From Florida, in the late 17th century, the king could expect little else. One by one his ordinary revenues had been whittled away. The tithes were used for local stipends. The indulgences were gathering mold. Land taxes and slave or convict labor were applied mainly to fortifications. There was no crown-owned productive enterprise. Half the officials were exempt from the half-annate. The usual monopolies were either granted out or unapplied. The limited almorifazgos were used by the officials for their salaries. There was no alcabala. Nothing had been said about quintos for years. The buccaneers who ranged the seaways prevented both barter and salvage. There was no tribute. To the crown’s puzzled inquiries about its revenues the royal officials in 1699 made a blunt reply. The Florida treasury, they said, had only one income: the situado. [Note 118: Joachin de Florencia and Juan de Pueyo 9/16/1699] (Bushnell KC)