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. RL?Yal Commentaries. he was prefent when che Vice·king was made a prifoner; and that che J udges being in che Market-place, upon _break of day fome Musket-fbot. were mage upon rhem from a Gallery of che Vice·king's hpufe, at which che Souldiers who .were with che Vice-king were fo incenfed, chat they refolved to ent_e_r his houfe by force, and kill ali chofe who oppofed chem: but che Judges pacified them w~ch good words, ano fenr Father Gafpar de Carvajal, fuperiour of che Order of Sr. Do- minick._, :md Antonio de Robles , Brother of Martín 'de Robles; to Jet the Vice king know chat they had no other ~ncencion than onely to conferve chemfelves from being tranfported and fhipped away by force, againíl: che exprefs Cornrnand of his M_a-jefly. And rhat ,if he p!eafed wichouc farcher comeíl: to come ii:ico che greac t Cpurch, chey,W@Qld chere a_ttend hirn; otherwife he would put himf~lf into nía~ nifeíl: danger, with all chofe who adhered co him. Whilíl: thefe Meífengers were gon ·to ,che Vice-king , che hi,mdred Souldiers who were of his Guard forfook him ~ and revolced alfo coche Judges; and then che Souldiers, finding che en- uance open aqd eaGe, began to plunder che Servants Charnbers which were ín che Court-yard. . Abouc chis time Dr. Carate, coming out of his Cl¡amber to jGyn wirh che Viee-king, meMhe Judges in the way, and feeing that he could nor have entrance, he went into che Church 1.Vith _chem. The Vice-king, having r~ceiyed his Melfage, and finding him abandoned by all chofe in whom he had· placed che greac.~fr· confidenc@ ,, h.e went voluntarily inco the Church, and cher~ delivered himfelt up into thG hands of che Judges, who broughc him to Licenciado Cepeda's Houfeiarmed as he .was with his Coat of Mail and Gantlec; and (eeing · Carate in compaoy with che reíl: ;_ what, faid he , Carate, areyou alfo of_ thú Party? areyou come alfo to t l[l~ m_e, in who¡n l*repofed fo much confidence? To which he reply- ed, whofoever hath. told you ,: that 1 am of that number lie! ; for it ~ )1otorio1_1fly k,.no"RJn who are the perfom who took._you, and who ktep you Prifaner. Then Orders were given, d1a~ ~he Vice-ltjng fhould fpeedily· be emearked upon ene df rh~ Ships, · aod , fen t; into Spain; leíl: Gonp tlo Pifarro, comiQg thither, and 6ndjng him in cull;ody; íhqi;ild kill hit.Il, ,or thac th€ .Relations.of Agenc . Suam:, fhould deGgn rhe Jike i!l rev~nge for che Murrher of ·tbeir Kinfman; and thac what mifchief befell him of thac kind , the faulc of all would be objeél:ed unto rhem : and farcher rhey conf\dered, rhar in cafe they fhould fend him away wichout fome force or re- fiptjnt upon hill)~ .. he might remrn afhore, and fall upon them again: whar to doe herein diey kñew nor, or whac co refolve, fo that chey feerned ro repenr of what they had alr~ady . done. Howfoever chere was no other remedy now bue chey muíl: proceed ;' and fo chey rnade Licenciado Cepeda their Captain General, who , with a íl:rong Guard , conduéted the King to che Sea-Gde , wich intenc co put -l1im aboard a Ship ; bue herein they found fome difficulty : for Diego Alvaret. Cu• ero , who was ac that cime Admira! of che Fleet, feeing great numbers of peo• ple on the fhoar, and that they were bringing the Vice-king prifoner, fent Cap- tain Geronimo Curbano in his Long-boat arrned with Sm:lll-fbot, and fome Pecre.:; ro's in the head, to comrnand ali che Boats belonging ro the Fleet ro c01ne a- board che Admira!; and wich chem he went to require_the Judges ro fet che Vice-King ac liberty : but chis aétion produced little effeét, onely fome Shot were interchanged between che Sea and the Town, and fo che Admirnl recurned ~gain to bis Ship. Afrer which che Judges fenroff a Boat to Cuero, to require him co furrender che Fleec to chem, with che Children of che Marquis , and chac chen they would deliver che Vice-king into his hands to be ca~ried away wich one Of che Ships; and if not, chat he muíl: expeét che fequel chereof. This Meffage was carried wich confent of the Vice-king by Friar Ga!far de Carvajal, who at che Ship fide openly declared it , in the prefence of Vaca de Caftro, who was then a Prifoner on board ; which when Diego Alvarez, Cuero heard; an~ confidered the danger che Vice-king was in, he prefently landed the Children of the Marquis in the Boats belonging to che Fleet togecher with Don Antonio and his Wife; which being done, che Judges farther required a furrender of the whole Fleec, or other· wi(e chey threamed to cuc off t~e H~ad of che Vice. ki.ng. . Dur_ing this Treaty, Vela Nunnez; , Brother of the VKe-kmg went to and fro w1th Meífages between che Admira! and che Judges; anc.I feeing that che Captains of the Ships refolved aoc co abandon their Charge, they recurm:d with che Vice-king to the Cicy under.: a very íl:rong Guard. Two days afcer which, the Captains of the Fleet receiyed intelligence, chat the Judges and Souldiers were comriving means how to fur· prize che Fleet by fending a füong IParcy of Mufquetiers ,iil Boats_ t-0 a~tack them ~ ' f or ~93