at they had toward the
Society--to such an extent, that on the day of the Presentation,
November 21 (which is the chief day of the holy Misericordia of this
city, which the orders always attend), not any of them went except
those of the Society. The others refused to meet with them although
they had been invited--a matter that scandalized us not a little. As
often as possible, the same religious uttered innumerable evil and
infamous things against the fathers of the Society, which the latter
passed by, silencing their suffering. The orders discussed innumerable
innovations, all apparently in order to make confusion. As it pertains
to the governor to preserve peace, he one day (namely, November
27) had the superiors of the orders of St. Dominic, St. Francis,
St. Augustine, and the Recollects, summoned to the royal Audiencia. He
summoned also the father commissary of the Holy Office, but he refused
to attend, and sent no excuse. The others attended. They were told in
the royal Audiencia that they must quiet their friars, so that they
might not continue to stir up the community. The governor ordered
their superiors to banish from the city those who were ringleaders
in this--namely, Fray Francisco de Paula, and Fray Sebastian de
Oquenda, of the Order of St. Dominic; and two others of the Order of
St. Augustine. The superiors would, however, under no considerations
obey. On the contrary, on St. Andrew's day, the thirtieth of November,
while celebrating the feast of the apostle, who is the patron saint of
this city, in [the church of] Santa Potenciana, the master Don Juan
de Ledo ascended the pulpit to preach. A notice was given to him [to
read] which stated that father Fray Francisco de Paula would preach
on the following Sunday in his convent of St. Dominic. That was a very
ill-considered act, since it was equal to giving the governor and the
royal Audiencia a slap in the face, not paying any attention to what
they had ordered in his Majesty's name--all of which the governor
prudently overlooked, in order to avoid other annoyances.

At this time the despatch of the galleons which were to take the
reenforcements to Maluco was being discussed. The religious enticed
a pilot, named Francisco Domingues, who had been honored and favored
by the governor by being made captain of infantry, and who had been
appointed pilot of the flagship, to flee with some of them by way
of Yndia. The governor learned of it, and was obliged to arres