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.

B-ooK IV. ,Royal Commentaries. Counrrey afforded ; he failed into Spain ; and demánded of che. Emperour the Governrn@nc of Cumana, promiGng to improve anfl increa{e the Royal Revenúe; which was much ab3ted by the frauds an,d abufes of ihofe Officers wlio had ié in managemet. Bm [ohn Rodrigue:{, de Fonfeca and Dr: Lewú Capatoa, and. Secre: rary Lope"' de ConchilloJ contradiéted him in hisrepon and reprefented him as a per- fun uncapable of fuch office and emploiment, in regard he was _not onely a Prieíl:, ' but a perfon of ill fame aud reputation, and ignoram of the Countrey; and of the {tate of thofe affairs which he pretended to declare. Howfoever, upóh the pre- (ence of being a good Chrifüan, and of a ·new method he propofed by a more ·ready way to convert the Indiam , ~nd upón promifes of advancing the King's re- verme, and fending thern íl:ore of Bearls, he obtained the favour of Monfieur L11- .i:ao, Lord Chamberlain to the Emperour, and of feveral Flemin1 and Burgundians .. who were rnen of power and authority in that Court. At that time great quanti- ties of Pearls were imporced into Spain ·, fo that the Wife of Xeures begged , ~. 7º . , _.. * Marks of them w hich carne on account of the King's fifths, an d ma ny Flemins ~ s Ryalf,s . ~. and odiers begged great qua~ticie~ frorn the King. He ~efired to ha.ve Work~en ~~:i;cvcry and Artificers to be fent w1th h1m, rather than Sould1ers who were fü for no- thing bue to plunder and pillage , and to be mutinous arid difobedient to Co·rn~ mands : He defired alfo to be accompanied with a new order of Knighcs ; who thould wear a golden Spur and carry a red Crofs of different thape and fathioa· to the arder of C11latr11v11 ; which difünfüon, as it ennobled thern, fo alfo it was a tefürnony, chat rhey went voluntadly, and oftheir own accord. Moreover, Or~ ders w·ere fent to Sevi!le to provide him ~ith Ships and Searnen at che·charge of the King : and with chis equipage he amved at Cum11n11 ln che year 1 po, with about 300 Artificers, all wearing Croífes; at which time Gonfala de-ocampo re- fided at New Toledo; who was rnuch troubled to fee fo many Spani11rd1 onder che cominand of a perfon of that ill charaéter _, ahd tranfported thither by order of the Admiraliy and Cowicil, 'becatife the Countrey was of a different namre to what it was reporced t6 be in the Court. Ho.~foever, Bartho!o,,,ew prefented and íhewed bis Cornrnifft~m/ reqí.liring that, according thereunto, they thould quit tbe Countrey, and leave it free for him to plant bis PeC?ple,'. and to gover~ the place : Whereunto Gonfa lo de Oc11mpo rnade aníwer, that w1th all ready obed1ence he did fubmit thereunto; but howfoever he cmild not put chofe matters into executiori w~thout firíl: receiving direétions from the Governours and che Judges of St. Do- mingo, by whofe Commiffion he was placed in that íl:ation. And in che mean' time he patfed mapy a jeft upon the Prieíl: on certain occaíions which had former-. ly happened , for he was well acquaimed with hirn , and knew his humour ancf bis converfacion: fomecimes he jeered bis new Knighrs and their Cro'ífes , ali which che Prieíl: would put off with a Jeíl:, chough he was inwardly croubled to be taxed witb fo many Truths which he could not deny: And in regard they' would not give hirn admittance into che Town of Toledo, he built ,himfelfa Houfé of Wood and Morter, near to the Mona·ftery of St. Franc~ , whkh ferved him for a Magazine wherein to lodge bis provifions, llores and infuuments, during the· time that he went to St, Domingo to make known bis Complaints and feek a Re- drefs. Go'nc11lo de Ocampo went alfo, 1 know not for what cau[e or reafon,. whecher on chis oq:afion, or for fome Law-íuit hé had with 'the People of that place; bue cer tain it is, t'.ha t all the Inhabitants followed hirn; fo that the Town wás aban~ doned by all excepting che Artifans and Mechanicks which he brought with him i The Indian1, who were glad to make their advancages of thefé düferences aod: quarrelsamongíl: che Spania~ds , took this opporninity to demoliíh their Houfes , and to kili all che golden Knights and others which remained there ; excepting'. fo~ne few who made their efcape in a fmall veífel, fo that there rémained not one Spa11iard alive in ali the Coaíl: w~ere rhe Pearl is rakén, , . So foon as Bariho!oinew de IM Caf M was inforrned of che death of bis friends artd lhe lofs of the King's Treafüry, he entred himfelf a Frier amongíl: the Dominicans 7· wirh which an end was put ro all his grear Actions ; fo he neither advanced rhe. King's r~venue , nor ennobled bis A_rüfans , nor fent bis Pearls to che Flerhini and Burgundians, as he had pronúfed :· And chus far are the wórdsof Gomaia. This and much more, to the préjudice and dlfparagemen( Of Barthoirrme# de lM Caftu, was-reported by thofe who foundthemfelves aggrieved by rhe lare new re~ gula rions : rhough Go'!Mra endeavours· to mince and difguifé much the macter :· bui