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.

Royal Commentariu. Book V. more, confidering tbat he regained bis f:mpire ~gain to bis Majefiy, which was al- mofi totally rujned, .and revoke_d fr~m 1ts alleg1ance. ~ my felf knew him , and particularly one evenmg 1 }Vas w1th h1m when he íl:ood m the Court-yard of my Farher's houfe, leading to the open place from whence he faw the Feaíl:s ofBulls and Sporcs on Horfe-back wich their Dares; bm he lodged chen in the ~oufes of ThomM Vafq11ez.,, now in the poíleílion of his Son Pedro Vafquez ; where alfo Gonfalo Pir_arr~ lodgedwhen he was in that Town; and fimace on the oudide of theScreec which is in the middle becween our houfe and che Convent ofour Lady of che Mercedes: and though chofe Houfes have ac one comer Windows which look out into che Marker-place, from whence Licenciado Gafca might have feen all thofe Sports, howfoever he chofe rarher to fee them from 'rny Father's Court-yard, which more immediately froms wich che Market-place. And now we íhall proceed to declare his Aétions which were not performed by the Sword or Lance, bue by the force of bis reafon and coúncil, which carried him on with fuch fuccefs as obrained all che poims he defüed boch in Peace and War, and at length conduéted him out oflhe Countrey without a~y Complaints or Accufations againft him of violence or oppreffion. His weapons were, Pati- ence to bear and undergo all the labours and difficulties which prefented, and rnild- ly to fuffer the infolences and affroocs of the Souldiery ; he alfo had a great fiock of fubtlety, and craft, and good management to penetrare into rhe Plots and Deligns of his Enemies, and to circumvent and diíappoim chem ; from ali which we have argumencs fufficienc co prove che difficulcy of bis undertaking, efpecia!Iy if we conítder che condicion of this Empire, when this worthy perfon underrook ro fettle and reduce ir to obedience. And here we fhall omic to give an account of che parciculars of the Voyage which che Prefident made ro Nomlm de Dios ( to whom hereafter we fhall give thac Title ) referring the Reader to Dit!,o Fernande~ for chat relation, and fo fhall proceed to whac fücceeded after his arrival there. The Prelidenc received the firfi News of the deach of che Vice-king in St1ntA Marta, from Licenciado Almandam:, , who was then Govemour of that Province and of that new Kingdom; from whence both Gafca and thofe wich him appre- hended great difficulties in cheir delign; judging ic almofi impoílible ro reduce a People wichout Anns who had proceeded fo far in cheir Rebellion, as to kili che Vice-king in a picched Battel. Bat the Prefidenc, noc to difcourage his People , concealed che opinion and apprehenfion he conceived thereof; and ro prevent farther difiurbances which might arife, he publickly declared, cbac he had fuffici- ent power and auchority ro pardon all che Crimes of what nature foever which were already committed , fo that no man ought to doubc of pardon or of a gene- ral Aét of Oblivion. Moreover he confi<lered , chat by che death of the Vice- king, that general barred was removed from the People, which chey conceived againfl: bis perverfe and unrraétable bumour , and thar chereby they rnight more eaíily be reduced to the fervice of his Majefiy : Befides which another difficulty was obvfated in cafe ic íhould be thought neceífary for quiecing rhe People, co fend che Vice-king out of chac Couocrey; who mighr objeét the injufüce of fuch proceedings againfi a perfon, who for no ocher reafon than the Service of bis Ma- jefiy againíl: Rebels and Tyrancs, was baniíhed the Countrey, and deprived of his , Authority. , The Prefident Gafca comforting himfelf wich fuch Confiderations as thefe failed to Nom/Jre de Dio1, where he was received by the Souldiers of Hernan Mexia and by che Inhabicanrs all well arrned ; bue chey íhewed him very lictle refpeét and lefs affeétion, fpeaking concernpcibly of his perfon with affioming words; of all which (-as Diego Fernandez faith) he took no notice, bue fpake kindly and chearfully to all forcs of People. Bue che Clergy of che Ciry, likc true Servanrs of God, wenr in proceffion wirh che Crofs to meec and receive che P1 elidenc, whom they conduéted to the Church to fing the Te De11m IA11da'fml!, .wich which kindnefs the Prefident was much pleafed, and chanked God, thac fome People were remaining, who were acquainced with cheir duty and good manners, and in fome kind made arnends for che difrefpeéts of ochers: bur rhac whichacjded moft to bis facisfaétion was, rhac the night following, Hernan Mexia who was one of the Captains of Gonfalo Pifarro, and much obliged to him for fe- veral favours, carne privately to fpeal( with him, offering himfelf co rhe fervice of bis Majefty, and to ufe his utmofi endeavours to engage other Captains and Soul- diers to recurn unto their Loyalty and duty cowards rheir Prince : Moreover he gave him a large Narrative of che Scace of the Councrty and of che Fleet which was