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.

BooK I. Royal e ommentariu. C H A P. IJ. Of the excellent Fruit and Advantages which have refulted from the Vnion and Agreement of thefe three Spaniíh Ca- ?Ja/iers. . ¡ 1r~ r • l "; T l-Iis triple accord which thefe three Spaniard1 máde at Pavama, puts tne in mind of diat c'onfederacy which the three Roman Emperours made at Lay- no, a place near Bofogna; but ·yet in comparing them one wirn the other, they ·are fo different in their feveral circumfumces, that they fee111 to hold no ágreeable comparifon or fimilitude; far on the one fide thofe were Emperours, and thefe but privare and poor Perfons; thofe trt:!ated of.the Divifion of the old World, which had been the Prize and Conquen of their Roman Anceíl:ours, and which they defired to enjo y with Reac~ and plenty; but thefe engolfed themfelves into Toils and Labours, to gain the Empire of a new World, which was fo u_nknown to them, .that they were ignorant both of the difficulties they were to fuíl:ain in the Conquefi:s, .and of the 'value of their Viétories when acqúired. Jf alfo we confider the intentions and effeéts o( one and the other, we !hall find the fame di- verfity, far that Triumvirate, compofed 'Of three Tyrants, was concluded and efrabliíhed on no other ground, than to exercife a tyrannical Powe1· over all the World, and to affiiél: and defrroy; but ~his was a defign of three generous Gen- demen, each of which deferved an Imperial Crown, having no other end chan·to enrich the World wich unknown Treafures, as every days experience preves, and as will be made manifeíl: in the following Chapters. Moreover the intention of thac Triumvirate was to becray their Allies, ·Friends and Parents into the hands of their Enemies, but this was to facrifice themfelves for the advantage .of others~ that they might acquire a bénefit equally proficable to Enemies, as well as Friends; ali which appears by thofe im.menfe Rlches which daily iffüe from the Bowels of Ehe unknown World, and are tommunicated not onely to Chrifrians, bue even to the Gentiles, Jews, Moors, Turks and Hereticks, who enjoy the benefit of chefe generous Labours. 13ut thac which we ought primarily to confider, that by our Triumvirate Chrillianity was fuíl introduced inca the great Empire of I'eru, and a Gare opened to che preaching of che Gofpel , by which many faithfull Souls have b'een gachered .into che bofome of the Church; fo that who is it that can fufficiently admire or exprefs the greatnefs of this Enterprife. Oh thou great Name and Family of the Pirarm, how much are ali the Nations and Inhabicanrs of che old World indebced unto thee, for thofe vafr Riches they have excraél:ed from che new; and how much more do chofe cwo Empires of Mexico and Peru owe to thee, for thofe thy tw9 Sons Hernando Cortes, and Francú Pifarro, and for thy Bro- chers, Hernando Pif arro, [ohn Piyarro, and Gonfalo Pi farro, oy whofe indefatigable Jabours chofe poor !ndians have been drawn from the darknefs of obfcure lgn<>- rance to the true light and knowledge of the Gofpel. How much therefore is this Triumvirare to be approved, and applauded above that of the three Roman Em- pero,urs; of which Guichiardin, in hls Hiílory of Florence, gives this Cenfure. Laí- no, a place famous far the League contraéted between Marcm Antom'm, LepidUJ ar1d Oravianur, who under che term and notion of a Triumvirare contrived, and execu- ted füch abominable pieces of Tyranny, as had never befare been praétifed, or named at Rome; but our Triumvirate deferves a quite different Charaéter, as the Writings of Lopn de Gomara, Auguftin deCarate, and other modern Hiílorians wiH dbundantly prove, whofe Books and Relations we fhall as often quote , as our fübjeét matter on which we creac fhall require a confirmation from rheir Autho-- ricy. · H h h 2 CHA Pº