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.

J~oo-K VII. -P.ave Command to his Souldie(s to re;reat·, paffing the word füll as they recired~ thac they fhould make for that narrow pafs, füll turning upon che Enemy ; ai;¡d making head againíl: chem, changing che fiate of their cafe from an offenfive, ro · a defenfive Fight. " • ·--: . n · C ,H A P. XXIII. . ~ · ' '~ ) - . -> -- , ,, ' · ~ J 1 • ' ·r .. ~ ·i- '_ 1 ' - lf j.l l ~bei ,lm~n,s overc¿'fne ~,t-~1e Spa·i:i~~~s hy ~~~fr_e~chery o~ ~n ·.J. r • t' J..Q. ... · rl 1 · • • • .. T 1 , J ... :; . 1 fl • H .~.·· . )!' .l.H l'lP~ , ,," -~ ', .. , .: ,,,tf J·,',¡•,,i · ..: ~·,~ 1 f 1 .;.\'. ''. ):~. ·¡ ~ 1 r1ÍJ:·~Í ~.:1 ... : ,· , 1 'j11~~ -. -~'"'ft.J:;r1:._1~; ··d~'' ! (r • _¡ ¡ ~ ,.J l.. • ;'. ~ ! ,.. I 1 ,... j )"' f i ; ·{., ,· ,; ', , . 1! l í 1 ; A . Cer~a.~fí!dilf1J, who trQ~ aBoy had ~1li>ted Up: in the ~rhlly Qf tM Go-_ .~ , vern9qr V.a!divia, ~hofe. 1Qhri~ian Naror w3,5_.fEifi.P~ ,but by t~d /nzii,aitJ .called Lauw:tf, be1pg the Son 9f: a Ca~1qut : Thts :fellolV 1bt:lllli mGre b1aílfd hy ;t~e' qáturaJ .alf,~ ~í.oº which r~ bore to fas Cootirrey, ~ h.an ·br ·his love ro God, ór ji~~ljty tC? bis ~fafter \ fq Ít?Cíl a~ he h~ard dne -.yorq g1vm ~Q ' .the SJ1~11iardiJ to re> tfCtt~ !ne m~~ntly reponed,\!; tQ tbe.J11dw11, havmg the knowl~clg~ o( borhlLan- '&üfges, and callea out ;~o rh~ip: n9t to content th~mfdv~ }With,~'fli~ht and ·ad· 1 VM~. ge, in leHing ~H~rn gp fr~,, J;iut to r.un lancl poífefs libe 'il:tr11aw µa.ffige,.. anti J>teyef,!t theír .eotranc~ io~ jr, ,in, .rh€ whlcch. r:hey did now , plaee ail the funpes íOf their ffcur~nr ~nq pn)t~jo.Q ,; i>" li~;efote cr i~ ,he füll out, Me.ke uft rlf thi1< W'dv1111• ¡ag~,. 'tl'hich, f&. 11f1f $iVf~ )QU fpr the /ibm1 ef jOIJflJf:gu,~.tnt_ y , •lf!'d r.efc11ecit fn"( difttH81iorJ /J} fhe h/0114 ef Atf í. 7hievB.hfttd Tfa.ytor.r. And. .havmg fa1cl1· .cluefe . Wfüds , rhat lre. Jbigllt enco~ra~e rbem ,by bis E}¡amp]e, h1Hook ,qp .a 1Lanoeli!0'1 :thl! ground,l an_d placed himfelf m che front of them to fight againíl: che Srani11.rds. · ' " .;rhe Old 1 <;aP.t~in, who W<J~ th~ füfr Projeétor· of chis wayiof Fighring;1 @bfer· vitlg the way which, the SpanfardJ took, foon apprehendecl thej,11 dtifign by che hint ,Wh!c~ L_. aut¡1.r ~. h~~ _giv.en ~~~gi . ; to · ~irctJmvent whkh, !he difpee_decl awáy· two freih Squadrons of thofe which had notas yet fought, ro hafien w1th ,che beíl or- der ·they were .a~lc to the narrow pafs, and thi~~' at dile ' entt¡mce of it, bo keep thelr fiation ·füm untill gie r~ll ~ame up ; which having dQHe~ he purfued che Spa,,itrrdJ whh the odier ~qaóron~, fijl) plying them wicfu freíh bodies of Soulclí- ers, fo that they did noc ~mic thern one monwnt of réfpi~, alw;¡ys killjng apd purfuing them, ·untill they came to rh~ very mourh and entrabce of the narrow , p3fs ~ . where when the_y <;aine.z and that cheS.paniards ·found ir already pof{effitd by the Enemy, they begaji tod,::1pai~ gf aU h(¡)p~s to efcap,e J:).(ach; ·which to avoid, no means apyearing, they called on the Nam~ of Chrifi and th.e Bleffed- Virgin 1 .and of fuch Saines for whj.ch they had tb~ greateft pevotion. . - · The htd~ans perceivín&.r.. hat bot~- rhe M_ t:n afld Horfes. w~rewholly fpent and ci- red, carne m upoathem m ~ <mtirebody, and 15 or ¡q of Jhem together fell on oiae·poor Horfe, fome catcbiog hirn .bYt.he legs, foo1e ·hy ~~e tail, others by che Uiaile, w hilfr ouhets ;wid~ .thelr' gr~at clubs knpcked b,och '1vµn and Horfe clown; '.killing them with che greaceíl: cruelty and r.age jmaginable; The Governour Pedro Je 'f'n!divia, and a Prie.ft that was with hüfü they roo~ alive; a.fui tied-them to trees 1 :Untill they had difpatched'all rhe reft, that thtly might iD co@l bloud cónfider with ' what Death they miglit ).illllni{h them. Thefe p.a.rciculars bUile by the fecond Ad· vice from Chili fó iPerfJ; bdug fenc;by fome l.ndiar; friends; Who were ptefel)t fo tbe füttd, three of which 1nade c,heir e~pe, bav1ng by che .d¡¡rknefs of the Nighc bid themfelves in cl1e Thickets oí.a W ood, 'l:lJl!ill füch time as 11he lndian,s retiring fr0m · that place ro cel€bm~e che!r Vjél:ory Wit~~ ;j0y airt_d :triumph;- :gave tl~em dp"I:ort~nirv, to,efcape , \Yhobemg Men w;ell a~qQa1)1t~ w:nh the ,wa-y,s, '3.nÓ mor.e fa1thfull to their Mafrers than Lautarp,, réturnecl again,Jo theSpaniari:iJ 1 bri.nging the fatal news of the lofs of Pedro de 'f'aldivia; and all his.cornpanions,