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 Commentaries. - Picam and Francú Her.nandez. Giron, in which moíl: of them were ílain; and in re- gard that Sayh1g appeared a moíl: univerfal Truth, every one would take it for his O\Víl; but certain ~t is, rhat ir was the true prediétion ofCaptain Francü Pi farro, to rhe cruth of whlch 1 alfo amable to give an Atteílation. CH A P. XIV.- Pi~arro niak._es á Voyage into Spain, and deJJtands A,id for the Conquejl of Peru. F Rt1ncü Piri:irro returning wirh all poffible cliligence to Pa1iam~, acquainted I>ie~ .go de1Afmagro, and Hernande::, Luque, the Schoolmaíl:er, his two Fellow-un· dertakers , with the immenfe and incr~dible' Riches y¡hich they had difcovered; W¡ith which News being overjoyed anél encouraged, they agreed that Francú Pi- f.arro íhould make a Voyage into Spain, to defü~ a Conimiffion froin the Em- perour, Charles the )th. for the Conqlieft and Governrríent of that Countrey which they had difoovered. But thefe three Aífociates had fo waíl:ed and confumed ·their Efiates in this.late UndertakiQg,. 'ihat they had.nothing remaining óf ali their own F01tunes, bucºwere force¡:! to borrow, and take up a·thoufand Crowns in Gold to defray the cha,rge -of this Voyage. Franrk Pifarro delivered in to the Council of the Indies a rdation in wrltirig; wherein•he gave information .to His Majeíl:y of all that he had feen, fupplicating, that! irl ~onfideration of his former Pains and Labours in the Difcovery, and alfo 0f1he Fiazards and Expences he was for the ,future to undergo and fuíl:ain in che Conqueíl:, advehturing the Bloud and Riches of his Kindred' and Friends~ to gain an addition of new King- doms and·Treafure to the Imperial Crown qf His Majdl:y, He would be grati-' oufly pleafed to,grant him the Government of tha~ Countrey. 'Many that heard Pifarrº publifh and boaíl: of fuch immenfe Riches ~and Treafure, did believe that it was.onely a Sham, or a Decoy to invite Men to adventure with them, bue a ' few years after verified che truth of his whole Narrative. In anfwer to chis Peti- tion His Majeíl:y was pleafed to confer upon him all thofe Countries which he íhould conquer, with Title ofLord Lieutenant of Peru, as alfo of Captain Gene- ral, and Governour of all thofe Countries which the Spaniards íhpuld conquer in Peru, which then they called New éafti!e, to diíl:inguiíh it from chofe pares which -were named New Spain, both being gained after the fame manner; that is, as Strangers fay, ' at the coíl: ofFools, and Madmen, and defperate Fellows. , _ Francu Pifarro, to whofe Name hereafter we will add die Title of Don, becaufe in the Commiffi on fr om His Majeíl:y chat Honour is inferted; for in chofe times the Title of Don wc.is onely prefixed before che Names of Noble Perfons, and was · not half fo com mona s it is now, when every little feHow aífumes ir, and the very Indians, whether Noble, or not, in imitation of the Spaniards, give themfelves that Title, and are called by it. We íhall alfo hereafter call Diego Almagro Don - Diego, for baving been aCompanion with Piyarro in bis Enterpr.ifes, and equal to ·him in-all bis Und€rtakings, we cannot in J1:1íl:ice deny unto him a fhare of bis Honours. . - Don FranGu therefore having received bis Commiffion, and fitted all thing$ ne- ceífary for bis Voyage; and being accompanieq with four of his Brorhers, and many other Perfons of Qg_aHty of che Province of Eftremadura, he embarked at Sevil le, a nd having a quick and profperous paffage, he happily arrived at Panama : Bue D.on Diego was much diffatisfied to underíl:and that Don Francú had appfopria- ted ali c hofe Titles-and Honouxs unto himfelf, and not made him a fharer with him in thofe Offices, and Places ofTruít, which were conferred by-Commiffion from his Majefly, forgetting that he had equally faffered with him in all che La· ' K k k z bours 435