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.

I Royal Commentariu. BooKlt to be comprehended withiñ the new Enlargement which His Majefty gave to Pi- farro though the number of Leagues were not fpecified in that Grant. H~reumo the Party of Almagro repüed , that in cafe the diíl:ances were to be meted by the Heavens, and nót by the Land, they were not to be taken North and Somh, bm Eaíl: and Weíl:, which gives Eighty Leagues to a Degree: But in regard that neither Gde would agree to rhat Meafure, che matter, as they faid, ought to be accommodated , and fony nine Leagues allowed to a Degree, and then the Jurifdiétion of Pi farro would not reach fanher than Gx Degrees from the Equinoétial, yielding forty nine Leagues to every Degree; now in cafe the Pi- farros yielded to any of thefe three forts of Meafures, neither Couo, nor /01 Re_Je1, would be comprehended within his Jurifdiétion. . In thefe Debates, pro & con, rnany Days were fpent, which were ofrentimes fo warmly argued, that had it not been for the Moderacion and Difcretion of Diego de A/varado, Uncle to the General Don Pedro de A/varado, and Gome:(;, de A/varado, a Perfon of great worth , they had proceeded to Arms, and open violence; he came'in company with Almatyo unto Chili, and being fenGble of rhe evil Confe~ quences which a Breach or Miíunderíl:anding of chis nat.ure between che Gover- nours woula prnduce, he fo laboured to beget a good correípondence between them, chat at lengtlJ, by coníem of the major parr, it was agreed that Hern11ndrJ íhould irrtimate to the Marquis his Brorher rhe Demands and Prerenflons of A!- ~agro; and that umill an Anfwer íhould be remrned thereamo, all matters íhould remain in fuípence, and Aéts of Hofülity íhould ceafe, which accordingly was obíerved far fome days; but fome Men of an unquiet humour, who were defi- rous to diíl:urb that Union and Friendfhip which was eíl:abliíhed between thofe two Companions, íuggeíl:ed to Alm(lgro, that he had done ill, and ro the prejudice of his own righc, by referring che Title and Claim which he juílly had by Grane from che Emperour, to the Will and Pleafure of anorher. Tbat Hernando Pifarro had refolved what to doe befare he wrote, and rhat chis prerence ofWriting was onely to keep himfelf in his íl:ation fo long as he could ; for it could not be ex- peéted rhat che Marquis íhould ever be conrented ro reflgn and quit che Imperial City of Cou:o, and that rhe Agreemem which was made, being without ümication of time, might bind Almagro for ever, in cafe Pi farro íhould not rerurn an Anf\>ver therennto. Wherefore in regard his Claim to the Government of chat City was clear, and wichout d~fpme, he was advifed withouc farrher Ceremonies, or pauíe, to rake Poífeffion chereof, ir not being probable chat ever che comrary party íhould affem to che Surrender of a Jewel ío rich and importanr as ch:it City; and therefore, that he íhould look to bis own Imereft, and noc make delays in a mat- ter which fo much concerned him. Almagro, who had no need of Sparks ro enflame che burning heat of Ambirion, which was finothered in hisMind, immediace ly rook Fire at rheíe Incenti"lleS, and ernbraced the Advices, which were given him hy his evil Companions, for fuch Counfels as theíe are never projeétecl by good Men : Wherefore wichout fü- ther Confulcation wich bis wi[e and true Friend , he raíhly acrempted che lodg- ings of Hernando and GonFalo Pi f.arro, and in a dark nighr, and with armed Forces, broke in upon them, for che Guards were afleep and íecure, on confidence of the Truce which was fo larely m:ide; howfoever d1e maccer was noc [o coverdy carried, but that Imelligence was brought by one of Almagro's Men of che danger approaclúng, che which Hernando Picarro would not believe ar firíl:, or conceive it poffible, that a Gentleman fhould. íÓ manifeíl:ly violare his Word, and rhe Fairh, he had given; bm whil íl: Herruindo was rhus arguing, a noife and cotnbufüon was heard without, and chen he thac broughr rhe News íaid, Sir, Jince you give no ' · credit to what you hear with yo11r Ear1, believe rvhar you fee rvith )'OHr Eyes, for , behoid, they are come. Hereupon an Allarm was given to -che Servancs and People belonging to the Pi farros, who iníl:antly armed, and ran to defend rhe Doors of the Houíe which had been f9rrified, .and ílrongly barred, as were al! rheQ!arcers of che City where che S¡ani.1rds lodged, ever Gnce che time that che Inca departed. The Almagria111 not finding a fpeedy Emrance, fet Fire to che Houfe in íeveral places : Hereup- , on ~he Defendants giving themíelves for \oíl, opened che Doors, and fo Hernand" and Gonyalo Pifarro, with many of cheir Friends and Relacions, who were ali of che Coumrey of E.flremenno, or Eftremad11ra, vvere taken, and put rooecher inro a íl:rait Chamber of the Caj{m¡a, which chey made fecure wir)i bars and bolrs of Iron ; Some