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. B ooK vnf. faid, that there was no rea[on to expeét the reftauration of theír Prince, fo r the Inca was already difpoffeffed -of his Empire, and the forn e divídcd amongfl: the Spaniards, and proportíoned by Pravinces, and Plantatíons, of which there was no hopes ever to fee a reftitution : And in fuch a condition as this, a · Prince di fi nherited and divcíl:ed of ali his Power, and Riches, would make fo ch a poor figure before his People, as would give thcm Subjeét rather of Sor- row, than of Joy at h_is pre[ence. And tho' the V íce-King promifcd to make him an allowance, wberewith honourably to fopport him[elf and Farníly; -yet: not having allotted the Provfores, nor named tlíe parts from whence fuch Re- venue is to arífe, it looks as if he intended to feed him with empty words, without any real or fubftantial performances: and in cafe when au allowance is ailigned~ which doü1 not pro-ve agreeable to the Quality of the Prince, he had lived a more happy E.rik within theíe Mouncains. than expofe~ abroad to Mi!ery and S_corn. But what fecurity have you, that thefe Spaniards will ·not deal with this Prince, as they fomet'.ime <lid with bis Father? whom, infi:ead of returning him ali che acknowkdgmrnts, which a·Soul enducd with Hurnanity, ahd Reafon, was capable to render, they barbaroufly killed with the ftroak of a Bowl upon hi~ Head, whi.lefi: he Cíldeavoured to divertife, .and folace them a that Garne, in their Solitude and retirement with him, where he con- c~a led and fecnred them from the hands of their Enernies. Nor is it fo long fince tbe time of Atahualpa, but th<\t we may remember how they ftrangled him againfi: the Faith and A nicles of Peace which were made with them, ha - víng thereby given usa clear Evidence, how far the.ir Honefty and Promifes ex ce ad. . Theíe and other Examples of the faithlefs and treacherous performances,. ufed by tbe Spamards towards the Caciques, and other Indians of Principal Note, were particularly ealled to mind, and related (the which for brevity fake we omit.) Aod afterwards the two Opinions, with tbe Arguments on each fide, beíng laid before the Prince, he ioclined to the advice of remaining in his Sration 1 and not intrufting bis Perfon to the Honefty and Merey of the Spani-: ards; and herein he was more ftrongly confirmed, ,when he refleéted on the Fate of his Father, and his Uncltt Atahualpa. And then ºt was, (what Palen- tino faith befare) that che Prince ordered the Letters, and Prefents, and Wri- tings to be returned to the Vice-Kíng, and to tell him, That as he might do hi~ own will and pleafore, fo he, ·who was the Inca, was free and )ndepeüdant of any, aad fo would eontinue. · · But whereas 0 ur Lord God had, out of bis infinite goodnefs and merey, de- termined, tbat that Princc, hi s Wife and Children, and Farnily, lhould be ad- mitted into the Bofom of our Motber tbe Ro111an Catboiic)c Church; he fo go- verned thc Heart of this Prince, that notwithftanding ali the Affrightrnents, and Apprehenlions he conceived of incurring the like Fate with his Ance- ftors, he yet in a fl1ort time changed his mind, and reColved to throw himfelf, an d his Good Fortune, on the Faithfulnefs, aod good Nature of the Spaniards. The which Pa.lemino confirm,, and fays, That after ']ohn Sierra, and the others were departed, tbe Inca difpatched two lndians after them, with Orders to cauíe them to return, and give up the Cornrniflion which was delivered to them. Thus did this matter pafs, as this Author relates, tho' with fome difference in refpefr to time, and the m·ethod of the feveral proceedings: l for my part fet them clown in that Form as . they fucceeded, according as tbey were often related to my .Mother, by our lndian Kindred, who carne out .with the Pr ince, and made this matter the Subjeét of their difcourfe at the t.ime of t hei r Vifits. But toba fhort in this ·srory, the Prinee having, with a fittie time, abated his choller, which the memory ofhis Father, and Uncle, had raifed in him ; be declared • hi~ refolucion to viíit the Vice-King, who per- haps might thereby be inclifted to proteét, and favour his Royal Stock. Howfoev·er the Captains defired, and importuned him to be more camious, and kincl to hirnfelf, than to expofe his life and fafety to the W.ill and Mer- ey of the Spaniards: But finding the Inca refolute, and determined to go, faying, that h was the Command of the Pachacamac, and of bis Fa r. her the Sun, the Captains acquiefced, and again h'ad their rei:ourfe to the good and bad Omens, and ~o eonfult with Birds, and the Sky, and the weather: and feeing no unlucky appearaRces, they clofed with the defires of thei r Prince, · and 1