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 Commentaries. appearance at Vi lladolid,, where the Court then refided; but being informed of the many complaints which were there formed againíl: him, he in a rage and fury de- parced tbence, without giving ahy Anfwer rhereunco: Ar which the King Fer- nando being highly difpleafed, immediately by procefs of Law banifhed him the Countrey; howfoever DiM maimained himfelf within his Caíl:les and Fomeífes, untill fuch time, that by Agreement with the King, to pay him fourteen thoufand /'Vf arawdis, all matters were cornpounded, and tbe Fortreífes were ccJnfigned into the hands of the noble King Don Fermlndo. ' The farne Hiítory alfo makes mention o[ this fo llowiog paífage, namely, That whée King Ferna'!do . had poíleffion of one part onely, and .not of the entire Kingdom,of Leon, he }efe M anjillit, and wenc to L eon, which was the principal City ofthac Coúntrey, where he .was received with_ great.joy and magnificent entertainment, and there crowned King of Leon by the Bifhop of rhat City, and being in the prefence of ali the Nobles and Citizens; feated in the Regal "I:hrone, Te DeHm was fol~rnnlY, füng ,, with the co~11on fa- tisfaéHob aii\~Lrejoycing . ohhe geople, <).Ad J frorrl ·that tiiñé'.lk ba'd. the j'itle of K!irig of Caft_ile and Lton, both .which Kingdérus wére rhis 1 hiwfü,Il trfhfü{a'ófe, de- fcended to him.from Father and Mother; for thefe t~d· K'.ingd'orn;; lia:tffafmerly been divided, and beíl:owed by the Emperour to his two Sons, that is Cafti!e cd D. Sancho, and Leon to Fernando, and.a:fcerwards carne to be again united togecher id the Noble Perfon of Don Fernando the third. After chis che Qy_€en Terefr1 the Mo- ther of Tancha and Dulce, the Siíl:ers of D. Fernando, feeing that her Son was be- come Maíl:er of che whole Kingdom, and that fhe was not able to rnake farther refiíl:ence againíl: him, íhe difpatched an Ambaíladour to D. Fernando, demanding fome fhare and convenient (obfiíl:~ce; wtiich being granted, was much difplea- fing to fome degenerare Spirits, who were in hopes of making a benefit to diem- felves by tbe Wars between Cafti!e and Letr11 ; o[ which Embaífy the Noble Lady Berengaria, Mother of Fernando, being informed, íhe laboured rnuch tO bring mat- ters toan accbmmodation, beihg very apprehenfive ofthe many Troubl~ and in- finire Ruines which are caufed by a Civil and intetHne Wár; ·and for \that rea- fon labouring on both fides, íhe at length produced a Peace between her Son the King Fernando, and his Siíl:ers the Ladies S11ncha and·Dulce, and prevailed with the' King to fiay at Le~n, whilíl: íhe made a vifit to the Q!een Terefa) and her Paugh- cers, then tefidüig at Palentia. And then it was thatJlerengm:ia prevaifea with re.:. refa, and her Daughters, to quit all their Title and Interefr to the Kingdom af LeoA ; in confideration of which King Fernando did oblige himfelf to give a yearly Annuicy to each of thefe Siíl:ers of thirty thoufand Maraiied¿. ·ofGold. To- con~ firm chis Agreement the King carne to Benevmte, where he met bis Siílers,, and there .figned and [ealed a yYriting. to them, to pay them the tbirty thoufand h(a- rdvedu of Annmty; makmg tnem Affignmeat on the pfüces where' ro receive their Money, which was afterwards the Fouodátion of a bappy Pe<rce. After chis K.ing Fernando being married td Qgeen 'foan, he .weht in Pmgrefs to vifit feveral parts of his Kingdorn, and being at 'Toledo, heunderftood tbat Cordova, and other remoce Citi@s of his Kingdom, were in great penury and dillrefs for want of Provifions; for fupply ofwhich he fent them twenny five thoufand. Mara- vedi1 to Corduva, and che like furn, to other Garrifons. Ali which füdl füms are particularly recorded in the Chronicles which write of che Life of Don FernandP. the Saine. CHA P.