INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SECULAR CLERGY
1. Retirement and abstraction [from the world]; the priests shall not enter any house except to administer the sacraments, or to perform some function proper to one who has the care of souls.
2. They shall explain the Christian doctrine and the gospel, using at least half of the time for this holy exercise in the Castilian language.
3. They shall visit, both afternoon and morning the schools for boys, which our curas shall be under obligation to promote in their villages with every endeavor; and, if it be possible, the schools for girls.
4. [They shall pay] all respect and courtesy to the governors of their villages and the officials of justice, not allowing the latter to remove their caps when in the presence of the priests, and much less to serve them at the table—warning them that they must not leave their wands or insignia of justice on the stairs or in any other place, but always and everywhere carry these with them.
5. They shall not meddle with elections; and the affection and reverence of the people will be won if they attend solely to the welfare of souls and give personal advice.
6. They shall promote peace among their parishioners by all means; and shall exhort them to shun idleness and cultivate their lands.
7. They shall strive to banish the sport of cock-fighting, not sparing any effort for this, and the same with drunkenness.
8. They shall not allow the dalagas [i.e., young girls] or any woman to clean the church; the sacristans must perform this duty.
9. Any cura who shall not attend to the adornment and cleanliness of his church will be punished with the utmost severity.