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 ~ommentaries. BooK VII. e H A P. v~ Letters are written to the chie/ Rebel, and the Governour is banifhed out of Cozco. P Aientino, in the twenty fifrh Chapter of bis Book, coming to touch upon this paflage, fairh, as follows : About this time Michaei de Pilit~fuerte arrived at Couo, with credential Letters direéted co Frmz~ifco Hernandez.. from Pedro Lewió de Cabrera, who was then at Co- tabamba wirh fome Souldiers and intimare Friends when the Infurreétion was firíl: made; and wich them alfo were Hernando Guillada, and Diego Mende~, who were engaged in che Rebellion of SebAjlián de Caftilla: the Letters were to this effeél:: Thac fince it was noc che forrnne cf Don Pedro to have been cl¡e firíl: in thi6 lnfur- reél:ion, bue that fr{lncifco Hcrnanda~ had got the fiare of him, and preceded him by four days time, he defüed him to profecute bis defign, and endeavour to ob- tain a general addreís from the people, fupplicating him to cake upon him the fole adminiílrare of rhe whole Kingdom: Thac he for hispan, had already fec up his Standard in his name, and was marching towards Los Reye~, with inrention co force che Court o[Juflice ro nominare him for Captain-Gt!neral; and thac fo foon as he was inveíl:ed in chac charge, he w0uld chen advife him to feife on the Judges and fend chern into Spain. This Letter was feconded by another from Don PedN to Hernandn, fent by che Son of Gomez.. de Tora'oya, giving him to underíland, that he was certainly informed, chat Garfilajfo de La Ve8a, Antonio f2!!innones, and others who were·gone to Los Reyes, had no incent co tavour cheir C~ufe; for chough they defigned to joyn wich Don Pedto in che Rebellion, yet when chey foúnd chac he (chat is Herní!mdez..) had anciclpaced the matter, and was che fitíl: in che Plor, chey then fell off from farcher profecucion thereof; And chat this was bis deftgn plainly appears ; for when he firíl: went from hls Plancacion, he caufed Mafs ro be faid, which being ended, he made Oach upon che Alear, in hearing of che people, th~t he was going co Lim11 wich no ocher intenc or purpofe than w feife on rhe Judges and co Ship chem away for Spain. But Frt1ncifco Hernandez.., knowing Don Pedro to be a fubtile anda double-hearced man, confidered al! chefe íl:ories to be fiétions of bis own, whereby che bercer co fecure himfelf, and withouc any op- pofüion to pafs over together wich his Souldiers to che other parcy: wherefore, having taken away tbe íl:affof Juíl:ice from the Governour Gil Ramirez.., he corn- rnitted him to the cufiody of '/ohn de Piedrahita, wirh ordm to convey him with a Guard of Mufqueriers om ofche City of Couo, and conduét him twenry leagues on his way cowards Los Reyn, which was accordingly done, withour caking any thing from him: Moreover Infiru&ions were given to Piedrahira to find out Don Pedro and c~ll him, chac he fhould not need ro go to Lima, but rather to doe him the favour to come to Cozco : which if Don Pedro fhould refufe co doe, he then required him to feife on him and bring him chither in f<1 fe cuíl:ody : bue Don Pedro being cóo far .advanced before, PiedMhita could not overcake him, and chere- fore rerurned back to Co~co wichout effeél:, &c. Thus far chac Aurhour. Bue becaufe chofe rr.acccns are noc fec dowÍl mechodically as chey paffed, we íhall defcribe chem more orderly, and fhew every paífage, as ic fucceeded, and by what way Piodrahita guided che Governour: now as to Don Pedro de Cabrera his circumflances were fuch as not to íl:and in Qeed of any correfpondence with Fr1111cifcoHernandez.., nor did he ever intend or defigo any fuch ching, being a per- fon who both in Mind and Body was unfit for War; for he was che moíl: corpu- lent man thac ever I faw; and wirh fuch a Belly, cbar, as I remember two y~ars afrer che Battel of Sacfahuana, a Tailour, who was a Negroe, and a Slave to my Facher, bue a very good Workman, made a Doublet for him of Cordovan wirh a Gold Fringe, which bei"ng almoíl: finifhed, chree other knavilh Boys like my felf abouc tenor eleven years old, carne into thi:l Chamber where che Tailour was at work, and finding chis Doublec on che Shop-board, bordered wich a Silk Ga- loon, we looked on ic, and feeing ic"fo wide, w'e ali covered our felves wi thin ir, and íl:Íll chere was room for anocher of our íize and bigneG. And having fo great a Belly