The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55: 1599-1602; 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
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55: 1599-1602; 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
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[9] _Marginal note, apparently made to facilitate reference_: "That
at the end of July, 1599, information was received through letters
from the captains of the forces at Malaca and Maluco that at Sunda
and Terrenate were a number of English ships, whose designs were
not known; that help was asked for Maluco, but the request was not
granted, it being impossible for this kingdom of the Phelippinas to
do more; and that it is necessary that we be provided with troops,
arms, and money from Nueva España, of all of which advices have been
given the viceroy."
[10] The letters here mentioned are found at the end of this document;
they are all written in Portuguese. They are not presented here,
as all that is essential in them is contained in Tello's letter.
[11] _Marginal note_: "That the troops and artillery are to retire
from the fort of La Caldera, and proceed to Cebu, as they are needed
there; and the fort is burned."
[12] Spanish, _que van por el agua mas de una legua_; apparently some
word or phrase is missing. Montero y Vidal (_Hist. de la piratería_,
i, p. 144) says that the fort of La Caldera was two and one-half
kilometers (a little more than one and one-half miles) from Zamboanga.
[13] _Marginal note_: "That information regarding the English has
been given to the viceroy of Nueva España, in order that he may send
reënforcements."
[14] _Marginal note_: "That the work of casting artillery is being
continued."
[15] The Strait of Sunda, which separates Java from Sumatra.
[16] This is followed by notarial attestations regarding the drawing
and collation of the above copy of instructions from the original,
at the order of Pedro de Acuña and Antonio de Morga, in 1602, and
the certification as to the qualifications of the government notary,
also dated in 1602.
[17] The ship ranking second in a fleet.
[18] Preceding this document, which is a copy and not the original,
is a notarial declaration attesting that the present copy was made
from the original by order of Antonio de Morga, for use in a suit
brought by him against his admiral, Joan de Alcega, for deserting the
flagship during the battle, which caused the loss of the flagship. At
the close of the instructions is the notarial attestation of Joan
Paez de Sotomayor as to the correctness of the copy, under witness of
Geronimo Xuarez and Joan de Aldave, and bearing date of August 27,
1602; and the further attestation by three notaries that Paez de
Sotomayor is entitled to act as notary.
[19] Francis Drake; see mention of this voyage in _Vol_. IV, p. 313.
[20] Thomas Candish; see _Vol_. VII, p. 52.
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