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force of the[e new Laws, howfoever fome few days afcer they were publifhed, the

Vifüor crafcily and underhand began

iofinuate and privately to· put fome

the n

ew Regulations into praél:ice. The moíl: eaíie and fafe way, as be thoughr,

w.as

begin wich che King'sOfficers, who could not reaíonably complaio of füch

Rule

s astheir Mafter impo[ed on them; in purfüarice whereof he acquitted che

Jn–

dian1

of cbeir Cervices

fº

chem; in like manner he releafed rhem from ali manner

of [ervice ro Coovents, Bifhops and Hofpirals; and hereof gave immediate ad-

vice

bisMajeíly.

che mean time che Friers and Burgeífeswho were depured to carry this Mef–

fage, departed from

Ncw Spain,

and, baving hada

f. ··

wiod, gained a profperous paf–

fage, and arrived

fate

Caftile,

from whence they haíl:ned with all diligence incó

Germany

reprefem their cau[e before his Imperial Majeíl:y, and in tegard the

· Wars in

Ge,many

were very hoc , and che perfecution of Monaíleties and religi–

ous Perfons which che Hereticks exercifed in chofe pares were very grievous -

che Frierschoughc

fit

ro chaoge cheir habit, and accoucer rhemfelves in the

faíll

onof Souldiers.

fhorc, cheir negotiacions ar che Courc were fuccefsfull, a-nd

edily di[parched, having obcained his Majeíl:ies Royal hand for che eafe and

--redrefs of cheir aggrievans:es, chey, by che

firll

Fleer, gave an accourn of the fuccefs

of their affairs, and how prevalent rhe recommendations and report which the

, Vifiror had given them were rowards. the relief and redrefs of their aggsievances.

So foon as rhefe Difpatches arrived at

Mexico,

and that che Letters were read

at che Common Council of che City; they all i!nmediately repaired to che Houfe

of che ViGror, bue in a far differenc n:ianne:? and wich a more ~heerful! afpeét

chan when chey

firll

carne

offer their permon , and confiderat1ons againfi che

new Scacuces: for now, wirhout thac fullenoefsof look which they formerly íhew–

ed, chey now with finiles and pleafant looks recurned him many thanks for che

Let

ter which he h

kindly wroce in their favour ; by vircue of which they

had

obcainedJ.he

Royal Mandar~, which rhey delivered ~o him , commanding

che

Vifüor ro fofp

end che execur1on of the new Laws, unt11l farcher Order; aúd

moreover ic was cherein added

chac his Majeíl:y would fpeedily give direél:ions

for dividing che Councrey among che Conquerours and rhe Inhabitanrs thereof:

and accordingly in che very next Fleet his Majeíly (ene a Commiílion to

Don Anto–

nio

Mandoca,

make a diíl:riburion of fuch Lands as lay waíle, and wirhout any

Poífeífour : ali which gave fuch general facisfaction, chat che Common Council

of che City gave orders far a day of fefüvicy and rejoycing to be folemnly cele–

brated; which was pe

rform

ed wirh Bull-baiting a_nd orher Sports and Paíl:imes

in fuch manner as che

li.ke

was never praél:ifed before: After which, al! fears

and jealoufies vanifhin

g , ev

ery man followed his pleafures and de]ighcs.

And farrher, ro confirm chem in che Aílurance chat che new Laws fhould noc

be put in execucion , an In/lance was given chem by che deach of one of che

Conquerours, who leaving a Widow wirhour Iffue; che Vice-king and che Vi–

fitor ordained, thac che

Jndians

who were bis Subjeéts, and whom he held in

villenage , fhould íl:ill continue in che fame condition, fubjeél:ed co che Widow

che

deteafed; che which afüon took away rhe remainder of rhe jealoufie they

apprehended concerning che-Praétice of che new Sracures.

Thus

Don Francifco Te/lo

having performed ali matrers io

N e)P

Spain

in che man–

ner as we have relaced, and fecled every ching according as he was commanded

by his Majefly, he rerurned again ro

Caftile,

wbere he was preferred by bis Ma–

jeíly ro be Prefidenc in che Courts of

'f1idicat1m

Grm,ada

and

V11//4do!id ,

and

made Prefidenc of che Royal Council of che

Jndiu

and in che momh of

Decem–

ber,

566.

his Majeíl:y conferred upon him che Bifboprick of

Ofma.

Thus much íl1all ferve co have faid concerning che new Laws and Conílicutions

M exico

We füall now proceed ro give a relacion of che many fad misforcunes

and calamicies which were che confequences of them in

Pm, ,

where all chings

being managed in a differenc manner to chofe of

Mexico,

occafioned grear Difor-

ders in chat Empire: che riches whereof being grear,

was neceífary ro u[e rhe

mote [everiry and rigour co put the new Scaruces in praétice: wl

ence proceeded

man

ílaughters, ruines, robberies, cyrannies and cruelties rhar we are noc able

defcribe che temh pare of chofe Mi[eries which

Spaniards

and

Jndiam

of both fexes

and all ages fuíl:ained in chac greac rraél: of Land where w:is noching bnc Mifery

and Confufion far che fpace of

700

leagues rogecher.

The End

1he Third

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