The history goes on to say, then, that when the bachelor Samson Carrasco recommended Don Quixote to resume his knight-errantry which he had laid aside, it was in consequence of having been previously in conclave with the curate and the barber on the means to be adopted to induce Don Quixote to stay at home in peace and quiet without worrying himself with his ill-starred adventures; at which consultation it was decided by the unanimous vote of all, and on the special advice of Carrasco, that Don Quixote should be allowed to go, as it seemed impossible to restrain him, and that Samson should sally forth to meet him as a knight-errant, and do battle with him, for there would be no difficulty about a cause, and vanquish him, that being looked upon as an easy matter; and that it should be agreed and settled that the vanquished was to be at the mercy of the victor. Then, Don Quixote being vanquished, the bachelor knight was to command him to return to his village and his house, and not quit it for two years, or until he received further orders from him; all which it was clear Don Quixote would unhesitatingly obey, rather than contravene or fail to observe the laws of chivalry; and during the period of his seclusion he might perhaps forget his folly, or there might be an opportunity of discovering some ready remedy for his madness.
Dice, pues, la historia que cuando el bachiller Sansón Carrasco aconsejó a don Quijote que volviese a proseguir sus dejadas caballerías, fue por haber entrado primero en bureo con el cura y el barbero sobre qué medio se podría tomar para reducir a don Quijote a que se estuviese en su casa quieto y sosegado, sin que le alborotasen sus mal buscadas aventuras; de cuyo consejo salió, por voto común de todos y parecer particular de Carrasco, que dejasen salir a don Quijote, pues el detenerle parecía imposible, y que Sansón le saliese al camino como caballero andante, y trabase batalla con él, pues no faltaría sobre qué, y le venciese, teniéndolo por cosa fácil, y que fuese pacto y concierto que el vencido quedase a merced del vencedor; y así vencido don Quijote, le había de mandar el bachiller caballero se volviese a su pueblo y casa, y no saliese della en dos años, o hasta tanto que por él le fuese mandado otra cosa; lo cual era claro que don Quijote vencido cumpliría indubitablemente, por no contravenir y faltar a las leyes de la caballería, y podría ser que en el tiempo de su reclusión se le olvidasen sus vanidades, o se diese lugar de buscar a su locura algún conveniente remedio.