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.

( 755) Royal Commentaries. • • 1\/ ~ ..,.'{ . .B O . O K V. Licensiado Pedro de la Gafca is chofen hy the Emperour . Cnarles the !iftb to reduce Peru. . _ . . . W Hil~ matters were tranfaéted in Peru in the manner before related, Diego A//;qez C1mo and Francifcó .Ma/doflado arrived in Spain in Qaali- ry of Arnbaífadours, rhe firft of which was fent from the Vice-king, ánd che> latter' from Gonfalo Pif'arriÍ, and' hoth went to Ya//4e/Q/id, · where the Courc rhen .1 e!ided; -under che Govem.rrtenc or the Prince Don .Philip, who ruled that Kingdom in 'che abfence ofithe Emperour bis Father; who, like a Catholick Prince; was at thar time aétually employ~d in the Wars in Gmnany againft che Lutheri:w; labouring to reduce chem to the obedience of the Holy Mother the Church of Rome. Thefe Ambaffadours did feverally inform the Prince's Fii_gh- ..1 nefs and che Royal Council of the Indin, in-the befr manner they were a:ble, of ali che rraníaéHons·and fucceífes which had happened in Per11, unrill che time of their. departure frorn thence ~ for chen che Vice-king was íl:ill living. The i11 news of rhefe .great revolutioiis artd croubles of that -Kingdom caofed many thoughts in che mínd óf the,Prince; for remedy of which his Highoefs fumrnoned a Coun- cil of che mdíl: wiíe and grave perfons, and of moíl: experience, then refiding ac ~he Courq whi<:h were th~ Cardinal Don 'lohn Tavera Archbifhop of Toledó, Car- dinal Don Fráy García de Loayfa Archbifhop of Sn;ille, Don Franci[co de' Ba/áerPrefi- dent of che Royal Coundl and Bifhop of Ciguen~11, the Duke of A/va, the .Count of Oforno, Francifco de Los Cobos Lord Lieutenant of Lean, Don/oBn Cunniga Lord Lieu enan~ of Caftile,. Ramirn Bifhop of Cuenca and Prefidebt! o che King's Bench in V.alladolld; al! the Judges of the Royal Council of che:¡liá'ies, befides feveral orher perfons "of great QQ_alicy; all which, as well as "the Court in general, did a0mir@it}iat tbofo Laws and Ordinarn::es which were 'made and defigned ÍOf the uni verf~l good, a5 wel! of the Jndians as dfthe Spaniards o[ Peru, fhould have foch 'él dÜfüfeht effeét, and prove the·caufe of the deíl:ruétion both of one and of che other, ~fld f©'Ccoendanger the Kingdóm ,as evento puc it in hazard of being alienared froiri ch"e Crown 9f che Emperour, Toprevent which, rnany conful- rations were rheld, and greát•debaces di<l arife thereupon ; fome were of opinion, rhat it was ro be doFie onely by force Qf Arms, and that immediacely Souldiers were ro be íent thirher under the comrnand of íeveral experienced Capcains ~ bue this opinion was oppofed by the difficulty of fuch an encerptife ; for that che cha rge of fhipping Souldiers, Arms, Ammunicion, Horfes and Provifion woald be very great, the Voyage was long, ,the Navigarion difficult and fubjed to a thouíand hazards, being to pafs cwo Seas. · Other Couofels chere were ofche more moderare and grave fort of men, who were of opinion, that, fince ali chofe di· D d dd d ~ frurban·