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 n. Raya/. Commeritarid . Paullu having amaíJ'ed che Gold, carried it to Almagro, and prefented it to him in che Name of his Brother M anco Inca, and of ali ene Kingdorn of Chili; which much rejoiced and encouraged Almagro, and his Souldiers ro fee, that a fina!t Pegple, in fo fhort a time \v~s ¡¡ble t9 provide fuch. a qu'antity of Gold, which , was a clear evidence of the'Ridíes 01 chat Counrrey. · When Almagro faw the Gold, he fmiled, and heartily chanked Paul!u, telling him, chat füch Gifis as thefe were fo acceptable ro him, as would oblige hitl) for. che fucure, as they did at prefent ' to make him fuch gratefull rerurns as would be rnuch to his advamage. ' • Paullu perceiving that thefe Prefents extorted kind Woras and Promi'fes from Almagro, all which he believed, endeavoured more and more to oblige him wich Prefents of that nacure, and accordingly fent ro che Villages , and inhabited Val- lies, which wére thereun.tq adjoining, to bririg in a11 -.t he, qol~ they had con- ferved far ch~ JncM, ¡.ÍOr th a't he had occafi0n chere.of. , to make Pref~mts uñto che 'PiracochM, who were.,Brothers rto the Inca. Up ón~th'e Qr<ilers, the ..Jnd~qns, in a.few days, brought in chree 1hundved choufand Ducats ,of\ Gok{ over ,and above rhe· former guantity, ·and laid them befare Almagro;- 1whit:h when ;he ·faw, he hugg ed himfelf with die thoughts of chac rich Coumrey, which was faln to bis L.ot, che which ell:eeming now for his oyV'n; in graticude to bis happy·Fortune, he b ecarne munificent in a high degree, 'both to acquire.f:Ionolilr ·aQd Fame, ·or w.hich he wás ,very ambitioú_s, and-tq gain che Gooclfwilh mdiAffeétioo of bis · Sóuldiers and:Cornpa'nions; . whkh1chat he-'rriight pt©cme >' he_,, in ;¡>ne(ence of them ali, tClok out ~he Ol?ligations: and Bonds., wbic4:t,every QQ~ Qf them, b0,th befare .and on occa.fion of ·tliis 'Enterprife., had g~ven him, ,whkh amQünted un- to·above an hundfed thoufand Du~ats, J ~he which he . rore -aqd c_ancelled one after the other; telling chofe who were,hound to hirr(j n ·thofe. {lapers; .That he . remitted, and made Prefents to chem of their Debts, wifhing :chat the Summs . ·had been.gre,ater ; that he might have ,had .cx;eafipn to have o~Jlged. · chem.f:u:~ ilier; and ro crhofe who .were non indebted to hitn, he gave ,Moµey to de-; fray their Charges, and rnake fuch Provifions <qs·were theo¡ ijeceíiary; with which Liberality all che Souldiers were,g[íeatly fa&is6~d .and ple.afed. 5 • 1 , 1. 1 · Lope:;:;, de Gomara, in che r4id Chª pter of .his Bqok; fays, 'fhat ch!.$ aét of Li~ beralicy was a·piece of MágnHicenl:e; r.ather of a :Pr~ce that1 .of a $0uldier, · Yi~t when·he dyed, there was not any who.;w<;>uld cover him \Yitb ·a rag of Clo; lf at che place where.he.was beheaded, &c. _·• ·, ,, , ¡ ; ,, '., . ., , 1 ' i 1 ~ 1 J.. )' .,.,::\; :\'<.: ~,~'.t::··_: :~,C·: ...... ~::\· í~)¡ :lf, l · t · "'n r, r) r, f • . 1. ' ,, • ( j 1 'l ¡, ( '{ ,. .·.e .., 1 "11 ,., l Í\ '1 t"\·~-~ f 'f ,...,, <\ri- rb ·! r•. ~ ... .J ,J'J : •¡ i Tr! 1- '¿ .(¡ _ ¡;¡ ¡J 1 • .) 1: 1 J . ' ; r., ,:¡,, ',• 1. ''>I ,• i ~ !\l. f ... J j 1 1 5 , itl