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 Ill. Royal G,ommentariei¿ ..ar Cards, ac which his (;ame was co mmonly Primera ;, 'he would.ofren vye with hls woríl: Cirds ; and if. he had ch~ forp.me to have Flufh or Primera, he would . íhuffie up his Cards, and¡nqt .fhew ch em, fee ming tó be angry or dilpleaCed ar liis ill luck: by fiich ways as chefe he gained himfelf fo much good-will and affec1:ioh, as were due to his Worrhy and Heroick Merics. Gomara creating of che Deach of chis· Prince ( nay more chan a Prince ; for, in reali ty, I know,no cicle upon Earth fufficienr ro exprefs che Grandure and Merits of chis Hero) íaich chac which follows in che Chapcer 145-. " He was che Baíl:ard S¿n óf Gon~alo Pifarro;·captafo in Navam, was born at " Truxillo, and laid in che Church Porch :· he fucked a Sow for Ceveral days, till " anocher Nurfe was provided for him. Afrerwards his Facher acknowledged " him, and employed him in keeping Hogs, fo chat he was never educared in any " learning. One <lay ic happened, chac che Flies did fo bite che Hogs~ chat they " all ran away, and were loíl:; upon which he duríl: not return ho.me ?ga~n for.. " fear, bue attended fome Travellers to Sevil, from whence he e mbarke d h1mfe-lf " for che Jndies; and beil'lg arrived at Sr. Domingo, he wem wich Alonfo de Hojeda " ro Vraua, and wich V11fco Nunne~ de Balboa, to difcover the Sea of. Sur, and " chence with Pedrarias to Panama; ac lengch he difcovered and conquered that " Countrey which they call Peru, &c. which are the very Words of chis Auth?ur. Upon which one might make ( if it were lawfull) many reflexions both i11 re- ference to him who wrote ir, as well as ro him who related ir ; for if the rhings had been true, yet ir bad not been conveniem or decent to report fuch mean and low chings of a Gentleman, whofe Triumphs and great Aél:ions he had wrote wich fuch wonder and ·applaufe ; rnuch lefs was it fit ,to mention chem; [eeing that chey were doubtfull, and admitted onely of a probabilitY,. · , I would know of hlm~ who gave chis rel.a~ion, how he carne .to the knowledge of (uch parciculars, which relaced to í:he Birrh of a pbor child, chat was e~pofed in . che Porch of a Church, and was fückled by a Beaíl:, for want of aHetter Nurfe ? When things of chis nature happen to the Sons of great Kings and Princes, ir. is difficult to learn che particular circumíl:ances thereof; how· much lefs of a poo_r boy thrown at'a Church door? And then to fay, afrer .he was acknowledged by hís Farher, that he was [ene to keep Swine, muíl: be a piece of envy and malicé, and nothing el[e ;- for 'tis not probable that füch a principal perfoA' as Gon~alo Pi farro, Capcain of his .Majeíl:y's Troops in Navam, fhould fend his Son afier he had acknowledged him to keep Swine. Nor is ir p·robable chat rhe Flies .íhould take che Hogs in füch manner as to make rhem íl:ray, where they coukl never more be found ; and cherefore chat he duríl: not return home for fear : To rnnfute which, I have particularly enquired of fome Paifancs, or Countrey people, whofe bufineCs it was to breed up Hogs, whecher rh~ .f]y doth·bice rhem at any time in fuch mánner, as to ca.uCe chem ro íl:ray .abroad ; and ~bey have generally aífured me, chac füch a thing cannot be: . But Envy in Councries where parcies and faél:ions prevail, doth often raife re- ports of chis nature to eclipfe che glory ofWorthy Men; for finding chey are not able to deny, or darken the luíl:re of cheir mighcy Aétions, which are manifeíl: and apparent to all the World, as were chofe of tQe Marquis Don Francifco Pi farro; they feign and invent fome mean paífages relating to cheir Birtb and Education ; which being obfcure, ·are not eafily refuted. · . The truth of all is chis : The Marquis Don Francifco Pifarro; who was Conque~ rour and Governour of thac .gt'eat Empire called Peru, was the Natural Son of bis Farher and Mocher, and acknowledged qy chem ac che iníl:anc of bis Birth. Afcerwards his Farher Captain Gom:.a!o Pi~arro Married her; who was Mother to our Marquis, afld one by excraél:ion of an ancient Family of Chrifüans, unto a cercain Councrey Farmer of good repute, called Goodman fuch a one-------of Alcanrara, by whom he had a Son named Francifco M arrin de A/cantara, whom Gomara faich was che halfBrocher to che Marquis Picarro, and was killed with che Marquis, as we have befare declared. . · . Wherefore I conclude , chat chough füd1 reporrs as chefe fhould have fome- thing of probable truch inJhem, yet chey ought not to be relaced to che pr~j udice of füch a Prince, whofe fame may be 'equalized wirh tho(e of higheíl: renown. Kkkk ~ A~