o an
auditor who came in the name of the royal Audiencia. The captain of
the guard then carried word to the governor, telling him how Auditor
Don Juan de Sierra was there, who had come on behalf of the royal
Audiencia to welcome his Lordship. The governor answered that he
had come there fatigued, and that he was not ready for visits; and
then he continued to walk up and down, hand in hand with Don Tomas,
and shut in his room, until the night had well begun. Then the said
[Don Tomas] took his leave, returning to his house within Manila,
with much contentment, and explained to several confidants how he had
firmly established himself, and that they had formed a close alliance;
but that it would be more veiled than that which had existed between
the said Don Tomas and Don Gabriel--the new governor promising to
favor his affairs in every way. Such was the judgment formed at the
time, and that opinion is further strengthened every day.

On the following day, early in the forenoon, Don Alonso--who is
the person charged with the direction of military affairs--went to
visit the new governor, by whom he was very kindly and graciously
received. They spent several hours in conversation, alone or in
company with the said Don Tomas; and Don Alonso informed him of all
the troubles that he and his associates had experienced in regard
to matters connected with the bishop of Troya; for this was the
principal design which both sides had--the friendly reception of the
new governor. The Audiencia did not go to visit the governor until they
ascertained whether he would receive them, fearing, on account of the
reasons which have been mentioned, that the excommunication which the
bishop had made known to them had been imposed through the influence
of the governor. But this turned out better than they expected,
for he received them with much friendliness; he took a seat below,
with them all, trying to treat all with kindness, and gratifying not
only Don Tomas and his faction but the Audiencia. Various events and
circumstances occurred at the time when he was making arrangements
for his entry into the city, which tended to persuade all that no
one would govern him, and that his proceedings would be those of an
upright judge.

He made, then, his entry, and soon displayed the energy of his nature,
and a hasty and vehement disposition. One day, when the soldiers in the
guard-room of his palace were talking loudly at a gaming-table, he came
down