Finally, leading him out of the church they carried him to the judgment seat and seated him on it, and the duke's majordomo said to him, "It is an ancient custom in this island, senor governor, that he who comes to take possession of this famous island is bound to answer a question which shall be put to him, and which must be a somewhat knotty and difficult one; and by his answer the people take the measure of their new governor's wit, and hail with joy or deplore his arrival accordingly."
Finalmente, en sacándole de la iglesia, le llevaron a la silla del juzgado y le sentaron en ella; y el mayordomo del duque le dijo: -Es costumbre antigua en esta ínsula, señor gobernador, que el que viene a tomar posesión desta famosa ínsula está obligado a responder a una pregunta que se le hiciere, que sea algo intricada y dificultosa, de cuya respuesta el pueblo toma y toca el pulso del ingenio de su nuevo gobernador; y así, o se alegra o se entristece con su venida.