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668 _Royal Com'!1entarin. BooK IV. ·
.Sorne few days afcer which, the Vice-king having notice of the grear noi[e and
fiirs were making in che Screets, by chofe who were upon rheir rerurn to
Co~co Vaca de Caftro, he prefently fufµeéted, as Carate in the fifteemh Chap–
ter of hird Book reports, and with whom orher Auchours agree; rhat Vaca de
Caftro had been che c~ufe of all that. noi[e and ~iílurbance; (or which reafon he
ordered him to be fe1fed and commmed to pnfon, and ali his Eílate to be feque-
fi~ .
The people of che City, though they ha~ no very great kindnefs for Vaca de
Caftro, yec rhey petitioned che Vice-king in his behalf, defüing him, that fince
Vaca de Caftro was one of his Majeíly's Council, and had been their Governour,
rhac he would not be fo fevere upon him as to commit him to che cornmon Pri–
fon, lince that a perfon of his Qg_alicy, though condemn~d che ~ext day to loofe
his head, rnighc be [ecured in fome decegt and convement Pnfon; whereupon
he was fenr to che Town-houfe, under bail of an hundred thoufand Pieces of
Eighr, in which Sum che Citizens of Lima had engaged for him. With fuch ri–
gorous courfes as thefe che people being much dilguíled, many of them forfook
che Cicy, privarely deparring by few in acompany caking cheir way cowards Couo,
where che Vice-king had not as yec been received. Thus far are che words of
Carate; che which is confirmed by Diego Fernande~ :ilmoíl in che fame words, ro
·which he adds, rhat Vaca de CajfrD remained a Prifoner in che common Gaol; his
words are thefe which follow,
Such as remained behind in che Cicy often mee in feveral Caballs and Coun–
fels, lamencing cogecher che mifery rhac was come upon che Land and che Iohabi–
tanrs of ir, bidding adieu ro all che Riches, Liberry and Jurifdiétion which they
as Conquero.urs and Lords of India-111 had gained and acquired, which would be
a meaos to unpeople the Councrey, and ro caufe an ab:itemenr of che King's Cu–
fioms and other pares of his Revenue; and rherefore rhey poíitively averred, rhac
ic was impoffible chat che King's Comrnands could be execured herein, or rhac
ever rhere Ü1ould be any new difcoveries made, or Trade and Commerce maintai,
ned for che fucure; bdides a rhoufand orher inconveniences and damages which
they alledged. And wich chis fear and diftraétion of mind was every man pof–
feíléd, when fome of che moíl principal perfons, precending to make a vifit ro
the Vice-king, in hopes thac he, having proved and had fome experieoce of the
Coníliturion of che Countrey, mighc be induced to alter his humour, or at Jeaíl:
rende1 it more flexible and eat'.ie ; bue fo foon as any perfon touched on thac
firing, rhough with che greateíl: gemlenefs and fubmiílíon imaginable, he imme–
diacely puc himíelf inro :i paílíon, and by his aurhority forbade al! fanher diícourfe
up,on chac poinr, obvi:uing ali objeétions wirh che name of che King's pleafüre and
command ; which abrupc manner of treary gave greac difconcenr, and excited in
tfae minds of men rancour ai;id malice againíl: his perl-Oo.
Sorne few days aírer che Vice-kings receprion, chree of che Juíl:ices which re–
rnained behind with Doétour Carate, who lay fick at Trnxillo, carne rhen co
Town; upon whoíe arri.val he immediacely cau[ed a Court ro be called, and ap–
poinced a place of Judicarure to be ereéted in che Houíe where he himfelf was
lodged, being che moíl convenient for his own accommodacion, as alío becaufe it
was che moíl: furnpruous Chamber in al! che City. He alfo ordered a ílarely
reception ro be made purpo[ely for his Commillion under che Grear and Royal
Sea!, which was put inco a Cafe covered wirh Clcrh of Gold, and carried on
a Horfe decked wirh a Fooc-clorh and Trappings of Tilfue, che which was ac
each end held up by Judges of che Cicy, clorhed in Gowns of crimfon Sar- •
tin, and one of rhem led che Horfe by che Bridle; che which was performed
wirh the fume folemnicy as rhey uíed in Cafti!e ro receive rhe perfon of che
l):fog.
So foon as che G:ourt was fate, they began to treat aod enter upon buÍlnefs as
well relacing to Juílice as Government, and herein he rhoughc ro render himfelf
the more popular by favouring che caufe of che poor , who generally are more
plea[ed wirh revolucions and changes, chan che rich. And now che Devil, who
deíigned the downfall and ruine of chis pernicious and evil Vice-king, began
to diíl:urb and difquiet all che Councrey, which was fo larely fertled after che
troubles of an inteíl:ine War; the firíl: commorion cook its rife from ao il1 under–
fiánding becween che Vice-king and che Judges, and indeed of al! the Kingdom;
for that che Vice-king refo!ving to carry on his work, in putting che new Laws in
execu-