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.

434 R·oya./ Commentariet. Peter de Candia infonps hu- Co~pct-nio17s _of "fl?hat he had fee?i, aml therewith they ali return unto Panama. 1 1 ' / • 1 ·" ·: ' • , ·,j·¡ l 'j ¡. P Eter de Ca~dia _b~in~ 1ibundaa~ly fatis~e.~ witb1w.hat he .had. f.een , retuí'ned . wlth all Joy, 1magmable to his' <!:o.mpamons, t'aking mueh lai'ger fieps back, than his gravity allüWe<l! him in his mdrch rn\v.ards ~h(!. people. He tl'!en inforni~d tbel\! of al! wbich bad paf,fed, and wlbt.in1menfe Riiehes h~ ha<HeeH, at which ·bis Companions re~ained with all:oiüíhm~dt, being füarce ab'le"to rgive credit to ·bis Relation; howfoever beingir.eady•tto believe what they fo much 9efired, they were aburidaotlry fatisfied..with the...IJ.abours they had fotmerly 1 fafülined in güeíl: of chofe .mighcy Treafm:es, and Riches, ·pr~miÍlng un~~ themfelw;srthe poífeffion and enjoyment •there0.f, .hád tbGy· but.· t~e· fonune t?!) ehticé and:p€lf'uade·Me ~o adven(ure for chetfu¡ f,An9,having thu~ ·dif~overed 1 .wpat they delired ? and r )Ofe tbán tbey expecteck they returned to Pana1na, havmg not force ruffit1ent to 'pro- ceed fa rcher. Auguftin Carate repons, that chree Spmiittrds ré\nained'o.n the place, after the otberswere departed ~ or, as Lope:t de Gomara fays, but 'tWo, who Out of a rnriofüy of feeihg ,chofe Riches which Petcr de Oa ndta had menfibn~d, or out of a coverous deftre of gaioihg íOme of them, in ca.fe they were füch as were repor- ted, refuíed ro returh 'Mi h their otheuiCmn panio ns. Bue it i? ·not known w~at afterwards became of tbem, tbe Spanifh Hillorians fay, tbat t.hey;· were k.tlled br. the Jndiam, but that- is not probable, ' becaufe they Were woríhipped and adored by rhem as defcended froin the Sun'; but ir may rather be.fuppofed that chey dyed ofSickneís, thaü Coaíl: being very tmhealthfull for ch~ 1 Bodies of Srrangers; and. ~hefe being thofe who periíhed from 11:he,n1:1mber of the thirteen) dying, as is' l:)e. lieved ttmongíl: che Indians, their Memory was foirgorcen, and' 110 menrion m.ade of rhem in che Exploits recoumed of rhe.other Companio1i . · Th~fe thi rre~n J}>\t- nj ards confumed at leaíl: three Years in the difcovery of Peru,' as the Spanifh 'Au- chours teílifie. Altguftin C11rarc, in rhe 2d. Chaprei· of his fir fVBook, harh t11eíe Words: " Having made chefe Difcoveries in rhe fpace of three Years, they re- " rurned to PanamA, during which time they full:ained much hardíhip, and under- ' ' wenr many Dangers; chey endmed Wanr, and Hunger, and received Wounds " in their Skirmifhes wirh the Indim; but moll: of ali, their grearell: difctppoint- 1' menes proceeded from their own civil Difcords and Di ffentions, che which Pi- « rarro did often by his prudence and genrlenefs accommodare and appeafe; giving " them great encouragernent by che affurances he rnade them of the fai thfulnefs " and diligence of Almagro, who was making provi ÍJons of Viétua-Js, of Men, " Horfe and Arms 1 and indeed Almagro and Pir¡am were both fo cordial, <rnd " z.ealous in chis Defign, that they (pared neither their EHares, nor their Lives in " chis Advenmre, having made themfelves poor and indebred, who were before " the richeíl: of rheir Counrrey. Thus far are rhe Words of Crrr11te ;· likewire Go- mara avouches the like in this manner. " Francu Pif11r·ro [pent rhree years in rhis t e Difcovery of Peru, having undergone great Hardílii ps, and Labours, wirh Hun- " ger, Perils, Fears, and many other íl:ra irs. And fo concludes the Chapter. Amo11gíl: the many acute and witty Sayings which are recounred of chis famous Captain Francis Plfarro, and that which he would ofren u[e , when he perceived that his Companions were wearied, and difcouraged wirh various Labours rhey fuíl:ained in this Difcovery, and alfo afterwards, when they were enrred on che Conquell:,' ·he would ofteil fay, M ifarable dre we who harafs rrnd wear out our fe/ves to gain ftrange Empircs and Kingdoms, which neitlm· ive our fe/ves , 11or our Children, but we .~ow not 1;ho, jhall enjoy them. This Saying I have often heard repvrted frorn the mourh of thofe who were Ear-\i\Timeffes thereof, and who vvere Companions vvlch him in chofe Exploits. Likevvife thofe veryConquerours vvould often re- peat rhat faying, vvhen a.frnr che Conqueíl: che civil Wars aro[e betvveen Gonr¡a f(J Pip1rr!J