ABSTRACT
The governor was a young man, and desiring to see them and their firearms, he replied that he granted the request; and had he been an old one and used to arms, he would have done the same, if only for curiosity's sake. But, in truth, when he gave his consent, it was of but little importance, for he was surrounded by the traitors; and had he had any suspicion of their designs, and desired to escape, he could not have done it, or have done otherwise than Aguirre chose. So, with the governor’s permission, the traitor went on board again, and said to the Maranones, “ Mark me well, my Maranones, sharpen your swords, and clean the arquebusses, for they must be damp, from being at sea. You have the governor’s permission to go on shore armed, and if he had not given it, you might have taken it.”
