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. BooKl CH A P. XXXI. How Huafcar Inca demande<! fuccour a1~d jufiice from thé f wo who went on difcovery. H Ernand& de Sofo, and Peter del Barco, having travelled above abundred Leagues, carne at lengch to Sau{a, whern the Captains of Atahua!pa held Huafcar in imprifonment; of which the Sf~11i¡¡ rds being informed, they delired to fee him ; and clie Inca being in like manner 9efwous thereof, though he was kept under clofe cuíl:ody , yet at length they obtamed admiffion : What difcourfe paífed between them at tnar time, wa5 not well uncler~ood for want of :m lnterprecer ; nor could they exprefs chernfely¡es in any ocher manner, dian by ftgns. Onely afcerwards it was. reported, That Huefcar being informed by rhe In~ians, that che principal de- ftgn of che Spaniards was to doe jufiícq, and to reli v~ ~en under op,preífion and violence, which pretence (as che Spanifh Wricers af6rm) was always in a fpedoJJ> manner publiíhed by nhe Sifaniards frorn tbe tüne of their firíl:,Inyafion of chofe Ü)untries, and which atal tim,es they boaíl:ed in purfuance of the Commands of his Majeíl:y, who enjoyned them,¡to hurt none, and to render unto every one lús due: Of which (as we fay) !Wa¡car being aífured, he with mo(e affura nce of re- drefS, cornplained of\the tyranny, quelry and iqjufüce, which he had receiv.ed from bis Brother AtahuulpA, who not content to defpoil birn and bis He irs of bis Iüngdom and Dominions, refolved to bereave bi.m of bis life, and to that end had imprifoned him under firiét and watchfull Guards: Wherefore with all ear- nefinets he conjured t!hem, not to abandon and leaye him in chat eondition, bqt co cake him with them out of the hands of chac Guard, which dettgned (fo foon as they were deparced) to put hirn to deach. Ana whereas chey had publifhed and made known unto all perfons, that cheir incentions were to eafe and relieve the oppreífed, he was well aífured, rhat fo foon as they had received true infoi-- matíon from che Caprain-General of che jufüce of his caufe, rhey would reíl:ore hi.m ag:iin to bis Liberty and Kingdorn : U_pon which condition he prornifed them not onely to fill the Chamber with Veíléls of Gold and Si.lver unto the line drawn by bis Brother, but that he "' ould raife and pile them up unto che very ceiling ; for the performance ofwhich; he eíl:eemed himfelf muen more able than his Brother; in regard chat he was well acquainced with che places where fecret Treafures of bis Facher were concealed, and where his Anceíl:ours had arnafied imrnenfe Sums and Riches, which his Brother would have embezled, and much diminiíhed, to build Temples and Alrars for accomplifhment of his VO\~s; in which he had been fo profufe, rh:it he was become poor, and unable to comply wicb the Ranfome which he had promifed. In anfwer whereunto, Hernando de Soto, and Peter del Barco, gave him to underíl:and by figos, that in obedience to the Comrnand of their Captain-General, chey were obliged to proceed as far as Cow, and for that reafon could noc íl:ay wich him , but ac tbeir rerurn chey would perform whatfoever mi.ghc cend to his fervice and advantage: Afrer which they deparced, leaving poor Huafcar more fad and difconfolace than before ; for having once tncertained fome hopes and expeétation of relief by their coming, he became abfolutely deft)erate, and defponding of life and cornfort ; believing, as it afrerwards happened, that their vifü and difcourfe was a prelude to bis dearh. C H A P.