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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK IV. · w¡i~ tfie o~eJy mears-fo a:fírig~t tbe foclges and the wbole City, and to ~afien ' rbem Íll in~ir Vor~s t9 grocla1m Pif11r.np_ Gm,rernoar., as ali tbe Repreíemar1ves of.the Ki.ogdom defüed. J3qt the trurh 15 Gon9alo Ptfttrro was rnucb troubled to under- fia!)d Gf rhe dearh 13f rbefe thrce perifons , wborn be caufed to be taken frorn tbe Tree;,s, before he paffed cbat way ~ declaring that be bad no band in cha~ e~ecution, ¡rnd rhar he neither Qornmandecl tbe fame, nor knew thereof. And it lS fartber 'faid by Die¡,o Fernande:v in rhe cwenry fifrh Chapter of bis Book, that che Decree pro,cl~jtp!ng Gonfttlo fifttrro Governour was generally pleaíing borh to the City and to rhe Army ; becauíe ir was rhe common opinion .of ali , rhac in thac con- jun~ur~, 'nothing could rend more co di_e fertlen1ent and quier of the Kiogdom ~)1aq .chat : And more.over, ir was believed chat bis Majelly would confirm him therein, iJ1 confideration of the gr.eat Cervices which bis brother, rhe Marquis had performed to the Cmwn; as alfo for other Caufes which they alled~ed in fa- v0¡,¡r anq honour of Gon9alo Pif arro bimfelf: For now formne being of bis fide, the p~o~le pegan to fpeak favourably of him; and he, carrying himfelf Witb pre- tep~e~ of r~lloring to rhem their Liberty , was generally cryed up and beloved of ali; anp efpecially fuccee,ding the Vice-king, who was hated and deteíl:ed by ali mankind. Thus far are rhe '"'ords of Die¡,o Fernande:v: Afrer which Carate, in the tbirr~elJth (;h¡¡µcer of his Book , proceeds, and fays: The ln!hument for <:onllitming Pif(lrro Governour being paffed; he made his Eflt~Y !mo rhe Ciry in State and triurñph. In the firíl place, Capta in Bachicao led the Van-guard wirh rwo and rwemy Pieces of Cannon made for rhe field, which were carried on rhe Shoulders of"íix rhouíand Jndians (as we have memioned be- fore) with ali the orher train of Artillery and Ammunicion thereumo belonging > and as rh@y marched rhey fired the Cannon in che SEreecs; and for Guard ro che Arrillery rhirry Muíqueriers and fifry Gunners were appointed. After which followed rhe Company under command of Captaín Diego G11mie!> which confiíled of two hundred Pique-men, aíre( which followed Capcaio Gue- vnra wirh a hundred ancffifty Mufqueciers; and rhen carne the Company of Pe- dro Cermc;mo confllling of cwo hundred Harquebufiers; immediately afrer which followed Gonf alo Picarro himfelf with rhree Companies of Foot, attending like Foot-m~n by bis íide, and he moumed Qn a very fine Horfe, and cloached wirh a Coar of Mail, over which he wore a chin Coat of cloch of gold ; afcer him mar- ched chree Caprains with rheir 'froops of Horfe, in midll of which Don Pedro Porto Carrero fupporred the Royal Standard ; on his right hand Antonio Altamirano carried che Eníign of Có:uo, and on rhe left Pedro de Puelles carried the Colours io which che A ms of Piparro were painted; afrer which all the Cavalry followed armed in fb1m and poinc of War. And in chis order chey marched to rhe houfe of Licenciado Ct.1r11te, where che ocher Judges were aífembled, ( which was a de- fault on Carate's fide, far he ought rather to have received him in rhe place of µublick Judicature) bue here Pif arro leaving his Forces drawn up in che open Market,place, went up into the Chamber where che Judges atrended, and received him witb due order and refpeét, and having tciken the Oath, and given che Secu- ricy which is ufual; he wem to the Town-houfe, where che Mayor, SheriffS and orher Qfficers received him with che accuíl:omary Solemniries; and thence he wept to his own Lodgings ; and in che mean rime rhe Officers liuartered rhe Soal- diers borh H01 fo and Foot in rhe priva ce houfes of the Cirizens, giving order that they íhoulcl entercain chem upon Free-quarrer. This encry of Piparro into che Ciry, and his reception chere, happened co- wards che end of che monch of Ollober 1 ) 44, being forty days after rhe impriíon- ment 0f <t!he Vice-king; and from thac time forward Piyarro attended wholly ro the management of bis marcial Affairs, and to matters relating thereunro, leaving ali civil Cauí.es and proceedings in Law to rhe Judges, who held rheir Courcs in the Houfe of the Treafurer Alonfo Riquelme. And chen he fent to Co:vco for his De- pucy Alonfo. de Toro, to Ll.raquep.a for Pedro de. Tuentes, to rhe Villa de Plata for Fran- 6ifao de .dhn.enha,;, and to other Ciries for che principal Governours thereof. Thus far are tbe words of Augufti»e CaraPe. To which Feman.de~ Palentino in the fixteenrh Chapter ofhis Book adds and fays, Thatl Diego Ce11te'(lo baving accompanied Gonfaf; Pi.farro. in quafüy of Pro(l!ll'atour for the Town of Plate, as far as Lw Reyes, he diere. { bun d that! Pifarvo had J!ll!Cferred bis greau Friend Francifco de Almendra,; to be Cap- t (l.in and €bief Juftic.iary of that Town; and t!herefore he defüed him co move. Pi<pa fllo. th¡u he rnighc l:ie difmilled and go along with him to the Villa J, la P!a1a> beca u fe