making voyages
this year to Nueva Espana.

26. _That three ships came from Nueva Espana; and that one of them,
which belonged to his Majesty, was given to an administrator by the
viceroy, and that he sent a decree giving directions to the royal
Audiencia, under penalty._

Three ships came this year from Nueva Espana, two belonging to private
individuals and the other to your Majesty. Your Majesty's ship,
called the "Santa Margarita," was given to Joan Pardo de Losada, as
administrator, by the viceroy of Nueva Espana. Since the viceroy did
so, he may have had an order therefor from your Majesty. The royal
Audiencia considered the fact that the said Joan Pardo brought a
decree from the viceroy ordering the governor and the royal Audiencia,
under penalty, not to meddle in the affair which he had decreed;
and saying that the penalty would be that supplies would not come
as agreed. Accordingly the original was retained, in order to give
an account thereof to your Majesty; but, in so far as regards the
execution of his charge, he was not hindered. It seemed best to me
to give an account thereof to your Majesty, so that in the future
you may provide what may be most expedient in the matter.

27. _That the viceroy of Nueva Espana kept back the money of citizens
of those islands to the great damage of this country, the licenses
being given to Peruvians._

Your Majesty has ordered that the viceroy of Nueva Espana should each
year give licenses to citizens of this state for five hundred thousand
pesos, the money to be brought here in return for their merchandise
which they export hence. It happened that this year's sale of the
goods that went over last year was profitable; and the said viceroy,
although he was under obligation to execute that order, did not do
so. He assigned to the citizens only two hundred thousand pesos in
licenses, and the balance, making the sum of five hundred thousand,
to Peruvians, on condition that they should become citizens in these
islands for a certain time--thus keeping back from the citizens
three hundred thousand pesos, which has brought about disastrous
injury. For not only were they prevented from availing themselves
of their own property, but the Peruvians to whom were given, in
their places, the said licenses, being wealthy people, came loaded
down with money to be registered--although the fiscal of your royal
Audiencia and another royal official, who went to inspect the ships,
could not