Aduana

Saturday 2nd, we went down the mountain along a craggy road, and travll'd four leagues and a half to St. Augustin de las Cuevas; having first paid a rial for every mule to the guards of the road, whom we found at the foot of the mountain. The F. procurator of the mission of China, who was in this place treated me very civilly; for which reason I left him some goods, that might have caus'd me trouble at the custom-house at Mexico. We went on with a great storm of wind and rain; and passing by another house of toll, three leagues further entered the city of Mexico, over a causeway or terrace made up on the lake. The officer that is generally at the entrance of the city, went with me to the custom-house , to have my trunks search'd; but the officers there were extraordinary civil to me, only just opening them, and seeing what was on the top.