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. BooK III. · Wherefore now to proceed afrer this preamble, we fay~ That when the Vice- king Blafco Nunne:t Vela arrived i.n Peru, I ~as the~ abouc tour years 0f J\ge ; and afrerwards in my r_iper xears 1 I was acquamted wíth feveral of~h?(e · ~ho ate na- med in rhis followmg H1íl:ory. In the fuíl: place ·therefore we w1ll relate the !;l)a- ny rroubles which the new Coníl:itutions cauíed in Mexico, and rhe godd:effeéts ~ which in the end were produced by the prudent and wiíe management of the Judge, who was employed to put rhem in execurion. Afrer which ·we will re- cura to Peru, and relate rhe many misfortunes, ílaughters, and other mifetie5 whidt actended them, cauíed by the feverity, rigour and imprudence of that Vice·kihg, who was Commiffionated to execute thófüLaws, and ·govern that BuJpire: And though che Hiíl:ory of Mexico is foreign to our diícouríe, yet I have thought fic to compare the fücceffes of one and of the other Kíngdom, which had various and almoíl: contrary effeéts, arifing notwithíl:anding on the fame ·caufes. Thac fo Kings and Princes may by the examples and precedents of Hiíl:ory leai:n'and obíerve how dangerous it is to eíl:ablifh Laws, which are rigorous;• and•• .caufe chem to be execuced by fevere Judges, who for want of moderacion incline ~the Subjeéts and Vaífals to a -deceíl:ation .of cheir Governmem, whereby they .lofe thar reípeét, duty and allegiance, which is due thereunt©. And indeed all Hil íl:oric:s, both Divine and Humane, liath from all antiquiry averred che truth here- of; and che experience of chefe Modero rimes have given us to underftand,- that never was any Rebellion commenced :igainíl: Kings, wh(j were gentle and ki'nd to cheir Subjeéts; but when cruelty, tyranny and oppreffion by taxes, and=heavy iin- pofitions prevailed, then all things ran ro mifery and confulion. 1 ' · ' ' • CH A P. XX. Of thé New Lcnvs and únfiitutions made m the Court of Spain, for the better Govemment of the two Empires Mexico a11d Peru. W E muíl: underíl:and chac in che year 1 5 39, a c~rtain Friar called B~rtholomew de la1 Cafa1, came from New S¡ain ro Madr,id, iwhere the Court refided at' chat time, fhewing himfelf in all his Sermons and familiar Difcourfe:s extreme- ly zealous for che good of che l ndiam, and a greac Favourer and Ptoteétour of them : In evidence of which, he propounded rnany things, and mai.ncained them to be very reafonable, and which in themíelves oucwardly appeared holy and good , yet in the execution thereof they proved rigorous, cruel and difficult to be put into praétice. The propofals nocwichftanding of chis Friar were offered, and la ~d befare che Supreme Council oí che ! ndie1, where chey were ill approved, and re¡ec1ed by the prudence and underíl:andmg of Don G,1rcia de Loayfa, &he good Car- di nal of Seville, who was made of rhar Council, in regard chat for feveral y ats he bad been Governour of the Jndie1, and had more knowledge and experience of the affairs of chofe parts, thJn any of chofe who had been Conquerours and Inha- bitanrs thereof: ~herefore diífenting fr~m the opinion of che Friar, his Propofa]s were not enrertamed, bue fuípended unrill the year 1542, when che Emperour Char/~1 the Fifch remrned inco ~pain ~fter a long Journey he had made rl:i tough France, F!anders and Gmnany. H1s Maiefty, who was endued with grear zeal and devotion for p_ropagation of che Chtifüan Faitb, was ealily períuaded to hearken to che genrle propofitions of the Friar, which he ,inlinuated under che fpecfous colour of Conícience, and with the guiíe of Religion, offered feverarnew Laws and Coníl:itutions to be enaéted and put in force for rhe greater good and benefü of che Indinn1. Afrer