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.

BooK VII. - Roy.al Commentaries. '. .'1. CH A P. XX. Of the cru~l .Eattel herween _ the· Incas and other Nations; and ;¡ the firfl Spaniard who difcovered 'Chili. T H E day following, both Armies ra~fing their Camps, put them[eJ~es in or9er . ofBattel, and began the fight w1th great Cour~ge and_Reíoluaon, whJCh . cohtmued that whole d¡iy with fücb equality of Formne, that it could noLbe dif- cerned to wbicb part the Viétory moíl: inclined; many were ílain and wounded on borb fides, umill che night divided them, and cau[ed them to retreat to their feveral Qg_arrers. The fecond and tbird .days were alike bloudy, one party conren- ding for Liberty, and the other. for Honour. Tbe fourth day botb fides were drawn up in their Camp, expeéting which íhould make the atternpt; and in this order • they concinued for the [pace of two days after, and tben they botb drew off, each fide fü[peéting that tbe otber had fent for more Succours, requiring fpeedy Re- cruits. The Purumaucans, and their Allies, thought that rhey had gained Credit enough, in being able to withíl:and the invincible Power of tbe JncM, and wi th chis Reputation they returned to cheir bwn Countries, proclaiming Viétory and Triumph in all pares where they paífed. Tpe IncM, after due and mature conftderation, thought it not convenient td 1 purfüe after che Enemy, but rather give way to cheir befüal Fury for a time; howfoever the Debates hereupon were dive1s, fome were for purfüing rhe Ene- , my, Ufltill they had entirely fübdued chem; but others of a more moderare tem- per, \were for followíng the mild and gentle Principies of che Incas, not being over forward in the urter deíl:ruétion of cheir Enemies. At length it was agreed · and concluded, that they íhould pre[erve that which they had already gaíned, making tbe River Maulli che utmoíl: limit land bound of cheir Frontiers, untill fuch time as they íhould receive new Orders and Iníl:ruétions fr-0m the Inca. 0[ ali which the King Yupanqui being advifed, gave direél:ions, rhat rhey íhould give a íl:op to rhe farther progreffion of their Conqueíls, and atren-d to the im- provement and cultivating of the Lands and Poífeffions lhey had gained , with particular re[peél: to tbe eafe and benefit of the new Subjeéts; rhat fo the neigh- bouring people being allured by this gooq·treatmem might offer themfelves to be- come Vaífals to che Inca ; and in ca[e tbe ~ature of rbis people fhould be fo dull and íl:upid, as not to ob[erve and di4inguiíh berween che ·happinefS of an iínpro- ved Life, and their own Beíl:ialities, that then the lo[s would be cheirs, and re- dourld more to their own hurt, than to the prejudice of the IncM. In compliance with this Command from che King, they defiíl:ed from farther pro[ecurion of their Conqueíl:s in Chili, making the River Mau!li che ultimare bounds of their Empire, whicb they fortified _wirh Caíl:les, and í}rong Garifons; fo rhat now their buÍtnefs was to adminifrer Jufüce, and .improve the Incomes of tbe Sun; all wbich was performed witb great refpeét to che benefit of the Subjeél:s, who fin- ding themfelves obliged by fu ch kind treacment, did with great Zeal and Affeétion embrace the Government of thelnw, and comply witb rheir Laws, Rices and Re- ligion, continuing coníl:ant_ in them, untill fuch time as rhe Spaniards becáme Ma- fiers of their Countrey. . · . ~he firíl: Spaniard that difcovered Chili, was Don Diego de Almagro;. but he 'did· but ¡uíl: fee it, and afterwards return to Peru, havíng fuíl:ained innumerable labours, and endured great fatigues both in bis journey thitber, and in bis rerut'n; the · which enterprife was rhe cau[e of che general Revolt of ali Peru, and tbe origina[ of tbat Difcord and civil Diífention which bapµened afterwards b~tween chofe two Gove~nours, and of the Death of, the faid Alm,at,ro, being taken Prifoner ar the ~attel of SalinM; and alfo of che Death. of the· Marquifs D. Francifco de ' Pifarro, a._nd of D. Diego de Almagro, who was boro of Spanijh ,and .Jndian ~loud, and 'A_'.ho cornmande<l in the Figfü, called che Battel of ChHpM. Of all whICb we O o 2: íhall I