and construction of the said church.  You shall apportion for this purpose the sum of twelve thousand ducados, in three parts—­to wit, one from my royal exchequer, another from the encomenderos, and the third from the Indians, as is done in Nueva Espana.  The said twelve thousand ducados shall be spent upon the said building within four years, spending three thousand each year.  And in order that it may be better done and be commenced immediately, I have ordered two thousand ducados paid, in anticipation, on the account of my third, from my royal treasury of the said Nueva Espana.  As you pass there, you will ask them to send this amount.

4.  I have been told that there are two hospitals in the said city of Manila—­one for Spaniards, and the other for Indians—­and that both of them suffer extreme need; for to that of the Spaniards resort many soldiers, sailors, and other poor folk, who become ill through certain exertions in my service, and those common to that country; while that of the Indians is sustained by themselves, by means of their fruits, work, and tributes.  All those who are treated in the latter hospital fall sick in the same manner as the others, and in the foundation and preservation of the settlements.  Both classes die in discomfort, through having no building in which to be protected from the ravages of the climate, and through the lack of beds, food, medicines, nurses, and other necessities.  It would be advisable to send these supplies from the said Nueva Spana, together with some blankets.  This is, as you see, a work of the greatest charity, and it is especially desirable to assist with great care in the consolation and treatment of the sick.  And besides that, you shall have diligence to examine the hospital built there, and ascertain what care is taken of the sick.  From the first repartimientos that may become vacant in the said island, you shall apply to the principal hospital sufficient for an income of five thousand pesos annually; and to that of the Indians, five hundred ducados annually, granted from the increase of the tributes of the Indians (which shall be collected in the manner set down in the sixth section of these instructions), so that both may enjoy the said income as long as may be my pleasure.  From these amounts the necessary buildings shall be constructed, and other things provided, so that both may be properly conducted.  In order that this may be commenced immediately, I have granted four hundred ducados to the principal hospital, and two hundred to that of the Indians, to be paid from my royal treasury of the said Nueva Spana, as you will see by the decree that will be given you.