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.

970· R_oyal Cotnme~taries. B OOK .VII. 'which fhews the impudence of thofe Sóuldiers, which was this, The very nexc day after th'e flight of Francifco Hernandez., f!!Y Mafter Garfilla.ffo de la Vega being at dinner with eighteen or twenty Sould1ers, for he commonly .kept an open 1ablefor fuch a namber; it being the cuíl:orn in the time of War, for all Men of E!btes, to be hofpitab1e in like manner according to their ·ability; he obferved amongft his gueftS a cenain Souldier belonging to Hcrnande~, and who had béen with hirn •from the beginning of the Rebellion, to Groud in at the Table with. all the boldnefs and freedorn that ·an honeft Gentleman might prefume to ufe ; he wa? by his profeflion and trade ·a Black-fmith, but in the War ,he was as richly dbarhed as the greateft Gallant of them ali. My F ather., feeing him fit down 'with much ,Confidence, faid to him, Diego de Madrid., fince thO'l1 árt feated a~ ,the T¡ible witli· thefe Gentlemt:n,·eat thy Dinner, and welcome: ·Bµt come ·no r)lore hither, I charge you; fot he who yefterday would bavé cut off·my head, 'if he had been able, and thi¡rewíth have gained a Reward from hi~ ' General, is not company for 01e 'to day~ nor for theíe Gentlemen, who are wéll· wifhers H> ·my Life and fafety, and devoted to his Majeftíes Service. To whích M~rdid made anfwer; Sir, if you pleafe to cornmand me., I will arlfe at this inftant: No · Father, l do not bid you ¡ife now; bue if you have a mind fo to ' >, you may ufe your pleafore. Hereupon the Smitb aroíe,' and quickly depa' teq, Jeaving fufficient Subjeét of Difcourfe to the G u~ffs; and to admire 3i: d quarrel at &is impudence. Thus were the Soúldi- ers ó(Hernandez. háted, and detefted by ali mankind ; for their Rebellion and Treafon againft bis Majefl:y was not to be parellell'd in any Age, whereby a company of pitiful Rafcals pretended to deprive him of his Em- pire, and to affaflinate and murder all 'the Gentlemen of Efrares, that they might pp!füs and inherit their Lands, 1 and lndians. The Wife of Fran- cifco f;lernapdez. remainect 'in tne Power of Captain Raybarba ; and bis Sifl:er in Law was committed to the care of }Qhn Rodrigue;:,. de.Villa Lobos, to carry her to Cot..co, and the.re to deliver her into the hands of her Kindred and R~latio~s,_ 1 which was 1 accordjngly performed. • ' • l • 1 CH A P.. XXIX. The Major General Don Pedro de Porrocarrero is fent in. fearch of Erancifco Hernandez. Other two f;aptains are fent by another way, whofe Fortune. it was to tak._e the flebel, , whom. tpr;y carried to Los Reyes, and entered with hin~ into the City in manner of Triumph. T He General Paulo de Menefe.s having fent the Prifoners he had taken to Coz.co, with the heads of tlmfe he had cut off; aod hearing no news of Hernandez. himfdf, he reíolved to return, and render an account to the Jufl:i- ces of what he had aéted in this Expedition. The Juftices haviog routed~ and <lifperfed the Rebels, .marched to th" Imperial City, where. they received ín- telligence, that Hernandez. was gone to.ward> fJJs Reyes·; u.pon tbis advice, ttley difpeeded Don Pedro Portocarrero the Lieutenarit General in purfuit of him, with 800 men, by way of the .Plains: And two Captains, who were come from the City of H11anacu wirh two Companies t0 ferve his Majefty in this War, were ordered .to make fearch afrer the Rebels by way of the 1\iouMains; and tbat he rnight not efcape eithcr by oneway, or the other, they had a Commiffion given them, to . execut~ fpeedy juftice on all fuch as they ihould take: The Capt.a ins, who were ']ohn Tel~o, and Michael de1la Se: 'Va,having e1ghty men under the1r command, performed every thing accord111g to rh~ I nfrruétiqn~