My object was to establish an authority for myself at Jala-Jala, and to have in my own hands the power of punishing my Indians, without recurring to the justice of the Alcaid, who lived ten leagues away from my dominions.
"Adventures in the Philippine Islands"
Paul P. de La Gironière
The court gives judgment, and the Alcaid carries it into execution.
"Adventures in the Philippine Islands"
Paul P. de La Gironière