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. To which che J udges gave for anfwer ; Thac,·as co thtúr lodging, they could find · ño orher tonvenient place, untill fuch rime as rhey ,could hire a boufe by leáfe for fome term of years ; chüt fot the figure chey 'vVOH!d pay for their dier. And for tnarrer of their converfarion wirh Merchants ! it w.as noc ·unlawfoll or prohibited , bue, on rbe comrary_; it was praétifed in Cajfi.le by all chofe who were of rhe King's Council, as beiog be11eficial to d1em co under!tand by information from trading · men all ~he rranfaétions and bulineffes of che World. In rhis manner borh parties remained at variance each with other, which was.apparent at: all times,whenfo- ever occalion offere ~J. In purfuanc.e 'vyher~of one day Dr. Alvarn made Affidavi~ before a Maíler of Chancery; that he had paid a cer.tain fum in G9ld to Diego Al~ . varn, who w.as brother-in-law coche Vieie-king ~o bave him npminated and pre- ferred co an Qffice by che Vice-king ; che which depofüion he highly refel)ted; Thus far 'are che words of Carate, and che fame is again co11firmed by Diego Fer- nande:i;,; almofl: to rhe fa me purpofe. . . . : . , . · For in this manner, fairh he, che Vice-king and che Judges feemed like cwo dif- ~ ferent Jaétions and panies ; to increafe which, fo foon as Antonio SoÍar was fet ac !ibercy, he went privacely about raiung mucinies and difoontencs in che 111indsofche . people again~ che V~ce-king ;._to i~creaíe an~ inflame which,rhey reportecl,.abroad many bad things ~h1ch rhe Vi<;e:kmg had faid and done: , And though all was fo far from being true , tbat nqching of channamre. did fo mnch as enter imo che . choughrs or imaginaticiri of. che Vice~king: yet by realon that Blafco Nunne:i;, W'lS. haced and decefted by the people, all the evil that was faid of him found eafie admiccance, and he nppeared as black as to'mmon fame could rnake him; for fuch indignation che people conceived againíl: hhn, that the name of Yice-ki~g became- as odious ( chough che firíl: that ever governed Prrru) as che name of Kmg was to the Romans afrer chey had exp 1 elled Tarquinim Superbm and his Farpily. Thus far are · the words of Diego Fernt1ndez Palentino. . Alfo Dr. Gon~alo de Ylle[cM, in his Poncifical Hiíl:ory of che Popes, having oc- cafion to rreat of che affairs of Peru, ·gives chis Charaller of che froward and un- eaíié difpofition of iJ!afco Nunnn Vela, . . .. . . Afcer chef e chings, fays he , Vaca de _Caftro , for che (pace of a year and a half, quíei:ly and peaceably governed all m·accers, uncill fuch time as he was fuperfeded by Blafco Nunne:i;, Vela, a Gentleman of good quality, of Avola, who was fent thi- cher with Charaller of Vice-king; bringing with him many fevere Rules and J,,aws which he put in execucion; over and above whicb pe pút in praétite others for which he hád no Commiffion; the which chis.Dp&or Yllefcas decl~ res in a few words, and fays more than all our Hiíl:orians duríl: to fay 01: write upon chis parc.i~ular fubjeét. . , . . Whilíl: chefe diílurbances happened in che Cicy Los Reyes che ·like rriucinies or greater arofe in otherTowns and Corporations of lefs cpnfideration. Howfoever; rhe like fpirits of Ambition, Envy, Tyranny .and Delire of Government did .nor. fo far prevail as they did in chac Cicy of Los Reyer. , . And now diífention and quarrels over-ran ali, and amicdíl: thefe Turmoils ·j che poor Prince Manco Inca had che misfortune to be killed, though he rerñained tontent and quiet in his recirement ' and became a volunmy elllile i whilíl: ocher !Tien ílriving for bis Empire C~n;fliCted many murthers and ílaughcers; as appear~d m che late Wars , and we m1gfü apprehend ochers more bloudy .Yet to rnme , m caíe it were poffible for any co be more blóudy and cruel than chofe·which were paíl-. . . . . And here it is to be noted:, Tl1at DiegoMande:o and Gom~z:. Perez., with Ílx ocher Spaniards whom we formerly nominaced, and mencioned co hav~ made rheir eícape out ·'.)f prifon j where they had been confined by che faétion of the Pifarr:os, and by the Jufl:ice of Vaca de Caftro1 and having take.n refuge with chis Inca , they by his meaos carne to know and receive all che lnformacions and Ad.vices con- cerniog che new ,Troubks and Diífencions \lrifing upon che execucion. of rhe new L~ws: for whereas it was reported that t~e Vice-king c~rne rq curn ali rhil'lgs upfide d.own, a_nd to change and aher·all che Conílitucions of che Coumrey; che Inca,, who was encomµaífed within. che crragg.y and lofty mouo ra ins, was infor.med by hisSubjeéts of alL the(e revolutions which he choughr mighc be of benefü and concer1'tnent to him. . . . , With this news Diego Mende:i;, and his Conwarüons .were highly pleafed, an~ per \uaded che Inca t9 write a Letcer to the Vice-king, defüing his Licence co be · · enlarged