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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK v~ gether: Alonfo de Toro wa~ of .ª proud, choler_ick difpofüion, ~nd very lo~d in his {peech; Diego Gonp:dc1 being m the Hall, which \~as n~x.t ro hLS Daugbter s Apart- mem he heard Alonfo de T oro [cold and quarrel w1th h1sDaughrer, who was a ve- ry g¿od and v~1'tuous Wile, an~ in l;is fury corning out imo th~ Ha!!, he mee with his Fa rher-in-law , and fanfymg rnat he carne ro take part w1th h1s Daugh- r'er, he preíendy ,bruíled up to the good old man, who was above fixty five years of age, and \\'ich a loud voice gave him bafe and foul language; but Gonfale1 de Varf.M, rather wirh intention ro defend himíelf 1rh:m with defign to hurt füs Son- in-law, laid hold on an old Dagger which hung by a íl:ring at his fide, and drew · it in bis own defence, with which Alonfo de Toro being more provoked, carne up fo clofe ro che old Man that he received a wound from che Dagger, which when De VargM perceived, and confidered rhat there was now no other way, he gave him three or four fl: ., bbs more in the Belly, and then fkd, fearing leíl: de Toro íhould by his ílrength wrelt the Dagger from him, arid kili him with it; but he had ílrength onely ro puríue him about fifry paces to the foor of che Stairs, where he fell down and died. This was che fate of poor A lonfo de Toro, which his own ÍUJ'y and cho- lerick diípofüion had brought upon him, his Father-in-law being forced rhere- unro merely ro fave and defend himfelf. Dieg,oGonftde1 was afrerwards tried for che faér, and acqttitted, and I knew him feveral years after; he had a Son named Diego de VargM, \vho wenr ro School wirh me whilft we learned ro reade and write, and were afrerwa rds mour Larin: we were alfo neighbours, and lived next door bue one ro them when chis unform- nate rniíchief happened. After che death of Alonfo de Toro the Corporation of che Cicy made choice of Alonfo de Hinojof a. to be Governour and Captain chereof un- der Gonfalo Pifarro; but he ~vas foon fuper[eded by Antonio de Robln, who received a Commiffion for che place from Pi.farro : by which chough Hi;aojo{a eíl:eemed himfelf much diíobliged, yet he diílémbled his pleafure unrill a fair opporrunicy offered ro make known his refenrments, as will appear more plainly bereafrer. Tbe Letrers and Advices alío of tbe arriva\ of the Prefidenr were carried to A requepa, and ro che City of P!tue, and flew over ali Collao, where many of thoíe people were concealed who had been difperíed by Fr11ncifcode Caroajal when he purfued Diego Centeno. This news cauíed great fermentation in the minds of che People, and particularly an inhabitant of Arequepa. called Diego Alvarez. , being chen near the Sea-coaíl: wich nine or ten Companions, made himíelf Captain of them, and taking Colours of a Linen Cloth, rhey went in íearch of DiegoCenteno, who had by chis time quitred his Cave, and goteen rngether about five men, who una- nimouíly chofe Centeno for General of tbe new Enterpriíe. Ar firíl: they confulc~d whether it would be moft advanrageous for chem w march ro che City of Areq11epa or to Cou o, where chey knew tbat Antoniode Rob/u refided with three hundred me11 well fitted and appointed; bue as yet chey knew not what t0 refolve apon, for it feemed a hazardous matter tO attacl< a body of men wich fo much difadvanrage of numbers ; but afterwards, confidering chat they carried with tbem che fpecious colour of che Kiog's Aurhority, and che powerfull name of Loyalcy, d1ey refolved on che queíl:ion, and ro march direél:ly ro Cou:o. Bue !et us lea\ e them here on their Journey to relate ocber afüons and fucceffes which \;<,·ere carried on and paf- fed in divers pares, and at che fame time in chofe Countries, which were (o many and various, that 1 feem ro be enrred into a Labyrinth, from whence I fhall en- deavour ro extricace rny íelf in che beíl: manner 1 amable, hoping for che Reader's pard n and accepcance, in caíe I fall íhort in che relation where fuch great variecy of affairs hath happened. We bave memioned before, how that Loren10 de A/dana, Hernan Mex ia de Gu:,;;- man, {ohn Alonfo Palomino, and {ohn de Yllane1 were, by order of the Prefident, fenc by Sea to Peru; thefe by the way carne to Tumph, where Barro/meo de Vi llaloboJ was Governour under Gonfalo Pifarro, who obíerving that their four Ships had re- mained fonr days before the Port and had not emred, he fufpeéred that chey had changed their Copy, and were revolted ro che orher Party; upon which fuppofiti- on, without other grounds, he difpacched aMeffenger to Pi carro with chis informa- rion. The news was firíl: carried to Captain Diego de Mor.1, who was then in Truxillo," above a hundred leagues dillance from Tumpi:,;;, who w::is frorn rhence to fo~·ward ~t wit~ all expedilii,on to Gon1alo Pifarro. Diegode Mora, upon receipt of ~h1s Advice, d1fpeeded the Meffenger to Lo1 Reyes, but he himfelf remained doubr- full which fide to cake, whether he fhould adhere to Pi farro, or revolt from him: bue