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 CommentarieI~ BooKll. fort'llne, iand 11ever offered injúry Gr violence to bis Neighbour ; t .hac he was de: fü0us to be informed of dnat wJnich w as che true .Law of Mankind, for chat his own ·Law did noc anfwet .rn; {atisEe the many notions. he had conceived in bis mind of a bener and a more fubfüne Religion. Hereupon the Spaniard endea~ ' VOl\lred in rhe beíl manner he could to imlhuét him in the Principies of rhe Ca- tholick Faivh, whidh rnue Faith was_, That he íhmdd worfhip God in che Trinicy; and the Triniry in .Uniry : Ancl Decaufe (as w.e have intimaced befare) chac chere wanced words in the Indian Llnguage r:o exprefs that Myíl:ery, he advifed him to keep che word 'l'rinity, and d1e word Credo in bis rnemory , for that chofe \.vords woald lec líim in unto that faith, which die Roman Church, which is the Mother ,of all goo.d. Chrifüans, doth believe :md embrace. · And ·having repea- t~d d~efe words .ofcen, .and having to feveral queíl:ions made to hirn, anfwered, Yes in the Affirrnative; a Prieít was called, .whoheing fatisfied in what had paífed, and that the folian defired to be a Chrifüan, he was baptized to che great fatis- fadion of al! three~ that is, of che Prieíl:, che Perfon baptized, and of Alrmfo Ruy~, who was hiis Godfather; in a íhorc time afi:er- which, che India:n ended his days wirm much ,joy and comfort, that he died aChriltian. Afterwards Alonfo R19~ re- curned inro Spain with fifty thoufand pieces of Eight in his Pur(e,. the ,which he had gained in Caffamamt, C0<:.eo, and ocher pares; but being troubled with fcru- ples of Coafcience for having gained his1Wealth unjuíl:ly, he applie<l him(elf to the Emperour wich words to chis purpofe: Mofl Sacred Majefly, 1 amone of thofa ConqHeroHrs of Peru, to whom a fhare or pro- portion of the fpoi/J themf have been divided to the Irnport of Jifty tho11fand pieces of Eight, w'hich 1 h11ve bro11ght with me into Spain ; but being trouble#. in Confcience for thefa iU-got- ¡en good1, 1 come here to makt reflitution thereof unto your Majefly, who Ü SHJlreme So ve- reign of th11t Ernpire. Jf your Majefly will be fo bountifull M to grant me any /httre thereof, / fhall receive it M frorn the true Lord and Mafter, who harh pow1r to rnaÍ!.f me a jufl and lawfull titl.C thereHnto; and if not, l /hall remain contentd, and bclieve m; falf unworto/ of your Majejly'1 Grace and Bounty. ' The Emperour accepted che Refürution as an effeét of an honeíl: and a confcien- tious rnind ; and in lieu thereof, beíl:owed upon him a Revenue in fee of four hundred thoufand Maravedü of yearly Rent, together with che Command or Lordíhip of a frnall Village called Marta, fituate near che Cicy ofTruxillo; whic:h now a Nephew of chis Alonfo RHJ~ dorh poífefs and inheric; and befides che qui- emefs of confcience which chis Ruy:. reaped by chis reíl:imtion, he alfo increa(ed and improved his Eíl:ate thereby, having obtained a greacer¡arcel of Land chan his money could have purchaíed, given in fee to himfelf an his Heirs for ever, and which at prefent is clefcended and poífeífed by his own kindred; whereas che Divifions rnade in che lndiei were not to continue longer chan for cwo Lives, which are almoíl: all extinét at chis time. And it is very remarkable, that what Eltace hath been broughc from the Jndies, ( though not arifmg by che Divifion of Lands, but by orher ways) ha ch not contiriued to che dürd Heir ; whereas chis Eílate of Rui~ wears like Iron, and defcends intailed to che right poífeífour, and his Heirs for ever. Aad fo lec us return to che thread of our Hiílory. C H A P.