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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[2>id S. X. Sept. 29. '60. 



" Mycer Nicolb Oderigo aabe de mis hechos mas que yo 

 proprio, y a el he embiado el traslado de mys priviliegios, 

 y cartas, para que los ponga en buena guardia : Holgaria 

 que los visedes. 



" El Key y la Reyna mys Senores me quieren hourar 

 mas que nunca. 



" La santa Trinidad vuestras Nobles Personas guarde, 

 y el muy Magnifico Oficio acreciente. 

 " Hecha en Sebilla a dos dias de Abril de 1502. 

 " El Almirante Mayor del Mar Oceano y Viso Eey, 

 y Gobernado Greneral de las Islas y Tierra Firme de Asia, 

 y Yndas del Key, y de la Rejma mys Senores, y su Capitan 

 General de la Mar, y del su consejo. 

 "S. 

 « S. A. S. 

 " X. M. Y. 

 " Xpo Fekess." 



No. 3. 

 " Al muy virtuoso Senor el dotor Micer Nicole Oderigo. 

 " Virtuoso Senor, 



" Quando yo parti por el viage de adonde yo vengo, 

 OS fable (hable) largo ; credo que de todo esto estobistes 

 (estuvisteis) en bueno memoria. Grebe que en llegando 

 falleria yo vuestras cartas y * persona con 



palabra. 



" Tambien a ese tiempo dese a Fra&cisco de Eibarol un 

 libro de traslados de cartas y otro de mis privilegios en 

 una barjata de Cordoban Colorado con su cerradura de 

 plata,ydos cartas para el oficio de S. Georgi, al qual atre- 

 buya yo el diezmo de mi renta 'para en descuento de los 

 derechos del trigo, y otros bastimentos : de nada de esto 

 todo sey nuebas. Micer Francisco diz (dice) que todo 

 llego alia en salvo. Si ansi es, descortesia fue d' estos 

 Senores de S. Georgi de non haber dado respuesta ; ny 

 por ello ha acrescentado la hazienda ; y esto es causa que 

 se digan, que quien sirve a comun non sirve a ninqun. 



" Otro libro de mys privilegios, como lo sobre dicho, 

 dese en Calls (Cadiz?) a Franco Catanio portardar d' 

 esta, para que tambien os enbiase : el uno y el otro fue- 

 sen puestos en buen recabdo, adonde a vos fuese bien 

 visto. 



" Una carta receby del Eey y de la Keyna mys SeJiores 

 a ese tiempo de la my partida : ala esta escrita : vedela 

 que vino muy buena, parende Don Diego non fue puesto 

 en la posesion, ansi como fue la promesa. 



" Al tiempo que yo estaba en las Yndias escrivy a Sus 

 Altezas de my viase por tres o quatro vias. Una bolvio a 

 mis manos : y ansi cerrada con esta os la enbio, y el supli- 

 mento del viase en otra letra, paraque l^deys a Micer 

 Juan Luis con la otra del ablso, al qual escrivo que sereys 

 el lator y enterprete della. Vorria Carta de ser de ver 

 y que fablen cauto del proposito en que quedamos. 



" Yo liege aca muy enfermo : en ese tiempo fale(;lo la 

 Reyna my Senora (que Dies tiene) syn verla : Fasta agora 

 non OS puedo dezir en que pareran mis fechos : creo que S. 

 A. lo habia bien probeydo en su testamento ye el Eey my 

 Seflor muy bien responde. Franco Catanio os dira el 

 resto largo. Nuestro Senor os aya en su guardia. 



•• De Sibilla a xxvii de Deziembre 1504. 



" El Almirante Mayor del Mar Oceano y Viso Eey, y 

 Gobernado General de las Islas y Tierra Firme de Asia, 

 y Indas del Eey, y de la Reyna mys Senores, y su Capitan 

 General de la Mar y del su Consejo. 

 «S. 

 « S. A. S. 

 « X. M. Y. 

 "Xpo Fkrens." 



" Micer Nicolb Oderigo knows my affairs better than I 

 do myself, and I have sent him a copy of my privileges 

 and letters, in order that he may have them in safe keep- 

 ing. I sliould feel at ease if you would see (after) them. 



" The King and Queen my masters seek to honour me 

 more than ever. 



" May the Holy Trinity preserve your noble persons, 

 and greatly increase the most magnificent Bank. 



" Done in Seville this second day of April, 1502. 



"The High Admiral of the Seas, and Viceroy, and 

 Governor-General of the Islands and Main Land of Asia, 

 and the Indies of the King, and of the Queen my Mas- 

 ters, and his Captain-General of the Seas, and of his 

 Council. 



" Xpo Fbrens." 



No. 3. 

 " To the most Virtuous the Doctor Micer Nicolo Oderigo. 

 " Virtuous Sir, 



"When I departed on the voyage from which I have 

 now returned, I spoke to you fully, and I trust you well 

 remember everything, I believed that on landing I 

 should find your letters and * some one verbally. 



" I likewise at the same time gave to Francisco de 

 Eibarol a book containing copies of the Letters and my 

 other privileges in a coloured bag of Cordovan leather 

 (closed) with his own silver lock, and two letters for the 

 Bank of St. George, to which I assigned the tenth of my 

 rents free from the taxes on corn and other provisions : 

 I have no news of any of these. Micer Francisco says 

 that all arrived there in safety. If this is so it was dis- 

 courteous in those gentlemen of St. George not giving 

 me any reply. By it, however, they have not increased 

 their property. It is indeed a true saying f that he who 

 serves a community serves no one. 



"Another book of my privileges, similar to the one 

 above mentioned I gave in Calais (Cadiz?) ;to Franco 

 Catanio, the bearer of this, in order that he might send 

 it also to you (that) both might be placed in such safe 

 hiding place as to you should seem fit. 



" At the time of my departure I also received a letter 

 from the King and Queen my Masters : It is written in 

 there ; (in the Book of Privileges), you see it came most 

 opportunely, otherwise Don Diego had not been placed 

 in possession as was promised. 



" VVhen I was in the Indies I wrote to their Majesties 

 an account of my voyage three or four different times. 

 One letter returned to my hands ; and I send it to you 

 enclosed with this, and also a supplementary account of 

 the voj'age in another letter, in order that you may give 

 it to Micer Juan Luis with the other letter of advice ; 

 to whom I write that you will be the reader and inter- 

 preter of it. He would wish to have some ostensible 

 letters which speak cautiously of the design we entertain. 



" I arrived here very weak. About the same time J 

 the Queen my Mistress (who is with God) died, without 

 my seeing her. At present I cannot tell you in what 

 manner they will publish my exploits; I believe Her 

 Majesty has well provided for it in her will, and that the 

 King my Master most willingly acquiesces. Franco Ca- 

 tanio will tell you the rest at length. 



" May our Lord have you in His holy keeping. 



" From Seville the xxvi of December, 1504. 



" The High Admiral of the Seas, and Viceroy and 

 Governor- General of the Islands and Terra Firma of 

 Asia, and the Indies of the King and of the Queen my 



* One word, apparently of two syllables, is here quite 

 illegible. 



t Literally, " This is the reason that they say." 

 t On the 26th of November, 1504. 



