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ccive perpetuities, referring the other matter to future conHderation. As 

 foon as this propofition was made, the other party moved that all fur- 

 ther proceedings fhould be poftponed until the return of his Majefty to 

 Caftille, becaufe in an affair of fuch importance his prefence was necef- 

 fary. It was then urged by the Bifliop of Mechoacan and other cava- 

 liers, as well as myfelf, that the perpetuities might be granted in New 

 Spain, leaving the Peruvian procuradors to ad: as they thought fit, this 

 being conformable to his Majefty's declarations and inftrudlions in our 

 favour. This now brought on much debate ; for we infifled that what- 

 ever reafons might be againft the granting perpetuities in Peru, could 

 be of no avail againft us in New Spain, confidering our great fervices 

 to his Majefty and all Chriftendom. But all we faid was of no effed: 

 with the members of the royal council of the Indies, the Bifhop Fray 

 Bartholome de las Cafas, Fray Rodrigo his affociate, and the Bifliop of 

 Las Charcas. They faid that on the return of his Majefty from Au- 

 gufta in Germany every thing fliould be arranged to the fatisfaClion of 

 the conquerors, and thus the affair dropped for the prefent. 



Intelligence of thefe matters being conveyed by exprefs to Mexico, 

 the conquerors there propofcd to fend procuradors, to apply to his Ma- 

 jefty for our intereft, exclufively. In confequence, after my return 

 from the court I was written to, here, in this city of Guatimala, by 

 Captain Andres de Tapia, P. Moreno Medrano, and J. de Limpias 

 Caravajal "the deaf," giving me an account of their intention, and of 

 thofe conquerors Goncerned with them, amongft whom I was put down 

 as one of the moft ancient » I accordingly went round with the letter to 

 the other conquerors fettled in this city, to raife a fum by fubfcriptioa 

 for the purpofe. This projed failed from want of money. It was 

 then determined that the conquerors in Mexico, conjointly with the 

 whole of the community, fhould fend procuradors to Caflille ; but nei» 

 ther was this carried into effed. At a fubfequent period, our uncon- 

 quered king and lord Don Philip, whom God preferve, and may he 

 live many years in augmentation of power, was pleafed to command by 



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