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.

DOOK l. R o_Jaf Co:nme;; t .-1/' i es. " Hutifcv. r, King of rhore Counrries, and for defigning to raire V"3.r againíl: che " Spaniard1, though rhis la(l: \Yas a fal re and rnalitious fuggefüon of Phi!ipillio; who " broughr rht! Jndiar11 for \Vimeffes, rnaking d1em ro fay ., har he pleared ; and " in regare! rhe Spam"ird1 underltnod not che Language, whereby to crofs exa- " mine rhe Wimeíl'es, al\ that Philipillio alledged paífed for currem, and good " Teftimony; howfoever Araba/iba íl:ifly denied it, faying, That fuch an Accu- ª fati on could have no ground of Reafon in it, confidering thar he remai- " ned under fuchGuards, and Chains, that it was impoffible for him to make " an ercape ; , wberefore he perfilted in his Denial, threaming Phi!ipil!io, and " defüing the Spaniard1 to give no credence to bis vVords. Afrer Sentence of " Dearh was paífed upon him, he ,complained much of Francifco Pifarro , far " thar having promired him his Life upon payment of che Ranfome agreed , " he afrerwards faltered with him, and put him ro Dearb. Wherefore he " earnefüy imreared him rather to tranrporc him into Spain, than to imbrue " his Hands in rhe Bloud of a Perfon who had never offended him , bue " 1:ather enriched him, and done him good. As they carried him ro Exe- " cution, thore who arrended to comforr him, advired him to delire Bap- ' S tifin befare he dyed, far chac withorit that they threamed to burn hirrí " alive: Whereupon being baptized , he was bound to a Poíl: ; and rhere " firarigled: His· Burial was celebrated according to the Manner and Rices of " Chriíl:ians, Pifª"º alfo put hirnrelf in,to rnourning, and performed his Fu- " nerals wirh Pomp, and Solemnity. As to thore who were the caufes of " his Deach, Divine Vengeance overtook them for chis fin ; fo that in a " fhorc time ·afterwards they carne all to unhappy ends , as will appear in the " fequel of this Hiíl:ory. Thus Ataba/iba dyed by a violent D_earb , before " which he ordered his Body to be carried to ~itu, and there buried a- " mongíl: the King.s, his Ancellours by rhe Móther's fide. lf che BaptiGn he " defired was from bis heart, rnoíl: happy he, bue if not, tfae Murthers and " 'Bloud he was guilry of wilt be fer to his Account in the World tb come. '" He was naturally of a good Difpolition , wife , courageous; frank and open " hearred. He had many Wives, and left forne Children: Though he ufur- " ped the Dominions of his Brother Hfta[car, yet he would neYer aílUme the " purple Wreath , or Di~dem , untill he was imprifoned ; nor would he ever ' ' fpit upon the Ground , bue, for Majeíl:y and State, ( wh~n he had occa- " íion) he would fpit in the Hand of a principal Lady, whom he •loved.' " The Jndian1 were in great admiration, when they heard of his untimely· " Death , which they eíl:eemed for an accomplifhment-of the Prophecy of " Hua(car , who being of the true and legitirnate Off.fpring of the Sun, was " divinely inrpired to fürerell che coming of his fpeedy Fate. Thus far are tbe; Words of Lope:<:. de Gomara. . Bue to return nm~ to the Remarks which this Authou~ makes on the ilI In- tepretation of chis Philipi!!io, and how he fuborned the Jndian Witneífes to te• füfie whatfoever he defüed; he concludes rhat the fau lt was chiefly his, in regard l ·1al the Spaniards wanting Language, could neirher examine the mat- 1n r dive into ,the Truth of it. And hence we may colleél: what falfe ,rfeél: Notions he muíl: have rendred to the l ndians of the Catholick ,o that as for want of a true t ¡Je ·1:anding of the l ndian Language, He1 ' "· So,to , and Pedro del Barco, abandC"'ed Huafcar, and expofed bis Life to rh.._ Cubtilty of bis Brother; fo alfo Atabaliba dyed, and both chefe powerfull Kings incurred che farr. . fate for want of true underíl:anding, and faithfull In- terpretation of all ll1atter~ . Atahualpa ordered hi ~ :0cv1y to be emerred in ~itu, amongíl: the Relations of his Mother , rarher than in Cow, with the Anceltours of his Father; for though che Funerals of Kings were much more pornpous and fiately in Coz.co, rhan che Solemhities ufed by the Caciques in ~Jtu ver confidering how de- teltable his Memory would be to the People of e~. ,· for che Cruelties and Murrhers he had committed on their natural Kings , he believed chat bis Bo· dy would be abured, and his Aíhes never fuffered quierly to repore in the Sepukhre of his Anceíl:ours ; and for that reafon he chofe rarher to be buried P p p z amongft 47 5