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 IV. " prive.chem of chofe few Vaífals they had purchafed to themfelves: and che " Souldiers huft and muctered, chat chey would not concern themfelves farcher in " new advencures, lince they had no encouragemenc : but were refolved co live ' ' upon fpoil and plunder on all hands. _ . ' " The King'sOfficers and Miniíl:ers com_plained, that they were hardly dealt · " with, to be deprived of the vaífalage of che Indians whom they had fo kind- " Jy treated and ufed in cheir Services: and the Friers and crergy declared, chac " chey fhould be unable co fupporc and fufiain their Monalleries, and Churches, " and Hofpitals, withouc che neceífary fervices of che Indians. Bue none fpoke " more d:iringly and freely, both againíl: che Vic~·king and che King himfelf, " chen did Frier Peter Munnoz., ofthe Order of Mercef, faying plainly, chac his Ma- " jeíl:y had ill rewarded chofe w.ho had ferved hirn well ; and thac chofe new " Laws ftnelt rank of incereíl: and fe lfiílmefs rather than of equity; for ic was an " intolerable injufüce in rhe King, to cake away chofe Slaves whom he had fold, " and yet not recuro the money for chem , and che price he had received ; and " chat Monaíl:eries, Hofpicals and Churches, and che very Conquerours chem- " felves fhould be diveíl:ed of cheir fervants and flaves, co make chem vaífals co " che King: And, whac was moíl: unreafonable, in che mean rime a double du- " cy a11d tribute was impofed upon che Indians ; whi h was inrended for cheir eafe " and relief, chough in realicy ic proved cheir greaceíl: aggrievance and oppreffi- " on. Thus far are che words of Gomara. · C H A J?. III. Of the Difcoiafe and Reports the People of Peru raifed a- gainfl the Promoters of the ne'w Laws ; and partiwlarly againfl the Civil-Lawyer Barcholomew de las Catas. S Uch Liberty che People generally cook in their Difcourfes againíl: ali chofe who had been Comrivers and Prornocers of chefe new Laws, chac chey re- poned a choufand evil things of chem; and parcicolarly of Frier Bmholomew de /45 Caf a1 , who being notorioufly known to have had a chief hand in thefe new Regulacions , fell under th'e fevere lafh of cheir Tongues; for as Diego Fernandez., one of che firíl: Advemorers and Conquerours of Peru , reporcs, chey ript up a choufand Mifdemeanours of which he was guilcy beforé he encred inco che pro- feffion of a religious Life; and parcicularly how he had endeavoured co make himfelf che Conquerour and Governour of the Ifland in Cumana ; and chat he had been che caufe of che deíl:ruétion and flaughrer of rnany Spani11rds ; by che falfe repons he had given co che Emperour of the Scace of Affiiirs in Peru ; making greac and large Prornifes of advarn:ing che King's revenue, and of fending vaft quamicies of Gold and Pearl to che Flemins and Burgundians , who refided jn che Comt of Spain. Many of chofe Spaniards who had been employed in che Con- queíl: of the Ifles of Barliucnto , were well acquainced wirh Bartho!omew de IM Caf M before he profeffed himfelf a Frier , and were well informed of che effecl: and fuccefs of che Promifes he made couching che Converfion of che Jndians in che Iíle of ,CH,,!ana ; of ali which Lopez. de Gomara , in the nch Chapter of his Hiílory writes fo particularly that ic is probable he mighc have received a Relae.ion chere- of from forne of che Conquerours of chac Councrey; in confirmacion whereof, and for che beccer auchoriry of chis his Hiíl:ory ; 1will hert: inferc che very Chap- ter ic felf, che Ticle whereof is as followech. · Ch~pter the 77th, wherein u contained a relation o{ the Death of thofe Chriftian ~,Píl­ niards who Jo!lowed Barcholomew de las Cafas a Prieft. Bartholomew de IM CafM, a Prieíl: was in chat cime at St, Domingo, when che Monaíl:eries of CHmana and Chirivichi were in their flourifhi,ng íl:ace and condition. and having heard a good reporc of che fruicfulnefs of chac foil , of che gencle and pacifick burnour of che Natives, and of che great abundaoce of Pearl which chac Councrey