promptitude and accuracy in the business of recording--among others,
that the pages of the record of a case shall run with serial numbers,
and that notice of the number of pages and parts of pages be given
to the parties. The penalty for violation of each of these sections
is two pesos for the court-room of the Audiencia.]

121. [The registers must be marked with a cross at the end of each
year, under a penalty of thirty pesos to the exchequer.]

122. [If there is a supply of clerks, complaints must not be made
before a clerk who is brother or cousin to the plaintiff.]

123. The said clerks shall not ask or accept fees for the
ecclesiastical cases conducted before the said Audiencia at the suit
of the corregidors or judges of residencia, with regard to matters
relating to the defence of the royal authority; or for the proceedings
transacted before the said officers and the decisions rendered with
regard thereto--under penalty of a fourfold fine to our exchequer;
and we command that our fiscal attorney shall attend such hearings
with all diligence.

124. Further: They shall not write with abbreviations, putting
"A." for "Alonso" or "c" for "ciento," under a penalty of thirty
pesos for our exchequer.

125-138. [These sections direct accuracy and promptitude in
various kinds of cases, with penalties for negligence. They also
give directions for avoiding extortionate or illegal fees. Fiscal
cases are exempt, as are cases involving any royal rights. The
penalties are two pesos for the court-room, for minor negligences;