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. R.oyal Commentaries. CH A P. XLI. Of the Cloaths which Francifco de Carvajal wore, and of fom~ -o¡ his quaint Sentences and Sayings. F Rancifco de Caroajal did much value himfelf on the trade and fonrnilities of a Souldier; he commonly wore, iníl:ead 'of aCloak, a Moorifh Bornoz., or Piad _of a brown Colour, wirh a Fringe and a Cape to it; in which habit 1 have of-. ten feen him. On his Head he wore a Hat, having the brims lined with black Taffaty, anda plain Silk Hatband, with a plurne 'of white and black Feathers ta- keo from. theWings and Tails of common Cocks or Hens, twined one within the other in form of an X, the which piece of gallamry he affeéted, that his Souldiers might follow bis example, and wear any Feathers whatfoever; for he would ofren fay, that Feathers were rhe proper badge of a Souldier and not of a c::itizen, for tbat wlüch was the drefs of one was a figo of famafücal lightnefs in the other : and that hethac wore this Device did thereby promi[e great valour and bravery; that is, Tbat he would Jight with one jingly and kjll him, ftqy for two, and not fly{rom three : and though this was not Carvajal's faying, but an old Proverb amongíl: the Souldiery relating to rheir Feachers, yet he was a man who, on all occafions, ut- tered many qµ ainr Sayings and Sentences full of wit and pleafantne[s: 1 wifh 1 could remember them ali for divertifement of the Reader, bue füch as 1 can call ro rniod, and are modeíl: and civil, 1 fhall repeat ; for he ufed much liberty in his f peecb, and fome uodecencies which are not fü ro be menrioned. Carvajal meeting upon· a ce.rtain time wirh a Souldier who was crooked in his Body, and very ill íhaped, asked him, Sir, ·What is your name ? to which he made anfwer, that it was --Hurtado, which is as much as a thing íl:oln. I for my 'part, faid Carvajal, fhould be troubled to findyou, much more to fteal. Carvajal march- ing one day with his Troops, chanced to meet with a Friar~ who was a Lay-bro- ther, andas there were no Lay-Friars at that time in. the Countrey, and l know. not whether any of them are come chither fince, he fü[peéted rhat he was a Spie, and would have hanged him ; but to be che better aífured thereof, he invited him to dinner · and then to make an experiment whether he was a Friar or not, he or- dered bis Servants to give him drink in a Cup fomething bigger than ordinary, to try if he took it with both hands, or with one; and feeing that he took it with . borh hands. he became aífured that he was a Friar, and fo called to him, Drink_ it up, Father, drink., it up, for it will give you life : meaning that if he had not drank it in that manner he fhould have oeen confirmed in bis füppofition, and would moíl: cmainly have hanged him. Can;ajal having one of his greateíl: enemies in his power, and imending to hang him ; the Prifoner asked him in a kind of menacing way what reafon he had to put him to death, and faid, Sir, Pray tell me plainly what reafon you have to kill me? Oh, foid Carvajal, 1 underftand you well, you are dejirouJ to be efteemed ·a , Martyr, and lqJ your death at my door : J(now then th_at 1 hang you for being a loytJ.l 1Ser- va11t to his MajeftJ ; go )'Our way1 then, and ta~e your reward for)ou} faithfulnefs and al- legim1ce, and with that he fent him to the Gallows, Carva}.d travelling in Cq!lao met with a Merchant who .had ernployed about four- teen or fifreen thoufand pieces of Eighc in Merchandife, which he had broughr from Sp11. in to Panama, and faid to him, Brother, according to the cuftome of War, a!l thtfe goods belong propcr!J to me. The Mercháot, _who was a cunning fe!low, fitted and ready for füch replies as füited beíl: with Souldiers and his humour, an[wered him chearfully, Sir, Whether War or Peace chis Merchandife is yours, for we are Partners, and in the name of both of us I traded at Panama, and intended to have divided the gains hetween us; and in token chereof 1have broughr wirh me froíll· Panama two Barrels of red Wlne, and two dozen of !ron Shoes, and Nails fo~ your Mules ; for in thofe times (as we have before rnentioned ) every·Shoe for Hor[e or Mule was worth a Mark in Silver ; which having faid, be fem for the Vvine and Hor[e-fhoes, and in the mean time produced the Writing of Parrneríhip between them. Carvajal received che Wine and rhe Horfe-íhoes very kindly, and P p p p p z, to