Note 17 — COMMERCE OF THE PHILIPPINES WITH NUEVA ESPAÑA
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78. The fiscal of that Audiencia, Don Pedro Bedoya,17 in a letter of November 15, in the same year, 1722, in consequence of the duplicate copy which he received of the royal decree of October 27, 1720, states on his part—after repeating his previous opinion regarding its execution, as given to the city of Manila, the action taken by the governor, the recourse by the city to the Audiencia, and the report made by that body—what his opinion is, in fulfilment of his obligation, in regard to the memorial of the city and the merchants; it is brought under four heads, which are: