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 111. CH A P. XXII. P~rfons are appointed to petition againfi t/.Je New LaTJJs; the [ame are puhlic/Jy proclaimed. Of the Trouble and Mutiny which was caufed thereoy ; and how it 1Pas ap- peafed. And how matters flourifhed i~ aU the Empire of Mexico by the prudence and good,condutl of thi-s Vi~ fitor or Super-lntendent. B U l' to recum again to the courfe of our Hillory from whence we are di- greífed ; we are here to declare , chat che nexc day afcer che arrival of this Vificór , there was a general muciny and difcontent in all che City of Mexico ; faying , That chis new Gueíl: was come to puc che new Laws in execution , and every one defcanted on matters according ro his own humour and fancy, fo thac there were feveral publick Cabals and Confulcations held in whac manner to over- throw, and prevent chis general agrievance, che refult of which was with general confent , tbat chey fhould petition againl1 thefe Ordinances , and lay before the Vifiror their Objeétions againíl: chem; to confider and perfeél: which the Corpo- ration of che Cicy and Offícers of his Majefües Exchequer fpent chat whole night and che Sunday following; and upon Munday rnorning, fo foon as it was light, diey convened rogecher, namely , che chief of che Cabal wich cheir Clerk who accen- ded wich a rnulrirude of People, went to the Monallery of St, Domingo, where they delivered cheir Petirion and Reafons againlt che new Regu)ations : and though che Monaíl:ery was very fpatious , yet che Croud of People was fo great, thar che place was noc capable to comain chem. And chough che Vificor was fomedüng fearfull and apprehenlive of che rudene rs and in fo lence of the.rabble, yet he put a good face upon the matter , and wich rnuch franknefs declared unto them the Reafons of his coming. Howfoever he gemly reproved them wüh fair words, wondering chat before he had opened his Commifiion, or declared che cauíes and marrers upon which he was employed, that they fhould fo eagerly offer their Complaints <1gainlt agrievances which never rouched chem . Wherefore he defi- red them ro depare in peace wich their rnulricude, and out of chem to depute rwo or chree of their principal Officers to reprefent their Complaints before hirn ; and chat they fhould recurn to him in che afrernoon, when he would crear v.rith chern, and give An íwers to cheir Demands: wirh chis Anfiver chey ali recired, and upon confultacion cogecher, chey appoimed che Accurney General and cwo Jufüces of che Peace , and che Clerk of che Cabal, named Lcpe:t. de Lega/pi , ro be cbeir Depmies ; who accordingly ac two a dock in che afrernoon "ent to the Mona- ltery ro offer cheir agrievances. TheVi{icor to oucward appearance feemed co receive chern with much cheer- fulne'5; and .having admicced chem inco an inward room, began fharply to reprove chem for che Turnult which they had raiíed in che morning , aggravating their Faulc hy che daogerous confequences which might have happened chereupon , to thc:; diíhonour of God, and che breach of che publick Peace. Moreover he aífu- rnd ~hem, that he came not to dellroy or prejudice the Countrey, but to advance aod improve it to che utmoíl: of his power: he likewiíe promifed to intercede wirh his Majefty on cheir behalf, and reµrefem che Inconvenience of the moíl: ri- gorous Scan,ues, and that u11till anAnfwer thereof were recurned, he would fu- lj:>end che execution of chem. In fine, he fo managed his difcourfe, and fo overcame them wich good words and forcible Perfuaíions, chat wichouc enforcing che parciculars on which rhey w~re deputed, chey recurned wich foil facisfaétion, and appeafed the unquietnefs and rage of che Tumulr ; and fo the Mutinies of che People oeing abaced for che fpace