Law XVI

The utmost diligence shall be taken in the port of Acapulco to

ascertain and discover the reals, silver, and other things taken to

the Filipinas, and our officials of the said port shall take account

of it all. They shall advise the governor and royal officials of the

islands of it, sending them the registers, and notifying them of what

is advisable. The royal officials of Filipinas shall do the same with

those of Acapulco. [Felipe III--Valladolid, December 31, 1604.]

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