and other foreign merchants are to be allowed to sell goods at retail at the ports is left to the discretion of Dasmarinas.  Only Christian Chinese may remain in the islands.  Agricultural colonists shall be sent thither from Spain, for whom various provisions are made; and it is expected that from them the Indians will learn the Spanish methods of farming.  Cattle and horses are to be sent to the islands; and the farmers sent out shall be ordered to tame and breed the wild buffaloes found there.  Agriculture shall be encouraged in all ways.  A convent for girls should be established, and its inmates provided with husbands; and Indian women should be enabled to marry poor Spaniards.  Encomiendas must be granted with great care, and must be provided with adequate religious instruction.  Dasmarinas is advised to settle lawsuits amicably out of court, when possible.  In disaffected encomiendas, only part of the tributes should be collected.  Suitable instruction for the natives must be provided, and those who are dispersed should be gathered into settlements where they can be taught the Christian faith.  The king appoints Bishop Salazar the official protector of the Indians; and the governor is instructed to cultivate friendly relations with him.  A force of four hundred paid soldiers shall be maintained in the islands, and various provisions are made for their discipline and welfare.  The minimum age for military service is fixed at fifteen years, and the enlistment of mestizos is discouraged.  The city of Manila shall be fortified and garrisoned; and the governor is instructed to be on his guard against various enemies, “chiefly of the Lutheran English pirates who infest those coasts,” and to build forts and galleys for the defense of the islands.  He is expected to continue the conquests begun there by the Spaniards, but only in accordance with instructions furnished him.  He must do all in his power to pacify the Indians in the disaffected provinces.  In attempting any military expedition, the governor must consult with the most learned and experienced men of the community; he may contract with captains or encomenderos for the exploration or pacification of hitherto unsubdued regions.  Provision is made for the instruction of the natives; and extortion and oppression of the natives in collecting the tributes must be checked.  All Indians enslaved by the Spaniards shall be immediately set free.  All lawsuits concerning the Indians shall be settled as promptly and simply as possible.  Religious persons sent to the islands must remain there, except by permission of the authorities.