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 Commeniaries. CH A P. XXXIX~ Of tÍJe Difco?Jrfes which the- Spania·ta~~Je ttpo,n thefe Áf~ fairúj ) . · .' · ; , '.. , . ,, r J \:i. f ta\ • ~ . '.J) 1 • ; .ti ~n . ¡ , ..., • r • 1 • , r r ' , • , 1 B y ~he Death ·of thete two :Srother-:Kings; ( or ~ath~r ':En~mies) Ht1afcar ;nJ · Au1hua!p"a}f the Spaniar'di became abfülúte Lords and Maíl:ers of both tbeir ·Kingcloms; theré beihg none. rem21ining t:o clefend. the .People, or.make head -againíl: them; for th€·rate of the lnctU, being almoíl: extinét, the lndiam were 1ike Sheep without aShepherd, having nol'íe to goverñ thellrl, eicher in Peace or ·War ; and befüles, the Civ<ii1 ánd intefüneDifcords becweel'I t.be Faétions of Huaf- -car- ang 'Atahualp_a were become irrecor..:,¡ileabfe, fo that. bod hi Pa rcies, being defi- rous to gratifie tqe Sp11niards, made them the Infiruments of each other's Revenge. Moreover thofe Captains who were of Atahualfa's party were divided amongíl: themfelves; for fome of them,made head againft the Spaniardi. as we íhall fee hereafter, and óthers disbanded the Arrnies 'under their Command, with inten- tion to fec up an In.ca of their own choice, fuppoftng that he would be: more · kitld and -in'dulgent to them than a firange Prince; the 'Perfon wñom they elec- ted was Paullu,. the Son of Huayna Capac, being one of thofe who had made his efcape from ~he Cruelty of AtahHalp.a. .The Perfon who had the principal hand in tfüs Eleél:ion, was the Major General fl!!i:u¡_ui:t., who was in Cuntifa;u when the News carne of the Imprifonment of Atahualpa, and untill that time had been an Enemy to Paul!u. But urgent and violent neceffities caufe Mento íl:oop unto mean and low Aétions, and more- efj:>ecially Tyrants ; ·and Men of poon and báfe Souls, who finding thernfelves finking, regard neither Honour nor Confui-· ence, but onely fuch means as tend to their own vile and mifchievous Defigns. ~h,qui:1;, was an Officer of Atahua!pa, anda íl:out and an experienéed Souldier. To Paullu they gave rhe coloured Wrearh, but he received ' ITO facisfaétion in tlm Royal Signal, becaufe he knew that the lawfull Inheritance belonged to Manco Inca, and not to himfelf; which when fl!!i:1;,qui:1;, obfervecl., and that Pau!be was cold, and not delirous of the Government, he then fet up for himfelf, refolving to contend with his own Force and Prowefs; and accordingly having raifed an Army, he marched towards Cez.co, to know what was become of bis King Ata- hua!pa; upon which March we íhall leave him, untill we come to che ~e and place of bis Aétions. - Tbe Spaniards obferving wirh what Honour and Adoration they were generally received by the Indian:r, and thar, according to the report made them by che fix Spaniards who went on Difcovery, all Veneration and Service was paid to chem; they often enterrained familiar Difcourfes one with che other on tbat Subjeét, rnaking various Reflexions on the caufes chereof, as the fancy of every Man did foggefr.. Sorne would attribme the fuccefs of ali to their own Prowefs and Va- lour, for tbat the Indians feeing them fo íl:out and refolute, believed them to be invincible, and fo out ofmere fear and terrour fubmitted and yielded, and framing a thoufand Rodomontado's of their own Conduét and Courage, fearched ilot for any caufe beyond themfelves, nor refleéted on che Prophecies of Huayn11 Capac, which fore~old che coming of the Spaniards into their Countrey, who íhould de- firoy. their Ido.latry, and their Empire; and out of this fuperfütious Beliefyielded ali up without refifia_nce. Howfoever there were fome more confiderate than tbe reíl:, who being zealous for the fervice of God, and for the propagation of the Chrifiian Faitli , amibuted ali their Suc,eífes to the miraculous Ope!'ations of God, in favour to the propagation of the Gofpel, that fo the Faithfull, as well as lnfidels, beholding tnem w1th wonderfull attentioq, che one might be thereby induced to receive the Faith with readinefs and love, and che ochers be encouraged Q_q q 2 to