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.

BooKIII. .f.\._oyal_ Commen!.~ries~ .And ~ow approaching near éo che Cicy of. ~itH, chey gave nottce c9 th~ In~ habicants of che~r conditi~n ;, b,ut the plac~ ., beiQg 1 almqíl: .difpe9pl~d by .r~afori of the Wars ra1f~d by . Almagr2, and by the abfence of ns ppnc1pal Cmzens, and by che few Merchancs wfiich were therein; chey were fo poor; tpat all che Cloathing they could make was not fufficient to fupply the wancs ~f Pifarro anq his company : All .che frock wbich 'the City co1,lld make~ béing oqely fo¿ Suit~ uf Apparel, cohn"ibiued by feveí:<\l perforis ; one brought a Cloak , anorher ~ .~oat, anocher a Waílcoat, another a pair of Breeches, another- a Hat and Shirts~­ ~d all of feye_ta~ P~ec~. and Colou~~'. wlüc~ ferved to cloa~~ qenzaleJ'~t¡arro, ~~.d bis other five principal Officers ~ for it was impoffil::He co prov1de fufhcient furm- ture for them all• . .in ·che wh9te f own chere. were oneív cweive Horres 1erc, rór áll.ih~ rea were ferlt to the Wars in Service of bis Majeíl:y ; on thefe chey l aded P rovifions; and food for them, and would have ~nt all che delicacies in che.World, had that place afforded them ; for <¡on:;.aM .Pifarro was che moft belov~d Map ·in Peru ; and indeed bis Nacure was fo affuble, and bis Deportment fo obllging, that he rendred himfelf acceptable to Scrangers, wheréfoever he carne; and how much more to .friends and Companions? Twelve of che mofi fubfiancial Citizens w.~re . a.ppoin~ed to1 qrty the Prefencs; and cherewith cravelled thirty Leagues from che City befure rhey .-n;iet with Gon- úlo Pifarro. .It is not to be im;Jgined h ow m uch joy and facisfaétiori was expref- fed at chis ·meeting, accompanied with tu.ch a Apud of tears upori rehearfal.of che- dolefull Story, chát it is hard tQ,dece rmine whkh paflion eitber o f joy or for- row was the moíl: prevalent; for Picárro .and his Companions were tranfported ·wich an ExceíS of joy and.Gomfort . io fee: chemfelves delivered from chofe ·dan:- gers and miferies out of which they · once believed it ·impoffible to ·efcape. The Citizens·ºº'che other fide gdeved. anci l~meored to fee in what a mifer.able · and fqualid .condition Gon~alo. and _his .Fr,ienqs retu rned , and to hear the dole~ full fiory óf chofe who periíhed wíi~ Famine, a.nd in what 111anner tlíey .had Ieft mariy óf cheir Companions alive in .che Mou ntain s, and expofed to dye with hungé.r. Bue at Iengch c0nfidering tha,t_tpere was no remedy for what was pafi; they cdm(orced eadí other; drying up their Tears, wbich licde availed. M rn mm tH·ÁP.- ~