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.

868 Royal Co1nmentaries. BooK VI. tured to fupply wich Provifions fot his money , which much pleafed the PreG- dent when he tho~ght how good a ~hoice he had made of aknowing and faicbfull perfon, for fo,we1ghty a truíl: as th1s of the Gally-ílaves. CH A P. IX. A.!J the GaUy-flaves ma~e their efcape from Rodrigo Ninno; , excepting one who remained with him, and hím he drove away with Cuffs and Boxes with his Fifl upon his Face. ' The Sentence which was pa/fed on him in this cafe. The Favour which the Prince Maximilian /hewed to him. R. Odrigo Nirmo haviog got ~ut of the hands' of che Pyrate by bis Strategem o(. . MuGck, proceeded on his V:oyage, and carne to Ha'Vana where moíl: of his Gally-fbves, having, not had a fufficient Guar.d to fecure them, made their efcapes: others 10[ chem fled away at Cartagena, and others at the Iílands of Ter- ceras, fo that when they carne to pafs che Bar of Sain_t Lucar, there were not above eighteen remaining of the whole number of eighty fix ; and between that and the Porc of Seville feventeen found meaos to run away ; fo that when Rodrigo Ninno came to difembark , he had onely a poor fimple fellow of all his company re- maining; whereas, according to contra& made with the Prefident at Eos Reyes, he was to have delivered the whole number of eighry fix at this place : wherefore Ninno entered into Sevil!e with his fingle Gally-ílave at a Backgace of che City called Carbon, which is little frequented either by chofe who go in or come out. ' Rodrigo Ninno finding himfelf in che middle of a Street when no perfón appea- rcd, catched hold of his Gally-ílave by the Collar , and , with his Dagger in his hand, [ wore by the life of the Emperour, that he would give him cwemy Srabbs: bue, faid he, I will not doe ir, becaufe I will not foul rny bands with che bloud of fo dirty a Villain as thou art, who having been a Souldier in Pene, haíl: yet che bafe and poor fpirit to become a Slave in che Gallies. Why didíl: not thou run away as the other eighty five have done ? Get thee gone in che Devil's name, for i had rather goe alone, chao chus ill-attended ; and having faid thus much, he gave · him three or four good Cuffs on the Ear, and fo let him goe: And therewith Ro- drigo went direétly to the Farmers of che Cuíl:oms , to give them an accoum of the great care he had taken of the Gally-ílaves; but that waming meo to guard and fecure them, they were ali efcaped ; , a(ld indeed he was in greac apprehenfions ánd fear of bis own Life, lying at the mefcy of fo many men who hada power over him greater than bis. The Commiílioners of che Cuíl:om-houfe were much amazed co hear this Story, and knew no[ what to fay to it, umill farther Exami- narion. In the mc:an timé, this Jaíl: Gally-ílave, according to bis owri bale fpirit, talked a:t large of chis matter in che firíl: Viétualling-houfe he carne unto; and told- aH the particula'rs which Rodrigo Ninno had either faid or done: tbis Scory filled ali the Town with difcourCe, and carne at lengch to the hearing of che Commiffioners, who thereupon feized upon l:Jinno; and che King's Attorney accufed him with high aggravations of bis fault, alledging that he had given liberty to eighcy fix of the King's Slaves, for every one of which he ought to pay che value and price pf ranfome. The Suit againíl: him was profecuted, and Rodri.J?,oN inno, not being able to juílify himfelf, he was condemned to ferve the King with bis Horfe for che [pace of lix years in Oran , and with two other Companions at his own charge', and that in the mean time he was not to recuro to che !ndies. But Ninno appealed from chis femence to the Prince lvfaximilian o[ Aujl-ria who then governed Spain in the abfence of his Imperial Majeíl:y who was bis Uncle: His Highnefs. inclined a favourable Ear to che Advocates of Rodrigo Ninno, \vho gave him a large account of all ¡;he Services which Ninno had performed againíl: the Rebels, aad how ill he had