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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759

Note 18 — Chapter XIV

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The contribution-plate.—The contribution-plate which, with the image of our holy father,18 [is carried] through the streets to ask for offerings gathers during the week at least eight pesos, which amount to two hundred and eighty-eight pesos a year.

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