The viceroy looked at him, and seeing him so well-favoured, so graceful, and so submissive, he felt a desire to spare his life, the comeliness of the youth furnishing him at once with a letter of recommendation. He therefore questioned him, saying, "Tell me, rais, art thou Turk, Moor, or renegade?"
Miróle el virrey, y, viéndole tan hermoso, y tan gallardo, y tan humilde, dándole en aquel instante una carta de recomendación su hermosura, le vino deseo de escusar su muerte; y así, le preguntó: -Dime, arráez, ¿eres turco de nación, o moro, o renegado?