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the Spains, our lord his dear and much beloved fon, whom God 

 guard. At that time certain of the Peruvian cavaliers waited on his 

 Majefty with the treafure, and to petition that he would caufe the 

 allotment of lands in perpetuity to be made. It feems alfo, that previ- 

 ous to this time a petition to the fame effed: had been prefented from 

 New Spain by Gonzalo Lopez, and Alonzo de Viilanueva, who had 

 been fent as procuradors or agents from Mexico. It fo happened that 

 juft then the bifliopric of Palencia fell vacant, and was befbowed On the 

 licentiate De la Gafca who was alfo made Conde de Pernia, on account, 

 as was faid at the court, of the fervices rendered in Peru, which was 

 then at peace. 



His Majefty was pleafed, in regard to the repartition of lands in 

 perpetuity, to order, that the Marquis de Mondejar prefident of the 

 royal council of the Indies, the licentiates Gutierre Velafquez, Tello 

 de Sandoval, Gregorio Lopez and Briviefca, and the Do6lor Hernan 

 Perez de la Fuente, oydors 6f that court, together with cavaliers of other 

 royal councils Ihould affemble, to coniider, and fee how the repartition 

 fhould be made, as was befl: for the fervice of God and for his Majefty's 

 intereft. 



When thefe cavaliers were met in the houfe of Pero Gonzalez de 

 Leon, where was eftablifhed the royal council of the Indies, it was 

 propofed in that very illuftrious affembly, that the perpetual repartition 

 fliould take place in New Spain and in Peru ; I am not certain that 

 Grenada and Bobotan were included, but am inclined to think that they 

 were, and the reafons ofiered in fupport of the meafure were holy and 

 good. It was argued that if the lands were granted in perpetuity, the 

 proprietors would for their own interefts treat the natives better, and 

 pay more attention to the converfion of them to our holy faith. That 

 if they fuffered from fkknefs or misfortune they would be attended to 

 like their children, and the rents alleviated. The proprietors' would 

 alfo go into improvements, planting vines and breeding cattle j difputes 



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