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. being clea{d·of their Enémies, they arrived fafe at Los Reyes; but when they carne . thither, they found that: the Vice-king was made a Prifoner, and embarked and fent -away imo Sp.ún. As we íhall underfiand more particularly in the fequel of this Hifiory. · ' This delay of forcy ·days in building ~he Veffel, was the caufe of ali the mif- . chief which enfüed ~ for during that time. ·the Vice-kiog was made a· Prifoner, which had orherwiíe been preveoced had chofe Gemlemen opportundy arrived : for had it been known that perfons of that Qualicy had i:evolted from Pifarro, aud were come from Couo to joyn ~ the Vice-king, it would have brougfü fo great a reputation to bis affairs, ·that none would have dared to have touched che Vice- king, or declared for the Parcy of Pifarro. And as fome Authours report, the people·feifed on the Vice-king and put him on Ship-board, onely out of fear to . fecure hirh from Gonfalo 'Pi{am, who they heard was on his march with intemion to kill .him: Büt 'i:hefe Gemlemen of Co..co, finding, rnmrary to all expeél:ation, that the Vice-k!og was fent away, every man íhifced for himfelf as weil as he could; fume of which remaining in the City, we fhall have occafion to difcoúrfe of them hereafcer. On the other fide, Gonfalo Pifarro, perceiving thac thofe who were men of the greareíl: interell and po\ver in che A1:my .had relinquiíhed bis imereft, ·h~ gave himfelf over for lofi, and, as the H1ftonans report, refolved to return to che Charw, or to retire into Chile with about fifty of the mofi faithfull of bis Friend~ and Comrades, who, he was aífured, would fiand by him to che laft: 1but whilfi ·he was meditating of thefe matrers, Pedro de Puelles came to him, and orought the ~ news of the departure of che Vice-king, wbich was fo much to che adva1Yrage of Pifarro, that he with new courage and triumph returned ro Couo. The Jndiims- which belonged to chofe who revolted he appropriaced to bis own [ervite, onely thofe who were in vaífalage_ co Garfifaf{o de fa Vega he befiowed on Pedro de P11elln, and gave up his Hou[es ro be plundred by the Souldiers, .one of which aftenvards inténded to have [et fire co tbern, having a fire·btand in Ms hand to that purpofe, ánd had certainly effeéted it, had he not been prevented by another of a better an·d a more mild remper and difpolition, who faid to him, What hure hav~ chefo- Hoú[és done -you? if tbe Maíl:er were here we might reve:Oge our felves upod him, btic whac evil have chefe Walls deferved? Ibis word gave a fiop ro his in- tention and fave~ che Houfe ; howfoever chey plundred it from the top to che bottom,, not leaving ány ching in it which was worth one farching; and turned out' the Indililn Servahts both fyfen and Women, charging chem not to come within the Walls opon pain of deach : howfoever they permitted eight perfons to remaiil therein, namely my Mother, and Siíl:er , and a Maid-fervant, as a·lfo my felf, ( for my Morher would rather have died chan havé been wirhout me) and {ohrl . de Alcobafa my Tucour, with his Son Diego, and bis Brother, and an Indian Maid, which they would not dei;iy me the fervice of. · ' · {ohn Afcobapa, being a perfon of a good life and ~xemplary piety, void of paf- fion and worldly interell, gained rhat reípeét and favour amongíl: them, that they would not take away his life; che friendíhip we had amongíl: feveral of chem; faved us alfo'; for many of thofe who adhered to Pi fatro were yet Friends to rny Father, and would fay, curning ro us, what have thefe Children a!'ld old ·Peopl~ done, or what puniíhmem have chey deferved for che faulcs ofanocher ? Ho\YÍO- ever after chis we had certainly perifhed wich hunger, hap l1bt fhe 1'4w; ?:Od foqié Ladies of their Family, who were related to us, fe'nt us fei:recly and by p:iva(e ways, fome Food wherewirh : to fupport our felves; bur fuch was che {ea'c áoa dread they had of thefe Tyrarus, that che Provifion was fo little as wás fcarée able to füíl:ain us. · ' ' ' A certain ca~iq11e, who.was under che command of my Father; dlled Do'n Gar- . cia Pauq11i, who was Comrnander over two Plantarions, which are ficuaced on che Banks of the River Apurimac feven leagues difiam from che Cicy, one of n·hich is called H1ta)'llari, was more kind and faithfull chao ali dchers relating to us; for be, not fearing the threacs they had given, adventured váth danger of bis life to re- lieve us, and carne one night to our Houíe, to give os nocice rhac we íhould fit up and warch rbe .night following, for that abouc fuch an hour he would fend us in n'·enw five Bufhels of May~, which he accordingly did ; and abouc feven or eight nights after he fent us in che like quancity, which was a fufficient provifion ro relieve us during the eighc months of our famine and refüaim, unrill che time '" - Sfff 1]1at 681