The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55: 1569-1576; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55: 1569-1576; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
_Pitch_: Three hundred _quintals_ of pitch.
_Tar_: A large quantity of tar.
_Tallow_: Tallow in quantity, as may be needed, to be sent in suitable
skins or casks.
_Nails: Item_, nails one span in length, and for crosswise
timbers. _Item_, spikes and clinch nails.
_Sail-cloth:_ A quantity of sail-cloth.
_Paper_: A large bale of paper, for we have none.
_Books_: Twelve books of large paper, bound in parchment, for the
accountant.
_Twine and sail needles_: Some sailmaker's twine and long sail-needles.
_Saws_: A dozen carpenters' hand-saws.
_Steel_: Some good steel, for the kind we have here is worthless.
_Tacks and leather_: Tacks and some pieces of
tanned leather for the pump.
_Hoops, casks, and staves_: Casks and hoops suitable for this land,
because we have used a third of those brought here by the ships, in
repairs for the return, voyage. Let a large quantity of staves be sent.
_Coopers: Item_, two coopers.
_Carpenters: Item_, some ship-carpenters, provided they be good
workmen.
_Rope-maker: Item_, a rope-maker, for we are in great need of one to
make rigging here.
_Tarpauling-nails_: A quantity of tarpauling-nails.
_Grappling-irons_: Some grappling-irons, for the frigates have lost
those brought by Captain Juan de la Ysla in the year seventy. Let
some be of five _arrobas'_ weight, and the others from four to six
_arrobas_.
_Anchors_: Some anchors, of three or four _quintals_ each.
_Boilers_: Half a dozen pitch boilers, for we have none of them.
_Wine_: Wine for the sacrifice of the mass, and for the sick; also
some vinegar.
_Assayer: Item_, an assayer, for we are in much need of one.
_Negroes_: We are in great need of negroes for the labors of this
camp, so as to avoid the inconveniences that arise from [depending on]
the natives.
_Soap_: One or two _quintals_ of soap; we greatly need it for the
rigging which is being made in this land.
_Padlocks_: A dozen padlocks, for they are not to be found here.
_Mariner's compasses_: Half a dozen of mariner's compasses.
_Hour-glasses_: Twenty hour-glasses indicating one to one-and-a-half
hours.
_Screws_: Two good screws for filing arquebuses.
_Iron wire_: Six _libras_ of iron wire to repair arquebuse locks.
_Tin_: Two _libras_ of sheet-tin for the tinning of locks.
_Rigging_: All sorts of rigging.
_Sawyers_: Sawyers.
_Smiths_: A smith who knows how to make crowbars, adzes, axes, and
chisels, and how to sharpen tools.
_Gunpowder_: A large quantity of gunpowder.
_Sulphur and saltpetre_: Sulphur and saltpetre.
_Medicines_: Some medicines for the sick and wounded.
_Lead_: Lead, both in bars and in sheets.
_Gunners_: Gunners are much needed.
_Pickaxes, shovels_: Pickaxes and crow's-foot shovels.
_Kettles_: Large and small mess-kettles, for there are none.
_Balances_: Two new balances, one of them small.
_Weights and denominations_: Weights to weigh gold and silver,
graduated from two to four _libras_.
_Bells_: Small and large bells for churches.
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