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. the diíl:arbance was more enffamed than before, fo that Watch and Centinels were fer, and they were all the nighc up with Arms in their hands; yec in che morning, when the Mayor faw that Hernande~ had not drawn off bis men; he fent .far him by a Warrant co appear befare him: Bue he, fuppofing that bis mea would not fuffer him co goe 1 in cafe chéy were acquaimed therewitb, ílipt on his morning Gown; and, as if he intended to goe onely to che next neighbour, he went direétly. to che houfe of che Mayor, who prefently took him and commit- ted him to prifon : che news hereof being broughc to bis Soaldiers , they immedi- ately difperfed, and every man íhifted for hitnfelf: but che eight men who were impeached cook Sanétuary in the Convent ofSr. Domini!ck., and fortified themfelves in che Steeple of the Church ; where they befieged them for feveral days , bue could not cake them ; by reafon that che paílage was very nartow, being built for a Tower in che time of the Jnca's; howfoever atlengch they furrendred and · were puniíbed, but not wich that fevere J uíl:iGe, whkh their·rebellious praétices did require; and che Tower was demoliíhed, that it might nót be made ufe of for che future on füch like occafions. • CH A P. XV. · J ohn Alonfo Palomino and J eronimo Cofülla fly from Cozco. Francifco Hernandez Girqa. prefents himfelf be/ore the High e ourt of Jufiice ; is dífmi/fed, and returns to Cozco ; and he is married in Los Reyes. The Rela· · tion of another Mutiny which happened in that City. T H É· Souldiers being difperfed, and F.rancu Hernande~ Girón imprifoned, che Mutiny was fuppreífed anP all things quieted : and therefore it was muc;h wondered, what íhould be che reafon that moved Aionfo Palomino anci 'feronintó Cofti!la, who had married two Siíl:ers tQ efcape out of che City, che fecond nighé after all things were agreed : nor do I know what reafon Palentino had to fay, that this happened two years afcerwaFds; thaíl'which nothing can be more falfe ; whi.Eh I can aver upan my own knowledge, having been an eye-Witnefs of what paífed at that cime in Couo : but true it is, that thefe Genclemen departed che City at mid-night, without any caufe or reafon kn<rwá'for che fame: If they ha<:! gone · away three or four nights b<ifme, when the City wa:s in extreme danger, fom~ Conjeétures might have b~en made upon che rea.fons 0f their deparcure : btit go· ing chus away wichout any reafon affigned, che ~hole City talke9 , and made a thoufand Conje&res thereupon, efpecially when it was knQwn, chat they had l:mrnt che Bridges of Aputimac and Amancay , which were t0 be repaired ac che ' expence aiid. labour of che poor Indians: upon whiGh ali che Countrey was in a confufion , and r.umours were fpread , chat Francifco Hernande~ Giron was up in Arms at Couo , and was become a R.ebeL Bue in che fecond Infürreétion he made, Alonfo Palomino gave him bis reward, by killing him ata Supper, as ~e íhall fee hereafter; out {errmimo Cofti/la efcap~d, being not prefent ac che lnvitaci- on. Bue ro return again to che prefont Aéhs of Giron: we-fay, that his Souldiers being di(perfed , and che chief Incendiaries puniíhed, che Agreemenc was perfor· med and exec uted ; and Giran was releafed upon bis Paroll and folemn Oath given ro goe to t.he City of Los Reyes, and chere to prefent himfelf before che Royal Court of Juíl :ice , and give them an accounc of che late Aétions. DiegoMaldo- nado the Rich having a particular friendfhip with him by reafon of their neigh- bourhood , ( for they liv~d che next füeec one to the other) accompanied him on his journey as far as Antahuy/la, being fourty leagues frorn Co~co : a~d with che fame occalion M aldonado vifüed his Jndians, and Plantations he had in chofe parts : bue Palentino fa ith, I know not upon what ground. that Giron was delivered into the hands of thé High Sheriff Maldonado, and ofCapcain {ohn Alonfo Pnlomino, who 'ñ ere obliged at their own cofi and charge to provide twemy Mufquetiers to carry him