I, Pedro Munoz de Herrera, who exercise the office of notary of the assembly of the royal Audiencia and Chancilleria of these Filipinas Islands, caused this to be written by order of the king our sovereign, by the resolution of the president and auditors of that body. Don Juan Sarmiento Chancellor of Don Juan Sarmiento [19] This copy is collated with the original royal decree, which is in the possession of Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera, governor and captain-general of these Philipinas Islands. By order of his Lordship, I drew this copy at Manila, October seventeen, one thousand six hundred and thirty-five. Witnesses, Simon Delgado and the accountant, Juan Bautista de Zubiaga. In testimony of truth, I sealed and signed it. Andres Martin de Arroyo, notary of the royal crown. We, the undersigned notaries of the king our sovereign, attest that Andres Martin del Arroyo, by whom this copy appears to be sealed and signed, is such royal notary as he has called himself therein. To the writings and acts that have passed, and pass, before him, entire credit has been and is given, in and out of court. So that this may appear, we affix our signatures. Given at Manila, June eighteen, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six. Augustin de Valenzuela, notary-public. Francisco de Rueda, royal notary. Sebastian Damas, notary of the assembly. [The act of the commissary of the Inquisition, dated November 26, 1635, presented to the governor and concerning the libelous protest issued by the archbishop and religious (_q.v._, Vol. XXV, pp. 243-244); and the records of the trial and acquittal of Francisco de Rivera _q.v., ante_, pp. 73-86, taken in part from the present document) follow.] _Act, and head of the process for Captain Juan Dominguez, the pilot._ In the port of Cavite, December twenty-two, one thousand six hundred and thirty-five, General Don Andres Pacheco de Tholedo, lieutenant-governor and captain-general, castellan and chief justice in this said fort for his Majesty, declared that inasmuch as it has come to his notice that Captain Juan Dominguez, who is captain of a company of marine infantry and pilot-in-chief of these islands, has attempted to absent himself from them, and to go in a champan to the kingdoms of Castilla by way of Yndia, without permission of the governor, of all which the said judge has been advised by certain papers without signature that were given to him, and by other circumstantial evidence that he has had: In order that the said crime may be punished, in accordance with the military ordinances, he ordered that an official investigation be made by the department of royal justice, according to military usage and procedure, and that the witnesses be examined in accordance with the tenor of this act and head of the process. Thus did he enact, and he affixed his signature. Don Andres Pacheco de Tholedo Before me: Agustin de Balencuela, notary-public.