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.

BooK l. Royal Commentaries. e H A P. XXXVII. Of the lnformation and Procefs which Wa5• giv-en in, and made agaivfl Atahualpa. T HE Trial of Atabti11Ípd was Íong and folemn, though Gomara touches upon ié in fhorr. But the manner was this: . The Governour hirilfelf was Lord Chief Jufüce of the Bencb, and wich him preíided Don Diego de Almagro, his Cómpanion; the Clerk of the Court was San- cho de C11ellar; thete was alío an Attdmey General appointed in behalfof the King; and Council allowed for A1ahu11!¡11; and otbers· were affigned to bring in die Wirneíles, and take their Tell:imO'nies upon twelve feveral lnterrogatori'es; tñere were alfo n>(lo other Jcidges named, to be Affiftams, artd give their opirli0lilS in the Cafe, whom, for refped:, 1 think not fit to nominate, though they were fuf- 477 ficiently known to 1ne. , The firíl: Interrogatóry was tl1ls : Did you know. Huajna Capac and his Wives? and how many had he? The 2d. Was H11a[car lnca bis lawfül!y begotten Sun and Heir of this K.ingdom? and was Atalnt~l a illegitimate 1 and a Bafrard:, áod not Son of the King, but of fome Jndian of uitu ? The 3d. H ad the h ic11 otber Sons beíides thofe before mentioned? The ti; . Did Atalntalpti inhet.it this Erri- Pi~e by virtue of his Father 1 sTeíl:amen. t, or did he ufurp it by Tyra nny? T lm ·s;rh. Was H11afca; difif'!herited of his Kingdom ?r .h~s Father's Tt:Mrnent, or w~ _he declared Heir? The 6rh. Was Hu11[oar íhl hvmg~ or was he dead ?' or did he dye a natural Death, or was he killed by arder Qf Attth11 alfa ?' ~nd whert was ir,;. either before or lince che coming of che Spaniards t Tb~ 7.th . Was, Arahuttlfd an Idolater? and did he command bis Subjeéts to facrifice M eo am l Chífdren? The 8th. Did Atahualpa rai[e unjuíl: Wárs? and was he guilcy of the Bloud of i:nucb People? The 9th. Did Atah11alpa entertain many Coru:ubines? The 1 oth.. Did Atahua!pa receive the Tribute of the Empire fince- the Spaniardr took tbe poffeffiorr of it? and did he confome and embezle ir? The 11 th. Do yon kiiów 1hat fince the coming in of che Spaniard1 thac Átahualpa hath given Prefents or. GiftS out of che Royal Treafury to his Kindred and 4pcains? and how,, and in;\vbit manner hath lie embezled and wafied the Wealtb of che Publi.ick~ The 1 :iih. Do yon know that King Atahuaf¡a harh fince bis lmprifonmmt treared MtlMiny Captains and Souldiers to rebell, and raife War againfi che Spanli:trd1? ahdwhá'ti Levies of Men, and w hat Preparacions of Amis have been made for War? llP• qn rhefe lnterogatories they examiaed ten foveral Perfo~; fevm of wliich were Servants ro che Spaniards, and rhree of them were·not, that fo they might not _ap.; pear ro be cheir Crearnres '> yet they all declared-whatfoever Philipi!io put into' their Mouchs, as Gomara affirms. Onely chere was oneWimefs, who was none of che Servants belonging to the Spaniards, called fl.!!efje, who was Captain of a Com- pany, ' being the laíl: rhat was to be examined , fufpeéting that che lnterpreter' would fay fomeching which he had not teíl:ified, he, to prevent it, anfwered in íhorr, either in che Affirm1tive, or .in che Negative, faying either r, whkh is yes, or Manam, which is no.. And leíl: the Interpreter íhould falfifie the[eWords 1 whicli were not well underíl:ood by the Perfons prefent, when he fpake in che affirmative, he would nod with his Head cwo or rhree times, and when in the negacive, .he would fhake with his Head and his Righc-hand, at which the Judges rnuch admired, being·pleafed with the fubcilty of the Indian. Howfoever the· Deach of Atahualp;1·being determined, Sentence was paífed upon him, and accor- dingly he was executed, as we have already declared, though many of them, as well fuch as belon?e<l ro Pi farro, as thofe who carne with Almagro, who were of a generous Spirir, diífented, and proteüed againíl: che Faér. The Names of che moíl: eminent :imongíl: them were Francifco de Chaves, and Diego de Chaves, who were Brothers, and Natives of Tru,"'illo, Francifco de Fuentes, Pedro de Aya/a, Die1.u . , ~