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 Commentaries. XLII. ()f other ipttffages lile th~ otber~ ; and what h .1ppe1~e<Í hy a · Bey who tbuched'one of the Y2f!al·(r:'r-s of Carvajat W H EN he marched o~t of €0:1:,-co to go to Coilífo w ith three hundred Sbu l- . diers afier him, .all .dra"'n up in fotm ofBatrel; ·for he was rnuch p'\eafed to fee his men well exéroifed and .rn'archir:ig in good order. .A lirtle m0re rhan a league from che Cicy, hecobferved one of ibis Sbuldiers to feparate from che ·reíl:. of che Company, and to reoite behind a fü~ek in che way for hi~ nat_ural eafemem: . Carvajal, who_remained always in the Rére, che better C0 obferve the match of his Troops, feemed very angry and tnuch difpleafed wich che Souldier for leavrng ·his Rank ; ,che Souldier 'excufed hirnfelf, being urged by bis natural neceiliries. How, [Jid Carvajal, a good .9ouldier of Peru, who ü the beft 1 Souldier- in the world, ought to ea~ hi1 Loaf of Bread at Cozco, and caft it out again at Chuquifaca, which are two 1 hundred leagues diílant each frorn che other. . .. A.e anotber time Carvajal cravelling with five or, fix Companions, rhey brought him a roaíled Leg of Mutton of chac large kind of Sheep which are in chac Coun- trey, and which are half as big more as chofe are in Spain: One of rl\ofe in rhe company called Hernan Pere:::. Tablero, who was a familiar Friend of Carvajal, offe- '* red to be Carver, and as a bad HuSband in his Office cut out large ílices : what tkft thou mean, faid he; to cut out fuch great pir:ces? 1give every man, anfwded he, bis proporcion; it is we/J done, faid Carvajal, f or the Devil is in hi1 Out who comes for . more. , · Wheo Carvajal was retúrned viél:orious frorn the purfuit he had made afcer· D~o Centeno, he made a Banquet a~ Couo, and1nvited ~11 his Captains and chief Ofticers thereunto : and though Wme was dear at chat urne, and worch thrée hun- dred pieces of Eight che Arrobe, or twemy five pounds Weighr, being about frx GaJ!ons Engliíh meafure, yec che Guefü drank freely of ir, and not being accu- fiomed to drink Wine, chey }Vere áll fo difordered chac fome fell a-íleep irt cheir Chairs, others on che Floor, forne mmbled down, and every one was ill acc0m- modated and in diíguife; whicb when Donna Cata1ina Leyton, coming forch from her Chamber, faw, íhe, in a fcorning manner, faid, alas for poor Peru, chac thou íhouldíl: have che misforcune co be governed by foch people as thefe; which when Carvajal heard, Peace, faid he, you old Jade, and Jet them fleep but two hourI, for there iJ not one ·of thefe fellows but ü able to govern half a world. At another cime, having imprifoned a rich man for forne words which he was accufed to have faid againíl: him, and having decained him in prifon.for wanr of due evidence and proof of rnatcers againíl him, though he feldom íl:ood upon thofe niceties co difparch his Enernies: Tbe poor man finding that bis-Execurion was delayed, he imagined, chac che onely way to fave his life was to ranfome him- felf with money; for it was w~ll known that Carvajal had on the like occafion taken che prefent and been reconciled : upon chis füppofüion, ·he fenc for a Friend of his and defired to bring him cwo Ingots of Gold, which he had bid in fuch a p!ace, which bei~g brought ro him, he fen~ them fo_ C~'rvaj~l, defiring_ him t? heal°' his Caufe, and h1s Anfwers to che Accufar10ns of hlS enem1es: Carva;al havmg re- i:eived the Gold, wenc to vifit the Prifoner, whofe lodging was in his Houfe : And che Prifoner pleading th¡it he was falíl'y accufed, defired him to be fatisfie4 with che mifery he had already füffered, and that he wou.ld pardon him for God's fake, promifing for the fucure to become a true, faithfull and a loyal Servanr to him, as he would find in time. Carvajal, taking his lngots of Gold, faid with a loud voice ( chat the Souldiers in che yard below might hear him) Why, Sir, having fo authentick_Writings and Papás to (hew .u you have, did not you produoe thénJ be- fore : Go your ways in God's ni!me in peace, and five fecure!J, for though we are i11..gainft th¿ King, it iI not reafon that we fhould lik§wife be enemid1 to the Church of Go-d. We have formerly in arlother place related how Carvajat frrangled Donna Marili Calderon, and hanged líer out at a Wi,!)dow of her Lodgings ;. we weFe tl;ieri véry priefin this narrative, and-did notplaiBly. fi:iecifie tbe·partilmlar wotd~an<keafons, not