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 VIL Royal Commentaries. tion, thac ali people, upon pain of deach, íhoulcl come in to their parcy; and chat Lighrs were fec up in che Stre~ts , and Guards placed , to prevent che efcape of any perfon whatfoever. I fay notwichíl:anding, thac noching paífed more chac nighc than whac is befare relaced; for, I being then a boy, had che Libercy to run abouc, and was an eye-wimefs of all thac paífed; for thefe people being fo few in number , could neicher fec up Lights, nor appoim Watches and Guards in all pares of che.Ciry, which was above a Leagoe in Compafs. The riexc day chey wenc to che Govemour's Lodgings, where chey examined his Clofec and Papers; arnongíl: which (as chey report) were found above eighteen feveral Orders of che Juílices, ali cending to che damage an9 prejudice of che Citizens; namely, chaechey íhould free and acquic che Jndian1 of áll períonal Services, thar none of them íhould be compelled to labour in che Mines, nor to receive or quar- cer Souldiers, nor to rnaintain chem either fecretly or in publick, all which were Invencions to raife Mucinies, and incite che Souldiery to join wich chem. , The chird day after chis Rebellion Hernandez., was employed iq making Vifüs ro che principal Citizens ac their own homes: • and amongíl: che reíl: ; i::oming co my Father's Houfe, where I, and rny Mother-in-law were onely pre(enr, he told us, amongíl: other chings ; thac whac he had done, was for che publick good and well-fare of ali che Souldiers, Cicizens and Plancers, of che whole Empire. Thac che fupreme Charge and Super-inrendency of all chefe rnatters he referved noc for himfelf, bue to beíl:ow ir on fome orher who beíl: deferved ir: And he defired rny Morher to prevail with my Father not longer to conceal himfelf, bat to meec him and che reíl: of his Aífociares in che Market-place, co confuir and arder rnat- ters ac a time when che difficulcy of affairs required his affiíl:ence. - The lil<e Difcourfes he ufed in ocher Houfes where he rnade bis Vifits, belie- ving chac choie who did not appear had.abfconded che1?1felves, not imagining chat chey-werefled to Lo1 R•e_ye1: bue when my Mocher-iñ-law aífured him, thac lince che Wedding-nighr, íhe had noc feen my Facher, nor had he encred.inco his Houfe; which my Mocher affirming wich ali the Oaths and Aífeveratioos íhe could make, !he defired him in cafe he believed her not, to make fearch in all rhe p'arts and corners of rhe Houfe ; he chen was convinced, and faid, that he wondered at it; and fo cucting off ali farther difcourfe, he cook his leave, and wenc to viíir other Houfes , where he found the fame verified , as in this _place. For che truth is, they did not ali fly away the fame nighc, but four or five nights after, as · they found convenienc; for having no Guards in che Streecs, nor at th~ Gates, every one efcaped withouc much difficulcy. . , · ~· , · , ~ Abo~t eight days afcer chis Rebellion was begún, one Bernardino de ._Rob,Les,, a bold and lude fellow informed Hernandez, Giran, thac Baltafar qe Ca/lillia and. [ohn de Carceres che Accounrant were preparing to make their Efcape and carry with ~hem divers orhers, and that al! their wrought Place and other rnoveables they had fe_cured , in -a Monaíl:ery: which fo foon as Hernandez.: underíl:ood, he p~efemly called for his Law1er Diego de Afvarado, and ordered him to examine the rnatter, and.tpunifh che Oftenders according to cheir demerit. The Lawyer required 09 great Forma- liry in che Procefs or of Witneíles to give their Tefümonies; .for he owed an old grudge to Ba!ta(ar de Cafti!fia , oñ che fcqre of a quarrel vv'hic;h about two, 1 i:rionths . befare happened becween them in che chief Market-place of che <;ity, in which ir was che forcune of boch of them to be wounded ; which the Law}'er noc:efie~ ming a fofficient fatisfadion, was angry chaE he had not killed .him ; fot, · as ,we have faid, be prefiimed more ori his Weapon than on his Leat!ling : and •no,w : having an opporcunicy to vent bis Anger wich Colour of Authoricy, he exercifed his Commiffion with ali Severicy upon innocent meo, who, as report go~s; , \<V.ere .noc guilty of che leaíl: offence : for rhe fame nighc that he .received his Warranr, he wenr direétly to che Houfes of chofe who were accufed; and ·allotted .chem a íhorc time, noc fufficient to make their Confeffion , and then de1ivered chem in- to che hands of the Hang-man 'fohn Enrique2:.. to b e íl:r angled r who wa:s the fame Ex~cutiorter who had beheaded Gonfafo Pi farro a.nd ·hanged and. quaitered his Capcains and Lieutenant General. The next day after this R~bellion of Hernan- dez., had broken out , chis Bloudy Rogue íhewe~ himfelf o¡_)enly in che_ Market~ place, wirh bundles of Halrers abouc him, and ali the Iníl:ruments of aeath and coi·rn~nt ; prefuming chac time would now pe work for him and ernployment for a man·of his Office :· he alfo drew out his broughc Sword to cut offHeads; bue he payed afterwards for chis preíumpcion, as we fhall find by the fequd :' How- . foever,- J. . '