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.

Boo .K VI. Royal Commentaries. lows had been Traitours more than twice or thrice to the King, and falfe to their Friends, as will appear·by the Sentence which, fome few monrhs afterwards, was paffed upon Godinez.; yec they cry .up nothing now but duty and loyal ty to the King. And here it is remarkable, that from the Murther of che General Pedro Hinojofa to the death of Don Sebaftian, there was not above the [pace of five days between (as Palentino writes) for Hinojo/a was killed on the fixth of March, and Don Sebaftian on che eleventh following, in the year i ) ) 3. And now Bafco Godinez- and his Comrades having killed Seba/iian, they delive- red {ohn Ortiz. de Carate and Pedro Hernandez. Paniagua Out of Prifon and Chains, aml fet thern at libeny; and told chem, that what they had alted was with imenc ro give chem their freedom, and to de\iver che City from that total ruine and de- ftrultion which chofe Rebels and Traitours had plocred agaíníl: it, and alfo out of a principie of Loyalty to [erve bis Majeíl:y. And Pafco Godinez.. particularly faid thefe words (as are repeated by Palentino, Chap. 17.) Gentlemen, for the love of God, fince you fee chat I have received a wound in my Hand, be pleafed to apply your felves co che Souldiery, and encourage and exhort them to íl:and firm in their lo~alty and fervice to bis Majeíl:y. Bue when rohn Ortiz:. de Carate faw that all ~he Aífaffinates and Murtherers of the General were aétually amongíl; the Souldiers, and that che principal Ruffian and Villain called Hernando Guillada was a Captain, he began to fear leíl: chey íhould kili him, to prevem which, he cried out aloud, that they íhould rnake Guillada their Captain, and perhaps he thoughc it migh.t be conveníent [o to be. Thus far Palentino. Thofe words of 'John Ortiz:, de Carate were wifely and feafonably fpoken, for 'tis believed rhat chey faved cheir lives thereby: in che mean time Pajeo Godine<:. went to have the wound of bis Hand dreffed, of which he was more tender chan of che life of Don Sebaftian : che fame night he difpatched away fix Mufquetiers to guard che ways leading to Potocfi, to incercept all Advices which mighc be fent hereof to EgM de Guz.man, and prefently feifed three of bis Souldiers, and before it was day he hanged chem up,- for .he knew that chey were Villains, who :were acquaimed wich ali' bis Plots, "fí'eacheries 'and Intrigues: fo foon as it was day, he fent to call {ohn Orti<:. de Carate, Pedro Hernandez. Paniagua, Antonio Alvarez. and M artin .il{onge, who were ali Citizens and Free-men of che City, beíides which there were no others at that time; and he told ~hem; with high cornmendatic;ms of his own merir, the great danger he had incurred in killing che late Tyranr, che fervice he had done his Majefiy thereby, and the par- ticular benefit and· happinefs he had procured to chem in panicular, and ro the whole-City in general : And thar now in recurn and recompence of [o great and meritorious Services, he deíired nothing more of them than to be chafen Chief Juíl:ice of thar CitY¡ and che parts adjaéent; and to be nominated Capcain General of tbe Forces, fince chat Ega,s de Guz:.man was very fhong, and had many Souldi- crs with him in Potocji; and to maintain this degree and quafüy, he defüed to have the Manors of che General, a11d chofe Vaífalages of rhe Jndians conferred .upon him, being now vacanc by his dearh. To which the Citizens lrlade an[wer, chae they were noc·a nurnber fufficient to agree upon foch Elefüons, and feared to roo chemfe!ves int-0 danger in cafe they did. But {ohn Ortiz,, apprehending leíl: -God1.ne'lr, íhould cake chis refufal in il1 pare, anfwered, more out of foir than affec- tion, thac in cafe Gomez:. Hernandez:., who was a man leamed in the Law, would give his opiaion chanhey might legally doe ir, thac chen they would readily com- :ply wich his deíires: to which the Lawyer gave his opinion readily, and chat they mighc doe it and much more, in re[pelt to the great merit and fervices of Godine:;:,. Hereupon a publick Notary was called, and befare him Godinez., was nominated to be Lord Chief Juíl:ice, and Caprain-General of che Sould.iery; and for fupport of rhefe great Dignities,, the Eílate of che late General Pedro de Hino- jofa was fertled upon him, which (as we have faid) with the" Mines of Silver, yielded him two hundred thoufand pieces of Eight of yearly rene : an excellent and worchy reward for cwo foch famous pieces ofTreafon and Murrher which chis Villain had contrived and woven, purpo[ely to wind hirnfelf inco rhis grear Eíl:ate, which he was refo'wed to poífe[s by any meaos or way~ whatfoever. And in like manner chis honeíl: Lawyer goc himfelf imo another allorment called Púna, and to hold it in C11ftodiam, umill it íhould be otherwife difpofed. Upon chis· paffage Diego Hernandez. faith a~ follows. Ir is manifefl: that they imended to pay themfel ves, and ro fell ar a good rate che power they had over che Souldiers,. and rnake advamage of che dread and terrour which the Citizens conceived of rhem, ~tº:·. -;~~\~-:~ -