acts of violence, this poor commonwealth would be separated by five thousand leguas from its real deliverance and father, who is your Majesty--whom may our Lord prosper, and increase his realm, according to the desire of us his faithful vassals. Dated in this your city of Manila; [undated]. _Fray Lorenzo de Leon_, provincial of the Augustinians. _Fray Jhoan Baptista de Montoya_ _Fray Estevan Carrillo_, definitor. _Fray Pedro de Aguirre_, definitor. _Fray Roque de Varrio_, new definitor. [_Endorsed_: "No. 6. Manila; to his Majesty. No date; the religious of the Order of St. Augustine."] Sire: Considering its importance to the service of your Majesty, it has seemed best to this Audiencia to give an account of the manner in which the archbishop of these islands proceeds; for he is harsh of temper and resents the acts of the Audiencia which declare that he has committed fuerza. [2] He has often said, for this reason, that they treat him very ill, and put him in such a position that he must retire to his cell and give up his office altogether; for they do not esteem him nor allow him to administer justice. The Audiencia having declared him guilty of fuerza in having imposed excommunication on those who without his permission entered the house of retirement of Santa Potenciana--which was established by your Majesty's order and at the expense of your royal exchequer, that orphan girls and poor maidens might be sheltered there, and instructed and taught, and remain there until they should be married--he would not obey the act of the Audiencia, thus imposing on them the responsibility of employing the correction and severe measures which your Majesty commands by his royal laws; but if these were executed in a land so new as this it would cause a scandal, which would result in much harm that could not be remedied. To avoid this, it was agreed to send the record of their proceedings and to make a report to your Majesty, so that you might command what should be most expedient for your royal service. [_In the margin_: "Let this clause, with the proceedings referred to, be taken to the official reporter; provision and decree have been made elsewhere."]