Ch.V. south AMERICA. '55 



dude from nobility or the military orders; a very 

 wife meafure, and of which Spain would be ft ill more 

 fenfible, were it extended to all its dependencies. 



At Lima, as at Quito, and all Spanifli America, 

 fome of the eminent families have been long fince fet- 

 tled there, whilft the profperity of others h of a later 

 date i for being the center of the whole commerce of 

 Peru, a greater number of Europeans refort to it, than 

 to any other city *, fome for trade, and others, from being 

 invefted in Spain with confiderable employments : among 

 both are perfons of the greatefl merit; andtho' many af- 

 ter they havefinifhed their refpeciive afiliirs, return homx, 

 yet the major part induced by the fertility of the ibil^ 

 and goodnefs of the climate, remain at Lima, and 

 marry young ladies remarkable equally for the gifts 

 of fortune as thofe of nature 5 and thus new families 

 are continually fettled. 



The Negroes, Mulattoes, and their defcendant;;, 

 form the greater number of the inhabitants ; and of 

 thefe are the greateft part of the mechanics tho' here 

 the Europeans alfo follow the fame occupations, which 

 aie not at Lima reckoned difgraceful to them, as they 

 are at Quito for gain being here the univerfai padion, 

 the inhabitants purfue it by means of any trade, without 

 regard to its being followed by Mulattoes, intercil 

 •here preponderating againfl any other confideration. 



The third, and laft clafs of inhabitants are the. 

 Indians and Meftizos, but thefe are very fmall in 

 proportion to the largenefs of the city, and the mul-- 

 titudes of the fecond clafs. They are employed in 

 agriculture, in making earthen ware, and bringing all 

 kinds of provifions to market, domePcick fervices be- 

 ing performed by Negroes and Mulattoes, either flavcs 

 or free, though generally by the former. 



The ufual drefs of the men differs very little from 

 that worn in Spain, nor is the diftindion bervjeca . 

 the feveral clalTes very great-, for the ufe of all lores 

 of cloth being allowed, every one wears what he can 



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