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.

R.oytZ.J CommentarieJi•. Bookt ' ' ments with Towels, and other domefück conveniences, as alfo with Bafons " of G~ld and Silver, one of which belonged to Ataba/iba, and weighed eight ' ' Arroves of Gold ( which makes two hundred weight Engliíh) and was to " che value of a hurtdred; tlhoufünd Ducats; bue poor Atabaliba in che mean time " being much incommode'd lJy-his Chains~ defired Pi farro, rhat fince ic was bis " misformrre co fall inco fuch mifery, that at leafi chey would treac him well, and " eafe him of .chat purthen. Thus far are che Words of Gomara, which I have extraéted ahtrolil: v~r~ari1"', a111d whiefo· a_re ©f tlfo·farne fenfe with that w~ich is delivered by Auguftsne Carate. To whICn Aucnours 1 refer rny Reader, mcafe any perfon defües to reade thefe rnatters more at large. ·¡, ' L , J. J l JJ ' C ._H /\J P. : '. ¡ r, ' •. 1. /!JI' ' -<r1 ' ( ' j ! I \ A XVII J.:,," • 1 • ,·} •• ~ •. / J ¡. ,l , 1 l J ~ , ,. • • ( ' 1 ' ~tal\ualpa, .:o¿r ·ACfloaJiha, p '<imffes a grea~ . R:a.nfom& 't~ ' ob'taiti bis Li'beriy ;· ; dnd wh·af ErtlJeav.fJttrS were made for him. 1 ' • • J JI l • ·1 • ·r ·¡ 1 · ¡ .. ; ' ~· ' ( ' !. • . { T HE Nobility which efcaped fü:irn the fiaughcer ot Caffemarca, underftaaJ 'ding chae ch€ir King was alwe,. r~rnuned to perfovm rheir SeF~.ices to him' in Prifon ; onely a certain· Com~n4lér c:tlled Rummi'/f1ZVi,, who was_ of a diffe.! rent opinion to all che i:efr, and never.aífented tQ,have J?eace witb che Beanilf'f!d1; or to trtI~ thern , remained bdüa& wíGh the Soul~iers uncler his ü:>mrnand ; ánd being enraged to find bis Omnft>Js. reje&ed , fledl with his people into uhé King,i d?l1fl of fl!!]ta, with .intention to make, prepara~ons for. a Wali ag¡¡.inft the Sp~~ nMrd1, and fach pr0v1fio111s as were rnoilt ctmducmg to his own íá:fety : Bue his réa·l eefign \YªS to fevy. ª' War againfr Atahualpa himfelf; wlio baving been a Re- IDel to bis ewn Prince, he choughr ir no crirne to follow his example. To which end being entred into che Kingdorn ©f ~itu, he imrnediately [tized on ali the ~As- of Atahualpa, oa -prec.ence of defendirrg and proteétmg them againíl tbe Sp~~i.frds ; bur in a fhott time he killecd chem ali, togecber with f2.!!:illifcacha, who was Broeher to Atahualpa borh by Facher and Mother, called by che Spaniard.t. 1'll1faM; and moreover, he kili€~· Ghal/.c11ehima, and othet Captains and Curac111, as we íhall declare in cheir due place. · . The Jm;tt Atahuaq,a.being now in Prifon" and bound witb Chains of Irnn, trea- teM wit~ tl1e' spaniard¡ for che price of his Li~rty, and offered for his Ranfome as maby Veífels of Gold and Silver, as füould cover che Aoor of che Charnber W:heFfin-,lie was ; and (Xlrceiving that the Spani11rdr fhrugged their íhouJders at ir, as eifheF n~t beli~ving him, or thinking che propofal too ~ean ( ~s Goma:a re- pórts) he 1mmed1acely prdfered to 611 the Room to a cercam red hne wh1ch he had drawn on che Wall; fo fur as he could rea~h wich his hand, provided rhat they neither put one Veífel w~thin ~he other, nor battered, or beat them clofe, bue onely heaped them one on che other, untill th€y arofe to che rnark and line which he had drawn. Anel chus·muen we have exmtéted out of che i 14th Chap. ter of Gwara's Hiílory. Bul! nqt to ~nlarge on the Part.iculars related IDy che Spanifh Hiíl:orians, to whom we refer our fülves; we come, in fhort, to·that which imrnediately concerns che Life and Death of thofe Kings, che JncM; and nhe Utter defuuétion of them, which was che firll: defign and intention ,of chis Treanife ; add then afcerwards, in its due place, we íhall relate all che moíl curious and no- ·rable paífages which occurred in the Civil Wars arifen between che Sp-1ni11rt:U tJliemfelves : Bue now co proceed. ·