[This is followed by another paper, which discusses minutely, from the standpoint of the logician and theologian, the question of collecting tribute from infidels who are not provided with religious instruction; it contains abundant citations from the Scriptures and from ecclesiastical writers.  As it simply elaborates the opinions they have already stated, we do not here present it.] (To be concluded.)

Bibliographical Data

Relation of 1586-88.—­The text of this document is obtained from Cartas de Indias, pp. 637-652; but the location of the original MS. is not indicated by the editor of that work.

Decree of August 9, 1589.—­This is obtained from the “Cedulario Indico” in the Archivo Historico Nacional, Madrid; its pressmark is:  “Tomo 7, fº 301, nº 449.”

Customs of the Tagalogs.—­This is one of the appendices to Santa Ines’s Cronica; see vol. ii, pp. 592-603.

The Chinese and the Parian.—­This is translated from Retana’s Archivo del bibliofilo filipino, iii, pp. 47-80.

All the remaining documents presented in this volume, are obtained from the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla, and are translated either from the originals or from transcripts thereof; the pressmark of each is indicated as follows: 

1. Letter by Vera (1588).—­“Simancas-Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; cartas y expedientes del gobernador de Filipinas, vistas en el Consejo; anos 1567 a 1599; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 6.”

2. Letter by Salazar (1588).—­“Simancas-Eclesiastico; Audiencia de Filipinas; cartas y espedientes del arzobispo de Manila vistos en el Consejo; anos de 1579 a 1599; est. 68, caj. 1, leg. 32.”

3. Letter by viceroy of India.—­“Simancas-Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; cartas y expedientes del presidente y oidores de esta Audiencia vistos en el Consejo; anos 1583 a 1599; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 18.”

4. Letter by Vera (1589).—­The same as No. 3.

5. Conspiracy against the Spaniards.—­The same as No. 3.

6. Letter by Ayala.—­The same as No. 3.

7. Instructions to Dasmarinas.—­“Simancas-Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; registros de oficio y partes; reales ordenes dirigidas a las autoridades y particulares del distrito de la Audiencia; anos 1568 a 1605; est. 105, caj. 2, leg. 11, lib. i, fol. 171b-195a, part 2.”

8. Letter from Portugal.—­The same as No. 3.

9. Grant to Salazar.—­“Simancas-Audiencia de Filipinas; consultas originales correspondientes a dha Audiencia desde el ano 1586 a 1636; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 1.”

10. Letter by Audiencia.—­The same as No. 3.

11. Letter by Salazar (1590).—­The same as No. 2.

12. Decree of July 23, 1590.—­The same as No. 3.

13. Collection of tributes (1591).—­The same as No. 2.