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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK VI.' upon this point and amongíl: ocher things told him, that in cafe he would make him his Deputy but for one month, he would fecure his life to him, whlch was in great danger, and free the Cíe~ from the _fears of an Infurreétion, which thefe Gentlemen Souldiers were contnvmg to raife : but the Governour repofed that confidence in his Wealth and in the power of his Office, and in the Reputation which he had formerly gained, that he made no account of what they faid, nor of whac he faw with his own eyes. C HA P. XXII. The General receives informations of the Plot by divers othe~ ways and means. His bravery and courage, and neglell to prevent it. The Souldiers confpire to k},U him. T HE Souldiers, proceeding in their rebellious defigns, difperfed many Libels abroad ; fome whereof were inrirnacions to Don Sebaftian de Cajfilla, and other Sonldiers of note, to be carefull of their own perfons, and to be wary of the Governour, who defigned to kili them : other Libels on the other fide were caíl: out againíl: the Governour himfelf thre~cning his life: all which were fpread abroad by the arts of malitious men, whofe bufinefs ir was to raife jealoufies, and inflam'ethe mincls of men with anger againíl: each other; as Palentino frequently expreífes upon this occafion, in divers places of bis Hiíl:ory, Chapter eleven, Book theJecond, as followerh. At t:his time Polo the Lawyer did afeen acquainc Pedro de Hinojofa with thefe mac-· ters, perfuading him very much to take che exarninacions and punHh che Offen- ders: but ali he could fay availing little, one Saturday afcer Mafs, being the fourth of M 'arch, he cook occafion to declare his mind to the Guarqian of che Convent of St. Francü, perfuading him to fignifie the mam~r to the Governour, and to tell him, that it was intimated co him in Confeffion: which che Guardian according- ly die, éhough it made little impreffion on Pedro de Hinojofa. In like manner on che fame day afrer dinner Martin de Robles fpoke it publickly before much campa- • / ny, and raid him plainly that che Souldiers defigned co kili him: but Pedro de Hi-· nojofa, who had rejeded the reafons which were formerly given him for driving out t~e Souidiers from within che limirs of bis Jurifdiétión, did not well reliíh chis difcourfe, and therefore cold de Robles, that he fpake thefe words defignedly to have wimefs of what he hao alledged befare him; to which Polo the Lawyer, whe was there prefent, made anfwer wich fome heat and anger, that he íhould lóok we11 ro himfelf, and that in cafe Martin de Robles did offer co give his Infor- rnation lhe could not refufe co cake it; and if he made not good his Teíl:imony, and proved what he alledged, he was liable to puniíhment and forfeitures for de- fault thereof; but che lnformarion is fo plain, faid he, that it needs no other 'evi- deoc-e, being not carried on in che cjark, bue fo openly in the íl:reecs that che very ftones were ready to cry out and bear tefümony ~hereof; and therefore it is your · ducy 'immediacely to take che Examinacions, and ufe the diligence required in a , cafe fo important and difficult as chis ; and thac he would be concented to lofe his life.iflhe made not good every fyllable of the allegations. In fhort, Pedro de Hi- nojofa, who was of án humour never to recede from his own fancy, replied, in a haughty, proud manner, that the Souldiers íl:ood in fuch awe of him, chat if once he out lifced ·up his hand they would ali tremble, and have no power ro hure or off~nd him ; and with rhat he broke off che difcourfe, charging every one not to urge it farther. The nexc day, being Sunday, after Dinner, Pedro de Hinojofa, being in company with Martin de Robles, and Pedro Hernandez, de Paniagua, and other per- fons, difcourfing pleafantly of indifferenc macters, '/ohn de H11arte and other Soul- diers carne cowards che Evening to rnake him aVific, fuppofing chat by his cóun- tenance and manner of receiving chem they might make a judgment of whac thoughts he conceived in his mind ; for he had che charaéter of a plain man, and wichout