219) who states that his commission was given by Monsenor Sega, apostolic nuncio; he went to Mexico in 1580, whence he directed the affairs of the Philippine mission during several years (pp.

226-229).
[17] The term "province" is here used by anticipation, as the Franciscan custodia of San Gregorio was not actually erected into a province until the following year (see brief to this effect by Sixtus V._post_).

A custodia is a group of religious houses not large enough to form a province.
[18] So in the text, and often elsewhere; sometimes (apparently with more correctness) Macau.

The discrepancy may arise from an error made by transcribers, even those of contemporaneous date.
[19] This is evidently the Sangley friar mentioned by Santiago de Vera in his letter of 1585 (see p.

75, _ante_).