The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 26 of 55, 1636: 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 26 of 55, 1636: 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
The two Indian artisans in the rope-factory shall receive fifty-four
pesos per year apiece, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month,
on the account of their pay.
The Spanish boss of the smithy at the port of Cabite shall receive
an annual pay of four hundred pesos, without any ration.
The Indian smiths at the said port of Cabite and in the foundry and
arsenal of this camp shall receive--the boss, one hundred pesos per
year, and fifty gantas of cleaned rice per month; and the others,
the pay that they are receiving. The latter shall all receive fifteen
gantas of cleaned rice per month, which shall be charged to the
account of their pay.
The Sangley champan men, and sailors in the champans that belong to
his Majesty in any place, shall receive the pay in money that has
hitherto been given them, and in addition fifteen gantas of cleaned
rice per month, instead of the twenty gantas that have been given them,
besides their pay.
The Sangley carpenters and sawyers who are actually working in the
port of Cabite and other places shall receive the pay in money that
has hitherto been given them; and in addition, fifteen gantas of
cleaned rice per month instead of the twenty.
The sawyers of _brazas_ [27] shall receive four reals for each _braza_
one braza long and one vara wide, but nothing else. However, if they
prefer rice on their account, it shall be given them at its market
price to his Majesty.
The Sangley smiths who work on the Cabite shore and in other places
shall receive the pay in money that has been given them hitherto;
and, in addition, fifteen gantas of cleaned rice instead of twenty.
The Sangley calkers who ordinarily work at the royal works in Cabite
and other places shall receive five pesos per month, and, in addition,
fifteen gantas of cleaned rice.
The Indians who are employed to row in the sentinel boat at Mariveles,
shall receive one peso in money and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice
per month.
The Lascars who are employed in any capacity in Cabite, either on sea
or on land, shall receive--the two bosses one hundred and fifty pesos
per year, and in addition fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month;
while the others shall receive the pay that they receive at present,
and they shall be given in addition fifteen gantas of cleaned rice
per month, apiece.
The other two sub-bosses of the Lascars shall receive one hundred
and twenty pesos per year, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per
month. All the others shall receive the pay that they received before,
and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month, besides their pay.
There shall be twenty musketeers in each one of the companies of this
city and in the companies of the other presidios outside the city,
but no more. They shall be paid at the rate of two pesos per month,
one for additional pay for the musket; but no more, inasmuch as each
one has been reduced four reals.
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