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 C ommentarier. BooK III. Whilíl: they ítaid in chis place, they fent fome people round by divers ·vvays, to fee if they could difcover any paílage into a more pleafant Laríd; but they all retúrned vvich the fame Nevvs, ~hat the Countrey round vvas nothing but vvild Mounrains, foil of Bogs, Lakes, and Mooriíh Grounds, over vvhich vvas no paffage, or vvay co go ouc, or foro over. Hereupon they refolvéd tb _build a Brigamine, or Veífel, vvhich migbt ferry thell} over from one ílde of the Ri- ver ro the orher, vvhich novv vvas become about tvvo Leagues broad. In order whereunro; che firíl: thing to be done, was to make a Smith's Forge, for Nails and Iron-wdrk; bue then they had need of Charcole, which was difficult to be made in thoíe Cllmates, becaufe the Continua! Rains extinguiíhed the Fire; to . prevent which they máde Coverings ofWood, and Huts for themíelves to caíl: off che Rain, and to defend them from the Sun, which is. direltly over thefr Heads, chey being rhen )uíl: under the Equinofüal Line, where che Climaré was hot and moill in excefs: Part qf their Iron-work they made of their Horfes Shoes, which they had killed in that Extremity , to adíniriiíl:er fome fobíl:anrial Nouriíhment to their Sick, and to fuíl:ain thofe who wet·e in Healrh; and for rhe reíl: of the lron, of which they íl:ood in very great need, tney made ufé of the finall Store which they had brought wirh them, and which was nów be- come more [caree than Gold. Gon~lo Pifarro, though Chief Commander, was che firíl: thac laid bis Hand on the Hatchet to Hew down ithe Timber, and to make the Charcole, which was required to forge the Iron, and was always the moíl: forward in every Of- fice though never fo mean and low , that fo giving a good Example, none might excufe himíelf on privilege of bis Command. The Rofin which eíluated from cerrain Trees, ferved them in che place of Pitch; their old rotten Shirts and Rags were made ufe of in íl:ead of Oakam, to cauke the feams of rheir Veífels, to which evety one did fo freely contribute , that they were ready to give their Shirts from their Backs, rather than any thing íhould be wancing; for they confidered, rhat the Life and Safety of them all depended on chis Vef:. fe! : Which being now in chis manner finiíhed, they lanched it into the Wa- ter with greac Joy and Triumph, irnagining, thac herewith they íhould quickly eícape out of ali their Dangers, and be freed frorn ali their Difficulties; bue it proved orherwife, for a few days íhewed che contrary , and gave them caufe to repent, chat they had ever made it, as we íhall fpeeedily fee by wbac fol~ lows hereafter. í • .- ,1 1 / '. r ) J • _, ( 'CHA P. 11 -