It is an abuse that all the curas oblige the dalagas (so are
the girls called) to go to the house of the fathers (the latter,
although contrary to law, call it "convent") to pound the rice. That
operation consists in removing the husks with certain mallets, by
dint of their labor. If this service and labor--which would have
to be done by their servants, or be paid for to the poor, in which
case the work would be proper, and of value to them--is neglected,
it is under penalty of lashes to the girl who does not render it. It
is a shameful thing that these women, all marriageable, have to do
so unsuitable and dangerous things, as daily experience affirms. [100]
They are also obliged to sweep the churches and clear the grass
away from the entrances, while in some places the fathers compel the
baguntaos (who are the unmarried men) each to carry them a stick of
wood every time they go to mass. In others they practice different
burdens and vexations, so that the result of these continual acts is,
that since these fathers do not content themselves with the generous
stipend which they receive from the king, nor with their so abundant
extra fees, they still burden the poor Indian in whatever way they
please, always conspiring so that he shall have nothing of his own,
not recognize or respect any other authority than their own. [101]