Kettles:  Large and small mess-kettles, for there are none.

Balances:  Two new balances, one of them small.

Weights and denominations:  Weights to weigh gold and silver, graduated from two to four libras.

Bells:  Small and large bells for churches.

Measures:  Measures of one arroba, half-arroba, azumbre and quartillo.

Half-hanega:  Two half-hanegas, one celemin, and one half-celemin. [39]

Fishing-nets and fishermen:  Two fishing-nets and a couple of fishermen [pescadores], if they are to be found.

Stamps for the tithes:  Stamps for branding the tithes, for those which were sent are out of order; also a small anvil and hammers, for marking the fifths. [40]

Tow:  A large quantity of tow, for we have none.

For the main church:  Item, we need a pair of chalices with their silver pitchers, two missals, and some altar-cloths and linen for the main church of this city.  We need them because all that was sent us was taken by the Augustinian religious, and we are unable to get any of them.

Andres Cauchela Salvador de Aldave

Relation of the Conquest of the Island of Luzon

An account of the discovery and conquest of the islands of Luzon and Mindoro, together with the most important events which took place therein, being a brief and summarized relation of the conquest and reduction of all that has been conquered and subdued in these islands up to the present time.  Likewise is contained herein a description of the civilization of the people and their mode of living; the weapons which they possess and use; and the forts which they build to defend themselves against their enemies.  I have ventured to write this relation because I have been informed that many things concerning events in this land have been written, and sent to Nueva Espana, which are the merest fable and conjecture.  For instance, they say that there are in this country Moors like those of Barberia [Barbary], and that their strength in arms is quite equal to that of those people; and that they fight and defend themselves like the Turks.  Those who have so written are in error.  Much to the contrary, it is quite certain that the natives of this island of Luzon, whom we Spaniards commonly call Moros, are not so; for the truth is that they do not know or understand the law of Mahoma—­only in some of the villages on the seacoast they do not eat pork, and this for the reason that they have had dealings with the Moros of Burney, who have preached to them a little of the teaching of Mahoma.  As I shall farther on treat more in detail of the rites and ceremonies of these natives, I shall in the first place describe the wars between them and the Spaniards, without useless amplification or omission; for thus have I been instructed to do by a certain person who has ordered me to write, and thus whatever I may say in defense of these natives will be read without any mistrust whatever, for whosoever reads this will know the truth with regard to what occurs here.