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 Ilf. Royal Commentarie!.. " where the mutiny was arifen, not expeéting untill his people carne, though rhey ' ' followed him with all the hafie they were able. . " Both thefe Captains were fo ítout and expert in their Wars againíl: tbe l ndi- " Ans, tbat eitber of tbem being fingle, would break chrough a Body of a hun- " dred Indians. They were both very intelligent perfons, and of great judgment " in all matters, whether Marcial or Civil , efpecially confidering that tbey " were illiterate Men, and neither knew how to write or .reade, or fo tnuéh •• as to form their Names ; wbich in perfons of their dGgree, and of rhac fphere " wberein they moved, was a remarkable defeél, confidering che bufinefs and " negotiations which they treated : And· though cheir Virtues; and other En- '~ dowments, gav e them an appearance of Noble Perfonages, yec cheir ignorance " in lecters was a pla.in demoníl:ration o& their mean Parem:ige and Extraétion.. " Th e Marquis was fo confidenc, and aífured of the faichfulnefs of bis Ser- " van.ts. .and Friends, tbat in all tbe Difpatches whicb .he. ii(u~q out :either rela- f c ting t o Oiders of Govemn\ent, or to 'A!I,igning ov~r ~o each perfon his íhare kc: and divifion' of Lands ; ·bis manner was Có make twQ lin~~ w.irh,· rh~ Pen, in che ·" middle of which Antonio Picado his Secrer~,tY. fonnee:I J,he. Narne of Fr91cifco Pi- " •farro. But for bis excufe herein, we máy Íáy ·ene farr\g W'hich O·vi4 -did for Romu- '~ _- lm, Thac he was better verfed in che khowledge .of Anf5s 1 than Aíltology; and ~' ' applied his mind rather to conquer his N~ighbour~~tgan ·.m underfiand Letters. '~ They were hoth excremely affable and fam1har: w1th che ¡5eoP.le of che ." City, making the'm vifits at rheir own Hqufes, and' not 'refufing .ro li),ine wich f' . fucha~ firíl: inviced chem. They were equally ahfl:emious in Earing aadDrink- ~' ing, and refrained ch.eir inclinatiÓns rowards che C.aftilian Women ., upon a " ¡:>rinciple, that rhey could not )make ufe of cheir \V'íves .or Daughters wichouc ~' fome préjudice and diíhon.our tq tneir Neighbours : As to che Jndiap Women ' ' of PerH, ~bey we~e more fr~e,_ rbougq 9f the two; Almagro wa~ the more conti- ~' nene; fór unlefs ic were w1th che Wornan by whorn he had hIS Son, he enter- " taineq lictle or 110 converfation with any. The Marquis confervc:d a.panicular " affeél:ion for an JndiAn Lady, who was rhe Sifier of Ataba/iba, by whom he had " a Son called Dotz Go~alo, which dyed at the Age of fourteen years, and a " Daughter called Donna Francifca; by another Jndian Wornan,of Co.uq' he had a " Son called Don Francifco : And as to chis Son of Almagro, who killed tbe Mar- " quis, he was born of an Jndian Womah ·ar Panama., • " Both of them had received Favours a i8' Honours from his Majefiy; Pifarro, " as we have faid, was honoured with che ticle of Marquis, as befqre relaced, and " : was made Govemour of New Caftile, and ve(led with the·Habit of Se. [ago. " .Aimagr_o was rewarded vvich the GoVetnmenc of che Nevv Toledo, and dignified " vvith che tide of Lord Lieurenant of'that Coumrey. ·' ' The Marquis in a· particular manher was devoted to his Majefiy, and had - " fuch an aw~ and revefence·for his.Name, .that he would 9f~en deny hirnfelf the " -exerciíe of his Authority in many lawfull matters, lefl: he íhould feem to.ftrecch " his Power beyond his Com~iffion. Many times as he wls fitting on bis Chair " in the Melring-houfes, he would arife, and take up che fmall granes, or drops of " Gold and Silver which were fallen afide from che Sciífers, witb which they 'cut " che King's Fifths, faying, That when hands failed, wherewith to amafs and " heap up the Treafure which -belonged t o the King, they were to doe it with " their mourhs. Thus as chey refembled one the other in their Lives, fo did " chey-not differ in the manner of their Deaths; foras the Brother of tl'le Mar- ,. quis killed Almttgro, fo the Son of Alm11gro killed Pifarro. . · " 'the Marquis was very índufirious to improve füs Land, and cultivare his ce Plantations; he built feveral very fair Houfes in the City of los Reyes; and on " the River he made two Sluces to fiop the Water to drive his Milis; in which " t>rojelts and buildings he employed ali his leifure times, that he might over-fee " the Workmen, and hafien them in their labour. " Moreover, he was very diligenc and zealous in ereéting a great Church for " the City of los $eyes, and Monafieries for the Orders of St. Domingo, and the " Merceds; for aRevenue unto which, and to keep chofe Buildings in repair, he " gave and fet out Lands with lndiam to manure them. Thus far Carate. In che following Chapter we íhall declare what this Auth0ur farcher faith on this Subjeét, ro which we íhall add feveral other Excellencies of chis Worchy Per(~m, whofe Praifes we can never fufficiently extoll. . J K k k k C H A P.