Mosasamala kanthu za kudzinenera kwawo kwa umphaŵi, chuma cha ansembe chinali kuwonjezereka mosalekeza, ndipo nyumba zawo zokongola ndi matebulo apamwamba zinapangitsa kuti umphaŵi wawo ukukula wa fuko uwonekere. 
Notwithstanding their profession of poverty, the wealth of the friars was constantly increasing, and their magnificent edifices and luxurious tables made more apparent the growing poverty of the nation. 