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.

BooK IV.! Royal Commentar_i~s. birds of the air, whích they fuppofed co he the highefi iridignity and diíhonour that they could íhow to rheir Corps. . . This was rhe fare and unhappy defüny of rhe poor Prirtce Manco Inca, to periíh by the hands of one; whom he had proteéted, ancl nouriíhed , and entercained with ali rhe ho(pitality he could íhow: chus we fee, when :i man's time .is come, that neither his volunrary exile , nor the inacceffible rocks ro which he was fled for refuge , were able to defend him from che firoke 9f a raíh fool and mad-man, who was defiirute ofall fenfo and reafon. Francifco 'Lope:G, in the i )6th Chapeer of his Book couches upon rhis particular poinc, though he differs fome- thing in,rhe relarion of che manner and circumfiances of his deach ~ bu.t 1 have in- formed my felf very perfeétly from chofe Incás, who were prefent arid eye-witnef. fes of che unpáralled piece of madnefs of that raíh and hair-brained fool ; and heard them tell chis Scory to my Mother ánd Parenrs wich tears in thefr eyes, re- lating in whac ¡nanner they came out of rhoíe mounrains in. company wic h inca , Sayri Tucac, fon of that unformnate Prince, by order of che Vice-king D.on Andres Hurtado de Mendoya Marquis of Cannere; ali which we íhall ( God willin g) re~ ,· lace when we arrive at che due and proper place. ·The Devil, who is che morca! enemy of mankind, ·being always vigilanc and ia- ~em to cake bis adi.;,amages, did now rnake ufe of chis opportunicy to give a ílop to the-propagation of the Gofpel in that great and opulenc Empire of Peru ; and to promoce and further bis defign herein, he difpeeded bis Emillaries inco ali pares; who inlinuated jealoufies, and fears, and difcontents inco che rninds of che people, which fo prevailed, that a íl:op was given to che preaching and fpreading of che Gofpel: and all chat peace, concord and good correfpondence which flouriíhed du- ring ali che Governmenc of Paca de Caftro, was now tocally fubvercéd and brought to confufion. But this Sedition, by che endeavours of evil fpirits; was blown in- to a flame, and highly increafed in the City of Couo, where beíng above eighcy . families of principal Cirizens, more concerned than.any others in che va!falage of Jndians; the new Ordinances became more grievous to thém thari to orhers , ·whofe incereíl: was not fo great: howfoever ~he difconcem was general over all Peru , for che Conquerours were Cenfible of their lols, feeing themíelves deprived in one day ofali cheir Indians, forcunes and eíl:ates. Thefe Mucinies and Difcontents of the People incenfed the hot and violent fpirit oí- the Vice-king ro a higher degree; fo that he rejeéted ali Petitions ánd Addreífes from particular Cicies, Boroughs and Corporacions: for which reafons, tQe four Cities, namely, Huamanca, Arei¡,uepa, Chaqúifaca and Couo refolved to joirr together in the Addrefs, wherein they thought they might be che more plain, irr regard the Vice-king had notas yec been received in any of thofe places: and co· promete cheir defires declared in that Addrefs, rhey rnade choice of a General So.: Jicitour, who was not onely to reprefem che Cafe of the four Cities , bue alfo thereby included thé cornrnon concernment of rhe .whole Ernpire ; inafmuch as' CBtco was che head ·and capital City of Peru. The whole matter was negociated by an intercourfe of Letters, and by cornmon confont G?nfafo Pifarro was che per" fon fixed upon as the moft proper perfon to aét in chis affair ; boch becaufe he was brother co Marqui.r Francifco Piflfrro, and a man of greyit:imerell, 'having been a· chief Aétour in che Conquefi,. and fuflained thereiri al! che hazards and harqíhips we have before, chough in briefand imperfeétly, expre'ífed: he was moreover as to his extraétion noble, ·in his condition vertuous- amd·genérally beloved: belides· all which, had he not been elééted and appointed the1 1 euntp; yet be hada righn to chis Office , in refpeét to the Title he had of being che Proceétciur and .Deferr· · der of ali che Jndians ancl Spaniards in that Kingdom.•oUpon thefe Con fiderarións general Lerters were wrote from tbe Cor¡:ioracions of che fou'r Gitie .s.to (;,onfalo Pi~ farro, who was then at his Plantation in che CharcM, defiring hiin to. come up ro Co:Geo, ro confider with them what courfe was to be' taken in this Conjunélure for che good and fafery of che common welfare; and ro move him hereunto, rhey acquaimed him chat he was moll concerne<l of any in chis affair; for, befides che lofs of bis Jndians, he was in danger of his Life; for that the Vice-king had ofcen. faid and declared, that he could produce aCommand from bis Majeíl:y to cake off his head. Pifar:ro having received thefe advices, gathered what l,lloney he could rnake of his own Eflare, and of whac belonged ro his Brother Hernando Pifarro, and wich tenor. twelve Friends in company travelled to Couo, where, as Carare fairh in the fourth Chapcer ofhis fifth Book, che whole City went forch to meet R r r r and