenger of high rank gave a blow to one of these persons.  The aggrieved one was so overwhelmed with sadness and grief from what had happened to him, that he appeared inconsolable.  One of our fathers, talking to him in order to console him, found him like one demented, and he seemed to rave.  Finally, when it was least expected in the ship, the poor wretch cast himself into the sea.  It was noted with wonder that, although he made no movement with his body or tried to swim—­which he could have done, as the weather was fair—­he floated above water for half a legua.  Later, during the last storm, a wave washed off the man who struck him, and he was found drowned on the strand, a most hideous and misshapen mass.  During the first gale the ship, at its beginning, because of obeying its helm poorly, was struck head on.  The sails pulled with such force on the masts, that, as the captain dared not take them in, they were blown into shreds.  The pilots began to throw overboard whatever was above decks, until nothing was left on them.  They threw overboard the boat, and the boxes and bales of merchandise On that account the sailors lost their poor possessions, and some of the passengers lost a goodly amount.  The ship tossed and rolled frightfully, and dipped below the water on both sides.  Consequently it shipped so much water that it was generally half an estado deep above decks.  The waves were furious and high, and so great that the fore and after cabins shipped water.  One wave carried away a considerable portion of the stern gallery, together with four little slave girls who were in it.  In this way they passed one night, almost in despair of seeing the morrow.  But day came, and they repaired the ship by binding other sails that were carried for that purpose.  After this storm the ship was very crank, and even in fair weather its sides were under water, although it had a high freeboard.  Consequently, it shipped so much water that the waves washed over the decks with great noise and uproar, and entered the berths where the better-class passengers are generally quartered.  The rigging had to be repaired piecemeal.  Consequently, for those reasons, and as the vessel lacked other necessities, some tried to make them put back to Manila.  However, this was without effect, and they proceeded on their way with some storms; and in the last, which was frightful, the people had no safety, even inside the boat, for the waves tore them from it, and drew men after them.  The ship leaked very badly, and consequently it was necessary to work the pumps continually.  All, seeing the danger before their face, helped in this; even Don Rodrigo de Bivero, [38] who had just completed his office as president of the Audiencia and governor and captain-general, assisted in his turn, as did Father Pedro de Montes and the other religious.