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.

. •' Royal Commentaries. BooK v~ C ,H A P. XXXVJIJ. Of the many Vifits which were ma<le to Carvajal in Prifon, and the I>i/courfe which pa/fed between him and thofe · who went to mak_e their Triumphs over him. A' i t the Parti1=ulars which we have related concerning tbe Battel of. Sacf11- h11nna were aéted :md performed by ten a dock in die morning upon the pioth Óf A,pri! 1548. for matters beginoing Very ~arly, ali W:lS ended and 'quieted by tbat l:iour : immediately hereupon the Prefident difpatched away two Captains fq .Co¡i;,~~., both to .apprehend and feif~. thofe who were fled , and to prevem the Dif9rders offuch who intended to plunder and fack the Cicy. .In the Evening many . P~incipal ·rerfo,ns and Captains wem to make t~eir Vi(tcs to rhe Prifoners , fome out of friendíhip to them, others becaufe. e;{ therr relanop and allian1=e, and ochers, for che fake of their Councrey.: fome wenc to comfort them, and üthers ,out o f 'inrereíl: and .d.efign to diícoyer their Eílates and Riches wpich they mighr inhr.ri< -: onely thoCe whe made .cheir Vifics to Caroajal, could have none of thefe Cgnf iélerarions,. for hé,hád,néithq:;.friend, nor Kfofman, nor Countrey-maq; and indeea it was no time chen for any man to. make kpown his friendfhip cowards lüm:-1-Iowfoevei ma~y Genclemen of qualicy,-ffiade their Vifi.ts to him, efpec! :il- ly y9ung meo who:wei:e fiee,.ánd aiery, and curious, and went rather to tríumph eve ~irn ,than td1condole with him. Bue ca,,.vajal was too wífe and knowiAg of che World to regard1hem, but fcorned and concemned chem; as \.Ve íllall íhortly relate;.. when we fo,me:to ~epea~ his feveral ~pt (ayings, which I heard from chofe who ~er«; preíent1th~I. day, of w~ich the Hiíl:onans m.ake mention of fome ; but in a different manner ;, and 1 fhall add..fome others wh1ch they have omitred. c9rH~jal qeing. i11 pr~fon, ~ certain Merchan.t carne to him; and with m.uch con- . c;er;mt}ent told fiim , chat fome Souldiers under hjs comrnand~ had at: fuch a place robbed and taken fr otn hirn the value of many thoufands of Pucats in merchan- dife ;,.and (.e,xf peél:, .faid.he , t'o,rec~~Vc:! fatisfa?fion from you ~ho was their Cap- , ,tain ª-Pd Comma9d er, and fine~ you,ar~ ího~tly t.o dye, I cfiarge this debe upon .your Confcience. Carvajal k>oking about him, ;Jnd feeing che Scabbard remai- ning in the Belc a(ter chey had tak:en awa:v. his Sword, he took ir, and gave it to .che Merchanc; .He(e, Brother, faid he, take chis:~º earneft and ,in pare of wha.t I owe .y¡ou, forthen;- i~ notbing more) eft me : che ,which he fa id ro convince,d.1e man of his fimplicity and foil y in d~manding the reíl:itution of thoufands of Dacars ..from him, who had nothing remaining befides che Scabbard of a.:Sword : fo foon as this fellow was gon out, in coines another with the like ,de{Iland · and having no~ wherewith to (<\~isfie him; pe anfwered, that he did not remember he ow- ed any man a farrhing, unlefs it. were three penc;e to a Tripe,woman, whq lived ne'lr the Gate of Arrnifll at Sevilt: ~nd th~s h~ anfwered on~ ,folly wich another, to convince Fools whc;> carne to demand re{htut1on of vafi Sum~ from .him, whom they fa.w without Hat or Cloak~ ' and almoll quite firipped pY, ·tbofe who had ca- ken him Prifoner: And indeed Carv11jal himfelf was die richeft .Prize of any that was taken chat day ; for he alway.s carried bis \¡Ve~lth wich him, 'which was in Gold, and not in Silver, for the bettér convenience of its carriage: w~ might add ~ti­ vers other fayings which paffed chat day between ·him and meo of mean condiri- ,·oo; bue we fhall leave them, to recount ocher StOÍ-ies berween füm and perfoñs of of gieacer qualicy : Amongíl: wqiéh there cam~ i!' o,ne who was a man of faJhi,- on apd .a CaptaiQ,, 1 r11ery chearf~ll ~ and bris~ )l; ~U~ · a greac Q)urrier, ª~nd very quid~ in·his R~parte~,? and!amoQgfi the relt pf lils vermes, he WCIS much addiéted to \.yhoring-and drinkiJ;lg_, an~. maqe open pro~~~on of them. And .having dif- coüríed fome time widi Carvajal , at cfie conclufion of ali he told him , chat he had managed many weighty things wherewith he had defiled bis confcience ; añd chat lince he was fpeedily to dye1 he exhorted him to examine himfelf, to repent of his.Sins, to confefs chem, and ask pardon of God. Sir, anfwered Carvajal, you have fpoken like a Chrifiian and a Geptleman a~ you are: and pray alfo ap- ply.