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 Commentariu. BooK VI. performed to bis Maj~y : bu.e n~icher che King nor his Council choughc fic co yield to his requell, bue to mamcam che new Law, and approve yvhat the Court had :k.;'ted in c,hat matcer. ·The Sons of Rodrigo deContrmu called .Hernando and Pe- dro rd~nted chis agrievance with high indignation, and being young meo , raíh and 1n che heac of cheir bloud; refolved to rife in Arms: and herein·they found ttocouragemenc from-one '/ohn Bermejo, and ocher Souldiers his Companíons, who \vére come from Pmt; moft of which were highly difpleafed and incenfed againd che Prefident , becaufe for all che 'fervices they had done in che Wars againfr G 011- ealo Pipmo, he faffered chem to fiarve; and infiead of making provifion for ihem, he highly reward~d chofe who had taken pare wirh !'i94rro and bani~ed fuch as had ferved the Kmg out of che Confines of Peru: w1di thefe and che like O>mplain~s they animated the two brochers to undertake fome great encerprife ; QerÍIÍading chem that in cafe chey could once gec cwo or chree hundred Souldiers, .tñey mighc advencure to invade Peru ; and moreover, being already furniíhed wich Shipping and all things requilite for Navigacion , chey mighc with much eafe tranf port cheir mcn thither ; where being landed they would foon be increa- fed wich all that party ofmeo which che Prefidenc G11fo11 had difol?liged. Having refolved on the matter, they privately Jiíl:ed rnen, and provided Arms , and when they found themfelves ftrong enough to refift theüfficers of Juílicé, they began to put their defigns into execution : and in the firft place they fell upon tbe Bifhop of ~he Province, who having oppofed their Facher in ali his negocia:cions, chey in revenge therf9f caufed certain Souldiers to encer bis houfe, and kill him as he was p]ayit1g at Chefs. And then prefently they fet U¡> their Sta~dará, aód declared for Libercy, ca!ling their ,Arm:y rhe Keepers of che Liberty. Then they ficted fuch Ships out to Sea as were requifüe, and failed into the South~tea, wirh íncention to expeét che CQrning of the Prefidenc' and to cake and rob nim in bis paítage ; for they had received incelligence, thac he was on his voyage ·cowards the main Land with iill the tteafure belonging to his Majeíl:y. Howfoever ic fee.:. med mofl: advifeable to go firft to Panmn.11 1 there w receive in~fma,ciOil of th~ fiate- of Affairs ; and befides , they were ma better pofi and fiat.100 chere, to fail fí-om thence to any part of Ptru, than from Ni,11r11g1111. And having íhippéd abouc three hundred meo, they arrived ac che Port of P11nam11, where befare rliey made a defoent into the Town, they informed chemfelves by fome of che lnhabitants whom they had taken of all which had lately paíl: ; and how the Prefidenc was already landed with all the King's Treafure. And now, as if tbeir good fortune had offered this great boocy to rheir hand , they expeéted untill nigfü ; and then fecretly emered the Port without any noife, on confidence chat the Prelidenc was lodged in che Cicy, and lay fecure, apprehepding no harm; and rherefore chey doubced not bue to furprize him withouc ~fs or hure to themfelves. Thus far A11- guftine Carate, And Gomara having almo1~ faid the Carne thing, adds, Chap. 193. That the Contrtw got up ali the Pifarrift1 , :, who were fled from Gafca, and other Fugitives and merr of defperate fortunes, and refolved· co acrempr fome exploits to· enrich chemfelves, de<daring thac che Treafure and Dorninion of Per11 did by a Jawfull Ticle belohg to them, as Grand-children defcended from che Ptd~aria1 de A'llila, who were in Partneríhip wich Pifª"° Almlfgro and L11iJlft1. Though chis was bue a weak pretence, yet it ferved che turn, and broughc in a great number of Villains and Mifcreants to fide wich them.; and under chis colour chey committed mm;h fpoil and robbery, and fufficiently ehriched chemfelves, had they knowa a mean and wherewith to be contenred. Thus far Gomara. Now che whole Story is chis ; The Contreras entered P anam11 by·night and mach¡ there firfl atternp>t en che houfe'of Doétour Rflblu. In fo\Jr ShiP5 thcm in Port they · ~ok eight hundred thoufand pieces of Eight, fume of which were for che King's and fome for accounc of prívate men: in che Treafurer.'s houfe they feized apqn· fix lmndred choufand more which were ready to have been carried co Nomlm de Di01, as Gomara reports, Chap. 193. 'And belides this quancicy of Gold and SUver,. chey roobed che Shops of many rich Merchants, whence they plundred [uch. vaíl: quamicies of commodities which came frnm 8pt1in, that they were trou· bled how to difpof~ of rhem or carry them away. Moreover~ they fent one of cheir Companions ca1led Salguero wirh a Parcy of Mufquetiers by \Vay of Las CrH- -;¡.,es- ro rhe Riv.er of Chlt)rt, upon incelligence char they had fent greac quancities of' Gold and Silver by d1at road' to Nomlrrt de Dios : and Salguero overtook and feized fevency load ofSilvcti: , which was not as yet íhipped aboard, being to che: value · of