The relation of the expense incurred on his Majesty’s account during the expedition made to the kingdom of Joló by Don Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera, in December, 1637; also the value of what was seized and gained from the enemy; and the net gain. Subtracting the one from the other, the result is as follows:

pesostominsgranos
Gained from the enemy,28,34570
Expenses of the expedition,26,31454
Net remainder of gain,2,03116

The value of what was gained from the enemy can be analyzed in the following form:

[A list, partially duplicate, of the artillery taken from the Joloans follows, of which we present only the final summary, in order to avoid such duplication. It appears that the artillery when taken to Manila was appraised by one Melchor Pérez, royal chief of artillery and artillery-founder.]

Bronze artillery, useful

PiecesMakeWeight in quintals and librasWeight of ball in librasValue of one quintal in pesosTotal value in pesos
1English11330330
1falcon of King Don Sebastián of Portugal11428308
2of King Don Sebastián of Portugal151026390
1Manila, of the time of Tavora26,801026670
21cámaras[1]124
Bronze artillery, useless, appraised merely at thevalue of the copper
1English11312132
1Siamese4112½54
10versos1412168
Cast-iron artillery
1English735312½91
1Macao12½412156
1English11412½137
1Dutch108812½136
1English1225512½153
1Dutch1225512½153
1English1045512½130
1English1463712½182
1Dutch18912½225
1English2133912½266
1Dutch24971112, and 1 tomin312
1iron base [roquero]4

Firearms

pesos
3Vizcayan arquebuses12
10½Macao muskets31
11Vizcayan field muskets66
1Dutch arquebus4
19Macao arquebuses57
16Dutch muskets64
1musket de pinote of Macao4
2Vizcayan arquebuses10
7arquebuses from Macao21
7Japanese small guns [escopetillas]21
2Vizcayan field muskets12
5Dutch arquebuses15
10Dutch muskets50
1bit of a Vizcayan gun [escopeta]1

Besides the above, in cloth or money, 2,866 [pesos]; in small darts and blowpipes, 50 [pesos].