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.

l-010 Royal CommentarieJ. BOOK. ~III. ber when l was a Child, .l heard of tl'iree ór four fuch Robberies, wh ich were committed by the Indians : But fo foort as that Inca dye.d, all was quieted, and no other Spoyls enfued. . ~ Notwithftanding wllich,the Vice·King wa~ indúced tO' follow the advlce of fott:re éounfellors, who fugg.dted, thatthe Inca lived iit places oli the frontiers from whi.<>h he much annoyed the Spaniards_,taking awáy their Cattle, and robbirtg their ·Merchants: And that it was impollible tb kéep the Indians quier, a!ld withió terms of Peace, whilít the Inca was fo near them, and dayly in theit Eye, that to ferve lürn, they would adventure tó coinn'lit the gteateft Outráges they were able. Tlte VÍce-King, (as we have faid) being overfw.ayed by this way of n!á- foaing, committechhe charge óf this enterpriíe to a c~rtain Gentlémari, named Martin Garcia Loyola,. who in times paíl: had petformeagreat Setvicesfor bis Maj<1fty. AGcÓrdirtgly Sou(diers were taiíed, upón pretencé that they were to be feht tg Chile, for recn~its. againft che Araucans, who very muéh oppreíled, and ftreightned the Spaniards. Abi;mt 250 Meo being armed, and JJrovide<l with . Weap0ns off"enfiv~, ·and defenfive, tliey marched direll;ly to Vi/lea pa,mpa, the entrance .whereúnto was made very eafie and plain, after the Prince Don Die- V Say,.i t upac had .abandoned bis Habiratidn there; fo that they might go in, and~ rnrpe QUE from thence without any difliculty. The Prince Tupac Amaru having received intelligence, that fome Forces wete entered withín bis Jur~fdiétion, he. preíently ffod cwenty Leagues within• the · Country dowri a Riv~ íbelow the Mountain. The Spmlliards inftantly füted them- felves with Boats, .and Floats, and therewith followed and purfoed afcer him. The Prince confidering that lle had .not People to make refiftance, and that he was not confci0us to himfelf of any Crirne, or difuirbance ~e had done or raifed; fufüred himíelf to be taken; chuGng rather to entruft himfelf in the hands of the Spaniards, than to perifh in thoíe Mountains with Famine, orbe drnwned in th0fe great Rivers, which fall and empty themfelves illto the Ri- 1 • ver of Plate. Wherefore he yielded himfelf into the Power of Captain Mtl,[tin Loyo/4 1 and his ~ouldim, in hopes, that whén they foun~ him naked, and de- prived of ali fubfifl:ance, they would takeCompaillon on him, and aUow him the fame Penfion which was given to his Brother Don Diego Sayri Tup~c, little ft~fpcéting that ,they wouhrkill hirn, or do him any harm, fince he was guilty of no Crime. The S'paniiirds in this manner feizing on the Inca, and on all the lndi~n Meo and Women, who were in Company with hirn, amongft which was · hi s Wife, two &ons, anda Daughter, returned with them in Triumph to Coz.- cQ; te which pla'.-e the Via:-King went, fo foon as he was informed' of the im· p;riíonment of this poor Prince. CH A P. XVII Procefs is mdde, "1'tld MI. E:ndiélmr:,nt Jrawn up agai'lfjl the Princ,e, ánd a,gainfl ti>e Incas his f{indred of the B./ood R~y·al: * ar/fo 1 agiti11ft the Sons of Span.iards horn of I;ndian lf'~nzen, t11ough their Fathers had heen the ·C0Ttq1te- routs of that ,Empire. S O foon as thev faw thanhe PrÍ'll'ce was taken, t'he Attorney GiFreral was ·or- ·de-mho draw u:p a Chi!rge ::\gainft him~ wh'ich'was done acc-0rding t?G the',Ar- ticks 'before .mentíoned, accu'fing 1 him 'to have ap;p·ointed and 0rder•ed hís Ser-· vants~ amd Válfal.s, to in'féft'the R.oads,af!d;rob the ~tmifh Merc-ha.nts, as•i!ht!y .paf- fed upan their Lawfü1 occaflons 1 dedanng a 1 11 'thofe 1 his Enemjes, •who rbad made any Leagne or contrae'!: wi'th 'the b1c1ts h'is Anceftors, <>r who liived·or >inhabitiecl ?rnongft ihe ~panittrds: -Knd ' tha~·at focha time,and upon f!Jch a day he •had emer- .ed in to an agréemeri't 'Wit'h the C aciq1m, wh'o were made 1 Lords of Mannbrt;,.aad Cdmrnanáers of lndians, ·tJy Ancieht Grants 1 from his Anceftdrs, t0 ·i:ife•irn .l\'.tims · a~~ft