The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759 / Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

Table of Contents

CONTENTS OF VOLUME XLVII			iii
ILLUSTRATIONS			v
PREFACE			11
DOCUMENTS OF 1728–1759			21
THE SANTA MISERICORDIA OF MANILA			23
I.	Of the beginning of this venerable brotherhood of the city of Manila, in the year 1594		23
II.	Of the foundation of this venerable brotherhood, and the circumstances attending it		24
III.	Of the condition and conveniences of this brotherhood in its beginning		28
IV.	Of the hospital which this brotherhood founded, and the Christian and charitable exercises in which it was occupied.		30
V.	Of the disasters which assaulted Manila during the five years from 599 to 604; and how the charity of the brothers of Santa Misericordia shone forth to the good of their neighbor.		34
VI.	Of the advantages and gains which resulted from the great alms which were given out by the house of Santa Misericordia for the common relief of spiritual and temporal needs.		38
VII.	Of other works of charity in which this venerable brotherhood was busied for the benefit of captive Spaniards and Portuguese, and the alms which it sent to Japon and other districts, and the devout exercises in which it busied itself with great profit.		40
VIII.	In which are shown the alms that were distributed for masses among the sacred religious orders, to the poor of the prisons, the widows, and orphans, in dowries, food, and clothing of the daughters of the brotherhood, etc., from the first years of its foundation until the years of the great earthquakes of 645 and later until that of 60; in which are included other sums which had been paid from the treasury for the expenses of the building of the church and college of Santa Isabel and other pious purposes.		41
IX.	In which are shown in separate items the supplements of reals which the house of Santa Misericordia has given to the royal treasury of this city, during the periods of its greatest poverty and necessity, occasioned both by the raids which have been made in these islands by the Dutch enemy and for reËnforcements and fortifications of this royal camp and of other presidios of the royal crown from the year 619 until that of 726 for the service of his Majesty (whom may God preserve for many years).		43
X.	In which is given public satisfaction in behalf of this brotherhood for a chapter of a manifesto which has been published denouncing the rectitude and faithful administration of the brothers; and it is proved that the annuities of the house of the Misericordia not only are not lost, as is supposed, but that, on the contrary, they are in much better condition than at any other time.		48
XI.	In which a relation is given of the government and order observed by the house of the Santa Misericordia in the administration of the funds under its charge, and the dependencies annexed to them. The alms which it gives regularly from one year to another, when there are no shipwrecks, and the account which is given annually in it.		49
XII.	In which are recounted the new hardships which came upon these islands between the years 620 and 634, both because of the invasions of the Dutch enemy therein and because of the putting back and loss of ships, which happened in this period; and the devout exercises and alms of the house of Santa Misericordia.		151
		Reduction of commodities for the computation of the whole in cash	152
		Summary of what the ministers who are in charge of the Indian villages receive from their parishioners, as an offering, for the three feast days of each village.	155
		Index of the plans, relations, and descriptions which are contained in this book	157
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF GOD			161
I–IV.	CHAPTERS I–IV
V.	CHAPTER V		165
VI.	CHAPTER VI		168
VII.	CHAPTER VII		169
VIII.	CHAPTER VIII		172
IX–XII.	CHAPTERS IX–XII		179
		Form of the Chinese balances	181
		Difficulties which arose in regard to the introduction of new weights	183
		Castilian weight	184
		The standard of weight kept in the repository	187
		Remarkable agreement of weights	188
XIII.	CHAPTER XIII		191
XIV.	CHAPTER XIV Incomes and contributions which belong to the hospital order for its maintenance and that of the religious in this province.		199
XV.	CHAPTER XV		203
XVI.	CHAPTER XVI		208
	[THE OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE ISLANDS]		223
		Present condition of the royal hospital of Manila	223
		Hospital of San Lazaro	226
		Hos Clyx.com