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 Vl Roygl - Commentarie:t. únd pieces onEigfut of yearly Revemie : fo that the teh lots¿nd diviGons which we have rnentíoned to_ have been affigned in the CharcM, in· Arequepa and in Co:i:,co, did in the total amount unto five hundred and forty thoufand pieces of Eight coined, which make Ducars of Caftíle near fix hundred and fifty rhoufand. So foon as the Archbiíhop Loayfa, and the Sectetary Pero Lopez.. de Cayalla carne to Couo they publiíhed the lots and diftributions which were made ; and read the Prefident's Letter to thofe unhappy men for whom rio provifion was found. and the Father Provincial made a Sennon perfuading ther:n to patience, which operated licrle up- on them; for they flew ouc in oaths, curfes and opprobrious fpeeches againíl che Governmem, as ali Authours confüm : admiring at the wonderfull profufenefs and prodigality which was ufed towards thofe mén whó in realítY·déferved no- thing: far it is moíl certairl, that amongíl thdfe to whom difüibutions wetemade gf forcy or fifty thoufand pieces of Eight of yearly rene; there were fome, who, being confcious of th~ir engagement on Piyarro's fide, and their evil aétions in de- nying che Vice-king Bl-afco Vcla-Nünnei:., againíl: whom they raifed Arms, perfecu- ted him co the death; and aftetwards fixed his head upon the Gallows ; thefe men; f fay, and others, as Hiílories record, who having impiouíly rebelled agailiíl: his Imperial Majefl:y, expeé.ted death, or at leaíl: baniíhment; would pave been fuf- ficiently contemed and thought it a merey to enjoy onely the benefit of the gene- ral Pardon, without other rewards or ~rovifions made for them : an _exarnple whereof rnay be given of M artin de Robles, who, wben he tinderíl:ood what allot- ment was máde him, was furprifed yvith the e&cefs of fuch abundant favour :. and in fenfe thereof, faid to thofe who íl:ood by; 'Tis wel!, 'tis well, but fo much good h no good; rbeaning that it was riot good for chofe who deferved fo 1ictle to be rewar- ded fo much: Sorne few months afterwards .this Martín de Robles was fined by Sentence of the chief J ullites in the fum of twelve hundred Ducats, for having been acceífory to the iipprifonment ofltlíe Vice-ki~g BlafcoNunnez. Vela, and en- gaged in t~e caufe of Gdnfillo Pi9arro ; the which Fine was adjudged to be given to DiegoAlvarez Gueto, . who was Brother-in-law to the Vice-king, arid who pro- fecuted de Robles and others of Pifarro'~ Party. And when this Sentence was noti- fied to him: what 1 faid he, no more, I that wtU the man who top~ the Pice- kjng ? Nof faid the Clerk, yoür Fine is no,more. Well, anfwered he, 1 Cóuld have been conten- ted with ten timés M mueh. And chus prefumptuous and boafl:ing .they were of che exploits they had done that they valued therhfelves mik:h,upon théfn, and adven- tured to utter theft¡ and rnariy other bold Sayings on this matter, .in prefence of the Prefident himfelf, of wliich we íhall fpecifie forne few paniculars hereaftef, and omit others, which are not fit to be here mentioned. C H. A P. IVº Francifco Hernandez Giran, without dny reafon, JhewJ himfelfgreatly dijpleafe.d fer the divifion which was allot- ted fo him: a Co11imi/fidn i5 given him to mak.,ea new Conquefl. The punlfhment of Francifco' de Efpinofa, and · Diego de Carva jaL N, · Otwicpílanding thefe rich anci large difl~iburions of aboyé cwo milÍiÜns and. a half of yearly Reven~e; whidi one Authour fays was but a millíon, and another a rnillion and forty odd thoufand pieces ofEight; yet che Pret~nders were not fatisfied; and generally complainéd, fome becaufe they hád no íhare allotted, and others·were fcandalited tó fee thofe rewardec{ witb fuch excefs of proaigalicy ~ho never had been J oncerned in the Conqµefi of the Councrey ; nor ren'dred other fervice to ,bis tvtajeíl:y than oriely to rife in, Rebellion againíl: híni; to kili ~is Vice-king, ~n~ aftefw~rds to fell ~nd ~etray the Tyrant: unto rhe Preíl~enc~ whom beforn they had fofired and mamcamed : bue he who appéared pubhckly R ft ti éhe