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.

EooK ·VII. Royal Oommentari@~: Mouncains, and difficujt marifh and boggy ,Grounds; he arrived ar length at ·the River Amarumayu, where receiving advice, that [uan Alvarez. was nor yer paífed, he entrenched himfelf on t~ba11:ks of tlie River, :.with r~fign to hinder his paf- fage, and to crear him asan tm~Y.; and nhou gh he'had bg 1fa fmall number wnich adhered -to him, yer being all choice Mm, and faithfull.to hirn, every one carrying two Carbines well fixed and charged, l¡e promifed to hirnfelf fuccefs and advan- rage, , - . . ·' , C) d ¡ r'¡fil¡¡¡[r-j '1 l ' '(l., 1 ·c. Wran Alv!tYez. foon following afrer, eféeficlé lt Hy' t11e nream until! he carne to the place, where GGmez. Tordoya expeéted his corning ; they beir¡g b~th emulous each of orher, and exafperated wirh equal gall and anger, witliout any other trea- ty or prologue, carne to blows. [uan Alvarez. .Ma!donado confiding in bis Nuni- bers, was the firíl: Aggreífor; Gomez. truíl:ing in the courage ofhis Men, and rheir clb.lilbleApmS.~wbnlúimbtghm grom1d, bm receivel!brus aha~~eí,wic_h 'g1:ear contl-a!fcy, w 1lbat1 rl\ey¡fopgbD:nar :\-vh0Je (~ay, ·as.. alf©1clml fecond ánd th1re,•witb rha~ f~ ghr ¡ufrdriage aruiJ,wioh fuclll litrlci<g:0Dfidéraioion; 11tibar chey w,ere ah111blb aiH· kili~; ' J.md fuc:W8Q:éii®efcltpewitlr.nheir,livesr:\yere. 'y ec.fd woúrided,, cl\at they: were difa:Med, adil nnfu .fori[ervhiiir:r The ·l:t1iiiaiJs,, who \ V.CV€ ·Natiyes..of rhao Proviince of. Chwt1- fhu_, ID.aving ?b~ecl- nhis adVa,mt,:me;1_fell in ~p on th?f~l chaM~L~ained ali V€/ iafld utteriy deílro;y'ed1chem.; ~~11ongfibthich Gome;i:, fie Tordoy1:t warn1lfo1füfo: 1•knqw all rheíétlnr€@"G(fn6!1rmen~ ánc:Hefmhem in 'Cou'ó,. ~whe,ñ. l cleparced.theiite:f, Zfh€ l1.1tfaan~ too!t' ·~fu~S'Jütif~~ds ~liv~; t.hat ~s 7 tbis-M~l~onado, :IJ),_'.og'ii·~Mantin ~~%r:ug-al Enar 1 and ai cet:mn! Ü.Utl·fffi¡lrh;cai)~e¡:j, Stmon Eofe:t..; . Ma!donado.beJl)g~t!Own .by ·llhe lnd!i~s ,tofave>b1ren theCornm®B~ ·in cbiefof-one of thoferparhesi, wahreclteei bzy .thet11 winlir1<t:\1.lc0nrtel'ie ;md nefPeét ; and confrderi~g r~harc heiwas \vound.e~d~ a~cl Qi ~-aFÍ. in;-ye~rs,, olney¡g.ave him ~ercy to .vetum unto l>is :~iid~izli ií-f ci tó, ~~­ vmg h1m conV0.11- t<WlS fatas ahe- 1 Pr.ovmce ·of Cailá.vayli, whe1re rfic:i fü1eíl: 6\D'kl• 1S ~raéted irupie<Les of four or five Caraéts in weigbt : but the Friar andrtll€ Gun- fini~h rhey Klfpt above ll:WO years a írerw ards; ·Glmii:ig which c.ün~ ;i nl~y employed rbe' Gun-frnith folely·in makmg ~ h.em Hatchetsllanrl . Pick-~ x.es ~f CopIDªr ·~1 and theFriar they HeldJio ,great ven'éracion, becaúfe'he was.a Pt.iélf,' aód '&Se1'v~F11f .Of ilie1God of th'e Chriíl:iams ~ And ·when .atlength ~hey gave:· rheni libmy-c~·t~~Úra to· ·reru, they em~reaced the Friar co íl:ay arnongíl them, and teach \:hern thet 1 Dot1 trineofChriíl:ianitly, ban he.refufed· to dwell wirh d1em, 1fhisJand .rnany•r fuch occifions 1have been . loíl:, 1wliereby the Gofpel might havel'oee1i¡; propagáirnd by P11eaching, withoJ.Je the forne and compulfion of Arms. '· < ;r, :: , . Two years afcerwards the Chunchm gave licence to t~efe two Spaniar?ls ro teturn unt01 Peru, . guiding ahd '<mnduéting them untiJ.l they bime to tbe- Vall<::y of ~cd!!a- ' vaJ~, fo thac' rHey fold cheir @wn Story of chis., 1.mhappy expedition. · THey· alfo gave an accounr of aH the 1 A6tions·and Exploics whioh the lncM bad performed ar tihe lowerpar ts ,of this River.; and how they dwelc amd' inhabiced arno¡;¡gfl: the .&LUfl¡J ; and th.at afcer thac time they acknowledged•the Inca for cheir Lórd 'and $overeign, and that e'very y~ar tney carried hirn prefencs•of fuch Frnits as their foil produced ; the which prefents were continued uncill che Death of the Inca Tu- J;a.r; .Amaru, wbich wás .fome•fev/ years afcer chis unforrnnare aél:ion and fight! be- tween {uan A!varez:.. Maldonadd, a'nél Gomez:.. de Tordóya. The which Srory we have . fore-í l:alled aoa ·related out of its due place, thereby to atre(t, and prove che Con- que.íl: which the Inca Yupanqui made along che greac River .Amarumayu ; and thar the In cas who cleligi1ed co m.ake ·a Conqueíl: of che Mufm, (lid' afcerwards plant themfelves, and inhabic amongff chem. All which the Friar ]j)iego. Martin, and the Gun-fmith Simor. did particularly relate and confinn: Arad the Friar as ro himfelf did fay, chat noching did crouble him fo much in his life, as rhat he did not continue his a.bode amongíl: the ln4ian Chunchm, aS they defired of him ; but that not having che convenienc1es there of faying Mafs, was a' greac indúcernent to recall hirn th ence, for ocherwife he would never have removed from chence. H~ farcher faid, thac.he ofren pnrpofed to recurn thither again, being troubled in his confcience for no t bavíng fatis.f.ied che. importuni~y 0f rhofe,!'.'?ºr lndians, ivho made that reafonc¡.ble reque.íl: .c0 h1m, which he by h1s vow and profeffion was ob- ligéd to gFant : And farther thac Ilriar alledged, tlm thofe l ncM }Vho were-planted among che Mlfu. 5 might be of g1eat ufe to the Spaniards in rhe Conqu.eíl: which they defigoed 1 mi make of chat Ommrey. And fo !et us rémrn agam to tbe· Aél:s ami-Monuments of. the good Inca Yupanqui; che chiefand greareíl: of.which 1 was the Conquéíl: of Chili. ' . CH A p; ,··.