4000003871

BooK

IV~

Royal

Commentar_i~s.

birds of the air, whích they fuppofed to he the higheft iridignity and diíhonour

that chey could fhow to cheir Corps.

. .

This was che face and unhappy deíl:iny ofche poor Prince

Manco Inca,

to periíh

by che hands of on~ whom he had proceéte~, ancl nourifhed , and eritertained

with ali che hoípicality he could fhow: chus we fee, when a man's time .is

come, that neicher his voluncary exile , nor che inacceffible rocks to which he

was fled for refuge , were able

defend him from che firoke of

rafh fool and

mad-man, who was defiicuce ofali fenie and reafon.

Francifco Lope~,

in che

,6ch

Chapeer of his Book couches upon chis particular point, though he differs fome–

thing in,che relation of che manner and circumfiances of his deach

bu.e

have in–

formed my felfvery perfeétly from chofe

Incás,

who were prefent arid eye-witneh

fes of che unpáralled piece of madnefs of chac rafh and hair-brained fool ; and

heard them tell chis Scory

rny Mocher and Parems wich cears in chefr eyes, re·

lacing in what ¡nanner they carne out of chofe moumains in company

wic

inca

Sayri Tucac,

fon of chat unformnate Prince, by order of che Vice-king

D.on

Andm

Hurtado de Mendo 1a

Marquis of

Cannere;

ali which we íhall ( God

willin

g) re~,·

lace when we arrive at che due and proper place.

·The Devil, who is che mortal enemy of mankind,·being always vigilant and ia–

tenc

to cake bis advamages, did now make uíe of chis oppormnity to give a ílop

the-propagation/of che Gofpel in thac great and opulent Empire of

Peru

;

and

prornoce and further his defign herein, he diípeeded his Ernillaries imo ali pares;

who infinuaced jealoufies, and fears, and diíconcems inco che rninds of che people,

which

prevailed, chat a íl:op was given to che preaching and

preading of che

Go[pel: and all chat peace, concord and good correfpondence which flourifhed du–

ring ali the Governrnenc of

Paca de Caftro,

was now cocally fubvertéd and broughc

to confufion. Bue chis Sedicion, by che endeavours of evil ípirics, was blown in–

a flame, and highly increafed in che City of

Cow,

where beíng above eighcy.

families of principal Cicizens, more concerned than,any ochers in che va!falage of

Indians;

che new Ordinances became more grievous to chém thari to ochers ,

,whofe incereíl: was not fo greac : howfoever nhe diíconcenc was general over all

Peru

for che Conquerours were fenfible of their lofs, feeing chemíelves deprived

in one day ofali cheir

Indians,

forcunes and eíl:ates.

Thefe Mucinies and Difcontents of the People incenfed che hot and violent

fpirit oí- the Vice-king to a higher degree;

chat he rejeéted ali Pecitions :índ

Addreífes frorn particular Cities, Boroughs and Corporaüons: for which reaíons,

tQe

four Cities, namely,

Huamanca, Arei¡uepa, Cha1uifaca

and

Couo

refolved co joirr

togecher in the Addrefs, wherein chey thought they migbic be che more plain, irr

regard che Vice-king had notas yec been received in any of chofe places: and

promote cheir defires declared in thac Addrefs, chey rnade choice ofa General

So.:

licitour, who was not onely to reprefent rhe Caíe of the four Cities , bur aJCo

thereby included che common concernrnerit of the .whole Ernpire ; inafrnuch as'

Co:tco

was che head ·and capital City of

Peru.

The whole matter was negotiacec.t

by an intercourfe of Lecters, and by cornmon confonc

Gonfalo Pifarro

was the per"

fon fixed upon as the moft proper perfon to a~ in chis 'affair ; both becauíe he was

brother to

Marqui.r Francifco Piflfrro,

and a man of greyic:incerell, having been

a–

chief Aétour

the Conquefi,, and fufiained thereiri ali che hazards and harcjíhips

we have before, though in briefand imperfeétly, expreífed: he was moreover as

to his excraétion noble , in his condition vertuous amd

genérally beloved : befides

ali which, had he not been eleéted and appoinced thei•euncp; yec he hada righn

to chis Office , in reípeét to che Title he had of being rhe Proceétour and Defe~· ·

der ofali che

Jndians

and

Spaniards

in that Kingdom.,uUpon th

efe Con

fideratións

general Letcers were wrote from rhe Cor¡:iorations of che fou'r (

:icks.to

Gonfafp

Pi~

farro,

who was then ac his Plantation in rhe

CharcM,

defiring

hiin to.

come up co

Couo,

confider wich chem wh:it courfe was to be' taken in chis Conjunélure for

the good and fafery of che common welfare; and ro move hirn hereunfo, chey

acquainced him chat he was moíl: concerne<l of any in chis affair; for, befides che

lofs of bis

Indians,

he was in danger of bis Life; for rhac che Vice-king had often,

faid and declared, chat he could produce aCom1nand from his Ma¡efiy to cake off

bis head.

Pi 1am

having received d:iefe advices, gachered whac 1,11oney he could

make of his own Eíl:ace, and of whac belonged co his Brother

Hernando Pifarro,

and wich tenor- twelve Friends in cornpany cravelled

Couo,

where, as

Carare

faich

in che fourch Chapeer ofhis fifth Book, che whole Cicy wenc forth

meet

r r r

and