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returned to Caftilie in poverty, where, as \ Ijave heard, they llied in 

 the courfe of two or three years. 



At this time his Majefty was pleafed to appoint to the vice-royalty 

 <Df New Spain, the moft illuftrious and worthy cavaher of praife worthy 

 memory, D. Anthonio de Mendoza brother to the Marquis of Mon- 

 tejar. There alfo came as oydors the do6lor Quefada, the hcentiate 

 Tejada de Logrono, and the Hcentiate Loayfa native of Cuidad Real ; 

 he was an old man, and ftayed three or four years in Mexico; and du- 

 ring that time having coUedted a good fum of money, he took his leave 

 of the country at the expiration of it, -and returned to his home. There 

 was alfo another licentiate who came out as oydor, who Was named 

 Santillana j but the licentiate Maldonado had not then vacated his ofiice. 

 All were excellent magiftrates. As foon as they had opened the court, 

 free enquiry was proclaimed into the condudl of their predecelTors, which 

 was found to be in every refpedt conformable to juftice. 



The Viceroy, on his arrival, knowing that the licentiate Torre was 

 fent out with orders to arreft Nuno de Guzman, to fave Guzman from 

 that infult fent to him to come to Mexico, which he having complied 

 with, the Viceroy affigned him apartments in his palace, and treated 

 him with much politenefs. Juft about this time Torre arrived with 

 his Majefty's orders to arreft Guzman, but with diredions to commu- 

 nicate them to the Viceroy. It feems that the licentiate did not find the 

 fupport to his ftrong meafures that he expedted, and this exafperating 

 his natural violence, he in confequence went to the Viceroy's palace, and 

 there furioufly feized, and dragged Guzman to the common jail, faying 

 he did it by his Majefty's order, and that he cared for nothing further. 

 Here Guzman remained for feveral days, and was at laft releafcd on the 

 interceffion of the Viceroy. It was well known that Torre had ftrong 

 powers given to him to ad; difcretionarily in regard to Guzman. 



This licentiate was much addidled to card playing, although he 

 Ooo 2 did 



