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rifdidlion of Piura, which extends to thofe of Guaya- 

 quil arid Loxa, and that of Chacapayas, which joins 

 to the government of Jaen de Bracamoros. Thus 

 the vice-royalty of Peru begins at the bay of Guaya- 

 quil, at the coaft of Tumbe?., in 3° 25' fouth latitude, 

 ^nd reaches to the land of Magellan in 50° confe- 

 quently it extends 1012 fesl leagues. Eaftward it 

 partly terminates ori Brazil, being bounded by the 

 celebrated line, or meridian of demarkation, or that 

 which feparates the dominions of Spain and Portugal^ 

 and on the coaft of the north fea : and on the W. is 

 terminated by the fouth-fea. 



The audience of Lima eredled in the year 1542^ 

 though it Was the year 1 544 before any feffion was 

 held in that city, contains within its jurifdidion one 

 arch-bifhopricks, and four bifhopficks, viz. 



The afchbiihoprick of Lima, and the bifhopricks 

 of Truxillo, Guamahga, Cufco, and Arequipa. 



The archbiftidprick of Lima, to which the pre- 

 cedence in every refpe6b belongs, fiiali be the fub- 

 je«5l of this chapter. It contains fourteen jurifdidions^ 

 which I lhall treat of in the order of their fituation, 

 beginning with thofe neareft the capital, and con- 

 cluding with thole which are moft remote: the fame 

 method (hall alfo be obferved in the other diocelTes. 

 I. The Curcado or circuit of Lima. 



II. Chancay. IX. Yauyos. 



ill. Santa. X. Caxatambo. 



IV. Canta. XI. Sarma. 



V. Cariete. XI 1. Jouxa. 



VI. Ica, PifcQi arid Nafca. XIII. Conchucos, 



VII. Guarachia. XIV; Guyalas. 

 VI n. Guanilco. XV. Guamalies. 



I. II. III. The jurifdidion of Lima, Chancay^ and 

 Santa have been already defcribed in Chap. IIL 



IV. The jurifdidiori of Canta begins at the dif- 

 tance of five leagues N. N. E. of Xima^ where it 

 terminates on the Circado of that city. It extends 



I 2 above 



