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. nor ro interrupr, by a long digreffion, the proper current of the Hiftory, we íhall now fupply chat defeét in c~is pl~ce. Donna Maria C~ldcron, though reri- ding in her enemies quarcers, and m cheir power, yec made 1t her comrnon d1f- courfe in all companies, to fpeak openly againíl: Go111alo Pifarro; and notwirhítan- ding Carvajal, to whom the informations were broughr, did twice or chrice ad- moniíh her to be lefs liberal in her language, and to be more prudenc and cautious in her fpeeches, as did ocher Friends who wifhed her well; nowfoever·fhe made no ufe of this good counfel, bue venced her paffion wich more libercy and indif- cretion than befare: whereupon Carvajal went one day to her L9dging, aod told her (Lady Goílip) l am come to rnre you of your too mJrch prating, and I k..n~~ no otFér rem14J for it than to choak,<you: but fhe, following herLpYeafam hurnour, and tbink- iog chac Carvajal was ii:i jeíl:; ~way; faid íhe, y0u 1 dtun~en Fool ,in tI:e Devil's narne; for though you 1eíl:, 1 w11l íl:op my ears to you, and noc hea~: m earoeíl:, faid he, I do noc jefi ; for 1 come to cure you of tGo imuch loquacny : for chac you may ooc prace as you have done, 1 come to füeighten che widenefs' of your Throat; and to fhew you that 1 arn in earoeíl:, behold here are my Ethiopian. So1:1l- diers ar hand who are to doe you chis fervice; for he a'!Wa}'.S carried three or four Ne¡!,roes wich him for fuch Offices as chis: hereupo_nhe wenc his way, .and"his JWyr- midons immediacely ílrangled her, and hanged her Body out ata Window looking to the Srreer; and as he was under, he cafi up his eyes and faid, Vpon r113 lije, Lady Go.ffep, if this be nota remedy to ¡¡ffright you from t oo much ta!kjng, I k?iow no~ what other means to ufe. - Carvajal being ata cerrain Ciry where his Souldiers were quarcered upon rhe In- habirams, aod baving occaúon to march from thence, two rnombs after :vards hé recurned again to che fame City; whefe an O.fficer of rfue Town, fearing thac rhey would quarter che farne Souldiér upon him which formerly had been wirh hiip, wenc to Carvajal and deGred hirn chat thar Souldier rnighr not be put upon hirn: Carvajal underíl:anding hirn, gave hirn a nod inílead of otaer aorwer: And ·co- rning to che place where quarters were to be affigned to rhe Soaldiers, he faid to every one of rht:;m particularly ; Go you to fuch a place, and you to fuch a place, aod fo difpofed of every one of thern as if he had carried a liíl: of rhe Inhabicams narnes in writing; at lengrh coming to che Souldier before-memioned ; and yoa, Sir, faid he, go to fuch a Houfe, which was far frorn the Chamber where he for- merly quarrered: Sir, replied che Souldier, 1 defüe to go to my old Landlord, where _I am well known; No, faid Carvajal, 1 wou ld have you go ~o rhe place which I affign you: bm the Souldier would nor be fo anfwered, fay ing, thac he had no need ro change his quarrers, where he was fo well emercained before; aod then Carvajal, moving his head wich great graviry, I would have your worjhip go, faid he, to the place I have appoinred for you, wherc you will be very well trented; and if yoú want any thing more, my La4J Catalina Leyron will be néar at hand to ferve you: and chen che Sould~er, underíl:anding thar he fhould be well provided for, accepred his offer, and faid no more. < ' The Head of Francifco de Carvajal being cut off, was carried to the Ciry of Los Reyes, and chere fixed upon rhe Gallows in rbe Marker-place, in company with che Head of Gonfalo Pif arro; his Quarrers, wich chofe of other Captaios concer- ned in che fame condernnation were.fer up in rhe four grear Roads wbich lead co che City of Couo. Aod in regard thar in Chap. 3 3. of the fourrh Book, we have promifed ro give an account of che poifon wich which che Indians of rhe Iíland of Barlovento did ufually infeét tbeir Arrows, by ílicking rhem in rhe fle(h of dead men: 1 fhall, in confirmation thereof, relate whar 1 faw experienced on one of . che Qqarcets of Carvajal, which was haoged up in the High-way which leads to Collafuya, which is ro rhe South-ward of Couo. The rhing was chis: One day, being Srmday, cen or rwelve Boys of the fame School wich me, 'Yhofe F:icb~rs were Spaniards and Mochers Indians, ali of us. under the age of rwelve years, walkmg abro:id to play, we efpied rhe Quarrers of Carvaj?.! in rbe Field, at which we all cried, let us go and fee Carvajal; and being come co the pbce, we perceived rhar the Qiarrer hanging there was his Tbigh, very far, fünking and green wich corruprion. Hereupon one of the Boys faid, rhat oone of rhem duríl: go and touch him: Sorne faid yes, fome_faid º:O; wirh which they divided inro rwo parcies, but none duríl: come near 1t, um1ll one .Boy, called Bariholomew Monedero, more bold and unlucky than the reíl:, How, faid he, dar~ not I? ·and wirh rhar ran and thrufi his middle Finger cle~r rhrough ~he O!!_a,trer; · upon which we ali rañ from bim,