e thoroughly
imprisoned than if they were in the jail.

From the first day [of the commotion] his Lordship directed all
his efforts to supplying the city with provisions, and succeeded in
bringing in 120,000 cabans of rice with meat, fish, and vegetables. Now
with greater energy he attended to its fortification, personally
overcoming the difficulties: in [procuring] the lime--which were great,
for the rains had begun and the lime was brought so far (from Bulacan
and Bacolor)--and in the construction itself, for eleven defenses
were begun in different places. His Lordship gave personal attention
to those which were most important--eating his meals and despatching
business on the beach in a straw hut that was built for him, so light
that it was carried on men's shoulders from one place to another as
the importance of the work required; and was watchful on every side,
not only on account of the ardor which caused him to give his aid,
but also for the sake of his example. He was the first and most
steadfast in the work of conveying earth and stones for earth-works
and masonry; and his example was followed by the citizens with the
men in their service. Besides this fatigue he was overburdened with
the minor cares of the work, sending in all directions for the lime,
and himself allotting it as if he had no other matters to attend
to. In order that the dissensions among the military leaders might not
delay the execution of his plans, he suppressed the office of chief
master-of-camp and sargento-mayor--which had been created to divide his
cares, and when necessary, to supply his place when absent, since he
must render aid in all quarters--and took upon himself all those cares,
in order that those who were working should find no obstacle that
would delay them. Thus he finished in a short time and with less than
6,000 pesos of expense, works which would have consumed half a million
[pesos] and caused ten years of hardships to the provinces--availing
himself of the opportunity to attain his endeavor, and arranging that
the Sangleys should be exchanged in shifts, 300 together in these. The
[various native] peoples [were exchanged] by companies in the same
manner as were the Spaniards; and the people of the neighboring
villages with longer time for resting their relays, so that they might
not be hindered from attending to their grain-fields. And in this
there was much latitude in the execution of orders, the neglects and
omissions