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 Commentaries. The Seeond Part of the Speech df Friár Vicente de Valverde. F OR which rea{on the Pope of Rome, who ü the High Prieft now living, having un- derftood that al! the People and Nations of thefe Kingdom1, leaving the Worjhip of the true Mtik!r ofal! thing1, dobrutifh!J worjhip Idob, and the Imay,e,; of Devil!; and be- ing willing to draw them to the kz1ow!edge of the míe God, hath granted the Conqueft of thefe Parts to Charles the 5th, Emperour of the Romans, who is the moft powerfull King of Spain, and Monarch of all the E11rth, that fo he having brought the King1, and Lordr, and People of thefe partr, under hú'Subjetlion tind Dominion, and having d'eftrqyed the rebelli- om and di{obedient, he may gowrn and rule thefe Nation1, and reduce them to the k._nowúdge of God, 11nd to the obedience of tbe Church. _ .Ana though our moft potent King be e111plqyed in the Government of his vaft Kingdom,; and Dominion1, yet he received thir Grant of -the Pope, and refufad not the trouble for the good and for the falvation of thefa Nation,;; and according!J hath (ent hi1 Captain1 and Souldiér; to execute his Comma~ds, as he did for the Conqueft ·of thofa great Iflands and e'ountrjr1 'Which are adjoining to Mexico; ".nd having fobjelled them by fsrce of Arms, hath reduced ' th._em to the ackttowledgment of tbe true Religion of 'fefm Chrift, for the [ame God hath com- m11nded, that fo it jhould be. · ., 45 1 · Por which reafon the Emperour Charles 'the' 5th. hath chafan. for bis Ambajf4dour, and Lieute11ant Don Erancifco de Pi~arm, ( who u here f!efent) that fo the Kingdoms of your Highnefs may receive all the benefits of Religidn;. and that a firm Peace and Alliance may be concludeiJ. and eftablijhed between Hu Maje.fty andTour Highnefs; on condition that your Highnefs,' and all your Kingdom become Tributaries, that ,ü, paying a Tribute to the Emperour, Thou maift become his Subj'eéf, and delivering up your Kingdom, and all the Ad- miniftration and Government thereof, Thou fhalt doe M other kingi and Lords have a!ready . done, and have the fame quarter 'a11d conditions with them. Thi:S ú the ftrft point: Now ru to _the facond: when thi:S Peace and Alliance ü eftablijhed, and that thou kaft fubmitted F either voluntari!y, or by conftr1tint, then thou art' to yield true and faithfull Obedience to the Pope, who ü the High-Prieft, and thou art to receive and believe the F1tith of Jefm Chriff our God. Thou art alfo to rqeéf' and total/y to dbandon the abominable Super/fition of Jde!.r, which being done, we /hall thin rpa~e kpown to you the Sanffity at1d Truth of our Law, and the Faljity ofyours, .the invention and contrivanr;e of which proceeded from the Devil. Alt which, OKing; if Thou p¿ilt believe me, Thou oµghteft to receive with readinefs andgood- will, being a m11tter of!¡reat importance to thy felf, and to thy, pf!qP,fe; far if thou fhouldft de~, and refufe to obey, Thou wilt be profecuted with the Pire and Sword of War, untill we have conftrained thee by force of Armr, to renounce thy Religion; for willing!J or unwiUingly Thou muft receive our Catholic~ Faith, and;with furrender of thy Kingdom pay a Tribute to our Emperour; but in cafe tbotJ jhou!dft contend', and 1111tk.; reftftence .with an obftinate mi11d, be ajfured, that God will d~liver thee up, r.M be did ancieJ1t!J Pharaoh, who, 111ith hl$ whoú Army, perijhed in the red Sea; an.d fo jha!t Thou, 1t11d flil thy lndians, perijh, and be deftroyed by our Armt. - ,! . ·! t ' / . Mm.m -2 e HA P, ·