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VU.
the Weíl:ward of the[e Houfes of
D. Gome'G,
were t~o_[e of
Martin de Arbiet9,
be–
yond which in the year
1560,
were no farther Bmldmgs; for
to
the Weftward
of them wls a great Plain in my time, conveniem for running and breathing of
Horfes, 'and ar the end of ic was ereéted tbac rich :md f~m~ms Hofpica~ of the
Jndians
founded in che year
1
555-,
and
5
6.
Thus far che Bmldmgi reached mchofe
days- what enlargements were made, were added fince. The Gentlemen which
we };ave named in this Treacife, were ali Perfons of Qg_alicy, and of Noble Bloud,
and famous for tbeir Arms, having vanquifhecl and won that moíl: rich Empire,
the greateíl: part of which I knew, and o~ all cho~e which I have named, there
were not ten wich whom I had noca perfonal acquamtance.
. ,
CH A P. XII.
óf
the two -CJifts which the City contributed. for Charitahle
Vfes.
B.
Efore I treat ofthe Foundation of that Hofpital, and the Contributions given
to
it ; I {hall firíl: mention the cparicable Gifcs which tbe Cirizens made to
the Friars of Sr.
Francü,
for buying the ground and body of the Cburch, which
they found alreády built to their hands~ when my Lord
Garfilaf{o de la Vega
was
Governour of
Couo:
tbe maccer was this : Thefe Friars ( as we have faid)
ha:
ving their Convent
m
Caf{ana,
rnade a demand ( I know not for whac reafon )
u¡:,on
ruan Rodrigue'G de Villa Lobos,
for tlíis Ground and Church ; in purfuance of
whidi, chey preferred a Bill in che Chancery, defüing tbat they ·rnight have pof–
fe!lion of this Ground and Cburch, paying unto this
ruan Rodrigue'<.
[o
much Mo–
ney a~ che Church and che Land abouc ic fhould be valued or eíl:eerned at, being
n200
Ducats: The Prior of cheir
Francifcans
was then
F.
Juan Gallegos,
a holy
_Man, and ene of a rnoíl: Exemplary life and converfation; by whofe rneans pay–
ment was made of chis Money in che Houfe of my Fathtr, who gave poífeffion
thereof to che Friars, delivering che price in Bars of Silver. At which the fian–
ders-by much admiring, being aíl:onifhed to fee
fo
greac a furo paid
fo
readily and
,punélually ac che time by fuch poor Friars; the Prior mad€ thern chis élllfwer, that
chey íhould not wonder at thefe Works of Heaven, being produced by the mere .
charity of chis Cicy, who(e hearts God had touched, and moved with fuch pious
Zeal, thac I can aíTure you (faid he) tbat on
Monday
of this Week we
'4fd
noca–
hove
300
Ducacs of chis fum towards our payment ; and now we are bue
90
Thurfday
morning, when I aro prefent before you with this great furo, raifed
by
the pious concributions of tbe Inhabitants of 'this City, as well Gentlemen Soul–
diers, as Lords of che
Indians,
who for thefe cwo laíl: nighcs carne knocking at our
Gaces with Alms in their hands, which they defired
to
befiow fecretly, wich füch
frequenc and concinued courfe of pious Benefaétors, who called co che Porcer to
receive cheir Alms and Charity, chac we have not been able to tc1ke our reíl: or re–
pofe ;, a!l which I he_ard chac good Man [peak in commendacion ~f che liberalicy
and cnanty of che C1ty. Ana now to fpeak fanher of che Foundation of chis
Hofpital, we muíl: know, that chis Godly Prior dying, anocher fücceeded in his
place, called
Antonio de St. Michef,
a Perfon of a Noble Family, ( of whicb Name
alfo there was a greac Divine in
Salamanca)
who for bis holy life and doélrine be..
ing alrue Son, and faichfull Follower of Se.
fra11cú,
was made Bifhop of
Chili,
;where he lived wich exemplary piecy and godlinefs, as che Kingdoms of
Chili
and
Peru
can tefüfie. This holy Man, in the fecond year of the tliree in which he
li•·
v~d a Bifhop, pre~ching every
S11nd9.., wednefday
and
F~iday
in
Lent,
according to
h~s ufual cuíl:ome m the Cathedral Church of
Co:vco,
d1d upon a cercain
Sunday
propo[e, that
an
H9fpital íhould be ereéted in that City for che
Indian1
;
and
that
a Fr~ter-