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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK Hi r/.fs; a.H wA1rc.:h he.Janher ehforced and confirmed by virtue of roe Co!!Jmánd aodh <Cl<iarge committed 1:1nto bim by bis Fatber Huayna Gapnc. -~ Wirh fuchArgumer_1rs as rhe~e, a~d in lu~pes aod e~ll:a~ons that the Capitula:.r tieí'ls would be mainra111ed, f2..!!12;,qú1i:, remamed veiy fecure m che matters of Wan; aftd clroo'gh fae received imelligence that th_e Govemoms- were marching towar¡¡fa him ye:t he apprehendedino hurt, .nor rece1ved an AHarm, onely he detached a= hou~ ah hurrdred $t)u\diiers, under a Centurion or Captair;i, (which is the frnallell number th-at rhe Jndi1u11 have in a Company,) this Cemurion the Pliílorians·Go-' ma;ia and Ctard~e call &taitnco, which ·figoifles fix M01!mtains, for C., Oéla figñifies fü and Orco a Mount;Jñ.n~ for J1e was•born in Q Valley between fix lofcy Mountains; (fü~h as iwe common in ,rh_at Coumrey, Y 'and thev fay, : rJh~díl i.S father and Mothei: \Vere.in his1,0mpany, -Wh1ch mufl be upon fome excra©rQ.mary omtfion., for Wo me11 tilever go t©the W'ar wid1 rheir hl'lllsbands; perhaps-iit mighc be tb keep up thdlory·of bisBinh, an~ of bis Liíe, fohhe lndiañs b'y fuch like Names, and by fuch Sct·yings, ot by Cyphers, or Hierog.l,yphicks, anc.I by their Verfes and Poetry have coníerved rhe Traditions of their Hiíl:ory; and have therein comprehended the íucce[s of ali their Matters in a compendious manner, as for example; the Em- baílies fent to their Incas , and their Anfwer tbereunto; the Speeches made in Peace and War 1 what-.fuch a IG0g er- Gev<:lmGÍir GGrnmandecl, with the punifh- menrs infliél:ed; and in fhort, whatfoever was tranfaél:ed in the publick Affairs. Ail whith che Hiíl:orians, or Notaries, taught unto their Children by Tradirion, infüuél:ing them in Cyphers, and fhort.Verfieles, and in fuch fhorc Words as che Name of chis Captain, artd in fuch orher Brief Sayings as we have already decla- red; by help of which, and of their Knots, an Indian would read or recount rhe paffages of his Time, as well, or faíl:er than a Spaniard could reade Books writ with .Letters, as A.cofta tefüfies in the 8 ch Chapter of his 6th Book; not thar thefe Knots furnifhed him with Words, but onely called things to his Memory, which having íl:udied day and nighr, he became verfed in every particular, fo as to be able ro render an account of his Office. Ali which though we have formerly de- clared at Jarge, yet having fo pertinent an Iníl:ance as this Narne of Ca(?tain c,oflaotco, we have thdught it not impertineht to repeac the Carne, that we may verifie what we have formerly reporced, and to help the Memory of the Reader. This Captain, as we have faid, was fent by f2.f!Ji:,q'Hi::. for a fcout tG dilc-over the March and Force of the· Spaniardr , and to know their Intentions towards him; but the filly Wretch was not fo caurious as he ought to ha ve been, bue fuffered himfelfto be furprifed, and taken by the SpaniardJ, who carried him to A/varado, and by him the Sp11nit1rd.r were informed of che place w.here .f2.!!.h.,quiz was quane- red, and bf the numbers and force he had with him, fo they marched wirh all expedition tówatds him, and being near, they watched ali night to beat up bs Quarcers early in the morning. This Exploit was commicted to a party ofHorfe, wfiich ~ravelling over.rocky Hills and Ways, for the ípace of a Day's Journey, moíl: of the f-Iorfe caft tbeir Shoes, fo rhat they were forced to íhoe them by can- dle•lighr, as the Writers of this matter do generally agree. Ali the next day fhey continued their Joun1ey wich great halle and, expedition, lefl: fl!!h,qui<- thould receive intelligence of their March, by retum of fome of rhofe they met, and fo they proceeded umill the next day in the Evening, by which time they were co1ne wíthin fight of the Camp of ~i:uJuiz, who upon their appearance immediately fled, 'wich ali his Wornen and Attendants. This is affirmed by Ca· rate, and Gomara reports alníoíl: che fame thing; the which is a fufficiem proof, thac f2..!!_izquii:, never inte11ded to rnake War on the Sp11niard1, ot was provided für it; for if he had, certalnly he would have been bettér guarded, chan by a com- pany ofWornen, and domefück Attendants; nor were his Souldiers fo inex_pert et unskilfull in War, ás not to have ap~eared with Arrns at the Camp, or Ren~ dezvous upon the Summons of their Captain, which rnight have been fpeedily effeél:ed by paffing theWord frorn one to the ocher. But this amufernent and íl:u- ¡iid 'fecuriry of ~i<,quii:, may well be attributed ro the Providence of Heaven whith had deíigned che SpaniardJ to be Preachers ofthe Gofpel. Moreover ~ii:,~ qui¡:, -Oepended on the Capimlations which the India1ts had made with Francifco Chave1, •OÍ which thofe Spaniards who marched againft him were not infonned, for Don Diego de Almagro was departed from Couo with his Forces, in fearch of Al- 1M~ado,_ before Francifco de Cha~es had bróught the News thereof. So the Spaniards ,bemg ignoram of che Goodw11! and Imentions of ~i<,quit:.., went wirh Defign. to