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. jit, that they Jhould be provided out of new difcoveries, which is the onely way for them tó ¡/in honour and riches according to the example of thc ancient Conquerours, wherefore J hearti/y dejire you to conjider thefe matters with the underftanding of agood Chriftian, and the worthy mind and intention of a Gentleman, and 9f a wife and prudent Perfon, and with that a(feélion and good will which you have alway fhewed to the happine/s and welfare of this Countrey, and charity towards th7 lnhabitants tkereof; giving God nnd our Lady thank¿, · ·Í'to whom you rire a :ualous 'Votary) that thü great ani:I. important )J{fáir, in which you have fo deep!J conoerned your fetf, hath--been fo favourably -interp-,-~ted by his Majefty and by the Grandees of Spain ; who were pleafed to acquit !JOUr aaions of rebellion and difloya!ty, and ·to flyle them with the mtra {oft temu of defending 'his Majefty's [1tftice, to which his Subjeils: were denied accefl, or to be heard by way of Petitioñ. And now in regard your King, whQ ü a Catho!ick._and a juft Prince, hath reftored you and every perfon to the enjoyment of hú own Eftate and Pof{ejfion.r in M ful/ and M ample a manner M they dejired in thcir Petition; lt ü but reafon that you deal tU jincerely and juftly with your King, by yielding due obedience ,to him~ and t:omplianr;e with 11/l hi.r 1comrn11nds .: tke which i1r a du1y incumbe?Jt on\m, not one'!J '6¡ ·the lttw..r of N.atur:-e~ ·mhich qblige eve,ry ,S,ú.bj.ell 'to<be -.,fOJll'l to ,his King, bttt alfo by -the La~s aJ Scr(ptur-e rand Grac.-e,, which ,in¿joyn rUú, ¡on •the ¡penalty of eternal damvation, to r.ender u.nto wery 'man 1hi.r due, and-'éfpecially obedienr;e •unto King.r. And fince J,OUr Anee-! ',/lolJN nave made themfolves i{(stjhious by their ¡/oyalty and ~ their fervices to Phe Crown, wbich have gained them rthe 'ñtle of Nob.les; it will now beyo~r part to Copy out thh lef[on· in the largeft chanaét-ers, rather ·than to ,degenerate from their ·fineage and caft a ,bfemifh on all their atchievementJ by your demer~ts 4nd dejeebi.on from th'eir venues. negreateft oon- cen1ment we have ¿n thi.r world, next to the falvatio n of our Souls, ú op.r honour; which ü · mofl refplendent in perfons who .move in your ihigh .frh~e, in which go1,1. are capab!e to brighten .the luftrie of your Anceftour's g,lonir:s, 1or otherwife by irregular aéfion; to caft a b!emifh and an eternal o'bft-urity ·upon rthem. · Por whofoeiver faOs from Go.d by ,infidelity, or from his i[(ing rby treafon and dijloyalty, tloth not 1one!j difhonour himfelf /;ut li~ewife cafts -a; blemifh and infamy &n hü who!e Fami!y: whenefore !et me 11.dvife )OH to .re-flefl hereupon whh a wife · and a ,prudent fpirit, weighing wel/.the power ofyour King, whofe Fonces you ane v_erJ unah!e · to with/land: b1Jt lefl your want 1of-k._11ow!edge an,d e>.;perience i11 his Corm, not 'having view- ' ed bis Armie.r, or fathomed t<he ~h qf 1his Co1enfels, jhould betra7 you to an over,-weening fJpinion of !JOUr own ftrength; be pleafed to figure 1Jt1Joyour Je!f Phemighty power and p1Jif- fance of ,the Great Turk_,. who marched in Perfon ~t the head of above three ·hundred thou- fand ffighting men, which he brought into the Field againft him, bejides Pioniers ilnd other at- · .tendant.r on the Camp, notwithftandi,ng which, when he met his Majefty near Vienna he · durft not adventure to joyn Battel with him, but rather .endeavoured a retreat, facing the Ene'!V with his Horfe whiifl the Jef.antry marched away and made their efoape, &c. This Letter is writ move at large by clivers Authours., which we have-thought fit to abbreviace, becaufe ,ic .iielares t~e ,many. Viétories whkh che Em.perour gaii- ned upon the ·T;er'k_, from whence he fr~mes divers. Ar~urnents to prove how unable Gonfalo Pi9arro was to contend w1th So fornudable a Force, bue that ra-. ther he íhould incline bis mind to fobmiffion 1aiitl obedience ,: bue what bis con- fulcations and reB.exions were. on this Lecter, we íhall declare in the following ~hapter. · :CHA P.