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 Commenta~ietº ing the perfon deíig~ed tobring people from Peru: Valdivia remained in che Ciry of Sant iago: And when all people were in a readinefs and prepared for their Voy- age, he carne privarely out in the nighr, juíl: ar rhe time when ali people were em- barked, and were at rhe momh of rhe harbour. Pedro de Paldivia over-raking rhem' rhere , caufed great íl:ore of Mear to be dreífed, and invited rhem all aíhoar co dinner to rhe number of abour twemy perfons; ali which carne willingly co re- ceive che favour of his inviration: fo foon as che dinner was done, and che rabie taken away, he earnefily recommended Francifco de Vil/agra to them ( whom he efieemed as his own Sorf ) and deíired rhem, chat fince he went wirh them·on rhe . fame defign, ro bring people to inhabit and increafe their Coumrey; chey would · lend Vil/agra fome Gold in ca[e his occafions fhould require it, che which every one promiíed co doe with greac readinefs. Afrer which Valdivia walked out of che Arbour where chey fa te, andas if he intendéd to look towards che Sea; he on a fudden leaped into a Boat , and rowed aboard a Ship, where he feized on all che Gold which imponed above eighty thouíand pieces of eighc ; howfoever he noted rhe quamiry and paífed to every man's credit che fums which concerned him. The perfons he toók :wich him for his companions were [eronimo de A!dereté, Ga- fpar de Yillaroel, '/ohn de Cepeda, Captain '/ofre, Lewü de Toledo, Don Antonio Be!tran, Diego Garcio de Corceres, Víncéflti<1 de Monte, and Diego Oro bis Secrerary: Before whom he declared rhat he went ro ferve his Majefiy againíl: che Rebels'under che corrimand of Pifarro. And leaving chofe aíhoar to whom che Gold belonged, he appointed Franci/co de Vil/agra to be bis depucy GovernoUt; and therewith imme~ diately fet fail. Being arrived in Peru, they received incelligence that rhe Prefi- , denc was on his march cowards Cow ; whereupon they made che beíl: of their . way to Lim11- ; where having fupplied themfelves with all things neceffiry , they went to AndigHaJ!M, wheré chey underílood that all the Army was quartered and temained umill che rains were pafs'd, and che Summer feafon emred , which was fü for aétion. Thus far Diego Fernande:{, Palentino, who wrore chis particular Ad agreeable ro the many Tricks whichrare now praétifed in che World; and to which che Devil gives colour and reputation under che guife and appearance of Reafon of Scace. · · The coming of Pedro de Ya!divia wirh che Capt:ains and Souldiers wirh him j who were perfons of Noble Families, did much encourage and give life to che Souldiers of Centeno, whofe fpirits were become low and drooping by reafon of the lace Defeat ; fo chac there was great joy and triumph over che whole Camp, which they tefüfied by cheir fports of Running at che Ring and other Pafümes of that kind. Bue Sports and Mirth have che farne operation as Mufü:k harh on che fpirits of rnen, for chofe who are merry, it ~ejoices;. and thofe that ~re ra9, ic makes more melancholy. The Prefident w1th all h1s Army made bis Wmter quartets in Antahuay!la; che Winter was very fevere by reafon of the concinual Rains which rorted che Tenes; and the corrimón Souldiers by reafon'of their bad lodging, and unaccuílome4 to che clirnace, fel! fick and infirm ; bue fuch was che care of che Prefident, that he provided an Hofpital for them ; che 'hief Chirurge- on and Phyfician of which being Father Francifco de la Rocha, born at Badajo:{,, a Fri- ar of che Order of che Holy Trinicy, very few died or mifoarried. Mmmmm CH A' P.