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 Comrhentaries. BooK IIJ. force of thefe new Laws, howfoever fome few days afier they were publiíl1ed, the ViGtor crafrily and underhand began to inGnuace and privately to' pur fome cf the n ew Regularions into praétice. The moíl: eaíie and fafe way, as he thoughr, w.as to begin with the King's Officers, who could not reaíonably complain of fuch Rule s as cheir Mafter impo[ed on them; in purfüance whereof he acquitted che Jn- dian1 of rheir Cervices fº them; in like manner he releafed rhem from all manner of [ervice to Convents, Biíhops and Hofpitals; and hereof gave immediate ad- vice to hisMajeíl:y. · In the mean time the Friers and Burgeífes who were deputed to carry chis Mef- fage, departed from New Spain, and, baving hada f; · · wind, gained a profperous paf- fage, and arrived fa fe in Cafti!c, from whence they haíl:ned with all diligence inco Gcrmany to reprefent their cau[e befare his Imperial Majeíly, and in tegard the Wars in Gerrnany were very hot , and che perfecution of Monaíleries and religi- ous Perfons which the Herecicks exercifed in chofe pares were very grievous - theFrierschoughc fit to change cheir habit, and accomer themfelves in the faíbi: on of Souldiers. In fhort, their negotiations at the Court were fucceísfull, crnd fi edily difparched, having obtained his Majefües Royal hand far che ea[e and ·-redrefs of their aggrievaqfes, they, by che firíl Fleec, gave an accourn of the fuccefs of their affairs , and how prevalent rhe recommendacions and repare which the . Vilitor had given them were towards the relief and redrefs of their agg5ievances. So foon as chefe Difpatches arrived at Mexico, and that the Letters were read at the Common Council of che City; they all irnmediately repaired to che Houfe of che Viíitor, bue in a far different ~anne: ~ and with a more ~heerfull afpeét than when they firíl: carne to offer che1r petmon, and conliderat10ns againft the new Scarnres: far now, without that füllenoefsof look which they formerly fhew~ ed, chey now with finiles and pleafaot looks remrned him many thanks far the Letter which he had Ca kindly wrote in cheir favour ; by virme of whkh chey had obcainedJ.he Royal Mandat~, which chey delivered ~o him , commanding che Vilicor to fu(pend che execuuon of che new Laws, unt1ll farcher Order; aúd moreover it was cherein added , chat his Majelly would (peedily give direétions far dividing che Councrey among the Conquerours and che Inhabitants thereof: and accordingly in the very next Fleet his Majeíly fenc a Commiffion to Don Anto- nio de Mandoca, to make a diíl:ribution of fuch Lands as lay wa íle, and wirhout any Poífeífour : ali which gave fuch general facisfadion, chat che Common Council of che City gave orders for a day of fefüvity an d rej oycing to be folemnly cele- bra red; which was performed wi rh Bull-baiting a.nd ocher Sports and Paílimes in fuch manner as the lil<e was never praétifed befo re: Afrer which, ali fears and jealoulies vaniíhing , every man followed his pleafures and delighrs. And farrher, to confirm them in che Aílurance chacthe new Laws fhould noc be puc in execution , ao lnílance was given them by che deach of one of rhe Conquerours , who leaving a Widow wichout Iffue; che Vice-king and che Vi- fitor ordained, chac che Jndians who were his Subjeéts, and whom he held in villenage, íhould füll concinue in che fame condition , fubjeéted to che Widow of che deteafed ; che which afüon took away che remainder of che jealoufie they apprehended concerning the-Praétice of che newSratutes. Thus Don Francifco Te/lo having performed ali matrers in NerP Spain in che man- ner as we have relaced, and fetled every ching according as he was commanded by his Majeíl:y , he remrned again to Cajfile, n-here he was preferred by his Ma- ·jeíly to be PreÍtdent in che Courcs of (11dicawre in Granada and Val/11,do!id, and m·ade PreGdent of the Royal Council of che JndiCJ : and in che momh of Decem- ber, 15 66. his Majeíl:y conferred upon him che Bifhoprick of Ofma. Thus much fhall rerve to have faid concerning che new Laws and Conílicutions in Mcxico : We <hall now proceed to give a relacion of che many fad misformnes and calamicies which were the confequences of them in Peru, where all chings being managed in a different manner to chofe of Mexico, occaÍtoned great Difor- ' ders in chat Empire: che riches whereof being grear, ic was neceífary ro ufe rhe more fevericy and rigour to puc the new Statutes in praétice : wl1ence proceeded fo many ílaughters, ruines, robberies, tyrannies and cruelties that we are noc able to defcribe che temh pan of tbofe Miferies which Spaniards and Jndiam of borh fexes and ali ages fullained in that great rraét of Land where \YJS norhing bnt Mifery and Confufion for rhe fpace of 700 leagues together. The End of 1heThird Book.,