41. Item:  We desire that one of our auditors, each in his turn, shall make a visit of inspection once a year to the villages of the district of the said Audiencia, and to the inns and, apothecaries’ shops, seeing to it that the inns shall have fixed lists of rates.  The medicines and other things in the apothecaries’ shops which he discovers to be spoiled he shall pour out and not permit to be sold.  On the same visit to the provinces of his district he shall inform himself as to the nature of the soil, the amount of the population, and the best means of supporting the churches and monasteries required.  He shall observe what public buildings arc needed for the good of the towns and the better traveling of the roads.  He shall find out whether the natives perform the sacrifices and commit the idolatries to which they are accustomed, how the corregidors perform their duties, and whether the slaves that go to the mines are instructed in doctrine as they ought to be.  He shall ascertain whether the Indians support themselves, or whether they are made slaves, contrary to that which is ordained.  And he shall inform himself in a compendious manner with regard to everything else requiring his attention.  The said auditor shall have warrant to attend to matters in which delay would be dangerous, or which are of such a nature that they do not require greater deliberation.  He shall remit to the Audiencia the other cases to which he is not obliged to attend.  For the acts aforesaid shall be given to the auditor the warrant of the decree dealing with inspections.

42. Item:  We command that our said president shall grant no fee, office, corregidorship, or other source of profit by which means of support may be gained, to any man who has Indians in encomiendas.

43. Item:  Our said president and auditors shall suffer no merchants to set upon their wares prices higher than those by us ordained and commanded.

44.  Further:  Whensoever the citizens and inhabitants of the district of our Audiencia shall be summoned by the said Audiencia they shall obey the summons in peace and war, as by our president and auditors shall be commanded; and they shall do and fulfil all that on our behalf they say and command, and they shall give them all aid and comfort which they desire—­under penalty of infamy, and the other penalties incurred by vassals disobedient to their king and lord.

45. Item:  Any person who desires to petition us for any favor for services not performed in our Yndias shall first make his declaration before the Audiencia in whose district he may be, and the Audiencia shall make an official report of the services performed, and of his character.  This report, folded and sealed, with their opinion at the foot thereof, shall be sent in duplicate to our council, without being shown to the person interested.  And if the person interested desires to make a report for himself, they shall receive and transmit it.