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.

494 Royal Commerttarie1. BooK. ll. CH A P. 11 l. How the Eody of AtahJJalpa Wa5 carried to Quitu; and of the Treafon of Rumminavi. S 0 foon as Don Francifco Pi-farro, . and· Don Diego de Almagro had buried Atahu'- a!pa, th_ey travelled to e~~º, vilicing in cheir way cfücher, chat very rich Temple, wh1ch was fituated m che Valley of P1tchacamac; from whence rhey carried away all the Gold and Silver which Hernando Pifarro had !efe behind, not h:tving been able to cake it wich him. From tbence they proceeded ro Co'Gco, in which Journey, though they had many íl:eep and craggy Moumains, mtny frvifc Torrents and deep Rivers to pafs, yec rhey mee no very greac diffirnlty, bue chat onely which we fhall hereafcer relate. And chus leaving them on cheir way, let us return to che General Challc11cbim11, :md o~her Captains of Atah11alpa, who joyned rhernfelves wich che Nobles of che Court, and other principal perfons, who remained in Cajfamarca. So fcon as che Spaniards were departed from that Province on their Journey to Co~co, che In- di1tm took up che Body of cheir King, and according to his Command tranfpor- ced it ro fl!!.itu, where cbey incerred ir with fuch decency as became tbe Burial of a Prince, and yec with fuch little pomp, as was agreeable to a conquered people, chat had yielded to tbe fubjeél:ion of a foreign and firanger Narion. R11mminavi feemed che mofr forward of .any borh to receive che Body of che King, and to Embalm it, though already corrupted, and cending to purrefaétion, and in che mean time he fecretly made Levies, and prep:i red a way to fet up himíelf in che Government, dHiembling ali reípeél: and obedience to fi.!!.il/lfc4- cha, the Brorher of Atahualpa ; ahd that he mighc try in what manner his mind dood affeél:ed to Rule and Dominion, he perfuaded him to bind his head wirh a coloured W.reach, if he were defirous to revenge che Dearh of his Brother. Ali which R1tmminavi uttered with defign to blind the underftanding of fki!lif cttcha, and cover his plots and evíl imentions, untill he could bring his affairs ro macurity ; but to this perfuaíion ,fl¿il/ifcacha refufed to hearken, faying, That the Spaniards would not eaíily quit rheir Empire ; and in caíe rhey would, yec there were [o many Sons of HHapa Ca¡ac furviving, wl:o were ready to lay rheir daim to the Government, and bad a better righc and ritle to it than himfelf; thar fome or ocher of them would advemure to affume the Governmenr ; and thar rhe people \ ould appear in vindication of che juíl: ritle and caufo of the un- doubted Heir, for whofe fufferings by the lace unhappy Wars and Miferies they had a true fenfe and compaflion. This prudent and camious Aníwer of $.J!illifcacha did not alter rhe íinilter de- figns and inte1 tions of R11mminavi , for being both a Tyrant and Barbarous, he refolved to pr ceed, and fet up his own imere/1 , telling bis familiar friends in their privare dircou -fes with him, that according to the Praé1ices and Ex:imples which he ha<l íeen, the right to Rule and Govern belonged ro rhe firongeíl: ; for that 'e who coul w,eíl: che Power into his own hands, and kili his M~ller, as Atahualpa had Murrh~red his Brother, and as che Spaniard1 bad Ar,dma!pa ; che fame hac: titie fü 1cii::nt to coníl:icme himfelf Chief and Supren~e 'Lord. Rmmni- navi remaining firm in this principl~, and refolure in chis deÍtgn, made great pre- parations t receive A ahualpa 1 aflembling che people togerher nnder prer nce of performing che füneral Obíequies of rheir late l nc.1; che which Solemniry, rhough formerl ycontinued for che couríe of ayear, was nowconcluded within che fi'ace of fifteen days. At the end of which, Rumminavi judging not fit to ler pafs fo fair