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yard of chacPalace; firook one of his feec i~co a hole, which they fuppofed ac
firíl: co bt fome old Sink, _or drain for Water frol'l1 che Houfe ; bue looking more
p;irrowly, they found che hole .opening to a Jar of Gold; w<fighing above two
hundred pounds weighc, for che Jndittns make gréater, or lefs, of thefe, as their
occaÍlohs require, UÍfng rhem to 'boíl rheir Drink and Liquours in; Wich chiS
greac Jar, rhey found ochers of Gold and Silver; and though they were not fo.
lárge, yec chey were valued at above eighcy choufand Ducacs. Moreover, in the
Convencs of che Seleét Virgins, and particularly iri thac pare which fell to the
füare of Pedrodel Barco, and afterwards c_ame to che poífeffion of HérnandYde Skgo–
via, who was an Apochemy, aml wich whorn I had an acquaincance; chis Her–
nandoaltering his Hou(e, and removing fome part he foundation, found aTrea~
fore_offeventy t1v9 rhoufand Ducats, with which, wirh above rwenty thoufand
Ducars more, which he had gaioed by his Praéti e returned into Spain, where
t faw him wbere_, in afew days afcer bis Arrival, ·he died for mere grief
and forrow had 1eft Co:uo, as feveral others have done, whom I knew in
the fame c , Herebt ic is manifeft, chac the Treafurés which che Spani·
ards found in that Ciry, when- they made their .entrance fuíl: into it, were very
coníiderable ,. as were chofe alfo which were,after.wards difcovered. And it is
probable, char che Ricbes had been much greater, had not che Jndian,, as W5! have
faid in che firfi Pare, hid chem away, ·to cbnaeal thém from the fight- óf che
Spaniard,, -
e· HA P. VIll.
_ Of the Converfion of an Indian, who defired to be informed'
of th(lt wbich wa-s the_true.Law of Mankjnd.
T HE firfl day that the Chriíl:ians ehtied iritO' the Ímperfai Cicy of Couó;
an extraordinary matter paífed between a Spaniard an'd an Indi11i , which was
this: A cercain Gentleman, who was a Native of 'Iruxi!lo, called Alonfo Ruyt, ~
. roving abouc, and facking che Ciry as che others did, chanced to encer into a
Houfe, from whence cheMaíl:er carne forth courteouíly to receive him ; and ~t
firíl: fpeaking to him with a fmilirig ·countenance in his own Language,_bid hirn
welcome, telling him, chat for rnany days he had expeéted his coming, for thát
the Pachacamac had ,by Dreams and Vifions aífured him, that he íbould not dye
-nntill a íl:ranger Nation íhould come, which íhould inftruét him in che true Law '
which he was to follow. And fince, faid he, 1 have langui/he4 ali my 1ife with thiJ
dejire in my heart, 1 am conftdent thatyou•mu_/He that perfan which i, dejigned to inftruél:
me. The Spaniard noli underíl:anding at firíl: che words which the Jndian faid to
him , yet he apprehended, that what he uttered was very kind, for he had learned
thofe two words in the Indian Language, Tou are iíery welcome, which che Spaniards .
exprefs in four ; and alfo gueffing by che chearfulnefs ofche Indittn's councenance,
that he was deíirous of his converfation, fo ofren as his leifure would admic , nor
fo much out of a placency in bis company1 as far fome fober and religious end ,
he refolved to ftay, and cake up bis Lodging wichl:he Índian, who, during the time·
of his aboad, emercained and rreated him with as much kindnefs and accommo–
dation, as his Cocrage could afforc;I. At length three or fmír days beiog, paft, and
things a little fettled and quieced after che Spaniards had (acked che Ciry, Alonfii
Ruy~ went out to find Philip che Interprecer; and having found him, he returned'
with him to his Lodging to be becter informed of whac he as yet imperfeétly un–
deríl:ood ; and ac firíl: he propofed feveral Queries concerning his Cuíl:oms, and
manner of living; in anfwer unto which, he gave chem to underíl:and, that hé
had been a Man of an hmnble and péaceable Spiric, concenced wich bis own
fornme,