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. of Cepeda, than to the fenfe of Carvajal; believing that [o foon as he aífenred therennto, he immediately deveíl:ed him of all the power and amhority which he had in that Countrey. .Cepeda alfo, blinded with bis own ambition and intereíl: íl:ifRy adhered to his own opinion, well knowing, that in cafe the Preíident wer~ received , bis auchoriry would fail, and that he íhou!d lofe bis Sea! and perhaps bis life , for his crimes were of a deep ftain ; he had once been an Officer and Mi- niíl:er of the King's; whofe Laws and Qrdinances he oaghc to have fuíl:ained ; and iníl:ead thereof he had oppofed the execucion of them , and born Arms in that Battel where the Vice-king was ílain. Howfoever Pifarro not being fully refolved what courfe to take, fummoned a general Aífembly of ali the principal lnhabitams of che Gity, of che Caprains, Nobility, and of the moíl knowing per- fons in thofe pares, to deliberare upon the Anfwer which was to be given ro the Letters from his Majeíl:y and the Preíident; which being of common com:ern- ment would beíl: fuit with the general auchority and confent of the whofe Coun- . trey. The Aífembly being met, coníiíl:ed of eighcy p~rfons, amongíl: whom were · many íl:range and different opinions. Sorne were delivered wirh great gravity and prudence, tending ro the common good of the Jndians and Spaniards, and to the advancernent of God's glory and fervice: others w~re of a different íl:rain, every one [peaking according to his own fancy and ralent, and as ir is ufüal wh~re many are there are differ~nt imaginations and fancies according to the Proverb, So rnany rnen, fo many minds: rnen of the moíl: folid judgments did concur in opinion with Francifco de Carvajal, bu~ ambition and the defire of rule thwarted all to rhe ocher fide. Howfoever Francifco de Carvajal boldly declared in publick, thac che Offers were fatisfactory, and oughc not to be refufed: to ~·vhich Cepeda pre[ently reply'd, that the Major General was afraid, the like was faid by ocher raíh and defperate men; which Carvajal hearing, cryed out aloud; Gemlemen , I am as affeél:ionate a Servant to my Lord che Governour as any man living, and as much defüe bis profperity, quier and increafe of honour; andas fuch I deliver my opinion fincerely and really as I believe to be heíl: and moíl: convenient for him, and from the abundance of my heart and affeétion 1 [peak ir. Y ou may, if you pleafe, follow other Counfels which lead you inro misfortunes; for my part, ic cannot much concern me, who have already lived many years in che World, and have as long a neck for a halter as apy of your Worlliips. Fernande:t Palentino re- lates fomething of this opinion of Cárvajal .in his Hiíl:ory , but to.uches ic not ln this,place, bue in another forne time afrer; perhaps he that gave chis information gave it to him late and defeltive , [o rhat he delivered it more fully in another place. Neither Lope:{. de Gomara nor Augu.ftine de Carate rnake any mention of chis particular, which is very íl:range, becau(e after che War was ended, ali people ge- nerally applauded che wife and politick counfel of Carvajal, which had undoubted- ly preferved Gonyalo PiFarro, had he had Grace and wifedom enough. ro have re- ceived it. . Tbefe Confultations and Debates were publick ; but che Cabals of che other fide were more private in che Chamber of Paniagua where rnany People volunta- rily reforted che very ,night ihat he arrived there and every night afrerwards du- ring che time chat he reíided at Los Rges ; ali of thern proteíl:ing that they were Ser- vants ro the King, and obeyed Gonyalo Pifarro againíl: their inclinations and will; which they would make appear fo foon as che Preíident arrived in- chofe parts; for then they would revolt from Pi farro to his party; and in che mean time chey intrelted him to inroll their narnes in a Liíl:, and offer thern to the Prefident , afiuring him of their faitpfull [erviCe, as opportunity íhould offer. Thefe were the affurances which were fecretly given to Paniagua by the moft pr,incipal Citi- zens, and by chofe who were moíl: deeply engaged wich Pifarro, and of fuch who moíl: defperarely declared againíl: che Prefident , vowing that they would íl:ab him or poifon him, or caufe the Ship which íhould carry him to Peru to founder in che Sea, as Hiíl:orians wrice. And this fecrec intelligence was given in the - nighc, partly to prevent che full d~claration of his Commiílion in favour of Gon- Fa lo Pif arro: for we muíl: know that juíl: as Prtniagua was a~out ~o take bis leave of che PreGdenr, the laíl: and moíl: fecret lníl:ruétion was given h1m to be Cure co be very referved , and with much art and induíl:ry to difcover che inclinations of che People to Gonfalo Piyarro ; and that in cafe he found them all of one piece and unanimouíly to adhere un~o him ; that then he íhould publickly declare, how chac che Preíident broughc' a Commiílion wich him to co9firm Gonyalo Pifarro in . cbe Go-