9th July 1574
"Dear sirs, while I'm deeply honoured by the offer, I don't think I'm capable of handling such a responsibility. From the fact that I was acknowledged as a capable governor of my own lands, I dare to speak within the authority granted by said acknowledgement, that if I were to leave my own lands in order to take care of the ones that this great Senate wanted to bestow upon me, rather than increasing the growth in both places, I wouldn't be able of maintaining the stability of either one."
Just from the fact that Ostros attempted to push me into this position it was obvious that I had to refuse it, yet doing so without a proper reason could be easily taken as an affront to not only this crafty family but to all the Senators that were kind enough to vote for this proposition in the first place.
