'44 A VOYAGE TO Book VIL 



infinite number of Indians who inhabited this valley 

 before and at the time of the conqueft, are now re- 

 duced to the few inhabitants of the above-mentioned 

 places ; and have only two Cafiques, namely, thofe of 

 Miraflures and Sureo, and thefe in fuch low circum- 

 fianc^s as to teach mufic at Lima for fubfiftence. 



The cathedral chapter, befides the archbifhop, 

 confifts of the dean, archdeacon, chanter, treafurer, 

 and redor., four canons by fufFrage, five by prefenta- 

 tion, fix prebendaries, and fix femi- prebendaries but 

 the ecclefiailical tribunal confifts only of the archbifhop 

 snd his chancellor. His fufFragans are the bifhops of 

 Panama, Qiiito, Truxillo, Guamanga, Arequipa, 

 Cuzco, St. Jago, and Conception the two lad are in 

 the kingdom of Chili. 



The tribunal of inquifition confifts of two inqui- 

 litors, and a fifcal, who like the fubordinate officers, 

 are nominated by the inquifitor general ; and in cafe 

 of a vacancy, filled up by the fupreme council of the 

 inquifition. 



The tribunal of the Cruzada, is conduced by a 

 fub-deligate commifTary, an accomptant, and treafu- 

 rer, with other inferior officers. But the dean, or 

 fenior judge of the audience, generally afTifts at its 

 deliberatioHs. 



Lastly, here is alfo a mint with its proper offi- 

 cers, where the gold and filver are coined. 



In the univerfity and colleges, the happy geniufes 

 of the natives are improved by divine and human 

 learning, and as we fhall fhew in the fequel, foon 

 give elegant fpecimcns of their future acquifitions. 

 Tht7 are in this much more indebted to nature than 

 either to art or to their own application *, and if they 

 do not equally diftinguifh themfelves in other fludies, 

 it is not for v/ant of talents, but of proper per- 

 fons to inflrud them in the neceffary elements. 

 For by their ready comprehenfion of whatever is 

 taught them, we, may . caaclade,,,tl]at their abilities 



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