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 Commentaries. BooKlt at the gratefull acceptance of them. _ThiS was the onely happy day 1 crowned with Honoilr and Comentment, that th1s poor Inca had ever known m all the courfe of his fonner Life; for in the time of his Brother Atahualpa, he remained under great perfecutions, fl.yirig fr?m pla~e to pla~e in perpetua!. dread a~d fear; and the remainder of hisDays, unttll the ume of h1s Death, admttted of lttt!e morn Con- {olation than the former, as we fhall fee hereafter i.o the Seque! of this Story. When the Inca had a !ittle repofe'd himfelf in bis Lodgings, he fent to Francifco c havc1, and bis Companions, letting them know, that he was deíirous t~ fee, and ro be acquaimed with them on the good repon and charaéter he had rece1ved from his People concerning thern; fo foon as they were come he embraced them with ali demonfüation of kinctlnefs, and having drank with them, according to the cu- fiome of the l ncM, he told them, befides many other kind expreffions, that their Afüons fhewed them to be the true Off--fpring of the God Viracocha, and Brethren of the lncM, becaufe they endeavoured to deliver Atahualpa from Death , which worthy Aét he would ever acknowledge and recompence, deíiring them to efieem hirn for their Brother, confidering that· they were all defcended from rhe fame Race and Lineage of the Sun; and then he prefented them with Veífels of Gold , a'nd Silver, and pretibus Stones,, which_he had brought apart for this Gentleman; and hisCompanious, whi~h were t:iken fo kindly, that Chave1, in che narne of the reíl:, rerurned .hi6 Gomplement, and faid, that they were ali Servants of bis Highnefs, and would evidence fo much wheJJ occafion fhould offer, and that vvhat they had endeavoured for his Brother; was ondy in compliance with their Dmy, and Obligat ion, and thac if be doubted of rheir Reé!- lity, they deíired him to make a tria\ of .rheir good-will and fervices for him. Then the 'Inca embracing them again, difrniífed them, higl~ly fatisfied w ~th the Prefems he had made them of Jewels, and of Gold, wd S1lver, Turquo1fes, and EmeralJs. Two days afrnr his Arrival> the Prince M.mco /nea propo[ed to the Governour tbat he migh r be reíl:ored to bis Empire, according to the Arrides agreed between rhe lndi.ms and tbe Spaniard1, and that a firm Peace and an Alliance might be made bet ween rh em: That Prieíts íhould be fent to preach and propagare the Law of the Chriíl:ians unto rhe lndian1, as the Spani11rd1 had themfelves propofed; and rhat for what concerned -the Inca to perform, he was ready to give his orders, that they fhould be well received, and treated with high Veneration and Eíleem in all rhe principal Provinces of the Empire; where they would find che People very docible, and willing to be infüuéted in their Fai th, upon che affu rance rbey had recei\ ed fTom their Fa che~· f!u'z.>'na Capac, who at the ti.me of his death did at- teíl: , rhat che Law of the Chníhans wa becter than our own: And whereas chis their Father had by bis laíl: Will and Teílamenr orda ined, that hi People fhould obey and íerve the Spaniard1, they were ready to comply wich his ln junétions there- in, and to religo fo much, and what µ:m of the Kingdom they !hould defire, into their Hand. · To which theGoveri\our remrned chis Anfwer, That bis Highnefs was welcome ro his own Imperial City, and thar he fhould reíl, and take bis Repofe with qut.. ecnefS and fecuri ty : That he was very well pleafed ro know hi Will and Plea- fure, th:ir fo he mighr give him a proof of hi readinefs to comply with his De- fües: And diat as to rhe Capi tu la tions which were 'agreed , they were fo juíl: and reafonable, that nothing could be objeéted againíl: the performance of them. Afrer which fome Difcourfe paíl:, but very íhort, for wam of an lnrerpreter. The next day the Governour hold ing a Confulmion with his Brothers and the reíl: of the Caµta ins, touching the demand which was made by che Inca, ' feve- ral opinions aro[e upon the Debate, but it being confidered, that the poífeffion of the Kingdomhad no orher meaning than the binding of the lnca's Head wíth the coloured Wreath; the Governour, with hís Auendants, wem to rhe Houfe of the Inca, and wirhout farther Preface, or long Oration, defired him to cake i:m- mediate poífefJion of bis Empire; for had he been acquaimed with che cufiome of bis Coumrey, !1e fhould. not have remained one moment without che Enfign of h1s RoyalD1gmty upon h1s Head; and that as to the Divi~on of the Kingdom, they would treat more fully hereafter , when matters were a httle better fettled in qui~tne fs, for that at prefent the .Jndiam ha<l mad~ Infurrefüons in divers pbces, wh1ch were not yet appeafed; but as to the Serv1Ces which the l ndian1 were to perform towards the Spaniards, and the mod ification of the Peace, which was to be rnaintained, he rerni~ted ali to the Difpofüion of che Inca, to order and defign . that