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BooK

IV.

Royal

Com1nentaries.

CH AP.

what 111anner

they received the Vice-1

<j.ng

, the

intprifon

ment of

Vaca

Caftro,

and

ofthe

rea

trouble which

caufed

both to the Vice-

/d.ng

and the People.

HUS were

ihe

people difcontented, fad and enraged (though they endea–

voured as much as was poffible to conceal and diffemble

it)

when the

Vice-king arrived about three Leagues diftant from

Rimac,

where he was met

feveral Gentlemen of Quality, and particularly by

Yaca

Caftro,

and

Don Geroni–

mo de

Loayfa

(

Bifhop of that place, afterwards made Archbilhop) who came

thither

c~ndua:

him

the City. The Vice-king received them

all

with much

kindnefS and humanity, efpecially the BHhop and

aca

C1tftro,

entertaining no

other difcourfe with them

the way as they travelled than what was of indiffe–

rent things, and of the pleafantnefs and fruitfulnefS of that Valley.

When they came to

the paff

iige of the River, he was met by the

Glfrcidia~

.AriM,

who was eletl:ed

Billi.op

fl.!!_itoo,

who, with the Dean and Chapter of

that Church and the rell

: of the

Clergy,

remained there in expeltation of his co–

ming, and at their meeting there was much joy and chearfulnefS. And proceeding

farther untill he came near to the City, he was met by the

urats and Corporation

of the City, accompanied with the Ci cizens and principal Gengy thereof;

and>

as all the three Authours do agree

their report, the Commilfary of the King's

Revenue, named

TUen

Suare~

Carvajal,

went forth

the head of chem all ; and

being the chief of the Corporation, did

the name thereof offer an Oath to

the

Vice-king, whereby he was to fwear that he would maintain the Privileges,

Franchifes and Immunities which the Conquerours and Inhabitants of

Peru

had

received and did hold of his Majefiy; and that in the Courts of Ju!Hce he would

receive their Petitions and give ear to the Reafons they lhould offer againll: the new

Regulations.

The Vice-king would fwear no otherwife than that he would perform all that

which was conducing co the King's fervice and to the benefit of the Councrey;

at which many took exceptions, and faid that he fwore with equivocations and

what would admit of a double meaning. Thus far are the words of

Diego Fer–

nandez..

This Oath which the Vice-king took being onely

general terms, and which

might admit of fuch a fenfe as he himfelf would be pleafed to put upon ir, was

a<;

afion of much difconrenr both to the Clergy and Lairy ;

tnat all their mirth

was dallied, and every one turned fad and melancholy; faying, that nothing

could be expetted of good from fuch an Oath, which rather adminifired

jull:

caufe

to fear and fufpeet that in a fhort time they fhoold be difpofieffed of their

Indians

and

~fraces,

which was a hard cafe for men of their age, who were grown old

and infirm by the labours and hardibips they had fufiained in their youth to gain

and conquer that Empire. Notwithfianding all which they condueted the Vice–

king with great tt:iumph i!lto the Cicy, under a.

Can~py

of Cloth of Gold, fup–

ported by the chief Magill:rates of the Town, m therr Gowns ofcrimfon

Sattin

lined with white Damask ; the Bells of the Cathedral Church and of the Con–

ve~ts

rang out, and all _fores of mufica1 Infiruments refounded through the Streets,

whteh were adorned with green Boughs, and triumphal Arches ereeted

various

works

a~d

forms made of Rufhes, in\\ hich, as we have faid, the

Jndian.s

were

very curiou.s.

But

yet fo much fadnefs appeared

their countenances, that all

the

fole~~1ty

fee.med. rather a

~rf<?rman~e

of fame Funeral Rites than triumph

for

rece~vmg

ice-king; all tlie1r

JOY

bemg forced and firained to cover an

in~

ward

gr~ef

which lay heavy upon their fpirirs.

IS ma

nner they went

Proceffion to the

gre~t

Church, where having ado–

red

t~e

mo.ft

holy Sacrament, they condutled the Vice-king to the Houfe of

Fr@cifc

o Psfa

no,

here he and all

his

Family was lodged.

Qqqq

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