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.

'88 .5 ·Rojal Commentaries. BooK n. " 'Tis well that there wants not thofe who are agrieved at the fatisfaétion which " wa~ given to my ~onour,. by the Deat~ of Pedro de Lerma : Whofoever he is, let ." him fpeak clear ly 111 pubhck, anq not m fecret and obfcure Whifpers; for by 1 ' Heavens 1 ama Man who dare anf~er him, and give him as many íl:abs, as I " did to Pedro de Lermd. The Governour knowing ·that he'meant and airned at him, prefently made up co him, and caking hold of the Collar of bis Doublet, áied out with a loud voice, I feiz.,e JOU in the King's Name, and ·J charge JOU al! to aj/ift the fuftice againjf a Traytour and 1t LVfurtherer. Whereupon ali that vvere pre- fent cook hold on Samaniego, and put him in Prifon, for every one haced him, being tired with his infolences. Hereupon che Governour made Procefs againíl: him by examination and teíl:irnony of four Wimeífes: tbe fubíl:ance whereof ~ was this ; That rhey had heard Samaniego fay, that he had killed Pedro de Lerma, · wh0 was one of his Majeíl:y's Caprains, and who had perforrned great Service to che Crown in the lace Conquelli, having execured che Office of Lieutenant-Ge- neral. co Marquis Pipmo ; and that he· killed him not in che Bactel, bue as he lay wounded m bis bed : Being acrnfed upon this. lndiél:rnenr, he was found guilry, and condemned to dye; during the time of which Tria!, the Jndians having erec- ced a Gallows for him, he was brodght fonh ro punifbment ; and che Jndians ha- ving in their own Langu¡ge proclaimed his Crime, were the Executioners alfo co hang him up: which was a piece of Juíl:ice applauded by alh~h9 faw and .heard clk . But to return again to our Hiíl:ory. The lndians did not execuce the defign chey had agreed, which was to kili ali the Spaniards afrer the Batee!, which rhey imagined might have been done, after they were weakned by che common ílaugh- ter : For God, who intended by their meaos to propagace the Holy Gofpe] in chofe parts, preven~ed that intention by diffention amongíl: the Indian! themfelves; for that the I ndians, who were the Menial and Domeílick Servams of che Spani- ards, being affeél:ed wich a natural 'Loyalty to their Maíl:ers, would not cDnfenc to the Maifacre of chem, but rather judged themfelves obliged to defend and fighc for thetn ; for the retneínbrance of what was encbarged them by Huayna ca-' pac, and Manco Inca, occurred fiill to their minds, by which they believed, chat an obligation lay on ihem to ferve and obey che Spaniards. Thus did the divi- fion between the Jndian Servants, and the ochers, prevent the execution of their deíign ~ from which alfo little fuccefs could have been expeéted, confidering chat they had no Head, or General, to conduét chem : And if they had had one, yer, as Hiíl:oties fay, che lndians, who were on che fide of che Conquerours, would not well have accorded with uhofe who ,were vanquifhed. . . ( This Battel happened on the 6rR of April 15 38 · which being on a Saturday, which was the day after the Feaíl: of La:{,arm, tbe Spa'niards conceived a particular devocion for chat Saine; and in remembrance thereof built and dedicared a Church co him in thofe Plains where chis Bartel was foughr, and which was fianding 'When I departéd from thertce. Within chis Church che Bodies of ali chofe who ' were ílain, both of one fide and the other, wer.e inrerred : And chough fome alledge, that the Baccel happeried n tbe 26th of April, I cannot but belleve that it was an Errour of che Primer, who iníl:ead of 6 1 puc down 26. BIM Va/era deícribing the Grandure of che City o€ Co~co, caliches fome parcicu- lars relaring co ch~ Bactel , and fays : , ; "1 r "· Tha~ ih thofe Plairts there is a Church dedicated to Se. Eaiarus, where fo1• ' ' a. long time lay interred che Bodies .of thofe who were ílain in rhat Fight. Af. " cerward~ a Spania'rd,, who was ·one of che Corrquerours, a Perfon bmh Noble " and ReligiouS,, was aceuíl:omed 1to refórt frequ€ntly thither to pray for che " Sohls:of chofe who:1were i.t'lterred ¡n that plaée. t And havirlg cominued rhis " de;vorion for a ·JongLtifne, at lengtl1 he happe1.mho·headighsrand deep groans " fronii the Vault's of the Church, and therewith appeared bclfore him the Perfon " of oné of bis fri~nds, which had been there ílain·; bat he faid nothing more to " hitñ, than onely to intreat him, that he would continue his vifics to thatChurch " ' frequently at certain Hours both by Day and Night. At fitíbthe Sp«ma~ti was ' ' poífeífed with great fear at che fighc of chis App:irition, bue ac lengrh heing ~' accu-