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BooK

IV.

Royal

Commentaries.

CH A P. V.

Ín what manner they received the Vice-k}ng, the imprifon–

rnent of

Vaca de Caíl:ro,

and ofthe grerit troub!e which

it caufed both to the Vice-k}ng and the People.

HU S were the peopie difcontented, fad and enraged ( tho1,1gh they endea–

voured as much as was poílible to, conceal and diífemble ic) when che

Vice-king arrived about three Leagues diíl:anc frorn

Rimac,

where he was mee by

feveral Gentlemen of Quali% and particularly by

Vaca dé C.aftro,

and

Don Geroni–

mo de Loayfa,

(

Biíhop of that place, afterwards made Archbiíhop) who carne

thither

conduél: him to the Ciry. Tpe Vice-king received thern all with much

kindnefs and humanity, e[pecially the Biíhop and

Vaca de Caftro,

encertaining no

oche

r difcourfe with chem in che way as chey cravelled chan what was of indiffe–

re.nc

things, and of the pleafancnefs and fruitfulnefs ofchac Valley.

hen chey carne

the paífage of che Ríver, he.was mee by the

Garcidia~ dé

Aria-s;

who was eleél:ed Biíhop of

f2.!!_itoo,

who, wich che Dean and Chapter of

thac Church and che reíl: of che Clergy, remained chere in expeél:ation of his co–

rning, and ac their meeting there was much joy and chearfulnefs. And proceeding

farther untill he carne near to che Cicy, he was mee by the Jurats and Corporation

ofche Cicy, accompanied with the Cicizens and principal Gentry thereof; and,

all the three Auchours do agree in cheir reporr, the Comrniífary of tbe King's

Revenue, named

Y/len Suam:, de Carvajal,

went forth in che head of them al! ; and

being the chief of che Corporacion, Qid in che name rhereof offer an Oach ro the

Vice-king, whereby he was to fwear thac he would maintain the Privileges,

Franchifes and Immunities which the Conquerours and Inhabitants of

Peru

had

i:eceived and did hold of his Majefiy; and that in the Coúrts of Juíl:ice he would

receive cheir Petitions and give ear to che Reafons they íhould offer againíl: the new

Regulations.

The Vice-king would fwear no otherwi[e rhan tbat he would perforrn al! that

which was conducing

che King's fervice and to che benefit of che Countrey;

at which many cook exceptions, arid faid cha

he fwore with equivocacions and

what would admit of a double meaning. Thus far are che words of

Diego Fer-

nandez,.

ThisOath which che Vice-king took being onely in general terms, and which

mighc admic of fuch a fen[e as he himfelf would be pleafed to puc upon it, was

occafion of much di[concent both to the Clergy and Laity

that all cheir mirth

was daíhed, and every one mrned fad' and melancholy ; faying, chat nothing

could be expefüd of goodifrom fuch an Oath, which rather adminiíl:red íuíl: caufe

to fear and fufpeél: chat in a íhort time they (hould be difpoffeífed of their

Jndians

and Eftaces, which was a hard cafe for men of their age, who were grown old

and infirrn by che labours and hardíhips they had fuíl:ained in their youth to gain

and conquer chat Empire. Notwichíl:anding al! which chey conduél:ed che Vice–

king

ich great triumph into che City, under a Canopy of Cloth of Gold,

fup-

• ported by che chief Magiíl:races of che Town, in cheir Gowns ofcrimfon Sattin

lined wich white Darnask

che Bells of che Carhedral Church and of the Con–

vencs rang out, and ali forts of mufical Iníl:rurnems refounded chrough che Srreets,

which were adorned wich green Boughs, and criumphal Arches ereéted in various

works and forms made of Ruíhes, in which, as we have faid

the

Jndians

were

very curious. Bue' yet

much fadnefs appeared in their councenances, that all

che folemnicy feemed rather a performance of fome Funeral Rites than rriumph

for receiving a Vice-king; ali rheir joy b~ing forced and firained

cover an in–

ward grief which lay heavy upon cheir fpirits.

chis manner they wenc in Proceffion

che great Church, where having ado–

'red themoíl: holy Sacramenc, they conduél:ed che Vice-king ro che Hoúfe of

Don

Francifco Pirarro,

where he and al! his Family was lodged.

Qqqq

Sorne

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