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.

Roy~l Commentarin. BooK I. proceeding forwards to Tumpiz. , he overtook an~ther pa~· ry of Spaniards, who be- ino moved witb the report aod fame of the mighty Riches of Peru., came from Nicaragua to tbat Coumrey ; their Caprains, or Leaders, were Sebaftian deBela!ca- fª r and 'fohn fríi1andez. ; with which bappy rencoumer Pi farro was higbly pleafed, by' reafon that his -0wn numbers were eíl:e~med i_níufficient for that Conquell:. Séba.ftian de Belalcafar was by tbe Name of h1s Fam1ly properly called Moyano, but he rarher chofe to take his Appellation from bis Coumrey; he was aTwin of chree, rhat is, two Sons and one Daughtet, boro at the fame Birth : His Brorher was called Favian Garcia'Moyano, and bis Siíl:er A»aft4i"- ; tbey were both valiant and courageous, as was their elder Brother, and efpecially the Siíl:er. This Relation I received from a Friar of the Order of St. Francü , who himfelf was a Native of Be- lalcacar, and was well acquainted with the whoJe ·Farnily of Seba.ftian de Belalcar¡_ar, The' which Relation this Friar tbe more willingly gave me, becaufe he knew that I was Writing this Hiíl:ory, wherein 1 was glad to relate the extraordinary Birch of this famous Souldier. CH A P. ·xv1. The Spaniards ??Jakg themfelves Maflers o/ Tumpiz, and the Ifland of P1.:1na. D on Pnmcifco Pi~a-rro being well recruited with Spanijh Souldiers, advemured on che Cónqueíl: of Puna, where Farne would have ir, that rhere was much Gold and Silver, and great Riches ; to this Iíland, which was twelve-Leagues with- in the Sea, they paífed over on Floats wirh great hazard; and being arrived on the Land, they had many Barreis wirh the Natives, who killed four Spaniard1, and wounded divers others, amongíl: which was Hernando Pir.arro, who received a hurt on his Knee ; but the Spaniards prevailed wirh great ilaughrer on the lndi- ans ; and with that Viél:ory gained great fpoils ofGold, Silver, and Cloths, which they immediately divided amongíl: themfelves; before che people which Hmw1rk de SBto brought frorn N icaragua, could come up to thern , for he had been difpat- ched from rhat place by Alma¡,ro to carry Succours of Men and Horfe to Pifarro: Of which booty Soto having receivied advice, he made fuch haíl:e, d1at he arrived with them at the time when they were removing their Camp thence. Pifarro be- ing re-inforced with thefe fupplies, thought himfelf íl:rong enough to advemure on Tumpi~ ; a¡id firíl: to ingratiare. hirnfelf with che lnhabicanrs, he íent them by rhe hands of three Spaniards, in quality of Ambaffadours, a Prefent of fix hundred of their own Counrreymeo, whom he had taken Captives in che Iílanci'of Puna, in expeél:ation by fuch an atonement and piece of generofity ro gain peace and friend- íhip wirb them; boping rhat tbofe people, in grarirude for their líberty, and kínd treatment, would have gíven fo kind a report of them , as might have induced them to a cornrnerce, and good underíl:anding: But rhis ungratefull people find- ing rhemf~lves am~qgíl: their own Friends, alter~d the report which formerly chey had prom1fed to g1ve, and reprefented the Spamard1 as covetous and rhirll:y after Gold and Silver; and more to incenfe thei.r Counrreyrnen, they reponed rhem co be lafcivious Adulrerers, and fuch as would defile their Wives and Daughters. 1:he people of Tumpi:;:- being ill affeél:ed, an~ prepoffeffed wirh this evil reporr, · d1d prefemly, and w1rhout fo rnuch as heanng the three Spaniards ípeak, deliver them into the hands of their Executioners, who having put thern ro dearh facri- ficed them with fury and rage to their Gods: the which Srory is confir¿1ed by Gomara, and 'A.ugu.ftine de Carate; but B!M Va/era, who was a very credible Au- thour, fays, that it was onely conjeél:ured, and believed to be fo, becaufe rhey never appeared more. But rhe Governour of chat Counrrey faith, That one of chefe