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.

746°' R.oy.al C?mmentarie1~ BoóK IV.~· ..D1ej6;tf1 #e.no '.had firfi [et UP. his Standard. Bobadi/!11. .was the Meífenger hereof, 1 ~ a:nd upen this occal'ton it rnay be pertinent to our purpofe not to 01ni t·a particular •¡:tátfitgf which happep_ed hereupon, that a rnatter [~ rernarkable may not be for- góttei1. 1. Theré Uved m Arequepa a vertuous and chanr~ble y.¡ ornan, i called fMima of:JJ;ejtO», who liad be'etl a Servant to the Lady . Cat11.!t~a Lryton, a Woman of as nO'bJ~ 1 iifamily as,any, is o( rhar name in the Kingdóm of Portug11.!, and was rhe W'rf~ o1 Francifeo de c;arvaja7, rhough fome, to render her-odious, will have her to' lfave been hi~ Whófe ~ L>ut ·cercainly füe was liis Wife, rand great!y, efieerned : by -HerHusbant!, ''ánd altthe NoBHity'. of Nru, and-indeed her Perfon,andVertues' and noble Birth did deférve no lefs~ '' · 1 • • ' · ·This-Lady bred up and rnainta1néc:l 1éhis {oanna Leyton for fo long a time, that at' iengt~- íhe took ~hat.1,1arrle, ánd called her .felf Lejton 'J and then afrer~ards mar- ried her ro a perfon of honour called Francifco Vo~, ~nd íhe was a Peff?n. of (tf great honour t!llit FraYiciféo Carv.1J'dl loved her as h1s own Daughter. Durmg t._hefe 1 troub1es and revblutio'ns caufed by ' Gon9alo Pi9arro íhe always favoured the King's fide, aqd often interceded for fome of them w_ith 'her Maíl:er Carvajal; orher5- íhe afijíl:ed with her Money, and fome fhe concealed in her Houfe, and particu.J Iafly 'fue Íiid three _a~ · t~at time w~en Gon9alo !i9arro firíl: entred ~to RimJc wit? that 1faughter and 1mprifonment of people wh1ch \l\le have before reláted. Fran- cifco 1 de Carvajal, vvhofe knowledge nbtliing efcaped, took her afide, and asked her where chofe 1hree 111en weré which 'íhe had hidden ; íhe denied to ki;i'ow of any:, büf 1 he confidemly ch4tging her with it, and namrng one of them, whom he fu;. fpet5l:eél, "{he was [o confounded, ' t'hat fhe could not longer perfiíl: in the denial > ahd therefore,,1 táki:ng a rnánly 'comage, it is true, faid !be, they -are in fuch a Chamoer, atiá l ,*,iill bring theth ro you with a Knife, chat you may cut their Throats and ClrWrk rh~ír 1 ,Ekmd, and eát rheir Fleíh,- tha.t fo you rnay be glutted ahd fatía'ted wi~h hurrlahe .Bloud after'which you are fo thiríly: and fo beíng juft gói?g. a~ay, c;:~f.vaja( qlled. her, and_faid, let them alone, !et them. alone, and }et me alone álfó, and die Devrl take the'e : and thus {oanna Leyton gamed her pomc af\d viétory over hitn: This relation I received from one of the greateíl: enemies diat 'úárvajalpaa; bút a perfon of great probity, called Gon1¿alo Silveftre, ofwhom '\l\le have fortneHy made'1nention. • · Sorne fhort time ~fter this rottnna de Leyton went to live at Arequepa,where Dionyjio' de Bob-adílla brougbt the Heads of Lope de Mendofa, NicholM de·Eredia, and of three or ' four ·others; aód before he went to pay his refpeél:s ro Pedro de FuenteJ, who was Governour'- of tbat City under Gonfalo Pir.arro; he made a vifü to this [oanna leyton, believing that füéwould gladly hear of the health of her Maller Francifco de Carvaj,'11.l. The Laqy received him wirb a good welcome, and having firíl: paffed the QfuaJ complel~ep ts at meeting?•and m~de enquiry after che welfare of her l.'Ord, fue earnefily' emreate~ Bobadi!Ia to dehver the Head of Lope de Mendof a into 11~~ hartds? rhat íhe might have the fatisfaél:ion to bury .it in fuch manner as be. carne e:¡ perfon of his merit and loyalty ro his King ; but Bobadilla excufed himfelf. faying, that he duríl: nót dbe ir, for that fhe well knew che fevere humour of Carvajal his Lord, who would for fuch an offence hang him and quarcer him 'J bue {he füll continued her importunity, and deíired him for God's fake ro lec her have it, and that fhe would give him two hundred pieces ofEight, wherewirh he mighc oblige and help one of his indigem Souldiers, for what good, fa id füe, can it doe you, fince che Head·is difmembred from the Body, ro drag it rhrough the Streets and fix it on the Gallows ? Bue Bobadilla frill deftreEi her excufe three or four rime~ with the fame words, and fhe continued to prefs hirn with the greateíl: earneíl:nefs in che world ; bue at Jength, feeing th:it fhe could not prevail wi~h all her intrea- ties ánd promifes, íhe grew angry, and then f~id, Well, Jet it up then in the name of God, but kpow th11.t j oµ had better h'ave /et it alone; and that the two hundred piece1 of Eight which ./ ojfer{d'for tt, 1 will employ in Maffes to be faid for his Soul; and !'tell thee farther , th11.t he, whofoever he ú, that ú not contented to have that Head honourably bH- ricd, will not live long, and 1 hope jhortlJ to fee thy Head in· the place of it. .This_tjifcourfe pafling thus, Bobadilla (as the Hi.íl:orians fay) was ready to die W1th .laughter? <l'dmi~ihg rnuth at che Dialogue ·fíe' had '\\>1rh {banna 'Leyton, and from f1~r} 1 é't'í t dire~ly"ro--pr~fent ch~ Heá'd.s ro Pedro 'de Hté itu. And comrnandi'ng che J~Ui~Jis-,~o unfold tli~ Oldthes whereín theY""'ére e1\\v'tapped, they_did 'ir fo aw. ~etcill ', al'l'd were 'fo pdzzted·-at it, t'hat he was fórced eó ~orne himlelf and lay rhem 8J.~,Q : :!fome of'the 'SpMard~ fi:a:ñM1g by, íaid rhat die Heads ftan'k, bue Bo6adi!la ·- . made