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.' LIMA. 1 am the City of Lime; ,· Who came the firft in time; All happine[s to bring . Vnto our Lord the J(ing. TRVXILLO: im called the City ef Truxillo, who with true Loya!ty · C11me with my men to ferve hü Majefty. In like manner, Pyura, ~ito, Guanuco and the ChachapoyM; alfo Guamanca, Arequipa, Coz.co and the Charcas, preíented themíelves before the Prefident with.Veríes to the fame fubíl:ance as befare; which being all in Dogerel rithm, were [caree wonhy of a Tranfiation into Eng!ifh; and indeed the Authour is of the fame opinion, for he faith , that they were fo dull and infipid, that they favoured more of lndian than Spanifh compofure. · But to recurn now to the Reafons which Palentino gives for the foundation of the City of Peace, which ·we have already mentioned; we cannot allow that the prevemion ofRobberies could be any motive or reafon fo¡¡ the building of that City : for fuch hath been the generofity of that Empire called Peru, of which may be faid what cannot be faid of ªQY ocher Kingdom of the World , namely , that from the Conqueíl: thereof, which was· in the year 1>31 to chis very time, which is towards the end of 161 o, it was nev()r known'or heard that either publick- ly or privately any Robberies had been committed ; nor have any Merchants and Dealers ever been affaulced on the highwa~ , though they .have been known to carry with them vaíl: quantities of Gold and Silver over Defarts and Moumains for the fpace of three or four hun~red lea_gues ; and hav~ trav~lled with fuch fecu~ rity, that they advemured to lye mthe fields day and mght w1thout ocher defence or guard than their mere Tents, which is a thing fo com,mendable, as is fpoken of both in che Jndies and in,Spain greatly to the honour and praiíe of this Empire. We mean, that fuch fecurity as this, is in time of Peace, and not in che time of War; for then , as we have faid befare , there is nothing but fpoil and robbery where Violence and arbicrary Power, and not Law, prevail. CH A P. VII. ·rhe Cartts and Troubles which the Prefident Gaf~a fuflaineJ. How be .punijhed fome People that were in a Mutiny. With what P.atience he endured feveral infolent Speeches · of'the Souldiers : ,. aml how he pacified and Jati1fied the Pretenders. ,- · T HE Cqurts of J udicature being QOW eíl:abliíhed iQ the City of Los Reyes ; the Prefident applied himfelf to order . fuch rpatters as tended to the quiet and fecurity of the Empire; and appointed that the .Gofpel and Chriíl:ian Doc- trine íhould be tauclit and preached to the Natives. He commanded alfo, that.a ge- neral furvey íhoulabe made of ali the Divifions which had been·made, and of the Tributes which the lndians were to pay to the¡r Lords , wh~ch were moderately impofed and regiíl:red, fo that it thould no.the-in the power of the Lords at any time to raife that Rent or Tribute. ln--which affair Licenf iado Cianea, one of his Majeíl:y's Judges was employed, and to that purpo[e he was fent to the qcy of Los Reyes, having firíl: fuppreifed a fmall muciny c:míed at Co~co by the Diviíions lately