example of the advantage of wealth in this world, for his wealth all went up in smoke without his having gotten from it (and he had much) enough to apply to a mass for his soul. The royal college of San Felipe has twelve violet colored becas over red mantles, with the arms of Castilla and Leon in silver on the breast. They are obliged to be present at the cathedral in their seminary body during the divine offices, and serve as acolytes and other lesser duties of the altar. Their first rector and the only one as yet, is Licentiate Don Gabriel de Isturis, presbyter, advocate of the royal Audiencia. He was alcalde-in-ordinary of the city of Manila while in the world, and alcalde-mayor of the alcaicería of the Parián of the Sangleys. [89] II SUMMARY OF HISTORY [The following is condensed from annotations of Rev. Pablo Pastells, S.J., in his edition of Colin's Labor evangélica.] The college of San Felipe de Austria was founded by Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera, at the instance of the ayuntamiento of Manila, and was annexed to the college of San José of Manila. The cabildo proposed to Corcuera, December 15, 1640, that eighteen royal fellowships and two college servants be assigned in the college of San José or Santo Tomás, which were to be given as a reward to those possessing greatest merit and highest rank, because of the great poverty of many of the children and descendants of those who had performed the greatest services for the crown in Filipinas. In view of the fact that there are two universities in Manila, Corcuera is asked to confer in regard to the matter, "so that in the college which his Lordship shall assign, of the two above-mentioned, there be eighteen fellowships, and two college servants--twenty in all--and that to them be appointed those who shall deserve it most and those of the highest rank, with the beca and gown that shall be regarded as fitting, in order that they may be recognized as such, and which shall be different from those worn by the other students. For their support and clothing, a sum of three thousand pesos shall be set aside annually." The graduates were to succeed, after passing competitive examination, to the canonries of the Manila cathedral. Corcuera signed the decree founding the college, December 23, 1640, and the direction of the same was given to the Jesuits. By that decree, twenty fellowships were created, and six Pampango college servants provided for. The turn of four thousand pesos was assigned for their support, 3,000 being for the twenty fellowships, and the remaining 1,000 for one master and the six servants. Provision was made for this sum from four hundred of the general licenses which were issued to the Sangleys, granting them permission to remain in Manila.