N regard to this matter, and suitable provision will be made for
everything.] "Item. You will tell their Highnesses of the situation of
this city, and the beauty of the surrounding province as you saw and
understood it, and how I made you its Alcade, by the powers which I have
for same from their Highnesses: whom I humbly entreat to hold the said
provision in part satisfaction of your services, as I hope from their
Highnesses. ["It pleases their Highnesses that you shall be Alcade.]
"Item. Because Mosen Pedro Margarite, servant of their Highnesses, has
done good service, and I hope he will do the same henceforward in
matters which are entrusted to him, I have been pleased to have him
remain here, and also Gaspar and Beltran, because they are recognised
servants of their Highnesses, in order to intrust them with matters of
confidence. You will specialty entreat their Highnesses in regard to the
said Mosen Pedro, who is married and has children, to provide him with
some charge in the order of Santiago, whose habit he wears, that his
wife and children may have the wherewith to live. In the same manner you
will relate how well and diligently Juan Aguado, servant of their
Highnesses, has rendered service in everything which he has been ordered
to do, and that I supplicate their Highnesses to have him and the
aforesaid persons in their charge and to reward them. ["Their Highnesses
order 30,000 maravedis to be assigned to Mosen Pedro each year, and to
Gaspar and Beltran, to each one, 15,000 maravedis each year, from the
present, August 15, 1494, henceforward: and thus the Admiral shall cause
to be paid to them whatever must be paid yonder in the Indies, and Don
Juan de Fonseca whatever must be paid here:
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