That whole triennium was very happy for our province, because of the prudent government of our father, Fray Diego de Ordás, who was one of the most perfect religious that it has ever had.
The father master Fray Alonso de Carvajal governed this province during his triennium with general acceptation and credit, and he increased the regular observance there by example rather than rigor.
Our province was greatly advanced in that triennium by the great prudence and affability of its provincial, our father Fray Dionisio Suárez, who was more angel than man.
During that triennium I acted as prior of Panay for the second time; for during the intermediary chapter of our father Baraona I went as prior to Aclán, which was a house with a vote.
During this trienniumthe Manila Parián was burned.
During the triennium of our father Méntrida, he was visitor and prior of Pasig.
For never have I seen a triennium when there were not more than twenty deaths, and sometimes even thirty; while few are invested with the habit.
The Lord coöperated with this holy intention, giving him a trienniumof great quiet.
During the triennium of our father Fray Juan Enríquez, the church and house of Dumangas were burned.
These marvels are interspersed with other matter as follows:] During the triennium of our father Fray Alonso de Méntrida, the sending of a religious to Maluco was discontinued, and the convent of Cavite was completely abandoned.
The alternation [alternativa] of the elections consisted in this, that during one triennium the offices were held by natives of Spain, and during the next one by those born in the Indias.
The visitors of the pasttriennium were present, Fray Jose de la Cruz and Fray Alonso de Arniellos; and as visitors for this triennium were appointed father Fray Ignacio de Rearcado and the father reader Fray Francisco de Ugarte.
The visitors for the preceding triennium were present, fathers Fray Ignacio de Mercado and the reader Fray Francisco de Ugarte; and as new visitors were appointed father Fray Eusebio de Porras and the father reader Fray Jose Lopez.
The visitors for the past triennium were present, the father reader Fray Miguel Rubio and father Fray Juan Guedeja; and the new visitors appointed for this triennium were fathers Fray Jose de la Cruz and Fray Alonso de Arnillas.
At the completion of his triennium he was chosen president of the Recollect hospitium in Mexico.
In France, too, the philosophers do not wait beyond the close of the triennium to be made Masters of Arts; they could not put up with delay, for they are hurrying on to Law.
