supplies. No ships from India have arrived, probably because the Strait
of Malacca and the neighboring waters have been infested by the Dutch.

Little is said about ecclesiastical affairs. "The orders are conducting
themselves in an exemplary manner, except that they often usurp the
royal jurisdiction, under pretext of defending the natives, and take
away the authority from the alcaldes-mayor." The acting archbishop
is commended, and recent appointments are mentioned.

_The Editors_

March, 1905.






HISTORIA DE LA ORDEN DE S. AGUSTIN DE ESTAS ISLAS FILIPINAS

(Concluded)


By Fray Juan de Medina, O.S.A., Manila, 1893 [but written in 1630].


_Source_: Translated from a copy of the above work, in the possession
of the Editors.

_Translation_: This document is translated (and in part synopsized)