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. R(fyal Commentarin. tended wich che fufferi~gs of hunger; cold and ocher dangers. Thus rnuch Goma• ra reports of chis rnaccer, and in che farne· place touches upon che induílry and di- ligence ufed by che Prefidenc in all bis .aél:ions, and che mutual Promifes and En; gagements which paífed becween-both Parcies. : This accord being made, and che account of che Arrears of pay being made _up ·and íl:aced, Gafca chought it time publickly to own che command ·of all, 'and to chufe Pedro de Hinojofa Captain~ General of all the Forces boch by Sea and Land. . Then he commanded and orde- red four Ships to be prepared and fitced, under che command of Lorenfº de Ald11na, (ohnAlonfa Palomino, Hernan Mexia and [ohn Yllanes: Loren"fo de Aldana was appoin~ .ted Admira! of che four Ships, which were to carry three hundred meo of che beíl: Seamen and Souldiers feleéted ouc of che Fleet and provided wich all thi!_"lgs necef. fary for cheir V oyage. · They were moreover ordered to carry with chem many Copies or Tranfrripcs of bis Majeíl:y's rnoíl: gracious revocacion of che lace Ordinances, and of che gene- ral Pardon, which was extended and indulged to all perfons without exception, che wh~ch were in che beíl: manner they could contrive to be difperfed in ali pla- ces of che inland Countries. Thefe four Capcains being accordiogly difpacched, the Prelident wrote a Leccer to Don Antonio de Mendofa, Vice-king at chat time of Mexico, informing him of ali particulars which had fucceeded to chat time, and défiring bis afliíl:ence with Men and Arms to forward bis Majeíl:y's Service. Ih like ·manner Difpatches were [ene to Don Ba!tafar de Caftilla ar Guatimala, and Ni- caragua, and co ocher perfons ofSc. D~ingo and Popoyan, and che like unro ocher parts, for ic was believed chat ali was lmle enough to_ reduce che Rebels to their ducy and allegiance : but no force was fo prevalem as che revocarion of rhe lace Orainances, and che gener:il Pardon, which operated on che minds·of men, a-nd contributed more to che ruine of Gonfafo Pifarro, and conlignation of che Empire to Gafca chan all che preparations did which were made for War. Bue now, .remrning to [peak of Paniagua, whom we !efe on hís Voyage to Los Reyes, we íball pafs by che J ournal of whac happened in' bis paffage, to relate mat· éers more eíf~~tial to chis Hiíl:ory. Pahiagua being arrived at Los Reyes, he deli- vered the Letters which he brought from His Majeíl:y 'and from che Prefidenc co tbe hands of Pifarro, as alfo his general Letter of Credence, lignifying that he was fent by order of che Prefidenc, and chac éncire belief w;is to be yielded to whatfo- ever he íhould deliver in che name of his Majeíl:y and of che Prelident. Gonp t!o Pifa;r~ feemingly gave him a fai: reception, .and h~ving_he~rd bis Meífage, he di[. miíl: h1m for che prefenc, chargmg and forewarnmg bim noc to meddle or creat wich any about thé affairs of che Prefident ac his peri!. He then called for Licen- ciado Cepeda and Francifco de Carvajal, and in pre(ence of thofe chree onely were the King's Letters read, as Auguftine Car'~t< wrices. The Subjiance of bis Majejl/s Letter. The -K IN G. B r your letters ( Gon~alo Pic;ar,ro ~ and b~ other relatíons, i:v~ have 6em i~formett of the many troubles and commotions which have . ht1ppened in the Provmces of Peru, fince the time that Blafco Nunnez Vela Our Vice- kf:ng arrived there, together with the [udges of our Courts of 'f uftice ; and which were raifed by putting thofe new Laws and Ordinances into execution, though contrive4 and framed for the better Government of thofe parts, and fór the eafe anq relief of the Nati'ves therehf. And we ars we/l affered, that neither you nor any of thofe who have fo!{owed your farty, did aéf intentionally to doe us a differvice, but onely to put a ftop to the feverity which the faid Vice-kfng ufed in the violent and indifcreet execution thereof, without r~ceiving or admitting ª1JJ nafa?¡s or peti- tions to the contrary. o¡ ali which being well infotmed, and having heard whatfaever Fran- cifco Maldonado had to comrmmicate ÚJ 'its on jour beh1ilf, and from the lnhabitanti -of thofe Provinces; we have thought fit to fand Licenciado de la Gafca, one of the Cou»fel- lourJ of the Holy ana General l11~1lifitio11, with Titfe anti in flt!ality of 011r'Prejident, to whom Eeeee z we