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.

688· R~,y'al Commentaries. BooK IV~ ., ' C Ji A .P. XIII. Of ~he Death of Agent Yllen Suarez de Carvajal, ancl of the great nmtiny and diffurbance he caufed in Peru. D. Uring all theíe troubles and ílaughters in the Camp of Gonfalo Pi farro, there happened an accident fad and tragical in the Cicy of Lo1 Reye1, which Go- mara in the 1 5 9th Chapter of his Book relaces to have been in this manner. Lewi1 Garcia San M,rneJ; who was Poílmaíler in XaHxa, brought certain Lett~s which \vere ~r9te in Cyphers by Benito de Carvajal to the Agent Y/len S11are~ his Bro~her' ~ the Vj~e- king preíemly took a jealoufie upon che Cypher, and a füfpi- oCion of cP,e Ag_em's faithfulneís, and íhewing them to che Judges, dernanded their opini0n, 'whether tbey were not ground fufficiem to put him to death: to which the J udges replied, that ic were convenient firíl to know che comems of tbem. Hereupon the Agent was called for, who coming, did not feern, as chey fay, co 0e íl:arded or change his countenance, though he was feverely treated with íliárp \Vords ; ·but took che .paper and read it wirhout hefüation, Doétour '/ohn A/vare~ noting che words which he read : the fum or fubíl:ance of ali che Cypher was, che number of Souldiers that were wirh Pifarro, and what his inrentions were; who were in his favour and who not; and in fine declared, rhat he would wacch his opportunicy to ílip aw:iy, and come to the fervice of che Vice-king fo foon as he could difengage himíelf, according to che Counfel which che Agent had given hím. After which che Key of che Cypher was called for, and the matter beiag thereby difclofed, it was found to agree with the incerpretation given by the Agenc, and éó verífie che truth chereof Beniro Carvajal carne to Lima two or three days afcer Blafco Nsmne~ was feifed, not knowing any thing of the death of che Agenc. Thus far ar.e the words of (Jo1'1,ara. Hówfoever there füll remained upon the mind of che Vice-king fuch a jealoufie of che Agem, that like ¡m evil Spirit it íl:ill haumed and followed bim, never fuffer)ng hím to be at reíl umill at laíl the direfull effeél:s thereof broke out in rhe very Chamber of che Vice-king, where the Agem was aílaflinared wirhout any caufe or reafon for ir, which íl:ruck a greater rerrour imo che minds of che people on tbis fide than was the late conílernation in che Camp of Gonfalo P1~carro, fo that neírher Parcy was free from Tragedies of cheir own. And p,arricularly here happened out one the night following, occafioned by the flight of Balrafl1r de Ca- j filla and others afore-mentioned. The chree Authours repon this Hiíl:ory al- moíl in the fame manner: and firíl: we íhall repeat whac che Accoumanr A11gujl-ine Carate fays upon this Subjeét, and then we íhall add chat from che others which he hath omitted. That which he relates in che eleventh Chaprer ofhis fifrh Book is as follows, and herewith we will recura to the Subjeét of our Hiíl:ory. Some few hours after Don Bt1!rafar de Caftilla and his Companions were depar- ted from the City of Lo1 Reyes in purfuit of LoltJfa as is before-memioned, the macter was not fo fecretly carried out that it carne ro che knowledge of Caprain Wego de Vrbina, who was Major-General to che Vice-king; for he going his Rounds in the night through che City, and calling at the Houfes of fome ofchefe who were Aed, neither found them at home, nor their Arms, nor Horfes, nor rhe menial Jndian Servants which belonged to chem; upon which fufpeéting what was faln out, he direétly went to the Vice-king's Lodgings, who \~as rhen in Bed and told him char he had reafon to believe thar e.be greateíl: ¡.:iart of che peop!e bad deferted che City. · Tbe Vice-king was gready troubled (as was reaíon) at rhis report, and arifing from his Bed gave immediate order to found an alarm, and rhat every man íl1ould íl:and to his arms; and calling his Captains, gave chern order to go from Honfe co·aoufe and make enquiry who were abfem, rhat fo he.might be informed of the number of thoíe who were dep:med. And having accordingly made fearch and found thac Diego d~ Ca1-vaj11l, {eronimo de Carvajal and Francifco de Efcobedo wer~ mifling, who were Kinfmen of Agent Yllfll S1Mre2::. de CarV11j11!, it was iníl:anrly be- lieved chat he was engaged in d1e Plot, and in favour of Gonf11lo Pirmro; for it muid