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.

. 708 Royal Commentaries. one • to whom Majór General Carvajal fent order, thac he íhould at that iníl:anc confefs and make his laíl: Will and Teíl:arnent; for rhat it was decreed he íhould prefencly be pnt to death. Carvajal wich ali readinefs fubmitted to che fentence ; and began to prepare himfelf for che fame 1 ; che Execmioner íl:ood by hirn with his Halcer and Gibbec, and urged him to finiíh bis Affairs, howfoever he conti- nued fomeching long in his confeílion : no queíl:ion bue he expeél:ed to dye wich- our any reprieve: howfoever fuch as confidered che qualicy of his perfon and con- dícion were of opioion, that he oughr nor ro ha ve been brought under chofe cir- 'Cumfiances ; bue fince it had fo fallen our ; it would be dangerous to fuffer him to live: bue then it was confidered , that in cafe Carvajal were puc co deach, ma· ny of thofe who were now in cuílody would follow the farne fate, which would be a great lofs to che Kingdom to be deprived of che moíl: principal perfons thereof who had always been faichfull to che Incereíl: of his Majeíly. Whilíl: Licenciado Carva;al remained under thefe fad apprehenftons, certain fo. her perfons went to Go¡rfafo Pi farro, and told him chat it were well to conftder in this cafe how greac an lntereft the Licenciado Carvajal had in bis Courrey; and chat the Agent Carvttjaf, who was his brorher, was put to deach by che Vice-king, for no ocher caufe or reafon, chan becaufe his man followed che parcy and fide of · Pif arro, and therefore, for che very rnerit of his brocher, and for che Cervices of chis perfon, ºhe íhould fpare bis life who ·was and might be of greac ufe and be- nefit to him for che fucure. And as coche efcape of Vaca de Caflro all che World waswell facisfied~ That nei¡:her Licenciad(/ Carv11jal nor che others who were impri- foned upon fufpición were concerned cherein; and chac ali chis jealoufie did arife from the vain ceníures of fome people, for which there was no juíl: caufe or ground. To all which Declaracion GonfaloPi f arro anfwered little, bue feemed angry and diílurbed, comrnanding that none fhou ld rnove him fanher in chat matter. Here- upon Carvajal and his Friends refolved co proceed anocher.way; which was by meaos of the Major General, ro whom they fecretly prefemed a Wedge of gold to the value of two choufand pieces of Eight, and promifed him much more 5 che which having accepted, he began co be a little backwa rd and cold in tbe exe- ~ucion of the fentence ; and went and carne fo often, umill at lengch, boch Carva- jal and all the others who were imprifoned were fer ar libercy: So chis rnarcer be- ing over , they began to contrive che manner, how R emando Bachicao might be difpatéhed away , as was agreed : for which chere now happened an oppormnity by che arrival of a Bregantine frqm Areq11epa , which being freighted for chis pur- pofe and armed with fome of the Cannon wbich Gon1alo Pifa1.,.o brought from Co~co ; Bachicao embarked thereupon , and with him Doél:our Texad1t and Fr1tncifco Maldonado, with about fixcy Mufqueciers who offered chemfelve voluncarily on chat voiage. And chus coaíling along the íhoar, upon informacion chac che Vice-king was ar T11mbe~; he arr.ived early ene morning in chat Porc; where being efpyed by fome people belonging ro rhe Vice-king an Allarum was prefemly given, chat Gon[alo Pifa rro wich a füong force was coming by Sea; which pllt chern ali into that af&ighcment and coníl:ernation , that che Vice-king with all his force, confi. füng of abouc a hundred and fifcy men fled away to fl.!!i11e ; bur fome of chem remained behind to receive BtJchicao, who rook cwo Ships which he found in che Port, and with them failed to PHerroViejo , where , and in ocher pares he raiftll abouc a hundred and fifcy men whorn he embarked aboa rd his Ships; bur che Vice-king wichout other íl:op or íl:ay hafiened t? f2!!it ff . Thus far A11gt~/fine Ca- rate , who hath made clear feveral Paífages whICh were confufed and obfcure in ocher Writers. But now to return to che Ingot ofGold ~vhich Francifco Carvajal received; It is certain that he made a Trade of füch Bribes as thefe, where che Accufacion was falfe , and chen he would fufpend che Execurion of che Semence , uncill meaos were made with Gonf aloPifarro for a Pardon, and in this manner he got great furns of money: bue in cafe che crime objec1ed were true , chan noching could prevail wich hirn , neither Prefents nor Imreaties , to delay che fpeedy execution of Juíl:ice: for he was zealous and fairhfull to his Parcy , both in puniíhmenc of Enemies , and in the good creacrnent and reward of Friends and Abecrours of his Caufe : bue Hiíl:orians give hirn che Charaéter of amoíl: coverous and cruel per- . fon : 'tis true, he had both one and the ocher in his narure, but not in fo liigh ~egree as is reponed ; for though he was guilry of grear effufions of bloud , yet 1t was fot che advancernent and fecuricy ofhis own party, which he aél:ed in pur- . . ~~