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Hehad alfo a commiffion to indemnify us in the cofts which we had 

 |)een fined upon the affair of Narvaez, and thofe at the time that we 

 were arrefled, as I have akeady related. But I will now take leave for 

 the prefent of the licentiate Torje, and return to the affairs of the 

 court-. 



The properties of Delgadillo and Matienzo were fold to pay the 

 damages of thofe who had gained their caufes againft them, and their 

 perfons were imprifoned for the deficiency. A brother of Delgadillo 

 who. was alcalde major in Guaxaca, was fined and imprifoned for the 

 fame reafon; he died in jail, as did another who was alcalde amongfl 

 the Zapotecans, and certainly the new judges were fo wife and juft, 

 that they confidered nothing but what was in compliance with the will 

 of God and his Majeffcy. They alfo fhewed a laudable anxiety for the 

 Gonverfion of the Indians to our holy faith, and immediately prohibited 

 the branding them for flaves, and made many other good regulations. 

 After four years thus employed, the oydors Solomon and Zaynos peti- 

 tioned for leave to retire, being both of an advanced age, and very 

 wealthy, and his Majefty in confideration of their eminent fervices, 

 was pleafed to grant their requeft. The prefident alfo, by command of 

 his Majefly, repaired to Europe, to give an account of the affairs of 

 this country. He was then bifhop of St. Domingo, but was advanced 

 in fuccefTion through the fees of Toro, Leon, and Cuenca, with fuch 

 celerity, that the bulls had hardly a day's interval between them. He 

 was alfo prefident of the royal chancery of Valladolid, and while in pof- 

 fefTion of thefe honours he was feized by death, and placed in glory 

 among the virtuous, according to the promife of our holy faith, for he 

 was a true and upright judge. He had been before his promotion to a 

 bifhopric, inquiiitor in Seville. The good condud: of the oydor Mal- 

 donado was rewarded with the government of the provinces of Guati- 

 mala, Honduras, and Viragua, and with the title of adelantado of 

 Yucatan, and the oydor Quiroga obtained the bifhopric of Mechoacan. 

 ^uch were the rewards of the goodi judges! Delgadillo and Matienzo 



returned 



