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~oyal Commentaries.
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VIII.
Baptifm and Death we have already givena Narrative: Sq that now we fha!l
haften to a conclufion of this Hiíl:ory.
.
Kióg
Philip
the Second having received advice of the unfortunate end of
tbe Vite-Kiog
Don Diego de Cunniga,
was' pleafed to appoim the Lawyer
Lope
.
Garfia' de Ca{fro,
who was.Prefidmc
of
the Royal Council o~ the
lndies,
to fuc–
ceed in that Office, of whom we have formerly made menuon, ,on occafion of
the Pretenfions which
l
had in
Spain,
on fcore of
my
Father's Merit, which he
oppofed; Tbis
Lope Garfia de Caftro
being a Petfon of great Prudence, and
of that Talent of Wifdom which was required to Govern tqat Empire; was
diípatclted fuddenly away with Title of Preíldent, and <'.iener.11 Governour
of all that Empire, thac
fo
by his ~ood Cond_uél, thofe man.y Confufions
might he compofed, and unhappy Acc1aents reébfied, wh1ch had been caufed
by
fhe fudden Dea~hs of preceding Governours. And indeed hii Wifdom
anfwered expt;étatiori,·
far.hegoverned thofe Kingdoms with fuch moderatJon,
. and gentlenefs, that be lfved
to
return again into
Spiin
in peace and quietnefs,
and to be placed in the fame Chair of the Council, in which he livea with much
Honour, and afterwards dyed like a good Cbriftian.
i .
·when my Friends underftood that this great Perfo11 was returned to bis
Seat in the Supream Conncil of the
lndi_er,
tbey advifed meco reriew my Pre–
tenfion$ to the right I had unto
my
Mother's Eftate, on fcore of
my
Father's
Services and Meric: For tbe'y were of Opinion, tbat
Caftro
baving now feen
and beeri acquaint~d with
Peru,
which
my
Father had helped to Conquer,
and
in which
my
Mother's Anceftors hada right of inheritance,he might become' my
Advocate, and change bis mind in what he formerly argued againft me. ·
·
But I havin'g buried, and laid afide all my pretenfions, and loft
my
hopes,
cquld not be perfwaded to leave my Cell, wherein I live with more Security
Honour, and profit; and where I have with God's Affiftance had leifure to
write this Hiftory; which tho' it prove·
I.ittlc
to
my
Honour and Profit ; yei
pi;aifed be God for ali.
·
CH
A
P.
XVI.
Oon
!~ancifco
d_e
To
ledo
is
chofen
Vice- King of
Peru.
The
C
aufes wlnch wete
alledged
Jor
profecution of the
Prince
Inca Tupac Amaru.
And the 'bnprifonment o[
that
poor
Prince.
D
·on
Fra11ci/co
di:
Toledo,
fecond Son ofthe Family of
Count
de Oropeta
fuccee–
ded
Lope
Garfia
de
Caftro
in the 6overnment of
Peru,
and was
1
eleél:ed
, thereunto for bis greac Vertue and Chriftian Piety, being
fo
devout a Gentle·
man, that every eight days he received the mofh Holy Sacrament. He was
font
to.Peru,
with the Title of Vice-King, and received at
Los Reyes
with
the Sr.ate and Solemniny agreea:ble thereunco: and governed wich that' Gen–
tlenefs, and Moderation, that no m~n co~ld take occafion,,· eicher
to
mutiny
or rebelt He had fcarce been two years m the Government when he refol–
ved to bring out from the Mountains of
Villc11
pampa,
che Pri~ce
Tupac .Amaru
the Legitimate Heir to that Empire, being the Son of
Manco Ínca
and Bro~
ther of
Don
Diego
Sayri T11pac,
of whom we have given a lai¡ge Relation in
thiseight Book:, he was the lawful Heír, becaufe bis Elder Brother Ieft no
5?11,
bue a D~ugh~r º?.lY, ~f whom we fhall fpeak in due place
:
The inten–
tlon of che Vice- Krng rn thts matter was fincere, and real, and with no other
clefign, (than afrer the Example of bis Predecdfor
Don Andres Hurtado de Men–
dofa)
to
_actvance his cwn Honour_ a_nd Reputatio~,
by
aq aaion
fo
generous
and h-;;r?1~~' as_to re~uce fuch a Pn~ce
t?
the Serv1ce of h1s Gatholick Mejefty,
and to c1v1life h1m as
1t
were,by calhng h1m f~om che Barbarity of chofe moun-
·.:tains,.