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.

Rf!)'a!_ Cq"}:me_ntari~t. Bo.oK IV. which tnatter ílands thus: His Imperial Majeíl:y was pleafed to gntnr unto his Se- crecary Francifco de Cobo1 one and a h~lf p_er Centum uppn all che Gold and Srlver which was broughc ro che Mint ahd Treáfury of l'iis Majeíl:y, 'Yhere tbe Fiftl~ were deduéted for che ufe and beriefit Of the King ~ bué then Cobo1 was to be at tlte whóle charge ro find Coals for'meltín'g, ahd' to ptovide Say-maíl:ets c·o·refine and aífay the Gold and Silver, to pay thé Mihters ; and ·in' fine, to defray ali ,charges· and expef.lces chereof whacfoever; which were fo great, chat che Secrerary would rarher have been a Lofer than a Gainer the¡:eby: bue in regard that every one who wehc tó pay his Fifths might che becter make up his aceounts) and know how much he was to pay and how muen remained -to him; che manner was tb ' bring ehe Gold and Silver ready melced, refined aod aífayed by rhe King's Aifay- m¡iíler, at che proper coíl and expence of the perfon to whom ir belonged : by, wf\ich means Cobo1 did not p¡;rform his obligarion which he had given:, and for tf!át ,reáfon Gomara tüch char he took ducies which he had not deferved. 'l . ,l í ir ~ f l f <, ;·r CH A P. XLI. •l Gon~alo Pi~arro declares hb5 duty and allegiance to the Ki11g, he departs from Qgicu, ami goes to Truxillo and Los Reyes; and the great joy Wa5 made at hu coming. B U T nocwithílanding ali chis difcourfe and perfüaíion, Gon¡alo Pirarro frorn a · prindple of Loyalry to his Sovereign, could not retolve to rake upon him. felf rhe iTicle of King j and more efpecially becaufe he could noc but believe rhat his Majeíly would confüm him in the Gove.rnmenr of Pm1, in confideration rhac he and his Brothets had done great Services, having by rhe Conqoeíl: of thac Kingdom annexed ir ro the Imperial Crown, and by virtue of rhe Cornmiffion given ro his Brmher the Marquis he was to hold cbat Governmenr during his life; wich liberty to name a Succeífour after his dearh ; aod thac his Brocber had accor- dingly nominated him. Then as to his proceedings and fuccefüs againíl: rhe Vice-king; he fuppofed rhat his vigorous and unreafonable proceedings in execa- tion of che new Laws mighc eafily juílifie his Afüons. For chat rhe Vice-king refufed to hear che Addreífes and Petirions which were made ro him by che whole Kingdom, and for thac reafon he was chofen and eleéted by rhe unanimous confenc of ali the People to reprefenc cheir complainrs and aggrievances, which he had rejeéted and abfolurely refufed ro receive. Then , as to che imprifonmenc of the Vice-king , and defigning ro embark and feod him away for Spnin:, it was not done by him, bu( by che Judges upon rhefe confiderarions which he medira- ted wirhin himfelf:, Pifarro flaccered himfelf wich high expefütions rhac he 111ould not onely obrain pardon from rhe King , bue a new confirmarion and fecrlemenc of che Kingdom of Peru upan him: chus mrn of Arms and greac Smildiers rake' falfe meafures of cheir merics and che rewards which chey expeét for them. Bue in regard•Gónyalo Pi f arro did nor accepc of che offer, which his friends made him; his refufal was imerpreted as che effeét of a weak underíl:anding, and not procee- ?ing froma pri incipl.e <?f.loya!tY towards his Prince j . and pe1:haps upon chis ~round it was., Tlm ali l'-I1fionans in che charalfter chey g1ve of h1m, reprefenr h1m as a perfon G>f a wea k underílanding; though in reafüy chofe who have been famili- arlyJ:nrquai.nted wich him have reporred him ro have been endued wirh a foffici- em lialent of kn owledge, ro have been of a good nature, fincere and 0pen, firm to bis promifos, without fraud and tricks; but of a true, honeíl and noble fpirir, repofing c-00 tnuch confidence in his friends, who afcerwards berrayed and deílroy- ed him, as al! Hifrorians r~late. Nor can we much blame che Wricers for giving a charaél:e'r of Pi-p irro fo.d1fferent ro truth; becaufe rhey compiled cheir Hiílories oút of th0f€ hotes and parciculars which were given rhem by perfons who were diteífred t0 remp0rize and comply wich the humoi,ir of rhofe rimes ; as Pa!entí~"' · cornplains.