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.

R.oyal Commentaries. BooK V. we have given a Commi.lfion and fach InjlruélionJ tU wi/J undoubte~l] put. an end to al/ the troHblr.r. ami commotionJ of that CoHntrey. And farther. we have g1ven h1m ageneral authQ- rity ro aél and doe whatfo~ver he fhal~ judge may moft redo1m4 to the fervice and honour of God, to the improvemene, of t~ofe Provmm, to the benefit a,nd welfare of Our S~bjeéh, wh() are PlanterJ, and of the J'{ 'at.VN thereof. whcrefore we do corr;mand and ·qq~1re you to be aiding and ajfifting to our faid P refident in whatfoever he fhall demand of you m Our. Nizme towarp1 thc performan6e and accomplijhm~nt of thofa rules and direEfiom which ~ave been given him. Ana herein re!Jing 1tpon you w1tk much confidence, We fhall :ver be mmdfull· of the Servim which your Brother the Marquu hath done Jor V s, and wh1ch fhall ever be re- membred to the advantage of his Sons awd Brothers. Given at Venloe thc 16th day of thr Month qf February, 1546. 1 che K 1 N G. By command of his M~jefty, Francifco de Erato. The Letter which the Prefulent wrote to Gon~alo Pi~arro was to this effea. Illufirious Sir, S Vppojing that my ftay would not have bee~ fo long in this Countrry 1 kttined the Empe- rour'J Letter by me, intcnding to deliver it with my own hand; nor did 1 think jit in the mean time to acquaint you of my arrival, out of refpe[f to hi1 Majefty's Letter, which ought to have come firft unto your handJ before mine. But confidering that the Affain of hir Majefty would require my prefence here for fome time, and hearing that you had cmvcned an AJ{emblJ of the People to mcet you at the City of Lima, to confider of AlfairJ :which depend on things already paft; 1 judged it necef[ary to emplOJ an expre{s Mef{enger with hir Majefty's Letter, and with the [ame occafion alfo to fend you mine, the bean1· ~hereof, named Hernandez Paniagua, ir a Perfon of J2.!¿a!ity, and one confiderable in your Countrey, and very much your Friend and humble Servant. what 1 have now to /ay to you farther, ú to acqu1tint you, That in Spain there have been great Confoltations concer- ning the manner how the commotions and difturb1tnces, which have been raifed in Perujince the Vice-kjng Blafco Nunnez (whom God forgive) came inro thofe parts, 1'>:'ere to be ta/zen 1md re{ented. And ajter hiJ Majefly had well -geighed and conjidered the {everal Debater and Opinions thereupon, there hath no caufe appeared hitherto to believe, that the [ame did proceed from a~ motive of difobedience or differvice to his Majejly, but mere!J from a prin- cipie offelf-pre(crvation, wbich indHced them to oppofe that feverity which the Vice-kjng 11fed in the execution of rhe new Lawr againft the privilege1 and right1 of that Countre7 : And farther hiJ Majefty hath confidered the obftinacy of the Vice-k¿'ng, who would admit of no Petiti6n or Appeal, or {ufpenfton of the new LawJ untill fuch time M hir Majefty WM ac- quainted with the inconvenie11ces thereof; a/l which appears at lt1rge in yoTtr Letter to hi.r Miijejly, and which gives a farther reíation, that JOU had t1tk!n upon you the Government at the injlance and defire of the Court of 7-uftice, and which the; kad delivered 1tnto you b.J Commi.lfion under hir Majejly'r Broad Sea!; in virtue whereofyou promife to ferve hir Ma- jejly, and profefr, that to have refufed the Government at that time wouíd haV1 been a dif- fervice to his Jl,t;tjefty, and that you accepted it on no other terms than foch 114 became a good and a loyal StJbjeil, and with intention to refign Ít at the com11w1d and wi// of his Majefly. AU which being t·hur underftood by hú Majefly, he hath fent me to quiet the mindr of the People by a revocation of thofe La-;,s, according to the prayer of your Petition; with power to pub!ifh a general Pardon foral/ Fault1, Crimn andMifdemeanours airead) 'committed: and lafl!y, to tflk! the opinion and direétion of the People of this Co1mtrey con- cerning the methods which are to be ufed for the advancement and promotion of the fervic.e of God, and Jor the COTlJ»mJ good and we/fare of the lnhabitantJ: And in regard there are "11ln) Sp~niards in thofe part.J, wh~ ar.t u~mplo1ed, ami h11w no poffajfio,u, it ú 1hought fit,