By virtue of the contents of this my decree, you shall despatch an order to the said religious, so that they shall, under no circumstances, inflict such injuries upon their parishioners.

This likewise do I charge upon the archbishop and bishops of those islands, and on the provincials of the orders therein.

Issued in Madrid, May twenty-nine, one thousand six hundred and twenty.
_I The King_ Countersigned by Pedro de Ledesma, and signed by the Council.
[_Note at beginning of MS_.: "Procurator for the Indians of Philipinas.

To the Audiencia of Philipinas, in respect to redress for the wrongs committed by the religious on the Indians."] Relation of Events in the Philipinas Islands and Neighboring Provinces and Kingdoms, from July, 1619, to July, 1620 In the same style and order in which I last year reported the various events in the Philipinas Islands, and in neighboring kingdoms and provinces upon which the welfare of the Philipinas depends, I will now write what has happened this year.

There have not been so many and various warlike occurrences as in former years, for it has been somewhat more peaceful here.