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 e ommentaries. and another Gentleman called Don 'john Pifarro, who aarnín'p!Htied Hern"llndo· Pip:tr~ ro in this Journey, rnade a ltke report of tne golden Hill. "", · 1 ' • .We have .ah·~ady í;lid, t~a~· ~o foon. as this . f0j11ifc~cha was~~ome_ r?, ~áfamarca w1th the afol'efatd Treafüre, he unmediately aüv1fed h1s.fümijer Atq/:Ju¡¡¡lptt: co come wirl1 all fP,eed to the Kingdorp of !fkitu, (o.prevent the ln(urreétion,~ wlí'ich rhé Commánder Rumminavi wasrdefigning to m,alfo; which·Pl('.)t:Ktfhualpa fial/iríg for~ rnerly füf peél:ed, had f ent hiS fü óther in putf~it 'of him. ; . ' ,'l , ·' ) 1 1!'his·Rumminavf had forme.rl~ l'iéen ·an Affill:ant to At.ahuá~&ih ~xecuciop of!alt nis Cttldties, anct tyl'annical praél:ices; fo tRa{Pie wa.s ál:Qilai¡nféd wirh his námral· tem~e~, and well forewarn,ed cj QiS treachm aod faJfe dt<!lin~ ~ - ana fü'fpeéfing hO' lefS frnm ~i!Hfc;cha, he reeeived ·bim like tJ1e Kiog's Brother~apd inforrr.íedliimfelf ofthe Inca's írnprifonmen.E s and che b~rgain fqr hifr<!'hÍO¡ne, t'b obtaih whích, they bmh agreed' to amt1fs all t~e Gold and Plat'é' t~~t was tb pe f<(uncf in that Kingf dbm. And tbougb Rumminqvi defired nod1ing leíS than théliberty 0f rhe J~b,' yet like a fa'lfe· and perfidious Tray'ror he ferve:d', a:nc,i tréated !/f!illifcácha with 'rimch. kindneís, as if he had been a moíl: faithfull·a¡'íd Joya! Su&jeétl; Yáµd '~arried é@is.fair outfide unt!ll fu~h time as occa!ion offer~Ci, to l'\J~ in pr~~ice his viilah us 1 de- fign. · . - - 1:Jf_O l ' · _Hernando Piwro permittfug ~il{ifcachá tó pafs before' 1 1HHt;· proceed'ed ·01,1 his: Journey to che great Tempfü of Pach'acamitcf. whofe.ifnmenlé· ri'ches~ and md!ti- tude of people,_.whicq inhabited che Valley ',rou~d abóu~, fu!)?riz~d th~ Spa11i~rd~ widl_ firange admi~ation; buc-.mqch .mor,e 'w,er.e t~é Jn11~ns ~oni~1e.Q · co fee t~e,¡, Faíh1on, the Hab1ts, che Arms and Hprfes of'th~rr new 6~ffis ; t· ~heN ,ovel ty óf which,. and the Command- ?f ~heir !~ca ca?fechh~m co,aq9fe them f~~ yr.ds, ,:?,n~. ro rece1ve-and treat them w1th fuch kmdneís a?id refp_eéf,. as ;i;alfes all_1!Jlagmatjori, ot expreffion ; and fo filly were. diefe poo~ people, ·t'lliat 'obferving tHe 'Borfés with Bits and Bridles in cheir rriouth's, ' th~y iirt¡gined' l~k~ rhof~ in' (:affam{i;c~ that the Iron WaS their food ; and pifying to fee 't~e poor Beafis w)th no better V i~u­ als, they brought them Golq and Sil~er, d~flring thétt(' t~' de }hóf~ fyi~t~s whí~h were much more pleafunt and delicate than,the Iron. Th¿,'SpaYliards were much. f)leafed at tbe ignorance of fHe lndians, and ~qeJiíhin~ tnerrfl_h thq.t opm,Loh_, ro{dr them (as they bad done . to ~hofe in Caf..a,?ntJ.?(a) tbat tl1fr' Jhould bring much of that f9dder' to their Horfes, 'and lay i~ und,er fije Gra{S ang _tv1ayz, ,tQi: t h~y were great devourers, and would foon difpatcq and eat frall 3 wbkh ~he .Jnd/ a.ns belie~ ving, did as they defired. Of the Gold which was in the Temple_, Hetna¡¡do Pi- farro took as much as he tould carry wi:th him ,' leaving bis Com1nand ·r9 carry all the reíl: to Caffemarca for ranfome of'tHcfü King; bn which belief.the pe6ple .readily brought ali, not concealing or embezl,ing any pa'rt thereoE .' · . Whilíl: HernandoPifarro was at Pachacam'ac, he received advice, that about forcy L~gues from thence there was a certairr Captain. ~f the(\rmy of Atahualp~, caJle4 Cha!lcuchima, who had gathered great For<;es to hirn ; upon which Hern"ando fenc to ~m to come, and. meet him, t~at they migJlF treat o~ ,IJla~tets con~u~ing_to ~he pubhck peace and qmet of thofe Kmgdom~ ; bue the Ind11m t~fullng to coi:ne \'.Vhere the Spuniards were, Hernando adventured w¡th great hazarcj of his- own Perfon, and of the lives of his cornpani:ons, to' país ·unto hirn, being a' Jouroey n9t to be performed without much labour and danger both in the going, and ih the return '; for not onely che roughnefs of the way, and craggy Mounrains were incommodi- ous, but the broad Rivers gave them much obíl:ruétion ; for in palfing over che Bridges of Ojier, ( \x/hich we bave formerly defcribed) the greateíl: dífficulcy was how to Ferry over the Horfes. Wherefore this .attempt was eíl:eemed very rafh and inconfiderate by the other Spaniards, to whom it appeared a vain confidence to put themfelves into the ha ds of an Infidel, in whom, according to comrnon reporc, was no faith, and into the power of a perfon who was furrounded with an Army. Howfoever che reliance which .this Spanijh Commander had on rhe promifes of Atahualpa, which at his departure he had expreffed by figns, and had given him fome tokens which might ferve him for a Pafs.port, in cafe he íhould meet with any Commander or' General in his Journey, fo animated Hernar.do, that he rnarched boldly towards Challcuchima ; and having met, he perfuaded him to leave his Army, and to accompany him to the place, where he might fee and difcour[e with rus King : The Indian fuffering himfelf to be overcome by his im- portunicy, attended Hernando; and to make the Journey more fborr , they cut off a great pare of their way, by croffing over fome fnowy Mountains, where they . . had