Before me: 

Pedro Hurtado Desquibel.

An act decreeing that Doctor Antonio de Morga, auditor of this royal Audiencia, shall audit the accounts of the city for the past year, 1598.

In the city of Manila, on the sixteenth day of the month of March, one thousand five hundred and ninety-nine, the president and auditors of the royal Audiencia of the Philipinas Islands declared that, whereas the auditing of the accounts of this city for the past year, one thousand five hundred and ninety-eight, was committed to the licentiate Albaro Cambrano, late auditor of this royal Audiencia (whom may God keep in His holy glory!), and because by his end and death the auditing, continuation, and balancing of the accounts, as his Majesty orders and commands in his royal ordinance, have been neglected:  therefore, they appointed, and they did so appoint, in place of the said licentiate Alvaro Cambrano, Doctor Antonio de Morga, auditor of this royal Audiencia, to audit the said accounts, and to continue and finish them according to the order given to the said licentiate Albaro Cambrano—­for which, they granted, and they did so grant, him authority and commission as fully as is required by law.  By this act they so voted, ordered, and decreed.

Before me: 

Pedro Hurtado Desquibel

An act decreeing that, on account of the end and death of the licentiate Albaro Cambrano (whom may God keep!), the licentiate Tellez Almacan is to continue, close, and complete the accounts of the royal exchequer.

In the city of Manila, on the sixteenth of March, one thousand five hundred and ninety-nine, the president and auditors of the royal Audiencia and Chancilleria of the Philipinas Islands declared that, whereas the licentiate Albaro Cambrano, late auditor of this royal Audiencia (whom may God have in His holy glory!), to whom was assigned the auditing of the accounts of his Majesty’s royal exchequer—­which are at present being audited by the royal judicial officials—­is now dead and passed from this present life:  therefore, in order that on this account the auditing may not be delayed and fail of prosecution, as is fitting, and as the king our sovereign commands in his royal ordinance, in place of the licentiate Albaro Cambrano they appointed, and they did so appoint, the licentiate Tellez de Almacan, auditor of this royal Audiencia, to continue, close, and finish the said auditing, according to the commission given to the said licentiate Albaro Cambrano, for which they gave him commission in legal form.  By this act, they so voted, ordered, and decreed.

Before me:  Pedro Hurtado Desquibel

An act decreeing that the city shall give information regarding its place of seating in the cathedral of this city.