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.

880· Royal Commentaries. bim to Lima; and for better fecurity, che Mayor made him take che Oarh of Fi- delicy, .&c. . I cann9t imagin where chis. Authour receíved ,this re}ation_, ~o conrrary to all truth, and which founds fo hke a Romance or a PoetICal F1lhon. Bat this is moíl: certain, that Giron carne to the City of Los Reyes, and there prefemed him- felf before rhe Royal Courc of J uílice, where the J udges committed. him to pri- fon : bue many days had not paffed, before he was enlarg~d, and tbe whole City aíligned him for his confinement : and in a 'fhorc time afterwards they .took his own obligation and difcharged him upon che terrns he offered. And ·here.it is reported, ·cbac he married with a very Noble Lady, young, venuous and beauti- full; and unworchy of chofe forrows and affiiélions which her husband broughc upon her by bis fecond Rebellion : as we fhall fee in r~e fequel of chis Hillary, With her he returned to Co<:-co, where for fome days arld months; 1 cannot fay years, he remained quier ; howfoever, in che mean time, he converfed wirh none · bue Souldiers, avoiding, as muchas he could, al! fociery and communicarion with che Citizens : atlength he brought an Aétión again(t one of che principal Mem- bers of che City, about an Horfe, which he challenged to be bis, rhough in rea- lity he had no title thereunro ; for che truth was , he had lbíl: him in che late W'ars of J2!±ito, having been raken from him by a íl:out Souldier, and as Iaw- full prize fold by him to a Cirizen for a round fum of money, which was witnef- fed by anorher Souldier who knew how he carne by hirn. Howfoever, in regard che Souldier who fold him had followed Pi far ro's Party, che Horfe was kepr pri- vately and µnknown ro afiy, befides the Maíter hirnfelf: but ar lengrh che Horfe coming to be difcovered, che Citizen was contented ro fe!! him to Giron ar an under rate, rathenhan to bring che Souldier into quefüon, who might bave been hanged or [ene to che gallies for che farne; fo that this fuir about che Horfe ferved onely to fhew bis go?d-will and kin_dnefs_cowards his Companions and Equals, who were Lords over Jndians, and en¡oyed Eílates; for, as I obfe~ved, l1e never kept company or enrercained comrnunication with rhem ; but onely with Soul- diers, and with them he fpent his whole time and ernployed his chief concerñrnenr, as wíll appear fome few days afterwards. For cercain Souldíers, as fiour and as mutinous as the or.hers ; obferving che little rigour and feveríty '~hicb was ufed againíl: the infolénce and mutioous behaviour of Francifco Giron and his Aífociates were encouraged to atternpt che like Outrages : bue being few in number and without any Head rhat was confiderable , they refolved to find out one, be he what he would; and fo publickly was thís rnatter difcourfed and treated, rhat ir became che cornmon talk of al! che,City of Los Reyes : and atlength che rumour was fo far fpread rhar iu carne to theEars of the 'Mayor of Cow, wbo being rhere- upon requeíl:ed to cake cognizance of che Matter, to examine the Plot , and to puniíh che Offenders; he excufed himfelf, faying, rhac he was not to creare more Enemies than chofe formerly, whó were Hernande<:. Giron and his Adherenrs·; and as for chofe Troubles cben aéting, che incumberice lay on che Court of Jufüce ro f1,1pprefs a_nd prevent them ; and in cafe. chey held themfelves unconcerned, he for his part would not inrerrneddle witb Affairs, which belonged to a füperiour power. Whilíl: rhefe rhings were in agitarion in che Countrey, a cerrain Inhabitant'of Co:{.- · co, called Don {ohn de Mendoya , a Marcial man, and one kind to tbe Souldiery, happened to come then to Town, with intemion racher to aggravate marrers, and incice others, rhan to concern himfelfeither one way or che orher. So foon as he. came, ro rhe City, he treated with the principal Complotters., who were called Fiancifc~ de Miranda and A!onfo de Barrionuevo, who was rben High Sheriff of che· City, and wirh Alonfo Hernandez, Melgarejo. This Miranda told him, that che Soul- diers ·had wirh general confent chofen him far rheir Commander in Chief, and Barrionuevo far his Lieutenan~: che which M endoya difcovered to cerrain Citizens who were hís Friends, adviGng rhem to avoid füch danger from che Souldiery, and to abandon che Cicy : but when he perceived rhar rhey ílighred his Counfe!, he then travelled to the City of Los Reyes, publiíhing a11 the way he wenr, how rhar ali Coz,co was in an u~roar: and that che Ciry had raken no notice of him eicher goíng or corning. Palentino rnentions the Aight of Palomino and {eronimo Co-. fti!la,. ro have been ar chis tírne-; which had been two years befare, as we have noted it befare. CHAP.