Illicit participation of government officials in trade shall be severely punished.

The official visitations recommended by the governor are to be made, and the auditors are commanded to serve in this duty.
A letter from the king to Fajardo (December 13, 1620) answers previous despatches from the latter.

He commends Fajardo's proceedings in discontinuing certain grants, and orders him to be careful in making his reports, to maintain harmony in the Audiencia as far as possible, to investigate the conduct of the auditor Legaspi, to correct with vigor the scandals at Santa Potenciana, to enforce discipline in the military department, and to maintain friendly relations with Japan.

Felipe returns thanks to the colonists for their loyalty and services in public affairs, and to the Augustinian order in the islands for their zeal in his service.
A document of especial interest and value is the _Memorial_ (Madrid, 1621) of Hernando de los Rios Coronel, long procurator-general of the Philippine Islands.

Introducing the work with a statement of his coming to Spain as an envoy from "that entire kingdom and its estates," he begins with an historical account of the discovery and settlement of the islands, and the growth of the Spanish colony.