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. R0yal Commentariu. execution , he lit:tle regarded the Petirions and Addreífes which were prefented to h.im from ~he City of Los Reyes, of Lima and orher fmaller Corporarions. Thus far are che words of Fernande<:- Pa/entino, in the 1 oth Chapter of his Book. And this Auchour , farther difcourfing of the humour of rhis Vice-king, and the !fhame the Devil owed him far being che caufe of al! chofe Commocions which were raifed in the Countrey, and alfo that he was the occafion of that difcord. which ruines Kingdoms and deíl:royes Empires , and which parcicularly proceeded not onely to a quarrel between the Vice-king and the Conquerours of rhat King•.· , dom , bue alfo to fuch a mortal feud between him and the Judges , as was not to be reconci!ed : And -indeed herein che Judges had much advantage, for that chey weremen of greac temper, difcreet and unbiaífed; who forefeeing che many incon- veniencies which che rumour onely, much mo~e che execucion of che new regulaci- ons would occafion , difiuaded chofe raíl1 proceedings , wherein ~hey were the inore pofitive, in confideracion chac chis Kingdom, w.hich was fcarcely appeafed and fetded lince che lace Wars, and was íl:ill in agicarion and commotion, would Qever be able co fupport fuch extravagant opµreffions which would cercainly be the ,caufe of the total ruine and deíl:ruétion of that Empire. · .. Thefe plain reprefemations made ro rhe Vice-king, with intention and delign oneJy .( if ir had been poffible) ro attemper his angry and froward difpofition , ferved ro little purpofe and effeét; for rhat his humour being wholly bent on his own Qbfünare refoluuons , he termed all thofe who concurred not wich him ia the fame opinion, reqellious to che King and enemies to himfel[ And farther, ro widden thefe breaches, he ordered the Judges tb rernove from bis neighbourhood • in the palace, and ro cake other lodgings in ocher quarters for rhemfelves. Arl which, and much more, fo inflamed the minds of both parties , that íharp wordr' and reparries frequently incervened between them: Howfoever, in regard the Jud- ges for better adminifüation of affairs, were obliged to keep fair with the Vice- king, chey fo concealed and diífernbled their refentmencs, that cheir paffións were not publickly made known. But becaufe che refolucion of the Vice-king ro put ín execucion che new Laws, became daily more and more apparenc and manifeíl:; che Difconcencs and Qgarrels arofe daily co a higher degree, and chofe who were injured and prejudiced rhereby became unealie and ímpacient: And as Diego Fer- . na11de<:-, in his 1 od1 Chapter, faith, that che Judges cünlideriag ·the obfünate and inflexible humour of che Vice-king Qn one fide to execute che new Regulations of che Emperour, to whom by reafon of the diíl:ance of che place, no oppottune or feafonable a_pplications could be made for amoderation or redrefs ; and chat · on che órher lide, in cafe they fhould condefcend ro be deprived of rheir Jndiam, ir. would be very difficult ro recover that vaífalage again: chey were by chefe difficulties reduced to füch a kind of Dilemma , that they were ali difiratted , and knew nor which way ro turn or refolve. Nor was the people onely confofed and unquie- ted by thefe tl}oaghts; but even che Vice-king found himfelf reduced ro an inqui- emde and diítrad:ion of mind when he found che people mutinous, and curmoi- led wirh a thoufand fancies, and refolved to facrifice their Iives and fortunes ra- rher rhan to fubmit ra:mely to cheir own deíl:ruétion. As hereafter we íhall find by the fucceís. And chus far ate the words of Palentino, which we have extralted verbatim from his own Writings. CHAP.