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.

606 Rojal Commentaríes. BooK íu~ cruel Refolution was oppofed by many of thofe who were then aboard wirh him, who fufpeéting his ev1l Imention , told qim plainly , that he was not .to exceed the Order of his Captain General, nor was it humanity to f<:>rfake his Compa- nions in their great Diílrefs, knowing how ufefull and neceílary that Brigamine was to rhem. In chis point none was more zealous, and urgem e han a good · Friar called Gafpar Carvajal, anda young Gentleman, Native of Badajoz::., named Hernando Sanchez. de Vargao, whom chofe of the conrrary opinion made their chief, and were fo warm in their Debates on this Subjeél:, that the Quarrel had come to Bloud, had not Ore/lana with fair and gencle Words appeafed the Tumulc for chat prefenr. Howfoever he fo worked afterwards with thofe, who had oppofed his Imention, that wich great Promifes he enticed them all to his party, and then rudely treated the poor Friar, >whom he had expofed to the fame famine and mifery (had it not been for refpeél: to his Habit and Profeílion) as he did Sanche:z::. de Varga;, for whom he thought Death too mean a punifhmem, unlefs attended with che direfqll circumíl:ances of Cruelcy; and therefore lefc him in chat Defart, encom- paífed wich high Mountains on che one fide, and with a great River on che other, a1,1d impriíoned ,both with Sea and Land, he was left chere to perifh by "Famin€. After which Francifco de Ore/lana purf uing his Voyage, renounced in a few days the c;ommiílion he bad received from Gon:c.alo Pit_arro, difclaiming all fubjeétioa to him but pretended to aél: as a Capt ain imm eiliately depending on His Maje- fl:y. The wfüch Enterpriíe may beíl deferve che cerm of the higheíl: piece of 'rreach~~Y chac ever was aél:ed; chough in realicy ocher Capcains, who have been concerMd in che Conqueíl of chis new World, bave been guilcy of Afüons as .in- famous as t his. Captain Gonµ¡lo Hm1a11dez. deOviedo & Valde1, who was·Hiílorio- grapher.to His Cacholick Majeíl:y, che Emperour CharlN che Fiftb, in che 17th. BooK~. \Uld i.oth. Chapter of his General Hiíl:ory of che Indies, .relates villanous Aétiol)S ofTread1er171-, which were repaid in a Coin of the like namre, by chofe -wlio qme to fucceéd them in che (ame Offices, and places of Truíl:; to confirm whjch Truth, che.re is a Proverb which fays, K-ill, and thou /halt be kjlled, and they fh11/l l!,jjl h;,n th at kil/J ihee. Were it to our purpo[e to enlarge on this Suhjeél, we were able to produce rnany Inllances of the higbeí.l: PerfidioufoeíS and Treachew, aétec\ . ak~ c}le ~i¡ne of chis Hiíl:oriographer; bue 'tis not our buíinefs to rake in to fuch l1ór-rible ~to~ie~ 1 , iand therefore we íhall rather .pafs them by in filence, than repeat , ~fuo[e .direfull riaífages, foom which Men would not be deterred by Thumr der~ 1 Ligbtning, or other Evidences ofGod's Wrath. .. .But to re~Qrn to ~ar bulinefs in band. Francifco de Orel/an11 found fome ·PrÓvi- fions (\~ongíl: tbe lnhabicaots on che River belo~, who becaufe they were fiei:ce, ¡u¡p wHd, and chat che Women carne forth wjth their Husbaods to fight. chey gave it che narne ¡0f the Riv~r of Ama~ns; che which Tetm ferved ro raife·:the ;H0J1our of dus Atchievemenr, and to induce Jhe·Ernperour to befiow the Go- .ver:nment thereof upon Orellana. Proceeding yet farcher clown this River, they fmmd @ther Indidr.1,' more civil, or at leaft leís brutifh chan che others, who re- ceived them arnicably, and with good Welco!lle, admiring to behold the Brigan- tine., and Men fo firangely habiced, bue chey created chem kmdly, and furnühed ~h~n, .wicl1 as much Provilion, as chey had occaGon ro ufe. The Sp1111i.ird1 remaiood in chis place for fome days, where chey builc anocher Brigamine, for they wene! :Vfty 1]1uch füailR~d for room in the firíl: ; and havlng fitted thernfelves as we'll as tney were a ble, chey adventured out to Sea, and havjng failed two hundréd 'Leagues~ (as nhe Sea,chart feis ic down,) they arrived at ilie Hland 0f che Holy Trip_iry, 1after .há).'ling pa!fed fo many Difficnlties, as befoue related, and e[caped .Íuc-b ·Da!lge1's. ·Íll· rtlie River, as tbat they often gave them(elves" over to.befilip- Wcljec~ed, aticl )oíl. At tbis Hland Ore/lana bought a Ship, with which he. fail.éGi ·if!CO Sp.ún, w1here lie requeíl:ed His Majeíl:y's Cornmiílion for ltbe Conque{La.nd G,0wcrrnrnent 0f tbat Countrey. To make this Enterprife appear with gr;eater Re- j)llt<!tion, he aHedged tbac it was a Countrey abound.ing .widil Gold, Silv.ei:, 1an<li ·PFeGious Stones, ·and in Tel.hmony chereof he pt0duced che Riches which lue had ,brought wich bim. Bis Majeíl:y having accordingly grantctd illbe RequeJl be.;rbade for che Goverlilment of yvhac· he fhould there .conquer; tJre!Una .ll)a(!e Lev.ies Qf fiv 'hundred,Souldiers, che greateíl: pare of vvmich v.vere brisk y.oung¡Gende- flieil; rand princi~al Perfons @f Honour, vvith vvhich he emlDarqued .aofit. rlilm1r, '· bue