Item:  No Sangley who is not a Christian should be allowed to go inland more than two leguas from the city, or remain or trade in the settlements of the natives, especially those of Christians, under a severe penalty for doing so, and one much greater to the magistrate who should consent thereto.

Item:  It is meet that the religious do not keep or aid heathen Sangleys, in their convents and districts, by giving them advantages and employments; for these may be accomplished by the natives, without employing the Sangleys, thus avoiding no few inconveniences, as can be seen and understood.  It is scarcely less (and perhaps even more) to the service of our Lord that these works be postponed somewhat, or that some of them which are less urgent be abandoned; as it is not meet that for neatness or greater excellence in the work, the Sangleys live as they do at present.

Item:  That to no heathen Sangley should be given license to make rice-wine as so much of this is consumed.  If license be granted it should be to some poor Christians, in order to aid and relieve their necessity.

Item:  It is of great importance that neither consent nor permission be given to any Sangleys to enjoy or exercise any occupation whatever, outside of the parian and the public place assigned to them and to the service of the state.  They should not be allowed either to live and remain during the day, or to sleep at night, in the city, in any convent or in any house of any citizen of whatsoever rank, under a heavy penalty.  Upon the citizen who should consent to and conceal this act, it is meet that a greater penalty be imposed and executed.  It would even be proper to add to the penalty incurred by him in person and estate the penalty for treason to the service of your Majesty, and to punish the guilty person as a traitor.  Thus would this evil be corrected and remedied; for it is a pity, sorrow, and shame, that it should exist and be permitted for the aforesaid causes and reasons.  Consequently, it is meet that the penalty be executed with more severity on the citizens, since—­as they are responsible for the greatest injury, and are most to blame—­from them must emanate the remedy, which consists of applying severity and chastisement.

Luis Perez Dasmarinas

Bibliographical Data

The royal decree of April 27, 1594, is taken from Santa Ines’s Cronica, ii, p. 607; those of June 17, 1595, and March 20 and May 15, 1596, from Doc. ined.  Amer. y Oceania, xxxiv, pp. 86-98 and 101-103.  All the other documents in this volume are obtained from original MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, their respective pressmarks being as follows: 

1. Second embassy to Japan.—­First part:  “Simancas—­Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; Cartas y espedientes del gobernador de Filipinas vistos en el Consejo; anos 1567 a 1599; est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 6.”  Second part:  “Simancas—­Filipinas; descubrimientos, descripciones y poblaciones de las Yslas Filipinas; anos de 1582 a 1606; est. 1, caj. 1, leg. 3|25, ramo 50.”