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And from this indulgence granted to every branch of 

 commerce, it flonrifties very greatly. There are, how- 

 ever, many families, who, as I have already obfer^ed, 

 fupport a proper fplendor entirely by the revenue of 

 their eftates, without joining in the cares and hurry 

 of commerce. But a greater number with eftates, 

 add the advantages of commerce, in order to pre- 

 ferve them. Thefe, however, deal only at the fairs 

 of the galleons, and in other large branches of com- 

 merce-, and find the benefit of having abandoned 

 thofe fcruples brought by their anceftors from Spain, 

 namely, that trade would tarnifh the iuftre of their 

 nobility. 



CHAP. XL 



Extent of the jurifdlBmi of the Vice-roy of 

 Peru : together with the audiences and diocef- 

 fes of that kingdom. 



TH E foregoing accounts naturally lead to the 

 extent of the audience of Lima, and the ju- 

 rifdidion of the vicc-roy of Peru. But fuch a par- 

 ticular defcription as I have already given * of Quito, 

 requiring a perfonal knowledge of all its provinces 

 and jurifdi6lions, and alfo a particular work, from 

 the extenfivenefs of the fubjedl, I fhall confine myfelf 

 to fome principal accounts, but which will convey art 

 adequate idea of the vaft dominions of this country. 

 In order to this I have confulted feveral perfons, fome 

 of which have been veiled with high employments 

 ^here, and others, whofe commendable curiofity, as 

 natives of this country, had prompted them to ac- 

 quire an exad knowledge of it. This was a refource 

 of abfolute necefiity no opportunity having offered 



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