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 Commentaries. him for nor íl:anding firll\ ro his principies, he refolved ro come and claim a re- ward for his Serv1ces : of which rhe Maríl1al having intimation, he gave ir our thar he had a power in his Commiilion to grarifie ali chofe who had had a hand in rhe deach of Don Sebaftian, and had been iníl:rumemal in fuppreíling Rebels: and chat rhere was a panicular Claufe .imµowring him to cohfer che Eíl:ace and Jndians former!y belongiog ro Alonfo de Mendofa upon Bafeo de Godinn, and [ohn Rr1.mon. This rumour being publifhed abroad, Alonfo Vela~que~ was difpatched away wich fome Orders and Iníl:ruétions for Potocji, ai:id wich a particular Warram to cake and apptehend Bafeo Godine~; though it was commonJy given out, char he carried a power ro invefl: Godine:c, in an Eíl:ate and Lordfhip over Jndian1. Thus far Diego Hernande:c, in che Chapter before mentioned. Bafeo Godine:c,, being then at the City of Plate, received i Letrer from a Kinf-. man of his chat Alonfo Pe/a:c,que:c, was bringing the Order of the J ufüces to confer on him che Eíl:are of Alonfo de Mendop1 ; at which Godine~ feemed ínuch offended and angry,. cha e ir was nor the Eílate of che General Pedro de Hinojo/a, which he had before allotred and appropriaced co 'himfelf by hi~ own power and arbicrary pleafure: of which, when he read che Lener, he grearly compla.ined ro chofe 'who were chen prefenr, bue chey moderaced his paílion a little, by relling him, rhat thefe were good beginnings, and rhat he was in a fair way to bmer his forcunes : bue·he íl:ormed and raged like amad man, as did other Souldiers rhen wirh him, who, enterraining an overweening opinion of cheit' own inerírs, pretended to che beíl:, and che moíl: opulenr Eíl:ates in ail Peru. Soon after Godine~ had re'"eived chis feigned news in a Letter (which was never imended for him) Alonfo Vcla~qne~ arrived at the City of Plate, and being accornpanied wirh fome Friends of his, he wem direétly to rhe Lodging of.Bafeo Godiñe~ ·and falured him wirh the ufual forms of ceremony and complemenr; ro which he rnrurned a furly kind of an an{wer, and looked very follen and meJa¡;¡choly, becaufe aJ.l .Per.u was n0r confer• red upon him for a reward of his deferts. Btit not to fuffer him to preceed fai:- ther in fuch vain imaginations as thefe ; Alonfo Pelaz..quo-it delivered him ·a Lerret from che Marfhal, wirh orhers, which were feigned to amufe him a while wirh vain hopes; but whilíl: he was attent in reading rhetn; A!onfo Ydaz..quei.. laíd hold on his Arme, and faid, Senior Godinez, you are my Prífo'Mr: wirh wnkh he be- ing much furp1ifed, he asked him by wh<l't Warra3t? f'ieJaz..qúez (as .Diego Her'nan~ 0ez fays) made anfwer, that he charged him to .go wirh him t0 a éertain pla(€, where he would fhew him by whar authórity: No, faid God11nez.. , 1)e¡; chefe ~et­ fons prefent f~e your Orders a·nd Warrant, and after\vard's we füa).l re'folve 'ró doe -whar is requifüe ín che cafe. Then Pe!az.quez.'> with moré cl4oler añói 1hear rhan before, told him plainly, rhat he would nor capitulare with hím, but charged .him wirhour farrher diípme to go with him, and uGng fome violence drew Fiim inro che Prifon; andas he was going, Godincz.. deCperately rore his Beard wirh hi6 food, and lifted his eyes to Heaven : which fome feeing cornforred .him, and ad- vifed him to parience, .in regard, thar by this i\llprifonmenr, the JuíHce of his Caufe, ?nd the Ílgnal Services 11e had done hís Majeíly would more eminendy ·appear. But Godinez.. replied onely with Oaths and Curre~, and thar rheDevils would now fetch him, who had referved him ro that U!iRilppy time. In fhotr, Pclaz..quez.. clapt him up into cloíe Prifon with Chains añd Manacles, ahd com- -rpirred him to the cuílody of a füong Guard ; ai1d üñrrtedi~iely wro.re away w the Maríhal giviog advice of wbat ha<l 1)aífed; who fµeedily coming rn Potocji, feiíed on manv Soul¿:ers and Inhabicanrs, imending ro br!ng chem to condigo punifhment: And in che firíl: place he maa€ Proceís againíl: Martin de IR.obles, Go- .mez., de Solú and Mart in de AlrñendrM, and othets, allowing them to rnake rheir ·le- .gal defence, and bring rheir wimeffes, and fuch proofs as weré conducing ro their difcharge, and herein efµecially he indulged che Citi~ns, and chofe who had Plantarions in the Countrey, affording them a large tim€ to rnake their defern:e, moíl: of which were faved by prolongarions ancl .delays, rather than q.cquitted by che Sentence 0f Jufüce; as will hereafrnt appear. Thus far Diego Hernande~, who rherewich tmds chis Chapter. In che conclufion of which, he feems to have re- ceived his informarían from fome perfon prepoffeffed with a prejudice againíl the Genrlemen who had Eíl:ates, :md were Lords of Ya$ils in Pe·m; or perhaps he himfelf was fo: for he lays no crime to che charge of chofe againíl: whom che Marfhal proceeded; but rather excufes rhem, and fays, rhar the Rebels [eifed on Gome;c, de SofúJ and Martin d~ .tJ/mendrM ; an~ that M1trtin d~ Rob/ei efcaped from Zzzzz :z. them