charges in the hope of calling him to account for them.  If any one has money there, they do not dare ask for it, on account of his haughtiness.  I very well know that after my departure he must have received more than 5000 castellanos.  If it were possible for you to obtain from his Highness an authoritative letter to the Governor, ordering him to send the money without delay and a full account of what belongs to me, by the person I might send there with my power of attorney, it would be well; because he will not give it in any other manner, neither to my friend Diaz or Velasquez, and they dare not even speak of it to him.  Carbajal will very well know how this must be done.  Let him see this letter.  The 150 ducats which Luis de Soria sent you when I came are paid according to his desire.

“I wrote you at length and sent the letter by Don Ferdinand, also a memorandum.  Now that I have thought over the matter further, I say that, since at the time of my departure their Highnesses said over their signature and verbally, that they would give me all that belongs to me, according to my privileges—­that the claim for the third or the tenth and eighth mentioned in the memorandum must be relinquished, and instead the chapter of their letter must be shown where they write what I have said, and all that belongs to me must be required, as you have it in writing in the Book of Privileges, in which is also set forth the reason for my receiving the third, eighth, and tenth; as there is always an opportunity to reduce the sum desired by a person, although his Highness says in his letter that he wishes to give me all that belongs to me.  Carbajal will understand me very well if he sees this letter, and every one else as well, as it is very clear.  I also wrote to his Highness and finally reminded him that he must provide at once for this affair of the Indies, that the people there may not be disturbed, and also reminding him of the promise stated above.  You ought to see the letter.

“With this letter I send you another letter of credit for the said merchants.  I have already explained to you the reasons why expenses should be moderated.  Show your uncle due respect, and treat your brother as an elder brother should treat a younger.  You have no other brother, and praised be our Lord, he is such a one as you need very much.  He has proved and proves to be very intelligent.  Honour Carbajal and Jeronimo and Diego Mendez.  Commend me to them all.  I do not write them as there is nothing to write and this messenger is in haste.  It is frequently rumoured here that the Queen, whom God has, has left an order that I be restored to the possession of the Indies.  On arrival, the notary of the fleet will send you the records and the original of the case of the Porras brothers.  I have received no news from your uncle and brother since they left.  The water has been so high here that the river entered the city.