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.

1 _ ____ 'R:~)al Commenta:in. BooK 1. .... pretence or occaGon whufoever, wirbout exprefs Order to the comrary. The " Indians reporr, that when Huafcar favy that there was no remedy, bue that he " muíl: dye, l}e mtered thefe Words w1th great pafiion. .1 have been Lord of thú " Countrey but for a fhort time, P~! ~ lº my Btorher (h..1u Trai_tor, by whofa Command, J " that am hú natural Lord, am put to death, he (ha1t mJOJ hu Guvernment for a much " fhorter time rhan I h11ve ·done. Wherefore when the Indians had heard that Ataba- " liba -was afrerwards put to de4th, (as íh all be r.elated in the following Chapter,) " cheY. belíeved Huafcar to hav.e be.en of dre tniie ·and legitimate Progeny of " che Sun, who had illuminated him with a prophetick Spirit, touching thé Fate " of his Brother. And likewife Huafcar farther declared, chat when his Father " gave him bis laíl: farewell, he enjoyned and commanded him, That when a " People, or Nation, which were white, antl had beards, íhould invade his Do- ,, min\ons, that he ~ould labour to. ~ake a fr~endfhip with tbem, for chat they '( -\;yei'e ~P 'b.ecome ~o;d~ of tl'la.t.¡K1rig4om. Thus far are che W 9rds of Á,llgu- ftin&é!ftrate. · - · · Fo1drty parr, wht¡~ 1 tfod the Spanifh. Writers to relate things fairly, arid with the ti'uí:h, and .gravil'y of Hillory, I am morn pleafed to make .ufo 0f cheir words 11erb(ltim, tban my .ovvn; for as 1 am an Inqian, and not a Spaniard, their wórds anq · expr~flioíl$ rnuíl: be morn proper ~han míne· the which Rule we !hall always obferv~, unleíS it be where the Spanifh Hiíl:ori65 are defefüve, and want Addi- tio11~{1 :: · - •.i r r 1 1 ·r · }3ut" tÓ. retum unto che R@l?tion whích A'!gufiin de C~rllte hath giyen; lt is tq be not'ed, that he briefly touches many paruc;u1ars, wh1ch we have more at brge related . in chis our Hifcm<y, ·as nªmely, tbat which toncerns the Tyranny, the Cr?ft 2nd Difiirnulation of Atahualpa, when he proved che Mind of Francis T'iy_ar- 1·p? ~ow, and in wha~ mai:mer he would t~ke the Deat~ of J!uafear; for in realiry liad theSNníar~ been as wary ~nd as (agac1ous as was this Indw1, and had prefontlY, replied upon h1m, and told h1m pla\nly, that I know, and am well aífured, that it was ybu that killed this Perfon, qnd that the1 1 efore I íhall inflitl: fuch puniíh- meut 0n you as your Crime deferves ; je is moíl: certain, that he would then hav~ been b~tcer advifed, and never bave adventured on ~hís Murther oC his Brocher ; but wl1en on ch~ contrary, he perceived an indifferency in the Governour, who lirtle fufpeéted fo much evil in a perfon of that fimplicity ; he t~en rook courage and refo¡m~on to put his wicked Incention inro pr¡iétke againíl: the Inca his natural King; which con(umrtlated all his'other cruelties; Nor did he onely put him ro Deach, b\l~ killed ~im barbarouíly, cutting his Flefh into ílices, and throwin~ tpem·none knows where ; but che Indians rnport, and believe, that they ate his Flefh out of mere rage and malice againíl: him. Acofta faith that théy burnt him. Atid Carate mentions, chat the diligence and fpeed, ufed in fending che Difpatchcs for his Death, were not by che Poíl:s, but by Fires or Beacons, 'ijbich the Chaf quü, -ór Poamaílers, were ordered to make both by night and day, for greacer ex- peélfüQn:, when any matter req\üred extraordinary haíl:e. In like manner this Au- chout touches on the Prognofücation which HHayna Capac had lefr, concemin~ the lnva~<:m which che Spaniards were to make into chofe Coumri~s, aqd of whictJ they wer~ to become M~ íl:ers. He alfo farther proceeds, and tells us, thar Fler- narido de Soto anq Pete-r del t/3arco were not ~lameable for not r~main_ ing with Hu11f-. car , a~ he. cleGred, and for not hearkenmg to the propoftuon he had rnade ro them, -which imported three times che Treafure, which bis Brother had promifed, becaufe in reality they did not underíl:and him; for otherwife no doubt, but thofé Meo, wh0fe bufinefs was neither Conqueíl:, nor their Embaífy matter of War or Pe;át~ , ~u ~ o 0 ely to fee thac che Promife made by Atahua!pa for his ranfome, were-Go1np\ í.ed with, would have readily embraced che more advanrageous Offer of three times the value made by Huafcar. Ancl thus thefe two Spaniards excufe and clear themfelves from what was objeéted againíl: them, touching che Death of H11afcar. . · ThuS"this unhappy Inca, d1e laíl: of the Mon<1rchs of that Empire fell and en- ded his Days 1 baving beeµ a Speétator of all chofe Cruelties and Murthers wbich bis Brother had exercífed upon his Vaífals, Servanrs, llncles, Brothers and Sons - and as ·to bis own Perfon, had been ufed with fuch Hardfhips and Severity it; 'Prifon, as were infupportable, and which Diego Fer1111nde:i:, relates ro have been ¡ri chis manner : The ·