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.

R.oy~ l Commentarier. BooK l. amongíl: his own People wich obfcuritY., chan wich greater Ornament and Srate by che angry and incenfed Cicizens of Couo. Ir is mofi certain that .Atahuafpa did not bind his Head wirh che coloured Wrearh, untill he had taken his Brorher Huafcar Prifoner; for before chac time chat Enfign of Re- gality belonged to bis Elder Brocher, who was his Sovereign Lord; bue .af- ter he was caken, and 'imprifoned by him, he chen proclaimed himfelf for che univerfal Lord, and with his Dominions he ufurped all the Marks of Power which belonged to them, as we have before related. Bue now to confider chat an lndian, who was an ldolater, and who had been guilcy of fuch horrible Cruelties, as Atahualpa had been, íhould receive che Sacrarnenc of .Baptifm at che hour of bis Deach, can be eíl:eemed no other- wife, than as an Effeét of che infinice Merey of God towards fo great Sin- ners as. he was, and 1 am. At bis Baptifm Atahualpa was named Don 7ohn. BIM Va/era fays, Thac Friar 'Pincent d( Va/verde laboured many days before his death to ceach and infüuét him in the Arcicles of che Cacholick Faich; du- ring which time che Inca finding himfelf in Prifon, and Chains, and with- ouc other Society or Attendance of lndiam, excepcing a Youth, who was his Kinfrnan , and permitted to ferve him, he was firuck wirh fuch a dump of Melancholy on his Spirits, chat he remained almoíl: infenfible. Upon which the Spaniards brought him out of the Prifon, ' and called the principal Indian1 to his Aílifiance, who feeing their Lord in that condition, immediately fent for their ChiefHerbaliíl:s to eafe and cure him. So foon as chofe Phyficians carne, they felt his Pulfe, to difcover che namre and force of his Fever; bur noc as our Doétours, who rry che Pulfe at che Wrül:, bot laid their Fingers 0n che top of che .Noílrils, and under che Eye-lids; after which rhey gave him a Drink, made of che juice of cerrain Herbs, of great Virtue; whac diey were, is not known, un!efs thac onely which is called Payco. Moreover he fairh, thac t~is Drink pur him imo a violene fwear, and caufed a long and found íleep; af- ter which his Fever !efe him, and being recurned ágain to his Senfes, he was car- ried back to P1'ifon. When warning was given him of liis Deach , he was cornmanded to receive Baptifrn, for without it chey chreatned to bum him alive, as they had done H11ah11timoc at Mexico, who was King of chat Empire; and to affright him imo Bapci[m , the Pile of Wood was kindled, when rhey nocified chis Semence to him. Ac length he faid rhat he was concenced to be bapcized, after which Proclamation being made of che Crimes for which he died, he \Vas tied to a Poft, and firangled. In ali which particularsche Spanifh Hiíl:orians agree, and alfo chat he remained chree momhs in Prifon. r. CH AP.