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~ pleafed , and laughed, wo~~ering to fee fuch pref~nce of m~ml and readln:fs .of fpirit in a man of his cond1tton to reply fo aptly on e~ery chmg t~at was faid to him. All this and much more paífed between Cm;va¡al and odwrs , on the v<Ny day of chis .Batee!, or rather a Defeat without. a Batee! : ~llt as to Gonfalo .Piyar- ro he rernained alone, and 110 company admme~ ro fee h1m , becaufe he fo de- fir~d ir : unlefs Diego Centeno and fix or feven principal Souldiers more, who were fer over lüm for his guard.· , · The day following- Gon1alo Pifarro and bis Lieut~nam Gen@i:al , with all the Captains ·takeo, were brought to Executi©n , as Gomara relates, chap. 1 87. and particularly nominaces rohn de Acofta ., ,Francifto Maldonado, lohn Vele~ de Quevara, Dioniji_o de B,wadilla, Gonf aló de Los Nidos_; and fays, thac of tbe la~ of th@m, t~ey drew bis Tongue out at che Nape of h1s Neck; bue he alledges no rea(on for \t; onely we may believe, it was for tre;i.fonable wmds ·fpoken againíl: .his Imperi~l Majeíly : all chefe and many ochers were hanged ; and though rtley were G1m- tlemen, yet they !oíl: their privilege by becoming Traytors and ·Re~ls to rheir King : Afc~r they were execuced, cheir1Heads were cut· off, and í€nc into divel"$ parts and Cities of the Countrey : The Heads of fohn de AcofoaJ. -and Frano/fUf> M.UJon.ado were picched u~oR Irou Spikes ·in rh~ M¡.¡rket·place of Gó~co ,, which 1 faw there , though P11/eni1'.no., ch~p. "~i. 'fáith 1 that, Ato/Us ~ead v.:as fot up ac Los Roes: · che Head of ]J)ioñi}r áe Bw11di{la~ and anorher-with his, ·was carried tó Am¡11epll; andí thereby thac-which thé good Lady' f.óan de Ú)ton JJrefaged of th~ B(l1Jadilla, was accompliíhed; faying; whcm he carrieq tp@.Hea.d ef iLope de Mendo- fª to be (et up in rhat City, that they íhould in a fhorc time take ~hat tl~d do.wn , and fec up bis in che place' thereof. Ti)e. ¡f@verakAúthqurs write, that the y hatl- ned che execucion of Gon911lo Pifª"º and of his- Offiit~s conc~rqeq wirh him; with all expedition poffible; for they aonceived ·ch'at' the üoann-e.y could not be fafe and in peace whilíl: they were 'living. P~f~#'o' te<:eived f~ntence co hav~ his Head cur off for a Traytor, hls hpu(es in Ce:i::.co•tlemolifhed , aoo che ground fowed with Sale , and tbereon a Pillar ra~fed with ~bis lnfcripcion '· Thefe are tbt Dwellings of that Trf1Ytor Gon'fálo PiC{artQ; &c. 1 All which I my felf have feen performéél ánd a&éd , tmd thof ei V@ry houfes ra- zed to the gtound, which were onct! "~ lot of Gónfalo Pifarro aqd his Brochers-; when rhe Countrey wasdivided: that place in the Jndian Tongue wa.s called Go- racora, which is as muchas to fay, The Herb-garden. Pifarro, as we have faid, was deteined a Prifoner in che Tent of Captain Diego Centeno, where they ufed him with the fame refpeét as had been given-him in the-time of his greateíl: Profperi- ty : all rhat day he would eat nothing , though inviced to it , bue walked up and down che whole day very penfive anc;i foil of thoqghcs,. After fome hours in the nigbt he called to Centeno, ,.a'od.askec;I him whethef. he "Vas fePJre for that night? his meaning was, wheilier' they would kifi him that night, or !et him live unrill the next day ; for he was not ignorant that his Enemies chiríl:ed aft€r pis bloud in fuch a maiu'ter that every hour feemed a year to them untill he was difpatched out of this World. Centm anf~ered, thac he might r~\teCI\lre as to t~at, howfoever bis mind was unquiet; he lay down after Mid-night and ílept for about the fpace of an hour , aaj ~hea arifing aga\q, he walked uncill !¡>re¡ik of day ; aa~ {,~ fooo as it . was lighc-;t 1 be defirell ~(>)-!laye a (!;enfeífour , \Vith WQQtn hi r@má inea unrill Noon: ~~'el'~ we will IR~~ himfQr awJfüe to enremifo oµr felves \\fi~h ~ Narraciye of che m~nner'ihow caA/a;ltl .~ehaved hinifelf that 1 day ~ \.vhich 'ip 1 r~alicy was DG>t fo wíl.d anir~xhavaganí! afó~e of- ou~ Amhours re¡j,dirs it to haVe 1 ~érri 'bue 1{1 a far; dif(erl!fii:.ptanner· ~r~p fuall 1el~f.~-With grea( trµ,ch apd imparr;alícy : Nqt am 14111'.We& to. .fpeak favourably of.-!hitl -'in refpe&fito ~t}l.ltner 'beneíHs and en_gage- ments· ~Ih1t~· 1· hav4 receivcli ;fróm h~( , ~tlt rach~r ·me ~omrary '; tor he deílgned u>. ha~elkitle~ ~Y !fat~e(~er the ·~ e~ iof Hn'!1"fft"" , a,n~ .fpught !pr. fome pr~ tences fbr lil'J>anfing, fr001 J~louQe and hu;. ·own ·vam 1 {*$1cíons. 'tiowfoev;er aiJ Hifio¡rn~:qugat fo lay. aQHe¡ill prejud.k~,~n.d mali~"Ji~~ lt ·any Jx~rfp~; Qor fp~ak: out drfavooY.0r affeéhonr, bJJt dearty e.o r,ela~e matter 1 óf· f~é.t for mfbrrn;¡cibnof pofierity•inaT~er-Ages ·: Ai)d ai:ct> rclplgly I proceíl: \ása 17 ChrHl:ianJ 1 rh,ar 'I have ~~ bre·viacecf' inany partidlmrs ;J':> ·a.óq omitced i¿¡ivers'~drcúmffances óf 1 things chat ~ ~~ght nor rfeetn. b.iatled,~ ~ówár ds 31 1Y .~f9fi,, or p~i11!f éo confradí~'the a!Je~;ic¡­ onsQf the 'llforefa1d AutHours, . and w ~cieularly 'PltfNJf)'1;~ , whd carne 'lace inco 'ff.i~ G>imaiey f al\d took.:- úP many fal.il ~f w'hich the'_(:Otjimon 'Peopje- r~r~ed t'§r Trurhs, •áecórtfing to thé-fevera'l 1Fa~í onS and Partieswruch díey fol'fówed. · • ' - . The