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. R~yal Commentari~s. . The death of Don ALonfo de Alvarado, was f~conded by rhat of John Jit!io de Ho1_eda; ~ ~oble perfon; and one of the. Anoent Conque r<_> ur s.¡ and one of the Prime C1t1zens, and of the firfi: Rank in · Cozco: He was rnarried to Do¡i- na Leonor11 de Tordoya, Niece to Garfilaf[o de la Vega, being Daughter to bis Eldeft Brother, by whom he had lJon Gomez. de Tordoya, whq·was Beir to hi s · Eftate. Some\"ew Months .?fterwards ,dyed my . Lord an? father Gtirf ilaf[o de la P-ega, after a long ficknefs of cwo yearsand a half, w1th feveial ihterva ls and chang~s : For f~eming once _pcrfeél:ly cured, he mounted on l!orfe-back; and went mto the C1ty, as one rn good · and found health; and chus· con - tirtuing' for the fpace of three or four Months, his illnefs recurned upon him again, and confined him for as long a time to .bis Chamber, where he remained unti1 the time of his Deceafe ; and, according ~o bis laft Will and 0 Teftament," he'was buried in t~e Convent of St. francis. . IOOI In chofe days je was the Cuftom to make very folemn Funerals, qrrying the Corps three times round the Parad e, or publick place.; and for every turn whkh was madei, a bigh Pedeftat was raifed., whereon to repofe the Body, whjlft the Refponfes were finging ; and then another fi:and was erefüd in the Church, whereon to lay the Corps, during the time whilft they celebrated the Office for the Dead. But in regard, tbat befare ali thefe Ceremonies • could be performed, it was tedious; and troublefome to the Prieft and People; lt was ordered by Garfilaffe, tbat the former ·punél:illio's fhould be · omitted, and that bis Body fhould be láid on a Carpet, with a black Cloth ovér it, witht>ut P~deftal~ 1 or Stand~, .which were troublefome, ~ and charge- able to treél:; wh1ch be1ng 'accord1ngly obfervetl, as he had direél:ed: All -o,thers following the fame Example~ to the great eafe of the People. · When 1 was arrived in Spain, 1 there received a Bolle from bis Holineís, giving Licenfe to také up the Bones of my F ather. and tranfport them in- to Spain; which accordingly was performed, and . bis Reliqucs brought over . to him, which 1 depofited in the Chrirch of St. Ifidoro · in· Sevile, where·they now remain buried, tottie GloryandHonour of.our Lord God; whofe merey be upon us. Amen. · · This Martalitf was a yeat afterwards followed by the death of Loren;o de 'Ald1ma, afcer ·a long and grievous·ficknefs; he never had been married, nor ever had any natural Sons. By bis laft Will and Teftament he left his Lands to bis Heir, that therewith he migbt be enabled to pay fuch Fines; , and Taxes, and Tributes, which fhould afterwards be laid upon them. He ; was a very ;Nob~e and Generous perfon, and one of the fecond Adventurers, : who entered into Peru with Don· Pell.rtJ de A/varado. Sorne fhort time after the War of Con;alo Pifarro was enéled; two young Gentlemen of his Kindred, i tho' not very nearly allyed, carne over to him in that Country, whom he · kindly received, an~ treated as if they had been his own Sons. At the end ofthree ycrars _that thefe young Men had been with him, he thought it fl t ro put them into fome way Óf livelyhood, and in order thereunto, he gave them a StQck, and fent them to his Steward, to teach them how, and in what manner they might employ and improve it ; for accordiñg to the Cuftom of that Country, whilQ: there was no War, nor Expeditions on new Difcoveries ; it was no difparagement to a Gent\eman, to trade and feek ways of gain, rather than to fit idle, and without bufinefs. And fo he gave them. ten thoufand pieces of Eight, whicb are twelve thoufand Ducats, ·ad~ vifing them that it was their Stock, whic~ with go?d husbandry they migh¡ increafe to a confiderable benefit ; and wh1ch he beheved they would have re ,. ceivcd kindly from him, and with thanks: bue thefe young Sparks fcornfol- ly rejeél:ed the Offer, and told hirn, That it was a <lifhonour and fhame; for Gentlemen of their Qiality, to buy and fell like Merchants; and tho' the Steward acquainted them, that the moft noble Spaniards in that Country, were uféd to trade with the Natives; of che Country, and to buy up their Commodities fuch as che Herb C1tca, and Mayz., and fend them ro the Mines of Pl~te at Potocfi, for provifions to' fupport the People which la- boured there: Which was no difhonour for the beft Men to do; and was ·not of the fame nature and .efteem with chofe who fate in Shops 1 and meafured out Cloth and Silks by the 1 yard . And if they thought i~ too mean alfo fo deal like other perfons of Q.gality, they might aét by their Mm m mm m , Indian