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R.oyal Commentaries.
BooK
IV.
king made no other reply than that fuch
was
the exprefs cornrnand and pleafure
of his Majelly, frorn which he was reíolved not to deviai:e in the leall tittle: and
accordingly he fent his Orders to all Mallers of
Jndians,
that they íhould immedi–
ately fet their
Jndiam
at libercy, and furniíh them with proviíions for theír voy–
a~ ·
,in
purfüaoce
.of
w,hich Comrnand
300
lndirms
were embarked,.
anq
difpac–
chécl aw
y,
but
fo
ill
accommodated and p ovid~d
io
tbe Ship ,' Gh(t q1any
of
rhem "Vere íl:hved wich hunger, and others being landed and !efe
to
íhitrfor them–
felves on the coaíl:, periíhed with f~mine and the har0íliip they füíl:ained in th:it
defolate Countrey. Such perfons as undertook to difluade the Vice-king from
putting the new Laws inco praétice, offered many Reafons
to
the concrary, repre–
fencing unto him the m¡ny lace unhappy Civil Wars which would eaíily be re–
newed by a People whofe humours were already in a fermentation, and difpofed
to make infurreétions.
Thefe Difcouries being difpleaíing and ungratefull to
tl\~ice-king,
moved him
to unhanfome expreluons, and to
tell
them that fuch Motions as thofe were puniíh–
able, and that , were he in a place wichin his own jurifdiétion, he would advance
the Prornoters thereof unto the Gallows : trye which angry and rude Anfwer gave
a'check to all Addreffes incended
to
be made
to
the Vice-king of this matter.
E/afeo Nunne;c.
remained twency days in
Panama,
during which time rhe She–
riffs
and Juíl:ices ofthe Ciry received feveral advices of che íl:ate of
Peru,
in which
cwo things were very confiderable : One was , tl!ac opon the advice of che co–
ming of the new Rules, the Conquerours of
Peru
were all in a Mutiny, and in
greac Difcontent : And the other , chat it was impo!Eble
to
put the farne in exe–
cution wirhout great danger of fulwercing che whole Government : For that it
bl;ing
but
lately frnce the Battel was fought , wherein
Vaca de Caftro
overchrew
Diego de Almagro
the younger, with che Slaughter of
35
o men : and thac thofe
who furvived eíl:eemed chat the dangers they had fuíl:ained by che fuppreffion of
chis Rebellion was a piece of fuch íervice ro bis Majefiy as deferved
a
high re–
ward, rather rhan the leaíl: dirninution of their Eílates and Privileges. Howfo–
ever the Jullices and Officers, being acquainted wirh the humour and difpofition
of the Vice-king did nót
thiñk
fit ,
to inform or
prefs
him fartber , fu~po!ing cbac
upon hisarrival in
Pm,,
having feen
and
obferved the hature
and
cooífüution of
cno[e Couotreys , he would
be
more eafily convinced, and more .apt
to
receive
the irnpreffions of becrer Councils: but the Vice-kiog , being of
a
froward and
petulant difpofition , eaG!y moved with tbe leaíl:
occaíioo ,
refolved not
ro fuffer
the Judges to aífociate or go in company with him; fivearing, thac before thev
carne tbicher, he would effeél and cornpafs all mauers, according to the Rules and
Laws which were prefcribed.
·
Carate ,
who was chen Governour of
Panama ,
being at that time
fick
and
in
his Bed, the Vice-king made him the Complement of a Vifü before his depar–
ture: when
Carate
told him, that fmce he was refolved to depare wichout the
acrendance and company of che Judges, he earnellly defired aod hearcily admo–
niíhed hirn to encer inco the Councrey in a mild and gencle rnanner , and not to
propofe or arrempt to put any of the new Laws inro execuúon or praél:ice,
unrill
the Courts of Juíl:ice were ereéted and fecled in che Cicy of
Los Reyes;
and rill
he was fully poffeífed of che Power and Aurhoricy of rhe Countrey ; for before
that time fach an enrerprize would not be feafible , nor prove honourable for his
Majeíl:y ; nor conduce to the welfare of che People
or
confervation of che
Go–
vemment: And in regard chat feveral of chofe new Laws which he defigned to
put in execution were very rigorous and oppreffive on che People ; he advifed
him
to
fuípend them, umill he had given his advice thereupon unto bis Majefiy ,
with his opinion of che mifchiefs which mighc accrue thereby ; and chac if, afcer
all this, his Majeíly fhould conrinue his Pleafure
ro
have them executed; ic rnight
then be more feafonable to promulge and put rhem in praélice , for that by rhac
time he mighc be able to get into Power, and eíl:ablifh himfelf in che Govern–
ment.
Al!
which, and many other rhings, were declared
to
him by
Carate;
but he not reliíhing rhem , being comrary ro his hurnour , fen ed onely to move
his Chole'r , and caufe him in a paffion to fwear, that he would, withour other
preamble or addrefs to the King
for
ocher Infirultions, immediarely execuce. che
new Laws, withour che help or affifience of che Judges; who upon cheicarrival
in
P~ru,
fhould find that he had nG need of their -help
to
enforce chofe Laws.
In
chis