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. Rhyal Commentariet. he had done him ; and therefore in compiement would neicher retjuire his .Sword ·nor hís .Dagger which was gire a~om b~m, '"".hic_h w~s of confidera~l~ -v~lue, che Hilt bemg all of beaten Gold : proceedmg a httle farther, he met w1th Diego Cen- teno, who faid, my Lord, 1 am heartily forrow to fee your Lordiliip in thi3 coridition. Gonp1lo Pifarro fmiled hereac a1itcle, and replied, Captain Centeno, there is noching co be faid more µpon ibis matter, my buíinefs is finiíhed to day, 10 morrow you your felves will lament my fall; and without interchanging more words, he was carried direétly coche Prefidenes Quarcers, who received him in fuch manner ás che three Authours agree; whofe words we will f~ithfully re~ar. Carate, Book che fevench Chapter che feventh, faith ; And fo he was carried befare the Prefi- dent, becween whom fome fpeeches paffing which were judged to be bold and fe- ditious, he was committed to che cuftody of Diego Centeno, &c. Gomara, Chapter 186. faith, Villavicencio, being proud of fuch a Prifoner, conduéted him forchwieh to the prefence of'Gafca; who, a.mongíl many orher quefüons, asked·ofhim, wh~­ t~er. he choughc he had done well in raifing War againíl che Emperour? to which Pifa1To replied, Sir, I ~nd my Brochers gained this Coun'trey at our own coíl and Ctpence, and cherefore 1 rhought ic no crime ro afpire unto che Govetnmenc; ha- ving his Majeíly's word and Commiffion for it. GA[ca in anger cwice comman- ded chac he íhould be caken from his prefence, and the cuílody of him was com- mitted ro the charge of Diego Centeno, who petitioned for the lame. Palentino; Chap. 9bth. relates che difcourfe which paífed on chis occafion, as follows; Gon- fª'º Pifarro, faith he, was carried befare the Prefident, and being alighred from bis Horfe, he made bis humble obeifance to him : the Prefidenc laid his faults be- fore hirp, and would have. comforted him, bue Pif arro conrinuing füll inflexibl~ . and obftinate; anfwered, That it was he who had gained that Countrey, and puc- ting.a fmooth glofs on h~s aétions, endeavoured to jufüfie whacfoever he had done; which f9 provoked the .Prefident that he retorced very feverely upan him in pre- fence of many fianders-by, and told him plainly chat whatfoever he could pretend bad noc fufficient force to caufe him to fwerve from che dury he owed to his Prince, much lefs to become ungratefull and obdurate ; for granring chat bis.Majelly had conferred che favour ~nd honour on bis Brocher che Marquis to govern rhis Coun- trey, yec confideriag rhat chereby he had raifed boch him and his Brorhers from a mean and poor to a rich and high condicion, and advanced him from che dung.; hill to a confiderable degree, it ought to be fo owned and acknowledged; efpe- ciallY. lince in che difcovery of chat Coumrey chere was nothing due ~o him : ir is true his Brorher might precend to fome merit cherein, bue he underfroo~ fo well tire fa.vours his Majeíly had conferred upon him as to efieem himfelf obliged fo~ ever to c::onci.Que loyal and wiehin che terms of ducy and refpeét : Pipmo would have made fome reply; but_the Prefident ~ommanded che. Marfhal.to cake him away, and del~ver him into the cuílody of 15iego Centeno. Thus far Palentino, and wirh him che ocher cwo Aurhoors agree ; bue all of.chem are fo fhore in che rela~ tion they give of chis matter, chat we think it neceífary to recount che ftory more particularly as ir paífed, which was chis ; . . _ When Gonr.alo Piflfrro carne to the place where the Prelident was,. he found him alone wich che Marfhall ; for che ocher Commanders, afhamed to fee hirri whom they had denied and fold, recired ac fome dillance from them: che cere~ monies of reípeét which were made paíled on Horfeback, for Picarro did not alight feeing chat every man' kept himfelf on bis Saddle, as did alfa rhe Prefidenc ; and che firíl: thing he asked him was, Whether he choughc he had doné wéll in raifing che Councrey againíl th~ Emperour, and making himfelf Governour there- of contrary to his Majefiy's will and pleafüre, and in killing bis Vice-king in a pitch'd Battel: To which he made aníwer, thac he had never made himfelf Go-_ vernour, but was raifed chereunco by che Judges, who, ac the requelt and deftre of all the Cícies of che Kingdom, had given him a Commiffion in purfüance and confumacion of rhac Aét of Grace which his Majefi:y had conferred on his Bro- ther thé Marquis, impowering him to nominare a perfon co fucceed him afcer bis life ; and that ir was ·manifeíl and nocoriouíly known to all che world chat he was che perfon nominaced by bis Brocher: and chac having gained che Kingdom, 1t was bue juíl: thac he íhould be made Governour of ir. And as ro che Vice· king, he was advifed by the Judges, as a thing lawfull and cending to che quier· neís and peace of che .Empire, a~d to his Majefiy's fervicej to drive out a perfon from amongíl them who was fo liccle fit and qualified fur. ~vernment j and-as to Ooooc his