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larely made, and punifhed rhe Authours of them. For he hanged aSouldier and
banifhed three others; but not to make any greacer combuíl:ion, he proceeded no
farrher in che Examinacíon·, nor in the puniíhment. But the Prefidenc, whofe
Maxim ir was ro govern with genclenefs and moderacion, was pleafed to take off
che Sencence of Banifhment and interdiétion, before it wasdemanded ; for coníi–
deriog che nacure of rhe People , and che juíl: reafon which ·moíl: of them had to
complaio, he rhought it not convenient to b~ over fevere and ri~orous in his ju–
füce. Tbe Judge Cianea, by order of~he Prefident, appointed and fubfümted rohnde
Saavedra to be Deputy in bis Office, who was a Gentleman of Noble birth, bom
at Seville~ and had a conGderable Eítate ih lndians alloted him in that City ofCo:
Alfo the Marefchal Alonfo de A/varado was by Commiffion from che Prefidenc
made Governour of che newPlanracion, and was efpecially to cake care to People
che Cicy of Peace : for at che beginning that CitY. haé both chofe Names , abd
A /varado had a particular intereíl: to cake care thereof, becaufe his Eíl:ate was ad–
joiningr,hereunco, Ar chis ' time che People flocked frorn ali parts of che Empire
to che Ciry,,of Lo1 Reyer ta kifs che Prefident's hands and return him chanks for che
diíl:ributions" he had allotced co them. "In like manner many principal Souldiers
who had !0ng ferved his Majeíly carne wirh their Addrefs to d~inand a reward
for cheir fervices , and facisfawon for .che lace injury and injuílice which was
done chem ; in rhac their Friends and Companions fo whom pay was due, were put
to death for demanding che fame; and that Aét ofaski0g their Pay wasincerpreted
as a piece of difobedience and rreafon againíl: bis iyfajelly. At che fame time
carne che News of che death of biegq Centeno, Gravi-el de Rajas and of Licenciado
Carvajal, and of ocher Inhabicants deceafed. And rhough che Prefident was fuffi–
ciemly informed of their juíl: demands and reafons ofcomplaint ~ yet che Souldiers
with much importunicy would lay their cafes before him ; befeeching his Lord–
íhip wich much paffion, chat he would be pleafed tú caufe a new review and in–
fpeél:ion to be made inco the'late Divifions, chat fome pares chereof might be clipt
ánd lopt offfrom the exceffive and exuberant allocmencs of fom~ men , and con.
fe1red upon them; whereby they mighc be enabled to eat and not íl:arve with
hunger, whilíl:·thofe who ferved the late Rebel, were plentifull and eafie in their
forcunes, and died wich extreme gluctoúy and luxilry. The fame.is confirmed
by Gomara, chap. 188: in chefe words. Lafily, faich he, chey refolved ·co deíire
che Prefidenc to review ,'the lace Divifions rnade ; and to give chem cheir fhare
thereofor grant them Penfions; and if nor, then chey were refolved ro rake chem
by force, &c. Thus far Gomara. • •
The Prefidem was troubled and wearied out of his life o/ith che importunities
of fo great a number of Precenders ; every one of which was fo opinionated of
his own Merics; chat ifin one day all che wealch ofPéru had been vacared, and to
br,. diíl:ribuced, it would have bcen too lictle to anfwer che expeétation of fo muen
arrogancy and pride which appeared in thefe bl-uíl:ring Souldiers who exalted their
merics above ali expreffion. Notwichíl:anding which che Prefident, by his pru–
dence and dextrous management, entertained chem for a year and a half in chac
Cicy, wichout trouble or matiny : howfoever this·fort of infolent Souldiers could
not be fo well contained within cheir ·bounds of moderation and ducy, bue that
fometimes chey broke out into mucinies and rebellious Speeches; all which, as
Hiíl:orians fay , che good Prefident fufiained wich greac patience and moderation >
and chereby gained a greacer Viétory, by fubjeéting his own paffions, chan he had
done by che Conqueíl: of chat whble Empire; fome parciculars of which I have
heard in that Counrrey, and others finee I carne into Spain, che lefs provoking and
infolenr of which I will repeac here, ahd omic che mofi infolent and abominable,
as fit to be expreífed. . '
Prefident being in petpetlia'1 trouble.and unq1;1iemeís, caufed by the daily
im canities of che Pretenders~ rho~ght fit to make ufe of a cerráin Capcain ,
whom I;knew , to eafe hirn of che many folicitat.ions and addreífes which were
made to him; and therefore faid, Capcain, pray help me to undeetüve chis Peo–
ple, and lec them know, ·chat che King hath noc wherewich to relieve chem, nor
I to order or difiribute to ·chem. . To which che Captain made anfwer, pray', Sir,
undeceive them your -felf, who have been che -perfon thac deceived rhem ; fer,
for my pare, I know not wbac ro fay to chem ; to which che Prefident made no
r~ly, feeming not to have heard him. Anorher Souldier of meaner degree de–
fired him to reward his Cervices : Honeíl: Souldier , faid che Prefident , have
, pacience;