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 Comme"ntaries. BooK 111. ce They were both libera\ and generous in their Gifcs, but if eirher excelled the " other, it was Almagro, ~ecaúfe he was ambitious to have ~is Liberaliry and " Gifts known .and pubhfhed lo the World; bue the Marqms onithe contrary, " was fecret, and modeíl: in bis Gifts, defüing rather ro concea\ them, than found ' ' his Trumpet; being more willir¡g ro pro.vide (or die neceffities of che poor, '' rhan to make an Ofl:.entarion of his Charity. · 1 ' "· An Example we have in ,bis,kindnefs to aSouldier, whofe Horfe happened " to dye; ro repair che Lofs whereof, he qune ro a Pall-Mall belonging to his " Houfe, expeéting to find che SoúldierJ. that he might with his own hand pre- " fenr him with a fmall Ingot of Gold, of ten póunds weighr; but che Souldier " nor being rhen come, he in the mean time plaid a match in che Mali, wirh his " Coar on, that he mighr conceal che Go!d; ar length (which was three hours " after) the Souldier carne, when ..calling him aíide, he privately gave him che " Gold, and told him, tbar he had rach~r have given him chree ti'mes as much, " rhan ro have endured what he did, by fo long a9, e~péétacion and accendance fór " him. Many ocher·lnftances mighr be giveq oí this np.cure, for rhe.Marquis never " gave any thing but with his owri hand, endeavou¡ing to conceal his Liberalic.y. " For which reafon /{!magro was always eíleemed,.che more generous, becaufe " he contrived how his Prefenrs might be given wich greace'r oílentation, and " with che beíl :tppearance to che World. Howfoever in chis Veque of Munifi- " cence they may well be eq~alized, becauíe (as che Marquis himfelf.alledged) ,a.Y ' ' came from their common Purfe, whereof. being parmers, che ~0iery qf what " one gave belonged to the orher; fo tliat he who confenred to the ·Prefent, was " as generous as he who delivered ir. ' ' ce They were both in their Life·time che richeft Men in ready Money, and in \' Re•nue, that have been known in many Ages, and were the moíl: powerfull of ' ' any under the Degree ofCrowned Heads; and yet rhey dyed fo poor, that no " mention is made of the Eílates they left, or oí rheir Money wherewich to pay " the Charges of rheir Funeral Expences; refembling C11ro, and Silitu, and other " Roman Captains herein, who were inrerred at the Coíl: oí che Publick. " They were both excremely kind to their Servants, and obliging to cheir Soul- " diers, endeavouring to enrich and advance tbem, and to refcue them in all times " ofDanger; in which piece of Gallantry the Marquis was prodigal beyond com- ,, parifon; as appears by what happened in paffing a River, which they caU Bar- " ranca, where one of bis Indian Servanrs being carried down by force ofche fiream, " the Marquis Jeaped in, and fwam after him, and cacching him by che Hair of " his Head, buoyed him up above the Water, and with grear hazard of his own " Life, faved his, which .none of the moíl: adventuro1,1s of his Army duríl: havo " attempted; and when bis Captains reproved him for his rafhnefs, he anfwered, " thar none of them knew of whac prevalency bis Love was unto a Servanr. '' Though che Marqui? governed longer, and in-greater peace, yec Almagro was " much more ambitious, and deíirous of Rule. They boch affeéted anriquicy, and " would never change che faíl1ion of thac Habit to which they had been accuílo- " med from cheir youth, efpecially the Marguis, who never wore ocher than a Jer- " kin of black Cloth, with Skirts clown to his Ankles, with a fhort Waíle a little " below his Breafts; bis Shoes were made of a whice Cordivanr, his Hat white, " with Sword and Dagger, after che old Fafhion; fometimes upon high Days, at " the inftance and requeíl: of his Servanrs, he wore a Caífock, lined with Marrin1 " Farrs, which the Marquis de Valle [ent him from Spain; but wben he returned " hom,e írom Mafs, he ílript them off, and remained in cuerpo; and about his " Neck he commonly.caíl aTo"'1 to wipe che Sweat from bis face, when he plaid " at Bowls, or at Pall-mall, which were his common Exercifes in che time of peace. " Borh thefe Captains were men well enduring labour and hunger, which che Mar- " quis efpecially evidenced by che Paíl:imes we have menrioned, to which he }Yas " fo iment, that no youog men could hold out fo long as he. He vvas much more " given to gaming than Almagro, for he vvould many times play che vvhole day ac ," .Bovvls, not conlidering vvith vvhom he plaid, vvhether he vvere Mariner or , " Miller, hor vvould he fuffer them to give him up his Bovvls, or úfe any other " Ceremonies tovva:rds him, vvhich belonged to the Dignity of his Perfon. " Not every fort ofbufinefs could divert him from his game, efpecially if be !oíl:; '~ but if in cafe there happened any lnfürreétion.or Rebellion amongíl: the India111, " he vvould then lay all alide, and immediatély b race on his Arrns, and taking ~~ his Lance and Target in bis h~nd, vvould run vvith ali haf\e co the place vvhere