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.

700 ·"'-. Royal Commentaries. BoóK IV. form him of the !late óf Affairs, and ofali the paíláges which hád occurred, and co exrufe whatfoevet had paífed, with tnany other things of this nature. To which Partirulars no other A:nfwer was given, than that he íhould t~ll the Judges, that fot thl! good of the Counttey, it was requifüe ta rnake Pi f arro Governour thereof; and when that was done; they would then take fuch odier Meafures for the publick good, as fhduld be propofed by them; and on the contrary, in ca fe of refufal, they would giv~ up che City of Los Reyes to·be plundred and facked by che Souldiery. With this Anfwer Carate remrned to the Judges, who were trou- bled to receive a Meíláge fo concrary to rneir expeétations, and fo plain and pu- blick aDedaration of the mind of Pif arro, whom they once believed to be bet- cer inclined, artd to have no other defigns and pretenÍlons, than onely rhe expulÍlon of the Vice-king, and the fufpeliÍlon of che new Laws; wherefore _in anfwer to this demand they remmed ame!Tage to the Captains, giving them to underíl:abd, that having coníidered of their Propofals, they knew not how to grant or treat on them, unleí5 they were delivered in writing according to the ufual methods and ,~,ay of proceedings in thofe marrers. When thismatter was known, ali che Re- preíentatives of che feveral Ciries which were going ro the Camp remrned back again , and joining \"fith chofe of orher Corporations, who were chen aífembled at Los Reyes, gave in a Petition to the Judges fitting on che Bench, deíiring a con- ceffion of what was verbally requirea. . The Judges coníidered hereof, as a mat• rer of great concermnenc and daqgerous, for they had no Commiffion to warrant them in chis Declaracion, nor had the.y liberry or power at that time to refuíe it: for Pifarro had made .by this time a very near approach to the Cicy, and had poí- feífed himfelf of ali the ways and avenues thereumo: fo that in this llrait and difficulty they refolved ro confulc ~· ith che perfons of greateíl: power and authori- ty in the City, and ro delire their opinion and concurrence with thern, a memorial whereof they fent to Friar Gm nimo de Loayfa Archbi111op of Los Reyes, ro Friar 'John Sa/ano Archbifhop of Co;:;.co , ro G11rcia Dia;:;. Bifhop of f2!.!ira , ro Friar Tho- mM de San M artín Provincial of che Dominicans , and to Aug11/fine Carlfte Accoun- tanr, Treafurer and Comprroller of his Majeíl:y's revenae, deíiring their opinion and fenfe in chis mauer of high concernment; not chat they were ro feek or doubtfull ~ what could legally be done or required,orthat chey were ar libercy ro grant or refuíe what Gonyalo Pifarro and his Captains required, bat onely thácrhefe perfonsmight bear cheir pare in the burthen, and become Wi cneffes that what chey granted to Pip!rro was extorted by force, and not yielded by a voluncary confenr. Whilíl: thefe marters were debaring Gonyalo Pif arro advanced wichin a quarrer ofa League of che City , where he pitched his Carnp and planced his Bacceries ofCannon: and perceiving that chey delayed to anfwer his Demands, he fent che night following thirty Mufqueciers under the command of one of his chief Offi- cers unto rhe Cicy; who chere feized upon cwenty eight períons who carne from Couo, and ochers, againl1. whom he had a quarrel for taking pare wirh rhe Vice- king : amongíl: which were Graviel de R~M, Garcilaf{o de la Vega, Melchior Verdugo, Dr.. Carvaja! and Peter del Barco, Mart in éle Florencia , Alonfo de Carceres , Perer de Manjair~s , Lewú de l eon , Anthon¿ &ys de que:u:rra , with feveral ~rher períons of quahcy mthat Countrey, whom he commmed to the common Pníon ; of which taking che keys and poífeffion, they mrned out the Alcade , and took che whole power out of che hands of the Judges, who were noc able to comradiét or with- íland che Power which was againíl: them ; for in che whole Cicy chere were noc fifty men of the·Sword; for chofe Parcies which once declared for che Vice-king and the Judges were now revolted to the Camp of Pi farro , wich which, and wirh rhe men he brought wich him, he made up tw:elve fíundred meo, ali well equip- ped and armed ; in.confidence of which force, fome of the Capcains carne to rile City, and plainly told the Judges, that unlefs chey fpeedily difpacched their bufi- nefs and proclaimed Piy_arro Governour, they would put ali the City to Fire and Sword, and that they íhonld be che firl1. with whom they would begin. The Judges excuíed themíelves afmuch as they were able, faying, That they had º? pow~r to doe any foch thing; whereupon Carv;¡ja! , che Officer that was fent, 1mme~1ately took four perfons of chofe who were commicced ro Prifon; three of whteh_, namely, Perer de Barco, M arrin de Florencia, and 'john de Saavedra , and han~ed them togecher on a Tree near to the Cicy, repmaching rhem wich opprobnous and bitter language at che rime of rheir deach, not giving to rhefe rhree fo muchas half an hour's time to make cheir confeffion añd prepare cheir fouls for dearh;