ce, since in a whole year, even if there
be a hundred and fifty volunteers [_aventureros_], the sum does not
amount to one thousand five hundred pesos.

5. _Item_: That we may build the forts and fortresses of stone, or
wood, as was determined by the council of war, or sun-dried mud bricks,
for the preservation and defense of what is obtained from the price
of the tonnage, or from the tributarios that shall have been pacified
in the said province and mountains of Ygolotes, measures for this
purpose being taken by three councils of war on different days. That
we be authorized to appoint wardens, their deputies, and the other
necessary officers in order to govern, defend, and faithfully guard
the said forts and fortresses in the name of his Majesty, together
with what garrison soldiers are necessary--to whom we may assign pay
in proportion to the importance of the stronghold, after consultation
with the council of war. The pay of these shall be a charge on the
royal treasury, and be paid on their presentation of their title and
appointment as wardens, assistants, and other officers and soldiers.

6. _Item_: That if, in the opinion of the council of war, it should
be necessary for the service of the camp to appoint other needful
officers, besides those specified in the other conditions, we be
authorized to do so, assigning to them the adequate pay from the money
received for the tonnage; and, if there is no money in that fund,
from the royal tributes of the conquered country.

7. _Item_: That, if there be any good result, such that it is worth
while to advise his Majesty of it, we be authorized to send it by
way of the sea of the said provinces--that is, the sea by which
the voyage is made to Nueva Espana--without being obliged to have
recourse to the governor and Audiencia. This is to be done at the
cost of the royal treasury, taken from what is conquered, or from the
money received for the tonnage; because, as that region is more than
one hundred leguas distant from Manila by land, and it is necessary
to guard against the tardy despatch that is usually made, and the
later necessity of sailing among islands for another hundred leguas,
which is the most dangerous navigation between these islands and
Nueva Espana. In that course the ship "Santiago," and another vessel
that came with advices from Nueva Espana, were wrecked last year. On
the other hand, the coasts of Tuy and Ygolotes are the most advanced
points toward Esp