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 C ommentarie s. thereúnto added feveral other affromive words ' noc convenient ro be reported here. For which Comara couldmake no other excufe, than thát he did not frame rhe Story bimfe!f , bue received it from others whofe paffton might caufe them to fpeakmali tioofly : to which the Souldier replied, rhat it w:is che pare ofa difcreet Hifiorian not to cake up reports upon common hearfay, bue to weigh every ching wich marure del ibetation, fo as neither to praife men who are worrhy of com- mendation, nor yet defame fuch who deferve honour and high eíl:eem; ánd here- upon Gomara departed from the Souldier greatly troubied, that he íhould fay in his Hiíl:ory , chac Carvajal did not know to Cent eno. Ana as falfe it is rhat Carvajal íhould fay, that he wou]d have difperfed the quarcers of nine IJu~dred rnen rhrough thófe fields, for certainly he never was fo vain and inconfiderate to uccer fuch matrers. And now I fhall tell what I heard from chofe who were in company with him all that day ; and I much depend upon their Relation, having been educaced with them from pine years of <lge umill I carne to be twemy, when I lefr my ow,n Coumrey, and wem into Spain : The truth of which Srory is chis; So foon as it was day, Francifco de Carvajal fent to cal! to him Pdro de Lopez, de Caf afla, Secretary to rhe Prefideiit Gafca ; and. after he had difcourfed with him for forne time in privare, he' drew out three very fine Emeralds, with a liole drilled chrough them to hang on a íl:ring; two of chem were of an oval form, and the ocher round, which he tied upon his lefc Arme : and takipg che biggeíl: of chem apare from che reíl:, he faid, Mr. -Secretary, chis belongs to che Heirs of A ntonio A l- tamarino, and is valued at five thoufand pieces ofEight, which make fix thoufand Ducats : I delire che favour of you, to fee ic reftored to che true Proprietor : the other belongs to fuch ari one ( whofe name I have forgot) which is valued ac four tboufand pieces of Eighc; and in like manner I delire you to fee it given co the right Owner. This, which is che leaíl:, is rny own ; which 1 delire you to fell for me, and whatever it produces , to employ it in Maífes , to be faid for rny Soul, chat God may accept thereof, and pardon my Offences. The Secre- tary, not pleafed wirh this .offer, told -him , that he expeéted from him fome larger offers of reíl:itution, and that if he were difpofed fo to doe; he would add ten choufand pieces of Eight of his own, to make up his a grearer fum, and rhat he would beíl:ow it , as he !hould direél:. l Sir , faíd Carvaj al, I never raifed this War, nor was I the caufe ·of ic; añd.that . I might iavoid al! Engagernems therein, I was upon my Voyage into Spa in , and 1 iadvanced -feveral leagues on the way : but being difap¡i>ointed of mea.ns t0 efcape; I took che íide which fell to rny Lot, as Souldiers of forrune ufe t o do e ; and as· l' did' when I ferv~d che Empe- rour in quality of Serjeant Major ; under Yaca ' de Ca/lro , who was Governour of this Kiogdom. If there have been Robberies and Plunderings on either fide com- mitted, we muíl: attribute them to che natural eifeéts of War : for my own pare, I cook nothing from any man, bue comemed myfelf with what was given me out of free-will: and at che ~oncluíion of all, chey have taken every ching from me ~ 1 mean, what was given me, and what I poífeífed before che beginning of this War. Ali which I refer to che iofinite merey of God our Lord, ~vhofe pardon I beg for all my Offences, and thac he would profper and preferv~ you, an·q re- pay you the charity ·you have offered me; for che Good-will ought to be ellee- rned fm: che Deed. . And t\11:1~ ended this Difcourfe with che Secretary. In the aftemoon the Secretary fent him a Confeffour, as he defu-ed, .wh0m he entenai- ned wirh' his Confeffton umill towards che Evening; and .in tne=mean time 'che Officers of J uíl:ice feni cwo or three times to haíl:en' his difpacch ', -that che fentence rnight be executed : bue Carvajal was defirous to protraét che time .cill night, chat . he might fuffer in che .aárk. But ir was not granted him, for che Judge Cianfa and the Major General A lonfo de A /varado , who had paffi:d fentence u.pon him were very importunare to have him d!f~acched, uncill .whkh time every momeQt fee- rned1weeks and years. Atlengch being broughc out of che door of che Tent, }le was crouded into a fort 0f Basket in·nature of a 'hurdle, drawn by two gteat MuAes which had not gone above three ot four paces before he was overcuróed, wich bis face on-the ground ; and lifciog up his head, as well .as he was able, he calkd 'óut to chofe wno followed liiim, Gentlem€n, confider, that I am a Chriíl:ian, whkh was no fooner fa id , than he was raifée up again by at leaíl: chirry of che Prime. Souldiers belonging to Diego Centeno : and one of chem particularly told me, thac when he carne to che Basket , he thoughc it had been one of che largeíl: fize , but :when he carne 'ro put bis hand under it, he found that he was fo thrufi and crou- p p p p p ded