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.

• 1 HooK lV. ., Royal Commentaries. ;,,ak! ª!' people in thú and in the ages toº c((me ack.nowledge you. and you~s fo~ their la.wfuH Soveresgn. . And, to conclude al!, he the roent what it will, !et me advi(e JOU to •tak! the Cro11n ~~d 'lí!le of King; it is h11t what you have gain~d h your Arms and 'l'alour; anr.(n() /efs Title than that can hecome )QU: and therefore 1 cannot hut repeat it agaiN 'and again t 1 you, Dye a King, and nota Subjeét; He that is contented'in ·an ilf condition T deferves a worfe. · . . • 1 have in this Difcourfe oí C'árvajaf s omitted feveraJ pat'Eifulars which will found ill in che ~ars of Loyal perfons , and gracifie che honour o( i!l-affeéted per. ~ fons. Thefe D1fcourfes were not unpleafing to Gonfalo Pifam , ~o heard them willingly, and cook it fo kindly from him, that he would fo far ·concern him- felf for his eíl:ablifhment in grandure , chat he afcerwards called himFather ; che lame Advíces were in like manner confirmed by Pedro _de Puelles, LicekciadoCeped.r., and Hernando Bachicao , with che concurrence of bis intimate Friends, who as Go- m11ra faith in Chap. 173. were very many ; and gives an account of that pafiage in thefe words. · ' Francifco de Carvajal and Pedrode Puelles wrote a Letter to Pipt;ro to give him· felfche Ticle of King; and bythat means to excuíe the feqding of Ambaífadours to the Emperour ; and in lieu thereof to provide good Horíes, · Armour, Shot, and Arms , which were me beíl: Advocates for juíl:ification of his Caufe ; and that he íhould apply chofe fifths ,. and renes and duties whicli Cohos, wichout de. ferving ahy part chereofhad carried away, unto bis own ufe: fome were of opi- nion not to yield che Councrey_unto che King , but upon telims that he íhould grant likewife unto them the inheritance of cheir Lands ; others faid that they . would make a King,, as they chought fit, as had been prafüfed in Sp11in , when Pela10 and Garci Ximenez, were fet up. Ochers faid, that unlefs che Govemment o[ Peru were given to Pi-farro 1 and bis ,Brother Hernando Pi1arro fet at libercy , they would call in che very 'IHrk! to their afliíl:ence·: And all of them concurred in that general opinion , chat the Councrey was their own, and that chey might make a Divifion chereof amongfr themfelves , i1' regard they ~d won ic by conquefr and at ~he expence of cheir own bloud, Thus far Gomara, which Fernande:i:. Palentino . confirrns in che thirceenth Chapter of bis fecond Book, in thefe words which 1 have exttaéted from chence. Thefe Afüons being ended, they marched to che City of Lo1 Reyes, difcourfing on the way ofche methods which were now to be purfued. Sorne were of opioion that the King would overlook a.U thi_ngs that were pa'fl:, and confirm Gonfalo Pif.ar· 749 ro in che Govemment : others, more impudently faid;thac it was no matter whe..: ther the King did approve of things or not, for thac his Commands would find little effeét or compliance in chofe parts. Licenciado Cepeda, who was defirous to flaccer and plea[e P~filrro in all chings, approved of the faying of Hernando Bachicao and ochers, chac ali che Kingdom and Dominion of Peru did by righc and by juíl: claim belong unto him : tb prove which he produced many examples, whertfby it appeared chat maoy Kingdoms, Provinces and Councreys which at firfr were gained by force ofArms, were afcerward conferved, and•afrer a long craét of time were eíl:eemed the hereditary Poífeflions, and devolved to pofrerity by an übdeni- ' able Ticle: wicneís the Kingdom of Navarre; arid che reafon, form and manner how chefe Kings were anoinced, which he compared wích che circumíl:ances of p¡. farro; and chen he concluded, chac never was any King upon che face of che Earth 7 \'\ho at che beginning had ever a more fair and clear Title to a Kingdom , than Gon1al().Pif arro had unto bis: all which P.if_arro heard with greac attencion and de· Ughc ; for befides that qumane na~ tire is naturally ambitious of power ;md govem- ment; bis affeétions were alfo for wanc of due confideration lec loofe to che im· moderate delires chereof; for he was a man narqrally of a dull capacicy , and knew not how to write or read ; and therefore made noc chofe reflexions on che confequences of chings as rhinki.ng- men ufually do. Aod in regard chat Ceped4 was a learned and a well read man , and eíl:eemed for his judgment and know- leoge, every one approved bis fayings , and none did contradiét or quefüon any thing that was faicl hy him , for chis matter was che whoJe fubjeét of their di{: courfe ac ali times when chey were in converfation cogecher. Thus far Palentino. We have formerly mencioned what is reporced by Gomara concerning che ducies which Cabos took without defervin~ or doing any thing for them: tbe ttutb. of . . · wh1ch