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.
1 • H.<Jjal Commentaries. BooKlI. CH'. A P. XIX. Don Die'go de Almagro f/J(tkg~ hinif'elf Goventour wítfo- out the Kings Commiffeon;. t1ndi what Agreement Wa5 111ad~ hetween him anl Marquifs l?i~arro. D lfcord. ñavin'g now produted one oF its effeéls among~ ~hé India111, whlch was the Death of ~i~qui::::,, <lid endeavour to' avail m like manner a!. mongfl: die' Sjaniatds, liad nór Peacé and Friendfhip, which are art oppofüe par- ty rhereuhto; couhterrnined its W orks i For it is co oo n0ted, thaE forne Mónths after the Néws carne co Plru of tne An'ival of Fletnando Pi;arro iñ Sp11i11, and of the ltirid recepcion which die Tréafure he carried had made fot hirn, and of clie Horíour anél R.efp~él: wliich was fhewed him in nis Negotiatigns with His Má- jefly, wh'o was pleafed to oeílow the Title of Marguifs on his Brothet, of wh!E:b AJlf,d.ftin Cdr11td gives an Accourít in the 5th Chapter of his 3d Book, in this manher: " Arnongft mhet things for which the éoverndul' Ddn Francíflo Pifarrd peri..' " d0néd His Hajeíly, one was, That in rewárd of his great Services, perforrnecil ' ' itil die Conqueíl: d( f:er-u, lie -wolild be pleaíed to grant to hirn and his " Heit'si t.fle ~erpetual Vaífalagé of twen~y ~~ouCap4 I~di~h~ in rhe P~ovince oí " Atabllllo'1; rogechet wlth che Rents, Tnbúte and Jlir1fduS~1or1 lxllongmg chere- " Lint9, ítrid wicH che Tide of MarquilS. ·In Anfwe1· h~telirít-O Hls Majeíly " eaélllY B@íl:ów<:!d on hitn the Tille of MarqWfs bf tlíat Provirtce; bue as to " the Gdrtmia:nd ové:' die Indi11ns, he woUld füíl: ififottn h1rníel~ of the nacure " án~ quálity of thé Countrey, and of what Dálnáge or PrejudKe fucha Con- " <leffibn mignc ~rové; ahd that tlien He would fhew hirn all che Grace and Fa- ,, vollt whlcli was éonveniént'1 flrom whlth time the Pat€nt of his Marqui- " faté takihg date, we fhall for che futtlre fiylé hitti with the Honour óf rhac " Title. Thus far are che Words of Cara~e, whd alfo affirms; tliac befides rhis- 1:-Íonour, lü's OtNérhmeht was enlargéd for rnany Leaities, bu~ yec doch noc tell us liow far. Hernanib Pifarro obtained for lúrníeff á Knlghthood, With che l-J.ábit ofSr. ?ag1J with .orher favours; and for Almagro he acquired the Title of Mareíchal of Pe~ ru , wirh che excenc of Governmenc, reaching an hundred Leagues North and Souch, difünél: from che Jurifdiél:ion of M arquu Pi~t1rro; the which fecond Go- vernment was called New Toledo, as the other was New Clljfile. The Advices hereof being wroce frorn Spain, A lm11gro receiv ed c hem ar Couo, where he refi- ded with Prince M anco Inca, and '~ ith {ohn and G.on~ alo Pirarro, Brothers of rhe Marguiís, and being, as is the nacure of ali ar nbitio us Mea, imparienr for Go- vernment and Command, he never fiaid for Commiffion from HIS Majel1y, nor Confirmation of Che News, bue immediately from rhactime took on him che Ti- tle ofGovernour. And whereas (ic was reponed) chat che Jurifdiétion of che Mar- quifs I'ifarro was to excend 2 00 Leagues in lengch from the Equinoétial Southward whecher che íame be meafured along cheCoaíl:, orwithin Land, or by che degree~ o~l,a~itud.e,tit ould fall our, that che Cicy of Cg~co would noc be c~mprehended w1thmJ\is _dt, bue would belong co Almagro ; on confidence of wh1ch, withouc ocher Confiderarions, he laid afide che Deputation he had ,received from A lma- gro, and in vircue of bis own Righc affurned to himfelf the Government of chac City ,· and fhared rhe Vaffalage of tbe Indians among!1 his own Creatures by Authoricy fro,rn hirnfelf. All which he a&ed by the Advice ami Counfel of feveral
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