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.

BoóK II. Royal Commentáries. withil'I their difcovery : Their ·way was now ·over other Moumains, not bmer tba:n thofu already ·pa!Thd, but worfe, if worfe cciuld be : And íl:ill fanífoe and Monaili'ty pr{!íteél them hard with great difcoumgemem, fo that they were forced to kili ~heir woríl: Horfes, a'tld with ther Flefh to mak!e Brorh for their fick peo- ple. But what wils moíl: ltattJentable tó fee, was Men dying and perifhing wirh méI•eWt!akpefs ; for not haviñg .ftrength to walk, they were left to -rhemfelves in the Mountains '; aad nGt be!ng able to help one the other, every one fhifted for . J:iimfe1f: Óne da}' ~hey Ie:ft ,élevea Men alive in dilis mar.mer, and another d:iy d1ir- t~':· When t!hey we~e ahnoft ftarved, -and were forced to yield to their weaknefs, the u11der-jaw·fel1 in 'that rnanner,' that they tcmld not 'fhµt théir moqths; fo when drey left them, ali théy faid was, God refo,, and remain wit& )'ou ; a:nd the poor Wtetthes wMld anfwer Wfth an itnperfeét: pronunciation, G'od go with you ; not ha- Ving flrehg-th,to i'n5Ve tfa~ir- 'fongues. Ali thefe partiéulats, befides ~he common repv¡rt> were tefated to me by l' certain Souldier called "'-··-·de Fóttalva; I heard it ~ted mofG rhin onte,a;rtd 'I muid not 'bue weep at cQ'e facjaefs of th<:! ftoty : And ht:r:fln·.therfaid, thar it di'd llbt fo rtmch tt:ouble him w'hen he left theln dead, but tb labandoñ Men i:n that 'ébf!él:ition alive, was more grievous than cou1d be expref- fed. Jti.:rhis lflanner above eighiy Spaniards periíhetl, befides !ndians, in a far grea- rer m!fiÍlber. 1 Moreover, tpey had anóthef difficulty to pafs the River ~iximú ;_ for th~ Timbers which tpey cut for tha't purpofe, were fo heavy, being fappy ;ind gr~efi, 'thkt th~y would 9ot f.loat, but ífok to th€ boftom ; n or were there any plateSW.hete i~ tn'igpt beC\ wad~tA over, being a' very fwift ' q.nd rapiél fhealn, and much:iñfofl:ed w.ith Alligato , whích they call C:ajmanes, w hich are a fort of Cro:. e_ooile ofJabtiut twénty Hve 0r 'thiny Foot long; and fo voracious, that .they are' pery dang€¡ous iil the Wa'tér. ' At length they made fóme Floars with Boughs faftnelll lügether, and th~rewl h·paífed 'vith as much difficuky as we can imagihe: ltí .happéntill; ·rhát b~ing [ <:5 {)á~ •óne óf thefe Rivers, and feek ing the fTIOíl: corn- modious ~lh~~; ithey ~fpie~ · :mvd grea:t Trees oppofite to ea.eh other, ·one on one fide, <ancHlfé' ·ether:cin t~~ efhéfl fide bf nhe River, with branches 'extending fo' wi~e, . tltl.~ [~~Y reached ~~h·,mher ; it? \*las t-hought fit to qic down óne of thefe.. ( , Mwatds nhe vóot, ' whiéh theydid, and fo. dlr€é!ed the fall óf it on the tree on the ether fide, 11tfiat lt fe!! anH i,re1l:éq 6n the 'olíhet ~ both which trees being joyned rn- gether, Íétved for a .fü\dge!, óver which _thé J'pP.niards . and lndi11ns taking hold on dre boughs~, páíféd' qy thtee aqd four at a rtime. At length there remained onely ftx, perfuns to go&l\Ter, whieh 'were tht~e :spaniards, and three lndi11ns, of ich tbe _Üiptaib himfelf wasi 9ne'who woúld b. the laft tó bring up the rere ; Jn- ilian:t wer~ibrdéted to g<f füremoíl: to carry the Arms, and two other SpaniardJ :wliO wt\!F€?likimate Comeracles of the &l!)tá.ffis were tó ~ear ' the Saddles, and pa(- fin~Nn'.thisr&cl€r -neár the.top 'of the ft;iñdiñg tree, tbat which was cut gave a -cír.l~k;: ·:¡.tKI ::ifütóke 61f from tlrat part to~árds -the bonom, which remained un- ·he\11-·ent;~~tl)e tv!r'-0 .sp'tlniárlls', af\d tbe tl:iree _qndi11ns, kept their hold faíl: upon che bUugl:is ~ · .füíd rth@-Capca'ifi, who obfe1'veél the dang€r more than thofe who wete &füte, _him,~~~ ·e a le~~'?vc¡r ihis C:o~p~Fi~bB_s? an~ caréhed ,firtn hold.on ~ bough · :Offahefülndifig ttee, 1 whfüh t>reaking w1d1 h1~Jwe1ght, -hé fell therew1th into the · ;water7}-rfiofe ·lwhieh· .fate oh =the 'OtHer treé were likewife ·carried clown the .fireat'If•'Wiifi [hiÍn ; • an~il were never f€~A¡. morn :' But two or tht-e'e of the· €hP,tam~~ómerades fta~ditJg Gh '·the r O~Ji€r .fa{e, and ·obferving. the danger in whicht 1 ihe\ vGS, fdllow€<:I<'flirn·on tHe Bank:, .ancJ reaching GUr to him the end of '1:iell' Mntesl ·J;¡~J teek Kolctr<5é ilíem\··anti thet~with they 1 drew him to the fhore ,. ·~lfiil fav~d "'1iffi¡ returning thanks to Ailmighty Gbd for this great a€liver~nce, Aná llO}'V tt~velting oh' their w¡¡;y<Jbrw~rd , In what ·placeifoever that they found any' :plemy. of ~Hd fruit or Ri.ootS'•lar.get tl'tan 01•dinary, tfu~y WGu!d fray rhere toga- tliier aa:d m~ke proviíiion ~fltheml:(0rfoo(;fr~n fh©ir foumey. 1. Anél having· chus wan- -dered tabovnhe. fpace -óf' ~ae"Vvhbier yeat iíl itl:ie· Mounrníns, at length one <lay !whilft ~hey · ~'l,de a fta'.}r 't~ ,gá~hét nheif FrµiW, rth'€ <0i'p11aiJ!i.1 :robk a fancy to,clitnb ~nre~, f\yhiiili gr'ew of{'tl:1e Jhi~fu~fl: <~art Bf~ h~l Mourltáln~ ru :fee if he could efpy' '1ny-.plain iot end ofi thbfü .'R4dksi,n of'pbpl21t~ fil~e 1 tl~~mfolv€s fról1;1 ~hat Maze, or Labyrimh : And 'being on the top of ·one ~f the'high@íl: ttees which are in thofe parts like lofty Towers, he could not diícciiver any plain Countrey, being ftill en'-' virone d on-a ll fides with mighty Mountait)S; but looking round about, he obfer- ved a gre.at flock ofParrots near him, which with.their ufual chattering noife took their flight Souch-Eaíl:, and at a good difiancc from him, abeut five or fü. Leagnes- a9