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. BooK IX. " as carne witpin their reach. Thus far are the Words of Gomara. But I have · [ee:i fome Marginal Nqées in a Book wrore by one of che Conquerours of Peru-; ~ in which is this pafiagt; : " ~hat a,Monky thre~ a fione a~ a perfon a¡med · " with a Crofs-bow, named VillaMfl1n, and beac o\lt cwo of h1s Teecb; he was '' afrerwards one of che Conquerours of Pm1, and Lord of a greac Councrey, c<rl- " led Ayaviri; bue being taken Prifoner, he_dyed in Couo;. he was one who cook " pare with Pi farro in Xaquixagnana, where one thac owed him a dif¡>leafure gave " hiliil a cut over che face afrer he yielded to quarcer : He was an hone!l: Man " and did good co all, chough he dyed poor, afcer he was defpoiled of his lndi~ " ans, and of his Eíl:ate. This Villacaftin killed che Monky wich his Crofs-bow " he ch:mcing to íhoot ac che fame rime chat che Monky chrevv bis íl:one. Thu; far are che Remarks of che Conquerour ; che vvhicp 1 can in pare confirm, becaufe -I knevv. the perfon, ana favv that he vvamedl cvvo Teeth in r~e upper rovv ofhiS Mouch; and it vvas che common report in Peru, that they vvere beacen O\!_t :by a Monky. I have thoughc fic co. inferc this Srory as 1 do orhers of like nacure, for the crurh of vvhich Ji tefer my felf ta divers 'NVicneíies. Other lncM and Pal/tu I knevv' to' the nqmJjer o( cvvo hunékéd, vvhich vvere ali of che llóyal nloud, bue ot lefs note than d:?íe . vvhich I fon:r:tetly .mencioned; yvho . ~vere cbe iminediate Sons of Huayna l:apa<>. MyMocher.ivvas his Brochers Daughter, vvhofe N:ime vvas Hual!pa Tnpac Inca Yupanq'uí. · -' · · 1 vvas ácquainteel vV-i~h 'Üne' Son and tvvo Daughcers of King Atahualpá, cine of them vvas called Angelina;'of yvhom the Marquis Don Franci[co Pifarro begac a Son, called Francifco, vvfio vvben vve vvere·of che Age of eight or n,ine. years, vvas a · greac Antagonill: and 'Compe_cicor. ~vich me for running ¡md leaping, his Uncle vvas Gonr¡alo Pifar~o. Tb1s Marqms bad alfo a Daughcer ca-lled Francifca, vvhich vvas very beaticifull, ánd Married aftervvards to his Uncle Hernando Pir¡arro ; her Facher begac her upon aDaughter of Huayna. Capac, called Tnes Hual!M Nsifta, vvho vvas afcervvards Married to Martin de Ampuero, an lnhabicanc of the City of /os Reyes. ·The Son of the Marqui~, and anoth~r df Gonfalo Pir¡arro, coming into Spaln, dyed young, to che great griefof chofe vvho knevv them, being che hope- full Off-fpring of fuch renovvned Farhers: But as tb' the orher Daugfüet of Ata- ln1alpa, 1 may miíl:ake her Natne, vvhich vv:is eírher Beatriz:. or Jf116el, <he Mar- ried vvith a Spaniard called BIM Gomera; and Wedded a [econd time vvirh a Gen- tleman, ·who was of Spanifh and Jr.dian Bloud, c:illed Sunco de RojM , but his Son was called Francifco Atah11alpd, he was a very bandfome Youth, well fhaped, and . of a lovely counrenance, as \l\.'ere ali the other lncM and Pallas, bue he dyed young. We fha ll fhorrly mention him on occ1fion of a Scory which my old Uncle, the Brother of my Mother, cold me, when he related che Cruelties of Atnhualp11. There was another Son of Huayna Capac remaining, with whom 1 was not ac- quainted, he was called Manco Inca, and was rhe lawfull Heir to' rhe Emµire, for H11afcar dyed without Hfüe Male, of whom we fhall make mention hereafcer. ) . CH A P.
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