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.

810 Royal ·Commentaries. BooK V. - ~ ....Jlim. Js it pef!ible, faid he, that you fhould fanjie and imagine me to be fo ungratefu/l M tofwgit the kjnd an~ charitable. entertainment 1 received from you, fome _years paji in thú very City? orto bebeve, that m return thereof I fhould not embrace al/ occajiom to mal:! kzrown rr.y gratitude ? u it po!fib!e for me to be fo fhort of memory IU not to remember how kind!J you took._ me and my Famil! to your own home, ( whnf there WM no flace to receive m) anti entertained iu there for dl!)s and months, untillfuch time M Marquú Pi<;:arro, oJ glorÍoUI memory, had made other pr.ovijions for me, And having ever con/erved the thoughts hereof in m) mind, 1 carried great refpeil to every thing wherein you were concer- ned; for thoug.h 1 had fufficient infQrmation, that Diego Centeno .,,,,,_,, concealed within JOUY pof{ef/ion, and though 1 kpew the very Cave it fe!f where he WM hid, and nourijhed by your Indians, yet J winked at it, and took_ w notice thereoJ, that 1 might not giveyou troub!e, nor bringyou under a prejudice or i/I notion with my Lord the Governour. 1 might rhen ea- Jily ( if J had pleafed) fent fome Files of M>tfquetiers and have J.r¡ght Diego Centeno tv me; but f or your fak! l forbore to perfecute him, 1 notwithftanding the mortal enmiry be- twei:11 m. Nor: . inde.ed did 1 much vaíue him; for he who couídfubmit to takt hú refuge in a.Cave WIU n ot much to be feared; not doubting but whenfoever he {hould adventure 11gain. abroad, and dare to tak! up Arms againft my Lord the G1Jvernour, 1 fhou!d t/rive him wt_o another Cave, tU 1 have done .fince hu flight frrmi Huarina, where by the blejjing of God, and ajfij}ence of Friena's, 1 gained a jignal Villory. And now, jince for your fakf 1 toolz not ~1engean(Je on an enemy whom 1 had within my power, how much mrrl'e Jh,ould J refpeEf your perfo.n? and thofe whomyou own far your friendJ and acquaihtance? and to af- fure you oJ rhefe my real intentions, 1 give you free leave to return unto J'our home, and there repofe and reft with M much freedom and fecurity M you can defire. And alfo you may af!ure al/ rhe Inhabitants of thú City, and all fuch M were takfn and brought back in your company, that for y our fak! they are pardaned awd exempted from that punifhment which _ their otfenccs have de{erved. And herewith he acquitted and difmiífed Mig11el Cor- nejo, and freed the City of the fears and apprehenfions they were in for having with zeal and affeéhon íhewed themfelves aétive in his Majeílis Service, and for rhe afliílance they had given to DiegoCenteno. This Srnry 1 learned, noc onely by common report, but from che particular relation of Gon1alo Silveftre, who was a profeífed enemy ro Francifco de Carvajal, as he was a faíl: and faichfull friend to Diego Centeno, having adhered co him and accompanied him in ali his adverfi- ties and misfortunes till che day of his deach, as will appear hereafter. And 011 this occafion 1 produce this authentick 'Nitnefs to confirm the truth of what I have [poke ; for 1 pretend to flaccer no man, but really and cruly to lay do¡yo rnatters of faét according as chey have paífed. Carvajal, having gathered what Arrns and Horfes he could find in A req11epa, re- turned to Pirarro, .who was ílill on bis march to Co¡;,co : for by reafon of che many fick and \.vounded in the Camp, he was forced to continue longer at Huarina than was intended. And here ic is very obíervable, that chofe of Pifarro's Party who were rich took care and cornpaflion of the wounded men belonging to Centeno, and dividing them amongíl: themíelves ca1tied them to cheir own Tents, where they provided for their maintenance and cure. le was my Father's lot to have twelve afligned to him, of which fix dyed on the march, and fix happened to live and recover. I knew cwo of them, one was called Diego de Papia, a Gentleman of good Quali ty, and a perfon of verme, who made many gratefull acknowledg- rnencs for che care which was taken of him. When I carne for Spain 1 !efe him in che Houíe of Diego de Silvia, who was Godfather ro me at rny Confirmarion. The other was called FrancifcÓ de Penna, whoíe name agreed well with his nature, which fignifies a Rock, and indeed fo hardy was he, that though he had received three great flafhes on che Crown of his Head, from the firíl: co the laíl of which there was about rhree fingers diílance; and though his Skull was [o broke chac the Chirurgeon was forced t9 cake out fome Bones ; :md having no better lnílrumems to trepan his He·Jd, he made u[e of a Smith's Pincers in this operarion, yer had he che fortune and ílrength to recover. And this farther íhewed rhe foundneís and hardinefs of his complexion, ·that, notwithílanding all thefe wounds, and the unfic- nefs of the Iníl:ruments that he recovered wirhout Fever, or any other accidem; and yec kept no rule or regimen in his Dier, bue ate whatfoever was fec oefore him. The which indeed was very ílrange, and never heard or [een before; and fo mighc well be ca\led Franci{coPenna rather than de Penna, which is Franci4 Rock., and noc Francis of the Rock, And ha:ving faid chus much, it will be now time for us to re- rurn to che Preíident. · CHAP.