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.

972 Royal Commentaries. up on the Horfe behind A rias, t hey carri ed him away Prifoner, and being cóme to the place where they in tended to lodge that night, Gomez.. Arias de- fired that the Prifoner might be commítted tó the cníl:ody of the·Sheri ff, who 1 was to take care to keep and fi cure him from an efrape. The Captains con- fented hereunto, and ordered tha t he lhould be com~ittcd to Prifon~ and be · ing under a Guard of Souldiers, they marched with him !Jy the way of t he Mountain, until they carne to the City of Los Reyes . The Captains Michael de/4 Serna and' ']ohn Te/lo, intended to have exe.cured Juíl:ice on many of the Reb- bels that they bad taken, according ro their Commi!Tion, but feelng . fo many Noble Perfons arnongíl: them, and fome poor filly fellows, they wtre touched with a remorfe and compaffion ÍQr them, and fo banilh them into divers parts out of the Kingdorrr. But that after thefe Aéts of Merey, they might feem to execute fome piece of Severity, they put one of thcm to death, named Gua- dramiros, who had been concerned in the Confpiracy of Don Seba/fian, and was the boldeft, .bloodieft V illain of any of thofe wh'o adhered to J-Jernandez.. , and fo bis Life fatisfied for the Crimes of bis Companions. The fame of the ta- king H,ernandei:. wás foon fpread and divulged into ali parts; upan news of \vh.ich the Major General Don Pedro Ponocarrero, and Captain Balt l¡tar Velaz..- q11ez.. (who fome few days befare had by arder of the Juf:tices marched out of Coz..co with thirty Souldiers, and two Colours in fearch of Hernrmdez..) made what háfre they could to joyn with the other party, who ·col)duél:ed• the Pri- fon er, that they might partake of the glory of ¡hat Viél:ory which others had acquired, and migh t enter into L os ,Reyes with triumph, as if they alfo had been concerned in that happy exploit. In this manner they met forne fe'w Leagues before they ca rne to the City, and made a triumphant emry with ali four Colours fl yiog ; but .in regard the two Captains only were"concerned in the taking of Hernandez.., the,y with their Cornpanies marched. in. the middle between the.party commanded by the Major General and Captaii:i Baltatar Ve- laz..quez.. : the Prifoner was placed in the midft between the four Colours, and on each fide, and before him, went tbe three Souldiers, aiready named, who took him. > After thefe followed the Infantry in rank and fil e~ and in like manner the Cavalry. . In the rear of ali carne the Major Gene"ral and the ' three Captains.. The Mufquetiers in token of r ejoycing and t riumpb fired fe- veral ·Vollies as they marcped; and indeed the joy was univerfal to fee an end .Put to that Rcbellion, which had given a diíl:urbance to the whole Ernpire, and had brought ruin and mifery, as well on the Ind11ms as the Spaniards; wliich was fo great and enormous, that if it were rightly frann'd and confidered, ic will appear, that w.e have not de ícribed the tenth part of lhe deftrufüon and ruin ü had produced. CH A P. XXX. The Juflices makg Laws .to prevent future !nfurrefüons. They. entertain a troublefome ·Conference with Souldiers, who pre- tend Rewa,rds for their great {ervíces. Jufiice is done up- on Francifco Hernandez Giran; his Head is fixed on the Gallows, an<l tak...en thence by a certain Gentleman, ·with t.he Heads of GonHllo Pi~arro and Francifco de Carvajal. The flrange death of Balcacar Velazgu z. · T. HE 1 uftices comiag from P11cara, where Hernandez.. was defeated, made a fr ay at Coz..co for fome few days, to order feveral matters conducing to the good Goverament óf the Ernpi re; which for above a .year had been