Captain Estevan Rodriguez de Figueroa, to make the said pacification
and settlement of the island of Mindanao, and at his own expense,
under the following conditions and declarations:

As the first condition, the said Captain Estevan Rodriguez binds
himself and promises to fulfil and observe as inviolate, first and
foremost, the decrees and ordinances of his Majesty in the sections of
"New Discoveries," and in each one of them, separately--of which he
will be given an authorized copy, so that he may exercise the equity
and good method of proceeding, gently and without violence, which his
Majesty has commanded to be observed and kept in the said pacification.

_Item_: That said Captain Estevan Rodriguez binds himself and promises
to pacify and colonize the said island of Mindanao at his own expense
within three years--making one settlement on the river of Mindanao,
and more if necessary, according to the condition of the land; and
to maintain the island, thus pacified and colonized, for one year.

_Item_: From that time the life-title of governor of said island
shall be given to said Estevan Rodriguez de Figueroa, and to one son
or heir. And I shall have letters sent to his Majesty, entreating
him to show him favor by granting him the title of adelantado or of
mariscal of the island, as may be his pleasure, in accordance with
the orders of his Majesty in my instructions.

_Item_: It is granted in his Majesty's name that, when the said
pacification and colonization is completed, he may allot the land
and island of Mindanao into encomiendas as follows: First, the ports
and capitals shall be allotted to his Majesty's royal crown. Having
subtracted these, he may, from the remainder, allot one-third part