3.  To the third question he answered that he knew the number of patients in the said hospital, as he had been in it many times.  He thought it contained ordinarily fifty or sixty sick soldiers.  This was his answer.

4.  To the fourth question he answered that he knew that by not giving proper attention to the sick, his Majesty would suffer greater expense and cost in being compelled to send other men in their place to this country.  This will be a great expense to his Majesty, because of the high cost of transporting each of those who go to the said islands; besides, on account of the great distance of the country, and the difference of its climate from that of our Espana, many men die.  This was his answer.

5.  To the fifth question he answered that his reply was the same as to the preceding question.

6.  To the sixth question he answered that besides the mercenaries and ordinary soldiers who are treated in the said royal hospital, many others are also treated—­namely, sailors, and old and poor Spanish soldiers, who because they have not the means to be treated, have recourse to the said hospital.  These his Majesty is under obligation to assist, because of their services.  This was his answer.

7.  To the seventh question he answered that he referred to the attestation and certifications given by the officials of the royal exchequer of these islands, and that he knew that the income is insufficient for the heavy expense incurred by the said royal hospital—­as this witness and the other superiors of the religious orders of this city have written to his Majesty, begging him to assist the said royal hospital by increasing its income, since it is not sufficient.  This was his answer.

8.  To the eighth question he answered that his reply was the same as to the preceding question.

9.  In answer to the ninth question he declared that he believed that, since so many sick persons are treated in the said hospital, many drugs must necessarily be used which are not products of this country, and which must be brought from Nueva Espana and other regions.  This was his answer.

10.  In answer to the tenth question he declared that he knew that the hospital needs more buildings than it has, for the sick are many and crowded.  This was his answer.

11.  In answer to the eleventh question he declared that he did not know; but that he thought that for so many people as are there usually, many servants are necessary.  This was his answer.

12.  In answer to the twelfth question, he declared, on his oath, that the aforesaid is the truth and is public and well known; and he affixed his signature to it.

Fray Diego Munoz

Before me: 

Martin Sanchez de Leyba, royal notary.

[In like manner, depositions were taken from Fray Alonso Jimenez, provincial of the Order of St. Dominic; Father Antonio Sedeno, superior of the Society of Jesus; Captain Pedro de Chaves, master-of-camp; Diego Velazquez de Mercado, dean of the cathedral of San Pedro de Manila; and Gaspar de Ysla, former steward of the hospital.  Their testimony is much the same as the one given above, nothing new being brought out.  The document ends as follows:]