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_oyal Commentaries. BooK .IV. ancl , wekome him, b~ing overjoyed at his coming; and ever~ day people fled- from Los Reyes co che Ciry of Coz:.co, reporring fad ftories of che praltices of the Vice-king, which fer.ved to enAa1!1e ar\d Giiti up the i;ninds of che People and Ci- rizens to Sediüon. Many Meetmgs and Goníultmons were now held by rhe Magiílrates of rhe 'fown, where the Judges were affembled with the generality of che i!:hie6 Citizens. And coming co crear upon rhe matter, how chey were ro crearand receive che Vice-IHng when he fhould come thither, fome were of opi- niohitihilc chey fhould not . refufe to receive and emertain him; bue as ro the new Sracutes and Laws, they fhould not be admitted untill chey had by cheir Meffen- gers repreíented their Cafe,unto his MajeHy, and rec;eived his farther pleaíure thereapom Ochers were of a contrary íeníe, and faid, chat having once adrnicted of chofe Laws, and fuffered themfolves to be deprived of their JndiiirJS, chey fhould wich much difficulty recrieve thern again. In fine, It was agreed and refolved , rhar Go11~(1/o Pi ftirro íhould be rhe perfon eleél:ed for che City of Coz:.co-, and chat Diego Centeno, v,·ho,was •confücuced Plenipotentiary for che Cicy of Pl11te, fhould delegare his power ro PiFt1rro, whereby being aachorited an~ endued wich a ge- neral and common power from feveral Ciries; he might wich greacer confidence and affurance appear ar che Cicy of Lo1 Re;e1 in preíence of che ViGe-kíng. Bue befare che marcer was concluded there aroíe many debates upon che point , whether Pi fti rro were to be atcended wich Souldiers an~ Guards for his perfon; and after fome diípuce ir was agreed , that he ought co be guarded and defended wich Souldiers; for which many reafons were produced; as firít, thar· che Vice- king had already beat up his Drums in Lo1 Reye1, and had declared, that he would march againll thoíe who had feized che grear Guns and carried chem out of che Forr, and punifh them as Rebels co the King: and moreover, confidering the m0- roíe and angry temper ofche Vice-king, who was inflexible in his humour and refol-· ved never to admir the Addreffes ,of chofe, who petitioned for a fufpenfion of che new Laws; which he pur in execurion without che concorrence and affem of rhe Officers of che King's Court, which was contrary co his Infiruétions from his Ma- jefiy. And likewiíe confidering whar he had often declared, chat he had his Ma- jefty's Command to cut off che head of Gonp ilo Pi ftirro, as an Adour and evil In- firument in che late unhappy Wars, anda Conípiratour in che Murcher of Don Di- ego , and therefore chey ooght to appear open faced , and defend themfelves with Armes; but others, who were more moderare men, would not allow chata Guard fhould be gramed on rhe reafons aforefaid, but rather on pretence that rhere was need and oc;:cafion thereof co defend the períon of Pip11rro on the way in his tra- vaíls to Lo1 Reye1, being to pafs a dangerous Coumrey infefted wich Wars and Soul- diers belonging to che Inca. Bue others who would fpeak more plainly, and nQt mince rhe matter, declared openly rhac che Souldie'rs weré defigned to defend rheir Agem or Meffenger from the implacable fpirit of the Vice-king, who obferving ño Laws of jufüce or reafon•, there could be no fecurity for any man to crear with him : And as to other proceedings by way of Witneífes and Informarions, lirrle could be effeéted , having t~ deal wich Proél:ours and Clerks of his own; who would confouncl al! bufineffes, and rnake them to mm according co his own will and pleafure; fo that being deprived of ali ways of Law and Jufiice, there was no other rneans lefr, rqan to have recourfe unto Arms, and co repell force wich force; and that a Judge who availed hirníelf on violence and on law, was to be fer at defiance and 0penly refiíled. The matter being rhus refülve<l ; Gonfalo Pifar- ro fer up. his Standard, to which the <;:itizens fl~cked .in great numbers, offering both their períons and efultesand vowmg to dye m mamtenance of rhat quarrel. Thus far are rhe words of Auguftine C11rate in che fourth Chaprer of che fifth Book ofhis Hiíl:ory of Peru. That which now follows, are che words of Fr11nc~ Lopez:. de Gomara in the 157th .Chapter. · •' • l CHAP. lJ. • .. J ' . 1:.