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 VI. Royal Commentaries~ jeíl:y _; which had beeh long in his mibd, ancfwhich he ac !ength put in exe¿u.. tion , as we íhall find by the fequel e -and in order chereunto he remained in Rí- • mac untill fuch time as rhe Prefidenr-embarked for Spain, as íhall he declared here• afrer. During the time chat the Prefidel')t was employed in the Valley.of Apuri- mac, in íharing untó every man his proporcion and loe; .che Judge Ci'iancat_received intelligence, chat the Licen¡iado Polo, who '\-\;as fent tó be J udge ·in che Charca f' had taken Francifcode Efpinofa ami'. Diego de Carv!ijal the .Gallant, and fent chem pr i- foners; who were che cwo perfons employed' by Gon¡aloP.i¡arró in Atequepa . and the éharca.r_, after che Batee! of Huaf'iná ; and there committed. thofe diforder.s which we forrnerly mentioned : bue thefe men, before chey carne ro Co:ted, wtdce a L~cer to Diego Centeno; intreating him to intefrede for diem~ and ar leaíl obtai- ned fo far a remiffion of cheir Crimes 1, as might not extend unto life, bue untó ' baniíhment óu~ of che Kingdom. In anfwer hereunco Centenó replyed, ·Thac he íhould gladly corrtply ,wich cheir requefi , in d1fe tbe .enormicy of chei~ Crimes. were capable of fo rtmch merey~ and could admit ofexcufe andalleviation befqre the Loras theJaílices; bue· fince chey had been fo cruel as ro bumfeven Inai11n.r ally~ without MIY caufe or ·provocation , he feared that the Gate was'íhut to ·all , ~ercy, nor l!urll: any Man1appear with arguments of interceffion in .a c~qfe. fo vlle aod dark as cheirs. Sorne few days afcer chis Anfwer; was given, chefe Offen- dqs were broughc to Cozco , where they were' hanged anti quarcered , a_nd che~ Qpatters difpofed in feveral .ways, to the great fatisfaétiori>both of Indians arid Sp11J niarás , _who rejoiced to fee a Ci:uelcy fo juíl:ly revenged; , '. CH A .P.,, , • . i ' ' ·~ ihe G~ve~nme~t of Chile is' ·¡í~e~-_. to !>edro de Valdivla.' The Articles which bis own Pecple pl;efer againft him ; ~ and by what means he is freed by theJ.. 'Prefident. lo, . 1 .; • A MongO:. : ch~ man~ -great úi:~~G,ons ¡ª~ biftribucio~s made ~y the Pre¿d~~r: Gafca m the Y alley of 4pur1m1c, th.e Governmt,:nt of the Kmgdom·of Chs/e, -wa:s conferred on Pedro de Yaldiv,i;f , wich-Title o{ Oovernour and Captain Gene- i:al of that great Kingdoi.n .c.ont~ining five, _h1,1nc.lred !~agues in lengch -~ and more.:. over, he receive9 a ful! Com_Qliffion to divide che Countrey amongll: the 'Adven- turers and fuch as had deferv~d w~11 . ofche Crown. The ben,efic ofwhi,h Com- mitlion Pedro de Paldivia enjoy~d a long tiine with great profperity a·nd affiuence of fortune, uncilr líis Riches.became his fnare , and were ch~ cau fe of, his 'ruine ;· together wich a hunqred and fifty Spanifh Gentleme.nmore,'.VhQ Were ali füin wich him, as we have a1ready related ,in che firfi pare of chis l:J~fiory, in c.h~ Lifo of Jn:. ~" rupitizqui; and have there : ari~icipated chis Scory, which ·Was ~emorable and· wortliy obfervation, ánd inf~rced ic out of ics due place/ i!l regard the.Succefies of thac- Kingdom w~re imp!!rcinept to m:ir purppfe : but ch~ prefenc paffages bc:»on- ging to the Dominfon of b rtf, fall wichin che verg~ of our fliílory , .and are che proper fübjeét of dur Djfcoú~fe, of which Diego .Hmu~nrle~., ~ Citizen of Palm- t~a, gWes th~accourit in , q~~ oJ his Chap~ers\j rheTitleof which is chis,: . . .. ' 'ihat ~Y the Jame , b~,,, 1 ~e ia'!.r fo'!'~ men may 6é có#demn~d .~J pdt to d~ath, and other J g11ilty of the feme Crime m~ be freed an'd 1tcquitted. ,_· , _ · The lame Anchorir hath art9ther, Chápter, n~mhe~ 9f· the t it!e of which 15 tÍiis ;. In what manner the Preftdent.fent to t.ik ! Pedro de V ~ldivia. . Th~ ArÍi~le.r. :,;hicp th~ People of Chile prefemd ag11ínft him, 1tnd in 1Fh11t m1mner the Prefidmt brought him off; ib rrr i