History of the Philippine Islands, vols 1 and 2 | Page 7

the shop of Geronymo Baili, in the year 1609; printed by Cornelio Adriano Cesar.
SOURCE: The translation is made from the Harvard copy of the original printed work.
TRANSLATION: This is made by Alfonso de Salvio, Norman F. Hall, and James Alexander Robertson.
SVCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
DIRIGIDO
A DON CRISTOVAL GOMEZ DE
Sandoual y Rojas, Duque de Cea.
POR EL DOCTOR ANTONIO DE MORGA,
Alcaldo del Crimen, de la real Audiencia de la Nueua Espa?a, Consultor del santo Oficio de la Inquisicion.
EN MEXICO.
En casa de Geronymo Balli. A?o 1609.
Por Cornelio Adriano Cesar

EVENTS IN THE FILIPINAS ISLANDS.
DEDICATED
TO DON CRISTOVAL GOMEZ DE
Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Cea.
BY DOCTOR ANTONIO DE MORGA,
Alcalde of Criminal Causes, in the Royal Audiencia of Nuev�� Espa?a, and Counsel for the holy Office of the Inquisition.
IN MEXICO.
At the shop of Geronymo Balli, in the year 1609.
By Cornelio Adriano Cesar.

EVENTS IN THE FILIPINAS ISLANDS
By order of the most excellent Don Luis de Velasco, viceroy of this Nueva Espa?a, and of the most illustrious and reverend Don Fray Garcia Guerra, archbishop of Mexico, and member of his Majesty's council, I have examined this book of the Events in the Philipinas Islands, written by Doctor Antonio de Morga, alcalde of the court in the royal Audiencia of Mexico. In my judgment it is entertaining, profitable, and worthy of publication. The author has strictly obeyed the laws of history therein, in the excellent arrangement of his work, in which he shows his soundness of intellect and a concise style to which few attain, together with a true exposition of the subject matter, as it was written by one who was so fully conversant with it, during the years that he governed those islands. I have accordingly affixed my signature to this instrument here at the professed house of the Society of Jesus in Mexico, on the first of April, 1609.
JUAN SANCHEZ
Don Luys de Velasco, knight of the Order of Sanctiago, viceroy-lieutenant of the king our sovereign, governor and captain-general of Nueva Espa?a, and president of the royal Audiencia and Chanciller��a established therein, etc. Whereas Doctor Antonio de Morga, alcalde of criminal causes in this royal Audiencia, informed me that he had written a book and treatise on the Events in the Filipinas Islands, from their earliest discoveries and conquest until the end of the past year six hundred and seven, and requested me to grant him permission and privilege to have it printed, to the exclusion of all others doing the same for a certain period; and whereas I entrusted Father Juan Sanchez, of the Society of Jesus, with the inspection of the said book, as my proxy: therefore, I hereby grant permission to the said Doctor Antonio de Morga, so that, for the period of the next ten years, he, or his appointee, may freely have the said book printed by whatever printer he pleases; and I forbid any other person to do the same within the said time and without the said permission, under penalty of losing--and he shall lose--the type and accessories with which the said impression shall be made, and the same shall be applied in equal shares to his Majesty's exchequer and to the said Doctor Antonio de Morga. Given in Mexico, on the seventh of the month of April, one thousand six hundred and nine.
DON LUYS DE VELASCO
By order of the viceroy:
MARTIN LOPEZ GAUNA
Don Fray Garcia Guerra, by the divine grace and that of the holy apostolic see, archbishop of Mexico, member of his Majesty's Council, etc. Having seen the opinion expressed by Father Juan Sanchez, of the Society of Jesus, after he had examined the book presented to us by Doctor Antonio de Morga, alcalde in this court and Chanciller��a, entitled Events in the Filipinas Islands, their Conquest and Conversion, for which we granted him authority; and since it is evident, by the above-mentioned opinion, that it contains nothing against our holy Catholic faith, or good morals, but that, on the contrary, it is useful and profitable to all persons who may read it: therefore we do hereby grant permission to the said Doctor Antonio de Morga, to have the said book of the said conquest and conversion of the Filipinas Islands printed in any of the printing establishments of the city. Given in Mexico, on the seventh of April, one thousand six hundred and nine.
FRAY GARCIA, archbishop of Mexico.
By order of his most illustrious Lordship, the archbishop of Mexico:
DON JUAN DE PORTILLA, secretary.
?To Don Cristoval Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, duke of Cea [1]
I offer your Excellency this small work, worthy of a kind reception as much for its faithful relation as for its freedom from artifice and adornment. Knowing my poor resources, I began it with fear; but what encouraged me to proceed was the fact that, if what is given were to bear an equal proportion to the