thousand Castilian ducados for the Holy Crusade, for those who
violate the commands herein contained, which penalties they shall be
regarded as having forthwith incurred. Given in Manila, on the ninth
day of the month of May, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six.

_Fray Hernando_, archbishop.

Before me:

_Francisco de la Roca_, notary."

I am told that an act was issued by the archbishop for the purpose
of announcing to the said master-of-camp that he was not to obey
the governor, as the latter was publicly excommunicated. But I
have been unable to assure myself of the truth of that statement,
and consequently, I do not mention it, except with the doubt that
surrounds it. But, if it were a fact, let your Grace consider whether
that were an act of mutiny or no.

The governor had sent a company of soldiers under command of an
adjutant of the camp, and the chief constable of the Audiencia, Captain
Bartolome Tenorio, with orders to execute the royal decrees and to
expel the archbishop from these kingdoms. The latter was clad in his
surplice, stole, and cope, and was holding the most holy sacrament in
his hands. He was surrounded by the said religious and by a number of
seculars. The chief constable disliked that execution exceedingly,
but he was ordered to carry it out under severe penalties, as it
pertained to his duty. But, since the archbishop had the most holy
sacrament in his hands, he could not do so; accordingly, the governor
ordered it to be done when he should lay the sacrament aside. Three
times did he send to order the religious, in his Majesty's name,
to leave that place, and not to cause that disturbance and scandal,
but they refused to obey. Hence the soldiers took them away by main
force--first requesting them with great courtesy to go away of their
own free will; and, if not, to give them leave to obey the orders
of their superior officers. But the religious asserted that they
would not obey, and that, if they were garroted by the soldiers, they
would be martyrs. The said chief constable declared that, if he did
not obey his orders, he would lose his head, and several thousand
ducados which had been imposed upon him as a penalty. A religious
replied to him: "If your Grace should die for this matter, we of all
the orders will give you our signed statement that you have died as
a martyr." The father guardian of St. Francis, Fray Juan de Pina,
showed himself to be a great prater--now crying out a