having placed the horses within
some chapels which are being built at the convent of Santo Domingo;
and entered to sleep that night in the house of a married woman, the
wife of an honorable man of this city, leaving guards at the door, for
thus imprudent is he, although God permits that he is such a coward
as not to enter into such evil acts without taking guards, and even
sometimes arquebuses, to serve as witnesses of his sins--which are
made public, to the scandal of all the people. Sire, I do not believe
that I can live with this man; if your Majesty thinks that it is best
for your royal service to keep him in this government, your Majesty
must take me from this church. I wish nothing else, and even this
place I do not merit; nor did I seek it, nor did it ever pass through
my head that it was possible that at any time I should have to hold
it. But I wish your Majesty to command me to return, to die in my
cell in peace; for if I remain here I cannot conceal so many and so
public offenses against God and against the service of your Majesty,
without reprehending them with the same publicity as that with which
they are committed. I trust through the mercy of God that your Majesty
will see all this with Christian and Catholic eyes, and will provide
a remedy fitting for the service of God and of your Majesty, whom may
our Lord protect, for the long years which we need. Manilla, June 26,
98. Sire, I kiss the feet of your Majesty, your servant and chaplain,

_Fray Ignacio_, Archbishop of Manilla.

Letters from the Bishop of Nueva Segovia to Felipe II

Sire:

With my soul filled with a thousand afflictions, I write this letter
to your Majesty, awaiting a certain consolation for this unfortunate
community; since the man who is the only protector of all Catholic
countries in the world, as your Majesty is, must be the more so of
this land which is so thoroughly your own, since it is entirely
the establishment and edifice of your Majesty. Your Majesty has
a governor here, namely, Don Francisco Tello, who, if a fourth be
true of all that is said of him by Christian, learned, and prudent
men, and those in office in this community, both ecclesiastic and
secular, is one of the worst men whom your Majesty has in all his
estates. One thing I can say, and that is that neither on my way
from Nueba Hespana here, nor after my arrival, have I heard anything
said which would indicate that this man is a good governor; but I
have