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.

BabK VI. Royal Commentariu. • 1 , CH ·A P. XIV. ~rancifco Hernandez Giron p~oclaims his e ommi/Jion and "f?efign fer makjn~ a new Conquefl, upon which many Soul~ diers flock.. to hilll; which caufes great Dijlztrbance and · Mutinies in Cozco, but i5 fuppre/fed by the Prudence and · Moderation· of fome Citi'z,ens. · , ,t / ! , .. · L Eaving now the .Preíident Ga[ca, Bi!hop of Ciguenfa entombed with Enfigns . and.&:utchions ofhonour and fame; we muít in che nexc place make a long and .fpeedy craníicion from Ciguenfa to Coz:.co > where we íhall find many fudden altéracions ; for fo foon as che Prefidenc Gafca was deparced for Spain, all che In· habirants of divers Cities recurned to cheir refpeétive homes and places of aboad, every·one to look after-his parciculat' concernmencs: amongíl: which qeneral Pe-. dro de Hinojofa was one ' and Captain Francifco Pfernande-z:, Giron went to Goteo' pü.., bliíhing on his ·way thicher cheCommiffion hehad received to rnake a new·Con... queíl:; ahd. in order chereumo he appoioted feveral Capcains to liíl: men in Hu1t- manca and Arequepa ; and in che new Plancacion: whilíl: he himfelf, with great folemnity, by found of Trumpec and beac of Drum proclaimed bis Defign. and Commitlion in Goteo; upqn which publication above two hundred. Souldiers ffocked to him from ali pares, for he was a popular man , aild well beldved by. the Souldiery. Such a number being got together, cook a liberty to fpeakof the lace Tranfaltions according to their humours, and to vilifie and comemn the Pre· ftdenc and che Governours he had left in the Empire ; and fo ptiblickly [canda~ lous .an,d impudent was their difcourfe; that .the Governours of che City thought it time to fiñd ways to fuppreíS ic: and {ohn de Saavedra, who was then Mayor 0f rheTown, defired Hernande;;:, de Giran to expedite bis departure as foon as poffible, that they might be freed from the infolence of the Souldiers. For though che Captain himfelf entertained feveral of them in his own Farnily; yet die rell were quarcered on che Citizens in their prívate Houfes: which though i~ were an aggrievance to them; yet, as Palentino faith, they were unwilling to part with ~them, becaufe chis expedition deprived them of their People; fo chat in c:¡.fe bis Majeíl:y íhould impofe any thing on them to their farcher prejudice, chey Qiould pe difen~bled from making oppofüion to enqoachmems on their Eíl:ates and Pri~ vileges, as they had formerly done,with good fuccefs, &c. . ·F9r my pare, I know not whence this relation íhould proceed; for it is well known that it'had been much be&ter for the Citizens to have.rhe Souldiers employed in di- fiant and remoce encerprifes, chan to .Jye at free quarcer upon them ; being obliged .co·maintain fome four or five, fome ·iix or feven, in their houfes; and to aJford :them mear, drink and lodging, with cloaths and other conveniences : and how ·t en it can be as Hüs Auchout faith, 1 know not , Goce it is plain and evident; that the Inhabicancs were confumed and andone by thofe chargeable Gueíl:~. Bue ·we muíl: excufe cliis Hiíl:orian in many paífages related by him, for he was not perfonally prefent when they were aéted, bue received bis informations frorn orhers which are often doubtfull and contradiétory, and fo full of mutinies, that every page is filled with chem, whereby all the Inhabicancs, as well as Souldiers are reodred Traytors and diíloyal to the Governmenc : All which we íhall lay alide, , as oot pertinent to this Hiíl:ory, and íhall onely infiíl: on the moíl: material paífages, of which I my felf was a Witnefs, having been prefent in Coz.ca; when Francífco Hern1mdez:. and bis Souldiers made their firíl: diíl:urbance : And I w¡is alfo prefenc at che fecond m utiny w hich paífed about three years afcerwards: all wbich I obferved, wichout any noti.ce taken of me; for I was a very hoy, and had .not attained the age of a yo uog man; howfoever, I had fo much underíl:andiog as to íee and obíerve che difcourfes which my Father made of che feveral affairs which paífed in that Empire. And therefore I can truly aver, that thefe Souldiers carri- ed themfelves fo proud and infolenc, that che Government was forced .to take no- tice of it, ·and coníult a remedy: which when che Sou1Qi<i1rs underflood, the~ appliea 877