Report made by order of the Judges Cepeda, Tejada and Alvarez on the proceedings of the Viceroy Blasco Nuñez Vela, 19-23 Sept. 1544. [Sidenote: Embargo on precious metals at Panama.] 1. As soon as the Viceroy arrived at Nombre de Dios and Panama, he put an embargo on all the gold and silver coming from Peru, on the ground that it had been taken from the Indians, and respecting this he made public proclamation with heavy penalties. Owing to this many were forced to return to Lima, following the Viceroy, having to expend considerable sums on the voyage. This scandalized the country and disturbed men’s minds. [Sidenote: Native servants on the isthmus sent back to Peru.] 2. Many natives of Peru, men and women, who were in the service of various citizens of Nombre de Dios and Panama, were collected by him and sent back to their native places at the expense of their masters. Some died on the voyage, others were put on shore at Tumbez and died of hunger, others returned to their idolatry. [Sidenote: Judges left behind.] 3. On leaving Panama, he would not take with him the Judges Cepeda, Alvarez, Zarate, Tejada who had come with him from Spain, though they were ready, and there was room in the ship. [Sidenote: Judges arrive at Tumbez.] 4. This cost Cepeda and Tejada $3000 in hiring a ship in which they embarked and sailed a few days after the Viceroy, arriving at Tumbez some days after him. [Sidenote: Viceroy would not wait for the Judges.] 5. He would not wait for them at Tumbez, before entering the country, acting absolutely without counsel, before he had been officially received. [Sidenote: Acted alone instead of jointly with the Judges.] 6. He entered alone to enforce the ordinances, it being his duty to act jointly with the Judges, and thus threw everything into confusion. [Sidenote: Release of all Indians at Tumbez.] 7. In Tumbez he turned all Spaniards out of the place, deprived them of the Indians who were in service there, ordered all the native chiefs of the district not to give food to any Spaniard, whether resident or travelling, which had been the custom since the conquest. [Sidenote: Released all Indians at the _tambos_: not to supply food without payment.] 8. He did the same at all the other _tambos_ as far as Lima leaving the road desert, without men or food. Hence there was hunger, sickness and deaths on the road. The passengers found no support, were generally scandalized and cursed the Viceroy. [Sidenote: Showing the ordinances to everyone.] [Sidenote: Violent conduct at Tumbez.] 9. He wanted to show, even to the commonest people, the ordinances and provisions he brought with him, and he swore that he would put them in effect and enforce them even before he was officially received. In Tumbez he took away the Indians from Cabrera (Don Pedro Luis de?). [Sidenote: Violent conduct at San Miguel and Truxillo.]