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.

. ,/ .· Royal Commentarin. ·BooK IX. niards had newly -plailted thémfelv.es in. Pem; 1 remember that in the Year 1; 5'.f~ or ---;6 Garfia de Melo, who w as then Treafurer for,bis Majefty,in Couo, fenqo my Lord G.arplajfo d~ la ~ega a l'refent ;of llhree· :Afpava~us, where he ha~ them~ or where they grew, 1s .Bot known ~ ' onely. lile clefn:ecb h1m to aacept and eanhat curiofity of Sp4nijh Fruit; the Afparagusiwere vci~y; faj:r:ones, tw'o of wfiidi· wer,e as big as a middle Finger, ·and the t6ird· of <!.' yatd·ld>ng 5·· tme otduer was thicker, bue íhorter, butt aU ofaluem foJend~u, rthat the.y~were ·eafily broken. My.failieir, that he !llight doe the greater honour std rltlsisplñljh Pfant, 1 011cieroortha:t che Afpá;. ragus íbou'ldbe boiled·.:on a·Ban oF:Goak iµ rus Iewn Ghamber91m prefence.'df · feven or eight Gentlemen; wlfo wereian ISupper widf him. 1 Wnen: ~&e Afparagus . were boiled, anda faúce Jor tihemmade. 'witll Oi1hind:Vinegar,:LGa1Jilajfo divide-<! the two largeft among"thé Gu~Qs atz_his 'ifable, ,a,.Jcl die third·1ne;took wholl~n:O hi¡pfelf, defu:il'lg th<;m:t-0 ·pardon hiin: for'. that_tim~,'." if he carved'liiimfelf the,' lar.~ . .geft portiom .of the . ·Sp4n ifh FruitsJ, ;In this .nianmer; the ·Afparagus .were :eaten .with, grea~ ~hear and milith; ... as if \thH?henix. na<d-.beea to ,be..divided am@ngft ~hem; __.aad:,thoughUen¡ed them .at . · ~~eTable.; y~r ~othirig :tlneli~bf:Jell · ·to·,my ;lha11e.. . ~}.,~ 5dJ \' 1 • • •.. ~ t!;.- "'·: j • ~, ; .. ~1 r· · . ~ ,, , (.' t ~ ., .T \Q .... t ~· , ·: . )1:..;. ,. i:Ahout: th@t ~me a -J.fü€ aP,tain 1 Bar.th.,{omew of Fetir~:(,tU. felill! my F~ther threé Vit -nagá fütlks; -,(:Whicn,;trówdili:e .ojlr 1o&lnel SeeG!s; add arefor pibku.íg the 'fe€tli,) the whi' b ®itlg hróught: frorn Spilin, were,ácceptedr..yvitih much t1hankfulneíS, and ' were ferv.~d )at ·th~ 'Tª-blélto~a Strálilger .afrér Dinaer,: ~me of'the Straws being.~i" ,ven him i W~~h mgch Cetem0n)t · ~ · . ·, ·• ' : '\ !·. 1 • • 1 • ! , .,ir' . AbouJ;: tp.is Fime alf~ Ahnifeeds._were ptoducedin. c¡_o~o, : ~ºd. fire~ed in ~ll t~eif J3read, w Juc{ii was .of great~r efteetn than all the Ne<Star or Ambvofia which .~he J>oets ,1,11ention;Alt Jnisírate the iaconfiderable ·things of Spain ~€Í:e efteente¿} ie· .Perú at tbe fi¡ft; v,v-~ich mar .ferve .to ple_af.e the CU!i0fitty of ~fter· 2\ges, W~err íthey :reade ;th~4·M:ory · of t-be. fírll: aéhons ano ~umour.s oí therr Forefathers. How~ foever 1 do not .find that either Afuaragus have ·thrived., or. that Vifnagas ha~e beeq produced m thar Countrey, tliough other Planes, Corn, Herbs and Cattel háve multiplied in exceeding abundance. . , . · · In like manner they have planted Mulberry Trees, and brought over Silk- Worrnf,--whi<;h before ·thaqime were not in · Peru; , but the Silk which rhey produce wilt not .hold Windinú ·or_ Spin~g, by reafon of fome great defeét ink . \ . --~ ' CHA .R : • - \. ')'• i:' - , '{_· ~ .