Law IV

The governor shall have particular care not to impose personal

services on the Sangleys, outside of their [usual] employment and

rules; and he shall endeavor to give them good treatment, in order

to induce and incite others to go thither, to be converted to our

holy Catholic faith. [Felipe III--San Lorenzo, September 5, 1620.]

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