The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

BooK VII. ·Royal Comm~11taries. only to encreafe hi s fla me-, and to bum fo violentl y, t bat ·no Man was able to hold his Hand within ~ hal f yar d di rtance from bis Body. Aud t hus died t his poor Capta in, leaving many Swries to t he World of his brave Affo ns and Exploits, to whi ch a ftop was put by a deat h fo violent and miferable as th is. · The Captains and Sould iers \Vho pretended to places and r ewa rds fo r their paft fervices, refiding ac thac time at Coz.ca, no foon er r eceived intelligence of the imprifonment .and death of Hernandez.. Giran , than they immediately went to the J ufl:ices to demaod Revyards for thei r paft Services: And being in . the City of Los Reyes, they with much ímponu nity made their pretenfions, al- ledging, that by reafon of their expen(; es during all the late War, they had confumed all their fu bftance, and ~ar-e become fo poor, that they had not wherewith to foppon their neceffary charges : and therefore it wa·s but rea- ion and equity to perform the Prornife given them ; which was, that fo foon as the Rebbel was fubdu·ed, they fhoul.d be gratified in fuch manner as was eq~al: Tha~ now the Rebbel was dead, they expeéted a compliance ; fo r they had nothiog more remaining than th¡:ir .pay, which was litt!e, aod the arrear (as they accounted) was very inconfiderable. The Juftices made ·anfwer, That it was not the part ~f Loyal Subjelts to his Majefty to raiíe a Mutiny bñ the fcore of Reward, and of Moneys due to them: That they, and ali the World knew, that a Vice· king was hour)y expeéted from · his Majefty with CommiJ1ion to govern that Ernpire: ~hat it would be convenienc to exp ~lt. until that time, leff bis.Excellency fhould be difpleafed with t he J uftices and the Souldiers for being Carvers to themfel,ves of their own W ealt~ and Fórtune. Wherefore they defired their patience for three or four Months, be- fore which time it was impoffible, but a Vice-King muft arive: and in cafe within that time, .no news qn¡e thereof; they would then · by their own Authority proq:ed to m~ke a divífion -0f Lands to them, beiog very fenfible of the wanc . they muft have of a fobfiftance, and that in the mean time they werc:. greatly troubled, that they could not comply with their defires for the prefent: And therefore únce the time was fo fhort, ihey ought to expeét the coming of the Vice-.King, and not foffer their impatience to difoblige him, who . would be ready to reward .their expeétation with greater plenty than wasfo their power; and that a precipitation of their defires would caufe them to lofe that Reward, which their Aétions and Sufferings ' had long fin.ce deferved. With thefe ane foch like Difcourfes the Juftices moderated the violence of the Petitioners. And it pleafed Godt about fix Months af[erwards, that news carne of the com..: íng of a Vice-King, fo.r whofe recej:>tion ali things were prepared ; ,and in the interim the Pretenders furceafed their importunities in expeétation ofhis Excel'- . Iency, who was the firft that ever carne to Per~ with that honourabk Cha- ralter and Title. 1he End of the Seventh Book._¡ 975 •.