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.

BooKT Royal CoÍnmentaries. - Devil, thac would recite chofe words, and chereupon gave a ílop to his füghr, and remrning to him wich great kindnefs, they embraced each ocher, with fighs and cears lamenring their íad Eíl:are, wlth©ut any hopes of deliveram.:ei Serram fuppofing chat bis Gueíl: wanted refrefhmem, entertained him wiéh fuch provifi- ons, as bis miferable life affórded; and having a liule comforted each ocher, rhey began to recount che manner ~nd occafion of cheir fad difaíl:ers. Then for che beccer government in their way of living, they defigned their hours of day an~ !light to certain fervices; foch a time was appoinred to kill Fifh for eatin_g, foch -hours for gathering weeds, Fifh bones, and other rnatcers, which the Sea chrew up to maintain their coníl:ant fue; and efpecial care they had to obferve their wacches, and relieve each other at cercain hours, th:it fo che~ rnight be fure their fire wem not out. In this manner chey lived amicably togecher for cercain day~, for many did not pafs before a quan-el arofe between them, fo high, rhat chey were ready ro fighc; che occafton proceeded from fome words thac one gave che other, that he took noc chac care and labour as che excremity of their condition required; and chis difference fo encreafed, (for to füch mifery do our paillons often hecray us) chat ar length they feparated,- and lived apare one fróm che other: how- foever in a íhort tirrTe .having experienced che wam of that comfort which mue tual fociecy procures..) cheir choler was appeafed, an<l fo they remrned to enjoy converfe, and the athfience which Friendfhip and Company afforded, ih which condition they paífed four Years; during all which time chey [~w rnany Ships fail near thern, yer none would be fo charicable or curious, as to be inviced by ..their Smoak and Harne; fo that being now alrnoíl: defperate, th~y expeéted no otber remedy befides Death, to put an end to their Miferies. , Howfoever at length a Ship adventuring to pafs nearer than ordinary, e[pietl che Smoak, and rightly judging, that ir muíl: be made by fome Shipwrecked Perfons :efcaped to thofe Sands, hoiíl:ed out their Boat to take them in· Serrano and his -;Cornpanion readily ran to rhe place where chey faw t he Boa t coming; but fo foon as che Mariners were approached fo near, as to diíl :ingui.íh che firaqge F¡gure and Looks of chefe two Meo, che}' were fo affrigh~ed , tli:i_t r hey began to rmv hack; but che poor men cryed out, and that they m1ght beheve them too not có he Devils, or evil Spirics, they rehearfed the Creed, and c:illed aloud upon che Name of Jefüs.; with which words the Mariners returned, cook chem into che Eoat, and carried thern to che Ship, to che greac wonder of all chere prefent, whd wich ·admirarion beheld tbeir hairy íhapes, not like Men, bue Beaíl:s, and wich fmgular pleafure heard chem relace che íl:ory oftheir paíl misfortunes. The Com- panion dyed in bis Voyage tO Spain, but Serrano lived to come thirher, from whence·he travelled into German.,, where che Emperour then refided: ali wbidi time he nouriíhed his Hair and Beard, to ferve as an Evidence and.Proof 0f his paíl: Life: wherefoever he came che People preífed, as aSighr, to fee him for Mo- ney; Perfons ofQQ.ality having alfo the fame curiofity, gave hirn fofficient to de~ fray his charges, and bis Imperial Majeíl:y baving feen, and heard his Difcourfes, beíl:owed a Rent upon him of Four thoufand P~eces of Eighc a Year, which make 48oc:i Ducats in Pms; and going to the Poí!effion of chis Income, he dyed ;u Panama, without farther Enjoyment. Ali chis Story was related to me by a .Gentleman c.alled G11rci Sanchci:. de Figueroa, one who was acquaitued wirh Serrano; and heard icfrom bis own Mouth; and chat afrer he had [een che Emperour he then cut his Húr. and his Beard to fome COQvenienc lenpth, becaufe thac it was fo long before, that when he curned himfelf on bis Bed, lie often lay upon ic, which · incommoded him fo much as ro difturb bis íleep. e CH A P. · l ..