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. Ro¡al Commentaries. with which giving him a blow, here, faid he, take thy fill of Riches, for the ·fake of which thou didíl break thy word and faith to us, and wouldíl: not be our Commander according to thy promife. . The General being ílain, the Confpiratours ran out crying aloud, Long live the King, long live the King, the·covecous Tyrant is dead, the breaker of bis Faith. . At che fame iníl:ant Garci Te/lo de Guz,man appeared with his fifteen Aífociaces; who, dividing themfdves inco cwo parcies, ran to kill Paulo de Menefas and Martin de Robles with whom the Souldiery was highly difpleafed, becaufe, havjng called (hem to their refpeétive aids to joyn wich them in their privare quarrels one againíl: che other , as is before relaced, was afterwards concented to make peace, and be recondled to the difappointment of che Souldiery, who called it an Affront and a contrivance to fool thern. Bue Martín de Robles, having timely notice brought him by an Indian Servant of ali chat had pa{fed, leaped out of his Bed in bis Shirt, aqd' €fcaped. Paulo df Menefas, coníidering the infolency of che Souldiers, and that it could not be long before it broke forth into open Oucrages, deparced from che Cicy thac very nighr, and wenc to a Countrey Seat not far from thence; where having rec~ived in- formacion of all that had paífed , he irnrnediacelY. fled to more remoce pares be- yond che reach of cheir power. The Souldiers, not finding them, plundered and robbed their qoufes of .everY thing that was in them, and then went co. the Market-place, to join wich Don .$e- baftian : and becaufe tbey had a quarrel w1th every man t~at had any Efiate, the;y feifed upon Pedro Hernandéz, de Paniagua, who was the perfon .emplc;>yed by the Prefident Gafca to carry the Letters to Gonfa fo Pifarro, and for tha.t Service had an ;Efiate given him in the ·Cicy of Pla~e.: they alfo apprnhended J_ohn {Jrt·'ez de édratf aod .Antonio Alvarez, , and all the Cmzens chat they coulcl catch ; for fo fenfelefs were they and inappreheníive of che licencious Souldiers, thac th~y fpfpeéted no~ thing uncill chey were feifed by chem. · · Polo the Lawyer, having timely notice by an Indian Servant ca)led Tac11na, made his"efcape on horfe-back. The other Souldiers who were difpe.rfed over d1e Ci~y flocked to the Market-place in a Body. Then Te/ta de "ff_ega, furna¡ned the Blo.ck:- head, cook an Eníign or Colours from che Jndians, and íet ·¡t up iq_ che Market.:. place, as Palentino faith; and Hfued out Orders by beat of Drmri; thac all Iqhabi- '.taots and others, upon pain of death, íhould imrnediately repair chicher~ anq :i}ft themfelve_s Ul:}der t~at Standard: and hereupon _Rodrigo de órellana, leav.l~g cqe ~taff of hIS Aqchoruy ar home, though then Sheriff, carne and furrendrep qimfe1f: in like manner '/Qhn Ramon, and Gomez, Hernande::., the :{:.awyer, qid che fai;ne ~- and ~s every one was liíled they carne in ac one door of che Church, and wen'c out at tbe other ; fo thac che number taken amoumed to ~ hundred and fi(ty rwo per- .fons. Then was Don Sebaftian nominated for Captam General and Chief Jufrice and two days afcerwards he cau[ed che Citizens chen in bis cufiody to chufe him for their Mayor, and. Gorr¡ez.. J!ernande::., the Lawy~r, to be Rec!?rder, and {ohn dé lluart~ was made Ser¡eant Ma¡or; Hmiando de Guillado and Garci Te/lo de Vega were made Captains, and Pedro de Caftillo, Captain of the Arrilery; ¡,md Alvar Perez:. Pl{.)an, Proveditor General; Diego Perez, was made High Sheriff, and Bartholomew de Sflnta Ana bis under Sheriff. Thus far Palentino. · Rpdrigo de Ore/lana took pare with the Rebels rather out of fear th¡m love, th~ _like did other Citizens and Souldiers of good repucation , who were truly Loyal to bis Majefiy; being forced thereunto by the greater power of che H.ebels who ~G the Arms in cheir hands, and refo!ved to kili all ~h9fe who complied ndt wit~ i.uem. . . CH; A P.