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. . Roy~l Commentaries. .. .. 70.I dearh; telling Peter de.l Barco particularly, who"was the la(t of the three which hé hanged ; That in regard he had been a Captaii:i, arid one'of thc;! Conquerours of. that Coumrey, and was a perfon of quality, and ene of the.richeíl: in thofe parrs, he would grant him this ptiviJege at his lie~th, to chufe w.hich of the boughs he ,pleafed for bis gallows. But ' to Eewü de Leon his Life was granted at the lnter- ceffion of a broth~r, of bis, who was <l Souldier in Gonfalo Pifarro's Army, and who begged it as a fpecial gra-ce and favour ·umo him. , · The J udg~ being terrified with this piece of Cruelty , and fearing leíl: che liké fentence íllQuld be executed on all the others who were then-in·prifon , and thac. the City fhould be given up for a prey rq rhe Souldiery , in caí~ they deferred longer to perform ·their demands. They wirh all earnellnefs fent ro the perfons to whoíe Couníels rhey had referred themfelves in rhis matter, that they fhould im~ . mediately give in their opinions : whereupon every one, nemine cont~adicenú, g~vé their V ores, thar rhe Governmt.mt fhould be conferred on Gonfalo Pif_arro; which . the Judges infü:ntly made known to him', furrendring up to hlm ali the Power of: that Province umill fuch time as bis Majeíl:y's pleaíure fhould be known therein: And hereupon rhey renounced their Cornmiffions 'ofhearing and deterrnining Cau- fe;;, and refignecl ali into the Govemours hands, giving fecuriry to refide in the Ciry, and fü on rhe Bench, and hear ali Caufes and Aél:ions of cornplaint which fhou!d be brough t before rhem. Thus far Auguftine de Carate, · . And here we will cut fhort the Thread of this Difcourfe , Ieíl: we fhould feem over cedbus in th\s Chapcer. • C .HA P. XIX. Gon~alo Pi\arro i5.proc/4imed Governqur of Peru, Hí.5 En;; try inio the City of Los Reyes. The death of (aptain ' -.Gumiel. The CitiZ,f!ns ·of Cozco are {et at Liberty. t T HE execution of Pedro del Barco, Martín de Florencia, and (ohn de Saavedra · made a great noife, and ·was occafion of.much difcontent and murrnurings both in the City and in the Camp: for (as Diego Fernande;,;;, de Carvajal reports in the twency fifrh Chapter ofhis Book) the people apprehended, chatas Francifco de Cari!ajal h~d been fo bloudy as to kili chofe three; he would farrher proceed in his Tragedy to the death of all che others who were imprifoóed for che like caufe: for which reafon many of the Citizens of Rimac and Ca·pcains and Souldiers of the Army made their Addreífes to Gon.ralo Pifarro, beíee~hing him not to fuffer the effufion~of fo much Noble Bloud, and of perfons who had been Iníl:rurnents and engaged in the Conqueíl: of rhe Empire; for fuch an Aét ofCruelty would render ~im odious to the whole World. Whereupon Gonyalo Pifarro, who was a per- fon of a render and flexible nature, gave imrnediately a ver~ rich Medal and a Ring to be carried ro Francifco Carvajal ( who well knew that both of them belon- ged ca Pifarro) to ferve for a token and fign to him to defiíl: from farther fpil- ling of Bloud. But as to che particulars of what is related farther concerning che deach ofchofe men whom Carvajal put to deach ; 1 have learned from chofe who were then pre- fent, chat thoíe Citizens were put to death folely by the will and aurhority of Car- vajal, without the order, privity or knowledge of Gonfalo Pifarro. For all che Commiffion which he had was chis, chat he fhould goe, and quiet che people; for underíl:anding rhat all che City being.in great coníl:ernation, were ready to a- bandon che place; he fent him with Orders to pacifie them, chac rhey migh~ re- joice_ at his Arrival. Carvajal, who well enough underíl:ood his meaning replied t.o him , faying, I prornife yeur Lordfhip, chat 1 will fo order Matcers, that they íl¡all be obliged to goe forth and meet you : to perform an~ make góod his word, ( according to the Marcial way of expreffion) he hanged the three men in the way where Pi2art.o was .to pafs, which_he ca\le.9 che meeting of him, .and· faid, that chis · was