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 l.' Royal Cqmmentaries. feemed vain.. Projeél:s, and without foundation , howfoever he received good Words, and hopes of a favourable diípatch, fo foon .as the War wirh Granada íhould be concluded. With rhis Anfwer Cofumbus conceived fome fatisfaéhon and began to be eíl:eemed in che Courc, for umill that time tbe Courtiers tur- ned all his Projeét inco ridicule, and derided ir-as a Dream, ora mefancholy faricy. Granada being at length ca~en, Co!umbm renewed his Negotiacion. with fuch fucceís, that he obcained his Demand, and a Cornmiflion co go into che new World for Gold, Silver, Pretious Stones, and other rich and valuable Commo- . dities, and t~ receive :md cake unto himíelf rhe twelftb pare of all fuch Riches, Royaltie~ and Renes, which he fhould difcovet and acquire in chofe unknown Countries, wichom Damage or Prejudice howfoever co the Right which the King of Portugal pretends to chofe pares. Ali which Arrides of Agreemem were made , granted and conduded ac Granada on the 3oth of Aprif, in che year when thac Óty was taken and fubdued, and confirmed in virtue <(>[che holy Faith, and with all the Privileges and Graces of che Royal Favour; but in regard che King had no Money wherewith to furnifh ColumbU4 on this expedicion; Lewi.r de St. Angel, Clerk of the Exchequer, lent fix Millions of Maravedi.r to hün, which make che fum of fixteen choufand Ducacs. And now here are two things parcicularly ob- fervable, one ofwhich is,. thai: wich fo fmall a fum as chis all che lliches of che Jn- dies accrued co the Royal Crown of Caftile. That fo foon as the Conqueíl: over the Moors was perfeéted, rhe Wars with whom had continued for che fpace of eighc hundred years, che Conqueíl:·over the lndians was begun, that fo ic may ap- pear how zealous che Spaniarr{s have ever been tp exercife, and employ cheir .{\rms againíl: the Enemies of che Faith of Chriíl:. ' By which ic appears, chat by the cominued and coníl:ant folidtations which Columbm uíed at the Court for che fpace of feven or eight years before he colild procure his difpatch,, togecher with the help of fixteen thoufand Ducats, all Spai1, and the whole \V"brld hath been - enriched. And having now treated ofche Royal Aífent, we fhall defcepd to more common and parcicqlar matters, co evidence che truth of chis \Whole Hifiory. · C H A P. VI. The .Value. of corlzmon things hefore the Conque.ji of Peru. I· W Herein the Authour enlarging himfelf by particµlar iníl:ances, at how cheap . a race all things were.valued .in Spain, in che fame nianner as in che 2d, 3d, and 4th Chajllters, we have, for brevicy fake, thought fit to omit, and for bet- ter divertitement to the Reader we proceed t© CH A P.