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 Commentaries. BooK VII. ed at the door and faid , that Francifco Hcrnande:¡;, Giron was there; Don Balt11{ar de Caft illia being near the Entry; Oh, Sir, faid he, how cc)mes ir to pafs chac you are fo lace to honour us wich your Company; and immediately ordered the door to be opened, whereupon Francifco Hcrnandez. rufhed in with bis Swordtlrawn in his rigbc-hand and a Buckler in bis left, and a Companioo on each fide wich Parri- fans in cheir hands. The Gueíl:s fitting ac Supper affrighced wich this appearance arofe from the Table in great Confuúon: chen faid Hernande>:;, Gentlemen, be noc afraid nol' {l:ir, for we are ali engaged in chis Plot. The Governour, without hearing far- ther enrnre'd in ata door-00 the left-hand , and went in ac che apartment , where the women remained : in anocher comer of the Hall tl'1ere was anorher' door Jea- ding to che Kirchin and to che other Offices of the Houfe: by chefe two doors all che People paffed who were in the Entries: but chofe who \Yere near the great door of che Hall were in moíl danger , nocknowing which way ro e[cape. {ohn A lon{o Palomino was feated ju fb over againíl: che <loor of che Hall, wirh his back to- wards it ; and being known rn Diego de A/varado che Lawyer, and chofe who were wich him, rhey gave him fi ve wounds ; for he, and his kinfman Geronimo Cojlillia were [et clown and deíl:ined to be murthered ; for having oppofed Francifco Her- nandez, in a lace mutiny, which he had caufed, as before related. [ohn Alonfo Palomino dyed che next da·y of his wounds in the Houfe of Loayfa , not being able ro goe forrh to be cured elfewhere. They alfo killed fohn de Morales, a rich Merchant, and a veryhoneíl: man, as he wasat che Wedding-fupper, and hapP.ened to beamongft che ocher C1tizens ; for he, wirhout confider ing whar he did, imended to pur out che Cand les which were on che Table , that in che dark their e[cape mighr be che more ea0e; and therewith drawing away the Table-cloch , ten of the eleven Candles fell down, and were all extinguifhed ; but one remaining íl:ill lighted :, one of che Compa- nions of Hernande:¡;, chruíl: bis Partifan in ar hismomh, and cut him cherewirh ftoín one Ear unto rhe orher ; faying, Tra)f oi· , WoHldjf thott have tM all to be kj!led here ? Then another Sou ldier gave him a Thruíl: chrough che !efe Pap, wirh which he immedi:irely fell down dead, fo that che unhappy man had no time to tye bis gol- den cup ro his Girdle , as fome have malitiouíly written concerning him. ,. The ne~ t day I faw bisBody in che condition here related, for which, and the reft of · the Tragedy, chofe who were Aélours cherein did much applaud chemfelves. My Father, and Diegp de LoI Rios, and Vafco de Guevara, arid cwo other Gencle- rnen, who were Brochers and Kinfmen of his, called EfculanteJ ~nd Rodrigo de Lcon, Brother of Pero Lopez.. de Capilla, and orher Cicizens and Souldiers, in ali to rhe number of chirry fix, paífed out acche fa me door with the Governour, and I al- fo amongíl: che reíl: , not by che aparcment of che Women, bur took to che righr- hand , ro find a paífa'ge out by che yards of che Hoafe, and here meeting a Ladder, they climbed up to che roof of che Houfe ; intending to pafs over into che Hm1fe of John de Fi1,ueroa, which \Vas che next houfe to them, and ooely a fingle Wall berween ; frorn whence there was a door opening to aobcher Srreec ; my Eather finding chat there was a. Paífage chat way, ca l l~d ro che Company tó íl:ay untill he could goe and call che Governour, by who[e means he hoped to remedy tlie fa rther progrefs of chis Evil : And going to che place, where the Governourwas, he called to him, and told him, chac chere was a paífage chat w~ to efcape, aad that diere were people to fuccour and defend him: and thac, if he ple-afed,m g'oe wich chem into che Market-place, and caufe che Bel ls to be rung out, and an A- larm founded, he did not doabt , but that rhe Aífaffinates and Rebels would ifu- m~diately fly away, and fhifr for chemfelves : but the Gover.nour not recew~ng th1s counfel , returned no ocher Anfwer, rhan chat he defired h1m to füffer him to rernain there. My Facher returtJing to his Companions found chem all climbed up ro the top of che roof, leading to che Houfe of [ohn de Fig11eroa : wherefore he defired chern once more to ílay, and expeél him, umill he could goe, and per- fuade che Governour out of his place of concealment , where goiog a fecond time , he ufed all che Argumenrs and Reafons in che World to ir.duc;e him there- unto , bue was not able to preva il, becaufe the Governour fanfied , thac chey were ali in the Plot, as Francifco Hernandez. declar€d at his fir íl: entrance ir.to the Hall. ' Garyilaffo , my Father , _being out of ali hopes to prevail , went his way , and at che Fooc of che Ladder loíl: ene of hi ílippers which he had put on over his • ~m~