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. count of alt fi1ccejfeJ, do cndeavour to gratifie my curiojity ani a/fefüon to hu M ajejl/s in- tereft by faithfull and true ieformations, which my z..eal to the Crown fet tles and fi."'Ces in my memory, &c. The rernainder of this Letter, for brevity fake, we ornit, as impeninent and little to our purpofe, for it refl.eéts chiefl.y on the Vice-king Blafco Nunnei::, Vela, and caíl:s the blarne of all tbe mifcbiefs pafr on bis rnifcarriages ; and to jufüfie hirnfelf be fays, that all the Cities of that Empire chofe him far their Agent- General; in which capaci~y he was empowered by Commiffion from the Judges under the great Seal, to dnve out and expell Blafco Nunnez.. Vela from the limits of that Kingdom ; and tbat he aéted nothing all that time bue by their Warrant, and by virtue of their commands. . ' With tbis Letter Paniagua was difpatched ·by Sea, where we íhall leave ·him far a while to difcourfe of orher matters which intervened ; onely befare we con- dude this Chapter, we muíl: refl.eét a little on that paífage of bis Letter wherein he fays, that of chat vafr traét of Empire which he and his Kindred had acquired co the Crown, not one Acre thereof was appropriated to his Family ; he means, by inheritance far eyer, as the Lords in Spain hold their Lands, which were gran- ted to them by former Kings in reward of the Services they had done in the Wars againfr the Moors, helping to fubdue and drive them out of the Land: for though Gonfalo Pifarro and R emando Piyarro were feifed ~f f!1UCh La~d, with commaod over Indians , yet they held them onely for rheir hves, as d1d alfo the Marquis Don FrancifcoPifarro whofe Eíl:ate was onely for Life, and never defcended to his Children. CH A P. VI. The death of Alonfo de Toro. Diego Centeno and the other Captains come out of their Caves and places of re- tirement, and appear for the fervice of his Majefly. Gon~alo Pi~arro · fets all his. Shfps on fire, and what was the fajing of Carvajal thereupon. F ErnandeCG Paniagua having received his difpatches and departed, Gonyalo Pir_arro began to be croubled that he had received no advices or incelligences from Lorenfº deAldana eicher in relation to his Voyage, or to che Fleet then at Panama, nor of any other matter concerning Pedro de la Gafca ; fo that he füfpeéted fome- . thing arniís, in regard che time did weli admit of a return. Wherefore he difpatch- ed Letters to Captain Pedrode Pue/les his Deputy at fl.!:: itu, and co Captain Merca- dillo Governour of che City of St. .Michael, to Captain Porcel in Paccamurm, and to Capcain Diegode M ora ar Truxillo, advifing chem to be in a readinefs in cafe he íhould have occafion to call upon chem far cheir affifl:ance, which he believed would be very fpeedy; but when the Meífengers carne to chofe places, chey found all che People already poífeífed with che news of a general Pardon, and of che revocacion of che lace Ordinances (far che Prefident had taken careto difperfe Copies in ali pares) upan publication of which chere was a general defeétion in all places from Gonfalo Piyarro : che like Meífage was alfo fent to Captain Antonio .de Robles, chen in the City of CoCGco, to prepare and keep his Peopl~ in a readinefs to be employed in any future fervice which rnight offer ; chis MeíJage was fent to Antoniode Ro6lei, becaufe Pifarro was informed, chat Diego Gonfales de VargM ( with whom I had acquaintance) had killed Captain Alonfo de Toro, who was Governour under him in that City : che truth is, the matter was fudden, and neither conrri- ved by him who killed him, nor fufpeél:ed by the perfon who was ílain ; for Alonfo de Toro was Son-in-law to DiegoGonfales, and lodged in the fame Houfe to· · F f ff f gether :