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Royal

Commentaries.

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IIr.

fo~-ce

thel~

ne' ' Law ,

howfi ever fome few days

ufier

ey'

ere publif'hed, the

thtor crafoly

and

underhand began

inftnuare and

rivately to

puc

fome of

the

ne\ Regulati ns int pratl:ice.

The

moll: eafie and fafe

'''ay

a he

thought

was

to begin

with

le King' Officers, \ ho could not

eafonably

c~mplain

of fuch

Rules

eir Mafier impofed on them;

purfuance \\

he1

eof

acquitted the

In–

diam

their fervice to

t~em;

in like ma.oner her leafed rhem from all manner

rvice to

n ents, Bilbo

and Hofi Hals; and hereof gave immediate

ad–

vice

co hi Majefiy.

the mean time the

riers and Burgeffes "ho rrere depured co carry chis Mef..

fage, de arce9 from

Spain,

and, having had a fair

·ind, gained a profperous pa{:

fage, and arnved fafe m

c;aft1le,

from

wh~nce

they.

hafin~d

with all diligence

into

Germany

to reprefent their caufe before hi.s Imperial Ma1efiy, and in regard the

Wars in

German

\~ere

very hot , and the erfecution of Monafieries and religi–

ous P.erfons

\.\hie~

the Herecick .exerc}fed in thofe parts "ere very grievous;

the ner thought

fie

change their hab1c, and accouter themfelves in the falhi–

on of .Souldiers.

fhort, their negociacions at the Court were fuccefsfull

and

fpeedily difpacched, having obtained his Majell:ies Royal hand for the eafe and

redre~

their aggrievance , they, by the firll: Fleer, gave an accounr of the fuccefs

of their affairs, and ho

prevalent che recommendations and report which the

Vifitor had given them

·ere co \ ard che relief and redref of their aggrievances.

So foon as chefe

ifpacches arrived at

Mexico,

and that the Lecters

~ere

read

at the CPmmon Council of the City; they all immediately repaired co the Houfe

of the

ifitor, but in a far different manner, and with a more cheerfull afpe6t

than\ hen they firfi came to offer their petition, and confiderations againfi the

new

tatute : for now, without chat fullennefs of look which they formerly {heµ,.

ed, they no\

·irh (miles and pleafanc looks returned him many thanks for the

Letter which he had

kindly wrote in their favour ;• by virtue of

whkh

rhey

had obtained th

oyal Mandate,

hich they delivered to him , commanding

the Hitor co fufpend the execution of the new Laws, uncill farther

Ord~r;

and

moreover it was therein added} that his Majefiy would

peedily give direCl:ions

for dividmg the Councrey among the Conquerours and the Inhabitancs thereof:

and accordingly in the very next Fleet his Majefi:y fenc a Commiffion to

Don Anto–

nio de Mandoca,

to make a diflribution of fuch Lands as lay wafie, and \ ithout any

offe{four: all

hi h gave fuch general faci fac ion, that the

..omrnon

ouncil

of the Cicy gave orders for a day of fefiivity and rejoydng co be folemnly cele–

brated· which was perf< rmed with Bull-baiting and ocher pores and Pafiimes

in fuch manner as the like was never practifed before: After wl-1ich , all fears

and jealoufie

anifhing , every man foll

~:ed

his pleafure and delight .

And farther, to confirm them in the Affurance that the new Lav1.·s !hould hoc

be put in execucion, an lnfiance was given them by the death of one of the

Conquerours,

ho lea ing a Widow \J.ichout Hfoe; che

ice-king and rhe Vi–

fitor ordained , that the

Indum.r

who were bis ub1e&, and "horn he held in

vi\lenage, il10uld fiill continue in the fame condition, fubjetl:ed co the

Widow

of the deceafed; the which action took away che remainder of the jealoufie they

apprehendep concerning the Practice of the ne\

tatut .

Thus

D on

Francifco Tello

having performed all rnatrer in

New Spain

in the man–

ner as we have related, and fetled every thing according a he

\Yas

commanded

his Majefiy, he recurned again to

Cafji!e ,

\:~:here

he \\as pr ferred

M~jell:y to be Prefident in the Courcs of

{11dic11t11re

Gr11nttda

and

f'all:idolid,

and

made Prefident of the Royal

ouncil of the

Jndiu:

and in the month of

Decem–

ber

1566.

his Majell:y conferred upon him the

ifhoprick of

Ofma.

Thus mud (ball fer e

have faid concerning the ne\\' Laws and

.onfiitmions

.11'/exico :

01all

now proceed to give a relation of the many

d mi fortanes

and calamities \ hich were the confequences of chem in

Peru,

\'\here all things

bem managed in a different manner

thofe of

Mexico,

ccat1oned great Difor–

ders in th c Empire

the riches whereof being great,

~as

neceili

co ufe

che

more feverity and rigour to put the new

tatute in praCtice : n h nee proceeded

{( many {laughter , ruine , robberies tyrnnni

and cruelrie that we re

not able

defer·

e the tenth art of thofe Miferi which

Spant.trds

and

Indi,m~

of borh

~exes

all a es [ufiained in chat great trnet of Land where \

notlung but M1fe1

and

.-onfufion for the fpace of

700

leagu s together.

The End of

he Third

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