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.

75i- Roy¡¡J Commentariu. · Boo.K IV. their Eflaces to chem wlch <infinice labours and hardíhips, and che hazard of his life; in coofiperafiól} pJ~~hi~h they oífer~d their l_ives and fort~nes to.remain at his devotio9. And b~JºJHlOW enqed 1 r-'Ithm ch~ .City, he went d1reétly to che Ca- thedr<il' Chprch there c9,áélor,e che moíl: Holy Sacrament,; che Screets'ali along as he paíled refounded wjrñ:V.ocal Mufick, Singing, Miníl:rels and Trumpets, . which were excellently good in ~hat pty ; and the Bells of che Churches and Monaíl:e- ries fpake his welcome, ~lld ~dded to che Solem~ity of that d~y. Rifarro having performed bis devocions ,c,q. oµr Lord, went to h1s Hou[e, wh1ch formerly belon- ged to hiS Brocher che Marquis, when;, as che Hiíl:orians fay, he lived in ,greacer fplendour ane íl:ace tba~ ~ver he bad done before. . Sorne fay that he entercained eighty Hall:¡~rdier~ for his G ua~d, ~nd that no , ma~ was permitted co 1 ~ Clo~n i~ his prefence; fome faYr· h~ ¡g~ye h1s hand to be k1ffed : bue many ífones 1of th1s nacure are framed out otenv,y and malice of.,eoemies, who, as we have fa~d, raife thefe repo 'ts: chough '~o, my 1 certain . ~nowledge~ and J [peak che fame on the truth o( a Chriíl:ian, thac 1 ~\1e e was no~ one Halberdiev in all his Guatd, Aor have I ever neatA that he e9~eqaj11~q any. And, as I have formerly mentioned, when his 'BroHtrr 1 c~e Margui~ 1 r cµ,rned intQ chis Councrey, with a Commiífion from his Majétfy, · ~n.d widi ,chy privilege tÓ emercain rweocy four Halber.di(!rS for che guard qf¡ hi~ J?erfon, .he:c9qld by no 1~eans perfu.a\le any to.accept ,oL he Office> it beio$ élteemed too l~w ~nd inferiour ro che qualicy of,a. Spaniard; one4' 1 knew two mé~~ho vouchfafép . ro humble , rhemfelves to that, mean degree. And therefo1~e I kbow noc fo}iv afcerwards it could come to país in times of greacer piide 11 and ]Jeigbt, cha~ e~ggcy Spaniards íhould be found to íl:oop or condefcend fo Jow as tó bear Halberds Oljl their fhoulders, efpectally lince ic hath been obferved, rhat ch~y 1 weye too proud J r..~ own che raking money on che notion of pay ; and therefo t;fam of opiqion, tQa,t che Auchours who wrote of chis macter did mif.. cake che,, ñame of Jfalberdiet,~ (or Harq1;1ebufiers. Befides, I note it for a millake, of che like rn~rure m ch0fe who repon, rhat Pifarro made ufe of poifon co remove chofe Q.1,1,t of1the world who fiood in h~. way, for never any fuch cbing was aéted, nor yet im~gioed to be donq, for if it had been I íhould certainly have heard chere- of, foQqer or later, as well as chey ; a~d indeed, had he been guilty of fuch vani- ties and crimes as thefe he would have been deceíl:ed and abhorred by all che world, ';Y'hereas on che cromrary (as all Auchours agree) ~e was well beloved ancl generall177 ~heemed. And fo much I declare upon my fanh and rruch, as an eye- witnefs ofmoff of chefe paffages; and I [peak in fincericy wichouc favour oi· af- feéhon to any, having no engagemencs co eicher Parcy. 1 1 CH A P. XLII. The Authour declares:in what manner Gon~alo Pi~arro be..,. haved himfelf towar.ds his own People. The death of Vela Nunnez. The arrival of Francifco de CarvajJl at Los Reyes, and the manner how he was received. ' W HEN Gonfalo Pifarro was at tbe City of Co :t.co, 1 had fome knowledge of him by fight ; for' foon afcer che Batee! of HHarina be carne and refided there uncill the Battel of Sacfahuana, which was about fix months, during which time I was frequently in pis Houfe, and obferved bis behaviour both wichin doors and abroad. Ali people wiid him the honour and refpeét which was due ro their Superiour, attending and following hirn wherefoever he went, eicher on foot or on (lorfeback ; al)d he demeaned himfelf with that courtefie and affabilicy ro- wards ali, and fo . like a. fellow-fouldier, that no man could find caufe of com- plaint: 1 never faw him give his hand to any man to be kiífed, though deftred m way of complemem. He {reely took offhis Hat to every man, and ro perfons of Q\!ality he gave them the Titles which were due to them : he conílantly as we h~v~ faid, called Fra11cife~ d~ Ca~vajal by the name ofFather, as I once o~er- heard