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.

.l Royal Commentaries. BooKJ!i ") CH A P. IX. Of the alfahle Nature of the Marqiti-5, and his Intentio~~ to fuccour and relieve th,ofc who111 he helieved to ·he iR 1 want. lt . . •.. lt ", J. '}1 ' .• ' y) T H E Marquis ha9 ~ne So~, anq. one Daughte[, and no n:ore and Gom:,,A'ld Pi~arro, as we have .menuoned rn che 38th Chapter of h~ 9th Boo~, had ope Son ; bue Cara~e ma~es them all chree to be che Children pf the Marquis. The Mother of the S@.Q of the Marquis was Daughcer, a~d not Sifter of Atah"i. alp1t ; but his Daughcer pe h ad by a D4 ughcer of Huayna Cf!/flc, whofe I~an Narñ( W~S HuayllM Nufta, bue afterwar.ds roer C~rifüan Name was Donna &at-ri~> as w~ ~1ave at ·large fpecified· in ch~ ~forn mentioned ~hapcer. And farther, chis Authóur conqrms whar we bave formerly faid; n¡¡pJely;, tpat tbough cHefe rwo Governours were fo vaítly rich, yer they died fo ¡roor 1 diar of ali cheir Wealch chere was fcarce íufficient to bury thém. And indeed tnere was noching remaining, fo that chey y.iere buried of mere Charicy. Alma.gro .was buried by one char had been his Slave, and rhe Marquis by ano- ther, who had been his Servant, as che fame Aucho\]r a.lledges. And chofe who c:mied boch one and che ocher to cheir Burial, were Negro1 and Illflifl11;, as both Auchours agree. And thus much fh¡¡ll fuffice to fhew in what manner che World re\vards chofe who have been fo ufefull .and deferving in their gene- rarion. The Marquis was fo generally kind and obliging in llis carriage, rhat he never gave an ill word to any perfon whatfoever. When he plaid <¡t Bowls, he never would fuffet any to give him up his Bowls from the ground ; bm in cafe any onc was fo coµrceous as ro doe ic, he \\ €mld cake ir, and chrow ic inítamly far from Nm, which went for a cafr. lt happened once, chac caking Upa Bovvl, he dirted his hands vvich fome filch which fiuck ro ir, and prefemly lifring up his fooc, he vviped ir off vv¡ch his Buskins: For I remember chen, and many yearsafrer, chat it vvas che faíhion and gall¡mcry of Souldiers to vvear a.fort of Buskiris madevvith Pack-chread, and noc Shoes. On vvhich occafton a certain Favourite (O rhe Mar- quis feeing him ro vvipe his hands on che Buskin, cam,c and offered hirn his J-Iand~ kerchief; to which che Marquis fmilingly replied, l pr.()teft }011r Linm ü fo .,,hitr, th11t l U11re not touch it. ·' One day being ac Bowls with a cem¡Jn Souldier called Af.on[o Palomam, a welf.!. condicioned Man, and of a chearfull humour ; and che Marquis loling a]q¡ofi at every end, he quarrelled ar;id curíed at every caíl- which was plaid; ana herein he was fo eager and concerned chat 411 che flanders-by took notice, chat eirber he was croubled at his own il1 play, or ochern ife for the eighc or nine thoofand Crewns which ,he !oíl: by the game. Sorne days paffing, thac rhe Marquis paid not the Money, the Winner cook che confidence to ask him for ir; and being afcerwards croubled wich che impormnicy, che Marquis forbad him to ask any more, for thac he was refolved never to pay him: To wMch P4lornam r~plied, l/}our Lort!fhip /;e refolved never to pay me, what made you qua,rrel, 11nd he fo 11ngry the other day w'he11 you loft .? the Marquis was fo well pleaíed wich che Aníwer, chat he g..w~ order he füould be immediately paid. He would play ar ali Garnes, and wich ali forrs of Perfons; an9 when he knew any one ro be necefficous and wamin,g, be would in- vite him to play with hirn, wirh incenrion anci purpofe m lofe ~o him; uhi~ng it a more noble and generoqs way to relieve a perfon in wanr, chan by direét Alms which EO a haughcy Spaniard i~ a kin~ ofan aff~onc; but when he gains by aclva n~ tage of play'- he not onely re¡oyces rn che gain, bue triurnphs in che Honour of being a better Gamefl:er chao che Marquis, and ro receive his Money rarher as a. due, chan given as a favour. When he bowled wich füch perfons as chefe,, he would eicher caíl: íhorr, or beyond, th:it che ocher mighr win. And when he plaid Jt