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.

Bo-0K VI. Royal Commentaries. of Gonpt!o Pif arro, and who had favoured thar party which had been in Arms againft che King: bue the relation of rhefe maccers is more fully made by Francifco Lope:c, de Gomara, Chap. 1 88. in thefe words : . Th~ Prelident, faid he, went to Apurima twelve leagties dillant from Co:¡;,có, where he confü!ted wich che Archbifhop of Los Reyes, ahd his Secretary Pero Lope:c, about the divifion of Lands, which were to be made and difiributed amongfl fe- veral perfons, to che value of a million and a half of yearly rent, wich a hundred and fifty thoufand Ducacs in Gold, which he had raifed from divers who were in prefent potfeffion : he married many rich Widows co fuch as had well ferved che King; he increafed che Revenue and Eílate of ochers who were already poífefied of Lands, fo that fome had ayearly Revenue made up to them of a hundred thou: fand Ducacs; which was an Eílate for a Prince, if the Inheritance had been cheirs; but thé Emperour would allow no other Eíl:ate but for life : bue he who had che greateft EHace affigned co him was Hinojofa. Gafca himfelfwent to Los Reyes to avoid che complaints, enríes and damning of the Souldiers, and perhaps for fear of worfe: And to make publication-ef the Lands allotted and divided, che Archbiíhop was fent to Cozco; and to take chofe off to whom noching was giv~, a fmooth Letter was wrote to nouriíh chem wich future hopes and expeél:ations; bue che furious Souldiers were neither appea- fed with the air of fmooth words, nor the gemle exhorcarion of che Archbiíhop; Sorne complained of Gafea for giving chem nothing; fome becaufe chey-bad leís alotted than what was expeél:ed; and others, becaufe chofe who had dif-ferved che King had che greareíl proportion; fwearing chac they would accufe him before che Council of che Imiies : of which nurnber were che Marefchal Alonfo de A/varado and Me!chior de Y'erdugo, who afcerwards drew up'a formal accufation againft him, and prefented ic to che chief Baron of che Exchequer. In íhorr, cheir whole difcourfe tended to Mutiny and Sedicion : the Archbiíhop and Judge Cianea, Minojofa, Cen- teno and A/varado were to be apprehended and imprifoned: anda Pecicion was to be made to che Prelident Gafca, that he would be pleafed once again to revife che allotmencs chat were made, and to divide them into leífer parcels, or to grant Penfions to fuch as wanted tbem; and in cafe cheir expeét:acions were noc anfwe- red, chey chen refolved to cake chem by force. Bue che Ploc being difcovered be- fare it carne to macuricy, Cianea tbe Judge apprehended che chief Leaders, and puniíhed them; wberewith che trouples were appeafed. Thus far Gomara. C H A P. III. Some Marriages were made up betwéen rich WMows and the Pretenders. 1he allotments alfigned to Pedro de Hino- jofa and his Compa!JÍOns. The novelty which thefe things caufed amongfl themfelves. · T HIS Auchour makes a large difcourfe concetn!ng che Widows of chofe times; far we mua know, tbat in che late Wars many Husbands being killed who had great Eflates in Land, .and cornmands over Indians, c-heir Eíl:aces fell to cheit Widows: and lefi thefe Women íhoutd marry with chofe who had been Rebels to che King, che Goverriour choughc fic to make marches for them, and co ap- point chem Husbands wich whom chey íhould marry ; many of which lived hap-; pily wich thern ; but others, who had che ill fortune to be joyned wich Qld m~n,­ were not fo well concemed as they had been with chofe chey had loft. 0 The Wifé of Alonfo de Toro, who was Major-General to Gonf alo Pifarro, and had great Pof: (effions, was married to Pedro Lopez, Cap~lla, Secretary to che Preíident Gafca: The Wife of M artín de Buftincia, who was che Daughter of Huayna Capac, who. held che Eíl:are in her own right, and not of her Husband, was married to a good Souldier anda very honeíl: man, called Diego Hernande:c.., of whom it was reporced; , bue falíly, chat in his younger days he hacl been a Tayl~ whicb béing knowcr · . ter