I told his majesty, "that I was come according to my promise, and with the license of the emperor my master, to have the honour of seeing so mighty a monarch, and to offer him any service in my power, consistent with my duty to my own prince;" not mentioning a word of my disgrace, because I had hitherto no regular information of it, and might suppose myself wholly ignorant of any such design;
Nire jaun Enperadorearen baimenaz, emandako hitza betetzera etorri nintzaiola esan nion Maiestate hari, hain monarka ahaltsua ikusteko ohorea izan eta neure esku zegokeen edozein zerbitzu berari eskaintzeko, betiere neure printzearekiko eginbeharrak betez; neure zoritxarraz ez nion txintik aipatu, ez bainuen ordura arte inolako informazio ofizialik, eta neure buruak ezertxo ere ez zekiela hartaz pentsa nezakeen;