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. BooKU. at bis return; and therefore he defired bis licence to make that Journey for a few days,,'leaying in the mean time bis Brothers, and other Span~ard~? in che Service of his Higlmeís, who, he fuppoíed, would be accepra~le ro hun, m 1:eg~rd he eftee- med rhem for bis Kindred, and to be of the fame Lmeage and Off fprmg from the Sun. To which the Inca made aníwer, that he wifhed him a proíperous Jour- ney; and as to his two Broth~rs, and the other Pir~cochtU, he would cake chem into bis care, and treat them w1ch füch refpeél: and krnd ufage, as that he íhould have caufe to render l1im thanks for the fame at his return. And having faid this., he imrnediately difpacched a Meífage to che Cornmanders of the fevera l Pla- ces and Countries through.which the Governour was to pafs, that they íhould ap'- point their Subjeéts and Vaflals to attend his conüng, and wait on bim in tbe Carne manner, as on bis own Perfon; and moreover, that they íhould provide a Guard of two hundred Mento attend and conduél: che Governour, and to change them every three days, fo that they rnight be more freíh and aél:ive in hisService. The Governour having underftood what the Inca had appointed in reference unto him, took his leave and farewell of him, rn·aking choice of thi rty Horfe co attend him on this Journey; and being c9me co Saujl-a; he reé:eived intelligence that Don Diego, and D. Pedro de A/varado were to p~fs by the way of Pachacamac, to vifü chat great Temple in thofe parts: Wherefore he haftened his Journey, char he might meet them in that pleafant Valley, and there receive and crear Af'lfarado, and demonfüate that honour to him which was dueto a :famous Captain of his Qualicy and Renown, and accordingly preparations were rnade for his reception and creaunem. Twenty days afrer the Governour had been ac Pachacamac, Don Pedro de 1 Alvarado arrived there, being received by him with ali che careífes and de- monfüations of reípeét and kindnefs that could be expreífed; for he gave pofi- rive command to his People and Officers, to own and acknowledge A/varado for their Chief and Governour, and ro give him that title íolely ; and as to himíelf and Almagro, to diftinguifh them by oo other titles ofHonour, than their own pro- per Names.; and accordingly, during ali the time that Alvrirado remained at Pacha- camac, Pit¿arro refuíed to take cognifance of aoy c aufe, matter, or rhing, whatfo- ever, but referred ali to the judgment of ALw:i.rado, who:n he commanded his peo- • ple to obferve and obey ; feeming extremely rejoyced wirh the fight and prefeoce of [o many Illuíhious Cavaliers, who were come in the tra in and company of A/- varado, añd whom he honoured and complemenred wich ali die demonftrarions of refpeél: and civility that could be expreífed. Afrer fome days had paífed '"ith ceremony and complement, and with the íatisfaél:ion of mutual conremmenr, p¡_ Every P~ío <¿arro paia to A /varado the hundred rhoufand Pefos of Gold, as was agreed, with ~f G~d is a· an additional Aid of twenty thouíand more to pay the charges of his Journey thi- R~~~s 1 ;~~~ ther, befides many E~neralds and ~orquoi íes ?Í confiderable value, and íeveral w~i~h is nine Veífels of Gold for hiS ufe a~d fervic~. A_nd mdeed the íuccour and reporation lh!llmgs En· which Alvarado brought to th1s emerpl"l.Íe m1~ht well deferve íuch a reward for rhe glilh. Horfe, Men and Arms which he brought wirn him, fo terrified and affi-ioh red the Souldiers of Atahualpa, that they emirely yielded and refigned their whol~ Empi re imo the handsof che Spa11iard1 : In confideration of which, che Governour honeíl:- Jy and juftly, without farther diípute or fcruple, paid the Money, as was agreed with the other advantages as aforefaid; though others were of opinion (as Go~ mara and Carate report) that Pit¿arro had done better if he had not paid che Mo- ney, butrather had taken A/varado and Cent him Priíoner to Sp1iin, for having by force of Arms invade9 hisTerritory, in regard that íuch a compaél: which was made with Almagro by force of Anns, was not obligatory ; or at leaft if the Mo- ney was to have been paid, yet that he íhould pay him no more than fifty thou- fand Pefos ofGold ( which made one hundred thoufand pieces ofEight) becau íe that the Ships and Arms were not more worth, two of the Ships belongi ng to p¡. , <¿arro himfelf; and as to the Men, Horíes and Anns, they belonged not to -4lw.- rado, but were the Goods and Eíl:ates of other Men. Howfoever Pir¡arro being a Man of h?nour, and one who more re.garded bis word and repuc~tibn, than the evafions wh1ch ·fome would fuggeft to h1m, whereby to cauíe him' to violare and break his Faith and Word : He paid A/varado in thar noble'and generous manner as we have expreífed, with regard to that honour and reípec1: which one Gemle- man ought in ali dealings to perform towards anorher. And though the agree- rnent was made by his Partner, yet he eíl:eemed it obligacory to himíelf prefer- ring bis Paroll of Honour before any imereft whatfoever. And though fome did objeét