470 ' A M E%^1 C A. Chap. IV. 



thither with Francifco Pi^arro being Vmcent de Valle Verde, who was follow'd by 

 Sancio Marttno, Marttno de Efquivele, Donunico de Santto Tboma, Pedro Ulloa, Alphonfode 

 Montenegro, %eynaldo Pcdra^a, and many others, who were ftirr'd up by the report 

 of the Peruvian Riches ; amongft whom were four Franclfcans, viz, Pedro Portugiufe, 

 Jodoco de los Angelos, De la Crui^, and De Sant Anna, who were foon after follow'd 

 by twelve Monks of the Augujllne Order. Anno 1552. Landed alfo at Losfyyos, 

 Colonel Andreas Sala^ar, accompanied with Antonio Lo^ano, Juan de SancloPetro, Hie* 

 ronymo Melende^, Didaco Palamino, Pedro de Efpeda, Andreas Ortega, Juan Canto, Juan 

 M.rriire- Qhamorro, Francifco de Trey as, Juan P^amire^, and Balthazar Me Igar ego. Sala^ar foon 

 have been after his Arrival fent the Prieft Juan %amire^, and Balthazar Melganego to Guamacbuco, 

 ri" Z . y where he Baptiz'd and Inftructed the Inhabitants in great numbers. Afterwards 

 travelling to Moyabamba, he got a great efteem amongft thofe Idolaters, and (as it 

 goes for currant amongft them) wrought many Miracles, amongft which this is 

 reported for one : He being inform'd by an old Peruvian, that his Daughter nam'd 

 Curl had hid feveral Idols ; enquiring after it, he tax'd her with what her Father 

 had told him -, which flie denying, and being rebuk'd by (Ramirez is faid to have 

 become immediately dumb, to have foam'd at the Mouth, at laft falling down 

 dead like a fecond Saphira in the prefence of many, which caus'd many to forfake 

 their Idolatry. But the Necromancers endeavor'd by all means poffible to raifea 

 difeftcem on %amire^, and with the affiftance of their Mafter the Devil, fo wrought 

 their Inchantments, that the Tygers came in great Herds out of the Wilderneffes 

 to Moyabamba, and devoured not onely Men, Women and Children in the High- 

 ways, but alfotore them out of their Houfes, yet did not the leaft hurt to any Spa* 

 niard . whereupon %amire^ valiantly went with a Company of his Profelytes to a 

 Herd of Tygers, which when he approached held the Crofs to them, which it 

 feems fo affrighted the Dcvil-Tygers, that they climb'd up the Trees. They 

 farther relate (if you will believe them) to make the Miracle the greater, That 

 (^m/V^call'd to the Multitude, faying, Go and revenge tbe Deatbs of your devour *d Pa- 

 rents, Children and Relations 5 whereupon he throwing a Stone, and all the reft fol- 

 lowing his Example, the Tygers leap'd out of the Trees, flood ftill, and fuffer'd 

 themfelves to be kill'd like Lambs. Six years after the fore*mention'd twelve Au» 

 gujtlne Monk* follow'd eleven others, whofet Sail out of the Spanifb Haven St. Lucar, 

 and arriving at Peru went to the Village Tauca, where they broke the Image of the 

 Goddefs Huarella, being as it were the Peruvian Venus, or Patronefs of amorous De- 

 lights, reported to have given Rcfponfes from the Wood in which (he was wor- 

 fhipp'd. They alfo deftroy'd the Idol Chanca in the Countrey Conchucos, which be- 

 ing wor fhipp'd by the Indians in the fhape of a Man, had yearly a fair Maid, aged 

 fourteen years, given to him in Marriage, a folemn Wedding being kept, and feve- 

 ral Sheep kill'd. 

 The Miracle f ne jurufline Monks are believ'd to have wrought alfo another Miracle in the 



of an Atigu~ &J ° . 



y?/»#Mohk. province Conchucos, upon this occafion : A Conjurer call'd Chaumango, boaftedhim- 

 felf to be God, deny'd our Saviour, in teftimony whereof he gave out that he would 

 kick a Mountain to pieces, with his Foot ; which Report fpreading all over the 

 Countrey,all the adjacent People flock'd to fee this ftrange Wonder on an appointed 

 Day, on which Charimango being, it feems, as good as his word, arid kicking the 

 Mountain, caus'd it to rent from the top to the bottom, and the pieces to flie all 

 aborx.the People, who were exceedingly amaz'd ; but the Sorcerer upon the Augu* 

 fine Monk's rebukinghim was (as they affirm) immediately eaten up with Worms. 

 Many other Stories of Miracles go currant amongft them, as of Marco Garcia and 

 Didaco Orte^ driving the Devil from a white Stone which hung over a Fountain 



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