e directed, the prelate--after posting a proclamation, so
that if there shall be any ecclesiastical or religious person, or any
other of good morals and education who may go to teach the doctrine
at such village--from those who shall compete, or from other persons
whom he shall deem most suitable and fitting, shall elect two, after
informing himself of their competency and good character. He shall
send the nomination to our viceroy, president, or governor who shall
reside in the province, so that the latter may present one of the two
thus nominated by the prelate. If there shall be no more than one,
by virtue of that presentation the prelate shall appoint him to the
mission, giving him installation, as he has to teach the doctrine. He
shall order to be given to such person the emoluments that are to be
given to ministers or missions, and shall order the encomenderos and
other persons, under the penalties and censures that he shall deem
suitable, not to annoy or disturb such person in the exercise of his
duty and the teaching of the Christian doctrine; on the contrary,
they shall give him all protection and aid for it. That appointment
shall be made removable at the will of the person who shall have
appointed him in our name, and that of the prelate.

"We also will and order that the religious orders observe and maintain
the right of patronage in the following form.

"First: No general, commissary-general, visitor, provincial, or any
other superior of the religious orders, shall go to the realm of the
Yndias, without first showing in our royal Council of the Indias the
powers that he bears and giving us relation of them; and without the
Council giving him our decree and permission so that he may go, and
a warrant so that our viceroys, audiencias, justices, and our other
vassals may admit and receive him to the exercise of his office,
and give him all protection and aid in it.

"Any provincial, visitor, prior, guardian, or other high official,
who may be elected and nominated in the realm of the Yndias shall,
before being admitted to exercise his office, inform our viceroy,
president, Audiencia, or governor who shall have in charge the
supreme government of such province, and shall show him his patent
of nomination and election, so that the latter may give him the
protection and aid necessary for the exercise and use of his office.

"The provincials of all the orders who are established in the
Yndias, each one of them