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_ Commentqries. that che Livéries of my Fácher . a~d his C9~1panions wete made ofblack Velvec; and upon che upper Caífockwere cwo -bórders of yellow Velvec, abouc a fpan di- fl:ance -from each ocher, wirh chis· Moelb between; Plr:u V!tra; atid adjoining hereunto wéte chree Pillars with Ctowns uport chem, ' made cif yellow Velvec, as were ~he Bo1'ae'rs, and all incerwoven wich a cwiíl: of <!i©ld arid blue Silk, which looked very handfomely. Ocher Liveries there were very rich and chargeable; which I cannot remember fo well as ro defcribe them, bue cheíe of my Fachers having been rnade iq che Houfe, remain fiill in my rnemory. The attendancs of '{ohn {ulio de Hogt_da, fod Th_omM Vafquez.,, and (ohn de Pancorvo, and FranFi/co Rodrí- guez., de Villa-fuerte, who were ali four Conquerours in che firíl: Advenmre, were cloched in Li veries of black Velver, firiped wich divers flowers and leaves rnáde of crimfon 'and white Velve,t; ~n _their J-{eads chey wore Turbams embroidered wich Pearls and ECmerods, ana oiller pretious Stones, valued ac three hundred chou- fand pieces ofEíghc, which amounc to above chree hundred and fevency choufand Dilcacs of Caftile, and all che other Li\leries were rich like chefe. Don Fr.ancífco be- held chis Gallamry, and Sports from a Balcony belonging to my Father's Houfe~ where I had opporcunity to cake nocrce of his per(on : from hence ·he' proceeded co che ·Ci(ies of La Paz.,, and La Piar-a; , and to Potocfi, w~ere he received a full re- laüon of chofe Mines of Silver, and,of all other macters which were \VOrthy his Majefiy's infon;nation. In his return he carne by che City Qf Arequepa, ánd a- lorlg the Sea-coaíl as far as che City of Los Reyes, in ali whkh progrefs, he cravel- led above fix hundred anq fifty leagues : and. broughc with him che Mouncaih of Potocfi delineared, and exaétly drawn, ahd p~in~~d wich che Mines of Sil ver, as al~ , fo orher Moumains, Valleys and imménfe«Savities'whidf are found in chat Coun- érey of a füange form and figure. , · . Being remrned to che City of Los Reyes, his Fá:thér ·dif¡:mched him away for Spain wirh chefe Draughcs of che Councrey, and a true relation of che fl:ate of af- fairs chere. He departed from Los Reyes, as Palentino faith, 'in May '! 5 p. where we will leave him, to recoum a particular accident which happened at ·thac time in Co~co, when Alonfo de Afvarado was Mayor, or chief Governour thereof, and known to be a bold man, and an imparéial Jufüciary; che matter was' this : About four years oefore chis time a party of Souldiers confüHng of two hundred meo marched out of che City of Potocji towards che Kingdom of THcman, which· che' Spaniards call Tucuman, ¡noíl: ofwhich, concrary to che 'policive Orders of che Jufü- ces, were ferved by Indians to carry their burthens and baggag\:! fbt them. The chief Governour of chat place, called Licenfiad9 Efquivr:l, wirll whom I was ac- quainced, wenc out of the Town to view che feveral Companies of Souldiers as they rnarched; and having füffered ali of cbem to país with che Jndians, who car• ried cheir luggage, he feifed on tbe laíl: man, called Aguire, becaufe·he had cwo Jndians laden with his goods ; and for chis fault fome few days aft~rwards he fen- i:enced him to receive twél hundred íl:ripes, becaufe he had neicher Gold nor Sil- ver to redeém che penalty laid on him by his Sencence. Hereupol) At.uire made ali che Friends he could to che Governour co have his. puniíhrne!lt'ternitted, but being not able co prevail, he defired tliac he might rather be hanged chan whip- ped; faying, thac though hewere a Gentleman, and mighc fiand upon thac privi- lege, yec he would wave chac alfo: howfoever he thoughc fit to lec him know, ihat he was che Brother of a Gentleman, who in his Countrey had an Eíl:ate wich Vaffilage of Jndians. Bue all chis availed lict!e with che Judge; for though being óuc of Office he was a man of an eafie cemper, and a craétable difpolicion, yec of. foncimes Honours and places of Power change the humour of fome rnen ; and fo it did with chis Judge, who became more fevere by thefe applications, fo tbac he · immediacely commanded che Execucioner to bring the Afs, and execute che Sen- tence, . \vhich accordingly was done, and Aguire mounced thereupon. The prin- cipal men of che Towp, confidering che unre.afonable fevericy of che ] udge, Wené and increated him to.femit or füípend the Sentence, and 'prevailed on him rarher by importunity chan argumenc to deferr che execucion for eighé days. Bue when they carne to che Prifon with chis Warrant, chey found Aguire already frripc and rnounted on his Afs; who, when he underíl:ood chat the Sencence was onely fü- fpended for eighc d1ys, he rejeél:ed ·che favour, and faid, All my endeavours havé heen tó ~eep my Jelf from mounting this BeaJt, and from the jhame of being Jeen nakfd ; bui fince things dre come.thm far, /et the Sentenée proceed, which will be lefs than the fears r.nd appreher.JionJ 1 fh /l !t have in thefc eight di1)J enfuing, bejides I jha!t mt need to give f ar'-' - U u \l uu' 7. the f