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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK VI. and atchievements of that Coumrey, having been one of thofe who had entred with Don Pedro de Ah-arad•, and engaged with him in the Conqueft of che Em- pire : the news of bis death ·being come inco Spain, his Brother gave a relacion of che manner of it to che Emperour Charles che Fifth , and char .lle had lefc two namr:il Ghildren, aSon anda Daughter: who were poQr and defütuce; becaufe the Eíl:ate which their Facher had frorn che fervices of lndiam, ended with his · dearh: in confideration of which his Majeíl:y gracioliíly conferred far a porcio'n to che Daughcer che fum of cwelve choufand ducats of Ca.fti!e, and fectled upon che Son Gafpar Centeno, who was a School-fellow of min~, an Efiace of Iour thoufand pieces of Eight of yearly rene, to be p~id out of his Majefiy:s Royal Treafüre in che Cicy of Place. 1 have heard that th1s Efiate was rnade an mhentance for ever, bue I knO\Vnoc how·co believe it, beca'ufe I did never hear chac any Eílacé of inhericance was ever charged on the King's Treafury bue far one Life or cwo ae ,mofl Some few monchs after the cdt"ach of Centeno, Licenciado Carvaj11! carne alfo toan unfortun:lte énd in Coz;co , as·we_have hinted befare, by a fall from a high ·Window; for wichouc any refpeét to his Office, as Judge, they cut che Cords of che Ladder by which he carne up, and went.down, Many other mea died, and carne to unfortunace ends in divers ·Cities of.lt1ru , by which Lands and & Haces over lndi11ns becarne void, and places made fór ocher Pretenders, by whlch ·the Pre~cdent had opporcunity to graeifie rnany who were aggrieved to have been left OúC of thé laíl Divifion : bue men were not facisfied herewich, bue as difcon- tented and complaining as before, as will appear by whac follows; fór every man fanfied thac his Servic~ mericed the ~hole Empire of Peru. . · . Now in che mean time, whilfi chefe \üolenc Deachs and Misfortunes happened in the Cicy 'of Place ánd fü Cozco, the Prefident G'llfta. was intent c0ithe repairs.of che City of Los Reyes, and to ereét a new CoiJrt of:Clfancery there., which con- tinues to this day. He alfo contrived ways c0:people. the Cicy of Peace• . As ~Diego Hernandet Plflentino declares in the fecond Bo~k of the füft Part of bis Hi- 'fiory, in thefe words: , . ", " . ' . 'F.) '. Don Jponimo de Loayfa ( fays he) wás difpatched áwáy wich c'his Léttet, wfüch he was to carry· to the City of Cot.o.0; ami was that whi ch the P refidenc wtot~ · .to che Souldiers who were léfc out of the·dillribucion"' and had.no Efiace.allotted to them ' as beforc~ rnehtioned ' wnicrh caufed greac diílur bances" as thac of F.raí'i,. cifto Herna11de~, whoCe 'rebellion pr'oaeeded from chác cáufe alone. The Prefident Gaf.ca deparced from Gu'anarima, an~, wenc to theiCity of Los Rey·es; and in his journey he gave a Cornmiflion ro Atonfo.Men4offl tó be Govern0ur of. che New Colony wllicb was fouoded in cb11qltiabo , and t~lled our Lady 0f ~eace; whiGh name was given to it by che Prél1dent, becaufe it ~as founded in che rime of Peace, afcer fo much War which haCI haraífed fhac Countrey; and becaufe ir .is che miadle way betweén Areq11ep11 and che Charcas, which ·are a hundred and feven- cy·leagues diílant from each ocher; and· is alfo che mid-way between Cuzfº and the Charw, being in like manner ~ª :hundred and .feventy leagues , and being che road1becween fuch conftderable Cities, ir was conceived neceífary to have .aCícy founded chere, for' che convellience of Travellers, and to prevent Robbé- j/ ries ami Violences which were committed in chofe pares. And hav.ing ordered ali things in this manner, he proceeded in his journéy·to Los Reyu, and made his En- try into ,chat'Ciry on the feventeenfb .day-of September, being thete received with all the ftgnal demonílrations of joy that1could be 6cpreífed with Sports and Dan- .ces¡Feafis and Revels.' The'Prefident· emered wich che Royal Séa·l before him, ' co fignifie his intention co ereét a Coure of Chancery in chac Cicy. The Seal and che Prefident had a·rich Canopy 1o~er chem ; ,che Sea! was on the right hand inclofed in a rich Cafe; and carried on a whice H01fe_covered wilh a Foor-doch of Tiífae •to the very ground , and which was Iead ·by che Reins by Lorenfº de .Aldana, th~ .Chief Júílice, ,and die·Mule óf tbe Prefident.was lead by '/mnjmo de Silva, ~he Mayor of che City. Loren10 de 'Aldana and che ocher Officers who bore ·up the Scicks of che GanORY were clocbed wich Garments of lncarnation SmiO, and went bare-headed.: Tibe Guards who were appointed to actencl che Sealand ·che Prefideoc had Liveries ·beftowed on them at éhe cdíl of che Cicy; as had ali che Dan~ers and Aétots cloaths and, prop'erties giVén chem of Silk with qiv~rs ro- ·lours. ,And .the DancerS oame forch in tbeir feveral Orders , rep11efeming che Ci- cies an~ principal Peopl!! of Peru; e~er~ one repeating a Diílich oc cwo fignifying ·che fidelitY. of their People ·towards,rthe Emperour. ~ ; • Í J JVJA.