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. lacely made, and punifhed che Authours of thern. For he hanged aSouldier and banifhed three others; but not to make :my greater combuíl:ion, he proceeded no farrher in che Ex:imination·, nor in the ptmiíhment. But the Preftdem, whofe Maxim it was to govern with gemlenefs and moderation, was pleafed to take off rhe Semence of Banifhment and interdifüon, before it was demanded ; for confi- dering rhe namre of rhe People, and rhe juíl: reafon which ·rnoíl: of them had to complain, he thought it not convenient to be over fe~ere and ri~oro_us in his ju- íl:ice. The J udge Cianea, by order of the Prefident, appomted and füb{hmted {ohn de Saavedra to be Deputy in his Office, ·who was a Gentleman of Noble birth, bom ar Sevil!e~ and bad a conliderable Eítate ih Jndians allored him in that City of Co'tco. Alfo the Marefchal Alonfo de A/varado was by Commiffion from rhe Preftdenc made Governour of the new Planracion, and was efpecially to take care to People the City of Peace : for at the beginning that CitY. had both chofe Names , abd A /varado had .a particular intereft to take care thereof, becaufe his Eílate was ad- joining t>hereumo. Ar this time the People flocked frorn al! pares of che Empire to che City"of Lo1 Re)eJ"tO kifs che Prefident's hands and return him thanks for the dillributions' he had allorted co them. "'In like manner µiany principal Souldiers who had leng ferved his Majef:ly carrle with their Addrefs to d<:!mand a reward for tbeir Cervices, and fatisfaétion for the late injury and injuíl:ice which was done rhem; in rhat their Friends and Companions fo whom pay was di.te, were put to death for demanding the fa me; and _that Aét of asking·their Pay was interpreted as a piece of difobedience and treafon againíl his Majeíly. At the fame time carne the News of the death of Diego Centeno' Graviel de Rójas and of Licenciado Carvaj11l, and of orher Inhabirants decéafed. And though the Prefident was fuffi. ciemly informed of their juíl demands and reafons ofcomplaint ~ yet the Sou_ldiers wirh much imporrunity would lay their cafes before him ; befeeching hís Lord- íhip wich rnuch paffion, that he would be pleafed ro caufe a new review and in- fpeél:ion to be made inro the late DivHions, rhat fome pares rhereof might be clipt and lopr off from the exceffive and exuberant allocmcmts of forn~ men , and con- fe1 red upan them; whereby they mighc be enabled to eat and not íl:arve wirh hunger, whillhhofe who ferved the late Rebel, were plenrifull and eafie in their forrunes, and died with extreme glmtoúy and luxilry. The fame.is confirmed by Gomara, chap. 1 88 : in rhefe words. Laíl:ly, fairh he, they refolved to delire the Prefident to review (che late Divifions rnade; and to give them their íliare thereofor grant thern Penfions; and if not, then rhey were refolved to take rherñ by force, &c. Thus far Gomara. • The Prelidem was troubled and wearied out of his life 1íth rhe imporrunities of fo great a number of Pretenders; every one of which was fo opinionated of his own Merics; that if in one day all rhe wea!th of Péru had been vacared, and to b~ dillributed, ir would have been too lictle to anfwer che expeétation of fo muen arrogancy and pride which a.ppeared in thefe b}uíl:ring Souldiers who exa!ted cheir merits above all expreffion. Notwithíl:anding whkh rhe Prefident, by his pru- dence and dextrous rnanagemenr, entertained rhern for a year and a half in thac City, without trouble or rnatiny : howfoever this·fort of infolent Souldiers could not be fo well contained within their ·bounds of moderation and duty, but rhat fometirnes they broke out into rnurinies and rebellious Speeches; all which, as Hiílorians fay , the good Prefidem fufiained wirh great patience and moderation > and thereby gained a greater Viétory, by fubjeéting his own paffions, rhan he had done by che Conqueíl: of rhat whole Ernpire; fome parriculars of which I have heard in that Coumrey, and others firn:e I carne inro Spain, the lefs. provoking and infolent of which I wiil repeat here, ahd ornit the moíl infolent and abominable, as not fit to be expreífed. ' T.he 'P.refident being in perpetlial trm1ble and ung1;1iernefs, caufed by rhe daily i mpo rmnities of rhe Pretenders~ thoughc fit ro rnake ufe of a cerrain Caprain , whom I;knew, to eafe him of rhe many folicitat,ions and addrelfes which were made to him; and cherefore faid, Caprain, pray help me to undernive chis Peo- ple, and !et rhem know, that rhe King hath not wherewith to relieve rhem, nor 1 to order or dillribute to ·them. . To which rhe Captain made anfwér, pray, Sir undeceive d:iem your -felf, who have been the -perfon rhat deceived chern ; for ' for my part, I know not wbat to fay to chem:. to which rhe Prefident made n~ r:<'()ly, feeming noc to have heard him. Anorher Souldier of meaner degree de- fired him to reward his Cervices: Honeíl: Souldier, fa id the Prefident, ha ve· · patience¡