The officials of his Majesty at the port of Acapulco oppose this plan,
and say that it is very unprofitable, and to the injury of his Majesty
and the royal exchequer, in that the trustees attend only to their
own profit. It is the universal opinion that the "Santa Margarita"
did not come here on account of having been sent out thus in trust.


Thirteenth Point

_That a limit be placed on the merchandise brought from China._



Fourteenth Point

_That there be trading and voyaging to Eastern India._

There are also the general points, that the commerce of Nueva España
with Piru and Tierra Firme in silks and Chinese merchandise be
prohibited, without any discrimination of persons, as being a great
damage and injury to the trade of España and defrauding the royal dues.

The licentiate _Alonso Fernandez de Castro_



Various Documents Relating to Commerce

Rule 45 on the leasing of the import duties of Sevilla, and likewise
the ordinances made by the prior and consuls [8] of Mexico in regard