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.Royal

Comméniariú~

cwulB. not

ta.ke

ctway .fü~ir

Cóinrniai~ms~_

ot devefil

tlié'rri

of thei! O~ce9. The

ce.

dilig€nt an

d care

full dirtnarge ,~hiGh

tljei

JDec;unonS pé'rfot1'!1ed in their

duc-y,

fuch

fuuv.eying the fieldls, overfeemg the true and lawfull d1fpofa:l ,~f !nherit,ances,

che Royal Hou[es, and difpenÍlng Food and Raymem to the Corn:nonalry, was

accepted in che place

~:>f

rheir Tribute, ~nd no other charge requi!·ed ac t~eir hands.

Under rhe greac Mimíl:ers other fübordmate O~cers w~re f,~bíhcuted m all nm–

ters relaring either

Government, orto the Tribu~~' 1t bemg efieemed the beíl:

and moíl: certain way to prevent cheats and frauds m Accouncs.. They had alfo

ChiefShepherds, and fervancs that were under th~m, to who[e care ~he I:locks

were committed, whicp belonged both to the Kmg, and to che Communicy,

which rhey c;cmferved with ~bac fidelit1, that noca La111b was mifling, nor

Paflor

Fido

more faichfull

bis charge, chan thefe truíly Shepherds, who[e chief dread

and fear \,Vas of Wild-beaíls, which chey watchfülly chafed away j but as for

Thieves, there being none, they paífed their time wirh the le[s fear. They had

Guarclians, and Surveyots óf the Fiel'ds, and Poffeflions j they had alfo Stewards,

Adminiíl:rators, Judges and Vificors, who[e chiefcare ,and incumbency was

[ee

rhat norhing fhould be wanting, ·eirher to the People in common, or to any pri–

vate perfon whacfoever j for in cafe any one did fignifie his necef!ities to rhe De–

curions, they were obliged immediately ro make rheir needs known

rhe

Cura–

c,u

and rhey to che

Inca,

who readily fupplied cheir oqéalions, ir being his greareíl:

Glory

be eíleerned the Pather ofhis Ccmncrey, and

che

Guardian of.:·his People.

le was che Office of the Judges and VHltórs to fee that the Meo emp'.oyed rhem–

felves in their i:efpeétive du_ties; and tl~~t:che Women Were good Houfowives, ca–

king care of cheir Hou[es, keeping c_heir Roomsclean, and nurfing ,md edilcating

their Children j and in fh0rt, tbat tvefy olie bufied him or herfelf in fpinning and

weaving. That the youngWomen obeyed-theit Mochers and Mi(freífes, and were

diligerit abouc che Affairs of their Houfes, and ocher works appertaining to their

Sex.

1be.aged and inf.irm were excufüd from all labotious wot;ks, and had no

injumfüons Jáid on them; bun füch as nended to cheir 0wn benefic, Cuch-as.gachering

fücks:11

aiÍ!G!

füaws, ami loufing th'em(elve

being afterwards obliged to carry their

Lice to rhe ~bief of their $quadron, arid

~bey took a difcharge for rheir Tri–

buce. The Employmenc for blind:mén ,vas to cleanfe the Cocrons of the Seeds,

_ce

and foulnefs, and 'rub out the Mayz fi-omthe ílalks, or Ears in which ir grew.

And beíldes the[e principal Officers whieh ref.peéted rhe orderly Govemment of

che <Z:9mmonwealth, there were Heads,, or Mafler-workrnen [éc 0ver tne Silver–

Smiths, and Gold[michs, Carpentérs, a0d Ma.fons -and Jewellers; ¼il1ich Order

and Ruléi liad it been coi:ltinued, and. conf.irmed by che Aéts and Patents of che

Emperour

Chiirles

the'FifrhJ with che fame care

ánd

policy, as ic wa

Ji'rH

eíla–

blifhed by the

lnc,u,

cHat People Wo9ld at chis day have been more flouriíl1ing,

and,confiderable, and tall things, borh

for

eating and clóthing, would have been

more plenrifull, and this happinefs of affairs would havé~een a good preparation

to the preaching anq admiffion pf the G€)fpel. Bue no,v our negligence; and want

of due eare, .hath been the caufe of the decay and ruine of rhat People j of which

the ponr'

1-Hdlims

were

fenfible, thac they ofl:en rríuntmred, and complained of

the pre[enrGovern~enc in al'! cheir prívate Cab3ls, and Meetings j but how rhey

compared rhe particulars of the[e times with rhe Reigns of rhe

lncM,

.we fhall dif–

courfo rrfo:ire largely hereafcer. in the 9th Chap. of our 2d Book,,

j,ag.

5'·

Thus

far are_ ~he Words of Father

BiM

Palera.

And chis Aurhour proceedíng farther,

in bis Difcourfe, hath .thefe words.

Befides whac wc: have faid already, they

haüi Offinm.für over the Countrey Labourers, over che Powlers, over che Fiíher-

,ce

men, who fifhed either in the Sea, or in the Rivers; fome alfo were fec over che

\Veav&rs¡ Shoemakers, and over thofe,who hewed TimHer for che Royal Palaces;

:ind publick Edifices j alfo,over thofe Smiths, who made infüumems of Copper,

for feveral u[es. They had alfo Heads and Chiefs over the Mechanicks who did

ali ~tt€nd with great care and diligence

their Tradesj

thac ir is 'ffrange to

con11deu ín the[e our days, that thefe People who were

fond, and tenacious of

ce confervimg their ancient G:'uíl:oms and Praéhces, fhould be

carelefs in'cbnferva–

rion of their Ares, they being wholly ~ifü[ed, and now loíl: and forgotten arnongíl:

them.

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