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.

CH A P. XV. The Count de Nieva is chofe'? Vice-King of Pe;ru. He fends a Me/fage to his -Predecef/or. The Death of the Marquis of Caniiete, a$ alfo of the Count de Nieva. Don García de Mendo~a returns to • Spain. The Lawyer. Caftro is appointed Governour of Peru• • W Hilíl: thefe mat.ters w~re t~anfaéting in Peru, and that Orfua, and his Fellew adventurers w1th h1m, w~re defeated upon the great Ríver of the Amaz.onr; his Majefty King Phiüp the Seéond, was mindfol to provide a New Governour far that Empire; having in the place of that gooa Man, . Don Diego de Az.evedo, who lately dyed, appointed Don Diego de Cunniga and rela fao Count de Nieva, to fucceed in the O ffice of V ice- King ; who·difpatched b.is Affairs with fuch diligence, that he departed from Spain in the Month of . 11 1.nuary 1560, and arrived in Pene in tbe M~nth of April foUowing. So foon as he carne to Payta, which is a Town within that Dominion, ·he di(patched away a Servant of bis, with a fbort Letter to the Vice-King, Don A ndres HHr- tado de Mendofa, giving him advice of his arrival within the Dominions of Pi:ru, with Commiffion from his Majefty to govern that Country, and that therefore he fbould defift from .intermedling further ' in tbe Affairs thereof. Don Anllres Hurtado having received intelligence of the coming of tliis Mefien- ger, gave Orders to have him well received, and treated aU che Way of bis Journey; and being come to the City of Los Reyes, he had there Honou- rable Lodgings provided for .him, with Prefents in Jewels, and Gold, and Sil ver,, to the value of fix and 7000 pieces of Eight, and upwards : Bue che Mellenger loft al~ thefe u pon ª. Pique 1 and Exception which the Vice- King . took at the ·T1tle of Lordllup, whtch was ordered to be given r and not of Excellency; tbe which he fo highly refented, and fuffered the thoughts of being fiighted, and neglette4 by his Succeífor, without Reafon or Jufrice, fo far to run in his head; that it fl:rnck him into a deep Melancholly, which fo prevailed on his Spirits, that being a Man of great Years, and not able to ftruggl e with the Difeafe, he ended his days before the new Vice·King arrived at Los Reyes: who alfo enjoyed not long the happinefs he expeél:ed in bis Government, in which he had not been many Months Seated with. the Solemnity ufe<;l on fuch occafions,. befare a fi:range Accident haíl:ened his Death, of which he was the Author, and brought ít upon himfelf. Bue che manner of-it being fcandalous to relate, we íllal! leave it as it is, and pro- , ceed on to other particulars.· Don Garcia de Mendofa, who was Governour of Ch.ile, baving received in- t elligence of the death of his Father, made. ftich hafte to return ínto Peru, :;ind thence to prepare for hís Voyage into Spain, that inany p~ople re- ported that... he haftned away more out of fear Clf the Ara11cans, than ont of a a'efire he had . to affiíl: at the Funeral of his Father : .And that with the like precipitation he quitted the Territories of Pern, not t~ be fub- jeét to the Do~inion of another. At 'leflgth he arrived in Spam, where he continued until he returned with a Commiffion to be Governour of Pcru ; where he impofed that Taxe on the Spa.niar4t, and India~s, which is páid by themiunto this_ day. As t-0 his oth~r ways ~f .gain, bis Contraéts, and Commerce, we íhall país them all by, ben~g not w1thin the compafs of this Hifto,r y : For my intention beíng only to ~nte, aS' far as to the D eath of t he Prince, who was lawfol Heir of that Emp1re, fecond .Broth~r of Don Diego Sayri. Tupac, of whofe coming out of t he Mountams, bis Bap-