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R()_)al Commentariu.
execucion , he lit:tle regarded che Petitions and Addreífes which were prefenced
to
him from che Cicy of
Los Reyes,
of
Lima
and orher fmaller Corporacions.
Thus far are rhe words of
Fernandn Palentino,
in the
I
oth Chapter of his Book.
And rhis Auchour , farther difcourfing of che humour of chis Vice-king, and rhe
%ame rhe Devil owed him for being che caufe of ali chofe Commotions which
were raifed in rhe Countrey , and alfo chat he was che occafion of rhat difcord.
which ruines Kingdoms and deíl:royes Empires , and which parricularly proceeded
not onely co a quarrel between che Vice-king and che Conquerours of rhat King--
, dom , bue alfo to fuch a mortal feud between him and che Judges ,. as was not
to
be reconcited : And ,indeed herein rhe Judges had much advantage, for that chey
were men of greac temper, difcreet and unbiaífed ; who forefeeing che manyincon–
veniencies which che rumour onely, much more che execution ofche new regulati–
ons would occafion , diíluaded chofe rafh proceedings , wherein they were che
inore pofüive, in conGderatibn that rhis Kingdom, w.hich was fcarcely appeafed
and fectled lince rhe lace Wars, and was íl:ill in agication and commocion, would
1,1ever be able
to
fupporc fuch excravaganc opprellions which would cercainly be
the,caufe of rhe total ruine and deíl:ruétion of chat Empire.
. . ·
.. Thefe plain reprefencations rnade to che Vice-king, wirh intention and defign
oneJy .( if
it
had been po/Iible) co attemper his angry and froward difpofition ,
ferved
to'
lirtle
purpofe and effeét; for chat his humour being wholly bent on his
own obfünare refolunons , he termed all chofe who concurred not wirh him ia
the fame opinion, rebellious ro che King and enemies ro himfel[ And farther, to
widden thefe breaches, he ordered che Judges to remove frorn his neighbourhood
• in che palace, and ro cake ocher lodgings in other quarcers for rhemfelves.
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which, and much more, fo inflamed che minds of both parcies, chat íharp wordr'
and reparries frequently inrervened berween them: Howfoever, in regard the Jud–
ges for better adminillration of affairs, were obliged
to
keep fair with the Vice–
king, they fo concealed and diífernbled rheir refentments, rhat.cheir paffións were
not publickly made known. But becaufe the refolucion of the Vice-king
to
puc
ín
execucion che new Laws, became daily more and more apparent and manifeíl;
che Difcontents and Qgarrels aroíe daily
to
a higher degree, and thofe who were
injured and prejudiced rhereby became unealie and ímparient: And as
Diego
Fer-
,
na11de:t.
,
in his
1
och Chapcer , faith , chat che Judges conlideriag the obílinace and
inflexible humour of che Vice-king on one fide ro execute che new Regulations
of che Emperour, ro whom by reafon of the diíl:ance of che place, no opportune
or feafonable ll,pplications could be made for amoderation or redrefs ; and rhac
· on the ócher fide, in cafe rhey fhould condefcend ro be deprived of rheir
Jndiam,
ic.
would be very difficulr
to
recover rhac vaífalage again: chey were by chefe difficulties
reduced ro
füch
a kind of
Dilemma,
rhac chey were ali difiratl:ed, and knew noc
which way ro turn or refolve. Nor was che people onely confofed and unquie–
ted by rhefe tl}oaghcs; bue even the Vice-king found himfelf reduced ro an inqui–
erude and diítrad:ion of rnind when he found che people mutinous, and turmoi–
led wirh a choufand fancies, and refolved to facrifice their Iives and forcunes ra–
ther chan
to
fubmic camely
to
cheir own deíl:ruétion. As hereafter we íhall find by
thefuccefs. And chus far ate che words of
Palentino,
which we have extraéted
verbatim
from his own Writings.
CHAP.