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 Commcntarics. B OO K VIII. ' with him, for having left the _Moumains, and all accompanied him to the lodg- ing which was provided for h1m. . The next day a c:ertain lnhabitant of. that City, call ed Michael A/tete, carne t o make him a V ifi t , and prefented to h1m the coloured Wrea¡ h, which he de- clared he had taken from the King Atahualpa in Caf{amarca, when he was made Prifoner .by the Sp f!niards, and that now he was gl ad of the occafion to . reftore it unto him, as of right belonging to the Heir of that Empire. The Prince outwardly feemed to receive it with many expreffions of Thanks : and it was faid That he paid a good reward for it, in Gold, and Silver, and Jew- els. Bue ~e may believe otherwife, and that this Prefent was difplealing, as the Pr.ince often lignificd in fecrer, and that it was abominable and odious to him, for having belonged to A tahualpa : . For all the Kindred ~f the Prince were. of opinion, that the War, Rebelhon, and Tyranny wh1ch Atahualpa made upon H uatcar the lawful King, had been the caufe of ruine and deftruél:i- on of the whole Empire: ~nd (or that reafon, that the W reath ought to be burned, which that Auca or Traytor had worn, who had defl:royed them and their Pofierity. This, and much more on this SubjeFt our Kindred related to my Mother, when they carne to Coz:.co, and made her llheir Vilits. The Prince having paíled Huamanca, by ealie Journies carne at length to Coz:.- co, and lodged in the Hou(é of his Au~t Donna Beatriz., which was on the back fid e of my fathers dwelhog, to whtch place ali thofe of the Royal Blood, bot h men and women reforted to welcome him to the Imperial City: and I my fe lf went in the name of my Father, to ask ·leave that he might perfonally come and pay his refpeél:s to him; 1 found him then playing at a certain game ufed amongftthe l ndians , of which l havegiven an account in the firft par:t of thefe Commentaries; 1 kiíled hisHands,and delivered my Meffage; he commanded me to fit down, and prcfently they brought two guilded Cups of that Liquor, made of Mayz. , whicb fcarce contained four ounces of. Drink; .he took them botb, and with his own Hand he gave one of thetn to me ; h~ drank 1 and 1 pledged him; which as we have faid, is the cuftom of Civility amongft them. This Ceremony being paft, he asked me, Why 1 did not meet him at Villcapampa ? 1 anfwered him, /nea, as 1 am but a Youngman, the Governours J make no account of me, to place me in fuch Ceremonies as thefe. How; re- pLied the Inca, 1 would rat:her have feen you than ali the Friers and Fathers in Town, though it were the_ Father in the Frock, or he in the Surplice: and tell my Aunt, T hat I k1fs her Hands, and· that fue thould not come hither, for 1 will wait u'pon her my felf, and rejóyce ac our happy meet- ~g . ' In th is manner, he entertained me a great while, makiag many enquiries of my condition, and h_ow l . fpent my time; ~nd taking my leave of him, he delired me ofren to v1Ílt h1m. As I was gomg away, 1 made him a fub- rnimve bow an d reverence, afcer the manner of the l ndians, who are of his All iance and Kindred, at which he was fo much pleafed, that he ernbraced me heanily , and with much affeél:ion, as appeared by his Countenance. At that time ali the Caciques, and as many l ndian Officers as were from Coz.co to the Charcas, ( which is a Traél: of Land reaching 200 Leagues in length, and above 120 in bread th ) were then fl.refe~t, and. ali attendi ng .on the Inca; for whofe fake the Feafts and Re¡oycrngs wh1ch they made were celebrated with more Joy and Solemnity than in the part s and pl.aces of the Jouroey, through whtch they had paffed : thonghothers of more w1fe and fober temper, were grea tly troub!ed toconfider the meannefs and poverty of their Prince and that íuch Maygames as thofe were invented to exprefs his Grandure. ' W hiieft thefe Shews were aCTing, t he P rince defired, that he might be ad- rn it ted to Baptifm, and that my Lord, a.nd Father Garf iía!fo might be his God- fa ther, as it had formerly been agree d am ongft them, but he being then very weak and lick was not able to perforrn this Office, fo that another Gentl eman one of the moft antient and pincipal Citizens ·called Alon{o de H inoj ofa . a Na~ t ive of. Truxillo, was fub~ituted in his place ; "."ith this i nca Sayri T upac, his W1fe named C11fl Huarcay was alfo bapt1zed; who (as Palentino fai th ) was the Daughter of ~uafcar Inca ; perhaps rather {he might be his N iece, for to have been hts Daughter, the muft at leaíl: have been thirty