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 Commentariei. t HA P. VIII. 1he bi/fentions ami Troubles are increafed. The four Cítiei write to Gonc¡alo Pi'iarro, and eleti him to be Procura- tour er Agent General of all Peru. He raifes men tfJ march with him to the City of Los Reyes; G Onfalo Pifarro living quietly .ancl Ín retiren;ent in th~ c_harcm~ was fo foÍicitecl by the coníl:ant Letters wh1ch carne co h1m from partIGu!ar p~rfon~, who had attained to confiderable ell:ates, that he was at length perfuaded afcer Va.ca de Ca- ftro was gone to Los Reyes, co leaye bis dwel\ing, and repai¡tfo Couo. ,. Many of thofe who feared a deprivation both of their efiates and vaífalage of ,tlJeir Indi~ lins llocked to him ; which numbers wére increafed by many .who affeél:ed no- velcy; howfoever libercy was pretended and protefüon from che violent deíigns of Blafco NHnne:i:;, who refufed to incline to reafon, to admit appeals, or to hearken unto any addreíles; fo that they were forced ro have recm:¡rfe to Arms, and to rnake choice of Pifarro for rheir Chief, whcim they would fo1!ow and defend : bue Pi farro, who was deGrous to prove them and juíl:ifie himfelf, told thém, thar they would doe well to conGder firíl:, what they did, for to oppofe che Commands and Ordinances of Regal Power , .though by wav. 9f Pecition, was to contradiét the Aurhority of the Emperour himfelf. That War was a matter of great mo- ment, and not lighcly to be underfaken ; .chac the manage1,I1ent was laborious and painfull, and che fuccefs doubtfull; thac hé coul.d noc gratifie their delires in things which were conrrary and in oppofitionto th.e King's fervice_, or accept the charge of ProcuracDur or Captain for them: bue they on che other fide iofüted on che jufüce of their caufe, and the. lawfulne~ o.f the enterprize; arguing that, if .ch~ defign of conquering .the Indi.ans were jufüfia.ble, then likewife ir was lawfull to · bring them into vaífalage; that .it was not in the power of the ~mperour to ~eprive c}1em of che people and ílaves 'Yhich he once had given them;· or recall. bis donation , having beíl:owed them on feveral perfons ~n conGderation of marriage. That i~ was as lawfull for chem to defend che vaífals whie,;h they had gained, and privileges; as for che Gentlemen of Cafti!e cheir liberties, which were granted to rhem by the Kings , for having been aiding to chem i.n the Wars againíl: che Moors ; and on the fa me terms mighc th~y inftfl who had wreíl:ec:í thofe dóminions out of che . hands of Idolacers. In fine, they concluded, chat they were not refolved to trouble ,chemfelves about thefe Laws; or fapplicate or intreat againíl: them, for chac chey found no obligation in the)ea(t to ae,knowledge 01 receive chem; notwichíl:anding ali which, there w~re fome who maintained che honour and che Loyalry which was owing to che King, and dec)ared the folly of thtfe men, who, upon precence of .main.caining their qwn rights and immu'i- nitie:s, contradiéted and 'oppofed thac Loyaky to whi.ch they were ali engaged,. and made chemfelves Scacef.men in matters of which they were ali igno~ant ; but ali chis was to no purpofe, to inculcate matters unto men who were cdeaf .¡ and refolved not to hear or underíl:and: bue this rafh language ílopp~d n0c hete, but prcx:eeded to farther excravagances, and Souldie~ qegan to fpeak iil qf che Go- ' vermn~nt ,, and r'eflect upon che Emperour himfelf, imagining chat fuch chreacs· \\·oi.ild mollifie. his difpleafure, and indine him to favo9r cowa.rds füch bruces as themfelves. To aggravace al! which ,. they reported 5 cñac B!afco Nunnez, ,was att unexperienced perfon in aífairs, obíl:inate, an enemie to the rich men~ an Alp¡agrian, who had h~nged ,a Prieíl: in Tumbe~, and hanged and quattered a fervant of Gonpr- to Pif,.irro, becagfe he ~~' ª5 an enemie to Dieg1 de' A!magr.o; for having broughE the' comrnand for puuing Pirarro to death, and for che punifhm~nc of chofe ~·ho had joyned with him in rhe b~uel of Salines. And to ~ccompliíh allth~ évil fayings which could b'e alledge,d aga iníl: l)im, they reporced, that he prqhibited, wine,. a1,1d to; eat fpi~es ;md lugar,:md to wear filk cloachs, and to t.tavail wirh Hamocks or Bedding. And chus, wirh rhefe r~porn,. fome c.rue and, fome falfe, Pi far ro made his ends and advantages, beingwilling and r~ady to cake hold of any prn enae oo· gfouri~ R r i: 11 hi9