truction, and for the houses that they are
to establish.

_St. Dominic_.--The Order of St. Dominic occupies the province of
Cagayan, where it has twelve houses, with seventy-one religious. For
the houses which they are to establish in that province, and that
the province may have sufficient instruction, they must have twenty
priests sent to them annually; for they receive as many lay-brethren
in the islands as they need.

_The Society of Jesus_.--The Society of Jesus, which is the last
established, has twelve houses, which lie in the provinces of
Pintados, and in the islands of Camar, Leite, and Babao. They have
in them forty-three religious, of whom twenty-three are priests,
preachers, and confessors, and the rest lay-brethren. For the houses
that they are to establish, and in Mindanao, where these religious
will have charge of the pacification, they will need fifty priests
at one time, and annual help henceforth; for they are reaping a great
harvest in this country. They have two colleges here, one in Manila,
and the other in the city of Santissimo Nombre de Jesus, where Latin
is taught to the Spaniards, and the Christian faith to the natives,
who manifest a deep interest.

The superiors of these orders are religious of much ability, and
among the other members of the orders are many excellent linguists,
who are accomplishing much in the conversion of the natives, which
continues to increase daily.

Report of the Audiencia on the Conduct of Tello

Sire:

Among other things which seemed advantageous to your Majesty's service
was for this Audiencia to govern in accordance with the instructions
and orders your Majesty gave us, and to request the president,
Don Francisco Tello, to observe them on his part. We have notified
him in writing that it is your Majesty's will that he shall use the
seal of your Majesty's arms only to seal the decrees made and issued
by the president and auditor of this chancilleria. We have notified
him that he is not to use it, as he does, in issuing commissions for
civil and military appointments. We have told him that your Majesty
has granted this privilege, under special decree, to the viceroys
alone. But he does not refrain from doing this, as we have reported
to your Majesty in a special letter of the first of this month.

We requested him, also, to wear suitable apparel in the judicial
sessions of the Audiencia, since hitherto he has come in wearing a
short cloak, and a