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.

882- ,,. A Spor t 11fed ill Spaio. Royal Commentaries. BooK: VI. Gofpel migh~ be bind red, and the Converfion of the Jndians to the Catholick Faith delayed: the which proceeding was comrary to the ~enfe and opinion of rhat wife and prudem perfon, rhe Prefident Gflfú, who havmg had experience, rhat the new Laws which the Vice-king Blafco Nunnez. Vela had brought and put in execution in Peru, ha<l raifed thofe conu11otions as would cenainly ha' e been the total deílruétion of í:hat Empire, had they not been repealed ; and having obferved, that whenfoever any thing of that kind was moved ali the Counrrey was put into a flame, he wifely therefore befare his departure, fofpended the exe- cution of his Majeíly's comrnand, requiring him to free the Jndians from fervices to their Lords. But the Jufüces followed not this rule, but fent their cornmands over ali the Kingdom, as befare mencioned, which gave occafion to the Souldiers to uner rebellious and feditious Speeches ; and were encouraged therein by confi- derable perfons, and men of Eíl:ates; as Palentino \Hites at large in tbe [econd Part, and firíl: Chapter o( the fecond Book. 1 r r ' • ·\ CH A -P. XVII. Don Antonio de Mendo~a i5 fent in quality o/ Vice-k_ing to Peru, he employs his Son Don Francifco to vifit a11d furvey the Cozmtrey a6 far as the Charcas ; and difpatches him into Spain, with a relation thereof A fevere,atiion is· executed by a Judge. A Bout this time a new Governour or Captain-General of the whole .Empire ' arrived in Peru, with title of Vice-king, called Don Antoniode Mendofa, who \'Vas Second Son of the Hou[e Qf the Marquis de Mondexar Coum of Tendi!Lt, who (as we ha~e memioned in the Hiíl:ory of Florida) wasVice-king in the Empi~·e of Mexico, a perfon of great Sanétity and Religion, endued wich Chrifüan Venues, and much a Gentleman. The Ciry of Los Reyes received him with great joy and folemnity, and defired to introduce him under a Canopy of Srate; bue nei- ther the Archbiíhop nor the Magiíl:rates of the Ciry could prevail with tlm Prince to accept of rhat honour, as if it had been a piece of Treafon towards bis Majeíl:y, rnuch comrary to the cuftome in thefe days; in which great Meri efl:eem more of one hour of fuch Pageanrry than ali' che time of their life afrerwards : with him he broughr his Son Don Frnncifco de Mendofa, ·who was afrerwards made General of the Galleys of Spain; I faw him both here and there : he a!ways be- haved bimfel f like che Son of fuch a Father, whofe goodnefs and vermes he imi- cared, and followed borh in his yourh and in the years of bis old age. Whefl this Vice-king arrived in Pms, he was nmch emp .ired in his health by longabfünence and aéts of penance ; by which his natural heat began fo far co fail, that to recover it he ufed violem exercife ; and though rhat climat'e was na- turall y.very hoc, yet he would chufe ro go abroad at noon day with a cercain lictle Hawk of chat Countrey, which chey had taught to kili upon the Sands a fon of fmall Owls, or ocher Birds; and wirh chis fporc he divertiled himfelf as often as his vacation from ,bufinefs would permir. And by reafon of his want of healrh, he fem hisSon Don Francifcd to ali che Ci ties from Los Reyes as far as the CharcM and Potocft, to bring him a true relation of the íl:ate chereof, fo¡' informa tion of his Majeíly: Don Francifco wem accordingly upon chisVifitacion, and as he paífed 1 faw him at Coz.co, where he was received wirh grear folemnity under triumphal Arches, with Dances, and appearance of che Gemlemen; who in feveral Troops road befare him to the great Church, and thence conduél:ed him to the Lodgings provided for him: eight days aíter he had been there, they provided for hirn *a Fea(l of Bu lis, and of darting Canes on Horfeback; wbich was the rnofl: magni- ficem of any that ever had been before or fince in that City ; for rhe Liveries were ali ofVelvet of divers colours, and mol1 of thetn embroidered. I remember chaé