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.

BooK II. Royal Commentaries. wich haughcy and proud Language cold them plain]y, that he had no need of their Counfel in this ca[e, nor in any other whatfoever; and therefore he required them as their General to obey and follow him, if théy hoped for Succefs and Viél:ory in this Emerprife. But the Captains, .yv-ho from Ü1e time that they had been woríl:ed in feveral Skirrrüfhes, which they had had with Alvarado, and Almagro' . began to lofe much of the Refpeél: and Honour which once they conceived for · f2.!!i:i:.,qui:i:.,, becaufe they believed he had not behaved himfelf with chat Courage which he profeffed in divers Engagements againO: . the Spanjards; fo that now, quitting al! Reípeél: towards hirn, they cold him plainly, That fiace he was fo ayerfe ro a!l P~ace and Friendfhip witb thé Viracochas,, al)_d fo refolute to maintain the War, and cohfident of Vjél:ory, that he fhould make no Delays, but imme- diarely engage in F1ght with the Spanidrds, which wou1d be mucb ~ beuer than cowardly tü retire, and rather honourably to dye like brave Souldiers, than to perifh in che Mountains and Defarrs with himger, like miferable People: And this they declared co be thei~ ultimare Refolution in the Cafe. f2.!!_i:i:.,qui:i:.,. was not .a' li~d~_ netcled to find his Captains, r~plying fo ; h}:is~ly upon hirn, the whjchlc.on6rmed fiirn in the belief of w hat He had f9r fome days 'fuf.., peéted, that. there was fome Mutiny contriving agaíníl: him in che .{\rmy ; ~md tqerefqre he 'cold them, lhat he plainly _perceived chat they paífed ·ºt rransfertecl rhe refpeél: tl:ey had for him-unto ~aptain Huaypa!lca, tb~ which .he c9ulcl n0t -~n­ dure, and th~reof adll}onifhed them to amend fpeedil;r~ . befor~ rhe prorn~qed: to pur:iifh this their Offe:nce. :And in the me~n ti~e qe ,gave thc:;~ ~0 1 u~1de~íl:apd, That.he took notice of the liberty they ufed m therr in(Qlept _Difctqurf~, c Wlücb.fa- · voured df Rebellion arn;i Di(obedience towards tbeir Cc;¡mqi<¡nd~r.~ 1 1 intq,which he would make a íl:riét Enquiry, and Examination, and punifh ~orij the Mqti- niers, and the chief Leader of them. Hutl:Jpa!lca thinking himfelf reffeéted upon by this Difcourfe, began to -huff, and be'. v~ry angry; and beingJelated., and bis Spirits raifed by bis late Succeffes, and oeing fenfible of the grea~ Eíl:e~m wh~dí the Captains had for h1m, he made all' Attempt, which none believed. he had Courage· to doe, and wreíl:ed the Javelin which ~i:i:.,qui~ held fo bis Hafid, and forced it from •hirl);' the wl}icb . W~apoQ¡We.~ ~he Enligo o( bis Comf9·ánq , .Jike thofe Trunchieol\S which our (;eneráls carry m their Hands, and is called by the· Iridians Chuquiapu; with d,lis Lance, or Javelin, HuaJpaltca ran him through the · Breaíl:, and beirig in like man~er feconded by the <?ther Commanders., every one·- 1Qf which hap a bloW ?t hilll, vyith bis Weap©n, he was f~~ difpatched: ThJ.Is ~i:i:.,q~h ended .bis Days, being the l~íl: and the ~Oíl: fam_ous ~oqldier of all tbe Captams and Servants of A~qhualpa; h1s Fate y¡as h~~- t~.1c.,qf .bis ,9thhr Compaqi- ops, for the Jufüce of;Heaven allways Pli\:)Vldes Pl}l!llhments agFyeable to Mens Oftences, and-raifes up one lyrant to punifh and affiiél: another. Hereupon Hu~ aypat!ca, and che ocher Captains disbanded their Army, and everY on.e in a dif- guife fhifted for himfelf, retiring into places where they thought 'they might live moíl: hidden and obfcure; howfoever they lived in perpecual fea~ and ·apprehen• fion of being b~trayed. by their own People~ . .( ,,_ ¡ - i I • •