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.

Kóyal Commentaries. _ )?_~-~-K 11. , 1 ~.- . Thefe ArticleS being concluded aQd agr~ed 'bétw'éen illmig~~ áhd the Mar.:. quifs Pifarro; the foregoi~g Defig~s were puhl.ifhed ~ _fo ih~~ - t~e Cap~ains; pre~ riared themfelves for their refpeéhve Enterpnfes, and accotéltngly ra1fed ·and enrolled their Men. Alon{o de Alvara;J.O liíl:e<I three "liundred Men fot his Con- quefr, Gdrcí!aj{o de·la Yega two hundred ·. and f\fty for his; and he. that was fo.!. tended for the Pacamurus , , was provided with a like number; and all 'tb'ree entred imo cheir refpeétive Divifions, where they fufrained great I.abóurs J and Hard!hips, by reafon of the high Mountains and lnterruptfon of R.ivef;. as we íhall nereafcer íhew in their due places. The Recruits fertt to Sebajlid~ de Belalcafar confifred of•one hundred and fifiy Men. But Almagro made gp ·'á Force five hundred and fifty , amongíl: which f everal of them had already Lands fet out co them , and cominands over Indians, }'.et in hopes of bett~ Fortune in Chili, of whofe Riches chere was great "talk, they left their Pof:. feffions and Eíl:ates abouc Couo. For in t~ofe beginnings every poor Spaniar4 in che condition of a common Souldi~, thought all Peru but a mean Share and Reward of bis Labours. Afmff.gro lent thircy Thoufand 1 Pefos 0f Gold to his· Souldiers, ·co buy Horfes, ánd Arms, and other neceífaries; fo cha e chey. were all very well proyiped. . ' · • [ohn Je Saavedra, a Native of Seville, (wich whom 1 was well acquainted) was fent in che Van , or Forlorn Hope, with one hundred and fifty Men, to difcover the Countrey, which they found to be very quiet, and in a peace- able pofrure , by reafon chat their 1nca, Prince Manco , remained in the Hands of che Spaniards, and that che Indi11ns were in very great hopes of bis Refiau- ration to the F-mpire. ,, '.Almagro left Captain Rfty Diát- ; and '/ohn de H(r-radA, his intimare Friend, co refide as Agents for him in the City of Cozco, to raife Men, and to fend him Recruits, and fupply him with what was neceffary for che War againft che Kingdom of Chili, it being reponed to be a Countrey mowuainous, and che People Warlike. -T CHAP~