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 e ommentarie s, arrived at length at Los Reyes : the perfons who were his aífociates were l orenfº de .Aldana, Pedro de los Rios, Benito de Carvajal, a civil Lawyer, Don Alonfo de Monte- Major and Hernando de Bachichao; whofe arrival ar the City oí Los Reyes was fo- lemnized with great joy, though much abated hy che apprehenfions chey concei- . ved of che feverity of the new Stacmes, and the inexorable and íqflexible humour of the Vice~king, (o differeat fron-1the temper of his Predeceífour. So foon as he was arrived he imrnediately difpatched away from thence his Sceward called}ero- nimo de Serena, and his Secrernry Pedro l ope;;, de Cayalla with Letters to the Vice- king, congraculating his fa fe arrival, wich offers both of his life and forrnne to ferve boch his Majefiy and...his Lordíhip. Whilfi thefe matters paífed on che way between CD;:,co and che"'City ,of Los Reyes, ocher more unpleaíing paffages oc- curred in che Journey between Tumpi;:, and Rimac, where che Vice-king, without any difference or confideration 'of circut'níl:ances, put che new Rules imo executi- on wirh ali che.rigour and f.ury imaginable, wichout giving ear to the def~nce or _reafons which the Conquerours and Gainer~ of that greac Empire could make or alledge in cheir own favour and behalf, faying, chat fo was che King's will and pleaíure, which admined of no delay or contradiéHon, or any ching befides pure obedience : Hereupon ali che .Citizens and Inhabitants, being generally concerned, were inflamed and inraged ; for as Fernande;:, faith, there was noc a man amongíl: them unconcerned ; fo rhac people began to calk loudly and fcandalouíly againft thofe new Laws, fay'.ing, chat this courfe was che effeét of the pemícious Counfels of evil men, and of fuch as being envious of the riches and power which chofe Conquerours had acquired, lrad for their own ends puc bis Majefiy upon indirett means, and upon rigorours courfes very prejudicial co the publick welfare, and períuaded him to fee them executed by Officers inflexible and without reafon : ali which is folly reporced by Gomara in che 155th Chapcer of bis Book, che Title of which is this, . . 'Ibe manner how Blafco Nunnez treated with thofa of Truxillo, and of the Reafon,; and Objellions which the People gave"againft the new Rules a'nd StatutCJ. " At length Blafco Nunne:t. encred into T~uxil!o to the great difcontent and general " forrow of che Spaniards; for he immediately made Proclamacion to impofe anew " fort ofTribute, and to affiighten men from bringing rhe Indians under vaffalage ; " forbidding al! people from oppreffing, or caufing them co labour without pay or " again!l: their !nclinations : in fine, the Jndians were ali brought under vaffa!age (< co the King and no ocher. And though che peo~le and feveral Corporations " pecitioned againíl: che moíl: oppreffive Arrides of thc:: new Rules, being willing " to admit of the Tributes and Taxes which were ímpofed upon them, and~o '( free che Indfans from cheir fervic~s; yet the Vice-king woald hearken to no . ' ' cerms of compofüion or rnoderacion, but pofitively períified in che execurion " of the exprefs comrnands of che Emperour, without any Appeal : Ali chat chey " could gec of hi was chis, chat he would write and infotm his Majeíl:y how ill " he had been advifed in the con!l:icútion and eílabliíhmenc of thofe new Laws. " Notwith!l:anding which fair words, che Inhabitants, who ol1iferved his infle_xible " difpoíition, eganto mutiny .? fome faid that chey woúld abandon their Wives; " ochers declared chac chofe Wornen or Wenches which, by cotnrnand of the (' Governmenc, they had married and taken for Wives, .they vvould renounce and " cut chem off from alimony and maintenance ; othets faid ic were,better to have (( no Wives or Children to rnaintain than to want che fubfülence and benefit of (< Slaves who mighc labour in the Mines for chem, and in the ~orks ofHúsba,ndry (' and ocher .fervile Offices, for •their fupport and eafinefs of living ; ochers~ requi. ' ' red money, and the price of their Slaves, .for which having paid the fi(ths unto " the Kipg, their brand and mark had been fet upan thern ; others murmured and " .complained that rheir Services were ill rewarded, and their time ill employed, " ro have f pene cheir youch and flower of their years in hardíhips and difficulües, " and ac laíl: to be deprived of cheir Servams and corive·niem acrendances in cheir " old age; fome fhewed how cheir Teeth were fal!tm out with eacing roaíl:ed " Mayz during the time of War in Peru, and ochers opened and difplayed their " wounds and frattures of theit Bones, and the bites of Serpents and venemous " Creacures received in the emerprifes chey unclertóolt to gain chat Etnpire; in " which alfo chey had fpent their Eíl:ates and fhed theír Bloud, and al! to increafe '~ the Dorninions of che Emperour, in reward for which he was pleafed co de- . ~~ prve -,