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. B ·o O K I. · .e HA P. l. Of the three Spaniards of Noble .f2.Eality, who undertook_ the Conquefl of Peru. I N the 9th Book of the -flríl: pare of thefe our Royal Commentaries, WCi have íhewed how the refolute Atahualpa pleafed hirñfelfwith the thoughts of having by Tyranny and Cruelqr fecured to himfelf the Empire, little dreaming that afüange ahd an unknown Nation (who were the Spani- ards) íhould in the moíl: calm and profperous time of his Enjoyments knock at his Gate, and by che farne rnethods of cruelty _caíl: him from bis Throne, and deprive hirn of his Life and Empire. That we may profecute chis Hiíl:ory with che mofl: even thread; it is neceífary for us to look fome years back, and take our rnatters from their firíl: fource and beginning. _ The Spaniards therefore, after they had difcovered this new World, were füll defirous more and more of new and farrher difcoveries, and though the Countries tbey had already poífeífed were rich and profperous, y_et not being contemed with thcir prefent Enjoymems, nor _wearied with their Labours, and Travails; nor dif- couraged with the füfferings ofHunger, Dangers, Wounds, Sickneífes, nor wíth the bad Days, and worfe Nights, which they had endured both by Sea and Land; yec füll thirfüng after new Conqueíl:s, and great Emerprifes, they arrived ' ac lengch to that pitch of greatnefs, which hath for ever eternized their Fame and Memory. For fo it happened in the Conqueíl: of Peru, That Francü Pi!farro, a Native of Truxillo, -living at Panama, one of a Noble Family, and Diegode Alma• gro, a Native of M_afaga , or (as Carate w~ll have it) of the Town of Almagro, which is moíl: probable, a Perfon (as we may believe) of like noble Extraétion.; for though his Farnily be unlrnown, yet if we may know the Tree by its Fruir, the greatnefs ofhis Aétions, . and the glory of his Enterprifes have rendred his Birth and Family illuíl:rious. They were both indeed rich and fa¡nous, for the brave- ry of their paíl: aét~ons, efpecially Pi!farro, who had been a Captain, and in the Year 151 2. had been Lieutenam Governour of the·Cicy of Vrava, of which he was afterwards made Lieutenant General by the Governour A!on{onHojeda, having been the firíl: Spanijh Captain which entred that Province, where he performed many brave Afüons, labouring under rnany Difficulties, and Dangers, which Pedro de Cie f'a compendiouíly relates in thefe Words: " After ( fays he) that " this had happened, the Goveinour H~eda elanted a newColony of Chriíl:ians ~-' in that part which they cal! Vr11vt1, of which he made Francú Pi!farro his Lieu... H h h t€nan~