Her installation was celebrated with great pomp and ostentation in the presence of the royal Audiencia and the city, which made very Catholic and pious demonstrations in the feast.  The church was filled in a short time with vows and memorials which the faithful offered.  A brotherhood was founded under the title of Transito de Nuestra Senora [i.e., “Transit of our Lady"], whose chief procession may be seen and is solemnized on the third Friday of Lent, with the greatest ostentation and display that one could express in writing or in speech.  The members of the confraternity march clad in very neat white tunics with blue escapulars, bearing the attributes of the queen of the skies on pendants of the same color and embroidered at a great cost—­with a numerous accompaniment of children dressed as angels, who at intervals march along singing praises to the Virgin.  It is not an easy task to count the large tapers and lighted candles; for, as is said, it is one of the best functions that are seen in the Philippinas.  Then follows the bed of the always glorious and most pure Virgin, which the most devout and most noble women adorn with the wealth of the city.  The bed is surrounded with a group of children, also dressed as angels, which is a cause for surprise every year.  Lastly, go about one thousand bleeding penitents; and there many votive images, which move innumerable persons to compunction, who come from the neighboring provinces to enjoy that day without fear of any trouble.  Thus has the fitting reverence of that image increased until it is one of the greatest in the Philippinas; as has been experienced on various occasions, especially when they put it within the city (for fear of the Sangleys who revolted) in order to make a novena, in which took part the royal Chancilleria, the archbishop, and the cabildos, for the health of the Catholic army which was very sick.  From that prayer resulted not only the attaining of the convalescence of the soldiers, but also the peace and quiet that was sought.  That college suffered a great blow in the time of a certain governor, whose name, in order not to cast infamy on him purposely, we suppress.  He, under pretext that its building was a great obstacle to the wall, rigidly made them demolish it, driving our religious thence, contrary to justice and the permission of the city and cabildo; they opposed him until they could do no more, as they saw that he did that, being desirous of not conducting himself well, for it is said that such was his custom.  But when the end of his office came, the church and cabildo brought suit for the injury received from that illegal act; and they sentenced him to twenty-five thousand pesos, notwithstanding that it is said that the damage exceeded fifty.  Thereupon the college was rebuilt, and the image again placed there.

Preaching of Ours in the province of Zambales and of Tugui