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 VIII. Royal Commentaries. ~~~~~~~~~~~- -~~~~~~~--~~ of voluntary Banifnment arnongíl: their btdi:m Vaílals' : And wirh fuch caution did thefe men live,· that during rhe three years th at my father Garfillaf[o de la Vega was Governour of Coi:..co, 1 never faw them ch ~re, unlefs . it were ']ohn · Piedr.1hita, who upon. fome extraordinary occafion of bufinefs., came by night rn make my Father a Vtfit, and give him a relation of hi.; Solitary Life, but ncver in the day time appeared publickly on tbe place. Howfoe .¡er Alonfo Di;1z.. , who was a Citizen, never abfentcd himfelf from home ; but livcd quietly in bis own houfe, tho' he had been another of thofe who had concerned himfelf in the Rebellion of H trnandcz... And chis was the truth of chis Story, which our Authour makes fuch a íl:ir about, and would infinuate things fcandalous, and offenf1ve to the Hearers. · The Vice-King carne to the Cityof Los Reyes , in the Month of jHly 1517, where he was received with that Pomp and Grandure which was due to his Royal Office, and to the Qiality of bis Perfon, haying the title of Marquis given him from hís Lor'dfhip over Vaffals : for cho' other Vice· Kings had been Marquifes, yet none of them befare affoiped che Title of their Marquiface, with relation to Indians who were in vaffallage to them. 'Ejght days after he had taken the Chair ofhis Office, he again renewed his Poffefiion of the ,Empire, in tHe Name of King Philip the Second, to whom che Emperour Charles the Fifth had refigned the Kingdoms, and Signories which appertained ro him : what Motives he had to make this refignation is not known,._ but it is believed that his want of Health, and indifpofition of Body, were the caufe, and .that the weight of Affaírs of Scace were coo buraenfome in that feeble conditíon. T his exchange of Government under the names of two d ifferent Kings, was attended with all the State, and folemn attendance that was required; the per- fons prefent, were the Vice-King, the Judges of the Bench, all the Officers Ecclefiafücal, and·Civil, Don 'Jeronimo de Loayfa Arch- Bifhop of Los Reyes, all the Friers of the feveral·Convents then in that City, which were four, name- ly, that of our Lady of ~he 'Merceds, Sr. /francis, S_c. Dominick; and St. .Au- guftine. The Ceremony m the Parade, and Streets bemg over, they went to the Cathedral Church, where the Arch.bifhop i1;1 his Poncifical Habic celebrated High Mafs. The fame paffed in ali the other Cities ofthat Empire, every one !hewing the grean fatisfaétion, and contentment he received on occafion of that Solemnity, which was celebrated with the Feafl: of Bulls, and throwing darts; and endeavouring to out-vie each other in Gallantry, and richnefs of their Li- veries ; which is ftill the common vanity of chat Country. , The Vice-Kin& Don A1Jdm Hurtado de Mendo¡a having taken poffeflion of the Govern!Dent, difpatched new Officer~ and Governours to the feveral Jurifdiétions of Peru: Amongft which a certain Lawyer, a N ative of C1tenca, called Baptifto Munnoz, whom the Vice-King brought with him, was fent to Coz..co. .Altamira110 one of his Majefties Juíl:ices, who had refuíed to follow his Majefties Army and Standard into che Field, was made Governour of the City of Plate ; others were difpeeded with Commiffions to the Cities of Huamanca, .Arequepa, and de la Paz: where rnany ~hi n g1> paffed .of great importance: We fhall give an account of fome of them m the followmg Chapter. CH A P. V. The Orders which the Vice-King i/fued forth to prevent Mu- tinies, and Infurreétions. Thomas Vazquez, Piedrahita, and Alonfo. Diaz; are put to death fer having been engaged in the Rebel!ion of Hernandez G1ron. P Aientino, in the fecond -_Cha pter ~f bis third part, faith, that fo foo n as the Vice· King entered rn. to the Ctty of Los Rey_es., that he fet G~ards a.nd Centinels on all the ways leadmg to the feveral Cmes of the Empire ; with Kk k k k k orders