And if they do not consent thereto, and he, Miguel
Lopez de Leguaspi—and his captains and
officers, and all the persons above-named—shall
not, in every respect, assent to that which I request
and demand as above, I declare that he—together
with all his above-mentioned captains and persons
aforesaid, of whatsoever rank, nation, condition,
or country they may be—will be held and
considered and judged as disobedient by his royal majesty,
King Don Felipe, their sovereign, and by the King
of Portugal, our lord, and by their officers of justice.
And in the same event I do, now and forever, in the
name of the said kings, hold them as rebels, if they
neither come hither nor depart within the three days
first following the notification of this summons.
I impose this time upon them as a limit, declaring
that they shall not be allowed another day’s
respite; that they will be condemned to death, both
natural and civil, either through war or in any other
way whatever, according to the custom and laws of
our kingdom; and that their possessions, ships, artillery,
munitions of war, and everything else which they may
have brought to this land or obtained therein, or
received in trade or in any other way, shall be seized
and distributed and given away to the extent which
may seem to me conformable to the said compact.
Nor shall they, the parties aforesaid, or any one
acting for them, or any of their heirs, or any relation
or descendant, in particular or in general, have in
this matter any right—neither they, nor
likewise the owners of the said property, fleet, or
munitions, which shall thus be taken from them, even
though absent, wherever they may be. Moreover,
even though they be not guilty of the disobedience
and disrespect aforesaid, nor have given any cause
for this action, they shall not, subsequently nor
at any time, have any right to proceed against me,
or against any captain, officer, or member of this
fleet who may be holding the same; nor shall any heir
of the above-named persons, at any time whatsoever,
be obliged to make restitution thereof, either legally
or as a matter of conscience. Likewise, in conformity
with the said compact, I declare to be null and void,
and of no effect or force, all right which they may
have, royal, personal, or based upon any other title
or right which may be named, designated, or specified,
or which his majesty King Don Felipe claims to have
acquired, through the compact made between the very
Catholic and Christian sovereigns, King Don Joan the
Second of Portugal, and Don Fernando of Castella (may
they rest in glory), regarding the division of the
conquest and discovery of the world, conceded by the
holy fathers, in the commerce and conquest of Maluco
and all its lands and seas which shall be found, perceived,
or discovered by ships in that whole region west of
Nova Spanha, as determined by an imaginary line from
north to south through the islands of Las Velas [Ladrones];
and those rights I declare null and void from the