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-lV~ R@yal Commentarics. úom che Corporation of rhat City, where it had been publickly debated, yer he refufed to hearken thereunto ; and though he plainly confeíled himfelf, that chofe Laws were prejudicial to the intereíl: 0f the people, and could not be put in exe- cution without dif-fervice to fiis M1tjeíl:y, and d\at if chofe perfons who formed and ordained them were here prefent, and had obferved the difficulties and incon- ' veriiences that attended them, they would never have ·perfuaded his Majefiy to have confütuted or enaél:ed the fame : and that though for thefe reafons he was reíolved to fend his Commiffioners rngether with theirs to fupplicate his Majeíl:y chat he woóld be pleafed to recall thofe Ordinances, as inconíiíl:enr witb tli!e good ofhis Peóple, h0wfoever in tbe mean time he could not fufpend the execution, having Infüuétions and Commands from bis Majeíly to tbe contrary. Th_us far áre the words of Carate, who, with other Wrifers, proceeds fn rhis manner. .: · Dllring tfüs time che Road from Cow was fo íl:opped chat ali intelligence ivas incerceptecl, fo that none was ~rol!lghc eíther by uhe Spaniards or Jndian Meífengers, more than chat Goíf~a!o Pifdrro was rnme tb Couo, where the people, vvhb ~iere fled from Lo1 Reyes and orher parts, flocked to himupon che news that there was like co be a Civil War·. Whereupion the Vice-king and the Judges difpatched rheír Orders ro che Cítízens of Co:i::.co, g.iving rhem to underHand that their dury was to receive Blafco Nunne:i::. for their Vice-king, and tberefore chofe prefent Ler- ters were n0 fommon rhem to appear forchwich at Los Reyes with their Hor[e and Arms.. And,though rhefe Otders were intercepted on rhe R:oad, yet fomé Co- pies of tbem were brough~ to Co:i::.co by fome perfons who carne by by-ways, the which fo wrought upon feveral of the Citizens, that they accordingly carne and made tbeir appearan·ce at Los Re;es to ferve tbe•Vice-king; as íhall hereafter be declared. · · Affiirs íl:anding upon tbefe terrns; certain intelligence carne to the Vice-king of all that. had paíled ar Co~cd, which fo alatm'd him that be gave immediate Or- ders to increafe bis Army; to raife and maintain w~ich hav;ng occafioq for a good füm of Money, he caufed tbe Money, beíng an hundred thoufand Píeces of Eighr, laden by Caftro de Vacd'On board a Ship for áccount of his Majefiy, ro be· brought a-íhore, and employed for tbe ufe and fervice of his Army. The p'erfons to'whom he ga've Commiffions of Captains to command the H:orfe, were Alonfo de Monte Major and Diego Afv~re:i::. de Cuero bis Brother-in-law; of ene Ihfantry were Martín de Ro6Les, Paui de Menefe1 '; and Captain of the Arquebufiers' was Gonf.ala Di.u de Pinnera: his Brother Ye/a Nunnez. was made Captáin General, l>iego de Vrhina Lieutenant General, and John de Agu.ire Sargea!)t Major. His whole Army befides Nacives confified of fi]{ hundred Souldiers, ·of which·chere \\. 1 ere an' htmdred H'orfe,. two hundred Fire-arms, and·tbe reít were Pikes and Lances. He caufed great fiore of Fire-arms ·ro be made, fome of !ron;'. and fome of Bell- mett!e ;1 for he gave Or'ders to take down che Bells ohhe,grear Church, and to caíl: them into Muskers: he-alfo made great quantiries bf Halbercs. A'nd becáu íe he fufpeéted the affefüon and reality o( the pebples goód wil1 cowards him, he caufed feveral falfe Abrms to be given, that fo he rtliglit rry irJ whac manller' r11e Souldiers and People would ·behave themfelves if occafion were. And becauCe he was jealous of che praétices of Vaca de Caftro wirh his Servants; and others oí his Party to whom he had given tbe liberry of.the City, under 1 a confinemem not to exceed the bounds rhereof; he one day about Ditmer-time caufed an Alarm to be given, that Gonfalo Pir_arro was near at hand, and had entred che Marker-place wich his Army: upon which occafion he gave ,Or-ders ro Diego Afvare:i::. d~ Cuero to feife on che Perfon of Yaca de Caftro, \vho wich otber Officers took alfo Don Pedro de Cabrera, Hernan Mexia de Gu:i::.man bis ·Brothér-in-law, as alfo Caprain Lo- renfo de Afdana, Mefchior Ramire:i::., and Baltafar Ramire:i::. his Brother, and 1 carried tbem ali togecher to the Sea,fide, and embarked them upon a Ship belonging to the Fleet, commanded by Capcain leronimo de Curbano, a Narive of Bilboa: in a few days after wbicb, he fet Lorenfo de A!dana at liberty, and oanifhed tferl'idn' Mexia to Panama, and Melchior and Baltafar de Ramire:i::. to Nicaragua; bue he con- tinued Vaca de Caftro in the Ship, without ma~ing any Procefs by'Law, or legal'ly laying any Faulc or (:rimes ro their charges, ór recéivin'g any 'ÍnÍOrrñatión •agaihíl: them. Thus far are the vvor<!ls of Auguftine de Carate in ché fixth Ch:ipter'of his Book. CHAP.