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. Commeniaries. confent they departed, and landed at a cerrain Iíland, called the Cock ffiand; where having remainoo for feveral days, fometimes in hopes, and again depreífed with fear, as their different Rencounters and Succcdfes were promifing, or adverfe, rhey began for the moíl: part to defpond, and wiíh they,had never adventured'on the Enterpr¡fe; onely the Caprains and Commanders remained firm and coníl:ant ro their firfi Defign, refolving either ro overcome, or dye io their Enterprife : Wich this determination they agreed that Piyarro fhould.continue in the lt1and; and tha.t Almagro íhould return to Panama, to ferch.Provifions; and more Recruits; but many of che Souldiers growing weary and timornus, defired to. return wirh him; which Almagro refufed to admit, ·orto carry ·Letters, leíl: che Souldiers ad- vifing the dangers and hazards they had fuíl:ained to rheir Friends at Panama, íhould bring a Diírepuration and Difcouragement on their whole Defign, which they had formerly magnified, having cried up tbe vafl: Treafures of tho[e unknown Countries: In purfuit of which the refolute Coníl:ancy which thefe Clúefs had íhewed enhanfea the eíl:irnate of thofe hidden Riches. . . :Bue whatever the Captains could doe to hinder the Intelligence which the Soul- diers might give of their Difaíl:ures to Panama, they could not prevent or difap~ point the Advices, which Men in Diíl:rnfs eon~ived to fend for their Relief; for a certain Perfon, whq was a Narive of Truxil!o, ai:id for b eing of the fame Coun" trey wi¡J¡i..Piyarro, had greater Obligacions to follow t.he Fortune of his Leader, found out a way to fold úp a Paper within a bottom ofC otton Yarn, made up in the bignefs 0f an Egg, i11,.which Writing ali the Difaíl:ures, and il.I Succeíies of their advemure were related, being direél:ed to a certain Friend, fubícribed by ma~ ny of the Souldiers, giving .an account offuch as were dead, and ílain, and of the prefent íl:raits and neceffities .the}t\\'ere in, as alfo of their Confinemem, not be- ing fuffered to retutn to Pa~11ma; át th'e fodt of whíclí Advice, or Imelligence, thefe four Verfes were writteh , Good Mr. Governou;;· Wc pray yo'U conjider, That there goes the Fetcherj And herc.ftays th; Butche;,, I remember, tbac when 1 was a Child I o'fren héard thefe Verfes repeated, ~hen~ foever Difcourfes occafionally were made cbncerning the Conqueíl: of the New Worlé!, which became afterwárds like a Pr'overb, or old Saying, frequent in the Mouth of every one; and in reality they proved very prejudicial ro thefe Chiefs; whofe Defign was wholly loíl, and ali the Money thei had fpent, and LabourS' they fu(l:áined, carne all to nothing: When afterwards 1 came imo Spdfo, and found thofe Verfes inferted in the Hiíl:ory of Lope~ de Gomar11, I was mucb plea- . fed to fee them there recorded, becaufe 1 remembred to ha:ve heard them ·in the iirries when 1 was in the Jndie;. I j i 2 _ C H A P.