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_loyal Commentaries. gins, dy,ng onely for a little feigned larighter, whic~ tr;mfported this Tyrant b~­ yond his fenfe~ : Bue rhis villany paífed. not unpuniíhed ; for afcer many oth~r Oucrages he had committed, ~uring the time of his Rebellion, againíl:' the SP4- niards, and after fome Skirmiíhes with Sebaftian BeMcaf.ar,. who was fent to .füp- prefs hirn , as we füall hereafter relate ; and after he .had found by experiem:e; chat he was neither able ta refill: the SpaniarJ.r, nor·yet .by reafon ·of.his deteaa-: ble cruelties to live amongft the Niam.; he w?$ fotced,to r etire·with bis Fami!Y into the Mountains of Antü, whére he fuffered thef.até.of ether Tyra.nñieál U- fürpers, and there moft rniferably periíhed. · ·¡ • - ~-~ ·,,.1. G HA P; •l ~· ~ 1 T. HE Governour Don Pedro de Pifarr6, and his fellow SoúMier.s; whích . 1 w.it~ che recruits that Almagro broughc with him, rnade. up the tfo_mber of nQ(),d t three hundred and fifry Spania,itú, march<!dcareleíly tóW<irds Couo, and'with ifudi fecuriey, as if they had no Enemy to encounter, and as':i:t tbe whole Kingddffl had been cheir own, travelling from one Town t0 another, .as in thérr owñ Gótin~ trey, without ftar or apprehenfion of any ching. Carilte in che 8th Chapter of his fecond Book, touches on chis particular, and relates a b~ave Bxpldlt Pet-fo~ med by the lndian Captains, as we·íball fee hereafteri, thoügh he variéS fómethin~ from ~thers in. their Names.. The Inca Titu Ata11chi, Brot~~r óf.Atahuttlpa, feei!J'g the Kmg a Pnfoner, and his Ranfome agreed, travelled mto d1vers p~ns of the Kingdom to colleét ali the Gold and Silver he was able, that therewith he might purchafe the freedom of his Brother ; and being remrned as far as Caj[amarca with vaíl: rich'es in Gold and Silver, he received news of che Death of his Brother, and that che Spaniards were departed for Couo, and fecurely travelling on cheir. way thither in no arder or pofiure to receive an Enemy: che, which when Tiru Atauchi had heard and coníidered, he disburrhened himfelf ofhis Riches; and ha- ving gathered and joyned whac forces he could in a Body, he purfued the Spani- 11rds as far as to the Province Huay!IM, and amongíl: the peóple cal!ed Tollo, where . with ftx thoufand Men he made an affault upon the Spaniards, and took eight of them Prifoners; who were as yet in their Quarters, amongíl: which was Sancho de Cue/lar, who was the Clerk that drew up the Indiél:ment and Sentence of Death againíl: Atahualpa. Carate touches upon this paílage, and. fays it was fb!.hq.uiz.: that did this Exploit , bue he miltakes one for che other, and makes no rnen- ti9n of any taken. Whilíl: matters paífed thus in H1111:JllM, the Spaniards had anocher Skirmilh with the Indians, who were Commanded by Major-Genernl !l.!!J~qui:t,, one of the moíl: famous Captains belonging to Atahua!pa, -0fwhom we' have already made mention : For he Having at Cow received advice that bis King was taken and made aPrifoner, marched with his Squadron, coníifüng of eleven or twelve thoufand Men towards Caffainarci11, to endeavour either by fair or foul me~ns the releafement of his Inca ; bue meeting with che Spaniards on his march thither, he eng~ed with them, and foughc a íl:out Battel, which Hiíl:orians re- late in fhort and qonfufedly, but much in favour of the Spaniards. The trurh of what paífed is this: 9...ui~qui~ having underíl:ood by his Scouts, that che Spani- ,ards were approachillg, and chat they marched carelefly, and without order, he laid an Ambufcade withiQ che Woods :md Rocks; and having ranged his Men in ;¡. . half circle, he attacqued them in the Rere with fuch bravery, that four se11niarps were wounded, and tenor twelve Indians, their Sl:rvanrs, were killed. The Go- vernour, who marehed in the Van-gua-:d, being Allarum'd at the fütpriZe of bis S f f Re 1 re, .4?7