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.

860 . Royal Commentarief. BeoiK VI. . .kbaili h.~n a,lr~ady méntioned, in tbisHiílory how P.edro de Vatdivia carne ouc ofJ ;kil~, and n@w,afcer.wards che Prefident r:ia<ddüm Comma.ader ~f rhe Pr-ovin'- • e.es he f,b,Qulcl conquer. ,And to pre~are rumfclf for rhar undertaking, Va!divia liv~ .nt .fr~Jn C~o 10 tbe City of Los Reyes, with incent to fomif.h 1himfelf dme ~vivb :all, Ofceiliiries, 1and what might be req1,1ired for that Conqueft. And ·'ha- yJug raifed bis tbe,n, pf which forne were of chofe wbo had been baiaifhed out 0f Fer!', ;md others .condemned to che Gailies for ha~ing been concernec!l in chefare J,\~bel\ior;L; .and b~.v~Rg pr,q~ided all 0ther ·ma~ers., 1 he caufed ·them•to ~~barql.}e pn f©m.e.Ships whlch fot fail from che. CoUao of Lima, bue Pedro de Valdvr;i-a WeFlt f:¡jf,J)ful(&y Lancl to .Areqt4Pfll. Aild 1 whereasat tfuis time feveral C<Dm~lain~s -were QíO.\mht ~gainft .him to me Pr,efident) accufing him to have carrie.d with him lfe- V~í~ ~cmd.emnecil perfuns, and chat man;y oucrages were commicted en che way p¡y Reppk .who had bis commaod and auch oricy fo to d0e; Orders were fe,nt t~ fe~r.o di Mimjofa to intcrc.ept him ~n his w.ay , and t:>y fome dexteroas · manageme-n~ t.P-bt:iGg bim back .coche ,Prefi.deRc. Pedro de Hm9jofa accordin_ g!y · mee him , and ª~k~lhim 'iv.illy, Mrhedier he would noc r,~mrn ·4gai0, to give fatisfafü.on t-0 tJ-ie P,J;eG~ent,!for what ~vas ·alledg~d againfi bim ; whiah Y'aldivia t. efü'4ng •to «f oe; ;¡¡p. tJ.ojof¡r a§companiecl him in a friendly manner for a whole day's j0urney; IWhen wi~ !;b:iagbis .opportunity ·heifeifea upoa him wich fix •Mufquetí<irs, and brougbt bj.in ·bad~ to t h.e !Tuf:lfülent; by :which time foveral of the Plaintifts from wftel}l 1!¡¡/di ~i!J .had -taktm thf! iGold, as before rn~ncioned, wepe aome .from <;hile,, arid haa preferred Arrides in writiog agé!_infr him, wh~rnin chey .acrufed him .f~r ha• ving caken che Gold from them, for having killed many perfons unjufily, and chat helead a diífolute life with a certain woman; that he was in confederacy with GonftIÍP fi;ArLO, and went from Chile, wich clefign and imention t-o join wi~h him; befides many ocher creafonable rhings of which chey impeached him ; and in con- clufion, they deíired, that he might be condemned to pay and recurn che Gold he had caken from rhem. · , The PreGdent found himfelfmuen perplexed and ftraimed in chis matter, for in .cafe he condemned f/aldivia, he abfolucely deílroyed his voyage, which ten- d~d ~o che 9ui~~ ªR~ ~~n~fit .pf fer.u, by cle<).r_ing ch,e Co~ncrey Qf fo ~any leud and 111,fo~enc .Sould1ers as were to accompany hun. And m cafe ~pe takmg away the G0ld r;er.e prov@d up9n him , ami .h@ not cómpelled to make refütution , it would be füch a P.\e~ pf ;njufür;e, as wouJcl tef)Q rnui:;h to th.e difreputation of the' Prefideni:, ánd make a great note and our-cry in the Councrey : And being in this firait, a ~Ontr ivance WélS m.a~e tO avoid tQ~ refHtution, wbich was in WiS maimer. ~ Eefar~ k )Nas©rdered ·, tl.J_a-t Copies íh~11J9 be givé.n to ViJ!d~vitt of due Accufaüon a11d Ar-tiGlJs preferre~cl ª&aipíl: n.ilfl, or ~QY ÍQmrnary inforrnatiori" ~ a rule wa~ ·givtm, d~~t firtt a ~olemp lqquificion füould be madr in che C>,ffo;e fif the ·nw1es of ali cliof€ ¡mfon~ wh.o w~re conceroe4 in the »ill againft the Pef~n· datlt~ ipe which was to be ~one in th.at í}ight manoer, that1he rea(on for wpicb'. ir was requirea migh~ not be dife.ove r@d. Ancj wben it appear~ by tbe ~ill -tb~t ali the. F.~pJe Gf rthí!e ;..vern aoocerned as Pl~ial'iflS, and were .a~l 1 l?ar~ies and iot~_. refied in t~e fl@rnáRd; ' none of the,m could lawfully pe q'lade·a Wít~ or givt; legal teJHmony in their"_<?W1' C~ufe; · h~ th~n ord~red .. cbat Va/4ivía íhould bave' ;J¡ Go~ of fue Eill, al}.dlgive in a fp~~Y..1\nf wer '; che which he Clccordingl y d id; ~enylng every th.in ~ tfu~~ w~s a:llep&e~ againfr_ .hi~ . : ~t chen lay '.U_p~n tpe P.li, io.' G1ffs tó pt0y~ a li by che ir Wnnefre$. The Canfe commg to a ·trraI, and n o cef i~ Bil'?!l5Y prfdtw~d, h~fLd€-S ehat of che P~tfit:is inter~ftecl ; che Prefident proceed~d~ e~ 1Jjficio, to fontens~ in fav~ur 0f 'f(a/di71ia: Aqd cbougb fome~hir 'lg was provec,i df bi~ l¡:¡teritio~ t0ward.5 Go"J.fafo Pi?-arr9, ~ec • the Pl'.efiqer.r :cleelar.ed ,. ~h'at neic.~r.fotdfat~ nor oth€r matt€1'S , he .feund fuffiaent vea.fon to div erc Pttld11 11a fi-om bis mcended Co~q1:1efi; ,ho.~vfoever. he .t?ok, fecU~ftY. from ~irl), not to encer~ain aoy Qf chgfe who· wer:ehamfhed fur the1r Rel?ell101;i-: frnd 'alfo that h~ wo.µld fend a Jadge upon che place, to make a ílriél: inquiíltien ce.mc€ rning the Gold, and gave Valdivia particu~atl~ iQ~~ar~~- to,g.i~e f~tisfaél:io~ fo~ tb e.faw_e_: · ~h~~ he prom¡(Iogyt pedórm , cfue fu1t was d1fm1fr, ancl hé penmtt-ed to proceed to Chile. Tlius· 'far P~lentino, who ,therewith. cqnclqd,e~ thts C:hq~cer: . . . . . · .. . ¡ • . l.· • " ' CHAP. . .