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 Commentariet. · BooK IX fo that not one, whether Legitimare, or Baíl:ard, efcaped che crueky of his Exe- cmioRers ; for he'killed and deflroyed tl)em by various kinds.of Deaths :· offorne he cut the Throats , mhers he Hanged , others he threw inro Rivers and Lakes with weights about llheir Necks, d:iat they might not fave themfelves by fwim- ming, ochers were ~htown dow~ .R.ocks :a~d _Pr~cipices; ali whic~ was aéted .... wich che greaceíl: d1fpatch and d1hgence imagmaole by the Execut1oners ; for this Tyrant could never chink himfelf fecure, umill he had feen rhem all defiroyed, or h{larEl·~hat chey were dead; for nGcwichfianding all his Viétory, he duríl: noc un- til! then pafs beyond Sayjfa, which che Spani1trd! call Xauxa, being ninety Leagues diíl:ant from Co:t,co : But as to che poor Huafcar, they kepc him füll alive, referving him for the fuppreflion of infurreétions, or tumulcs, w~ich might arife againíl: Ata- h11alpa ;, for they well knew that che W ord and Cornmand of Huafcar was fo pre- valem, ,and u( rha.c .?u~h<:>rity with his Subje&, chat it was able to quell and calm ~OY 'l;f!l!!Jinies, ,or diflqtb~nc~, ámongíl: tbem: Howfoever, for his grearer mor- _tHicí\iio_p,1they wo_uls.i ,aft~n br.iag ,cfüs unfortunace Princ!;! from his confinement, ~o fue '..a~Ct.a~0ur-0f(th@ -aa1.u~hterj~nd malliicre of·his K.indred, which affiiéting .[tgh~ was ?.mm_e f~~~ble 'ror~enc no him than Deach it felf. · · · · Nor -did -füs Crnelty 1 cont-ain it felf w.ithin chefe bounds, but extended to all che ~Pr,![Qners,,rleíl: chey ooi~g Cíeraoo,, .an4 Men of imeFe·íl: in the Empire, and af.. foétivmate 10 che caufe of .Muaf Uár:., .(h01:1ld contrive means for nis delivery: W~€~ef ar\€! br-it11ging rhem all fimh w.iih cheir hands tied imo an open Plain in .th~ V C1Jl~ey 1 of Sacfahfsq_»a. ( .wbere 1he Battel was a.fter-wards fought .hetween the -Prefidenti#l.fo11 and,G'onfalo Pi~rro}~hey were ranged in arder on each .Ctde, and che 1 p-eomr .f.luaft11r dq_ílt·lw~· in Moumi~ wath 'his han~s rictd behind hirn, was made :,~~>"país l;>e~ween-them, with .a RGpe about his 1';-Jec:k; which when the lílliferable Capt~v,es faw, aRd r.heir Pr.ince 1it1.·thatrde!Picable1coñdicion, chey lifced up thcii: crie-s to H:e(lV'fA, .and f!l'Qíl:rat~d their hüPíes on che ·Earrh, adored and worfhip- peéi hifn, which \vas all the honour ihey could teílifie, or help chey could g,ive Jii1;11ri!l that µnhappy ,fiare i Ih f)l:iElifhmentfor whkh r-e.fpeét rhey killed them aU, ~ ejch~r wich Pole-a!x<tS or fhort Ch~s_...,which tl~~y c~ll Cha~pi; f?r a bigger fot:-t pf Clubs and Pole-axes chey u(e m rF1ght, wbu;h they wteld w1ch both hands. J .n thJs ~1mer -rhey;kiJJed -ali ché C"raca~ and Cap~aiµs fo prefence of the K.ing, :that -latrrerany N@ble ,Pe1;fon ~foaped ·rheir Tyram;iy and ·Cruelty. '· . l ·1 '• j • CH A P~