the South- Sea. 1Z% 



thofe Perfons in the faid Employments has 3000 Pieces of 

 Eight, and 13 Royals Salary j but the Oidores, or Judges, 

 have moreover other Allowances belonging to the peculiar 

 Courts where they are ernploy'd. That Body has alfo 

 titular Officers, as Advocates, Solicitors, Notaries, Ser- 

 jeants, &c. 



The Royal Court is fubdivided into a Court of Jufiice, Several 

 a Criminal Court, a Court of Accounts, and two Courts Courts. 

 of the Treafury, or Exchequer, one of which isentrufted 

 with the Revenues which rich Indians have left at their 

 D:ath to relieve the Wants of the Poor of their Nation. 

 Laftly, it includes the Chancery^ which is compofed of 

 only one Oidor, and one Chancellor, who lias that Title 

 given him with a very fmall Salary, becaufe the Great 

 Chancellor is always in Spain. 



The Cabildo, or' Council of the City, is next to the City comciL 

 Royal Court, There are more Regidores, or Aldermen, 

 belonging to it, than in other Towns. 



There is alfo an Alguazil Mayor, or chief Sergeant of 

 the City, for Military Affairs, and a great Provoft, calFd 

 Alcalde de la Hermandad, who has Power of Life and 

 Death in the open Country. 



The Court of the Royal Treafury is eftablifli'd for the Tredm^ 

 King's Revenues, as the Fifth of the Silver taken out of the 

 Mines; the Duty of ^tow/tf, being qper Cent. on all Sorts 

 of Commodities and Grain, and other Impofitions, which 

 are but few in that Colony. It has Judges, Tellers, Se- 

 cretaries, &c. 



There is alfo a Court of the Mint, which has its Trca- Mint, 

 furers, Comptrollers, Directors, Keepers, Clerks, &c. as 

 alfo an Older, or Judge, who has a Salary independent of 

 that of the Royal Court,. 



The Court of the Commerce is the Confuhhip, \vlmvcovffy;p y 

 a Prior and two Confuls prefide, who are chofen from a- 

 mong the Merchants, who beft underfland Trade. 



And, to the end that nothing may be wanting to that Spiritual 

 City, which may contribute towards preferving of good Courts, 



Order 3 . 



