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Royal

Commentaries.

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1¥.

enlarged from his retirement, and ap ear in his prefence, and ferve his Ma'efi

in any

t~ing,

as occafion.

fho~l~

offc r : the

Inc~

was

ind~ced

at the perfuafidn

the

Spaniards

to l!lake thlS etmon,

ho told

~m,

that

might

a means to

open a

his

reco ery of the

·hole Empire, or at leaft of the bell: part of

it.

pani11rdI

~lfo

r te as from t.hemfe

defiring a pardon for

hat was

afi,

an~

a prate

1~n

or fafe condu m the attendance of

his

Lordfhip,

per–

form

the

duty

to him.

omr~

-t.

as the erfon ap ointed and eleeted to be Ambaffidour from

the

lnc.1,

art

d~d

\ ich.

1 2

ln~wu,

comr;nand of the

Jnc1t

were or–

d ed ro d e un

ice ; and

berng

come to the

ice-king,

prefented

his

rs of

red nee

him, gi in him a larger lation of the

rate and Condi–

tion of the

Inca,

and o his

ue and

real

defig

doe him fervice. The

ice–

king

yfully re

ed the ne\

and granted a full and ample pardon of all crimes

defu

d. And a

the

lnca

made many kind expreffions of love

and

r fpt:

truly

confidenng that the Ince ell of the

Inc

might be

advantageous

him both

ar and

ea e.

·ith

this

atisfaltory Anf

·er

Gomn. Pe·

ret

returned both co the

Inca

and to

his

o n

ompanions , they provided to

one, and with all

con nient

peed

co attend

the fervi e

the Vice·king ;

but

Bltfco

untie:{,

a not o fortunate as to obrain and

enjoy

fo great a good, for

ill

u e attend

him in

ery

thing,

as \ ·il appear in the follo

iog

Cbapr r.

CH AP.

VII.

Of the

unfm

lunate D

atb of

ince

n o Inc ,

and

of the

Mutini s hich arofe amongfi

the

ni rd

reajon

the

Laws.

Jnrn

humour che

pani

irds

and entertain himfelf

with

chem, had

gi·

en dire

ions for making a

bowling-green;

\\'h e

playi

ng o

daywich

Gfh

Pere~;

he c me to h e

ome

quarrel and difference\\

ith

ch.is

Perez:,

about rbe

rneafare ofa

, the whi h often ha pened our bern een them: for this

Pern,

be–

ing

rfon ofa hot and

brain ' ichout any judgment or underll:anding, would

c ke ch

l a occa 1on in

the

\\'Orld

to contend

'1th

and pro oke the

111ca;

who

not ichfianding b ing

difcreet er

and of good rem er

did

moderace

and d1fguife his paffion, and would

nor

refufe

play

with

him, as he did \

ith

ther

p ,

1.m:L-,

ho were more

liging, and l

offenfi

their g

ming :

hue

<mJe~

Perez..,

b ing u d up

with

the late

our he had

ei ed from the

ice–

king,

and

with

che h

s he had in a

1ort

time co

ngage

him If from that

plac ,

b ame mor ru e and in fol

\\'ards the

Inca

than

he had formerly been;

treating

him

wich the ame terms

e did chole oor

/ 11Jja11s

\\ho

re bi fer-

vancs

and

fia

. Ac

length

Gomez:,

Pere~

bee me

inrolerably inf<

lent,

rhat, p]a}–

ing one

day

with the

Inca,

a onced

im, chat, b ing no longer

le to en–

dure

his

rudenefS, he

punched

him

che

reafi, and

bid

him ro oniider with

horn he talked.

Perez:,,

not

onfidering

in hi hear

and

paffion

icher

hi own or

the

of his Companions

lift

up hi hand,

and " ith

che

owl

ftruck

the

Inca

violently on the head,

that

he kno k d him do" n : The

Judi,in.r

hereupon

being

enraged

the death of their

Prince

Joined

together

againfi

Gome~

and rhe

SJaniardr,

who

fled

into a houfe, and\ ith

their

ords in

their

hands defended

the door, the

IndianI

fet fire co the houfe, which being too hoc for chem

rbey

fallied out into the Market·place, \ here the

I11dian1

affimlted

chem and (hoc them

with their Arrows untill

they

had killed every man

them : and then after–

wards, ouc of mere

rage

and fury they defigned either to eat them -aw, as their

cufl:ome was, or

burn them and call their allies int

the river, that no fign

or appearance might remain of

chem ;

but at length, afcer Come confulration,

they

agreed

ca(t

thek

bodies

into the open

fields, co

devoured

Vulcers

~nd

bird