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being solemnized until the first of July of the above year, when 

 a magnificent triumphal arch was formed in front of the river, 

 whence the seal was condu6led to the entrance of the city, 

 where another similar arch had been eredled. The canopy 

 was supported by the alcaids Nicholas De Rivera, and Alonzo 

 Palomino, accompanied by the regidors ; and the horse was 

 led by the regidor Juan De Leon, appointed chancellor by 

 the Marquis of Camarasa, governor of Carzola, and supreme 

 chancellor of the Indies. The licentiates Zepeda and Alvarez 

 took the oaths on the seal, on the above-mentioned day ; the 

 licentiate Lison, on the 14th of the month ; and on the loth 

 of September, the licentiate Zarate, who had remained sick 

 at Truxillo. 



The entry of the royal seal implies, in the language of the 

 Peruvian writers, that of the newly appointed viceroy into the 

 capital. On this occasion, the procession to the vice-regal 

 palace, situated at the north side of the great square, is marked 

 by a splendour of decoration, a very faint idea of which would 

 be conveyed by any description that could be given. In the 

 festivals which ensue, to celebrate the event of the reception 

 of the viceroy, the Indian inhabitants of Lima are not back- 

 ward in displaying their fancy and taste. The female Indian, 

 represented in Plate V. carrying on the head a sun, and in the 

 hand a tomahawk, is habited as an Amazon, or female war- 

 rior of the Yurimagua tribe. Among their traditions, this 

 one has been handed down by the modern Indians. The 

 tomahawk is the emblem of royalty, to which the other parts 

 of the dress are allusive. 



We abstain from giving any opinion on the subjedt 

 of the ruinous contests between the president and the 



judges. 



