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 Co'!:_mentari~s. . The.things which 1 have faid already, ~nd what 1 íhall hereafrer add more di- ftinétly, I took up at firíl: in che time of my youth, as 1heard them accidemally difcourfed amongíl: men : ·for indeed abour thac time, ánd for fome years after- wards, there was fcarce any meeting of Perfons of Qg_ality bue where thefe paffa- ges were rhe common entertainment : Afterwards, in my more ripe years, 1 re- ceived a farther informacion thereof frotn chofe who had been Guards to the per- fons of Carvajal and Gonfa lo Pifarro: for the Tents wherein chefe two perfons were lodged were near. to each other; fo that the Souldiers·who were appointed to be their Guards, being Perfons of Note , did often ehange their íl:ations , and pafs from one Tent to another: and u·pon their Teíl:imonies who have feen and heard thefe Matters 1 ground my Relation. And nów to íhew the difference between che particulars related by chis Au- thour touching che behaviours of Carvajal and Pi~arro after their imprifonmem-:· and that which we have written and íhall write hereafter , we fhall extraét fome · few fayings of chem, which indeed are noching bue vulgar talk and fheec-news , and noc received by Perfons of Qrnlity and underfianding~ _Thac which Palentino faith~ Chap.che 9oth, is 'this: Then chey carried Francifcode Carvajal before che Pre- fident; who was caken in che purfoit' as he was fallen in a Bog ; and as he was , conduéted by Pedro de Paidivia, che Co,mmonalty was fo incenfed againíl: him, that they would have killed him; which Carvajal perceiving, defired the Prefident not to hinder chem, bue fl!ffer chem co kill him in thac very place. le happehed at that time, thac the Bifhop of Co~co carne to him, and faid, wherefore was ir, Car- v ajal, that thou killedíl: my Brother ? for he had hanged his Brocher Ximene:{, afier the Battel of Guarina: To whicb he anfweret!, that he had noc killed him: Who was it theh, faid die Biíhop? His cnvndefüny, laid Carvajal : wifu which the Bi- íhop grow1ng angry, a:nd, laying befare him the crime he comrnicted ia che mur- therof his :Brother, he bore up to him, and gavehim chree or four blowsover che Face with his Fiíl:. In like ma.nner much P~ople flocked in upon him; giving him opprobriousfan- guage , reviling him for t'.he many ill and cruel aétions thac he had done ; to all which Carvajal was fileQt, and made no reply; Ac chac time DiegoCenteno corning in, reproved the people for their rude creacment of him ; which caufed Carvajal to look earneíl:ly upon him; and ask him, who he was, that dealc fo civily with him : Centeno replyed, Sir, d,o not you know DiegoCenteno? In truth, Sir, faid Car- vajal, 1have feen your back párts fo ofien, that corning riow to fee your face ; I fcarce knew you : meaning che purfüits he had made after him: Howfoever Cm- .reno was fo litcle ·offended at chis reply, thac ·he followed him into the Tent, where he was derai'ned prifon~r, and íl:ill continued to offer him all the fervices which were in his power to doe {or him, though he was well aífured, tbat if he were in bis condition, he would not fhew the like to him; which when 'Caro.aja! heard, he made a little paufe and íl:op , and faid , Seignior Diego Centeno, f am no fuch Cbild, or f 9ol , as with cheJear and apprehenfion of deach, to be moved unco fo rnuth f<:?119' and vain hop'és, ·as to requeíl: of you any kindnefs or good Offit e ~ JlOr do 1 rémember ac any i:imé 5 · in che beíl: days of my life, that ever füch a ridku- ious pr5póJal was made ·ro me as chis formal offer of fervice which you make nie; . wfüch l\aving faid, they carried him into·the Tent. · Iri 'lll the'Royal Army there was bue one µian killed, of Piyarro's there were fif.: teen; ·which happened accord'ing to the difpofition of Divine Providence; rhac bis Majeíly might have occafion thereby to exercife his merey and clemency to- wards ·Pijarf~ and bis S0ul<;iiers. And chus did God out of bis infinite compaflion put an·e:nd·ro chefe trnubles, wirh fo lictle 'effufion of bloud as chis which happen• ed : which-indeed was.very firange, in cafe we confider , that on both :ficl'es there weréfourre'en hundred Mµfq,uetiers, feventeen _pieces of C¡innon , above fix han.: dred Hqrfe',. with a great riuín~er of Piques acid Lances: for when ~he King's pm<ry perceived in what mánner theit Enemies were loíl: and defeated , they had nothing to doe, but to receive them, and give them quarter when•chey.furren- dred, &c. · · . . ' ·. In th:e followjng'Chapter, which is the nioety firll, having related the fenrence which was pafled upon Gonyalo Pifarro; he there adds, that when fevet{:ll gave their Votes to ha ve bis q_uarcers fec up in tbe publick places of che City, '· the Prefi- dent, out óf refpeét to the Marquis, his Brother, refufed to giYe his corifent there- unco : and that at bis death he fhe.wed himfelf very penirenc for che fins he had · commiéted