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.

Royal Commentaries. Book I. Hcrnandode Soto, and Petcr del Barco, witq tbe four other Spaniard1, were by or- der of.the Inca carried in Hammacks upon Mens ílloulders for their more conve- rüence and expedicion. Now a H~rnmack is a' word ufed by the India111 in the Hle of Bárlovento, and fignifies a Ner made of the Leaves of a Palm, or of other Trees, which in thofe hot Countrid is much more cool than thofe made of Cotton, which are ufed by the -poorer and"rneaner fort of people: The[e Hammacks are hanged ar rhe four corners with Ropes about a Yatd from the ground , and are rnuch more cool rhan lodging upon Q!!.ilts. In imitation hereof, the Jndia111 of Pme did ufe ro fafien a Blanket at botn ends to a Staff of abouc three or four Yards long, on which he that was' to ride Poíl: laiaand firetched himfelf ar length, fó that the Bearers feemed to carry a dead Corpfe : This Blanket was füpporred by cwo Indiam, w'ho ch:mged with others after a certain difiance of travel, fot twemy of them being'defigned perhaps to carry one Man, they ofren relieved one rhe other ; and cornlng to a certain Stage~ or Poft, they found as many others ready to eafe and difcharge therrl of their burthen ; Jwhich was the way and-man- ner of the lndian Pofis. This forc of Biere on which Men are' thus carried, is called Huantu, or Rampa, called ~y'' tbe Sp[lniar~l, f!amactt, being like their Cama, which lignifie a B,ed. · · .. 1 - , In this manner thefe two cour'ageous s i aniar'r!.1) Jlernando de Soto, and Peter del Barco, travelled rhe diíl:ance of two huncfred Léagues, which ,is between Caj[a- marca and Coz.co, with more' fecurity and Better tre~tment than they could have found in their owd Countrey : In like maimer the other four were received and careífed in ali pfaces where they paífed, and witb Tuch welcome joy, and hearcy entertainment, as was incredible, and which the seaniard1, when ch~y retúrned, had fcarce the confid 'nce to relacé unto cheir compariions. 1 J J CH A P. XXIX~ The Travels of Hernando Pi~arro to Pachacamac, a11d of what hefht hilll in that Journey. . S Oon after 'che depar}ure of Hernando de Soto, and Peter del Barco, Hernando Pi- ~arro being moved with tl1e fume of' the vafi Riches of Pachacamac, refolved to vilit chat Temple; bue not knowing what mighc happen in this Journey, he rook with him a party of Horfe for his bertér fecuricy and convoy : The Spaniards in chis Journey travelling one day over a certaln Moumain, difcovered from rhe rop of it on the íide of another HiU, fomething thac glifiered with a brighmefs like Gold, and the rays of che Sun darting upon it, almofi blinded the eyes of tlie Beholders. The Spaniards proceeded towards it with great admiration, and be- ing come near, they perceived it to be a heap of Pots, and Jars, and Kettles, and Pans, and füch like Utenlils made of Gold and Silver, which the Brother of A- tahualpa, called fh±illifcacha, ( whorn we have already rnentioned) had amaífed to- .gether towards payment of che Inca's Ranfome, being ~o the value of two Milli- ons ; though fome Hifiorians repon, that ali did not ¡¡mount, in the whole, unto more than three hundred thoufand pieces ofEight: bue this muíl: be fome errour in the account, as we íl1all fee hereafrer, when we come to reckon up the feveral parti- culars ; howfoever che Mountain feemed to fhine with Gold, becaufe che Jndian1 who carried thofe Veífels up che Hill, had laid chem down to eafe, and refr chem~ felves for a while, and fo had over-fpread cherewith ali rhe way upwards. This Narrative I received in my own Coumrey from the,mouth of one who was chen prefent ; and che fame was afterwards confirmed ro me in Spain by that worthy Gentleman Don GravifLPifarro, who was an Officer of the Inquifüion at Cordova; · _and