The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

Royal Commentaries•. B OO_K . Vlll. orders to examine carefolly all palfengers, as well l nduws, and Spaniards, and ro take frorn them what Papers, and Le t~<: rs, they car ried with thern, fo asto difco- ver what Plots and Conípiracies were th ~ n contriving ag aínft the Goverr.rnent. All which are the words of this Author; as is that alfo which follows, the truth ~ of which 1 can l!lY fe~f avouch, having been an eye ·witneís of maay paffages thereof. The V1ce~ l~mg gav.e Ordor, that ooSpaniardwharíoever Ihould travel w_ithout a particular Liceníe or Pafs, under the hand of fome J ufrice of the Peace Qelonging to th~ parts where he lived ; in which Paf?. or Licenfe, the ·reafons were to be fpec1fy~d, and the Bufinefs, , or Occ;afions, which caufed the Party to trav,el: And parucularly care was taken, that no Spaniard upoo pretence of co- ming t? the City to a~y ~eftival~ !hould be permitted to país : Tho' for the pre- fent tl;us Order had httle elfeét,rn reg~rd,that befare it could be publiíhed,ruul- titudtis_of People had croude_d to the ~tt~, to l_)artake in the commón joy, which · was tiv1denced at the recept1oa of th1s V1ce-King. He comrilanded that all the Cannon and Arms found in che City, !hould be takeri up[ and co~ferved ·in a common Magazine; all which was orde'red to prevent Confpiracies, and diftur- bances whi~h had bet:n cauíed by _f~rmer Rebellions:, but the Country had been fo · lately w~aned,and harafft:d by ClVll Wars,that there was no thoughts amongíl: the people tendín& to a :uine from. whence t.hey had fo newly efcaped. AHd now let us leave the V1ce-K1ng for a time, to d1fcourfe of the Governours which he had fent to Coz.ca and ro the Charcas. . ' T he Lawyer Munnoz. , approaching to the City of Coz.ca with Comrniílion of yovernour, was met, and receivl!d by my Father Gar¡ ilajfo; who, fo foon as he was ertte red within the Priviledges and Jurifdiltíon of the City, delivered the White Rocl of Julhce into bis hand; which when he had received, the firft quelhon he rnadehim was:, how mucb tbe Feewas,forfettinghis Hand, or Firm to any Writing? To which he made anfwer, that he knew not, having never de- rnanded füch a Fee or Duty. No, faid the Lawyer, that is ftrange, far Juftices ought not to .Iofe their right of wbat nacure fo ever, tho' never fo inconfidera- ble. The ftanders by wondred much at this Dialogue ; to which fome made anfwer, that 'twas noc íl:range far rnen whocame from Spain, with no other in- tent, than to gain what they could with a good Confcence, to know the utmoft vahJe of their Office above the Income of their Salary. So foon as the Governour had received.the Rod of his Authority, and rnade his Purfüiv_ants, he employed two of themupon a Servi'ce without the City; one he fent to apprehend Thomas Vaz.q11ez.., and the other Piedrahita, both whi ch in 5 or 6 days being·brought Prifoners to Coz.ca, · were committed to the publick Prifon. Tbeir Friends and Relations olfered to give bayl for tnem, and to bind thernfelves in confiderable Bonds for their good behav íour, and that they fhould . not go forth beyond the Pnicinas of the City; fo pp9fing t hat the fe izure made of t hc ir Perfons, was to the end that they might be conlined wirhin the Walls of the Cicy, and not perrnittcd to ramble abroad in the Countries amongft their fndians and other People. My Fatherolféred to become Bayl for one of them; but, he ~\la s. anf wered, tbat the Commiffion and inftruétíons which this Gover- nou r brought, was _much dilferent to .what they imagined:, for had their con finement to the C1ty beenonly defigned, there would nothave needed all the fo rmality u\ed in fending fo r them by Office rs, and committing thern to Prifon: The truth is, the iffoe was according to what Francifco Hernandez. had formerly preíaged, andas we have befare intimated; for the next morní ng they were fo und dead in the Pri íon, having been there frrangled, notwithíl:anding their Pardons. which they had fued forth from the Royal Court of Chancery. T heir Pl anta t ions, and Lordíllips over Indians were all con fi ícated : That belonging t o Thoma1Vaz.quer.. , which was one of the befi: Mannors, or Lordfh íps near the City, was con fe rred b y the Vi<;e-Ki ng on Rodrigo d'Efqueval a Na- ti ve of ,Sevdle, who had fome frnall Eftate, b ut with tllis addi tion he was made great and confiderable. In likc manner the E!1ate of Piedrahita was dif- poíed , and for feited , ás w;i,~ t ha t of A lonfo Diaz. , whom they l ikewife put to dea th: befides which Exerntions, ~ h ere were no oth i: r.. ProGeífes'- of Juftice made againft t h,e Rebels in pun j(hmen t far t he late War . Howfo- e're., ,t he Governour Mimno:i:. profecuted his Prec!eceífour iu that Office, and la id fom A, nicles to bis charge. The fi r fl: was, T hat he fported (after the Spanifl1 i;nanner and c:uftome) with Darts on horfe- back, which did noc beccme