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.

BenK IlI. Royal Cornment.aries. fpac:e of feveral days, unril Monday the 24th of MaYch, when the new Sta tutes weve publickly proclaimed, á~ wbich time rhe perfons who were prefent were, the Vice- king, the Vifüor, and ali the ümridl. So foon as the Proclarnanion was ~mded; die Shei,riífof rhe City broke rhrough the Cmud; and in .a confufed mannet carne up to the Vifüor, aud delivered him a Pctition whicb he had prepa.¡ed, with fe~ vera! Reafons agaiinft che new Statutes ; che People at the fame time munnuring, , and feerningly i:efolved to maintain rheir former liberties: Upon which che Vi- fitor, fearing rhe outrage of che People, oegan to excufe hiinf~lf, and with much ean¡¡eftnefs declared, that what he had done theliein , was mor o.f choice, but by coolpulfion·: prorniling them'ljrith ali che affurance imaginable, that whár(oever. in thac Proclamation ternrled to uhe prejudice of the Conquero1:li·s he would n.ever en.force or execute ;_ and chat he would afiured_ly perform whatfoever he had prÓ· m1fed to che Depur1es of che Common Council of che People. And whereas c~~Y íeemeó w give no credence to his words, he rnuch complained, and with vehe- .ment Aífeveracions vowed and fwrue to them, that he was infinitdy concerneq; and chac chey thernfelves did not fo much delire che flouriíhing efiate aod con- di.cion of New Spain , as he did. . . He rnofeover promifed upon Oath to wrice unto Ml Majeíly in favour of che Gonq uerou ns ano Inhabitams, befeeching his Majeíly ilot onely to.c_onferve UQCO thern che.ir Eílates and Revenue, Privileges and ancienc Charters,-bu.cükewife, td co~fifm an d enlarge the fame, and to confer upon ~hem chofe oiher Lands C© be e~ gually divided, which !ye wa!le ~nd without a Poffeífor. In like manner·che Biíhop' of Afe. .,iro,obferving che general fadnefs and difcoment which appeared in d1e. co~­ tenance of the Cit\z,ens, <DÍÍered to engage his owri Faith and Credit, that rhe V.i- füor íhuu-ld perform w hatfoever be.had promifed; and for ad evidence ofhis kind- nels , he inv1ci::d ar\l the People on che next day being the cwemy fifrh of M4rch, :md ~he great Fefüval of ()Ur Lady , to be ptefent at the great Churcb , wheré he ¡¡>FomHed t(]), give tk1em a Sermen' ancl chat che VHicor íhould tlebrare' Mafs. VVith thefe Promifes and Aífuranees ~ nhough their Minds \;Vere a litde eafed·; ~et th~y deparced fad andi fearfull, douhting ohe performance -o~ the ~ny ~r0mi­ feswl11ch were made to chem ;. and tbougb chey pa[ed that mghc w1ch fear and ~ngu.iJh'©f mind; yet in·the rn0rriing they íilocked rQ che great Churoh; where· the Vice-king, che }l'ld_ges '!_flcl Officers of the Corpdrarion of the City we're pre- fenc. The Vifiror having fíniíhed che Ma&S, the Bifhop of Mexico afcended the Pulpk> and began his Sei:mon, in which he produced many Texts of HoJy Scri~ pmre ~1ercinenc to the Affiiéhon of the People , and enforced chem wich chac . Zf'al and fervour of Spiric, as gave greac comfort and conrolation to the Beople. , After which oheic füllenneís began to vaoifh , an,d more fheerfulneís appeaFed in their convérfarion a·nd bufinefs : fo that.the Atrorney General an d fodg es went tq make 6hei.r vifü to Don Frranci[co Te/IQ, concriving' wlth him che fon.ti and me-, thod whereby they were to make rheir applicatidn to his Ma:j·efiy for a redrefs of thefo aggrievances which were defigned againft rhem: in purfuance ·of whkh, wirh the con[em and advice oft~e Vifitor? rhey narried m:oFriers of got?~ eíleem; and cwo !Burgornaíl:ers of che Cicy Couna·l·t whom they depuced in behalf df _rhe whole Kingdom ro qmy their addrefs into Germany, i~hereJhe Empierolir'. at r}ut time refided being eroploy~d in Wars againfl the Lmherdn1: ~ith 1hem tbe Vift:: tor fent his Lecters of r(fc;Qtnrnendaciou , gi"r'.iog his Ma:j~y ~~ underfiand.:, how .mt}ch rhe fo(¡>eofio1l of thti! laie Statutes concerned eme S~r;v:ice of Go~, .aolii· (j)f.bis Majeíty: and the confervaüon of the comlJloo peace and quieé of ~hat ·Counrr.ev t aod on ch~ concr:iry, whac inc_omr.en:i:~n~esi trouhles a11d .confüftdns migbc vefuk from rhe execution of che:n. · In ali whi<;h patcicul'!rs the Vifüor per:fi(jrmed b.iS word like .a Gentleooan; For in his Lercers co bis Maje.fiy, havi:ng in _the .fü-fl pfa c.e . given .a relarlon of h1s ' ~oo/-' age, and of whar happened at hi5 arriv;il in lie'W ~ p.ai: P, he tbuched up0h divers· -things relacing to rhe ex-ec·uti-011 of rbi: New. Stacutes ; rnmar~i:ng wbiré in' every faw mighr properly be re.fháioed or e@la5ge¡:I: withia chis Lecrer he· indofecl a· paper concaining 2 5 Heads, relaüng to f-uoJ.\l fOndhiGns as w.ere ptoper .and cen~ ding CO the welfare of rhe Jndí1.ms, .il'nd io1wbat m.annttr the~ mtgbt b.e befl: COB- forved, and che Nativesfocreafed : bowfoever the Anides were ali for ihe moít part in favour of rhe SpaniaYd,; who were Inhabicao'ts of. chofe Coun.tries. ~ith thefe Dirparches the perfons qépucecl ro carry tibe Addrefs embal1ted for Spain, and With rhemfevéral· others who were wilHng co be abfent, to avoid che force·