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. charges eighc rhoufand Pieces ·of Eighc. were_paid him; the which Depoíicions· :md Procefs .againíl: the Vice-king }Vere ligned by,,.ail the Judges, Carate- onely ex• cepted. The Ships being tben at GHaura thei'Vice-king ·was carried rhither by Boat, but A/vare>:. went by Lancl, .where the Vice-king .being commitced to his charge, he falled away with three of.che Ships, and was fo much in haíl:e that he would not O:ay for che difpatches from the Judicature, bue made Sail wichout chem ; and as to Vaca de Caftro he was carried back to Lo1 Reyes up::m one of Che Ships which were--lately- feifed. Thus far are che words ofCarate fpecified in che eleventh Chapter of che fi(th.Book, whofe authority in chis relation we íhall mor,s! parcicularly follow, io ~r~ar§be wa~ prefent anda par~rc?nce~ned in .ali chefe tranfaél:ions; fo we<fhall ámmche faymgs of orher Auchours m,this matter, unleíS fomethiog fingular occurs on .which Carate dotlí not tou~h .. · ' . - : , ., .. .r.. , , ,, . ! CHA 'P. The [ad misfortunes of the Vice-}Jng. A.Confpiracy in 1.li ~ mac againfi ~he Judges, a?,1d what wa.s done th~1:eu pon, The Vice-k_ing is [et at liberfy. _A, LL that is before declared is c::onfi(med by. GGmara, tho~gh in ·.a confufed manner; who farther proceeds in this mannedn Ehe ,J,6.oth Cmapiter of bis Book, wherein he fets forth che fad misfortlines of ch~ unbapp,y¡Vite-king. •. _ .When che Admira!, fays he, refufed to forrender up ~he· Ships (to fave· ohe life c;if che Vice-king, they th~n treated him with opprobrious w.eFds, telling him, thac a man who brought fudi Laws as chofe cleferved- che,re™ard he now:veceived j whereas if he had come without them he had been honoúred and aóióued ; bue now che Tyrant is táken and our liberty reíl:or~d: with fuch ..re¡¡m)aches as thefe they returned him again into che hands of Cepeda, where they·kept him difarmed in cuíl:ody of Licenciado Ninno : howfoever he did always eat with Cepeda, ahd lodged in che fame Bed with him : but Bl!!.fao N11nne>::. · fearing .ac this •time ro be poifoned, asked Cepeda upon the word of a Gentleman, ·when they faft did eat rogether, whether he might freely and withouc, danger €at wirh 'hiril? che which quefüon was put to him in pre[ence of C.hriftopher de Barrientos, M artin t!le Rohle1, Ninno and orher principal perfons; to which Cepeda nitumed ranfwer, aq1J., fai{i he, fo mean a fpirited Rafcal, chat if 1 had a,mind to. kilt .you, I could not doe ié :withouc fome fecret treachery? Your Lordíhip, (aid he, rnay eat as freely · as if you were at che Table of my Lady Donna Brianda de Acumn4, meaning his Wife; and to free you frorn all jealoufie I will be your Taíl:er, ~he which he obferved all ch.e time that he remained in l?iS Houfe. e t • ,One day Friar Gafpar de Carvajal carne to hirn and told him, that by order of che Judges he was come to confefs him: the Vice-king asked whether Cepeda was there, and it being anfwered that he was not, and that there was nq ochers than che three afore-rnentioµed, he caufed him to be called, and complained tó him of his hard f a te ; b ue Cepeda comforted him, and aífured him that there was nqne had power to ra.ke away his life bue himfelfonely, che which he fpake on aífurance of ~hat had b een agreed amongíl: them ; and then Blafco N'llnnez embraced and kiíled him on che Cheek in prefence of che Friar. Thus far are the words of Go- mara, which we have extraéted vcrbatim: and indéed if we confider ir, 'cis a fad paílage, That one eleéted to be a Prince and Governour of w Empire fo great as Peru, íhould be reduced to fuch miferies as he was by his own Creatures and Confidenrs. · This Father Gafpar de Carvajal ·was che Friar of whom we made mention for- merly in the íl:ory of Francifc.o Ore/lana, in ·what manner he oppofed him in his treacherous defign againfl: Gon9alo Pi9arro, when chey were upoa the difcovery of che Cinamon Coumrey ; and how ne wás left upon the TrinirJ Iíland, and retur- - nec.i cu 1 ... ' 1 •