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.

1. • . .. The Tranílator "to the R eader. perour had gJven to his Brother the Marquid Pi~arro, and in defence therer of, ami in og>ofit<ion to the new Laws befare mentione , he i4ifed Wars ·ag,ainfl the Juflices and the Vice-king. Blafco Nunnez, 'h ' a/ter; feve.· r.al Fights and Skirmijhes he ki!led in Battel. And though this P1~arro was afterwards fuhdued /;y the wife co11duEf of the PrejideNt Pedro de la Gafoa(, yet thing,s did not continue long quiet hefore_ they hroke out qgai11 into new diflurbances. So Don Sebaihan de Cafülla .macle a fie~eilio11 a11d headed the Male-conte_nts, who heing difappointed of th.e rewaNI they expelied for the fervices they had done againfl Gonfalo Pi~arro, . endea· voured to right themfelves 6y their. own Power, and ki!led the Genera,! Dtin Pedro de Hinojofa. J.hen Vafoo de Godinez ki!'6d Don Sebafiiarí de Cafülla, and Jet up for himfelf, 6ut .was .foon {uMued, and put to deatb /;y Alonfo de Alvarado. Then Egas de Guzman, a 6oid and Uoudy p¡J. lain pretended to /Je the Head of a Party, but he and his Complices were foon ,d,ifperfed fo¿ want óf Af{ociates to a/Jet their Caufe. And lajlly, Fran.. ciíco1Hefoandez. Giran, with ahout twelve or thirteen more began a Re· /;el/ion in Cozco, aiul with tha,t Jmall number ki!led mofl of the Magiflrates ·oJ the City, and put mpfl of the b1ha/;itants ff! flight; with whom after- wards many difcontent-ed Souldiers joit;ing, they carryed 011 a War agai11J1. the Government far Jeverál years with much Uoud, and cruelties afled upon · each otha; for now the common Sottldiers were hecome fo mutinou.s, for -ivant of employment, that they were ready to join with any perfon tl;at prete1:1ded to a refentment ; And indeed there wa_.( not an ordinary Fe/lov.J bNt who had fo great a 'Valtte for himfelf on the hoHottr of heing q Sp~niard anil a Souldier, that he fwallowed in his vain thoughts a!J the Riches o/ the Indies, andfanfied that the whole Government an.d Wealth of P~ru was not afuj/icient Reward for a perfon of his hig,h Merit and traflion. In t'hiJ, manner waJ Peru éonqueret/, and with thu fort ef P~o 7e. hath it been • fi1tte \ that time planted, wbich we have reafon to /;elieve have /Juriet! / t-hefllfelves infloth and luxury. How we!J they ha'Ve improved that Cou11trey and ufed thofe Riches w.hich God hath given them, a11d how huma.nel:J they ha'Ve treated the poor Natives; 1 lea'Vr: to the Hiflorians of our modern times ; and for the P'alour and Bra'Very which o[ late years they have ufed in defence of that Countrey; I refer my felf to the Relation of the Buc:t:- niers. 4nd fo proceed on wit'1 thiJ Hijlory. . . ,• •• . ' \ . 1 • •¡