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dred and ninety-nine. I have therefore set my seal hereto in witness of the truth.
Gaspar de Acebo
We, the notaries-public and royal who sign here, certify and bear witness that Gaspar de Acebo, by whom this instrument is signed and sealed, is secretary of the government of these islands; and to the instruments and documents which are drawn before him entire faith and credit is given, in and out of court. That this may appear we have given the present in the city of Manila, in the Filipinas Islands, on the fourteenth day of the month of July, of the year one thousand five hundred and ninety-nine.
Francisco de Valencia, notary-public.
Joan Paez de Sotomayor, notary royal.
Juan Estebes, notary for his Majesty.