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. years 1))), and 56, they were rep~ired by my Lord and Father Garyilaj[o de la Veg11, being then Mayor of cha.e Cicy; and in chat góod tondition.J !~fe chem, when 1 departed chence, and fo 1 hope chey will ·be conferv:ed, becaufe chac Wa- ter is greacly beneficia! to all that Valley. Bue to return again to whac Carate ÍP.eaks of che danger in which Gonpt!o Pi<¿arro was engaged , when he was refcued by his 'Brother ; it is to be noted (as we have mentióned in our Hiíl:ory of Flo- , rid11) chac he was che moíl: dexcrous Man wich his Lance of any of chofe who had paífed imo che New World ; in confidence of which, bqch he and his people foughc ftoucly that day, and advemured fo far,. chac they had be~n ov<!rwhelmed by che multitude of Indiam, had they not been füccoured beyond all expeétation ; ·· and indeed 'cwas .a merey wholly to be attributed to Divine Providence; for nei- cher did Gonralo nequire it, nor Hcrnando Pi farro know chac bis Brother was enga- ged fo far co ali ~~tremicy. • ~ ' . · f' ' ~' Anocher day when the Spaniard! and Indi~ ns engaged in the Field of Sa!inM, which is about a :finall League dillant from Oo: t.co to che Somhward, rnany brave Aétions .were perforrned by both parties; and though che lndiam were many, and rnade fiouc refiíl:ence;··yec chey were at lengch overcome, and puc to füght: How- foev'er, fome refoluee Ca_ptains amongíl: thern , who chofe racher co dye, chan cowafdly ro run away :in ftght of their .Inca, who from a high Tower beheld and obferved che Afüons of che day, continued in che Field, and foughc wich un- daunted courage : One of which pofüng himfelf in che r;nidqle of che road whicb leads to CoUao, actended the coming of a certain Cavalier (:whom 1 knew) as he wa5 making up to him o.n Horfe•back with his Lance in his ·hand; che Indian with a fierce countenán'c~, like an undaunted Souldier7 íl:ood ready yvith his Bow drawn to receive him ; arid at che fame time that che Spaniard rp~de a thruíl: at him,with his Lance, he_íl:rook the point of it down ,to che ground) and tatching hold of ir, forced ~e from his hands. Another Gentleman 1of my acquaimance fianding by, ;md obferving a fingle Combar between á Spaniar.d alld an Indian, did ·not concern himfelf, becaufe they were one to one, untill he faw·that ¡he Indían had wreí.led · the Lance out of. the hand ofahe Spani1trd; and then he t1i©ught k time to rake: pare with his companion, and fo made at him with his Lance ; bue che Indian bearing off the blow with what .he.had in his hands, ·wreíl:e<l' alfo the Spear frolti the Spaniard, and defended himfelf from both .of them: at the fame time; cheir Names 1 fhall con·ceal out of re{peél: to their poíl:ericy; one ofwhich was a Schol- lar with me at che Grammar. School. Gonfalo Pifarro, who was engaged in ano- ther place, and had put bis Enemies to flight, happened to come in at rhe fame time, and be a Speél:ator of this Aél:ion ; and feeing how matters paífed, he cried out wich a loud voice, Out for jhame, what two to one ! The Spaniards knowing the voice of Gonyalo Picam, made a ftop, untill- he himfelf carne up to make tria! ; whether he could deal better with him than chey had done: The Jndian feeing another Horfe-man come upon him, fet his footing on the firíl: Lance he had gai- ned, and with the other he encountred the third Cavalier; who before he could come to wound him, he gave fuch a frroke with his Lance ar the head of the Horfe, as raiíed bim bolt uprighc, and almgíl: threw him back upon bis hanches. The Indi,,,,n finding himfelf thus hardly befet, quitted his Lance, and.catched hold of that in the hand of Pifarro, intending to wreíl: ir from him, as he had done che .others; bue Pifª"º keeping faíl: hold tliereof wich his lefc hand, drew bis Sword with his right to cut off the hands of the Indian ; bue he being aware thereof, feeing the Sword over bis head, loofed the\Lance, and catched up the other, which was under bis feec. And now che two Cavaliers, which were Speétators, thoughc it time to dally no longer, but to come in, and without other complemenc to kill rhe Indian : bue Gon falo .Pi farró cried out againíl: it, faying, That it w.u pity fo brave a Man jhould qye ; 11nd that he deferved rather Honour and Reward, than Death. . The Indian obferving that the two ocher Cavaliers were reíl:rained by the words of Pifarro, and that he had faved his life ; he immediately threw away bis Lance, arid in token of fubmiffion went tq him, and kiffed bis righc leg , faying , Hmce• f Q,.th thsu-fhalt be m) Inca, and 1 wi!l be thy Servant: And for ever afterwards he fer- ved him wiih great fidelity ; and Gonfalo Pi farro loved him as his own Son, untill fuch time as he was killed in the .Battel of Canela, as we íhall hereafter underfrand. This Story 1 heard from the Mouth of RodrigHet de Vil!1t{uertc~ who was prefent " iá 55 1 .