The master-of-camp, Don Francisco Zapata Ossorio, knight of the habit of Santiago, has served for twenty-two years, sixteen in Flandes, at fifty reals [sc. ducados?] pay.  He was later captain of a Spanish infantry company, with which he took part as occasion offered.  He, went to Napoles and was there governor and military captain of the province of Calabria.  In the residencia taken of that office, he was exonerated.  He commanded the galley of the Napoles squadron at the appointment of Cardinal Capata, in the absence of the regularly-appointed commander, with pay of one hundred and fifty reals [sc. ducados?] per month.  In the year of 622 the said cardinal appointed him master-of-camp of the seven companies of Spanish infantry that went to the state of Milan, and captain of one of them, namely, the one that belongs to him as master-of-camp.  He came with the permission of the duke of Alva, who wrote to your Majesty recommending him and mentions the said Don Francisco.  Your Majesty has ordered him to go to visit the duke of Lorena; also that, going to Flandes, he be given there the first regiment that falls vacant, and that in the meanwhile he enjoy the salary of master-of-camp of halberdiers—­namely, one hundred and sixteen ducados per month.  His father served more than fifty years, and was in the battle of Lepanto, in the States of Flandes, the war with Portugal, the Terceras Islands, and the expedition to Ynglaterra; he served twice in the inspection of many men in the department of Sevylla, and served in the government of Alcantara, and as corregidor of Joro, and lastly in that of Cordoba.  His uncle, Don Juan Capata Ossorio, was bishop of Camora; and his other ancestors, paternal and maternal, died in the service.

Don Garcia Giron has four votes.  He has served since the expedition to Ynglaterra.  He was lieutenant of the cavalry captain, Don Fernando Giron, his brother, in Lengua-doc [i.e., Languedoc], whence he went to Bretana as arquebusier captain.  He took part in all the sieges and in all the reenforcements that occurred during his time, many times having in charge convoys.  When the said his brother took two thousand infantrymen for the fleet, he served on it.  The adelantado-mayor of Castilla gave him command of a galleon, and later the command of twenty companies when coming from Vigo.  When some thirty companies went to Ytalia with the count of Fuentes, he took charge of them by order of the duke of Medina-Sidonia.  On those occasions and in Flandes, while serving as captain and sargento-mayor, he gave an excellent account of his person and served with satisfaction to his superiors.  In the year of 610, his Majesty who is in glory bestowed upon him the government of Cartagena, I mean of Benezuela.  At the expiration of the time for which he was appointed, he was granted the government of Cartagena, and now he has been given that of Habana.

The following seven have each one vote.