the South-Sea. 221 



der he fhall eftablifh, and which his Succeflbr will perhaps 

 overthrow as foon as he is in the Port. 



In fliort, this is the Caufe why the Orders from the Court 

 of Spain are not at all, or very ill put in Execution : They 

 are fatisfy'd with only publifhing them for Formality ; * the * Se obedece 

 Fear of lofing an Employment for Life is no Motive to Ia or< * en > 



• , & r r 1 / r .. n , , ynofe cum- 



them; they are lure to lole it in a lhort Time,- and be- p i e< 

 fides, they come off at an eafy rate with the Viceroy, who The Order is 

 reafons exactly as they do, tho' he has a Sovereign Autho-^'^ but . 

 rity and Power in his Hands. m '* tcm * 



His ufual Guard is compofed of three Parcels; being a 

 Company of 100 Halbardiers, a Troop of 100 Horfe, and 

 a Company of i oo Foot ; the two laft are paid by the King, 

 and the Halbardiers are maintain'd out of a Fund left by 

 a Lady of Lima, who was extraordinary rich. There is 

 another Company of 50 feleft Perfons, all Men of Diftin- 

 £tion, who walk by his Side when he makes his Entry. 



There is a Royal Chappel in his Palace, ferv'd byfixc%^/ a 

 Chaplains, a Sacriftan, and a Choir of Mufick, pay'd by 

 the King. 



The Garrifon of Lf/ra confifts only of the Militia of the Garr$£ 

 Inhabitants, who have no Pay from the King, except the 

 General Officers, and the Sergeants of the Foot-Compa- 

 nies : Whereof thefe are the Particulars. 



Fourteen Companies of S^aniJJg Infantry of the Inhabi- Foot, 

 tants. 



Seven Companies of the Corporation of the Commerce, 

 who have more than the former ; a Major, and two Aids 

 de Camp. 



Eight Companies of Indians, Natives of Lima, who, 

 befides the ufual Oncers, have a Colonel, a Major, and 

 an Adjutant. 



Six Companies of Mulatto's and free Blacks, who haye a 

 Major, two A^utants, and a Lieutenant-General. 



Each of tlv above-mention' d Companies confifts of 100 

 Men, and *as no other' Officers, but a Captain, an Enfign^ 

 and a Srg?ant.. 



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