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 Commentaries. BooK 111. de RojM, of G11rfilaffe de la.Vega, and of all other the lnhabitants ·of that Town whom he knew well affeéted co che party of Pifarro. ' Another Meffen~er was fent int<;> the Province of ~hachapuyM, which. 1 Alonfo de A/varado had kept~m peace and quier ; and who havmg feen and read che Decla- ration of Don Diego, which promifed great rewards to fuch as obeyed him, atíd thre.amed fuch as oppofed him ; he notwithíl:anding feized on the Me!fenger, and perfuaded a hundred that were with him to follow him and ferve bis Majefiy ; to which they having yielded a chearfull aífenr 1 he declared for che Kihg, and fer up his Standard. And though Almagro wrote him very kind .Letters, endeavouring to allure him to his p:my ; ~e refufed all bis Offers? prote~ing, that he would ne- ver own or acknowledge h1m for Governour, unt11l fuch tune as he had feen his Majell:y's expreíS Commiffion, and Commands for che fame; which as he knew his Majeíly would never grant, fo he díd not doubt, bue wich che help of God, and che Valour ofhis Souldiers, ro revenge che bloud of the Marquis, and puniíh the concempt which he had put on che Auchority of bis Majell:y. All which A/- varado adventured to fay and aét, truíling to che advanrage of the fimation of that Counrrey, which, as we have faid in feveral places, was very Mounrainous; by help of which, he hoped to fecure bis fmall force, untill fuch time as recruits and greater numbers of chofe who were Pifarrifts could come in to joyn with hiin ; being well aífured chat all that party, and the people' inhabiting along che Coaft, would readily affill:, and ferve che Emperour. Where now we will leave thém fer a while to treac of ochers, who followed che fame courfe. the Officers and Iníl:ruments of Almagro, whic.:h were difparched wirh his Comrniffion to Co~o , durll: noc proceed wich che like rigour there, as in ocher places ; for they well knew, that as there were rnany well-affeéted perfons in that Cicy, fo chofe, who were rich and principal Men there, and had power over the Jndiam, were ali devoted to che fervice of bis Majefty. And chac che concrary parry coníilled onely of fome poor, indigent Souldiers, and fuch as were newly come inro that Counrrey, who hoped by fuch diíl:urbances and alterations to make cheir fortunes. Thoíe who were the Chief Juíl:ices at that time in che Ciry were Diego de Silva, ( whom we have formerly menrioned under che Name of che Son of Fe- liciano de Silva, a Native ohhe City of Rodrigo,) rogether wich Fr1111cú de Carv11t- jal, who afrerwards was Major-General to Gonz.alo Pifarro. Thefe perfons having feen che Orders, did not think fit to irritare che contrary party by a flat and down-righc denial of all compliance ; bttt haviog cooíulted t~e Juracs, and che Community of che City Council, returned anfwer, That in an Aét of fucb great weight and importance, it was neceífary that Don Diego íhould fend a m6)re ample power than rhat which he had already done, which feemed fhorr and defecl:ive in many particulars ; upon tender of which they promifed to receive hirn for rheir Governour : But this was faid, not wirh any intention to comply, bm onely to amuíe chem, and ípin out time untill they could unice their forces, which were, for che moll: pare, difPerfed in their poífeffions, and ernployed jn che Gold Mines, of which moíl: of che Inhabiranrs of thac Cicy of Coccco had fome íhares allotred to rhem. C. H A P. ·