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Commentaries.
BooKVI.
Gofpel mighE be bindred, and the Converfion of rhe
lndians
ro che Carholick
Faith delayed: che which proceeding was concrary ro che (enfe and opinion of
rbac wi[e and prudenc perfon, rhe Prefident
G,ifca,
who havmg had exp
erience,
rhac che new Laws which che Vice-king
Blafco Nunnei:. Vela
had brought :
:i.ndpuc
in execution in
Peru,
ha<l rai[ed chofe commotions as would cercainly ha
ve been
the rotal deílruél:ion of that Empire, had they noc been repealed ; and havíQg
obferved, chat whenfoever any thing of that kind was moved ali the Counrrey
was put into a flame, he wifely therefore before his deparcure, fufpended che exe–
cution of his Majeíly's command, requiring him ro free che
Jndians
from fervices
to
tbeir Lords. But the Juílices followed not chis rule, bue [ene their commands
over ali the Kingdom, as before memioned, which gave occafion
to
the Souldiers
to utter rebellious and feditious Speeches; and were encouraged tberein by
conG.~
derable perfons, and men 0f Eíl:ates; as
Palentino
wrices at large in tbe [econd
Parr, and firíl Chapcer o( the fecond Book.
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CH A -P.
XVII.
Don Antonio de Mendo~a
i6
fent
in
quality of
Vice-iing
to
Peru,
he employs his Son
Don Franciko
to viftt.
a11d
furvey the Cozmtrey
a6
far
a,
the
Charcas;
and difpatches
him into
Spain,
with a relation thereof
A fevere,atlion
is-
executed
by
.a
Judge.
A
Bout chis time a new Governour or Captain-General of che w11ole _Empire
'
arrived in
Peru,
with riele of Vice-king, ca!Jed
Don Antonio de Mendoya,
who
\1/as Second Son of the Houfe
Qf
che Marquis
de Mondcxar
Count of
Tendí/la,
who
(as we ha~e mentioned in che Hiíl:ory of
Florida)
was Vice-king in che Empire of
Mexico,
a perfon of great Sanétiry and Religion, endued wich Chrifüan
V
ercues,
and much a Gentleman. The Cicy of
Los RCJ·es
received him wich great joy
and folemnicy, and deíired to introduce him under a Canopy of Scate; bue nei–
rher che Archbiíhop nor che Magi(hates of the Cicy could prevail wich rhat
Prince
to
accept of chat honour, as if it had been a piece of Treafon rowards his
Majeíl:y, much éontrary to the cuíl:ome in chefe days; in which greac Meri eíl:eem
more of one hour of fuch Pageamry chan ali' the time of cheir life afrerwards :
wich him he broughc bis Son
Don Frmicifco de Mendofa,
·who was afrerwards made
General of che Galleys of
Spain ;
I
faw him boch here and there : he a!ways be–
haved bimfelfJike che Son of fucha Facher, whofe goodnefs and vermes he imi–
cared, and followed boch in his yourh and in the years
of
bis old age.
Whe,;i this Vice-king arrived in
Pms,
he was much emp2ired in his health by
long abíl:inence and aéts of penance :, by which bis natural heat began fo
far ro
fail, thac
ro
recover it he u[ed violent exercife ; and chough that climac'e was na–
rnrally .very hoc, yet he would chufe to go abroad at noon day wüh a cercain lictle
Hawk of chat Councrey, which chey had taught
to
kili upon che Sands a forc of
fmall Owls, or ocber Birds; and wirh chis fporc he divertiled bimfelfas often as
his vacacion from ,bufinefs would permir.
And
by reafon of bis want of healch,
he
fenc bisSon
Don Francifcq
to ali che Cities from
Los Reyes
as far as che
CharcM
and
Potocft,
to bring him a true relation of che íl:ate chereof, fo!' informa tion of
his Majeíl:y:
Don Francifco
wenc accordingly upon chisVifitacion, and as he paffed
I
faw
him ac
Coi:.co,
where he was received wich great folemnity under triumphal
Arches, with Dances, and appearance of rhe Genclemen; who in feveral Troops
road before him
to
the great Church, and chence conduéted him
to
che Lodgings
provided for him: eighc days afcer he had been rhere, they provided for him
*
a
Feaíl: of Bulls, and of da.rting Canes on Horfeb:
:i.ck; wbich was che moíl: magni–
ficent of any chac ever had been before or finc
e inthac Cicy ; for the Liveries
were
ali
ofVelvec ofdivers colours,
and
mofi ofchetn embroidered.
I
remember
chac