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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK vn1: to clear, a_nd explai~ more at large. lt ~s true, that" Martin ·de Robles did fay fome·fuch word~, whtch were to be ta~en m anal.her Senfe: For (as we have faid before) •when the Vice.King wrote Letteri¡ from Payta, to the fevetal Gover- · nours and Juftices of the Empire, giving them to underfrand the news of his arrival 'in that Countr.y; the Superfcription of hls Letters were in this man~ ner, To the Noble Lord of fucha pla'Ce ~ And in the Letter he treated them with Thou, which was the cotnr¡on Stile to what perfon ofQuality foever ; the which manoer of writiag gave great offe·nce over all Peru : For in thofe days, and a long.time afterwar<ls, perfonsof Quality, and fuch as were rich in that Coun- try, alwa ys ufed in \Vriting to their 'Servants," the Title of Noble, faying; To the Noble -a.na whhin the Letter they wrote fornetimes in the fecond, and · fometimes in tbe third perfen, according to his Condition and Office wherein . he fei:ved :·and this Cuftoro prevailed, until fuch time as aPragmat'ica carne fortb c-0 r.egulate the · rerms of Honour which were given.. But in regard the Lettcrs from tliie Y ice· King were in anotber form and Stile, tbey gave offence to fuch . evii Men, who 1were deíirnus of Change aild difturbances ; and caafed them, with ·rtH.eétiJn on the prefent Vice-Kimg, tocommend,and praife the Civility of thofe who were formerly in the fame power, who in all their .Letters ufed Terms of Reipeél;, accord·~ng to the Quality and Merit of the perfon. . My Father Garfi- /4ffoibeiog thenG""ernour of Coz.co, received a Letter fro'm the Vice-King with tbe fame Title and Superfcription ; which fome asked him how he could brook,or how hecould emdur.e iuch a negleét-? To which my father made anfwer:, that he could bear i;t very well; fin ce tha·t the Vice-Kiog wrote to him, not barely' by the Name of Garfslaffe de la Vega, . bat witb tbe addition of Governeur of Co~co, which íhewed hím to be hisOfficer,and.Mioifter under him; and that very íhortly they lbouM fee hów the Vice-King.would changc theForm,and Stile of theSuper- fcri ption of his Letters· to him : Wbich áccordingly happeoed, for afJou't eighC days afterwards, the Vice-King being at Rimac, he wrot:e a Letter to my Father, direéted in this manner, To the Right Worfhipful Se.nior Gar¡ilaflo de t.,, Vega, &c. and within he tt'eated him with fuch Terms,-as might become an Elder Bro. ther towards bis youoger ; at which, thofe who faw it did mucb admire. 1 ha:ve had both thefe Le~ters in my cuftody, for at that. time 1 ferved my f ather in qua- lity ofhis Clark, and wrote ali the Letters which he difpatched to feveral parts of the Empire; and in Iike manner, I gave the Anfwer to both thefe Letters. But to' return to the Story of Martin de Robles, from which we have made this digreffion. The Truth thereofis this, One ofthe firfi: Letters from the Vice-King, was bare- ·l y in tbis manner, To the Governo11r of the Charcas, and ' no morllj which gave occafion to the buffing, vapouring Fellows to fay, _the Vice-King was very un- dvil, and rude, to write in fuch a mean manner to Governours, w~o taking all thi ngs togethe!·, ~oth as to. their Eftates _and Q!!alities, were as good men as him- felf. U pon thís, lE was fa1d, that Marttn de R.06/es ihould utter thefe words, Let him come hither, and we foall teach him better manners. But this he faid in man- ner of a J eíl: ; for on lef.s occafion than this, ·as P alenti110 faith, he ufed'gre-at liberty with his Tongue. for he would never for his Jefi: fake fpare his f riend, or his Wife'her felf: And when fome of his intimate acquaintance would blame hisin- diícretion (as fometimes they did) for taking fuch freedom in his fpeech; he· would anfwer, thae he would rather lofe a.Friend, than a quick witty faying, ut- tered opportul}elY in it_s due time and J?lace; a~d upan tbis fancy the.poor man !oíl: bis life. But as tó h1s concernment tn the m1sfortunes of Blafco Nsmnez., ali that marter was abfolutely.forgot, and laid aride, 13 years having paífed fince that time; a.nd even then th\s Martín de Rabies performed many, and fignal fcrvkes for his Majefty, for in that very critical junéture ~f Atfain, líe with much danger of bis Life, revolted from Gonpalo Pifarro_to the Prefident Gafca, whom he faithfully fcrved, until thé end of that War ; for which the Preliden~ .rewarded bim, as we havebefore related. ln like manner, he ferved in the Wars againft Don Sebaftia'(, and Francifco Hcrnandt~ Giran, in both which he frankly la id out hisEftate, ancl neicher fpared hís Silve.r nor his Gold,to ferve hisMajefty; by which Merit, he obtained his Pardon for his pafr Crimes, being granted by the Preúdent Gafaa, and confirmed by the Juftkes, under tbe Great Seal of the Royal Chancery~ • · CHAi?.