Before me:
Juan Soriano, notary-public.
_Notification_. In the city of Manila, November twenty-two, one
thousand six hundred and thirty-five, I gave notice of the above
act of proof, according to its contents, to Alferez Don Francisco de
Rivera, in his own person. He declared that he has no more proof to
give than what he has given already; for, when the affair occurred,
there were no other witnesses than the soldiers his companions, who
have told and sworn the truth of what occurred. He gave the above as
his reply, and I attest the same.
Juan Soriano, notary-public.
_Ratification_. In the city of Manila, November twenty-two, one
thousand six hundred and thirty-five, the said auditor of war caused
Pedro Gutierrez, a soldier of the company of the master-of-camp,
to appear before himself. I, the present notary, received an oath
from him in due form of law, before God our Lord and with the
sign of the cross. He promised to tell the truth, and, under that
obligation, his testimony and the deposition that he made last night,
the twenty-first of this month, before Licentiate Manuel Suarez de
Olivera, auditor-general of war, and before me, the present notary,
having been read and shown to him, he, having understood and read
it word for word, declared that all therein contained, exactly as it
is written and testified, was declared and asserted by him; and that
the signature at the foot is in the hand and writing of this witness,
and he recognizes it as such. If necessary, he again declares it in
this plenary act, and he affirms and ratifies it in every point. He
affixes his signature, and declares that he is forty years old,
and competent to act as a witness. It is signed by the said auditor,
Licentiate Suarez
Pedro Gutierrez
Before me:
Juan Soriano
[A like declaration is received from the soldier Martin de Campos.]
_Act._ In the city of Manila, November twenty-five, one thousand
six hundred and thirty-five, Licentiate Manuel Suarez de Olivera,
auditor-general of the war department of this royal camp, having
examined this complaint which he made officially, for the royal justice
of war, against Alferez Don Francisco de Rivera, in regard to his
allowing Don Pedro de Monrroy to enter the gate of Santo Domingo of
this city, while he was corporal at it, in violation of his orders
from the governor and captain-general, Don Sebastian Hurtado de
Corcuera, to the effect that he was not to allow him to enter this
city, etc., said that in consideration of what had been recounted by
the investigation of this cause, the said alferez was not guilty in
regard to the said entrance. On the contrary, he had done everything
in accordance with his obligation to keep the said order. The auditor
said that he declared--and he did so declare--the said alferez to be
free and acquitted from the said charge; and said that he had done
what his duty demanded in the fulfilment of his order, as a faithful
soldier. By this act so did he enact, and he signed the same.