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.

808 Royal Commentaries. BooK V. and fenc Offic;ers to all parts round to bring in Provifions for th~ir füpport. A- mongft thefe Pedro de Buftincia ( who was nobly defcended and married to the La- dy Beatri~ COJa , che legitimar~ D~ughter of HHayna Cafª' ) .was difpatched to che Province of Antahuylla, wh1ch is a Countrey aboundmg wuh.all forts of Pro- ·vifions: on chis fervice this Gentleman was employed as che moíl: proper perfon, becaufe thac out of refpéét to che Lady he had married , che Caci'l,ues and their Subjects would wich ali readinefs apply themfelves, and bring in whac Provifions he íhould requfre : bue he was very unfortunace in chis undercaking, for ic coft him_his life, and very inconfiderate co engage himfelf in danger which he might have excufed and avoided. · As we íha!.l find in che fequel. Diimijio de BUT.1adi/la was fe'nt by Pi farro to che Cicy of Plate wich Infüuétions to brin~ what money be could raife ouc of Pif11rro's own Efiace, or out of his Bro- ther s, cogecher wich whac Tribu.ce and Rene was due from the lndiam to chofe whofe Efiaces were confifcaced for adhering co the King : and having hereby rai- fed greac fums boch of Gold and Silver, he recurned wich ali expedicion to Gon- flllo Pif arrb, whom he found in Co:uo, where he was well received for che fervice he had done, in bringing fo confiderable a fupply for !ayment of che Souldiers. Diego de Carvajal, fornamed The Gallant, was employe ~o Arequepa wich che like Commiffion ; but ( as Pa/entino, Chap. 81.. reporrs ) he creaced many W ornen of that Cicy very ill, becaufe their Husbands were fai'd to be in the fervice of his Majefiy, and ·in confederacy wich Die¡,o Centeno, plundering them of all chey had, even to. rheir wearing Garrnencs : and it is farther faid, thac he and one of his comrades, called Antonio de Pie~1111 , raviíhed cwo Women, who in rage, and for íhame of che affionr, cook Mercury and poifoned chemfelves ; imiracing che ex- ample of che chaíl: LNcretia, who on che like occation deíl:royed herfelf. Bue men, from fuch Outrages as chefe, deferve not che name of G11//ant, being fuch abominable Villains as want words to exprefs thbr Iniquity : for he chac woilld be eíl:eemed a Gallant, oughc not co derive rhat Ticle from bis Attire or · DrefS, but from his Words and Actions, which challenge an efieem and love from ali men ; bue thefe men foon afterwards received che reward due ro cheir de- fercs. Nor was che behaviour of Francifco de Efpinofa lefs fcandalous in his jour- ney to the Charc11-1, but racher worfe, ifworfe can be. fer in his paffage he rob- bed and plundered ali he could find, which (as a certain Auchour fays) amoun- · ted co che value of fixcy thoufand Ducats : and in Arequepa he killed cwo Spani- 11rds, one of which had Lands and Comrnand over tndians : in the Ciey of P!11te, he hanged a Judge and an Officer of che Court; and all four of chem, forno other reafon, than becaufe they had ferved che King : and in his recurn to Co:uo he burn'd leven Indi11ns, upon pretence chat chey had given informacion of his deparcure to cerrain Spaniards who were fled from him. All which he aéted without Com- miffion or Order from Gon111!0 Pi farro or his Lieutenant General, bue merely out of his own arbitrary Power and Luíl:, incending thereby to ·evidence his greac zeal co che caufe of him, who was not pleafed with fuch fenrice 1 for when he was informed of his Cruelcies, he abhorred boch his perfón and his aétions ; for Pi farro was of a mercifall nature, and did neicher approve of thefe nor ocher Cru- elties committed by C11rvajal of che like nacure. Bue to divert che Reader awhile from che fad relacions of fuch Barbaricies; we will mencion one generous aétion perform,ed by a perfon.infamous in chofe days : whereby ic will appear that he was not alc0gecher fo wicked as Hiílorians de- ícribe hím. CH A P.