The King. Reverend Father in Christ, bishop of the Philipinas, and
member of my Council: I am writing to Gomez Perez Dasmariñas, my
governor and captain-general of those islands, to immediately take
possession of the hospital of the Indians of that city of Manila and of
the hospitals that may be in the other villages of those islands, for
me and in my name, as patron, which I am both by right and by apostolic
bull of all the hospitals that may be instituted and founded in the
Indias; [118] and to take the residencia of all those who shall have
had charge of the incomes, alms, and other things touching the said
hospitals. I have desired to advise you of this in order that you may
not prevent it, since you will know it to be my orders, and also, so
that if you wish to be present at the taking of the said accounts, you
may do so. I am writing to this effect to the said governor. Madrid,
January seventeen, one thousand five hundred and ninety-three.