he Indias concerning the Terrenate undertaking be considered in the
Council of State, and that he be informed of what it shall decide. God
keep your Lordship. St. Lorenzo, August 15, 1606.

_The Duke_
The honorable secretary, _Andres de Prada_

Sire:

The Council, having seen that your Majesty sent for the enclosed report
and the papers of the Council of War of the Indias, voted as follows:

The Cardinal of Toledo--that if the injury which the rebels are
causing in India were seen here nearer at hand it would cause great
commotion; and that because it is far away it should not be regarded
as of little importance, but rather, in order to secure a remedy, we
should consider that it is very near. Accordingly, we should attend
to it with the greatest diligence, and agree to what has seemed best
to the Council of War of the Indias and to Don Pedro de Acuna--to
whom many thanks are due for the good courage with which he prepared
for the undertaking and the care with which he gave notice of the
things that were necessary for it, from which, with the favor of God,
we may expect good results. The completion of the undertaking is of
the greatest importance for the state and for its good repute. This
consists in helping Don Pedro with all that he needs, in order that
for lack of it he may not leave the work unfinished, and that what has
been gained may not be lost again; for the greater the foothold that
the rebels get in those regions, and the stronger they grow there,
the harder it will be to remedy the matter, and the greater will
be the harm which will come from them to your Majesty's realms and
to their honor. It is well to order the Marques de Montesclaros to
assist and help Don Pedro de Acuna in every way that he needs, and to
do it so promptly that he shall not fail to succeed in the undertaking
for lack of it. Besides, he thinks it well that your Majesty should
favor Don Pedro in matters which are so properly under his charge as
the matters of war are, so that the archbishop and the Audiencia may
know that in these things they are to respect him and allow him to
do what he thinks best; and that Don Pedro should be advised that in
matters which concern government and justice he should have a great
deal of respect for the archbishop and the Audiencia.

The Constable of Castile--that he has nothing to add to the report of
the Council of War of the Indias since the importance of the matter
shows how proper it is tha