Nabua:  King—­His Majesty has another encomienda also, Nabua by name, numbering one thousand and eighteen whole tributes, or four thousand and seventy-two persons.  The villages of this encomienda are near together.  They used to have four ministers, for they visit the two following encomiendas.  There are in Nabua two Franciscan friars. ...  MXVIII.

Bula:  Dona Maria de Ron—­The village of Bula belongs to Dona Maria de Ron.  It is four leagues from Nabua.  It has two hundred and six whole tributes, or eight hundred and twenty-four persons.  It is visited from Nabua. ...  CCVI.

Bao:  Minor son of Sebastian Perez—­These fathers of Nabua visit also the encomienda of the minor son of the late Sebastian Perez, called Bao.  It has one hundred and seventy-six tributes, or seven hundred and four persons.  Like Nabua, the capital, it used to have four friars, but now has not more than two.  These encomiendas are not well administered, but five religious would be sufficient for it. ...  CLXXVI.

Buy:  Sebastian Garcia—­Likewise these fathers of Nabua visited and instructed the encomienda of Buy, which belongs to Sebastian Garcia; but they say they can do so no longer.  It is two leagues from Nabua, and can receive instruction from no other place.  It has three hundred and twelve tributes, or one thousand two hundred and forty-eight persons, who will receive instruction, when Nabua, its capital, has the said five ministers. ...  CCCXII.

Guas and Libon:  Estevan Rodriguez—­Captain Estevan Rodriguez has the encomienda of the villages of Guas and Libon, with one thousand one hundred and seventy-four whole tributes, or four thousand seven hundred and ninety-six souls.  The settlements of these two capitals are near one another, except some located in the mountains six or seven leagues away, where there are many Christians.  The said encomienda is instructed and visited with difficulty.  Four religious of the order of St. Francis-three priests and one lay brother-live there.  They visit the following encomienda. ...  MCLXXIIII.

Polangui:  Pedro de Salazar—­Between Guas and Libon, Pedro de Salazar owns a village named Polangui, with six hundred and forty-one tributes, or two thousand five hundred and sixty-four souls.  By means of the above-mentioned visitation, they are tolerably well instructed at present; but if more religious can be had, they might have two more, so that there might be two in Guas, two in Polangui, and two in Luyon, which would furnish sufficient instruction.  Caceres rules it in affairs of justice. ...  DCXLI.

Canaman:  Gregorio Sanchez—­Gregorio Sanchez has Canaman as an encomienda, with three hundred and six whole tributes, or one thousand two hundred and twenty-four persons, including adults and children.  It receives instruction from two Franciscan friars—­one a priest, and the other a lay-brother—­so that it is well instructed. ...  CCCVI.