515. Gregory XIII was the one who erected that first parochial church into a cathedral, by his bull given at Roma in the seventh year of his pontificate, namely, in that of 1578, at the petition of our Phelipe II, king of the Espanas. He assigned it twenty-seven prebendaries of whom the king appoints those who are necessary. They consist of five dignitaries--dean, archdeacon, precentor, schoolmaster, and treasurer; three canons (the fourth having been suppressed by the Inquisition, as has been done throughout the Indias); and two whole and two half racioneros, by virtue of a royal decree given in Valladolid, June 2, 1604, countersigned by Juan de Ybarra, the king's secretary. With the above, and two curas, sacristans, master-of-ceremonies, verger, etc., this church is very distinguished and well served, and the choir is quite crowded at all canonical hours. At its first erection, the advocacy of the most pure Conception was bestowed upon this church, and it has been preserved up to the present time. 516. The archbishops of Manila receive the salary of 5,000 pesos of common gold, by virtue of his Majesty's decree given at Madrid, May 28, 1680; the dean, 600 pesos, by virtue of royal presentation; the four dignitaries of this holy church--namely, archdeacon, schoolmaster, precentor, and treasurer--each receive 500 pesos, for the same reason; the three canons--namely, the doctoral, the magistral, and he of grace--each 400 pesos, for the same reason; the two racioneros, each 300 pesos, for the same reason; the two medio-racioneros, each 200 pesos, for the same reason; the master-of-ceremonies, 200 pesos, by a royal decree dated February 22, 1724; the two curas of the holy church--one for the Spaniards, and the other for the natives and blacks--each 183 pesos, 6 tomins, and 7 granos. Chapter XLVII Jurisdiction of the archbishopric 536. The archbishopric of Manila extends its jurisdiction through the entire provinces of Tongdo, Bulacan, Pampanga, Taal, or Balayan; even to Mindoro and Marinduque; all the coast of Zambales, up to the point and bay of Bolinao; Laguna de Bai, and its mountains, to Mahayhay inclusive; and the jurisdictions of Cavite, Marivelez, and the city of Manila. Chapter XLVIII Ecclesiastical tribunals of Manila 537. For the despatch of its business this archiepiscopal ecclesiastical tribunal has its provisor and vicar-general, with his chief notary and fiscals. It has a house which is used as the prison of the ecclesiastical tribunal, which has a capacious living-room, and separate lodgings for the seclusion of abandoned women. Commissariat of the holy Inquisition