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.

R.oya! Commentarie.1. BooK III. publiíhing their offence: the like piece of Jufüce was execured on other infolent and rebellicms perfons. The day following the Goy ernour went to H11Amanca, where he underíl:ood, diat Captain Diego de Roja-s h.ad killed Captain (ohn Te/lo d11 Gu:i:.man, and Pedro d' Onnate, who was Major-Gene ral to A!7r1agro: tbe punifhment of other Offenders was referred by che Governour to Judge de la Gama, who condemned ali che 'principal Leaders of che Almagrian parcy to dye, who were ca., ken and imprifoned at Huamanca, fuch as Diego de I-low, Antonio de Cardena-s, whofe throats he caufed to be cut ; and hanged (ohn Pere~, Francifco Pem, [ohn Diente, and Martín .Cote, and thirty others of che moíl: culpable or chiefefi Offen- ders ; others who were pardoned for life, were banifhed into che remoce pares of chat Kingdom. . Whilíl: che Governour was thus employed in doing jníl:ice at Huamanca, he received intelligence that Almagro was taken and imprifoned at Couo; wherefore haíl:ning to chat place, and arriving there, he immediately caufed che Sentence to be executed, which he had paffed upon him before che Battel, not being willing to fpend more time in new Proceíles. Carate faith, chat they cut his throat in· the fame place, a1íd by che Carne Executioner, who put his Father to death, and who íl:ripped him, and took his Cloaths in .the Carne manner as he had done his Father's, onely fome friends agreed for his Breeches, Waíkoat and Shirr, which were conferved to him ; his Body was laid out, and expofed the whole day to publick view ; afrerwards they carried it to che Convent of our Lady of che Mer- · ceds, and there buried ir by che fide, or in the very Grave of his Father, withour Winding·íheer or ocher Shroud tAan his own Cloaths, onely out of charicy forne few Maífes were faid for his SouJ. This was the end of Don Diego Almagro Junior, which was fo like to that of his' Father, that fortane feemed to rnake cbe circumíl:ances of cheir lives parallel in every thing ; for befides that they were Farher and Son, and had che Carne Name; rhey were endued with equal courage,and conduét in War, and with the farne prudence and counfel in Peace ; and if there was any thing of excellency more in one than in the other, it appeared in the S who from his youth bad been trai- • ned up in good literacure, in which by h f bis good pares borh for judgmenc and quicknefs of tancy he made grear improvemenc : rhey refembled each other in their Deachs, which happened in rhe fame place, and almoíl: in che fame man- ner ; their Funerals were much alike, for baving been rich and powerfull, rbey died fo poor, .that tbeir Burial-cbarges were paid upon charity; and to render rhe circumíl:ances of tbeir lives in al! rhings ,agreeable, rhe Battels they fought and !oíl: were both upon a Saturday. Thus poor Don DiegoAlmagro Junior, concluded the Scene of his Life, who had been che bravea Mefti~ ( chat is, one begot by a Spaniard on rhe body of an In· dian Woman) that ever chis new World produced, had he raken rhe right fide, and obeyed che Governour, who was. confütuted by Commiffion from his Ma- jeíl:y. He was a Man who had a handfome feat on Horfe-b:ick in both Saddles, either ridíng wirh bis legs ar length, or íbort, as is tbe fafhion on che Gennet: At laíl: he died hke a good Chrifüan with great repenrance for bis fins. Almagro being dead, they h:mged up (ohn RodrigHe:i:. Barragan, and Enliga Enriq11ez, with eight others, who adventured to follow Almagro unto Co~co. Come~ Pere:i:., and Diego Mendet:,, and another.companion of rheirs, made their efcape out of Prifon ; bue finding no fecure place wherein to conceal chemfelves in ali Pem, they fled to che Moumains, where Prince Manco Inca remained in retiremenr, and were fol- lowed by five ochers, who went alfo to .hide, and cure themfelves of rheir wounds in chac_place: Ali which were received with greac kindnefs, and with as g~d ~nrerrammenc by the Inca, as he was able to give them 0 bue in what Coin they again repaid him, will appear by che fequel, for he was killed by one of thern in requital for his favours and kindnefs rowards chem. CH A P.