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Con:zmentaries.

BooK

IV.

reafon of bis rough and obfünate hurnour, had rendred hirnfelf uncapable of Of..

fice by not giving ear

the cornplaints and aggrievances which bis Majefiy's good

Subjeéts offered

hirn ; íhewing nothing bue fiercenefs

~º-

the exec~tion of fnat–

ters of

the

fmalleíl: mornem, they were generally of opm10n that ne íhould be

rejeéted and not admitted tÓ the Governrnent; an<l that

cafe

Vaca de Caflro

woukl not concurr wich 'rhem herein, they did not doubt bue to fix upon anorber

perfon who íhould jqin with them in the oppofüion which they incended co

rnake.

By rhis obfl:inacy and fiercenefs of the Vice-king all

Peru

was pue inco a.flarne,

and the hurnours of the people into a ferrnemation: there was now no other ralk

or difcourfe ove1 all

Peru

than of rhe new Laws, the concents of which the Mef–

fengers of the Vice-kiog, whom he had fenc before

cake up his quarters, had

openly divulged in ali places: and thereunto the rumour of the people, as is com–

mon in fuch cafes, had aggravated che feveriry thereof, the more

provoke and

iñcen[e che people. Hereupon

Vaca de-Ca/lro

prepared himfe!f for his Journey to

Lo1 Reye1;

and being upon his departure from

Cow,

he was accompanied wich a

numerous Train of Cicizens and Souldiers; for being a perfon well beloved, chere

would not have remaihed

rnuch as one perfon in the City if he woold have ac–

'cepced of their atrendance; and, being on his way, he was met by Meífengers

from the Vice-king giving him to underíl:and, tbat his Commif!ion for che Go–

vernment was now íuper[eded by his arrivai in tho[e pares, and that he was to re–

ceive and acknowledge him for the chief Governour of that Counrrey ;

all

which

Vaca de Caftro

chearfully fubmitted, and defiíl:ed from exerciíing che power

of his Office: bue before chat time, by a Writi!1g under his hand, he had be–

{fowed

and

fecrled feveral Planrations of

Jndiam

on certain perfons, who had by

cheir fervices and fufferings well deferved rhe favour and reward of his Majeíl:y,

being fuch of whofe merirs he had been an eye-witnefs, orar leaíl: had received

fufficient Teíl:imonfals of cheir loyalry

a.nd

good fervices before he carne ro rhe

adminiíl:rarion of the Governmenc. The Meffengers which rhe Vice-king fenc

before to provide for his encertainment, gave a rebrion

ali places in what man–

ner the new Laws were pue in praétice and how enforced ; how he had freed rhe

lndian1

Panama

from their duty and vaffalage ro the

Spaniard1,

againíl: who[e

will, and in de[pighc of whom, he had embarked and [ene rhem away to

Pern;

how he had in

Tumpiz-, St.

Michaefs

and

T7tlxiUo

bid a Tax upon fome Lands,

and freed orhers, and [euled rhem all

Capire

co be held of che King, according

to che rules prefcribed by the new Laws, wichoue any confideration of difrerence

or diíl:inétion of ca[es, bue rnade ali chings equal wirhout admitting of provifoes,

or refervacions, or hearing whac any man had ro alledge; bue wich an unfhaken

refoluriofl pretended chat

was his Majeíl:,y's pleafure. The which fo mach en–

raged the people who accompanied

Vaca de

aforo,

chaemoíl: ofrhem rernrned baclc

Coz,co

wichouc

much as raking their leave of che Governour, precending rhac

chey could not appear before a man

fierce and arbirrary withom danger of being

by him condemneq to the Gallows : Howfoever chey gave out, chat when the Au–

ditours and Jufüces carne, rhey would chen appear to give in their plea and rea–

fons againíl: fuch proceedings ; yet in che mean time chey feemed to aét like dif–

conrented perfons, profeffing openly their aggrievances and diífarisfaétion : for

when rhey carne to

Huamanca

rhey cook away al! che Arrillery which had been

lodged chere ever fince che defear of

Almagro

and carried chem away to

Coz-co;

che chief Authour of which enrerpri[e was called

Gafpar RodriJ!.rm:,,

who,

che

help of greac numbers of

Jndian1,

carried them away to che diífatisfaétion of ali .

chofe who eirher faw or heard of. rhe aétion.

Vaca de Caf/ro,

having intelligence

hereof, proceed~d on his Journey, and by rhe way it was nis forcune ro rneec wirh

a cerrain Prieíl: called

Ba/t,lfar de Loayfa,

who out of kindnefs told him, rhac in rhe

Cicy of

Los

Reyn

che people fpake hardly of him ; and cherefore he advi[ed him

to be wary and to go well attended boch with Men and Arrns.

Vaca de Ca.ftro

making ufe of chis informacion, defired chofe Gentlemen, who carne in his com–

pany and entred into bis attendance, rhat chey w01ald oow be pleafed ro leav.-e

him and recuro to cheir own homes: and thac fuch who were unwilling

to doe,

and were defirous co contique wirh him; yec ac !eaíl:, thac chey fhould quietheir

.Lances and Fire-arms; chough

were che praéticl'! at chac rime, as well as many

years afrer, .

cravel bóth wich offenfive and deferúive Arms. Accordingly his

Friends that accompanied him laid afide their Weapons, and by íhorc joarnies

arrived