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.

474 / , R@Ja·l Comment'a-ríes. " granted ·or Freedom intended. Afterwards fixty of the[e Advenmrers rerur- " ned in~o Spain, having made a Divifion of their Spoils, which amounted to · ' ' forty or fifty thouíand Pieces of Eight aMan, befides che fifch which appertai: " ned ro His Majefty. Thefe :Perfons.deparned after Hernando Pifarro, and over- " took him at Nombre de '})los, where chey ernbarked, and returned altogecher in " company to Spain. Thus we fee how all Authours· agree togecher in che fame Relacion of this matcer. . Soon afcer che Departure of Hernando Pirarro, Hernando de Soto and Pedro del Bar- co returned from Cow, giving a Repprc of che Riches which they had feen in chac City, as alfo in che Temples of the Sun, and in che Palaces of the late Kings, ' in tbe·Forcrefs, and in the Sanétuaries, and private Cells, where che Devil en- sertained Difcourfes with c heir Wi za.rds, Prieíl:s, and ochers bis Votaries; al! whiéh places being eíteemed facr.ed, , were . adorn~d wich Gold ami S-~lver; ~he like report was·alfo broughc by the 0the11 four Drfcoverets. The .Spamard~ bemg highly pleafetl with this News, w'ere im_pa~ient untiU they coald cake poffeffion. of chefe Treafüres; whi,ch that they might J.laíl:en win& che more convenience and fecurity, chey fpeedily determinetl che Deach of At11hualpa, to prevent che infur- reétions of fhe People, that with che more ~afe, and with che leaíl: oppoficion, they mighc feize che Gold and Si!ver which was lodged in the Imperial City, and in othe~ ll>altS. Both che aforefaid Authours agree iR all che materia~ circumíl:aaces relating to the Deáth Qf Atahualpa; wheretore we íhall repeat t~e veryWords of Lopez de Gwtar~, fpedfied in che 119th Chapter of his Book, the Titfe of which is as followeth. l. CH A P. XXXVI. Of the Death of Atahualpa; and horJi he Waó an:aigned by Juflice, and upon the J alfe lnformation and Teflimo-ny· which was· ¡)ven againfl hi111. T HE Death of Atahaliba was forwarded by a means, che Ieafr expeéted, for "j~~ l'hilipilio, the lnterpreter, falling in love wich one of che Wives of A1a- " bal iMr ;whom he intended co marry, afcer he was dead, raifed a report, chat ~ ,:4J'a ~11.li :b11. had fectetly? ~nd under hand,. given order to )raife ryten, whereby ·:~to ove trcome' che Ghnfüans, and free htmfelf. So foon as chis reporc carne ;' td ·be fl!'read, and noifed arnongíl: the Spttniardt, cheir 1ealouíie created a Be- 5 lief; fo that fome czried out ro have him killed, for fecuricy of cheir own Lives, ~: ad~ of chofe. Kingdotns; othets were of ?Pinion, rhat chey íhould not imbrue their Hands mthe Bloud of fo great aPnnce, though never fo fau!ty, bnt ra- ,, cher thac they fhould fend him to the Emperour: This certainly had been che '' befr rnurfe, but che other prevailed by means (as fome report) of chat pa.rcy " which carne with Almagro; for chey conceiving chat no lhare of the Spoil " would appertain unco tliem, during the Life of A.taba/iba, and uncill the condi- ce tions were complied with, which, according to Agreemenc, wefe made for his " ranfome; and Pifarrs being alfo ofopinion, tbat his Death would' free che Sp4- '~ niards of much trouble, and rénder die Conqueíl: and Poífeffion of che Countrey . " múch more eaíie , a refolution was taken by general c.cnfent to puc him to (( Death. In order co which, that things might appear with a betrer face of Ju- ~ fiice, an En'diétm¿nt. was brought againíl: him for che Murthet of his Brorher É"a{cllr .·