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Royal

Commentaries.

BooK

VI.

and atchievements of that Coumrey, having been one of thofe who had entred

with

Don

Pedro

de Ah-arad.,

and engaged with him in the Conqueít of che Em–

pire :

che

news of bis death being come inco

Spain,

his Brocher gave a relatioo

of che manner of it

che Emperour

Charle.s

che Fifth , and thar .I-ie had Jefe two

nacll,f:1! Children,

Son aod a Daughrer; who were po9r and defütute; becaufe

the Eíl:ate which their Father had frorn che Cervices of

lñdia111

ended with his

· deach: in coníideracion of which his Majeíl:y graciouíly conferred

far

a portio'n to

che Daughcer che

fum

of cweJ,.,e choufand ducacs of

Ca.fti!e,

and fettled upon rhe

Son

Gafpar

Centeno,

who was a School-fellow of mio~, an Eíl:ate of four thoufaod

pieces of Eighc of yearly rene, to be p~id out of his Majefiy:s R0yal ~reafure in

che City of Place.

have heard chac chis Ellace was rnade an rnhenta~ce for ever,

bue

knO\Vnoc how·co believe it, becáufe

did never hear chac any Ellace of

inhcricance was ever charged on che King's Treafury bue for one Life or two ae

.mofl Some few monchs after che dearh of

Centeno,

Licenciado

Carvaj,tl

carne alfo

an unforcun:ite end in

Coz;co,

as·we_have hinted befare, by a

fall

from a high

·Window; far wirhouc any refpcét co,his Office, as Judge, they cut che Cords

of rhe.Ladder by which he carne up, and wenc.down, Many ocher men died,

ami carne to unfortunate erids in divers ·Cities of

lf1ru

by which Lands and

E–

Haces over

Jndi11ns

becarne void, and places made

fór

orher Preténders, by whkh

·che Preíidenc had opporcunicy to gratifie rnany who were aggrieved to have been

Jefe Oút of thé laíl Diviíion : bue mea were noe facisfied herewich, bue as difcon–

tented and complaining as before, as will áppear by whac follows; for every man

fanfied thac. hisServic~ merited th~ whole Empire of

Peru.

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Now_in che mean time, whilfi chefe violent Deachs and Misforcunes happened

che City'óf Place and

Coz co,

the Prefident

G'llfta.

was intent to,the

repairs.of

che City of

Lo:r

Reyes,

and to ereét

ncw Coilrt ofClfancery there,

which con–

tinues to this day. He alfo contrived ways to.people. the Cicy of Peace. .

~Diego Herna,Ídet Plflentir10

declares in the fecond

Book

of the

füft

Part of his

Hi–

,'fiory, in thefe words

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·•

•r,)

Don Jer-o~imo

Loayfa

(

fays he)

wás

difpacched

áWáy

with this Léttét, wfücb

he was to carry·to the Cicy of

Co~ o

;

and was that which che Prefidenc wrot~

· .to che Souldiers who were Jefe out of the,diílribution· and had,no Ellace·allotteií

to them ; as befare rneiltioned , wñicrh caufed greac 'diílurbances, as that of

Frarí,.

cifeo Hern,:mde:t-,

whofe 'rebellion pr'oaeeded from thánaufe alone. The Prefident

Ga/ca

deparced from

Guanarima,

and, wenc to the.,City of

Los Reyes;

and in his

journey_he gave a Cornmiflion to

Átonfo.Men4ofA

tó

be Govem0ur of.che Neív

Q)lony wlüch was fouoded in

cb11qltiabo

and t;illed our Lady

Peace; whiGh

name was given

ir by che Prefident, becaufe it ~as founded in che time of

Peace, afcer

much War which hacl haraífed ~hac Councrey; and becaufe

it ,is

the rniddle way becweén

.Arequep11

and che

Charca1,

which ·are a hundred and íeven~

ty·leagues dillant from each ocher; an& is alfo che mid-way between

Cuzfº

and

the

Charca1

being in like manner a :hundred and fevency leagues_, and being

the roadJbecween fuch conftderable Cities, it was conceived neceífary to have

.a-Cicy founded there, for' che conveniénce of Travellers, and to prevenc Robbé–

,ries ami Violences whicb were com(li)itted in thofe parts. And having ordered ali

things in chis inanner, he proceeded in his journey to

Los

Reyu,

and made his Eo–

try inco ,tharCiéy on che feventeencb.day-of

Septembir,

being chere received with

ali the fignal demonfüacions of joy chac,could be expreífed with Sports and

Dan–

.ces, Feaíls and Revelsi, The·Prefidenc, emered with che Royal Sé~l befare him,

,to fignifie his incemion to e

reét a Court o

f Chancery in thac Cicy. The Seal

·and che Preftdenc had a·rich

Canopy1ov.er

chem ; rthe Sea! was on the righc hand

inclofed in a rich Cafe; and

carried ón a w

hite H01:fe.covered with a Foot-cloth

of Tiífae ,co- the very ground , and which was lead ,by che Reins by

Lorenfº

Aldana;

the,Chief Júfüce, .and die-Mule óf tbc Preftdenc.was lead by

¡mnimo

Silva,

~he Mayor ofthe Cicy.

Lorenfº de'Aldana

and che ocher Officers who bore

·up che Scicks of che CanOP.Y were clocbed wich Gar-mencs of Incarnacion Saetín,

and went ·bare-headed.: The Guards who were appoihced toaccencl the Sealand

·the Prefidenc had Liveries,befiowed on thern at

éhe

cdíl of che Cicy; as had

ali

che Dancerstnd Aétots cltmhs ancl properties givén chem of Sjlk with qivers ro–

-lours.

;\nd ,rhe Dancer~oame forch in their feveral Orders , rep11efencing che

Ci–

ties an~ prin~ipal People of

Peru;

,e1/ery one repeating a Diílicb or cwo fignifying

the fidelit~ of cheir People towards,ithe Emperour.

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