they leave the citizens without the share which belongs to
them, defrauding the royal customs, as would appear if this plan were
observed--at which I know your Majesty would be very glad, and all the
citizens would enjoy fully the favor which has been granted them. God
protect the Catholic person of your Majesty. Manila, June 28, 605.

The licentiate _Don Antonio de Ribera Maldonado_

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA

_Relacion de las Islas Filipinas_, by Pedro Chirino (concluded).--See
Bibliographical Data at end of _Vol_. XII. Full details regarding
this work will be given in the bibliographical volume at the end of
this series.

All the rest of the matter contained in this volume is obtained
from original MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla; their
pressmarks are as follows:

1. _Letters from Acuna._--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas;
cartas y expedientes del Gobernador de Filipinas vistos en el Consejo;
anos de 1600 a 1628; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 7." The postscript regarding
Santa Potenciana--"Simancas--Filipinas; cartas y espedientes del
presidente y oidores de dha Audiencia vistos en el Consejo; anos de
1600 a [1612?]; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 19."

2. _Decrees regarding religious orders._--(A) The first:
"Simancas--Audiencia de Filipinas; consultas originales
correspondientes a dha Audiencia desde el ano de 1586 a 1636; est. 67,
caj. 6, leg. 1." (b) The second and third: "Audiencia de Filipinas;
registros de oficio; reales ordenes dirigidas a las autoridades del
distrito de la Audiencia; anos de 1597 a 1634; est. 105, caj. 2,
leg. 1."

3. _Grant to Jesuit seminary._--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia de
Filipinas; cartas y expedientes de religiosos y misioneros en Filipinas
vistos en el Consejo; anos de 1569 a 1616; est. 68, caj. 1, leg. 37."

4. _Decree regulating commerce._--The same as No. 2, (b).

5. _Complaints against the Chinese._--"Audiencia de Filipinas;
Simancas--Eclesiastico; cartas y espedientes del arzobispo de Manila
vistos en el Consejo; anos de 1579 a 1679; est. 68, caj. 1, leg. 32."

6. _Letter from Chinese official._-The same as No. 1.

7. _Letters from Augustinians._--"Simancas--Eclesiastico; cartas y
expedientes de personas eclesiasticas vistos en el Consejo; anos 1570
a 1608; est. 68, caj. 1, leg. 42." The letter from Santa Catherina--the
same as No. 5.

8. _Letter from Maldonado._--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia de
Filipinas; cartas y expedientes del presidente y oid