Item:  Five hundred ducados, given annually by order of Don
Luis Perez Dasmarinas, former governor of these islands, to
the native hospital of this city.  This amounts to six hundred
and eighty-seven pesos and four tomins.  Further, one thousand
five hundred fanegas of rice, one thousand five hundred fowls,
and a number of coverlets for the sick

          
                                                                                                    U687 pesos, [tomins]

        Item:  To the hospital of Cagayan, three hundred pesos
        annually, by order of Doctor Santiago de Vera, former governor
        of these islands U300 pesos.

        Extraordinary expenses

On his Majesty’s account, a vessel is annually despatched to the kingdom of Japon with an embassy and present to the king.  This, with other embassies to various other kings and lords, and many other trifling matters, will amount to six thousand pesos annually 6U000 pesos.

Likewise there is another expense of the two salaries paid
at the same time to a governor, auditor, or royal official;
for from their departure from Espana until their arrival here
the salary of each is paid to him, as well as to the official
here, so that two salaries are paid at the same time for one
office.  These amount annually to about two thousand pesos

          
                                                                                                    2U000 pesos.

The salaries paid to the agents who collect the tributes of
his Majesty’s encomiendas, and the situados of individuals,
in accordance with what each one collects, and the commission
given him, amount to one thousand six hundred pesos

          
                                                                                                    [1U600 pesos]

Expenses of the soldiers and their officers

One master-of-camp, with a salary of one thousand six hundred
and fifty-three pesos. 1U653 [pesos]

This camp of Manila has five captains, each receiving a salary
of four hundred and twenty pesos, which amount to two thousand
one hundred pesos. [2U100 pesos]

Five alferezes, with a salary of two hundred and forty pesos
apiece, which amount to one thousand two hundred pesos
1U200 [pesos]

Five sergeants with one hundred and twenty pesos apiece,
which amount to six hundred pesos U600 [pesos]

Five drummers, with seventy-two pesos apiece, which amount
to three hundred and sixty pesos U360 [pesos]

Five fifers, with the same pay U360 [pesos]

Five shield-bearers, with the same pay
U360 [pesos]

Also five standard-bearers, with the same pay
U360 [pesos]