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 Commentaries. íl lild Officers ; rh<i! nmlrirudes·of c.ormrnon peopJe;which remained ;i1Hve, fled, ,and ftnwed abroad like fheep without a fhepherd 1 and inany of them wandring a- ho1.i1•, and not kt1Ó\.\ 1 íng where tt> go, furren4rd cbemfelves 3 ro;the Enemy, not beü1g, ~villing to enjoy theír freedomwh~n thetr/ncjl wa,s a P.nfo,n_e~. Wirh this vi&ory .and íuccefr, aop w1tb fo gr~t . a Tropby of H, as the Perfon of f.!u t1fcar, rhe Atabu11Jpians: w.er ~ .higln\y .e"alttid ; and for fe~ufüy of the ~Nte, rhey com1riim~d hi_1.~1't© rhe cufiod,v ar;d cbarg6 .of.f.~ur CaptalJls, ílnd otber 8001- qiers~of great fideluy, nvho fo narr~wly war:bed h,!.pl;_ .leíl: he íbduld make an ei (cape, 1ubat he never ~vas out ot: thexdighc euber.l\wm1ght or; day. ,~. · Aq1d now Huafcar. Eieing in theit; baqcjs, , ic was tl10aght nee&íEiryi fo publifh and blaze bis lmpriforlment throug~'L t~e ·whole Ernpir.e, :that fo in · ~a.fe ány P. eoplé 0 v Armies Lhould be e:oming to h1s ~f(úknce, or füi:.Gour, they rn1ghc upoll (uch ad. vices be diverted fro:n their proceedings.:, b.ut prinjipally the news mereofwas difpatched with all.diligence to theKing.Atahur;i/pif. ·r,- ·r fü 1,, .1 This·was the fum.of the m0il? material paílliges 1 '0F this Waú1hftwéeh the-two Brotheus, who were iÜlC! laíl: Klngs ·of Per1.J; a& to o.oher Barte16Jwh,ich the s¡iani(h H.ifrorians re!jlte, thcy ·were b>tit .Skil'mifhes w hich palfe~ .omtfiM:ihm·~mes of 1oné Ki11gdo1u and the 'Otlier, on ocoafion of Incerfwns, which clue-)(}Ja\i>ra~as andr~o. veFnours of Garrifons made : Amd. ia& to the lmpri.fonment df 41flh¡¡'1/ptt; in iWs a íl1~m, or a fa!re report, whiofü he himfelf h.a~ givien ouc.tql muníe his Bri01het Hrtafiw~ and bis Subjet'is, as y:ás' aHb chat wru~h- he Qad dliv.u~~éirin faying ,lithat .when he was in PMon, bis Fachmthe..Sun ~ditur.t'lfd hini intQ·a>Scr~nt,/that fo he mighc efcape hy are~ping chrough 'a 'bol.e, ~Hiah w.as ·in -0hU:ihllill'lber: wmkh was om1ly the Storiy mf a Miracle.ibr.©ached and ihun~d ro init<llduce his Facher dlf Sun for an Authour ami Favourct.ofhis Tymnnies; tbe which repone eafily gajned p~lief in the firt:ple mincls of thª1 people, who "'.~r~ dedul9us efany ch~ng whkh was mentioned m fa ohr of that c;cmeernment wlñclüh.e Suo had tmwards.hisb'.wn Off-fprin~. The ufe which Atahua!pa made of this viltory, was wich al! the cru- elty :md treachery imaginable ; for publi(bing in all places, that his inrentions were to reíl:ore Huafcar again to the Government of his Empire; · but yet under cercain caucions and reflriél:ions, which wereto be<Igreecl-and capim1ated berween fhem he fummoned all the Incas of the whole Empire, togerher with the Governours' M:ijor-Generals, Captains and,, Souldiers, to appear at Cou:o ac fuch a cenai~ time, that fo they might be Witneifes to thoíe Anides whicp r11ould be confer- ted between thefe two Kings for rhe mumal peace and qtiier ofeach others Subjeéis. Wit~ thefe fair prerences and all~remenrs all the In~as of the Bloud-Royal being .decexved, fa1led not to make thetr appearance; whxch chey,perfor¡ned with thac readineís of mind, •tbat neicher ficknefs, nor old ageT nor far diílance did debar or hinder their coming; nay, even chofe who mighc have excufed rhemíelves bi reafon of che remoteneís of cheir Counttey, and which mlghc have re~arded their Journey by ílow and dilacory Travels; and which were fufpicbus and jealous of what afrerwards fucceeded ;~t even thefe againft their own fears and inclinations fuffered themfelves to be ráken in che open and app~ariog fnare: For fo foon a; Atttbuf!/pa had goteen rh~fn into his power, he commanded, chat they íhould ali be putx-0 deach; which ~menee was executed by various forts ofcruelty, which fer- v:~d (fJ fs:cqre his Empire from all Infur~eétionsy or Plors againfi him. ' ' ' 1 .J •• CH A P.