Letter (number unidentified). To the Very Magnificent Señor Antonio de Sorio, Toledo, the end of 1576

On sending him a bed and some rich pieces of damask, etc .

JESUS ! May the Holy Spirit be with you. Amen. I RECEIVED the hundred rea/es and all the 1 other things entrusted to the bearer of this letter. May our Lord preserve the giver for many a long year and bestow on him the health I ask for him.

The porter is taking the bed to you, and if Señor Sotomayor is there, I beg you to tell him to have it examined lest it should have suffered any damage in transit. I was there when it left and looked after it, as was only right. I have also the right to be disgusted with this town, which is in such a state that I cannot get what you asked me for anywhere. As this good man will tell you, the whole place has been searched, but only these three pieces of material could be obtained. God grant that they may be what you want, for we could not understand the part of your letter describing it. The flowered damask is the best stuffs they sell here; the rest is worthless. I must own that I was hoping to send you something that could not be had in your part of the country, but there was nothing worth buying. It would have given me great pleasure, as it will do if you will kindly let me know how I can oblige you in any way, keeping it a secret from Don Francisco.

May our Lord ever uphold you and make you truly His!

Your servant,

Teresa de Jesus. I am sending you seven pieces of stuff: two of green damask and five of gold tissue.