Governor Aranguiz dispatched routine orders on the same day in 1663 to ''the four provinces" of Guale, Timucua, Yustaga, and Apalache. Those that went to Captain Antonio de Arguelles, already in Guale "composing discords" among the micos and caciques, authorized him to ask the caciques and micos for the "indios de cava" from Guale, "in conformity with the repartimiento which by a signed instruction of mine I send to him." Aranguiz told Arguelles to assure them that their vassals would be fully paid for their work. Ifhe could not raise the desired number in every place, he had permission to adjust the quotas as fairly as possible. The chiefs of Guale and Mocamo along the way were to "give all aid and good dispatch of canoas" to guarantee that the laborers and their escort of soldiers reached St. Augustine by the end of February (Aranguiz y Cotes, 1663b). Finally, the governor instructed Arguelles not to let "any private person or anyone else" load the indios with trade goods for the trip to St. Augustine, for the king had relieved them of this form of service. The governor's admonition, made for the record as much as for Arguelles, is proof that despite protests and rebellions the old practice of burdening was going strong. The only way to avoid it would be to leave the provinces. (Bushnell SS)