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.

Boo.K VI. Royal Commentaries. e HA P. n. Tite Prefident, havi'l'tg ma·de the feveral 4/fignment's of lcmd) .we1it pávately.. to 'the C ity of Los , Rey e~: Ad w.rites a Letter (o ,tf1ofe for whom no f rov-ijiMts ·l!Pe-re ma&e, .whid1 callf-ed grea't.Di.jlurhances .among/t the'm. · T HE 'P~ftdent being retired foto the Val.ley ·of Ap ri't'imac w as en~pl~yed theré f9r the fpace of three i:nonths and more, about dividíf.lg _to ever'y man his. proportk>n o{ Lands, ·during which time he receive d Addre íb arn;l Petitions from many per:fons, íett,in,g fonb their f~tvic~ and fufferings ; of which little or no notice was caken, becaufe that the fcheme of all matters was already drawn i anda repartition of che Land s was reíolved upon and made arMng'íl: the principal -Officers under che comma.od ·OÍ Pedro de Isfinojofa, as was capimlated and agreed when the Fleet be longing to Gonf_alv Pift<rro was furrendred to the Prefidenr, as is confirmed QY the Hiíl:orians of rbat time. . The Prefident having inade the Di~ vifion on no better grounds, nor with other meaíures than chofe which he and the Archbiíhop J)on [eronirl}o de Loayfa, ( who were both Srrangers to the Coumrey) had contrived ' ne went to che City of Los Reyes ' and ordered rhe Arch-bifhop within ten·or twelve days afterwards to repair to Co<:.co, and rhen to publifh che Diftributions which he had graiiouíly made : and in regard fome were fo unfor- tunate as to have no pmyiftons made for them, he wrote them a confolatory Ler~ ter, {ignifying bis hearty defir~s and· ~1is rea1 inremions ro gr~tif y them as .occaft~n füould offer. The Letrer wh1ch he wrore to them was th1s; extrafü:Gi vcrbat1m · from the Hiíl:ory of Palentino; the Superfcription whereof was this ~ 1 To th~ - Right'"noble an~. Rig~t-worfuipfull Lo~ds :¡¡~d Gentlemen and Sons of Gentlemen who are Servants to his Majeíl:y in Coz.fo. ~ight-noble and Right-woríl1ipfull SIR S, W H ERE AS it oftc,n happem that men arg fo blinded with affeEtion and /ove tiJ their own Ajfairs, that they overfee ali othcrs , and carmot mak_t fre'e ufe of theif re,:1fon to render thankJ to rhofe who have highly merited their gratefu!L ack_no'W!edgments; ] have refolved to write thefe fines to you, whereby to juftifte my felf; befeeching you to con- ferve them ru a memorial in lJ'JJ behalf; and to let them remain with you ao a teftimony ef that efteem which J have already gained with )'OU, and whfch J promife to iinprove by the farvices 1 dejign for every onc of you, fo long M I jha!L live in Peru, or in any bther part.i wh11tfoever. But not to injift pn 11ny private or ,particular fervice which J have rendred to ª"9 JintJe perfon amongft )ou; l Jha!L one!y (ay i11 general , that I have not omitted any ,thing wherein- J might have been inflrumental to promote that .fervice. For 1 dare bo!d!J [ay, that in a!l the Wars made in Peru, ar o'ut of it, 'twaJ never heard or feen that éver [uch vaft charg~s -¡;¡;ere made in fo (hwt a time, and expended on fo few peofle : and what Lands were vacttnt or without Proprietors, J hMJe divided amongft you with M much ju- jlice and equality M J have been able ; with conjideration bot~ d,,ry and night of every man's me~it, which hath been the meafure and ftandard upon which J have pror;eed-ed; and whicli jhall ever be my rule fo long ru 1 ftay in Peru; and 1 jha!l be carefu!l to divide and dif- p_enfe amongft you onety hú /l!:fajfft:/s lqyal SubjeQfs, áccording tojour fervices and lojalty to thc Croy;n, whatfocvcf remaim undifpofed with exélufion of a/l others, untill,you are fu!lJ . [.atú{ied. And thatyou may enjoy the [ole bcr1efit of thú rich Coumrey to your feives , I wi!l not onel:] endeavour to ba1ii(h thofe out of it who have been aftua/fy iri rebe!lion, but fuch alfo who have ftood Neutcrs, and have not afJed M you have done: and that urf/i ll yóU aré , fu!Ly repaired and made ea.fié r11 )'OUY fortunes, J wi// not f ujfer anj new -GuejlI either out of Spain, er the Co:1tinent, or ftom Nicaragua, Guatimala or New-fp:ün, to entet in~ to thú Countrey, orto pof[cfs any part ' or fhare thereof to you,r prejudice or 'dljadvantage; 4rt.d jince I proteff that alt. which I faj ü trué; and ihat J have nof been ab.le t<I! doe more ' fo f