Volume 25 — Manila Treasury Accounts, 1630–35

Relation of the receipts of the treasury of Manila from January seven, one thousand six hundred and thirty, until January six, one thousand six hundred and thirty-five, a period of five years

Common gold

[Pesos] [tomins] [granos]

The balance found in the said treasury on the said day, January seven, 1630, amounted to1 11,561 8 6

The total from the fines of the exchequer2 from the said day until March six, 1631, amounted to 2,073 6 1

That from the [unspent?] balances of war funds [alcances de guerra] for the said time amounted to 20,317 5 0

That of the army fund for the said time amounted to 15,797 1 5

That from the licenses of Indians [sic; sc. Chinese] for the said time 87,606 4 0

That from loans made to the treasury for the said time amounted to 71,057 7 0

That from mesada taxes3 for the said time amounted to 917 1 11

That from import and export duties for the said time amounted to 33,448 7 0

That from offices sold for the said time amounted to 29,458 3 0

That from expenses of justice for the said time amounted to 75 0 0

That from royal situados for the said time amounted to 4,124 2 4

That from condemnations for the building of houses during the said time amounted to 374 5 4

That from fiestas for the said time amounted to 281 3 0

That from the tenths of gold for the said time amounted to 48 3 0

That from transportation of passengers [on the royal ships?] for the said time amounted to 300 0 0

That from the proceeds for war from the cattle tithes for the said time amounted to 120 3 0

That from the silver and reals received from Nueva España during the said time amounted to 278,115 6 0

That from court expenses for the said time amounted to 100 0 0

During the said time the receipts of the said treasury amounted to 555,775 3 0

Account from April 20, 1631, to January six, 1632

The total from condemnations (in court) for fines of the exchequer for the said time amounted to 1,611 6 0

That from import and export duties amounted to 35,650 1 2

That from loans made to the treasury amounted to 16,600 7 5

That from royal situados from the encomiendas of private persons amounted to 3,708 6 8

That from the balances of accounts amounted to 18,430 3 0

That from extraordinary sources amounted to 6,115 1 0

That from mesada taxes amounted to 112 4 9

That from resultas amounted to 456 3 5

That from tenths of gold amounted to 23 7 8

That from expenses of justice amounted to 8 6 0

That from [the fund for?] expenses of courts4 amounted to 287 4 0

That from licenses to heathen Chinese amounted to 116,697 4 0

That from offices sold amounted to 646 4 0

That from silver and reals sent from Nueva España amounted to 203,915 0 0

That from passenger transportation amounted to 50 0 0

That from deposits amounted to 2,000 0 0

That from [unspent balance of fund for?] ship-building and forts amounted to 8 0 0

That from the vacant encomiendas amounted to 36 4 0

That from restitutions amounted to 38 0 0

That which was placed in the treasury at the order of the visitor amounted to 6,117 0 0

That collected from what is owing [to the treasury] amounted to 62,473 3 10

The receipts of the treasury for the said time amounted to 475,889 1 2

Account from January seven, one thousand six hundred and thirty-two, to January six, one thousand six hundred and thirty-three

The total amount of the balance struck on January 7, 1632, amounted to two thousand one hundred and eighty-seven pesos, four tomins, and four pieces of gold and three rings5 2,187 4 0

That from balances of accounts amounted to 26,458 4 0

That from fines of the exchequer amounted to 2,984 3 2

That from the fifths of gold amounted to 99 5 6

That from royal situados amounted to 2,150 4 0

That from the expenses of justice amounted to 75 1 0

That from loans made to the treasury amounted to 64,453 4 0

That from import and export duties amounted to 36,603 2 0

That from the mesada taxes amounted to 835 0 8

That from resultas amounted to 2,114 5 6

That from vacancies in encomiendas amounted to 66 7 8

That from deposits amounted to 1,858 0 0

That from offices sold amounted to 3,800 0 0

That from extraordinary sources amounted to 30,046 3 3

That sent from Nueva España amounted to 232,569 4 0

The receipts for account of the visit amounted to 7,013 6 1

That from passenger transportation amounted to 250 0 0

The receipts from the proceeds of condemnations to be remitted to the Council amounted to 3,060 4 0

That from the Chinese licenses amounted to 105,898 0 10

That from cattle tithes amounted to 300 0 0

That from the fifths of silver amounted to 285 2 4

That from [fund for?] the expenses of the courts of the Parián 60 4 0

That from [fund for?] the expenses of the courts of the Audiencia amounted to seventy-five pesos 75 0 0

That collected from what is owing [to the treasury] amounted to 97,663 2 3

The receipts of the said treasury for the said time amounted to 622,484 5 1

Account from January 7, 1633, to January 6, 1634

The total amount of the balance struck on the said day, January seven, 1633, amounted to four thousand seven hundred and ninety-two pesos, three tomins, and four pieces of gold and three rings6 4,792 3 0

That from balances of accounts amounted to 14,299 1 2

That from the mesada taxes amounted to 258 2 11

That from extraordinary sources amounted to 2,226 5 7

That from import and export duties amounted to 46,897 6 1

The receipts from the visit amounted to 13,770 6 0

That from Chinese licenses amounted to 51,396 2 0

That from loans amounted to 109,260 0 0

That from fines of the exchequer amounted to 1,918 0 0

That from expenses of justice amounted to 120 0 0

That from royal situados amounted to 1,385 5 6

That from offices sold amounted to 14,850 0 0

That from the fifth of gold amounted to 300 2 7

That from vacant encomiendas [vacantes] amounted to 41 1 6

That from passenger transportation amounted to 950 0 0

That from tributes amounted to 9 3 0

That from the half-annats amounted to 4,961 5 2

That from the silver sent from Nueva España amounted to 277,326 1 1

That from resultas amounted to 1,056 5 5

That from [fund for?] courts and expenses of the royal Audiencia amounted to 135 0 0

That from deposits amounted to 600 0 0

That from cattle tithes amounted to 386 6 9

The receipts of the said treasury for the said time amounted to 546,873 0 5

Account from January 7, 1634, to January 6, 1635

The total of the balance struck on the said day, January seven, one thousand six hundred and thirty-four, amounted to seventy-three thousand two hundred and thirty-one pesos, seven tomins, and ten granos, and [4 pieces] of gold, and 3 rings7 73,231 7 10

The total of the half-annats amounted to 16,393 0 1

That from balances of accounts amounted to 31,311 2 11

That from royal situados amounted to 1,688 5 6

That from fines of the exchequer amounted to 1,945 2 5

That from resultas amounted to 11,557 6 3

That from cattle tithes 211 0 0

That from import and export duties amounted to 28,170 4 11

That from heathen Chinese licenses 162,941 7 5

That from extraordinary sources amounted to 33,097 3 9

That from the fifth of gold amounted to 325 7 4

That from deposits amounted to8 6,375 1 0

That from offices sold amounted to 11,400 0 0

That from [fund for?] the expenses of the courts amounted to 50 0 0

That from expenses of justice amounted to 36 1 6

That from condemnations collected to remit to this Council amounted to 444 0 0

That from passenger transportation amounted to 650 0 0

That from proceeds of the visita amounted to 3,417 4 0

That from restitutions amounted to 1,003 0 0

That from the money sent from Nueva España amounted to 308,396 2 0

That from loans amounted to 11,000 0 0

That from the proceeds for the fortification of Manila amounted to 6,000 0 0

That from the tenths of gold amounted to 296 6 0

The total receipts of the said treasury for the said time amounted to 715,849 6 11

Given in [word illegible in MS.] August eighteen, 1638.

Don Geronimo de [word illegible in MS.] Francisco Antonio Manzelo