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risdiction of Piura, which extends to those of Guaya- 

 quil and Loxa^ and that of Chacapajas, which joins 

 to the government of Jaen de Eracamoros. Thus 

 the viceroyalty of Peru begins at the bay of Guaya- 

 quil, at the coast of Tumbez, in 3° 25' south latitude, 

 and reaches to the land of Magellan in 50** conse- 

 quently it extends 1012 sea leagues. Eastward it 

 partly terminates on Brazil, being bounded by the 

 celebrated line, or meridian of demarkation, or that 

 which separates the dominions of Spain and Portugal, 

 and on the coast of the north sea : and on the W. is 

 terminated by the south sea. - 



The audience of Lima erected in the year 1542, 

 though it was the year 1544 before any session was 

 held in that city, contains within iis jurisdiction one 

 archbishoprick, and four bishopricks, viz. 



The archbishoprick of Lima, and the bishopricks 

 of Truxillo, Guamanga, Cusco, and Arequipa. 



The archbishopric of Lima, to which the pre- 

 cedence in every respect belongs, shall be the subject 

 of this chapter. It contains fourteen jurisdictions, 

 which I shall treat of in the order of their situation, 

 beginning with those nearest the capital, and con- 

 cluding vi ith those which are most remote : the same 

 method shall also l^e observed in the other diocesses. 

 I. The Curcado or circuit of Lima. 



II. Chancay. IX. Yauyos. 



III. Santa. X. Caxatambo. 



IV. Canta. XI. Sarma. 



V. Cañete. XII. Jouxa. 



VI. lea, Pisco, and Nasca. XIII. Conchucos. 



VII. Guarachia. XIV. Guyalas. 



VIII. GuanuGO. XV. Guamalies. 



I. II. III. The jurisdiction of Lima, Chancay, and 

 Santa have been already described in Chap. III. 



IV, The jurisdiction of Canta begins at the dis- 

 tance of five leagues N. N. E. of Lima^ where it 

 terminates oil the circado of that city. It extend^ 

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