petition was read; and, having considered it, they decreed that the
depositaries should be commanded to render an account as soon as
possible, of the property which they have held on deposit, so that it
may be surrendered; and that, when the ships shall have arrived from
Castilla, what is owing shall be paid into the royal treasury. As
concerns the Chinese who are in the galleys, the matter is being
examined, so that suitable measures may be taken in the matter,
and that a decision shall be reached and a decree issued before the
Chinese leave. The attestations which he asks will be given to the
archbishop, in the manner that he desires.

Before me,

_Pedro Hurtado Desquivel_

In fulfilment of which I, Pedro Hurtado Desquivel, notary of court
for the king our lord in his royal Audiencia and Chancillería of
these Filipinas Islands, have given this copy of the said petition
and command, which is certified to be a true copy, corrected and
compared with the originals which remain in my possession. Witnesses
to the examination, copying, correction, and comparison: Pedro Nuñez
de Herrera, Geronimo de Peralta. Manila, the seventh of July, of the
year one thousand six hundred and five. In witness thereof, I have
set my seal in attestation of truth.

_Pedro Hurtado Desquivel_, court notary.



Letter from Acuña to the Viceroy of Ucheo