_ 66 _ him for money, and they torment members of his family, so that they confess where they are hiding it. Nonetheless, it appears that he is kept prisoner in the fortress by us rather than by the King. Your Highness will decide what the best course of action is. Also, Your Highness will already be aware that the King was holding his own brother prisoner here. The Governor and some of the noblemen considered that it would be suitable to have him in this fortress and, in truth, it is beneficial. He can inform the Governor when his brother does something he should not do. Therefore, it was a good thing to bring him here. The Governor has handed him over to me and I am keeping him here until Your Highness gives orders in the interests of your service. Other Moors have been imprisoned here, but not by me because of what I have already told Your Highness. Everyone will account to Your Highness for his own actions. I say this because my intention is only to pacify this city so that many merchants come to it and I can ensure payment of the tribute to Your Highness, as I have been doing up until now. If, my Lord, the Governor writes to you that he has ensured payment of the tributes, I shall prove the contrary because I do not want anyone to benefit from my good offices, when he arrived very little was owing already.
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