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.

· BóoK VI. Royal e ommentaries. " ali of Gold and Silver, with rare Art and Il?vention: On the other ftde of this " Hland were vaft he-aps of Gold and Silver Jaid up, with. ~nrention to carry .lt " to Co:u:o, that ir might be worked tmeré; ali which was !oíl: by -the Death of " Guafcar : F0r the lndiam obfervin!} that the Spaniards thiríl:ed afrer Gold, and " tranípm:red ali into Spain, that they could f@ize, and lay their hands upon ; they ~' made it away, <md cof.lcealed as much of i.t! as they were 'able. Thus far are the Words of Lope:r._de Gomara. As to the Garden, which qe fays_, the Kin gs o f Perlt had riear Puna, in which all Crea.tm:es w_ere repr,efented in G©ld and Si !V.er ; he paFticularly fpecifi€S that place, becaufe that when the Spaniards carne in, i t was the onely Gardén which continued in its Beauty and Orna.ments; fo¡; the Jn- dians, in defpight of their Enemies, deíl:royed-ali the reíl:, and confounded the Riches of rhem in füch manner, as a.Fe never ro. bie recovered; in which Relation this Amhour, arid aU ocher Spanifh Hiíl:01:ians, do agree. 1'fuat infinite treafüre of'Gold and Silver, which, he fays, was heaped up wich intemior.1 to be carried to Coi:,co, and there worked, was the furplufage. of what rt!mained, afrer ail tbe Roya) Pala.ces wen~· furniíhed, and adornecl in the·manJíler we fiave before related. Thi5 may not feem iflcredible . to chofe who h~ve accom1ted and obferved thofe vaíl: and immenfe quantitiesofGotd and Silver, which have been tranfported frd!JJ my CpuntreY, int<:> Sp_ain, there having paíTed over the Bar_of St. _Lucar, in th@ Year 1 5 ~ 5, in tbe [pace of eight Months, onely five and thirty Millions in Gdld ~~~ . ' C H ·A P. III. Of the Serv.cmts. of the Court, and thofe who carried ~he Kirzg' s ,C hair, ar Sedan. T HE Servants deíl:ined for the Services of the Court were many in rtumber~ fuch as Sweepers, Carriers of Water, and Cleavers of Wood, · Cooks, Butlers, Porters, Keepers of the Ward-rope, al'Jd of the Jewels, Gardiners and Stéwards of the Houíhold ; in ilion, there were as rnany Officers and Servams re- tained in this <;::ourt, flS in the moíl: magoificent and fplendid Pal.aces of our King.s, o~ Emperours: But 'herein there was fomething diíferent from our Coum ; for here particular Men had not the charge of an Office committed to them ; but ie was the care, or incumbence of two or three Provinces to provide fufficient Men · for every Office, füch as were faithfull, diligent and dexterous for the place; and fuch a number of them, as that they might rake their turns by Dlys, or Weeks, or Momhs, as ofoen as they fhould think fit to exchange them. This being part of the Tribute which was exaét:ed ' from every Province, great care was taken in the choice of able Men ; far that che default, or crime, of every particular perf9n, refleéled on the whole Province, who made themfelves anfwerable for his good behaviour, and- were accordingly punifhed with fucb feverity, as all offences a- gainíl: the Royal Majeíl:y did require. ·And íince we have fpoken of Hewers of Wood, we mu(l not underíland, as if thefe were fent into the Mountains to cut and fell Trees; but füch Timber or 'Nood as was brought by the Vaífals in pay- rnem of their Tribute, was received by thefe Officers, and by them and theír Af- fiíl:ants laid up, and íl:owed in the Hou[es for that purpofe: The like may we underíl:and of all other Offices, wherein there was no fervile Iabour appointed ; it beir:ig a gemile employment to ferve the Inca in füch,capacity, and to be near bis Royal Perfon, which was the greateíl: honour and happinefs that any one couk! afpire unto. ' Thoíe who were qualified to be Servants and Officers in the Court, were peo• ple of the Neighbourhood, and parts adjacem, within five or íix Leagues of thé City