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.

~88 Royal C?mmentaries. BoOiK IX. j'j' ¡ '''e- . :q i. j .. ,r ~ ' ·¡ ·~·· • },¡, , .i. ''( ;· l Ji"" ... X'XV~ !J . ;') ,,) !;1 . J) ¡ C ·H A p~·: i ?u ; r. 1'1:nrr.1 ) lllit • l f 1 ·y ~ l)J b" ~.¡L ~ . Of,tl~e Víné,, drzJLof h~l¡tfiW firfi'it'4gf~d.viiki~- - , · , ," ' .,.; ~ ) )} br,• ' 11 <; k· · ¡, ): , 1 ' ,,,; ,1 '•º Iül '111 , 1 • ·HE who .h~d .che honour tb \be the.Jfjrft~Irbpo!iter o'f Yoah 's Plant war:.Francü 4~ Caravanter, a Nobleman of Tdled.o, an(Lone of.Jthe fir.ft Gonquerours of Peru, <This Gentleman confiderin,g d~e Cmmtreyiro ~e in fo me-t0 leFabJe "fiate 0f quiec ~nd repofe,)follt for Vines to 1the .CanaY ie~, as be1gg 1 nh~· ~reft p!ac;e ;•from wheilce _rhey brougfu~, t~e black fort of.Gr~pe1 1w.hi ~ ¡Ptodutes.G't€<Í Wmt?,1 butJ9oc Qf the deepefi red, or Tent·~olour ; .and t h0~h l díey 1hav.e mee phrnte~ feveraJ forts of ~Tfoes, fuch ·-as Mufcatel~ ancl othcrs 1 'yet .piere is lhontf 0f a p~le 0r 1 whlillh co- laur. ' · 1 , ;r 1 ?b II .. 1 t 11L .,r , Bacchm wandored by nhe Ge.ntiles? 'amcd W@11Chip~ed ifór:4 ~od'liQ reward of a leffer piece,of fervke rban'this ~endemán ·bad 1 d0n~1fü[H; 1 tbe IndianJ° • ·fGr ~hough Wine be now.p!entiful'f4.n Peru, yet theNatives t!here0f ihavetfo ungeatile a•palaée, that they know not how to relifh it, contenting themfelves with their andent Be- verage made of Cara and Water. Moreover, 1 have heard in Peru, from che re- por.t: of a-Gentleman of .good repute, that -a cerrain Spaniard, who was very curi- ous, and a great Virtuofo, had extraél:ed a fort ofWine called Almacigo from Raifins which he had brought from Spain 5 and that having fowed fome of the Raifm- fiones, they produced a-'kind ofVmes, but wete fo .r~der, that he was forced to conferve them three or four years in Almacigo, untill fuch time as they wer~ firong enough to be planted ; and that from thence the Grapes have taken fo high a co- lour, that all the Wine in Peru becameJik<; the Tent-wine insp~in, thougn noc al- together of fo deep a colour. lt is prnbable that the Grapes of Peru have had their Original from both of thefe ways; for the Spaniards, who were always paffionate for their Countrey, and defirous to fee the fame Fruits growing in the Indiei, as w@re in Spain,, did omit np experiments "Or tri<rls to bting d~e.fcime to :their def11=-~ intent. Captttin Bfl rtholorntJw de Ter;rµ:,M, who was onf! ;§)f.Ehefuft Cbnquerours óf Peru, and one ·0f chofe 'Mho eotred Chili uncl~r che Admira! Don Diego de Almagro was the firll: that planted.Grapes in his oyvn Vioeyard i0 che City _ofiCou-o,; 1 w~ well acquainted with this Gentleman, and eHeemed him for a rnolt generous per- fon, and well accompli(hed in ali po.ints of mofl verruous Endowmenrs. He plao- ted a Vineyard in .his Lands, fituaced in the Province of Cunrifeyu, which he ma- nured by Indinn1, being called Acfaanquillo; from whence in the year 1 s55', asan evidence and pr0of of his good Husbandry, and greacnefs of his liberal Soul, he fent chirty Indian1 ladeo with fai r and goodly Grapes to his intimare and familiar friend Garfi lf!ffe de !1t Vega, my honourea 'Lord, with order tlhat he íhould divide a- mongíl: ch.e Genclemen of chac City an equal fhare and proporcion, that every one might enjoy the fruit of his labours. lt was indeed ac that time a great curiofüy to have the Fruir of Spairi ,growing in tbat Countrey, and a clear evidence 0f his munificeat and liberal Soul; for if ~he would have made merchandife of chofe Grapes, he might have fold them for four ar five thoufand Ducars. For my parr, 1 did partake of chofe Grapes, for my Father having rnade me tbe Meífenger to carry them, attended with two Pages, 1 delivered to every prinoipal Houfe · liwo ~~~~~ ' ' 1 ~ C. H A 'P.