profit [than that of an ordinary captive], their hatred to the faith
prevailed over their greed, which in these barbarians is great. This
opinion is confirmed by the cruelty with which they treated an image
of Our Lady of the People, which this religious was wearing, on which
they used their crises with furious rage. This religious was an old
man, and greatly esteemed for his virtue; and in the order he had held
positions of honor--prior of the convent at Manila, vicar-provincial
of Cebu, and other posts in Caraga. He had a brother, a lay member of
the Society of Jesus in these islands, who also suffered the same kind
of death at the hands of the barbarous pirates called Camucones--a
nation as cruel as cowardly, two qualities which always go together.

Great was the injury which these pirates inflicted on the islands,
and although the alcalde-mayor of Balayan went out against them
with some armed vessels they could not be found, either by him or
by some other vessels which went from Manila for this purpose with a
considerable force of men, on account of the adroitness with which the
Moros concealed themselves, avoiding an encounter--to such an extent
that the belief was current in Manila that these were not outside
enemies, but insurgent Indians of the country, until a Spaniard
who had been seized by the enemy at the shoals of Mindoro made his
escape from them, and his account undeceived the people of Manila. The
governor despatched an armed fleet in command of Admiral Pedro Duran
de Monforte, a soldier of long experience, but this remedy came too
late; for the pirates, satiated with burning villages, plundering,
and taking captives, had returned to their own country. Accordingly
the armada, having vainly scouted along Luban, Mindoro, and Panay,
returned to Manila, having accomplished nothing save the expenses
which were caused for the royal exchequer, which is the paymaster
for these and other cases of negligence.

The distrust which was felt regarding the maintenance of the peace by
the king of Jolo perhaps occasioned anger that he had not prevented
these injuries; but he, knowing that if he did not make amends it
would be a cause for justifiable hostilities, sent an embassy to the
governor (who was Don Diego Sarria Lazcano), exonerating himself and
promising to chastise Linao, Libot, and Sacahati; this he did, and many
captives were restored, which was no slight [amends]. King Corralat
raised his false alarms, as h