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.

J(oyal Commerttarier. BooK IV~ fuch as in general wer~ . ene~~tts to tbe~. Hereupon .die Judges fén~ fnflrufüo~s to rA:uguftine Carate, 1 Acc_ouncan_t ~<!neta~ of ~he Kmgd0m, ~~at be, together m coffipany wiEh Don 'Antor110 ¿fe 'Ribera, an mhab1tant of that Cmy ,: fhould go and fignibe. cbeíe .matters, for which he was authorifed by che Credentfü.ls.which were given him : antl arcordingly they departed, and travelled as far as "the· Valley of' X.w~) where 1G'onpllol"íp1rro wás encarnped; who beiog already iñformed of tne méffiige whida cehey1brnughr, w'hich he knew would be unwekome to liis Peoplb, {ór they áppren'errdiihg·that tllis meífage was broughc wich intention to disband' cherh; and cbeueby ·defeac them bC che hppes they had to fack and plunder the Ci- ty of Lima, mighc lDrobably thereupoii fall ihco a muciny ; ro prevent which 'fe., ronimóY,!legM, Capmio, ©Í Pi'farro's own Company, was diípeecleG! away wich thircy Mufquetiers mmmced on Horfüback co inre'rcepc the mefÍei:igers in rheir . way; , and baving metl chem coming, che~ fuffered Anttrnio de Ribera to pro ceed to che Camp; hiut cmey íl:0pped Y.!ugufoiñe de Carate , and t©ok his dif- pacches from hirn, •and returned him back by che farne way chac he ·ccáme, as far; as che Provihce of Pariacaca, where the}' detained him Prifuner for che fpáce o'f ten days, wich cerrbilrs .and threacs, unlefs hi'! defül:ed from farther profecuciob o( bis Meffiige; and in dHs condition he remained untill füch time as 'Uon¡alo Pi9nrro arri' l.ed there with his Camp. Tht!s far are the words of Carate, whicn are agaiu conffrmed by óther Auc.hours, who proceed and fay, That chofe of che Corpóra tion 0f the ~ity of Lo} Reye1, made choice of Don Antonio de Ribera ancl Auguftine . de Oarate Accoun anc General~ beéaufe chey weh~ boch mea acceptable to Gony_a!o Pi{arro, and che leaíl: fu(peéted by hirn; for chac Don Antrmio was as ft were bis Btocher-in-law, having married cheWidow of Francifco M nrrin de Ak nntara ;' Bro- ther co the "Marquis Don Francifco Pifnrro, and Carate was a Períon, who being a ,.· füanger in che Countrey, had no engagements or obligations in any pare of che Countrey ; for Whrch caufe, as we íaid, th~y fuffered Don Antonio to pafs, by re:i: fon of his alliance, but che Accoumam Carate was íl:opped by chem. Thus much is confirmed by Diego Fernande:;:;,, who adds farcher in the twemy fourth Chapcer of his Book. Thac ac the Council held by (Jonf111o Pi farro and his Capt:ti.ns, to confider of the Anfwer which was to be returned to the Meffiige fent by che J udges, they onely couched upan one point chereof, to which Francifco de Carvajal like a great Officer and SoQldiet made chis reply, That whereas che Judges did re- quire chac Gonyaló Pifarro fhould come to chem wich a Guard onely of fifreen or ' twenty Horfe, chey underíl:ood it ro be fo many in a Rank, to which imerpretarion all che Captains in che Council agreed, and concluded char ir was neceffiiry for che welfare of che Publick to creare Gonr¡alo Piyarro chief Governour, and in ali orher things they would comply wich che Judges, and that in cafe they íhould >r€füíe rn accept cllefe Propofals, chey were refolved to put the City ro Fire and Swo1·d,&t. Thus fai· Diego Femande:;:;, Palentino. But now to recuro to Graviei de Roj.u, and Garcilaf[o de la Vigá, a:ád ·0~h€t fohtt- bitants and Gentlemen of Cb:;:;,co, who deferted .Gonyalo Pipttrr'o arlti Vt~fe fl&l ,'t () ¡Jr'equepa, whence noc finding•paffiige by Sea chey tvavelled along tfy . che. ~:t'~a f.t,­ and being at length arrived ac Los Reyes, they found ~hemfelvés 11:1\lch ~t ía 'lofs., füt chat che Vice-king, whofe fortune -rhey intended to fol10w} wa a'lr€ád9 ták~ól and embarked by force for Sp'i:lih ; and whereas the }udges had a rol_;¡ief hllOO iñ fhis Confpiracy againíl: dre Vice-king, and chereby feemed rather to 1 inclil'le t0 ·cfie Fafücm of Go119alo Pi¡arro chao to 'Blefco N11nne:;:;, Vela, they were H~ló'lv~d .fior tó engage wich chem. Though if we impartially <confider cJf rhere mat~fS, we fha11 firrd thac the incemion of che, J udges was noc as m Tangues fcaf'.ldafoofíly :répórceq 5 b~t wa? to prevent worfe and more dangerous confequences, proceeding frC?rtt the V icé-kmg, who was abhorred and ihated by ali meo of Eftaces ánd fot"6refi m char Coantrey, againft whom he carne chiefly to pu't che new Laws 1n execution; Howfoever thefe Gentlemen; lookitlg wích a P.rejudic1al eye upon :t l:iofe things which the Judges had a&ed, refir(ed ltó qoyn with ~hem whom chey '<~th~eme~ rti be f.avourers of che caufe of Piy11rto. J.\nd wheteas no Parry ap~a.tecl 'to 'fe'.r pp che Royal inrereít, they 1 knew noc uhco whom they mighc aclhere ~ Jfonbéy found themfdves in che lpower of their 6n'emies, ·not lbeing Qble 't<!l :e:k;lp@ 'frnm c:h~m eicher by Sea or I.and: for efrer 1 the Vke-king's 'iitip-~ifonmén't a}l ch'e Com:iPtlef dedared for Pifdrro; bue the 'greacefl: mlrrtb'er of 't.he -O"Glrm'ary pa1 ry r€Ailaifiea in the Oity of Los IReft'f, l:í0t havilig any ocher pl~ce; whereilrlco t-0 repair ; 0rhers abfc<:inded ltnemfelvbi amoñg.fi d1eit-Friends aha i~elá~ions ~ ,for rháv4ng beeh 'ali I . ~~