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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK ÍI. as he could guefs, be obferved that they ílooped fi:om che Wing to fome low Valley: Now whereas Parrots are greac lovers of Mayz, which is their chief food, he concluded, that in or abouc the place wbere he faw them fall, chere muft be forne Plancacion, or Dwelling far people ; and upon chis prefümpcion, ·eying :well the place, he remrned to bis Companions, and told the~, chat they íhould be of good comforc, far that he had d1fcovered Cure and cercam tokens and evi- dences; chat chey íhould now very fpeedily arrive ar fome inhabited Councrey. the Spaniards and all their company being comforced .and encouraged_with chis ·good news, cook hearc, and nexc morning fell to work, opening a way thr.ough the Bo(cage wich .Axe and Hacchet, and in che fpace of. diiny Days, penecraced and broke through eighc Leagues in lengch, aud , chen entred into a fmall Planta· cion of che Indians; confühng of about a hundred F:unilies, wich whom Mayz, and ocher forts of Grane and Pulfe, were in great plemy ; and che Soil·was ver¡ good,¡md abie ro produce food and maincenance far greacer numbers;than did ,there inhabic : Upon light of which, and encrance cherei_nto, che Spaniards retumed chanks ro God, wno had brought them forth, and delivered them ouc of chofe extremes of mifery. The Indians, when chey faw a people with Beards, and rnoíl: Of them cloached in Skins, (far their Garmems were rocced upon their backs, ha· ving been far che moíl: pare wet,) and chofe who were beíl: habiced amongft chem "ere inílead of cheir Rags covered wich che Bark and Leaves of Trees, tney we!'e íl:rangely furprized, and much more did chey admire to fee che Horfes, for fome of chem were ílill conferved from being eaten. At the appearance of-dus new light, chey called to each ·ocher ro fly into che Mountains ~ bue fome fign5 being made to chem, noc ro fear, chey were induced ro íl:ay, and call cheir Ca- cique, who was chen in che Fields ; che Cacique coming, received chem wich much kindnefs and courcelie, íhewing fome rrouble and picy to fee chem almoft naked, full of fcracches and wounds received from che Woods and Buíhes, and fo weak and pale, chat rhey feemed half dead : He encercained them like Brothers, and gave them Manco's of Coreen, fuch as were made for his own cloathing ; and in a fhort-time he took fuch an affeétion to che Spaniards, and particularly to che Caprain, char he defired him never more to leave his Councrey ; bue if he would noc be perfuaded ro remain rhere, yet rhen chat he would cake him inco his com· pany, and carry him to rhe place of his aboad and refidence. Ar tbis place they rema.ined thircy Days, and had occalion far cheir beccer refrefhment, to have con- tiriu rhere longer ; bue that out of picy to chofe poor Jndians, thacchey might no eup their Provifions, which they fo freely beíl:owed on them, rhey qliitted rheir Coantrey, che name of which chey did not enquire, ir being tb€'ir bufinefS racher to país rhrough, chan cq inform themfelves of Na mes and Places. The Cacique would needs bring them on pare of their way, a.nd appoinred thircy oflús Indians ro be cheir Guides, and carry fuch Provifions f or th em as were very need- full in that defarc Counrrey through which they were to país : the which Jndüvts were likewife very ferviceable in tranfporting cheir people over c~rcain Rivers; for chey were skilfull in che manner how ro make Floacs, and knew how ro ~ondud and !leer rhem over, better than che Spaniards. Ar length coming to che firft Valley wichin che jurifdifüon of PHerto Viejo, che Cacique and his Indian1 took their leave of rhem wich many tears, being very forrowfi~ll to lofe cheir co!l)pany'; and e(pecially chey were devoced to che Caprain, who had won their peatcs b;y bis affable and obliging deportment. Ar laíl: che Sp1miards emred Puerto Viejo, with aQ greater number rhan of one hundred and fixcy Perfons ;· for of th~ Ewo hundred and fifty, who ac firíl undercook chac Conqueft, above eighty of chem were ftar- ved wich hunger, and periíhed wirh other hardfhips wichin che Mountains. At PuertoViejo _rhey received che firíl intelli~encéj. of the Infurreétion of cheJndians, bue knew nochmg as yer of che fuccefs; wherefore they haíl:ned with all diligence to che Cicy of los Reyes; and being on cheir way, chey met che Command of che Mar- qui:, fümmoning them to come in unto ,lüs fuccour ; upon which cney qµkkned their March, and carne to Rimac forne few days after che Arrival of Capraip Alonfo de A/varado at chat place ; w hich coming fo feafonably to che fuccour and ·relief of the Marquis, chey were received by hirn with much joy and cornfort. · CH A P. 1