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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK l. To che fixty Horfemen in Gold 10368oc Ducacs. and in Silver·---- -----,---------129600 To the hundred Foor-fouldiers in Gold- 1296000 and in Silver · 162000 To che 240 Men which c~me wich Alm.rgro in Gold--~---:.592 00 and in Silver 72000 To Almagro himrelf in Gold ---">f. 3200 and in Silver l 2000 The fifrh deduéted from the Gold 786600 and from the Silver- 126 900 The difference of the refined Silver,above the Standard 38170 So that the fumm total of the Ranfome of Arahua!p1t amounted unto 46056 7 0 Ducacs,ofwhich fumm 393 3000 Ducats are che value ofche Gold,and che 6 7 26 7 0 Ducats are the value of the Silver, accouncing cherein the advamagc upon the fine- neís above che Standard; boch which fumms togecher amounc to che aforefaid coca! of 4605 670 Ducacs. This was che value of chofe Riches which ches pani- ard.J gained in Pm1, bue much greater was that which chey found in Cow, when chey made their encrance inco that City, as Gomara and Carate report, andas we !hall de- clare hereafter in its due place. BIM Va/era faith, chac tlie Ranfome of Arahualpa a- mounted unto 4800000 Ducacs, the which he reports on che Auchoricy ofche Jn- dian1, who had fet down an account by cheir knocs of every particular pared which was brought from che feveral Provin~es; bur we fhall rather follow che ac- counc given by our Hiílorians herein, than that ofche Indiam; though B/¡u J/11/era .differs from che ochers, and makes che fu mm greater by 19433oDucacs, than whác is befare mencioned. In chofe former times füch great fumms feemed incredible, becaufe they were not known, though now chey create no greac Wonder, fince ié ismanifeft, chat for thefe thirty years paft, there have been imporced ten or cwelve Millions every year in che River of GuarMiwivir; che which my Countrey having fenc as an Ofkring to Spain, and all che old World, hath thereby been more pro- füable co Scrangers, than kind and natural ro her own Children. Gomaril in che 118ch. Chap. ofhis Book fpeaking of chis Ranfome, hath chefe Words. " Franci(co Pifarro fent the fifch part of his Spoils, togecher with a Re- " lation of his Succeíles, by his Brother Hernando, unto che Emperour, and wich " him returned many of che Souldiers very rich, wich twenty, thirty and forcy '•< thoufand Ducacs a Man. In fhort, they brought away almoíl ali the Gold fil- " ling the Bank of Seville with Money, and che World with che fame and dif- " courfe thereof, and with delires 'of that enterprife. Thus far are the Words of Gomara. lt is well known, that chofe who retumed were fixty in number. The Governour íhared to his Companion 1 20000Ducats, being fo much as appertai- ned to him out of his proportion. To Hernando de Luq11c, che Schoolmafter, no-. thing was divided, becaufe it was known, that he being already failed, could be no farther ufefull, fo chat Hiílorians have no occafion co rnake ocher mentioH concerning him. CH-A P.