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.

BooK 111. Royal Commentarie~. --,-· .- e HA. P. v1t of 1Íj~ Dealh of .the M~rquls . Don Fra~cifco 1.>i~arro ~ . ·pnd bis peor Funeral and Entérment. r • • •• ; ·.' • .' • , •-, T HE Indian1, who were Servants to the Marquis, hearing the nolfe and óut"l cry wh kh che,F altiop of Chili .made in the Street s, i!Jl medi~cely ·ruíh~d i9 and acquainted hlm.of cheJ'nmult .._ and oí the manner wi.th which they were coming. the Marquis .being then i!l Difcourfe wich Doéto ur Yelau¡nez:. , che Chief J ufüce, and .wichCapcain Francifco de. Chavfs, who .vvas bis Lieucenanc Ge~ neral, and vvith Francift.o Y.ttrtin Alcffntara, his ,hal[Brocber by the Mothér ftde, and abour cvvelve or cbi,rceen Servancs of bis Houíhold fiánding by, vvas greatly· allarm'd hereac, eafily fufpeéllqg .vvhac .the m~tter vvas;·whereforc he gave order to Francifco de Chaves, to run and íhur the Door.of the Híul, and of die-Dining:.. - Room, vvhere -chey face, chat. he an~ . his Friends mighc have time ,to .buckle on cheir Armour. B!lt de Char¡es, imagining..tbac chis difturbance vvas· fü>· other chan fome quarrel amo,niffi: che Souldiers; vvhich th e Au thoricy,Qf his Prefence mighc appeafo, in(lead or íhutting che Doors, as he .VV.as 'órdered,: he ran ·oot tó ch.ero, and mee them upon the ·head of the SraiFss < 1nd.. b eióg., novv trouh>led at this unexpeéted E.ncounter, he asked them· vvhat their ·pleafure vvas.; "V.:Vhere- , unto he vvas anfvvered by a Stab; and Jinding hlmfelf VVpUD_ded ; he Jaid .his ljand upon his S:vvord, bue beforc~ he could .<kavv ir, he received another; vvith fnch a ílaíh on his Neck, thac, as Gomara faith, , in· Cbap. 14,r. bis Head 'hanged onely by a· pi,ece of che Skin, and therev,vidi they tfu-evv his Body !dovvn .the Scairs. The S'~rvants of che ·Marquis, vvho vvct"e in the.HaU, carne runiling ,~d fee rvvha~ the nlatter vvas , an9 fijiding Fr9n._ci[fó ,_d~ Chavts dead-, .chey fled like poor fpirited Servants, and got out ofdie Wiridovvs, on che Gard_enfide; :iimongft vvhich Doél:our YelauJ.He:{, vvas bne, vvhó hóldipg his·vvhiteWand in his Mouth, fuppofed thac .that Badg~ of his Authoricy vvogld give ·a ref peét to bis Perfon; and fo ran as faíl: as hiS Legs and .Arms could carry him. " · · < 1 . ·-, The Aífaffinates finding che Hall empcy, went to cheDoor·of che Dining-room;, . where rh~ M<JFqµis,he¡iriQg them fo near ¡¡_e hand, and perceiving he had noc time to prace.Qn his Anl)s, haíHl;y took hold of his Buckler ,and Sword, and togecbet wich his Brorher Martín de .Aka11tara, and cwo•Pages, who \~ere grown up to .be- Men, one of which was naroed 'f.ohn d~ YargM, :Son of (jrm;e,?:r,d; :Iordr¿Ja• and che ocher Alonfo Efcandon, neithet ef which had time to put on their;defenfoze Arms~". all theíe poíled themíelves ac the Enuy of th~ Door, which they fioutly_defen.: 0 ded for a greac while, che Marquis ftill calling out with gre'4t Courage, .J;,et "' kj!Z -thefe villanous Traitors. Thus whilíl both fides foüght very valiancly, che Brothet of che Marquis was killed, in~o che place of whom one of the Pa.ges ·íl:epped, and he and bis Mafter fo íl:oucly defended che Door, that therAffiiffmates¡.oegan cd. ' fear, leíl: whilíl: chey were g~ining Entrance, they íhoúld be furp_rifed by Affiílence from wichout, and chac then chey íhould be encornpaífed on all ftdes; wherefore 'lohn de Rada rnade one effo¡t for all , and taking Narvaez:, , in bis Arms , thr:uft him in at che Door before him, in whofe Body whilíl: the Marquis-had em~ ployed his Sword, the others had opporcunity ro enter in. ~ (orne of whlch en- gaged \Vith the Marquis, and others with the Pages, who fought fo valiantly; that before they were killed, they forely,wougded four of their Enemies., . Tlie Marquis being che onely Perfon remaining, they all fec upon him at once,_and encompaífed him on all fides ~ bue he fo well defended himfelf, .that he- dang~-, rouíly wounded three .of the Ruffians : But in regard there were fo. many to one 1 and thac he was above the Age of fixty five Y ears, he b_egan to grow .faint; fo mat one of che Villairis ¡naking a País at hiqi, ran him tfuough che Throar ' wirh \\'.hich falling to. the Gtouna, he cried out wich a loud'~oi<;e for a Coaful- (our ; out time·not being giveii for Confeffion, he madé a CrqiS with h¡s..)pght · naiid, 6q