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 ·V. Royal Commentaries. ·was at Panama, and of the Condition of the ·Captains and Souldiers which were embarked rhereupon, and how that Pedro de Hinojofa was Admiral thereof: for all which Advices and Promifes the Prefident recurned him chanks, ·and 0 promifed him in the name ofhis Majefiy a fuicable reward, defiring his fecrecy in the whole matter:. And -chus Peac~ and Friendfhip being agreed between them, . they pri~ · vacely, .d1fcourfed every mght togecher, and He-man Mexia gave him an actounc of al! matters, which they wrote to him from Panama. Thus did die Prefident gain every day upon che good wills and affefüons of the People and Souldiery, fo thac many of them went ro dine and converfe wich him ; and in al! his difcourfes , he told chem plainly rhac he carne chicher to no ocher end and incention, than onely to reduce chem ro their obedience and loyalty due co his Majelly by cerms of peace and friendíliip, and with promifes.of reward: That che King had given him full power and authoriry to prornife them a general Pardon for all crimes and· faults which were a\ready pafi; and chat if People would noc be concenced herewich on fair cenns, he for his pare was r-eady, wichout farcher force, to remrn fpeedily into Spain• . This was his comrnon difcourfe and declaracion at all rimes, when he wk in pub!ick, wich incencion thac che repor~ hereof rnighc be fpread in ali pares of che Empire: fome few days after che arrival of che Prefident ac Nomhre de Dios; Me!chior de Verdugo, of whom we have formerly made mention ap1:>eared before che City of Panama, · ~ith intemion to ~nter with his two Ships inco the Porc: Bun che Cicizens were in great combufiion hereupon, by reafon that chey feared and hated che perfon of Verdugo, and believed that he was commanded chither by che order of che.Prefident: bue to clear himfelf of this fufpicion, he wrote a Lerter, himfelf to Verdugo, and fent it by che hand of an intimate friend of his, who was a Church-man, ordering Verdugo, upon no terrns wharfoever to come to Nombre de Dios, but co go to any qcher ,place, which íhould be more conve9ienc, and thac he íhou\d reíl:ore che Ships and Goods which he had taken to che true Proprierors. , This was che Contents of what was wrote in che Letter ; but then privacdy :md by word of mouth; he gave.him orders to return to Nicaragua 1 and diere to expeét fu ch farcher·direétions which fhould be fent him, che which would rend greatly co his Majefty's Service. But Melchior Verdugo, inftead of returning to Ni· caragua, failed inco Spain, much doubcing his fecuricy in rhac Councrey ; for thac. ·be l:lad rendred himfelf fo odious to the People, that he tho11ghr himfelf in no place fecure or fafe. And being in Spain, lfü lmpei;ial Majeíly honoured him with the habit of .Santiago. I faw him once in che Anti-charnber of rhe molt Cacho-. lick King Phllip che Second, in the ye:ir 1 5 6 3. But foon afcer lnformations c<1me againíl him of all che Pyracies he had commirred in Peru , and the other Vio- lences and Mifchiefs he had done in Nicaragui: and Nomhre de Dios ; which were fuch great and crying fins, that he was in"danger of being deprived of che honout of his habit, wich which he became fo fad and dejeéted , that .his countenance. changed and fhewed che inward forr6w of bis mind : but afcerwards, ac che In· terceffion of Friends he obtained bis Majefiy's Pardeo; and returned into PerÍI• . CH A P. . III. fhe Prefident fends Hernan Ñiexia to Pana~a t~ i¡uiet ihe, Diflurbances which were niade by Pedro _Hmo1ofa , and difpatches an Ambaf~dour to Goq~alo P1~arro · ; who ,ha- ving lntelligence of the coming .of the f refident ; fends Melfengers to the ~mperour. - T HE Prefident .madef pre.parations td return again. fo Panam1;. where _he ho: ped by means .9( hi~ ~Qod conduét t<? reduce Pedr~ de HmfJ}ofa , .w1tb che other Caprains whidi were, there quarrered , to due allegiaace unto their E'!'pe· .rour : for according to the relation which Hernar1do Me~i;i de G~man had gihiv~n . m