As soon as we had come to an understanding, and made choice of our professions, my father embraced us all, and in the short time he mentioned carried into effect all he had promised; and when he had given to each his share, which as well as I remember was three thousand ducats apiece in cash (for an uncle of ours bought the estate and paid for it down, not to let it go out of the family), we all three on the same day took leave of our good father; and at the same time, as it seemed to me inhuman to leave my father with such scanty means in his old age, I induced him to take two of my three thousand ducats, as the remainder would be enough to provide me with all a soldier needed.
Así como acabamos de concordarnos y escoger nuestros ejercicios, mi padre nos abrazó a todos, y, con la brevedad que dijo, puso por obra cuanto nos había prometido; y, dando a cada uno su parte, que, a lo que se me acuerda, fueron cada tres mil ducados, en dineros (porque un nuestro tío compró toda la hacienda y la pagó de contado, porque no saliese del tronco de la casa), en un mesmo día nos despedimos todos tres de nuestro buen padre; y, en aquel mesmo, pareciéndome a mí ser inhumanidad que mi padre quedase viejo y con tan poca hacienda, hice con él que de mis tres mil tomase los dos mil ducados, porque a mí me bastaba el resto para acomodarme de lo que había menester un soldado.