make payments from the royal treasury? It is not possible otherwise
to maintain your royal service. The total expenditure is but slight,
and is watched and regulated with all care.

There are several men, newly-arrived in this country, who are always
writing advices and opinions in respect to the aforesaid matter
and others. It would be best for the royal service that the decrees
despatched therefor be sent submitted to the consideration of the
governor. As we are so far away it is right, _ceteris paribus_,
in order to insure progress, that confidence be placed in the governor.

By other letters, I have already given advices of the imposition of
three per cent as duties on both importations and exportations of the
merchandise of both Spaniards and Chinese. A freight charge of twelve
pesos per tonelada is also imposed. Considering their large profits,
these duties are very moderate. For this reason, and because the
instructions brought by the adelantado Legaspi decreed the collection
of five per cent from the people of this country and seven from
the merchants of Mexico, and as the collection at that rate cannot,
in good conscience, be too long delayed, I have decided to enforce
it. Your Majesty will provide according to the royal pleasure. In my
opinion, the regulations made are moderate, just, and desirable for
the royal service.

I also gave information that I had sent a ship to Piru in the year
81. From all that I hear, it is important for the progress of this
kingdom that it trade and have commerce with the others; therefore
I am sending this year another ship, for private individuals,
to Panama. Consequently, I shall have ships sent to the principal
kingdoms held by your Majesty in the Indias and the Southern Sea. The