I, Martin Ruiz de Salazar, accountant of the royal treasury in these Philipinas Islands for the king our sovereign, and senior royal official judge in these islands, certify that it is evident and appears by his Majesty's books of the royal accountancy that are in my charge, that there is charged to the accounts of the pay of the captains, officers, soldiers, sailors, pilots, and common seamen who serve his Majesty in the company of the seamen which is stationed in this port of Cavite and in other parts of these islands, three thousand one hundred and twenty-nine pesos of common gold, in the list where the account of it is kept for the time that they serve; and what is granted and paid by them for the contributions of the hospital for one year reckoned from the first of July, one thousand six hundred and thirty-five, until now (the date for deducting the amount from them, when their accounts are concluded and balanced) is at the rate of eight reals from the captain, four from the alferez, two from the sergeant, a like sum from each non-commissioned officer, and four reals from each marine soldier, a like sum from the pilot, and the same from the common seamen. This has been done in virtue of an order of Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera, knight of the military Order of Alcantara, governor and captain-general of these islands, and president of the royal Audiencia herein, under date of August sixteen of the said year one thousand six hundred and thirty-five. And in order that this may be evident wherever required. I give the present. Cavite, June thirty, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six. Martin Ruiz de Salazar We, the undersigned notaries, attest that Martin Ruiz de Salazar, by whom the certification of this other part appears to be signed, is accountant and official judge of the royal treasury of these islands. Entire faith and credit has been given, in court and out, to the certifications and other despatches signed in his name. In order that that may be evident, we give the present in Cavite, July twelve, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six. Alonso Mendez de Almada, royal notary and clerk of registers. Augustin de Valenzuela, notary-public. Alonso Baeza del Rio, notary-public. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA The following documents are obtained from MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla: 1. _The nuns of St. Clare._--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; cartas y expedientes de personas eclesiasticos de Filipinas; anos 1609 a 1644; est. 68, caj. 1, leg. 43." 2. _Letters to Felipe IV from Corcuera._--"Simancas--Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; cartas y espedientes del gobernador de Filipinas vistos en el Consejo; anos 1629 a 1639; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 8." 3. _Letter from Corcuera,_ July 11.--The same as No. 2. 4. _Hospitals and hospital contributions._--The same as No. 2. The following documents are obtained from MSS. in the Academia Real de la Historia, Madrid; they are in "Papeles de los Jesuitas:"