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 VHI. · Royal Comme1ttariej~ bccome the Juftice of that Town. That he went ofren abroad to make private VHits without the Red of Jurtice in hi~ hand, which gave an 'oc- cafion to m~n y perfons to defpiíe and expofe thc honour of the Governnient to Conrempt . The third was, that in Clrriftmas time he gave leave to tbe Cid- zens, and others, to play 3:t Cards and Dice in his Houfe, and that he hirnfelf plaid with them ; which d1d not become the gravity of a Governour. And laftly,that he had. taken. a Clerk who wa~ not ~ iree-man of the City,nor had ob- ferved the formalicy wh1ch the Law reqmred m that cafe. For anfwer unto which, he replyed, That as to th~ fp?rt of throwing Oarts, .it was a paftime whi~h he had uíed all the days of h1s L1fe, nor would he leave tt off fo long as he lived, tho' he were placed jn an Office of far higher Oignicy and ' Honour, than that in which he was conftituced and invefted. To che fecond, he faid that fometimes he \vent without his Rod to th~ next Neighbour, or houfe 1n~ar at .hand, where he was familiarly acquainted, and where he was fufficiently a!fo- red to receive no affront for want of the .Badge, or Enfign of bis Authority. That as to the PJay and Gaming at Chriftmas., it was very true, that he did al- ' Jow -chereof in hisown houfe, and did himfelfplay; which preventd man' ' differences, and quarre~s, which might.. otherwife have arifen -in other places, amongft proud and angry perfons. As to the Clerk, he faid; that he being no Lawyer himfelf, 0 did not fo much regard the ability, or the mar'lner how he was qualified for that Office, as bis Fidelity~ and Truch, and faithfui admini- • ft ration, of which all the City was ready to give Teftimony. Sorne otlíer Ar~ ticles were drawn up againft Monjaraz..: but he beiog cnly Oeputy-Governour, couid not be fo highly charged, as was the Governour hitnfelf. And the truth is, the faults of neither were fit to be meptioned, only the new Judge was wil- ling to have fometbing to fay ; but there neicher being Crimes to punilh, nor Debes to pay, 1 all Afüons were fmoothed, and no Proceiles further made. ·CH A P. . VI. · The'i11~pr'¡¡o nment a~d death of Mart~n de Robles, and the teafon f~ which.he was executed~ W E have mentioned before, how that Altamirano, Judge of the Court of Chancery, in the City cíf J,os Reye1, was fent Chief Jufhce to the City of Plate, wh'ere, fo foon as he was poffe!led of bis Government, he apprehen- ded Martín de Rob/u a Cifizen of thatTown, and without any Indiél:ment or Procefs made againft him, he hanged him Up publickly in trhe open Market-place. At which che people much lámented, and were gr~tly offended, becauíe he was one of the moft principal men of Quality in the whole Empire, and fo aged, and bowed down wich Years, that he could not bear h~ own Sword gire to his fide, but was carried after hiin by an lndian Page, who ~ttended him. But when the Reafons of bis deat~ were more fully knowri, lhe offence there- ~t was much jncreafed, as Palentino mentions in thefe words following. The Vke-King fent a Warrant to Judge Alta111irano, t9 put Martín de Robles to Oeath : The Reafons for which he gave, that fufficient proofs had been made before him, the Vice· Kiog, how that .tnis M11rtin de Robles having been in cornpany with feveral perfons, lhould fay thefe words, Let us go to Lima, and teacb the Vice-King better manners, than to write in fuch a rude Stile, and with fo little re(pea and forma~ity, as he ujes. Thefe are the words of - which he was accufed, tho' it is generally believed, that he never faid them, nor ever gave any colour.; or ground for fuch an Accufation. Sorne fay, cha~ this ralh Sp~ech was not that which provoked the Vice-King againft Martín de Rublu, but fome other fuggeíl:ions of having been acceffary tO. the lmprifon- (llent, and death of Blafco N1mnez.. Ve/11 Vice Kiog of !'tr11. Thus far, this Autho'r, in an obfcure manner, expreífe5 chis Paffage; wh1ch we !hall endeavour K k kk kk 2 : to .·