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BóoK·lV.

Royal

Commentaries.

To which che Judges gave for anfwer ; That; as

their lodging, they could find

no other convenient place, untill foch time aschey,could hire

boufe by leafe for

fome term of years ; that

fot

che fmure chey wm1ld pay for th~ir dier. And for

• matcer of cheir converfation with Merchants

ic w,as nbc ·unlawfull orprohibiced

bue, on cbe comrary; ic v,:as praai[ed in

Caffi!e

by all chofe who were ofvhe King's

Council, as beiog bepeficial

chem

underítand by informacion froni trading ·

men ali

t-he

tranfaéhons and bufineffes of the World.

chis manner both parties

remained ac variance each wich ocher; which was apparenc ar ali times,whenfo–

ever occafion offere~. In purfoance ,yher!;!of one day Dr.

Alvam,

made

Affidavit

before a Mafter of Chancery, chac he had paid a cer.tain fom in G9ld to

DiegoAl~,

varez:.,

who w_as brocher-in-law

che V.ieie-king

bave him npminated and pre–

ferred ro an Qffice by ché Vice-king ; che which depofüion he highly refel)ted;

Thus ,

far'

are che words of

Carate,

and che fame is again co11firmed

Diego Fer-

nandez:.,

almoft to che fame purpo[e.

, .

· For in this manner, faich he, che Vice-king and che Judges [eemed like cwo dif- ,

ferenc .faétions and parties ;

increafe which,

foon as

Antonio Solar

was fe~ ac

Jibercy, he went privacely about raiúng mutinies and difoontencs in the 111indsofthe .

people again~ che V~ce-king

;._to

i~creafe an~ inflame whichJhey reportecl ,abroad

many bad thrngs ~h1ch che V1ce-kmg had fa1d and done:. And though ali was fo

far from being true , thac QQthirig of thaGnamre <lid fo moch as encer imo che ,

choughts or imaginaticiri of. che Vice~king: yec by realon chac

Blafco Nunne,:,

Was'.

h:ited and detefted by che people, all che evil thac was faid of him found éafte

admittance, and he nppeared as black as tommon fame could make him; for fuch

indignation the people éonceived againft hiríl, that the name

Yice-ki~g became–

as odious

(

chough che

firíl:

chat ever governed

Pem)

as che name of Kmg was

che

Romans

afcer they had exp

elled

Tarquinim Superbm

and his Farpily. Thus,far are·

che

words of

Diego Fernande,:, Palentino.

Alfo Dr.

Gonfalo de YllefcM,

in his Pontifical Hiíl:ory of rhe Popes, having oc–

cafion co treac of rhe affairs of

Peru,

·gives chis Charalter of che froward and un-

eaíié

difpofüion of

Blafco Nunnn Velt11

., . .

Afcer chefe chings, fays he ,

Vaca de Caftro

for che (pace ofa year and a half,

quíei:ly and peaceably governed

ali

m·accers, untill fuch time as he was fuperfeded

Blafco Nunnez:. Vela,

a Gentleman of good quality, of

Avola,

who was fent chi–

ther with Charalter of Vice-king; bringing with him many fevere Rules and

Laws which he put in execucion; over and above whicb he

púe.in

praétite others

for which he hád no Commiffion; che whtch chis_Dp&tor

Y!lefcas

decl?res in a

few words, and fays more than ali our Hiíl:orians duríl to fay or write upon chis

particular fubjeét.

. .

. Whilíl: chefe diíl:urbances happened in che Cicy

Los Reyes

che -like mUtinies or

greater arofe in otherTowns and Corporations of lefs cpnfideracion. Howfoever,

che like fpirics of Ambition, Envy, Tyranny and Defire of Government did noti

far prevail as they did in thac City

Los Reyef,

And now diífencion and quarrels over-ran all , and amidíl: chefe Turmoils·

che poor Prince

Manco inca

had che misfortune to be killed, though he rerñained

contenc :md quier in his retiremenc , and became a voluntary elllile ; whilíl: ·ocher

~en füiviog for

bis

Empire

c~n;t1itted

many murthets and flaughcers; as appear~d

m ch~ late Wars , and we m1gfü apprehend others more bloudy _yec to rnme ,

, afe ic were poffible for any to be more bloudy and cruel than chofe·which were

pa{l

And here ic is to be naced :, That

DiegoMande,:,

and

Gom~z:. Perez.,

,vith Ílx othe.r

Spaniards

whomwe formerly nominated, and mentioned

have made cheir efcape

ouc

prifon ; where they had been {onfined by the faéhon of rhe

Pifarnos,

and

che Juftice of

Vaca de Caftro;

and having take:n refuge wich chis

Inca ,

they

by his meaos carne to know and receive ali the lnformations and Ad.vices con–

cerniog che n€W\Troubks and Diífentions ~riÍlng upon the

execucion.of

che.

new Laws: for whereas it was reported that t~e Vice-king carne tQ

turn

ali thiflgs

upfide d_o,1/n, a_nd to change and aher' ali the Confütutions ofche Counrrey; ch~

Inca,

whowas encomµaífed

within.th€

e::raggy and lofcy mouotains, was infor.med

by hisSubjeéts of alL

thde

revolutions which he choaghc mighc be of benefü and

concernment to

him.

·'

, Wich chis news

Diego Mende,:,

and his CoIT)panions ,were highly pleafed, an~

per(uaded che

Inca

wrice a Letrer to the Vice-king, deliring his Licence to

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