t of a lawsuit, and received his witnesses. To them he
did not fail to tell what had happened, but not the words that I had
spoken. When some wished to tell more, it is said that he insulted and
threatened them. However, he did not do that with Licentiate Legaspi
and Don Juan de Valderrama, the auditor and fiscal, whom he also
received as witnesses, and whom I warned beforehand to give witness
of everything that had passed; still, they said no more than what
the governor wished, by which I am insulted, ashamed, and surprised
beyond manner. Notwithstanding their great friendship with him, and
that they know how to gratify him and be gratified by him (of which
would to God there were not so much to murmur at in the community,
because of the great aid they render him in ruining it), still I am
consoled, and I praise God for everything. With this and, as has been
declared publicly, with the advice of an advocate, to whom he gave an
appointment so that he might be made judge of vagabonds--and who was,
as is said, urged and even persuaded for it, that such action was not
to arrest me, but only to intimidate me--the governor issued a warrant
for arrest, and seized me. This was done while all the Audiencia was
in a body, near the chapel where mass was being said, and about to
go on general prison inspection, on Palm Saturday--although he had no
sufficient reasons, as I told him so that he should not do it, as well
as to the rest of the Audiencia so that they might discuss it. He sent
me to the cabildo quarters, which are in the public prison, where he
set over me seven soldiers of the guard and a corporal, with orders
not to let me talk with any layman, especially any scrivener, and
not to let me have paper and ink to write. Besides that guard, he set
other soldiers in the street, so that I might not escape through the
windows, as I believe. I am also told that the corporal had orders to
kill me if I tried to escape, although I do not know what truth there
is in that statement. But none of the orders given were more than oral,
for the governor did not want them set on the records. Imprisoned in
the above manner--on Palm Saturday, when [even] highwaymen are set
free--he kept me prisoner during all of Holy Week and Easter, and
two whole months--with the greatest scandal that, as I have heard,
this community has ever had--until many religious, servants of God,
and the archbishop, went to him to persuade him, and to undeceive him
as