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 oyal Commeritarfrs. BooK L de M ora, Francifco Mofcofo, Hcrnando de R aro , Pedro de /vÍendo¡t!, ftHi11., de Hcrr,;;d-t , and A!onfo de Avi!a, and BIM de At ien f''' v\ 'irh m:my orhers; a'I \\ hic.1werc of oµ i- nion, that it was not lawfull to pur a King to dearh, \\·ho had c·e:HeJ ch~t 1 kind- ]y, and had never <lone them any Injury; and if in care he were guilcy of any Crirne, they fhould rranfport him inro Spain, thtre ro be cried by the Emperour; and not by themfelves, wbo had no Power or J urifdiétion over Kings. Thactbey íhould confider the Honour of the Spanijh N1tion, which mu í1 greatly Cufier in che Reputation of the World, and be branded with Tyranny and Cruel ty, when- foever it fhould be objeéted againíl: them, that they had pur a King to death, du- ring the time that they had given their Parole to the contrary, and were under Obligarions ofTreary, and Arrides, for hisRanfome>, of which they had already received the greate!l part. That they fhould be cautious how, anci in what man- ner they fiained their great Atchievements with an Aét fo foul and inhumane as chis; that the fear ofGod íhould reílrain tbem, who, after fo barbarous an Aétion, could Ílot expeét Bleflings, or Succeífes agreeable to their happy beginnings, but, on che conn-ary, Misforrnnes, and Ruines, and ar1 unhappy end to ali thofe who had a hand in this Wickedneís. That it was not lawfull to put any Man to death, iwithom hearing what he croufd fay in bis own Defence; rhat they appea- led from their Sef)tence to the Ernperour Charles the 5 th. and in che mean rnne coníl:ituted {Han de Herrada Proteétour of the Perfon of King Atahualpa. Thefe and many other particulars of this nature, they uttered not onely in Words, bu t alfo in Writing, folemnly proteíl:ing before the Judges againíl: this Faét, and againíl: all the evils which might be the con[{'quences tbereof. Nor were tho(e onrche other fide ,Jefs bitter and violent againíl: rho(e who favoured A1ahr1t1fpn , calling them Traitors to che Royal Crown of Cafti!e, and the Emperour rheir Soveveign, the augmentation and enlargement of whore Dorninion, they had endeavoured to prevem. That by rhe dearh of rhisTyrant rhey rnight íeet.: re their own Lives, and the entire Dominion of that whole Ernpi re, all which by the contrary would run great danger and hazard. Of ali which, aml of the Mu- tinies which thefe Diífenters caufed, they would inform His Majeíly, rhac [o he · might difünguifh between fuch who were bis Joya! Subje&, and faithfull to bis Service, and thofe who were Traitors, and rnutirious; and obíl:ruétive to the en- largemem of his Dominions. Thus were che Difrords enflarned to fiteh a degree, that they had broken out imo a Civil War, had not forne more moderare Men, and lefs paflionate, interpofed between both Parties, and reprefemed how de- ftruétive and fatal füch Differences might prove to both íides, and to the fucce(s of the iDeGgn in hand, in ca(e thác Chriílians, on the fcore of Infidels, fhould en- ter into a Civil War. They moreover reprefented to chofe who maimained the Calife of AtahHalpa, that they fhould confider how they were no more rhan fifty in number, and inferiour to the contrary party, which confiíl:ed of three hun· dredrand fifty; fo that in cafe they !11ould pretend to decide che controverfie by Arln s, the lf fue would be their own deíl:ruétion, and che loís of thac rich King- d©hlt, whi.ch now they might [ecure by the Deach of chis King. Thefe Re,lfons and Gonfider arions abared the Spirits of thofe who proceél:ed Aralmafp,1, fo chac th<ey concurred with the others in bis Sentence of Death, which was accordingly executed• • - 1 l • 1 ·' r l'.11. • ' 1 11i b ., ; :ÍJ• • .1':> () ~ . " ~J w '. ·lt r · ,' t ~ ~'"" ' :< '¡f. 1( I' ~ ., CH A P.