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.

·, ~ºº ./ R~yal Ómmentaries. BooK ll. by che Jndians, wbo were Servanrs to che Spaniard1, and had been taken wich chem> and whom Titu Atauchi caught and iníhuéted w.ord by word >chat fo having che matrer well inculcaced to them, tbey might be betcer able to mter and exprefs bis meaning. The Spaniard1 obferving che greac generoíity with wbich cbey were rreaced by Titu Arauchi, and bis people; and thac when chey '"''ere Prifoners ro rhem and lay at their-mercy, and cbac they might have proceeded againíl: chem as guÍlty of ~he M~rthér of cheir King, and Diíl:urbers of che common peace_.and quier of therr Nat1on ; yec chen on che conrrary they frankly reíl:ored them umo their libercy with Ptefems ofGold, Silver, and pretious Stones, difpeeding them away wich attendance to carry chem, :md wich other Accommodarion for their Journey: In fine, when chey confidered ali chis, and che reafonable Articles and Terms which che lndians propofed, they could noc bue admire, and remain confufed ac the peaceable and quier difpofüion of che Indíans : Moreover, when they weré undet cufrody, and ín hourly expell:ation of Death, and_had rime, a5 Men, to refleét on their prefent condition, rhéy much lamemed rheir remifneís, and wan~ of care to inftruét:che Indians in the Doétrine of che Gofpel ; howfo- ever, refolving for the future to make arnends for tbat default, and being embold- ned by che gentle teinper of che Indians, chey advenrured ro ask leave, tbac rhey rnigbrr demand onely 'cwo things from tbem: To which che Indian1 replied, That whatfoe.ver tbey íhould require, íhould readily be gramed. Hereupon fomcú de • Chavés faid, tbat he did in the Name of the Govemour, and al! che Spa11i<1rds, rec¡uire that the lncM, a:nd all theit Capcains and Lords, íhould receive che Law of che Chriíl:ians.. and coníenr, chac ic íhould be freely preached in al! pares of cheir Empire. Seaondly, Thac whereas che Spaniard1 being Scrangets and Alirns in chac Councrey, had neither Servaáts nor L:mds ro ferve and 1 maintain them ; chat a fubfifiance íhould be gramed to chem, as to che Natives of .che TGngdom ; chat lndian Men and Women may be allowed to íerve them, noc as Slaves, but as hired Servants. To which anfwer was made, That as'to what concerned che Law of1the Chriíl:.ian~ chey ditl.noc onely not rejeét ic, bue did earneíl:ly increa e chern immediacely to tend to che place where che Govemour refided, defüing him wich all convenient f peed to furnifh them wich fuch Preachers and Prielts, as rnighc infiruét them in tboíe Preceprs and Principies which were· neceífary for . them to know, promifing for their parts ro treat and ufe rhem kindly, and wirrí fuch honour ·and reverence, as if chey were Gods ~ for they were well aífured from the tefümony of cheir lace Inca Huayna Cae11c, chat che Law of che Sp1111iardr was muc;h better than d1eir owñ ; and though they had no other reafon ro enrer- cain fu<\'.h a belief, than the bare recommendacion of their Inca, yet rhat was fo preválem, as to engage them to ali obedience, uíefulnefs and fervice cowards che Sfaniard1; the cruch ofwhich had been evidenced by their Inca Atahualpa, had he been fuffered to live~ yec he had fealed chis fincere obedience wirh his bloud; and · cherefore chey mighc be confidenc chey could ask nothing bue whac would be gra11ced ,to their facisfaétion. The Covenancs which \l\1ere chus agreed, were by their Hiíloriographers recorded on rheir Knots; and licence being given co che S¡aniardr to depare, rhey cook their farewell, and being laden with Prefencs, and accompanied wich a nurnerous Actendance, chey pl'oceeded on their Journey in fearch,of their Govemour. And as they were on· their way, Francifco de Cbaver, and qis Cornpanions, lieing confidering Men_, fell into difcouríe concernjng rhe ilat~ paífages ; and refleéting thereupon, t~ey \lvere of opinio~, rhat che words and aeti.ons of that people were fo well agreeing to Feafon, as d1d noc favour of che ·G.emi.lifm and Barbaricy in which they were mlrclired , bue were Miracles of che divine infpiration infufed into che Souls of' chat people, difpoling their minds ro receive tlie D~rine of che G0.fpel with eafe and reaainefs; on which encourage- .rnent they reíolved co perfuade th~ Govemour, and the 9cher Spaniards, ro fend Miffionaries to chac intent and purpofe inco chofe parts : A~d though rhey wen: allgeperally of tbe f?me mind in this particular, yec the Devil, who is che com- rnon enemy of Mankind, endeavoured by ali bis wiles and artifices co obfiruét che ~011verfton of chofe ~ndi~~1; che .'~hich in a great meafur~ he effe~ed by the a1d and affifience of h1s d1ligem M1mfiers the feven mortal Sms, which being in chofe times of libercy Iet loofe, greatly prevailed, cornmiccing ali chofe outra.- geous Villanies whicb might bring a difrepuce on che profeffion of che Gofj:Jel. Hence arofe tboíe W ars, which ~ a íhorc time afcer were waged between che - India~1 - and che Spaniardi, occaftoned by perfidi6ufnefs and non-performance of ~ the