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 ,hem~~entaries. ~~~~~~~~~ e HA P. vr. The unfort1m.i:zte·<l~ath of Di -go Centeno in the Charcas, · and Df Ltcenc1ad0 Carva1al in Cozco. The fomufati- on of the City of .Peace, the Courts of Judicature are fer:. leJ .in 'Los Reyes. · , 'AFrer that thé.Preftdent Gafca had finilhed the Difhibuticm of L:mds as hé defigned in AP1trim11c, and was gone to -Los Reyes ~ the Inhabicants and d1ief l.ords of P'er1t took their .leaves .ofhim , in ©r'1er to recuro to their own homes j Ci~es and Places of ahoad 5 fome to take poífeffion of their· new Efiares , and .ótbers toirepair their cid, which wer.e ,gone to ruine and decay by ~hemifer.ies or the War. Amc~mgfr the rett, Diego Centeno went to .his Efiate, in the Vil- Jage of Place, now calted the City 6Í Place, by reafon _of the vafi quanti- lies ~f Silver which~t ey dailiy dig out of 1that Hill adjoining t-0 ic, rnlled PO.. · tocji; where his inte i©ll was to get what Silver and Gold he.could, and therewi!!httan(pon hi fe1finfo Sp11&n, to 1irenaer an.acoount unt0 'flis Majt;fiy of all the Serviaes he h .<i dcme for bis lmpetia:l Crown; whioh bis Majefiy tali.' king into his gratious ·con'fidleration might gratifie him with fome reWiard, which the Prefident baiil omitted to doe , for which ineg.leél: he efleemed himfe_lf highly afttonted. This reí0lucion .befag diíc0vered ·~o fome kiendS wirh whórn he con- fulted ; bis intention 'J>refeqdy itOOk .air and was diva.lged through che whole King- -dCl>m, being wrane .in all Le«ers and Papers 0f aclvice, whioh greatly offended diie -Government, to ,}¡¡ear thwa ller:!fon fo ieonfiderable as Cenuno was preparing · to carry his Complaints into Spain : fome of the great Officers then in .power being jeálous ofibis De~, woufoi have perfüaded him not t(l) goe, on pretence of füend· 1hiP- to him; but finding that they could net prevaH , they refoived on 1c1nocher murfe more 1certain :md fecure than the formen·., whkh was ~is; .Sorne of the · Neigbbouts diereabOlllS out>of malice, and·fci>me out Gf ignorancc, wrore a Lét- ter tol>iegJJ Centeno, d~iiring ·hlln to come co dle Gicy of Plate, wherethey might_ .xonfült amongft ~hemfelves concbrning .bisVoyage int-0 Spa¡n, and 0ther mattets óf their own, whidl th~y wodld tecQmmé-nd ro be communicated by him it<> his Im- perial Majúty. €t11UnA ac:oor~ingly ._prepared for his joumey to the Cicy; which being.known·tb his Jn4i11n1, tliey :eat ooilly perfuaded him Mt to goe, bav.ing recei- ved fome privare intimation, as they fa.id, from the'ir familiar f pirits~ ©f a.o incenc to kili hitn : but €:entmo was the more refolved ; beGauf<f he wculd füew how .ac~ tle he v~lned the fupeiftitiouswitthaafts and prefag~s of rhe Jndi'lln1. Great was the joy which lhoíe who invited him íhewed ac bis artivat ; but fome Souldiers, who had béen his friendsnnd comt)anions at the time when he was purfued by -Fr411rjfc~ Je CllT,V11jal,• . and in d~e Bamds .of ~ri~a ami .&fcfahuana. pr~vacely .függ~­ fied tbeir fears for bis app~ar-am:e there; wl:hng bim, that the pred1\5hon wlrucn fi¡¡ own ¡nJ;,zn ferv~nts had made known ro him, the fame was alfo col'lfirmed by thofe of thac City 1 and fignified no _their Maficrs : che whi'h his friend!i interpre- ted Iot a finiítcv ornen , thoogh in ~ealícy t here app eared no outwatd c:auf e or t ea- fon ~o fufpeél: ir: But Cenu"? carried tbe matt.cr higb, and ílighced thé va.in fü- perfütion of tbe IníiiR111 ; faying tbat cheir cbnv erfati~a was widi the Dev il , w hd was the Father of úyes·, and therefote no credenc.e' ·was to be givea ·_ to theíf prefilges : but a íhort time fi:iewed the vanicy of his c-Obfidcmize; for hav,ing héeri four days in the City , he was folemnty·invired to an enterna-inmtm~ in the boafe of acertain Gendema n, whofe name it is n0t neceílary to fpeaifie here, bue one- Jy to i:ecoumt th€ matter of {att like an Hill:0rian, wichQ1lt 0ther . retlexioq 1 ~ feemg, th~t th~ perfuns themíe\v es ~r e now in place, where che-Y. hav.e giv~ ~h _acc0\mt ~f this. aéhon, In íhorr, at rf.us Banqoet fuch a dofo of po1fon was preparad; and g.¡- ven co Ce11tfno fo privacely a nd úndifcovered·, without ariY prefont .f.ympto~ dr ror.rnents in rhe BOwels, as did his bafineíl ; and dif parche~ him in t:lifee days; His death was gteatly lamooted by all fürts of Péoplé irt dcte Kiugcf01ri,, for he w.a.s a Gentleman of mu<:h g.cednef~ and aifable &pgí\trmnt' which 1 hád gained him a general affeétion and efteem, lie' bad been c;~«tned in af~ flle e~loit~ á'nd 861