_ 486 _ which I am quite sure Your Lordship is properly informed) so that in His Highness' name, he would confer on me the honour that my services deserve. Dom Paio came to this country claiming that he was a relative of Your Lordship and one of your officers. He scarcely resembles you either in his character, his life or his habits. He avoids talking to me, alleging that I criticised Your Lordship, and in this, he speaks the truth. In a letter that I am writing to you, Dom Alvaro is a reliable witness to the fact that I had no wish to say anything that might displease you. So for that reason, Dom Paio gave me the cold shoulder because I sent him as a prisoner to you, when he and a small-time crook named Gomes Eanes came to blows with a footman of the bailiff and wounded him twice. Not content with this, he gave orders to threaten the bailiff because he complained to me. After all this I still wished to punish them, and he sent a message to me that because we were not on speaking terms with each other, I had tried to dishonour and offend him. This was not an acceptable reason to exonerate him from blame, but in this matter I failed to do what was required for the good of justice because I did not want anyone to speak out and accuse me. As it was Your
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