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 Commerua ries. BooK I. " tenant Governour, and of which he was afterwards made Governour and " Marquifs; and liying in the qry of~rava ~ith the Jnaia~1; he endured much " .Famine and Sicknefs, for whrch Serv1ces rus memory will ever be eíl:eemed. Thus far are the Words of de Cicr¡a. He was alfo in company with the famous Capcain Bafeo Nunne~, whelil Elifaovery was made of th~ South ~ea, and wh€h Nombre dé Dios ami Pdnámá w€1'€: ífabdued~ he wa:s then wrth dfe Gbvetndur Pe ter · AritU de Avila, as Gomara repom ín his ,Hiíl:ory of the Jndies. But neither Piyarro nor Almagro being fatiated with their former Glories, thir- fl:ed íl:ill afrer greater Aétions; and incited with the report they had received of the úmple and mean condition of the People of Pm' ; thefe two great Heroes· made an agreement together for the Conqueíl: of it; joining with them Hen1ando de Luque, a Schoolrnaíl:er in Panama, who was Lord ·.OÍ Taboga. Thefe three fo- lemnly fwore in publick, and emred into Arrides under Hand.and Sea!, never to forfake each other in any Dangers or Difci:mragdmerlts whatfoever, rhar íhould happen unrill they had made an eprire Cortqueíl: of Pern; and that vvhat Riches or Booty they fhould gain , fhould be friendfy and amicably divided between rhem: It was agreed, rhat Hernan'do de Laqr<e íhould remairr, and be their Agenc at Panama, to arder and provide for their Affairs, fo as to yield them fuccours; that Pi~arro íhould be employed in the Difcovery, and that Almagro íhould go and come wirh fupplies of Men, and Horfe, and Amrnunition, for relief of their Companions, whó were imriiediately ernploy@d in th€ Conqueíl:. This School- Maíl:er rhey called Hernando rhe Foot, or Coxcomb, and the fame might be faid of ali tbe three; for who cannot but blame fuch Menas rhefe, who having endu- ted great Trava ils" and Labours in the World, and already enrred into years, fo that the youngeíl: of them paffed Pfry, and all of them rich and commodiolfs in rhe World, yet that Men under thefe circumíl:ances !bould engage themfelves in new Advenmres, foil of uncertaimy, without knowledge of the Coumrey, whe- ther it were rich or poor, and without conGderation of the hazards and difficulties of it, feems rhe Work and DeGgn of rafh and advemurou? Fools. But the good formne of chofe who now eníoy the Benefit of their Labours, was that which called them to this Entei:prife 3 or rarher the Merey and Ptovidence of God to- wards thofe Gentiles, who was pleaíed to rñake ufe of thoíe means for prop;ma- tion of the Gofpel in thofe parts, whlch he confirmed by füch figns and Wonders, a-s very rnuch conduced w the eafo1efs of the Conqueíl:. .. , 1 • '\ 1 J CH AP.