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. Opinions of the religious orders.—­“Simancas—­Secular; Cartas y expedientes del presidente y oidores de dicha Audiencia vistos en el Consejo; anos 1583 a 1599; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 18.”

8. Letters from Dasmarinas (1592); also all the remaining documents of that year.—­The same as No. 7.

9. Letter from Felipe II (1593).—­“Audiencia de Filipinas; registros de oficio y partes:  reales ordenes dirigidas a las autoridades y particulares del distrito de la Audiencia; anos de 1568 a 1605; est. 105, caj. 2, leg. 11.”

10. Two royal decrees.—­(1) Is a part of No. 9; (2) The same as No. 6.

NOTES

[1] Referring to the Historia natural y moral de las Indias (Sevilla, 1590) of Joseph de Acosta (1540-1600), a noted Jesuit writer.  Markham’s translation of this interesting work forms nos. 60 and 61 of the Hakluyt Society’s publications (London, 1880).

[2] Evidently a reference to the convent of the Augustinians.

[3] Spanish obispo de anillo, literally, “bishop with a ring;” the same as a bishop in partibus infidelium.  This means a titular bishop of the Roman Catholic church whose territory is occupied by infidels, so that he cannot reside there.

[4] Spanish vinas; here used metaphorically, since the natives then obtained their wine from the palm-tree, and from rice, etc.  See Vol.  III, p. 202; iv, p. 67; and V, p. 169.  Cf.  U.S.  Philippine Commission’s Report (1900), iii, pp. 264-266.

[5] The allusion to this document which appears in section 8 of Dasmarinas’s letter to the king of June 20, 1591, which immediately follows this, shows that it was prepared by his order, to accompany the letter.

[6] Spanish puente, in Retana’s text; apparently an error for some other word referring to the priest at Tabuco.

[7] Evidently referring to the petition which appears in Vol.  VII, p. 301.