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.

BooK IV. Royal Commeni~r!e.s. In this manner, wid;out other attendance than his own priv~ce Family, he e~" barked , and on che 4th of M ay he arrived in the 'Porc of Tumbez. , from whence he cravailed over Land ~ ahd ·al! che way he went, he publiíhed che new Orders, and caufed chem to be executed and obeyed, laying a Tax or Impolirion on che People according to che numbers of thofe Jndtans rhey held, and takirig rhem a- way from orhers , cau(ed them al! to be held as of che King. . . ... In chis manner he paífed rhrough Piar.a and Truxillo, proclaimirig che new Laws ás he went, and caufing rhein ro be executed, wirhóut admirring any Pecirion oi: Argument thereupon. And rhough the Inhabitants ·alledged thac this mechod of proceeding was not jufüfiable wichout hearing the Objeétions they had to produce unto the contrary, and that .th~ Laws were noc to be enforced witho9t knowledgé of the Caufe, or publicacion of his Power ~ or Commiffion in a Court of J udica- cure; it being expreíly lignified by his Maieíl:y rhat chofe new Laws iyere ro b~ publifbed in Court.in prefence ofche Vice-king and four Judges. ~owfoever the ' Vice-king, Qnmoved by any reafons or .Perfualions proceeded refolutely to exe- cgce them·, chreac1;1ing thofe who refüfed i:o obey them, the which íhuck great terrour and confulion inca tbe.minds óf che People, confidering ·thac che Laws were general and comprehenlive of all forr of Peciple wichouc any qualification or rell:riélion. And herein chis Vice-king was fo p'olicive, that fo foon as he was Janded on the Coaíl: of Peru? _be difpatched his Emilfaries·. befor~ him t<;> the C_icy of Los Reyes, and to Co;,:,co; g1vmg them to unde~íl:and, that he bemg amved w1c!i- in thofe Dominions, che whole pow~r and auchoricy. as Vi~e-king devolved upon him, and that chereupon the Commdiion and Comrnand of Vaca de Caftro was fuperfeded. . . . . Sorne few days befare thefe advices were brought to the Cicy óf Lo• Reyes, che whole tenure of che new Regulations difpatched from che King by lÍ!afco Nunne:r;, Vela were made known by the Copies which were difperfed in al! places ; fo cha'c the Corporation of !Jos Reyes difpatched away the Advices thereqf, to Antonio de Ribera and {ohn Alonfo P11!omino, pefiring them to rnake Vaea de l~iijfro acquainted therewich ; bue he was noc ignorant before cif ali that paífed ; for his Servanc in Sp.:1in called 'lames de Alter, being inforrned of the new Statuces and Regulations f peedily poíl:ed with them to his Maíl:er in Cow, fo that he was informed of evi · · ' ry particular befare che Vice-king arrived. · · 'thus far is repórted,by the Wr itings' of Fernande:i:. de Palentino, and generally' aII the I:Iiíl:orians agree with him .in the fame Relacion. C H A P.- 11. Judge Vatá de Cáíl:ró goes' to the Óty óf Los Reyes, and difcharges ihofe wfio went with hizn ttpoiz the 1 waj. · . Tlie great noife and diflurbance which the Execution of the new Laws occafioned, and the n1utinoU-5 words which the People utter~d thereupon. T H É Gov~rnoil_r Vaca de cájlro' having receíved inforfuation of ihe appro~ch' of the V1ce-kmg E/afeoNunné:i:. Vela, and of the tenure of the Laws whICh he brought wich hitn, and that he put them in execution with ali the vigou'r im~­ ginabl~, wichout hearing ~ny man.fpeak or.admitring any Petition ~o the c~ncr~ry ~ he thought fit to fecure his own mtereíl: and.party by a due comphance with h1m 7 in order whereunto he wenc to the Cicy of i;JJ Reyt s ; there to receive him for Vice-king. And though the Corpdracioil of the City of Rimac fent their Emif- faries Antonio de Ri berq an d (ohn Alonfo Pa!amino to him, and alfo others from che Cicy of Couo a:nd oth.er pares, pérfüa:ding him not ce>goe in perfon to thé Vice- king, but racher ro fend a Meífage to hfm iri the nam'eof ali the People, delirin'g him to fufpend the execution of che ttew Laws. And whereas chis' Vice-king by P pp p z reafon 1 '