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.

BooKlV. Royal Commentaríer. · teíl [everity: and accordingly it was concluded amongíl: thofe who were unconcer- ned in this fafe Conduét and Pardon; to kill Ga[par de Rajas, Philip de Gutiere;;., , the fon of Alonfo de Gutiere2;., , who was Treafürer tQ his Majeíl:y and born at Ma- drid, and alío Arias Maldonado·á Gentlertlan of GtdiCia, 'Who, with Philip Gutiere;;.,, had loitered twoor three days Journey behind in Guamanga, upon pretence of cer- rain buíineífes ,to be done t~ere in order to tfieir J ourney ; .but during their ft 1 ay ac that place Gondato Pi farro difpeeded Pe.dro de Pite/les with q_ ,party of Horfe to take off their He.las : bat the execution of Gafpar Rodrigue:c, \.vas ihore difficúlt: for he was then a Caprain in the Field, and aétually at the h~ad of a.lmoíl: ,two hupd¡:eP, Laflces, and being a perforn very rich, of great' .IQ"térefl>,. r ~ne! 'vetY, popffia~~ ~he~ could not ad cheir deíign publickly upan him, áh~ th@r~.fér,e:: H~y Md-'f~tótirfe--to chis Strntegeme. Gonyalo I'ifal'ro commanded ad Hun~tedl a!nd fi!ftyí HJ1.-queJfoffet~· of Capraitll Cermenno's Comparíy to be in a rddinefs, añ'd h:ivMg giverl ai\~'t:'o '~a'd1 of them prívate A:rms, and ¡Dlaced the Artillery·in goofofd~r; :lle c4lled 1 1Yte:e ap..,. rains to come to him, telling them that _he h-ád cert~in aa~ic~~? 1 ~~ic~fle q~'2l 1 1 l~te-' ly received fro rn Los Reyes, to communrcare 1 w them. ·And bemg all 1 come,i anH amongíl rhe reíl: Ga[par Roh igue;;.,, Gon1alo Pif arro íl:ept out cifOis T'ent~ ' whíth' was well guarded with Cannon, and prerending as it ·wére fome other bú'Gnefs; in· tlle' mean time the Majar-General Carvajal comés to Gafpar Rodrigue;;.,, and lay~óg, hi$ hand on che hile of his Sword, drew it out of che ,Scabbard; advifing hiurr() c.all for a Prieíl:. and confe[s.' for that.he was to die im11,1e~~ª~.élr,r ~ f!kfp~r~ ·R1J~)ig)1~:{.. ~é-. fifred a wbUe, pretendmg to be 1hnocenr; and to d~ar hüruelfi of chofe ,ai;:ciilat~bn.s which were againíl: him; but that would nót ferv'e'his éurn,'.'for imínepiately (qey cut off his head. : r ' • • ' ' '...· . The executi9n of chefe 'men.rerrified 'the ·who.le eamf), 'and rnore ~a~i icbJ~riy_ chofe whó were confcious to themfelves of 1'Jeihg Complices itl che fametf\.a'.roa· (or which chofe were put to deach; and rhefe aets qf fevefüy we e the 1 n'lme af- frighting becaufethey were chefiríl: whit h Gon9alo Pifa'l'fO had: cómmitteHt ~({G~iIYé: ufurpation oflíis tyranlilical Power. Sorrrdew days a'ftefvyárds Don BJ!i-ajaf' c¡.nd bis Comrades carne to che .Camp bringing Balta{af de •Loayfa anif Hei:nándo C'i:tvdtlor, (as we bave faid) Prifoners ~ bue tbe day before he knew thae tfiey werel:co-entet inco tbe Camp, he Cent bis Major General Carvajal before him, wich ordrrs that wherefoever he mee them he íhould puc theni to déarh : but íuch was' ~l1e good fortune of Loayfa and Cava/los, cbat tbey miíl:aking their way, che Major Gerleral was di(appoinced of bis prize, and the Prifoners were brought tp che Carnp, ~hedí fo many inteKeífours ap~eare'd in favour of che two Delinqueóts, cnat Loayfa was releaíed arrd fent away wirhont any provikon made for hirn, but 'Herndndo de Ca- va/101 was conti1:med, and carried away with the re.11 of the Army. Thus far is the account given by Carate in the fifth Book and the eleventh Chapter. ' . . In fine, they killed Gafpar Rodrigue;;., and his Accomplices, whofe death was'ha- frened and occaíione_d by their applications' to che'Vice-king for a Pardon ci,nd a fafe Condu&, which he· and his adherents demanded for fafety of their 1h::es,. as Gomara confirms in the· 164th Chapter of his Book.; Tbe Vice-king's li)araon and a faf eCondutt was general for al!, Piyarro, Francifco de Can;ajal, Benito dJC11r- vajal and fome few otbers onely,excepted; at whicb Pif arro and bis Maj'or-Gerieral were fo rn~ch offended, th~t they immediately hanged up Gafp~r i!.odrigde:/;,'· Philip Gutiere;;., wHh che refi; wb1cb are the·words of (;omar.a. In chis rnaMer chis p'oor ~ Gentleman Ga[par Rodrigue;;., de Campo Rotondo ended bis days; far being of an un- quiec fpirit, he was neither well with chofe who were called'Tyrants and Rebels, nor with thofe who were eíl:eemed for Loyalifis. • · CHAP.