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 II. Royal Commentaries. l 1 ·, .. ,_.1 l ' •.ir r • l 1 J.; ·ir!'• CH A P. 1 X. , )[;' • ,., • 1 , ,·,;· IJ, :. ! 'I : 1;, • .' :l"he hop~s · and fear~ of AJm~gm ;, he is forfak.e?? hy his In- ~ ¡~ .'. J 1erpr1t,ef ,-:5 . • and an, 'Agreement ~s: made witf1 Al varad e(. f, 7, { f, • • I I • º • '! i ,-;. l '.Jri ~r .:· J:' r.'1 fr• . ~.Hús honéíl:• D~n Diégo _dé f!lmagro marchifig t~ Qg_eft of D. .Pedrode A/varad;, J i:> encounrred rfome $kirJn1íhes by rhe wa:~ Wit!h the Captau1s of Atahualpa~ but fo inconfiderable rhey were, thar chey \Vete Jcarce worthy to be memioned : -Aúd 1n reg:frdi'.'.heJhad certain >inrelligence ·chat Alvítrado was Landed, and was -nfattched 4P. tnt0'.füddí;0untr~y; ~~ · proce~ded ílowly, rhat he n!ight not mifs bis way; QP w'anden¡;¡t0 ·parrs.d1íl:ant fromh1m, of whom he wentm fearch. .. ,, sebaftiqfJ Je Bf!lglc-df"1T, ·wqo· w~sfent wich recruics to re-inforce Almagro, having ~ l\'.bafedr :Rumminavi· and liis Captainslfrom f¿_uitu, . proceeded with all diligence in · §!!~~ ~fc Almagi o:,. and h~viríg jqined his F®,r~~ 'with him_, .·d1ey defeat~d fome ·Sqtiaar.óns·of Jn'filiifls~ whtCh wereJcatteredover thofe Provmces; In whtCh En- cerpi!ife-•they _chofeHra:tluer to ·employ thernfélves, ·thari to.:atternpt A/varado, .for ;.kntiwing that-he wástaMan~of courage, and hispeople íl:out. and good Souldiers, thewiWould willingly have Mcline~1' all engagerr~enrs witb him, cou1d ·they have c©m€'off haní:ifomel~, without íhame or di!h011our. In thefe .doubtfult tenns they mained, untill A/varado approached near cheir O!!_arters, and had ·raken feven of tlíeir Horfe which 'Jdlmagro had fent for :forrage into the Coumrey ; bue A/varad() immedi~tely teleafed:tbern,' fo fo0n as he undét'fiood l}ntO whom they belonged, and had beeri informed of-alf'brlrer·matters anq circumfiances .of thefe aftaírs, for -~h<2 defigñ of Atúartido was not tei trouble ondillurb the firíl: Adventurers .in theif -Oafilqúeíls of Peru; bu~ on ely . to " a'lfta :md ' join Ywith rhem in their Ehterprize. -This·generous Awon.of A/ van.do e'afed Álmagro fo a great meafure of bis fears, efré€i:ning it fc11 'an evidenc€ .ofi J.?,e aé:é and Friendíhip·: But in,regard he had fent .nó .Meílagdny:che. Horfe-men ,which he had freed, he remained, doubtfull be- tween hope anél lféar; not knoWiag what his"iricentions and meaning might be.. ""Whilíl: ·Afmal,ir..o ·remained . in this thou·ghffúll· condition, :an ünhappy accidenf inh eafelhis"fears'"' ·which 'was.<th e flighr- of. his Jnterpreter Philip the l ndi11n, who ·hear~ng tha~t'!f/ríiar~o .wa~ ge~:JY. .appr.óa~hed,. he. 'took occ~fi~n eme nigbt to run to him, ·carry1qg .away•w1tl1 lüm a pnnc1pal 9Jc1que. When,he was come to Al- "varado,' he .ihfohlil&Hüm of vheifmall nurnbenHat was wich Almagro, and chat the .Cur~.u ·which were With him-were defüo.llS to revolt, and tíike nis part,. and ' to ferve him ; che like Example he a{füred him, that the people 'of that Kingdom were inclinable to follow, undertaking to bring them ali unaer bis Dominion and Obedience, and in the mean time: to guide him to the Camp of Alm11gro, where he might eafily furprize, and take him wichout much oppofüion. Though A!va- rado was well pleafed with che report and propofals of Philip, yet he choughc noc fit to follow his countel, having a more advanrageous profpeél: of fucceeding bet- ter by another mechod .; for he was jealous of this Indian , who having been falfe, and per,jured in che evidence he had given againíl: AtahU11lpa, he could not beljeve that he would ever preve faithfull to him; for this Traytor had falíly fworn, that Atahu11/pa defigned to Maífacre rhe Spaniards; upon which ceíl:imony Sentence of' Death was paífed upon him : But to be fhort in chis fiory ; an interview was agreed npon between Don Pedro de A/varado, and Don Diegode Almagro, and accor- dingly they met in che Plains of Rivecp11mpa, which che Spaniards ca11 Riobamba, where both Squadrons were drawn up, :md remained in a poílure to eng:ige in iBat~l ; .but \}'hen they carne near to ·make che on-fet, both fides were couche.d ·~itli ~a natural fenfe of Bloud, and proximity of Alllance, being almoíl: ali of che Coumrey of Eftremcnos , (o that che common Souldiers, without permiffion or Or~ ders of their Generals, mixed rogether in common difcourfe, offering to e:ich other Conditions and Articlesof Peace and Amity, as it hath at ocher times happened becween the Souldiers of [ulim Ctefar and PompCJ, a~ of PctreiU& and Afranius ; .., . · T t t ,, . for.