Charles II gave them yet another concession in 1688 (Menendez Marquez and Florencia, 1697a; Torres y Ayala, 1699), one which Franciscan spokesman Manuel de Cardoso made known to Philip V soon after his accession: "The king your uncle further granted to them that the whole 70 plazas should be paid regardless of some being vacant, to cover the ill or those studying languages, or retired, and because the expenses of sending the money used up a third of the total, not counting the costs of the person going to collect it and the deterioration of supplies, which left each religioso with barely half of the l l 5 ducats (Cardoso, 170l?). Father Cardoso did not mention that Charles II had revoked his own ruling in 1698 with a cedula requiring the Florida treasury officials to certify the friars for their stipends individually. The Crown, however, was aware of it. The 1698 cedula was reissued in 1709 and again in 1737 (TePaske). (Bushnell SS)