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. R ~al Commentarie ¡. he began to emer imo Treaty with fome Friends, rhat ic would be good poiicy ro renounce che Cauíe of Don García and Don Seb11.ftian, and to declare themfelves for his Majeíl:y, againíl: all Rebels: And whereas che humour of che Souldi5rs was generally incl ined hereunto, che Propofal took very well amongíl: chem , fo chat chey marche~ aw~y wi~b chis good intention. ,Andas Don García was upan che way, he rece1ved mtelhgence of che Deíign ana Plot of Ramon, which was not firange , becau[e it was ufüal far chem ro [el! one che ocher ; but he cook lit- tle care of bis perfon, and ílighced the information : far, being a young man, and of liule experience, and unskilfull in military affairs> he formed vain confiderati- ons wichin himfelf, which failed him in che end : and, noc fo much as acquain- ting hl.s Friends with che Advices he had received, he proceeded on bis way, till he fell into chofe Snares which wich due circumfpeltion might have been a- voided. tohn ftamon, in hi? fecond day's march, -received intdligence, that Don Garci~ was acquainted widí·his Deíign; far chofe Peop~ plaid a double Game, and car- ried News and Informations to all Sides and Parties. Wherefore 'fphn Ramon, thoughc it time to make íhort work, and fo prefemly difarmed five of the principal Souldiers which belonged to Don Gt1rcia, and took away their Horfes. from them : and haíl:ning with what fpeed they could afcer Don G11rci11, who was advanced befare rhem, they foon .overtook him and his Cornpanions, who were four perfons, and diíarmed them of cheir Lances and Mufquets; and difmoumed ~hem from rheir Hades; but not to puc a farcher affrom on them, they deveíl:ed them not of che privilege of Souldiers to wear their Swords gire about rhem. Don Garcia,bei~g forry .rhat. h~ ha~ not _ferved Ramon che fame.Tricl~ chat Rflmon had plaid upon him, offered to iom wHh hun, and declare for his Maieíl:y ; bue bis propo- fal was rejeéted, becaufe Ramon, was refolved to appropriate ali che merit to him- fr~ . . , Don García and his Comrades, finding chemfelves in this deílitute and forlom condition , refolved to return c0 Don Sebaft ian de Caflilla : and on the road they difpacched away a Souldier called Rodrigo de Arevalo with che News; who made fuch expedition ,, as Palentino faith, thac he arrived in che Cicy that night about nine a clock, being the eleventh of March; which being che hour when che Soul- diers were drawn up i? che Market_-place, and difcorirfed a~d converfed cogether, they faw Arevalo commg a-fooc, wuh a melancholy and de¡eéted coumenance; at which fight chey ali flocked about him to hear che News ; as did alfo Don. JJba- flian, who was not the leaíl: concetned therein. · · ·. Don Sebaftian, having underíl:ood che News, called a Council ofchofe whom he efieemed his moíl: aífured and intimare Friends, namely, Va(Co Godine~, Baltafar 'felaz.,quez, and Te/lo de Vega , and demanded their advice and fenfe upon che pre- (ent Emergency; bue ~bey, bei~g all.divided ~~ their opini~ns, Vafco Godinez,, who had been che moíl: aétive Man m thls Rebelhon, (as he b1mfelf had eonfeíled ) took. Don Sebaflian aíide an·d·apart from che reíl:, and raid him plainly, that if he would fecure his Party and rnake good his Cau[e ; he rnuíl: immediately kill eigh. teen or twenty Men who were chen aétually in che Market-place, being notori- ouíly known ro be affeéted to the King's party; who being taken off, chere would be none remaining beíides Friends and fuch as he might confide and truíl: hirnfelf with ; and thacnoching chen could íl:and in bis way to oppofe the attainment of bis ukimate deíires. Don Sebaflian o[ whom we have formerly given che charac- ter of a Noble and generous nature; aní\vered him, what have thefe Gemlemen donew me, chat I íhould kill chem? and commit an outrage fo bloudy and unpa- - ralleled as chis? lf it be neceffary far the füccefs of my deíigns, to kill tbefe men, I would rácher be unformnate, and fuffet chem to kill me, than draw fuch guilt upon my fe\( No fooner had Godinez, heard this faying, and underíl:ood che feníe of Don Sebaflian, than he refolved at the fame rnoment to kill him, fince he would not affem to che death of thoíe whom he profcribed for enemies; and then he faid to him, Sir, Prayexpeét me awhile here, and I will remrn to you again prefently; having faid chis, he went into che Market-place ,. where che So:uWiers were íl:ill remaining ; and íeeking amongíl: the croud far chofe whom he had named, and profcribed to be killed , he found chem divided in feveral parties, and ·becaufe he could noc [peak privacely to them, by reafon of the company then prefenr, he took them one by one Gngly by che hand, ancj fqueezed them hard three or faur times, which was che token given them to prepare, and affifi him in che Trea~ Y y y y y ~ fon whi'h