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.

668 _Royal Com'!'1-entarin. BooK IV. . .Sorne fe.w days after which, the Vice-king having nocice of the grear noi[e and íl:irs which were making in the Screets, by chofe who were upon rheir recurn to Co~co wi.rh Vaca de Caftro, he prefently fu[¡.ieéted, as Carate in the fifteemh Chap- ter o f his t hird Book repares, and with whom orher Amhours agree; rhac Vaca de c ajfro had been che c~u[e of all that. naife and ~iílurba nce; ~or which reafon he ordered him ro be fe1fed and comlllttted to pnfon, and ali bis Ellate to be feque- füed. The people of che Ciry , though they had no very great kindnefs for Vaca de Caftro, yec rhey petitioned che Vice-king in his behalf, defüing him, that fince Vaca de Caftro was one of his Majeíly's Council, and had been rheir Governour, thac he would nor be [o fevere upon him as to commit him to che cornmon Pri- fon, lince rhat a perfon of his Q!.ality, though condemn~d rhe ~ext day ro loo[e his head, rnighr be [ecured in fome decegt and convement Pnfon ; whereupon he was fem to che Town-houfe, under bail of an hundred rhoufand Pieces of Eighr, in which Sum che Cirizens of Lima had engaged for him. With fuch ri- gorous com[es as ch& the people being much dilguíl:ed, many of rhem forfook che Cicy, privacely deparring by few in a cornpa~y caking cheir way cowards Couo, where rhe Vice-king had noc as yer been rece1ved. Thus far are the words of Carate; the which is confirrned by Diego Fernande~ :ilmoíl: in che Carne words, ro ·which he adds, that Vaca de CaftrD remaioed a Prifoner in che common Gaol; bis words are thefe which follow, Such as remained behind in che Cicy often rner in feveral Caballs and Coun- fels, la1neming togerher the mifery chac was come upon che Land and rhe Iohabi- tants of ir, bidding adieu to all che Riches, Libercy and Jurifdiétion which chey as Conquero.urs and Lords of Jndiam had gained and acquired, which would be a means ro unpeople the Counrrey, and ro caufe an ab:uemenr of che Kiog's Cu- fiorns and other parrs of his Revenue; and therefore they pofirively averred, thac it was impoffible tbat rhe King's Commands could be execured hereio, or rhat ever there füould be any new difcoveries made, or Trade and Commerce mainrai- ned for rhe forme; beftdes a thoufand ocher inconveniences and damages which they alledged. And with rhis fear and diftraétion of mind was every man pof- feíléd, when fome of che moíl principal perfons, preteoding ro rnake a vifit ro che Vice-kiog, in hopes chat he, having proved and had fome experieoce of rhe Conílitucion of che Counrrey, might be induced to alter his humour, or ar Jeaft rendet ir more flexible and eafie ; but fo foon as any perfon couched on rhat íl:ring, rhough with rhe greaceíl: genrlenefs and fubmiflion imólginable, he imme- diately pur himíelf inro :l pafJion, and by his aurhoriry forbade ali farrher diícourle up,on that point, obviaring ali objeétions with che name of rhe King's pleafüre and command ; which abrupt manner of treacy gave grear difconrenr, and excited in tbe minds of men rancour ai:id rnalice againíl: his perl-Oo. Sorne few days afrer the Vice-kings recepcion, rhree of rhe Juíl:ices which re- mained behind wirh Doétour Carate, who lay fick ar Trnxillo, carne chen co Town; upon whoíe arri.val he imrnediarely caufed a Courr ro be called, and ap- poinred a place of ].udicacure to be ereéted in che Hou[e where he himfelf was lodged, being che moíl: convenient for his own accommodation, as alío becau[e it was che rnoíl: furnpcuous Chamber in ali che Cicy. He alfo ordered a ílacely reception ro be made purpo[ely for his Commiífion under rhe Grear and Royal Sea!, which was put into a Cafe covered wich Clcth of Gold, and carried on a Hor[e decked with a Foot-cloch and Trappings of Tiífue, che which was at each end held up by Judges of the Ciry, clorhed in Gowos of crimfon Sar- • tin, and one of chem led che Horfe by che Bridle; rhe which was performed wich the fame folemnity as they ufed in Caflile ro receive rhe perfon of rhe King. So foon as the G:ourt was fate, they began to treac and enrer upon bufoefs as well relacing to Juíl:ice as Government, and herein he rhought ro render hirníelf the more popular by favouring rhe caufe of the poor , who general!y are more plea[ed wich revolurions and changes, than the rich. And now che Devil, who defigned che downfall and ruine of this peroicious and evil Vice-king , began to diíl:urb and difquiet all rhe Coumrey, which was fo lacely ferrled afrer che tr9ubles of an imefüne War; the firíl: commorion took ics rife from ao ill under- fianding becween che Vice-king and the Judges, and indeed of ali the Kingdom; for that the Vice-king refolving ro carry on his work, in purtiog che new Laws in execu- ' r