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.

BooK IV. · Royal Commentaries; . complains in his dedicatoty Epiíl:le in thefe words·~ .fiÉéft,1g ' refolved to proceed , fays he, my pea íl:arted w1th fear , and a íl:op was given to ~h'e courfe of my Hi- ftory, upon confü:leration of fome inconvenierlces wfüt li 1 ínight h~ppen unto me thereby. And remaining in this fufpenfe, 1 carne tfftlfeCCourt of'you r'Majefiy where l. prefemed befol'C;: your Royal Council of the -Íní;lié~Jne firíl: pa.rt df the Hi- íl:ory which I had fini!h~tl. And in regard they conc;e!Ved a good opin ion of the truch 'of wlíat 1 .hag delivered therein; they were pleafea ro judge it 'not one- ly bent\!ficial and ufefull, bue likewife neceffary foi"me ro compleac the Hiíl:cí- ry which 1had begun : -añd being fo commanded tb doe wich promifes of a re- ward for .my labour; I took new fpirit and courage again, and baniíheq all thac fear and apprehenfions Wbicli formerly gave a íl:op to the courfe of my Pen, &c. 1\nd in chis maoner J. litde regarded che 'teíl:imony of bnemies, ' or what men fa id who reported matters wich a prejudice, knowing it 'tó'oe%e cuftom of mankincl to fay things by halveswhere they liave no kindnefs fü •tfie Party. And naw Gon- p ilo Pifarro refolved fü lea_ve f2!!.itu, and goe to the Gify of'Los Rryes,'-antl fü .make bis refidence cher~, becaufe i: was in che middle oftn~.~pire' , an'P, ~He~oíl: ad- vancageous fituat1on to feat h1mfelf for füppreffion of Chílurbances and ~\H:s which might arife in any pares of Peiu, as alfo to adrniniH:er jufüée in che.iimesof peáce~ In. f!.!! itu he confümted' ~edro ~e ~ue!les to be his (::aprá~n ~~nera_t á%N)eputy wlth three hundred Sould1ers; lfor he repofed great truíl: m.h1m up,orí"t'Re-<e:&peri- ence he had of his faichfulnefs to hini, and fuccour 'whid.'1 he gave'hihi aH time when he looked on himfelf as ruiqed·and finking: •: aqé:l1Jeing come to che Cicy of St. Michael , .he received- inrnlligence that a· great dümber of Indiah 'Souldiers were gathered io a Body upon che fronciers of that Co ·ntrey ;.l eo d.ifp~ffe which, he fent Captain Mercadillo wich abour a hundred arféf-thiity men wHo~ rberewith afterwards peopled that City which is now called E ,tq;u Jht~n he f epc C aptain· Porcel with a Party of fixty mento the ancient Corlquefi which had be.en made' in the Province of Paca.mura; likewife Licenciado Carvajal was ordere d ~to ' g oe by Sea and embark wich chofe Souldiers which 'fohn A.f~rlfo Palamino haH 8~oaMt from Nicaragua; and that he fbould arder mattets in everyl>ort accord.ing t8'tpe Iiiíl:ruc- tions which were given hhn. Licenci'.ado Ctrroajal perfori;ned every thirlgías lfo· was commanded, failing_along che C0aíl: as far as Truxillo, wliilft Gon2alo Pi f a'rro mar- ched all the way by Land ; and at lengch they met all' togerher at tnat ·Place , where orden; were given to ~oe to Los Reyes; Pif_arro was accompani'ed '. rhitller with two hundred cho~ce Souldiers, amongíl: which were Lice11ciado Caryajal, 'f'ohn de A.cofta, [ohn de la Torro, Licenciado Cepeda , Fernando Bachicao, Die,~o Gaill~n, with other Porfons of QQ.alicy'. · , Upan his encry into the City rnen were of different opinions concerning the manner of ic. Thofe who would have him cake che Title of King, and to be' fpeedily crownec.I , ·propoied r~a c he íhould encer under <;t Canopy of Srate. 0 - thers, who were of a more moderare temper; woúfd have the Gate and che new Streec enlarged and made mofe wide by laying open one of che Barriers of the Cicy, ro rnake his Encrance the more fignal, according to the example of the Ro- man Empercurs, when they enrred Rome in triumph :' b@t!Yfides earnefr!y contended about this matter, but Pifarro would yield ro neirher of rhem, but onely refer- red himfelf to what Licenciado Carvajal íhould judge co~venient and fit to be done. And he accordingly direéted, chat he íhouid make his Entry on Horfe-back, and , his Captains ali on Foot befare him., with their Horfes. led on che right-hand of 1 them, afrer which tbe Foor were to march in rank and file. The Horfemen dif. rnounred and marched on foot, being incermixed with .che Infantry; it not fee- ming decent that tíley fhouki ride whi'líl: their: Oiptains~ were on foott G.onl!alri P_i farro was rB?unted on.a very hue Hor(e, and ~m~. 'UP"in che ~ere, fupported on each fide w1th four Btfhops; on the nght·hand by tbe Arch-b1fbop·of L,os Rey- es and tfoe 'Bifhop of f2.!!:itu; and on the left by che Bifü'6p of Cbltco and the Bi- íhop of Bogota, the laue,r ·of whicfrcamé to Peru tp' be .eonfeorated by .rhe hands of rhofe ·otfrer three .Prelates: Then came another D'and bf Souldiers for a .Rere~ gua11d, 1 iaJM.. marching .without: Guns, or Pikes, or- 6(het Arms, rhail on~li theii . s~/ords . and ..DaggeFSin token of ~ace. Afr-er all faíne 'lxn:enfO de J11da11a who was confütuted chief Governom of t:hat Ciry by Pifttrro, 'together with the,A'lder- meA of rthe·Gorporani0n,and 0cher fohabriants ., wfü:> tam~ out to welcorne Pipar- 'rú; atr1cd' ~m ithetpeople,_' as~ he p'aífed, fah1ted '·himj \V~th ·lQud ácclamario!JS and <i rhoufanúi bleffings, for ha\iing con'Cernea 1h!mfelf fbr '.tbeir' welfare ·, and reíl:o1'e.d . their