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.

878 R.oyal Commentar.iet._ Bo01c VL applied themfelves to their Captain , deGring lúm noc to fuffer them to lle tram-' pled upon by thofe who had no authority over them : For thac the Prefidcnt ' Gafca having given him a Q>mmiffion c9 make a new Conquefi:, and that they were his Souldiers, they knew no other power nor auchority but his ; and that they eíl:eemed themfelves free and independent oo che Jurifdicfilon of theMayor or ochers. · And fo far (lid this mutiny P,t:eEtCd, that the .Souldiers affeµlbled together with their Arms in the houfe of F/ancifco Hernamh,: aoli on che othcr fide, che Mayor and Cicizens cryed out to a~ín; upon which the Inhabicants and their Relati9DSJ with divers Souldiers who were not of the Faétion, and rich Merdiants, and otheIS of Qualicy, mee in the Markee-place with their A:ms, ~nd dre~ up in a fo~ed body : In like manner che concrary Parcy drew up m thell' Capcams Street, bemg noe far from che Markec-place , in which pofture both fides continued two days and cwo nighcs , being every moment ready to attack each other: which had moft certainly happened, had not fome more moderare meo, wko were f~ble .of . the late ruinous difiraétioos, interpofed ~tween them, and addrcfied to the May... er and Hm1andfz. Giran, defiring them to enter inte a Treaty, that things mi~ be brought to a right underftanding. The chief men employed herein were Di- ego deSil1.ia, Diego de M11/donado the rich, G11r¡ifAJ{a de la Yeg.a, Y¡¡fco de GHe1111r11, b tonio de !J.i!.innoneJ, {ohn de /Jerrio, {er:onimo ªf Loayfa, MIUtin de Menefos, and Fr11n- eifco Rodrigue:t. de Villa fuerte, who was the firfr of the thirteen that paffed over the Line which Francifco Pifarro drew with the point of his Sword. With thcfc feveral other Cidzens joyned , to perfuade the Mayor to quiet this difturbance • which would prove che defuutl:ion of che City and che whvle Kingdom. The like was alledged to Francifco Hernande:t. , deftring h~m ro confider that thereby he would íorfeit the merit of all his former Services, that he would defüoy hís ~ietign of Conqaeft, whercby he was to gain honour and make bis fortune. At 1C!}gth it was agreed, that he and che Mayor íhould meet in the great Church ; but the Souldiers of Hernandet. Giron oppofed ir, unlefs Hoftages were fidl givea for his fafe recuro; which was affented unto, and four Otizens were dellvered for fecurity; namely, Garfilaf{a my Maíl:er, DitJ.o Maldonado, Antonio de fl!!inmNs and Diego Si/va. On chefe Conditi9ns che two ChiefS mee in che great Church, where - Fr:ancifco Ht:nande;¡;, carried him(elf fo ~nfolen~ and proud, thac t~e Mayo~ ha~ laid hands 0n h1m had he noc been refiramed w1th die confideration of hIS fnends wh0 remained Hotl:ages in che power of che Souldiers : fo chat fuppreffing lús an- ger wliat he could , he fuffered Francifco Hernandtt. to retum to his Houfe, from whence he carne again , and rowards che Evening met on che former Cautions g_iven. . By which tirne Hernande:t. having better confidered the unhappy confe- guences of that muciny, and having confulted with divers friends Uj)Oll che cafe, lie bec?qie much more gentle, and in a more flexible cemper chao before : and in chis good humour they broke up and adjourned \lntil the day following, by whicb time they íhould be enabled more deliberately te difcuís their affairs. Beil)g ac- cordingly mee; che ufual forms of Protefis and A& were drawn up, and thePre- amble was agreed to che following Articles: Namely, That for the publick 11ea~e and ~uiec of che Land , Francifco Hernandet. íhould remove bis Souldiers ftqm che T own, and íhould deliver up eight of chofe who had been the moft infolent and mutinoqs amongíl: chem inco che hands of che Mayor ; of which nurnber wer e chofe who had fired upon his Majeíl:y's Troop without any caufe or provocacion. A.nd that he himfelf fhould goe in perfon to the Court of Jufüce, to render an accoun c of chis late fcandalous Muciny and Rior. This Agreemenn was folemnly fworn unto by both Parties and drawn up in Writing; and the Mayor was to permit Hern1U1de:(. to depare frecly upen bis own ~aroll and Oach of Fealcy ro che ~ing: k\ft~r th~ Fran.cifco Hernandet. remrned to h1s own Houfe , where he acqua1med his Sould1ers w1th che Agreement he had qiaqe , bue chey were noc pleafed eherewith , bat began to muciny ; and if he had not appeafed chern wich good \fOrds and promifes, they had fallen in upon the King s parcy; the confequence df which would have been very defiruétive to the whole Kiogdom ; for chey were two hundred effeétive men, defperate and of no formnes, having nqrbing to lofe : and on che otber fide, rhere were above Eigh. cy perfons of O!!_atity who had Lands and Efiaces; and the reíl: were Merchancs of g. reac Riches. Bue God was pleafed to diverc chis fatal Mifchi.'ef at the Prayers ílíld Vows of religious Friar~ and fecular Priefis, and devout Wornen : for thouJdi . ene