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 COmnientaries. · ' BOOK VIL CH A P. l. News being fpread of the fe·vere Proceedings o[ Juf/ic~ ÍJ? the Charcas,' Francifco Hemandez Giron'.confpire.s with the P lanters and·Souldiers to raifo ª· l!ie~ellion. C Omm~n Fame P!Jbl¡íhed in all ,parts ofÍ:he Em~i~e' with what Severity - they proceeded iJ) the CharcM againfr thofe wílo had been concérned in the Rebellion of Tíafco Godinez.. and Don Sebaffian de Cafli/lia aFld .their Adherents: -in like manner it was reponed, (whether true or falfe it rnar- ters not much ) that the Marfüal was preparing farther procefs againfl: fuch Of- fenders as lived without the :t:>recinéts of his Jurifdiétion. . And chat by a Letter which was written from· Coz..co, it was advifed (as Palentino relates, Chap. z+ in thefe words.) That in Potoji they had lopt off tbe branches , but tha~ in Oo~co, they would extirpate themJrom rhe very·roGts : rhe whicb. Le~ter, rhouglu ~·rit­ ten, as is fai~, by 'fohn de la Amynaga withou.c malice or:de-ftgn, yec it íerved to awaken Francifco Hernandez:: Gir~n,·, .and cau(€d him with rnore .vigilance to·pla<m a~ watch on che road , to bnng·hnn mformat10n of all peo\}le that paíred; ·Jeíl:· the Marfüal fhoul!:I furprize him unawares: and moreover, .he advifed bis Frknds to difcover, if µoffible, the corref¡Dondence whiGh pafl€d betw€en Guil. Ramire~ , ( who was at that time Governour ) and the Maríhal : th~fe are che very wmds of rhat Autliour who fanher fays, rhac all the Inhabitants were in an uproar up- an Proclamation made, .that every one was to acquit and d,ifcpa,rge the lndíans of their perfonal fervices , and rhat the Gov~rnour had rejell:ed and torn -a Peti!cion which was. tender,ed co him in rbe name of al.J the InhabieanJs, r€prefeming chis aggrievance. . · · . , ; The rruch is, I ,car.moc bu~ much admire h.o?J it is poffthle f©r men t0 repG>11t things [o éli:fferenffrom all r.ell íon and probability, as to fay, that none bfahe1In- babi~ants of cbac City ~ere difcontenred arndlc;<tri9alizecl at he ·fevere proce€<ilings againfr che Rebels, bue onely Fn:¡ncifco Hernandez.. Giron-·, wbo had bee!'I engaged in che two late.,Rebellions , as¡chis Hiílory makes mention:~ ; · .Nor is it t0 1 be be- lieved, thac che Governour, }'Vh,o was a Gentle,man of Qqalicy, amd one educared under fo religious and gooq '1 ' Prince as the Vic€-king J!!on Antonio de Mendof.a , íhould perform -an..ad:ion ·fo odious and unpolitick, .as to tear.a Peciti0n fübfcribed by above eigihty ~ords ofVaffals and Iohabicants of a Ciry iwhich was ifaeMe- tíopolis of ali thac Empire. :For if focha tbi¡;¡g had be~nf ~Qljle, it had, l.il0t•be1m füa nge (be it faid wich all r.eftleét to his Royal Majefiy) if they hacl giv;ett bím fifcy