[7] Antonio Sedeno was born at San Clemente, in 1532 or 1535. In his youth he was a soldier and military engineer, but entered the Jesuit order in 1558 or 1559. After his ordination he went (1568) to Florida as a missionary, and in 1572 to New Spain. The rest of his life was spent in the Philippines, where he not only held high official positions in his order, but introduced among the Filipino natives many industries and manufactures, opened the first school in the island, founded colleges, and engaged in many other labors for the benefit of both the Spanish and the natives. He died September 2, 1595. See notice of his life in Sommervogel's _Bibliotheque_; and Algue's _Archipielago filipino_, i, p. 251 (translated in _Report_ of U.S. Philippine Commission, 1900, iv, p. 99). [8] The words in italics at the beginning of the paragraphs are in the MS. written as marginal notes. [9] The matter in brackets is an insert in the margin of the original manuscript. [10] In making this correction the writer evidently neglected to change the gender of "vnas." [11] Pasacao River is a small stream on the western side of the (old) province of Camarines Sur. The overland journey here mentioned is to Nueva Caceres, capital of the province, which is ten miles above the mouth of Naga River (although farther by the windings of the river). This river has its source only four miles from the Pacific coast of Albay, whence it flows N.W. into Bato Lake; this part of its course is called Inaya River. Another N.W. course of about the same length (about 25 miles) carries the waters of the lake as far as Nueva Caceres, in a stream known as Bicol (the Vicor of our text) River. From that city to its discharge in San Miguel Bay, it is called Naga River. [12] A sort of garment worn by peasants, opening behind or at the shoulder. The meaning of the name, "jump aboard," suggests the similar name applied in some localities in the United States to a sort of over-all blouse, there called "jumper." [13] Cf. the descriptions of this custom in Morga's _Philippine Islands_ (Hakluyt Society, London, 1868), p. 304; and in account of Thomas Candish's voyage, in Hakluyt's _Voyages_ (Goldsmid ed.) xvi, p. 42. [14] "A god of the Higuecinas (a subdivision of the ancient Bisayas). The Igueines (another subdivision of that people) believed that the god Maguayan carried the souls of his disciples, in his boat, to another life."--_Ferdinand Blumentritt_: "Diccionario mitologico," in Retana's _Archivo_, ii, p. 411. [15] These seem to be memoranda, which the writer forgot to fill in later.