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.

BooKlI. Royal Commentaries. . i:he Arrides , for thac Pride would noc fioop; nor coníenc to a reíl:icution of che ;Kingqom ro bis proper and lawfull Maíl:er. Afcerwards Añgér prevaüed, and rai.fed War between the cwb Companions Pifarro and Almagro; which being maincained by Envy ancl Emulacioµ, one noc fupporcingJhe greacer"power of che ocher, conrinuéd qncill boch of chem periíl1ed in a com~c¡don for Auchoricy, for AlmaJ?,ro was killed by che Brocher of Pifarro, and fo wh$ Pie~m ílain by che Son 9f Almagro. Theíe Wars were followed by ochers be~we'en ihat good Governour T;aca .4e Ca]Jro, ( wich whom 1 was acquainced at Madrid in che year 156z,) and Pon Diego de Almagró Junior; for Pride, which is che Mocher of Diffention, was fo prevalenc ,in che mind of this Y óuth; cbac having neicher a Spirit to fubmit to · bis Lord and Sovereign, nor Power to rnaintain his Dominion, he periíhed in his foil y. Soon aftet Covetoufnefs and Tyranny raifed ~ War becween che Vice-kipg Blafco Nu1me:t. Vela, :md . Gonfalo Pifarro ; che which in a few years afcer \YªS fol- .lowed by Stirs and Combufiions..becween .Don Sehaftian de Cajfifla, and Francifc~ 'Hernande:t. Giron, occafioned by Glummy and Luxury. All whi~h Wars fuccee- , ding one after the ocher, for the fpace of cwemy fiv~ years; were raiíed by che rnalice and coiltrivañce of che Devil, as ·we (hall demonfirate in cheir due place, and were great obfiruélions co che propagation of che Goípel ; for by reafon of continua! difiurbances, neither che Priefis coi.lid freely.Preach , nor had che lnfii dels, leifüre nor convenience to receiye che Doéh-in~ of Faith , being under che copcinual arnazernents of Fire and Sword, and~ocher miíeries ; in which the 111.:.. dian1 had,a greater íhare' than che Spaniard!, bemg oppreffed by boch fides, and. cornpelled to fupply both Gam~ with Provüions, aod carry the butthens for them on their íhoulders with wonderfüll patience and l!,1.bour; o( wbich 1 rny felf have in part been an Eye·wicne'jS. · , : ' . ~ e fi A J?. v 11. · Of the Entrance of th,e Spap.iards into. C9z~o_ ,' · a~d -of t~l great Treafure which theJ found there~ ' ¡ · . . . ) '' .. ~ • j e,.\~· >, 1 , 1. . f J' ,. 1 ~1;l'. S., O foon as 'tbe incA TitH Átauchi had difpeeded Francifc/ de Chav;i and hiS . Companions with che aforeíaid Capitulations, he fent an Exprefi¡'Meífengef to lncti Manco Capac, who was bis Brother by che Father's íldé, wJch advice o( the,Articles agreed, and of all parciculars which had paífed ;. that fo being well ipformed of all maccers; he miglit be provided to aét imd ttéat wich che Spaniard1. The General f!.!!_i:t.qui:t. fenc in like manner to adviíe him, that. he íhould by nd means disband h,is Atmy, bue rather increaíe ic, untill fuch time as he had whollY. , concluded and fetled macters·_with ene Spaniard1, leíl being fecure, and over conñ2' dent of their kindnefS, he íhould fall into che·fame fnare, and run intó che fame fate which his Brocher Atahualpa had already fuffered. . · _ Wich .thefe Infonnations and Advices che Indian,_ fenc cbeir hiimbleSubmiffi,.. ons ro Manco Inca, acknowlediing him for their Supreme Lord and King; for1 though chey had been Enemies to him whilft he· fto.Od in , competi~ion :with hiS' Brother Atahualpa, yet that difference being now ended by his Deach, all was re- cbnciled ; .ic being agreed at a Coüricil of W ar, chat the Empire fhould be re- frored to that peefon unto whom che Succeffion did by lawfull Inheiiitap'ée apper-' · tain : Aod on chis foundacion they refolved to unice .théir forces for Expulíion ot the Spaniards, iO cafe they i;on_ld not Uve in amity wirh chem~ believing tfu'emfelves ,1,11ucli more fon:I)idable by· chis coruzord ami.union; than when· they weré diviaed' .into feveral Faétions and Partiés¡: · · The