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 Commentarier. BooK VII. foever, in the mean time he laid hands on thefe two poor Gentlemen, and ftran- gled them in amoment: after whith he ftripped Don Btt/tafar, and left him as naked as he was i>orn ; bue he futfered 'fohn C-arcer-es to remain in his Shirt, per- haps becaufe hi.S Linea was not fo .fine as was Baltafar's; then he drew their Bo- dies into the Markec-place , and la1d them at che foot of the Gallows , where I faw them about nine a Glock.that nighr. le is·reported that Fráncifco Hernandez did che nexc day reprove his Lawye1· , for being fo hafiy in his execution of Ju- füce, before he fiad comttmnicated che macrer firíl: to him ~ but chis was onely a feigned pretence to gain eíleem and credit with che People; bue fecre~ly he was -pleafed ~irh ic, obferving the terrour ·and conf:l:etnation chi~ aétio~ ha~ operated in che mmds of the People, for lince they bad not fpared h1s Ma1eíl:y s Accoun- -tant, nor one 'of his Captains in che late Wars, whe> had a revenue of filty chou- fand Ducacs ayear, wi~ a great comrnand over Jndians; what could others ex- l'Cét of lefs condition; whereupon all che Citizens fubmicced to them, efieeming their condition (ecureft , who were already fled, and had made cheir efcápes ; but th~ Aflaffinaces grew more infolent. and cyrannieal than before. -C H A P. IV. Francifco Hcrnandez names ancl ·appoints a Líeutenti~ General and Captain:s for 'bis ltrmy. Two Ciiies fend :Ambafadours rfO him. fíhe mtmber of ( itiz.ens that were fled to llimac. H Enranlle;;. hav.itlg by this time affembled ~oout an forndred and fifry Souldiers belonging to ·the Gicy and che pares ad1atent; ·he began ro appoint Officers and Commanders-; and inamed Diego tle Atvarado bis Lawyer to be his Lieucenanc General, and Thom~ razqHeZ., Frímcifco NHmle~, :md.Roa'rigo .de Pinea'a, to be Cap- tains of Horfe. Thefe two lafi, being Cicizens, were .much in favour, and kind- ly treaced by Hernaneh, ever fince che beginning of the Rebellion; and to oblige and engage them che m<l>re, he conferl'ed on them che Cornmands of Capcains of Horfe ; which they accepted ra~her out of Fear th~n out of affeétion to liis caufe, or incerefr, or expefütíon of ~ne-6t, or Jwnoilr !from ~his preferrnent. His Cap. tains df Foot were {ohn de .Pea'rahitti, NHnno Mtndial.c an<!I Diego Gavilan, A/berros de órd11nn.c was made StandaFd-bearer, an<il Antonio C11rillo Set1jeant Major. So eve- ry one refpefüvely 1 repa'ired 1 to ·his -Charge and Command, to raife Soukliers for ·completing their Troops ancl Companies. . Their 'E'Aftgns and Colours were !nade very fine, wi~b fofcriptions and MottoeJ 'ºº them all r-elating to Libercy, fo •that their Arrny named themfelves, the Army of Libercy. The report of ·this Infurreétion being noifed and bruced abroad in general, withont at:iy pitreiculars ; it was believed, that ail che Cicy of Co~co had . joineél unanimbtiíly in the rebellion; on which fuppofüion, che Cities of HHa- 'manca and J1requepa, 'fent rheir Ambaífadours to Couo, defiring to be admicced int0 che ,League ,and.Sociecy with chem , and to:be received inco the protedion ·Ofthe Metr0polis and Head-aicy gf the Empire; chat fo chey might joinitogether t!O 'l'Cprefeht í:heir c::afe to hisMajefiy, which was <"Very burchenfome and .oppreffwe by reafon c:ihht>fe rmany gI1ievbUs Ordinances which were daily fent them by the Judgés. The Amb'aífad~ur!from ,Ai-eqmpa ·wascaHed--ra1deca!Jr-1U,with whom 1 was at-quaiiticed ; choógh Pnlentino fays r he w as a if rier called Amires de Tala'tlmt, perhaps chey might 1 b0th 1,be fent. He that w.as fent:fiom Huamanc.a was·called Hw- nana'o ,ileL 17tmhio; ~an"d bóth thefe Ambaíf adou rs were re~cived by Hernande~ ·Gi- ron 'With much tkindnefs and ref ~ét, who began .now -t0 ,hecome prm1d ,of his caufe and ehtetprife, :whiéh a.ppeared fopepul:ir, chat the whole 1Kiqgdem •in a fhtirt' time was,reaay to ·ef~fu and embm;e it: and farrher, to mlignifie 1 his Ac- tións, he páblillied ábrQad, that li(!lon the News .of what wa~ afüd at -aouo, •the people
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