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.

560 Royal Commentariu. BooK 11. " Moreover, we have feen , and tried , how fuch a handfull of ·Men have " been able to defend rhemfelves againíl: fuch multitudes of ours, withour Food, te Sleep, or Reíl:; that when we imagined, they ~ere wearied, faint, and rea- " dy to yield, they appeared formidable, and refreíbed with new Vigour. All ' ' which being confidered, 'tis a¡:iparent that the Hand of,God is in it, and that " the f.achacamac, who favours them, doth difcourage and infufe fear into our " Minds; wherefore let us yield our felves, racher rhan bring fo many calami· ' ' ties upon our own Heads. For my pare, 1 am refolved to retire within the " Mountains of Antis, and tlme fecure and defend my felf better, than I am " able to doe wich all rny power; and there living quietly, and without of- . " fence, I íhall not provoke thofe Strangers to doe Hurt and Mifchief urito you " for any Caufe or Reafon of mine. In this my Solicude and Baniíbment it " will be my Cornfort to hear that it paífeth well with you, and that ye live " witb Liberty and Contentment under this new Government of the Spaniards; " wherefore iníl:ead of ·my laíl: Will and Teíl:ament, and in purfuance of that " Command left us by my Father, Ido conjure you to ferve and obey them, to " the urmoíl: of your power, fo íball ye be well treared and ufed by them: " And fo farewell, and remain ln peace; and now rnethinks I am very forry " to leave you in the Hands of Strangers, wiíbing with all my Heart, that I ~' were able to take you all with me. When che Inca bad ended his Speech, his People dropped a Floud of Tears~ with fuch Groans and Sighs, that the fulnefs of Sorrow íl:opped tl;e utterance ofWords; nor duríl: they diífuade him from this refolution, perceiving that he derermined fo to doe; wherefore in the fuíl: place he disbanded ali his Souldiers, that were under Command of their reípeél:ive Caciques, advifing them to repair unto their feveral Provinces, and there patiently fubrnit unto, and obey, and ferve the Spaniard1; bur che Inca colleél:ing as maoy as he could rogether of his own Bloud, and Family, boch Men and Women, Bed wirh chem into the wild Mountains of Antü , anq feaced himíelf ar a certain place, called Villcapampa; where he paffed bis time (as we. may imagine) in Solitude, like a Prince depofed and diípoífeífed of his Sceptre, and there lived, untill he was killed by a certain Spaniard , to whorn he bad given Proteétion, and coníerved from his Enemies, and who rnofl inhumanely fought his Life: As we fhall fee in its que place. • /' '• (