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.

912 'Royal Commentaries. BooK VII. fifty llabbs wich cheir Daggers , as chis Auchour averrs ; faying, that Francifca Hernande:z:. Giron and his Aifociaces had confpired fo to doe eicher in che Town- houfe or in che Shop of a Publick Nocary , where che Governour ufed to hold his Court of Jufüce. Thus far Palentino. And becaufe ic is not reafon, chac we íhould fo poficively contradiét the,Wri- tings of chis Auchour , -which in many places may be' caken up frem vulgar Re- pom; we fhall'.therefore ornic a!l.farcher cornputacion, and proceep ac;cording to the rnechod of our Hiltory in che· relacion of wfiac really paíled in che Cicy of Co~co, where 1 was perfonally prefent, and was an eye-wicnefs Of what was there cranfaéted ; which was chis; The Offence caken ac che Severicy of Jufüce execuced in che CharcM, did feem to concern no ocher Cicizen of Cozco, than one- ly Fr¿¡ncifco Hernandez Giron , who kept no converfacicm or correfpondence with che Inhabicancs, but wich che Souldiers onely, which was a fofficienr indicatioo · of his evil Intencions. And receiving inforrnations, that che Marfhal made En- quiries afc~r him, and being confcibus to himfelf of bis own guilc, he became wary of h~ own perfou, and refolved fpeedily to break forth inco open Rebellioo. To which e'h._d he enrered into cornrnunicacion with fome Souldiers who were his Friends, b'eing .~'ot above cwelve or thirceen in nurnber; namely, rohn Cobo, An~o­ nio Carrillo, of whom we have rnade rnencion in che Hiítory of Florida, Diego Ga- 'lliland and {ohn Gaviland his brocher , Nunno Mertdio!a, and Diego de A/varado the Lawyer; who availed hirnfelf more of his skill in War, than in Law; and indeed he had reafon not co boaH: himfelf rnuch ofhis Learning, for he had never íhewa any, eicher in War or Peace; chefe Souldiers, chough poor, were yer honourable, and of noble excraétion. Befides thefe , he impaned his delign ro Francifco Her- nandez and ThomM VafqHez.., who was a rich Citizen, and a ·principal perfon of rhe Corporacion, and one of the firíl: Conquerours, when Atahualpa was a prifo- ner : and with him he enrred into a Difcourfe of chefe matcers, upon occafion of a quarrel which fome few monchs befare had arifen becween chis ThomM Vafqm:. and che Governour Gil. Ramirez de Avalos; who out of paffion racher chan reafon apprehended VafqHez-, and clapc him inco che publick prifon, proceeding againll hirn rather like a partY. than a Judge; of which ill ufage Vafquez., had reafon to ·complain , Goce that ro perfons of bis quality and ancienc family it was ufual to íhew all bonour and refP5!ét. fomcifco Hernandez taking hold of chis difpofüion in fíafquez co revenge che injuries he h:id received, eaíily prevailed upon him to accept che propofal and to engage himfelf to be of his parcy : in like manner he drew anocher. to join wich him; called {ohn de Piedrahita, a man of a mean far- .tune, and one who for che mofi pare of che year lived in che Councrey wich bis Jndiani ; he was :ilfo of an unquiec cemper, and fo needed no greac perfuafion to be prevailed upon by Francifco Hermmdez.,, Theíe two---Cicizens, and another called Alonfo 1Jia"J:. engaged wirh Hernandez., in che infürreétion he rnade ( thougb Palentino names anocher called Rodrigo de Pineda) bue neicher he, nor others who wenr wirh him co che Cicy of úu Re1 ei, did -join wich Hernandez in his rebellion , chough chey followed .bis party afrerwards , {as will appear in chis Hiftory) rarher out of fe:ir chao. !ove, or any incerell: whacfoever; for they abandoned his parcy wich che firíl opporcunicy chac prefen- ced, and revolred over ·co bis Majefiy's fervice; which was the ruine and defüuc- tion of Hernandez.. Palenti?'lo líaving nominared wichouc any difünétion Cirizens and Souldiers thac were engaged in chis confpiracy ; he fays, chac chey plorced to kili 'rhe Governour: and raife a cumule in che Cicy, and over ali che Kingdom : bue 1 am cdnfidem: chac chis reporc was framed by a perfon who was ill affeéted to che Inhabicancs of Pmi, for he never fpeaks of chem , bue wich a prejudice , calling them Tray- tours and rebellious perfons. · The truth is, 1 arn a nacive of chac Cicy and confequently a Son of rhat Empire; and cherefore ic croubles me to hear my Concreymen fo cau!le!ly reproached wich che terrns of diíloyalty; who never offended bis Royal Majefiy; riay, chey condemn them of rebellion, or at beíl: fuípeét chem of treafon, who did che fer- vice to acquire to his Majeíly a vaft Ernpire, and fo wealrhy as b:irh filled ali che world witn its riches. For my pare , I procefi in che faich of a Chrifüan , chat I will fpeak the truth, wich.ouc any partiality or favour; and will declare and plainly confefs che cruch of ali che proceedings of Hernandez, and where chey are ·obfcure, confufed or doubtfull, 1 fhall render chem as plain and manifeít as I am a ble.