ty, town, or hamlet,
where he lives, or of which he is a citizen. Henceforth whatever of
the aforesaid merchandise shall be taken to the above-named provinces,
or whatever shall be found in the possession of any person whatsoever,
outside of the said register, or after the conclusion of the above
time-limit, we order that it be confiscated also, and divided and
shared as above stated. But we permit them to bring to these kingdoms,
anything of the above-named articles that they may have had hitherto,
within the limit of the said four years. I order my viceroys of Piru
and Nueva Espana, my governor and captain-general of the Philipinas,
the presidents and auditors of my royal audiencias of the Yndias,
and all other magistrates therein, that they observe and fulfil
this our decree, strictly, inviolably, and punctually; and that
they execute the penalties contained herein without any remission or
dispensation whatever, as is thus my will, and as is fitting for my
service. They shall promulgate it in all places where this shall be
necessary and desirable, so that all may have notice of it, and none
may plead ignorance. Given in Madrid, February eleven, one thousand
five hundred and ninety-three. [53]

_I The King_

Bibliographical Data

The papal decree of 1591 is taken from Hernaez's _Coleccion de bulas_,
i, p. 108; the account of encomiendas, from Retana's _Archivo del
bibliofilo filipino_, iv, pp. 41-111; the letter by Clement VIII,
from Hernaez, ii, p. 357. All the remaining documents of this volume
are obtained from the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla, being
translated from the original MSS. or from transcriptions thereof;
the pressmarks are as follows:

1. _Collection of tributes_ (1591)--See Bibliographical Data for
_Vol_. VII.

2. _Conquest of Mindanao_.--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas;
cartas y expedientes del cabildo secular de Manila vistos en el
Consejo; anos 1570 a 1640; est 67, caj. 6, leg. 27."

3. _Ordinance regarding Chinese stuffs_.--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia
de Filipinas; cartas y expedientes del gobernador de Filipinas vistos
en el Consejo; anos 1567 a 1599; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 6."

4. _Letter by Dasmarinas_ (1591).--The same as No. 3.

5. _Fortification of Manila_--The same as No. 3.

6. _Investigations at Manila_--"Simancas--Filipinas; descubrimientos,
descripciones y poblaciones de las Yslas Filipinas; anos 1582 a 1606;
est. 1, caj. 1, leg. 3|29."

7. _O