[Whome the King makes Dissauva’s And their Profits and Honours.] The King when he advances any to be Dissauva’s, or to any other great Office regards not their ability or sufficiency to perform the same, only they must be persons of good rank, and gentile extraction:  and they are all naturally discreet and very solid, and so the fitter for the Kings employment.  When he first promotes them, he shews them great testimonies of his Love and Favour, (especially to those that are Christians, in whose service he imposeth greater confidence than in his own people, concluding that they will make more conscience of their ways, and be more faithful in their Office) and gives them a Sword, the hilt all carved and inlaid with Silver and Brass very handsomly, the Scabberd also covered with Silver, a Knife and Halberd; and lastly, a Town or Towns for their maintenance.  The benefit of which is, that all the Profits which before the King received from those Towns, now accrues unto the Kings Officer.  These Towns are composed of all sorts of Trades and People that are necessary for his service to whom the King hath given them a Potter, a Smith, a Washer, And there is a piece of Land according to the ability of the Town, which the Townsmen are to Till and manure, and to lay up the Corn for his use.  Which matters I mentioned before in the third Chapter.  And besides the Customs or Taxes that all other free Towns pay to the King, there is a due, but smaller, to be paid to the Governour out of them.  But these are not all his advantages.

[Other Benefits belonging to other Officers.] When there is a new Governour made over any Countrey, it is the Custom that that whole Countrey comes up to appear before him at the Court, for there his Residence is.  Neither may they come empty handed, but each one must bring his Gift or Present with him.  These also are expected at other times to be brought unto him by the people, tho they have no business with him, no suits or causes to be decided:  even private Soldiers at their first coming tho to their due watch, must personally appear before their Commander, and if he have nothing else, he must Present him with forty leaves of green Betle, which he with his own hand receiveth, and they with both their and delivers into his, which is taken for an honour he vouchsafes them.

[They must always reside at Court.] These Governours, nor any other admitted to Court into the Kings service, are never after to return home, altho they are not employed at present, and might be spared, neither are they permitted to enjoy their wives:  and they are day and night to stand guard in certain stations, where the King appoints them.