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.

Boos ·V. Royal Comnjentari'es. letlgth, afcer a. 'lórtg· Jo~roey, cauíed by íbore marche $ lfor t~)' Gi'ke o(;thofe who wer'€ wolli'í~ed~, Piptrro and bis Soultfü~rs arr-ivea ar C' ot.to. . • 1' ' • < 1 ' • · Captaili ·fbhn de_la Toi·re bad prepared to make for hím a• foletnlHFitvy .~ndef. tt~ut'flph4t Arches which he had etétled over the Sttee~s, a,nd ·adorned t~ ·\V:~'th Flower:s·ófyarious wlouts after the .fndian mannel"in rhe tirn'eys of tbei fllhcdér. Thé firft día~ led the \vay were the Infancry with their fünners difplayecl, mir- díing'Jthtee by three in a Rank, every Captain at the head •of - his,Compa~Y,; then- followed the Horfe in the like order; afrer which, and that the Sr:mldiers wer.e lodged in their quarters, foHowed Pifarro himfelf attended onely by bis own Serva_nts and the Inhabirams who accompanied him; for l~e thought it not conv~: nient to be introduced by his Souldiers, Ieíl: it íhould feem as if he gloried in aa. enrire.Via:ory over his Enemies, and made a Triumph before Conquefr. As he enrred, all the Bells of che Cathedral;-itnd Convents were rang out, and che lndi11n.r ~ 813' of the Ciry, being drawn up in th€ ·srree(s and publi<rk place5 of the City, gave loud acclamations as he paífed, calling him Inca, and giviog him chofe other titles of Majeíl:y which they uíed to beíl:ow on rheir own natural Kings in days of rr1- umph, the which was performed by order and direétion o('folm de la Torre. ' The. , / Trumpecs alfo founded, wich Violins and other Infiruments ofMufick in which Pifarro much delighted, and had excellent good of rhat kind. The firíl: place he emred was che Church of our Lady of the Merceds, where he adored the moíl: Holy Sacrament, and the Image of the Virgin his Morher and our Lady. From thence he v.ialked on foot to his Lodging, which was provided for him at che Houfo of one 'of his chief Ófficers called Alonfo de Toro, which is ficuace over againfi the Conveht of che Merced!. 1 my felf accompanied them ·into che City, having gone our che day before to meet my Father as far as fl!!efpicancha being chree leagues diílant from Coz.eo; part of tn~ way 1 w alked 'On foot, and 1 was carried part of it by rwo Indians, who by cmns rook.me on their'Shoulders: but ar my re- turn ~ perfon leading a Horfe gave me leave' co ride, fo chat 1 faw every rhrng which r q·ave hern related, and fuch 2arricular obfervations did 1 cake cbereof, that I,could affign che ver.y Houíes and Chambers, where every Capcain was quar- tered, fer· 1 knew them all ; _and rhough it be fixty years ago fince that rime yet 1 remember tne very places and Houíes wfuern they lodged ; for we conferve chings .hetter in our memory 1 which we faw in ·our youch chao what we have obferved in our ríper yeai's. Gonfa lo Pi farro and his Souldiers being chus entred into Cpz..co, Francifao de Carvajal aqended to give out neceífary Orclers, and make fuch proviíi- óns as were reqt~ifüe ro carry che War forwards: he repaired che Arms which were broken, ór ~ecome defeétive in che late Battel of Huarina, he caufed Powder and Ballets to be made, and new fixed füch Arms a~ were not ufed, and omitted norhing in order to carry on che War. _Of Arms he had great íl:ores; for he had gathered aU thofe which Centeno's Sou.Jdiers had !efe in t!he Held, and chofe which belonged to che men ílaiñ -on both fides, and of.thoíe wh<9 had been deferters; all which he repaired and re-fixed with great care and cur.iofity: and of ali forts of Gffenfive Arms he moíl: efl:eemed of Fire-arms, faying that che Gentiles bad wifely arrned their God 'fupiter with Thunder. and Lighming, wh.ich was an Engin that krlled at a diftánce as well as near. I:Ie <!aufed alfo Pikes to be made, and rhough th@Y had -flO Afh in thac Councrey out-of which to frarne rhem, yet rhey had ano- ther fort of W ood; as frrong and proper as that; He alfo provided great quantities of Cottén 'for making Marches ; and, in fine, lle omilcea not che leafr matcer which might be tequifite or uíefull iri les time and feafom: in all which matters he applied himfelf with rhat diligence, that he was nev{!r i9le, and foemed not to al- l0w himíelf time either to ear,or drink. 1 • His cuíl:ome was always ro ride upon a Mtile of a pyed colour, 1 never faw - him on any other Beaíl: during the time he ccmtinued at Couo, and before the Bac- rel of Sacfahuana ; fo earneíl: was he at his 1 wofk, thait day and night; whenfoever he ·was met by his Souldiers, chéy always found him e111ployed: And becaufe he knew t'hat they would marmur to fee hin;¡ fo bufie; he would always, wheA he paífod by rhem, with his Hat in bis hat;iG!, falqr~ rhem, a:mi ilílfread ~f fa.y,if.1g, 1 kifs yóur hands, he would fay, what you cdn perfonn to lday,defer not till to morrowj and ~bis íaying he conf.tancly kad in luis mi!>uth. Anrl· ·wben they ·a~k~Mlim whai: ti1pe he Eook to eat? and what .cirne 'tó_,floop? he wodltl rnake, aEfwer, 71uit ihofe. "rPho hada mind to wor/z had time for roe'ry',thing. 'Amemg'fl: atl · t!h~fe exe~dles ·and conrrivances, Carvfljfll coulq not conceal his -0wnfierce-n1Müre,, which íhewed it felf,