Law X

We grant permission to the sailors serving on the trading ships

between Nueva España and Filipinas to carry in money the actual and

exact sum of their pay, in addition to the general permission. Thus

shall the viceroys of Nueva España provide, unless they perceive some

considerable objection. They shall see to it that the said sailors

or other persons shall not be allowed to exceed the amount permitted

by this law. [Felipe III--San Lorenzo, August 19, 1606.]

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