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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55: 1597-1599; 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 Close of the Nineteenth Century — John Shaqi

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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55: 1597-1599; 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 Close of the Nineteenth Century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

It is said that your Majesty intends to command the reestablishment of
the royal Audiencia which used to be in these islands, which, according
to the disposition of affairs in it, will be the most necessary of
all things. I accordingly repeat my assurances to your Majesty that
on my conscience there never was so great a necessity thereof as
now; and I declare that it will be well received by all. I am here
very ready to serve your Majesty in all things in which my personal
service is required; for I have come hither five thousand leguas;
but if my departure hence is desirable, and if your Majesty is pleased
to command it, I shall regard it as a very great kindness. Above all
may your Majesty's royal will be fulfilled. May your royal person be
preserved for many years, as the whole of Christendom, and as we your
servants, have need. Manila, June 30, 1597.

_Doctor Antonio de Morga_

[_In the margin_: "Let everything referring to the miracles be
collected, and a summary thereof be made in the most authentic
manner."]




Administration of the Royal Hospital at Manila


Sire:

I have desired that the royal hospital of this city should be served
and administered with more charity, better order and a more perfect
system than hitherto; for I am told and I know how much the poor
thereof suffer, and of how much importance for the correction of
this and of many other evils is their good comfort, assistance, and
healing, spiritual and temporal--all which the hospital has in charge;
and how essential it is that it should be administered by persons
who are servants of God, self-denying and free from self-interest,
charitable and zealous for His service and for the good of their
neighbors. Hence I desire that the Order of St. Francis, because it
seems to me suitable on account of its self-denial, barefootedness,
and freedom from self-interest, may unite with the Confraternity of
La Misericordia [2] in the charge of the hospital. I suggest that
they place there four friars--two priests and two laymen; for this
can be done without interfering with the conversion of the natives,
and will be a thing of great service to God and your Majesty, the
good of the poor and of this state, and the good order, service,
and system of the said hospital. It will also remedy many of the
inconveniences that may arise, and of the deficiencies from which
the hospital suffers, from the want of such persons in charge of
it. For these reasons I have asked that this order, associated with
the Confraternity of La Misericordia, may attend to this matter,
and may take under its care the government and administration of the
hospital. Therefore I have set forth and enclosed separately some of
the reasons for this, and the advantages which I see in this course
and in joining the hospital for the slaves, which the Confraternity
of La Misericordia has founded, with the royal hospital. The plan
involves establishing separate quarters in the said royal hospital,

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