o de Salazar, when
any canonry or prebend in these islands was vacated, the governor
might, as these islands are so remote from the kingdom of Espana,
present the person who should to him appear fitting for such canonry
or prebend. This has been carried out and executed thus far by the
said governor.

_Item_: The royal decree is being carried out and put into operation
which directs the establishment of schools in which to teach the
natives the Spanish language. The said schools are in charge of the
fathers of the Society of Jesus.

_Item_: By virtue of a decree of the king our lord, dated in Madrid
the eighth of February of the past year of ninety-seven, in which is
directed the order to be followed in bringing the natives of these
islands to render submission to the royal crown, and in publishing
the ordinances for newly-discovered countries, these were published
in this city; and the order to be observed in bringing the natives
to render submission was provided for by the archbishop (whom may
God keep), Don Fray Ygnacio de Santibanez, and the other bishops and
provincials of these islands, conjointly with the said governor. They
have begun to carry this out in several provinces of these islands.

_Item_: The said governor has ordered to be fulfilled and executed the
clause of the instruction which directs that duties shall not be levied
upon the Chinese or other nations in the neighborhood of these islands,
as they bring provisions and military stores to provide this camp.

Likewise, in fulfilment of another clause of the instruction, the
said governor took possession, in the name of and for the lord our
king, of the hospital for natives which is situated in this city,
and ordered accounts to be rendered of the property and income of
the said hospital.

_Item_: In accordance with a royal decree which deals with the fact
that the chiefs of these islands are being employed in governorships,
and directs that they be honored and favored by the magistrates,
this has been done and is being done by the said governor, Don
Francisco Tello.

_Item_: In regard to clause twenty-seven of his instructions,
by which the said governor is ordered and commanded to reduce the
number of encomiendas and villages, and ordains that they be in
places convenient for the administration of the holy sacraments to
the natives, this is being carried out without harshness, in those
regions which are at present prepared for it.

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