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 VI. CharCM, the PreGdent remained in Co<:.eo, enterrained with íumptuous Banquets and Sports, ro tefüfie the Joy.they. conceived (or rhe late Succeffes; and co fe~ the Feaíl: of Bulls and orher D1vert1fements of like natur~, he had a Seat ereétea in.che Court·yard of my Father's houfe.; on which_occaGon I bad an opportunity to fee.his perfon, as I bave before menuoned. Ana, m9reover, he gave a Corn- miftion to Judge . .Andre.¡ de Cianqa and to Major General Alonfo de 4,lvai.'adó to pu- nifh Rebels according to Law. Many Souldiers ot noté, who had been~ Pift<r- ro's Party were hanged, many quartered, and aboye a hundred Spanifh Souldiers whipped by four and fix in company; · of which I was an eye-wirnefs my felf, · when being a Boy 1 went amongíl: rhe reíl: to fee this punifhrnent. Ar which che Jndians wert! grnatly offonded, and wondred to fee Spaniards infliét a chafhfe- ment fo infamous as tbat on their own Nation, for though they had feen many of thern hanged , yet they had feen none whipped untill tbat time. And for the .greater diígrace rhey -caufed tbern to ride upon Sheep, wbich are Beaíls of bur- then in that Countrey, !J.ind not on Horfes or Mules; ;¡hd in rbat manner take their whipping; after which they were condemned to che Gaflies. At that rime che Prefident caufed a general Pardon to be proclairned, clearing and acquitcing all fuch from fault and punifhment who had come-in and revolted to the Royal- Standard at the Barre] of Sacfahuana; and abfolved of al! Crimes during the Re- bellion of Gonfttlo Pi11:irro, though they had been guilty of the death of the Vice- king B!afco Nunne<:. Vela, and other Miniílers of his ,Majeíly : which Pardon did exi:end onely as to Life and criminal Matters; referving füll a right unto the King to fine them as ro Goods, and to proceed againíl: them in civil Cafes: for that Carate faitb, Book 7·. Chap. 8. ,chat Gonfalo Pi farro bad made fatisfadion for them by his own deatl1; And now, fince tneNiétory was ' gained, and t:hings reduced ro peace and quietnefs, the Preíídent found himfelf in rnuch more troil.,ble, and with a greater weight o( buGneís on bis Shoulders than in the time of: War , for that then the Officers rnncurred witfi him to fupport pare of che Burthen ; bue now fo Peace, hi was fingly engaged .co fuílain the l11?portuJ:!ities '3nd folicita- . tions of above two thoufand rnen, who challenged ]?ay and Rewards ·for their paíl: Services ; in which every one of tbe rneaneíl: forc pretended to fó much merit that he thought he deferved the b~ Plamation in all Pr:í u. Andas to thofe per· fons who had really been:ft¡rviceableand .ufofull to thePreíident indíe Wárs, they became infinirely tFouhleforne ana importunate in their Petitioras, fo1dbat ~he Pre- fident, to eafe himfelfa Iittle of thefe urgent addreffes., .refolved to ~aire a journey of ~bout twelve leagues to .che Valley of Apurimac, to have moré Jeifure at that -diílance to rnake the DiviGons whicrh were required ofohirn; and with bim he t~ok the Arch-bifhop of Lo~ R_e;·e1 for bis C.ornpanioó, .~nd ~!fo Pedro Lope~· de Caf alla h1s Secretary; and that he m1ght not'be mterrupted m th1s bufinefs, he! cornman- ded, d~at neither Cini~err nor S'ouldier, nor any ocher perfon whatfoever fhould artend orfollow hirn to thac place. , Monwver he commanded, That no Inhabi- cant ofall Peru fhou:ld remrn to his OW!'l home umHJ he had fet out and'a1lotted un- to eyery m!m his Divifion ; by which continuance of the people in Couo, he ima- gine-O thar he fhould frcure the Comrnonalry frorp making any Mutinies ot In- fürreél:ions: but his"chieftlefign and cilre was to 'diípel'fe the Souldiers in divers pam' of che Kin'gdóiin·, rand to e1T1p)©y therh in new O~nquefls, as had been the M1ctxim' and P.o!iuy•of tboíe.who firíl: vconquered this Empire: but the PreGdenc b(dng obliged in~hafte no leave thof€!Kingdorns, had not time to difperfe bis Soul- tfü~ rs\ -as wasdefigo€d; by which means new Trou~les arofe from Malé-comenrs, wbQ t.fi0ught they .bad· reafon to complain. ·· • 'r . t r)~ i , :1f;d . Jl 1 ·'':'l.- 1 'l CHA P. ·/ .JI. .· .1 •. ¡¡'