That has remained and been established as a custom.

Those materials and supplies have been taken by some without payment, while others have paid the fourth or third part of the just and current value.

Hence his Majesty owes them a great sum, but he cannot pay it, nor has he the money to pay it in these islands.

When personal services are commanded, the Indian, in order not to go to the forests to cut and haul the wood, subject to the cruel treatment of the Spaniard, incurred debt, and borrowed some money at usury; and for the month falling to him, he gave another Indian six or seven reals of eight at his own cost, in order that the other should go in his stead.

He who was taxed as his share one-half arroba of oil went, if he did not have it from his own harvest, to the rich man who gathered it; and, not having the money wherewith to buy it, he became the other's slave or borrowed the money at usurious rates.