Law XX

The governor and captain-general of Filipinas shall furnish the ships

of that commerce from Nueva España with the arms needed for their

defense, and shall see that the soldiers, sailors, and passengers

go well armed. He shall order each ship to carry a person to whose

care the arms shall be confided, and who shall have charge of them,

and shall make efforts to preserve them, as is advisable. [Felipe

III--San Lorenzo, April 22, 1608.]

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