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 Commentariu. Howfoever. ch~ Story was quickly carried inro che o-utward room, ~vher~ ir oc~a­ fioned much laughrer. Sorne few days after chis, a cerrain Captain whom we have formerl1' mentione9 in chis Hiíl:ory carne co che Vice-king , pretendfng to give him fome Informatlons far .better Governmenr of che Empire; and amonglt ?the~ chiµgs , he faid , there \.yas one Abufe ~ecdfary co be ~emeqiefiá.. che thing JS-ch1s, There . a~e nyo Sould~ers w~o lodge m fucha place, and goe alw:ays a- mongíl: che Inditins V.:lth Guns mcheir hands, arn;l eac wllat tl,1ey kili, and deíl:roy the whole Game of che Countrey; they alfo make Powder and Bullécs , "~hkh is of il1 exam¡:ile to the Kingdom; · for rnany cinies Troúbles and Infurrefüons have enfued frorn ruch beginnings ; and cherefore fuch men ás tl¡¡efe are co be puni- füed~ or acleaíl: banifhed from Peru. The \;ice -king a sked him·whether chefe roen did treat che· Indhtns ill, or wbfüher chey fold theíl.jl J?owder and,Bullecs, or com- micced any other O~trages ? No , faid che Captaia, Nothing more chan '?vhac l. tell your Lord(hip. Then , fa.id che Vii;e-kir:ig, dnefe are not f.aults, but a6Üons racher co ·be encouraged; for it is no,offonce for Spaniar,~¡ ~olive amongíl:, the In- di11~s, and to eac whac they gec themf~_lves by. huming, and cq make Powder fQr their own ufe , and not to fell ; bue t1s racher comrnendable ; and füch aétions as are fit fo1; ocher men to imitare. Go your ways, Sir, in the rn¡.m~ of God ; for I delire, chat neicher you nor others íhould bripg lJ;1~ (uch Tales as thefe; for thefe men you complain of 111uíl: be Saints, f~eing they Hve fuch innocent lives as, you inform me. And in chis ~anner, was che impertinency of thjs Captain re- quiced. . · . ,, : . J With chis gentle and eafie manner di.d ~bis Prince govern l'h~ Empire; bue.my Couritrey .was not worchy fo mQch gopdnefs , and cherefore Heaven called him thither~ During the time of bis Sicknefs, the Juíl:ices commanded chac che per- fonal fervices of the Indians íhould be taken off, and accordingly it was prcJclai- med in che City of Los Reyes, in Cozco and other pares, under fuch penalties and rigorous claufes as gave great offence, and caufed new feditions and mutinies a- mong{l the People: far which a chief Incendiary, one Lu)s de Varga. was condem- ned and executed: bue che Exami_nationsand Tryals proceeded no farcher, becauíe it was found, thac feveral principal men were concerned therein ; and ic was be- lieved that che General Pedro de Hinojo{a would have be~n impeached , becaufe rhree Wicneífes were ready to have fworn feveral words which he had faid, though not fufficient co have condemned him ; b·uc the J uíl:ices (as Pa/entino faich) being defirous to make an honeíl: man of a chief, made choice of him to go chief Governour and Lord High Jufüce co che Charca.; for chat in chofe Countries there were many Souldiers who lived diílolucely, and wichout any rule or fub- ieétion whatfoever : And though at fuíl: he refufed to accept the Cnarge, yet he was períuaded chereunto by Doétor Saravia, who was one of tbe moíl: ancierlt Jufiices : bue as to bis Crime, .chere was racher a füfpicion of it, than any cer- rain proof againíl: him ; and the Souldiers chemfelves faid, that che hopes he gave them were rather doubtfull than cercain; far al! he 'faid co them was, chat when. he was in che Charca., he would doe far them according to their delire, chac they íhould goe thither before him ; and chat when he carne éhither, be would doe for them co che utmoíl: of bis power. Though chefe words imponed no more chan general terms, yec Souldiers, who were defirous of Rebellion and Novelty, wetle apt to interptec chem according co cheir own humour and inclinations : but whe- cher che .intention of che General was to rebell or nor, he did not declare at that time; chough his afüons feemed rather to tend towards il1 than good defign~ . On thefe hopes che Souldiers who were in che Cicy of Los Reyes ; that is, as many as could goe, went to che Cht1rcas , and wroce to their friends in divers pares , that they alfo íhould goe chither. . The news hereof carried many Souldiers inco the Charcas, and amongll chem a Gentleman particularly called Don Sebaftian de Caftilla, Son of Counc de la Gome- ra, Brocher of Don Baltafar de Caftilla, of whom chis Hifiory hath made memion at large. This Gentleman, ·wich fix ocher Souldiers of efleem and honour, went out of Co;.:,co: forVi1fco Godines, who was the chief Prometer of tbis Rebellion, had wrote him a Letcer in Cyphers, giving him an accoum of ·ali maccers chen in agi- tation , and that Pedro de Hinojofa had promifed to be t'.heir General : Upon chis advice Don Sebaftian and his Companions went out of Couo by night, wichout diP coveriqg che place co which chey 'were defigned : And leíl: the Governour fhould purfue afrer chem, they went through by-ways, out 0( the cornrnon road, <!nd through 887