Audiencia to give an account of what he shall have done, and he must
not come at the cost of the Indians. Our said auditors shall take great
care not to send a notary to take testimony [_receptor_] for light
causes, to the Indians' villages or elsewhere, except in a matter of
importance, and one in which there is great advantage in sending them.


_Fiscal_

80. _Item_: We command that our fiscal attorney of the said Audiencia
shall have no authority to appear as an advocate in any case; and that
he shall give his whole attention to what concerns us, our exchequer
[_camara_] and treasury [_fisco_]; and he shall swear accordingly
before our president and auditors. He shall serve in person, except
when he shall absent himself for some just cause for a short time,
with the permission of our president, and with his authorization for
cases prosecuted at a distance from the seat of our said Audiencia. Our
said fiscal shall take great care to see whether the decrees given and
the ordinances made are carried out, especially those dealing with the
instruction, conversion, kind treatment, and protection of the Indians.

81. _Item_: We command that our said fiscal shall sit on the right-hand
bench, taking precedence of all the advocates; and at the inspection
of the royal prison he shall sit in the court-room behind the auditors;
and the same at the inspection of the city prison, the judges of first
instance taking precedence of him; and in all other cases he shall
take the best place after the auditors and after the alguazil-mayor
of the Audiencia.

82. _Item_: We command that our said fiscal shall take care to assist