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. Srarmes, which caufed ali that noife and effuÍJon of fo much bloud. As we fhail malfr appear in its due place ,, and confirm the fame by the teíl:imony of Diego l-lernande~, whom we íhall have occafion to quote in divers places. But to tmQ the courfe of this Hillory from fo melancholy a fubjeél: to fome- thing more <livertiGng and pleafant j we are to know, that whilíl: rhefe mmers ·were in agiration , a Letter was direéted to the City of Los Reyes from Hernando Ninno, May01' of rhe Ciry of Toledo, to his Son Rodrigo Nirmo, of whom we have formedy made memion in the founh Rook of the fecond Part, wherein his Fa- ther required him ( the Wars wirh Gonfa lo Pifarro bei.ng ended) to ,haíl:en into Spain, to rake poífeffion of an E(l-ate whicb a Kinfman of his had lefr hi,m to in- herit. - 1 The departure of rhis Gentleman, who had always approved himfelt loyal to bis Majeíl:y's fervice in rhe late Wars againíl: the,Rebels, was judged by the Prefi- dent and:rhe other Officers a fit and convenient opportunity for fending thofe eigh- ty fix Souldiers imo Spain, who for taking part with Pifarro had been ,.condernned to the Gallies: and accordingly tbis rnauer being intimated to Rodrigo Ninno ºand reprefented as a fervice acceprable to his Majeíl:y, he accepted _rhe farne, though much againíl: his Will , knowing that the charge of eighty Gx perfons condem- ned to rhe Gallies could not bm occafion much ~touble and jncomzenienceto him : bowfoever the-hopes of a reward prevailed above the thoughts of the trouble ; fo rhat he provided his Arms and other neceffaries for condufüng thofe People, with whom he departed to Los Re)'eS, being in al! eighty Gx Spaniards ; arnongft . thoíe, there were fix Muficians, who had formefly íerved Gonfalo Pifarro, whom 1 knew, and as I rernember, one of them was called Auguft ine Ramirez., born at Me- xico, bis Father was a Spaniard, and his Mother an Indi an : they were all ex_cellent Maíl:ers of Mufick, and carried their Iníl:ruments with them, and therewith en- tertained company wherefoever they carne; and by rhe liberality of fome Gen" tlernen, who carne to hear tbem, they rec~ived that which ferved them ro bear the charge of their voyage. ·· · / 1 867 p With fair weather and wind RodrigoNinno happily arrived at ·Panama, having along th~ coaíl: of Peru received affiíl:ence for íecurity of his Prifoners, who were; · during that time fabrniffive and humble, being confcious to them~ves hów much chey had offended his Majeíly within that jurifdifüon: Bac being -departea fi:om Panama and Nombre de Dios , forne of them took the oppmtunity to make their eícape, to avoid rowing in the Gallies j for che truth is , Rodrigo Ninno,had nota fufficient Guard withJ1im to fecore fo many ; nor did the Prefident and his Mi- nifters fupply him therewith, -im'agining that the fole authority of Ninno was fuffi- cient to keep rhem ín fubjeétion j- tbough in real ~ty rhey C©uld not find . men in that Countrey who would be perfwaded to take upon them rhe charge to ' con- duét fo many Gally-ílaves into Spain. With tbis care and trouble Ñinno, failing near the Iíles of Cuba and Saint Domingo , efpyed a French Pyrate, who gave him chaf e, for tt that time no <?ther Nation nfed thofe Seas·but tbat onely. The Spa- ni.fh Captam who was unprovided of M~n and Arms for his defence, and knowing . alf o thac he carried an Enemy within hrs Veífel, berhought hirnfelf of t:his Strate- gem which was as di fcreet as pleafant. He armed himfelf from head to foor, and with his Codlet and Plume of Fearhers in this Head-piece: and with his:Partifan in his hand went and íl:ood by the Main-i;naíl: ; all bis Seamen and·otbers he corn- ~anded to be concealed under the Decks , and his Muficians with tl.i'ek iníl:ru- rnents to afcend upon the Poop, and to íl:rike up and play when rhe Eneri1y carne near tbém: all things being thas ordered as N inno had direéted, the Sbip failed on her courfe, ·without f€ar as it were or apprehenúon of the Enemy, who füll gave them chafe, nQt doubting of a good prize : but fo foon as they came-'up with them , and fo near as to hear rhe MuGck , and feeing few or none appear above deck, they began to-imagin, rhat that Veífel belonged to fome perfon of Qu.a)iry who was banifhed for Treafon againíl: the King, or that was difpoífeífed of bis E- íl:ate by fome Law-füit or other dev.ice j and rbat being thereby become de[perate, rhey believed he had fet himfelf to Sea, and mrned Pyrate, like themfelves, to repai r lús fortunes with what booty and prize offered on the Seas. The ,French-man with this imagination left offhis chafe, not daring to engage with Rod;-igoNinno, permit- ting him to purfue his Voyage. This Story was told to the Prefident, as he pa ífed - thofe Iílands into Spain; which the Inhabitants received from the relation of chat Pyrare, whom under aíforance of a whice Flag and Articles of Trm;e they adveo-. · ~ [[ ff :z, tured