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 Commentaries. ll:and with his hands in his pockers umill the otheu íhould cut his throar. And therefore mher than go in fuch manner on this errant, he would chufe to return unto his own houfe and retirement, and there expeét his fate, chan to anticipate his death by going to the place of execurion. The Citizens feeing the refolution of Pifarro, and coníidering the reafons.which he alledged, could not but concurr wítb fiim in bis opinio!l as reafonable, and rherefore permirred him to raife Men, under notion onely of his Guard and to defend him, as feveral Aurbours averr, in bis paífage through thofe .Moi.Jntains¡ wherein the Prince Manco Inca had fortified bimfelf. And with this licenfe, and uoder this colour for raifing Men, he increafed bis nurnbers to four hundred rnen, as Gomara faith, both Horfe and Foot; and as fome fay to many more : which when rhe City obferved, they began to repent them of their Eleétion and De- fign, which pu·c·on the face of a Rebellion rather than th~ humble gliife of Peti- tioners; againíl: which way" of proceedings rnany rnade their proteíl:s, and particu- larly rhe three before named, as Gomara reports. · Howfoever .Gonfalo Pifarro pur- fuing his deftgn, wrote very infiant and urging Letters unto al! parts, where Spa- ·niards inhabited, and not onely to the three Cícies before rnentioned, but to the Flamarions of !ndians; addreíftng himfelf to them ali particular]y with fuch en- ·dearing terms as rnighc befi affeét chein, offering to them his Life and Fortt.1ne w· fpend in their Service, ,. either upori the prefent emergencies or upon any orher oc- cafion which íhould occurr for the future : by which his defign was no Ionger un- der a dubious fenfe or difguife, but became clear and evident, as che three.Hiíl:o- ·rfans write, for that he fet up a claim and title to the fole Govemment of Peru 1 .by virtue of an ancient Pacenr from rhe Emperour to his Brother Francifco Pirarro,, confümting and appointing him chief Governour, and afrer him whom he fhould nominare to fucceed him during life; fo that the Government was given for two Lives, as was alfo the difiribution of Inaians, and thofe held by vaífa1age for two ·Lives, according to the original Grants,given to the firíl: Conquerours. · • · Gon~alo Pi~arro, having named and appointed his foverai e aptains .and Olficers, departs fro11i Cozco. The Vice- k}ng in li~e manner a/femblés his People, and appoints Captains, and imprifons Vaca de Caftro, and other prin-· cif ál men of note and quality. :w· lTH th~s fpecious pretence G~n~alo Pi farro proceeded in raffing Meo, fo' . that now it feemed rather án open War than an Addrefs by way of Pe- ·tition for relief againíl: Oppréllions ; and to make bis defigns ye e more manifeíl:,. he fent Francifco de AlmendrM (who was my Godfather) into the greac Road lea- ding to the Ciry of Lo1 Reyes, with a party of twenty Men beficjes Indians, care- folly to intercept all perfo:ns that paífed, not permitting any to crave1 thither, ei-' the.r from-Co~co or Rimac. Al! che Gold and Silver which was in the King's Trea- fur~ he feifed, as alfo the Eíl:aces of.perfons deceafed, and Monies depoficed; wh1ch he cook up by way -of loan, and to re-pay the fa~e again with intereíl: ; .ali which he made ufe of for payment ofhis Souldiers, and éarrying·on his defign; The Cannon which Gaffrar Rodrigue~ and his Companions tranfported from Hua- manca ro Co~co, and which were-many and very good, he feifed upon, and took with him for his Train of Artilléry; for the fupp]y of which he gave orderj_to malre great quamities of Gun-powder, fo~ compounding which they wanted not Salt-perer in abundance ; for in che parts near Co~co che beft Salt-peter is digged ·in ali chat Kingdom. The Captains named for bis Army were Alonfo de Toro Cap- tain of Horfe, who had formerly been Major General to Don Pedro Porto CarrerÓ, Pedro Cermenno was appointed Captain of the Harquebufiers 1 [ohn Yelei de Guévara, ' ?DQ