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 I. R.oyaJ Commentarie.r. CH A P. XXVII. · l-fow ihe Spaniards t.ook.. the King Atahualpa; T H E Spanijh Horíe fallying forth, attacked th~ Squadrons of the Jndian1, and nm rhem rhrough wirh rheir Lances, withouc any oppofition, and at the fame time D. Francifco Pifarro, and bis lnfancry, aífail€d Atahualpa with alf therr fury ; for rhey imagined, that in cafe they could once make themíelves Maíl:er of that Jewel, ( which was rhe Kinú they íhould.foon gain all the Treafures of Peru; bue che Indians with greatnurnl?.er~ encompaffi~g the Kin~·s Chair, did not offend che Spaniards, bue onely endeavoured to defend ano cover their King from hurt and mifchief: Howfoever the Spaniards wounded them on all "fides, and lanced them through the fides, though they defended pot themfelves, onely interpoíed their bodies betweeil the King·and che Spaninrds ; in- fine, with inuch ílaughter diey 0pened their \V,ay to the'King; the firíl: that carne up to him was D. Francifco Pifarro, who laying hold on nis Veíl:ments, fell with him to .the ground, though fome Hiíl:orians fay chat he took him by the Locks, which were very long ; buc- that was a miílake, for the IncM wear very íhort Hair. In íhort, che Sp11niards having overthrown Atahualpa, they took him Prifoner : In contirmation of which truth, Gomara hath thefe words : " There was not one Spaniard eicher killed or " wounded, onely Francifco .Pit¡arro .received a finalLhurt in his hand by a bJ.9w of " one of his own Souldiers, who· firook at :Atahnalpa to knock him clown ; ~· whence it is teporced, that·it was not Pit¡a·m, but another which took che King ~ Prifoner: i\i\Tii:h "'.Vhich Words Gomara. ends bis n 3th Chapter. . Now to add unéo his Hiíl:ory. what he hath omitted, (as we have declared we would) we 0 aver, chat chis 'Souldier was cal!ed Michael Aftere, who afterwards li- ved in the City of Huamanca, where he poffeffed.fome Lands, and commanded over the- Jndian.r. When Atahaalpa was .fallen, this Soulclier took off che eoloured · Wreath wbiéh encircled his Temples, the which was as his Crown or Lau- rel of Royalty, -and kept it for bis prize; wlhich gave occaíion far the report, rhat Atahualpa was taken Prifoner by che Souldier, and n.ot by Pifarro; but be the rnatter how it wilJ, fmce bqth vvere fo near together, and che thing doubcfuJI, the Honour ought to be given to the chief Commander : Hovvfoever Michael 4.ftere kept che coloured ·Wreath by him , umill the year r }) 7, vvhen he be- fiovved ir on t he Inca S a1rit11pac, vvho -chen deferted che Mouncains to vvhich h~ vvas retired, as íhall.be related in its due place. The Indians [e ~ing th eir King taken,. and the Spaniards íl:Hl purfuing them wich wounds and ílaughter, fiaid no longer, 19ut all put themíelves to flight ,; but. not being able to make cheir efcape by the way, ( for the Horíe had poffeffed them- .felves of that pafs) they made cowards a certain Wall, built of freezed Stone, in ·the time of che Great Jnca Pachacutec, when he had conquered Cajfamarca ~ and being in greac multímdes, and many hánds, they oveNurned above a hundred paces of the vVall, and climbed over che Ruines, over which the Horfe not be- ing able to follow chern; chey eícaped into the Plains. And here a cert,ain Au- ·rhour fairh, thac che Srones of ihefe Walls were more tender and compaffionate, -than che heam of the Spaniards; becauíe that being charm~d with picy far che ·rni[eries of the poor Indian.r, chey trembled and fell, to make way far rheir flight and e[cape. Sorne Hiíl:orians fay, that theSpaniards not fatisfied to fee chem fly, .purfüed and rnaífacted them, untill the night put an end to their cruelty : And then.afterwards taking che plunder of the Field, rhey divided che [poi! which con- fified of Jewels, Gold, Silver, and many pretious Srones. And Lope;:, de Gomara .giving a relation hereof in the 1 14th Chapter of bis Book 1 faith , " That · in " che Palace and Bath of Ataba/iba onely they found five thoufand Wornen; " which rhough forrowfull and deftimte, yet they put on a chearfu11 coúnte- ~~ nance when they faw the Chrifüans trearing them with Prefents of tine Gar- N n n z ~~ men~ 459