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 Commeniariú. 6 . - .97 of rhofe wh~ had plotted co fec him ~c . libercy, an~ being defüous to ~econcile himfelf co h1m, wenc the fame day that he made Sa1l, and was at Sea; unto che Cabbin of che Vice-king, and there, co excufe himfelf, told him; that t~e Office he had undercaken was with imem to doe him fervice, and to free hirri ouc..of che hands of Cepeda, and from che danger of falling into che power of Gonp1.lo Pi~arro; whofe arrival in chofe pares was íhorrly expecled; and ~hac ' h~ might be aífured of ,bis reality in chis rnaccer, _llie entirely religned to him .che command· of the Ship. together with his libercy,.. and rhac he himlelf was ac his difpofal, and de- voted to his fervice, befeeching him to pardon his paíl: errours and faulcs which he confeífed to have been greac in his confederacy with ochers againíl: him, and ~hac che merit of reíl:oring him to life and libercy might actohe and fatisfidor his .former crimes·; and accordingly .he gave Orders to che ten men, whom he broughc wich him far Guards to che Vice-kjng, chat rhey íhould henceforward obfervé . and follow che commands of his Lordíhip. ífhe Vice-king recurned him thanks¡ and raid him chac he·raccepced che proffer, and accordingly took che cornmand of the Ship and Arms, and carried himfelf fair cowards hirn"for a while; bue chis good ·humour laíl:ed noc long before he began ro crear him wich more rude terms; calling him Villain, Mucinier, and ocher opprobrious names;fwearing rhac he would hang .him, ahd thoagh he reprieved him for che prefent, ic was onely becau(e he haq occalion far his fervice. And chis kind 9f·deportment he ufed t_owards him, .during che time chey were in cornpany cogerbetr,' failing. afong .the Coaíl: to che Gity of Truxillo, where many chings happebed which we' íhall hereafcer telate. Thus far Carate, whofe words we ha\Te repeated veibatim; árrd. who proceeds far· ther in chis rélation in the thifteenth Chapcet of his Book. , . ' · J : • • l. \ ~ . \ .: e H'. A P. _ xvu.., ... &· ( i. 1 ... ¡', 'I fhe Su1'1111ons which' the Judges .fen.~ to <Jo11~alo Pi~arro'; and the misfortunes which hefe!J thofe ,who deferted his Caufo. . . . ·. ' i •• ~ i A Lvam:. having fet Sail and at Sea, it w'as repbtted at1 LoJ 1 R~eJ ,chat he atid · che Vice-king were agreed, to which' they gave the ,greater crédir, by forne circumíl:ances in his behaviour befare he deparred ; and more .efpecialty becaufe' he did not expeél: the difpacches which the Judges were preparing¡ and which Ca- rate had purpofely delayed with pretence thac they íhould be forwarded ·the da'y following. This matter much troubled the Judges, for that chis Alvare:i:, had been che chief promoter and iníl:rument of che Vice-king's imprifonment, and had been more conc;erned therein than any of che others : but wbilíl: they were doubtfull of the mea_nirig and imention of A/vare~, it was -thought fic tó fend a meílage w Gon~!o Pi;arro, giving him inforn;lation of what had fucceeded, and to require him, by virtue of th~ir Commiffion from che King,, whereby they were auchori- fed and impowered to adminiíl:er Juíl:ice, and to order and command fuch things as tended ro che peace and welfare of thac. Coumrey, that he íhould immediarely. disband hi~ Army and repair to the Cicy, 'in regard they had already fufpe11ded che execucion of che new Laws, which was che fum of the Pecition for which chey carne, and had fent the Vice-king into Spain, which was a point of higber fatisfatl:ion than chey had dernanded or pretended unto before : wherefore.in re- gard all matcers were appeafed, they required bim to come in a peaceable manner without an Army ; and in cafe he íhould delire to have a Guard for che fecuricy· of his Perfon, he rnighr, if h~ pleafed, come attended,with fifceen or cwemy Horfe: This command being difpacched a.way, che Judges would have feconded itby fome Citizens for th~ better countenance of che matter, but there was none chat WG>il!d accepc che Offic~, apprehending forne danger might be in ic; faying, ~hat tbey migbc be blamed by Gonfa!o Pif_arro and his. Parcy for taking upon them füch .a meífage to them, who precendea to c0me for .tbe fecurity of their E.fiares again~ · U u ú u fuch