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 ·e ommentaries. C H A P. -XXXIII~ Alonfo de Alvarado 1llarches to the Succour of Cozco 5 _ and what his fuc(efs was in ihefe Travels. S O foon $ Marquis Pif~rró was recruited wich Forces, both from AMifo de Al- - varado, and Garfilaffo de la Vega, he fent Succours to his Brochers, being alto- gether as yen ignorant of che fuccefs of affairs at Co~o; for he was neirher infor- med that Prince Manco Inca was recreaced, nor chat Alma¡,ro was rett.irm':d from. Chili, nor bis Brothers imprifoned. Of chofe Troops which carne ro him, and of bis own, he drew out a Detachment of three hundred Men, well Accoutred, and Aéeommodated in all refpeéts, one hundred and twenty of \vhich were Horfe, _ana an hundred.and eighcy Foot: Alonfo de Alvarado was appoihced to Commancl in .Chief, which ·office did formerly appertain to Pedro de Lerma, a Nacive,of B11r- . gos; who, during che Icifurreél:ion of the lndians, had acquicced himfelf like a, good Commander, and a valiant: Souldier ; and as he always behaved himfolf froucly as became him, fo one day particularly in aBattel between che lndians and the.s'pa- niards, his Teeth were beaten out with .an un1ucky íl:one thrown frotn a Sling: Nor was he onely -deprived ofhis Command, and che fame given to another; bur he was ordered ro ferve undér Alonfo de Alvarado_ in Qg_ality of Capcain of Horfe :' the whíeh Aél:ion, as fome coníl:rued ic, was. unpolitickly done by' the Marquis, and without due co'nfültation; for fince he was refolved in a inanner to degrade him, he h~d bet~er ha:ve kept him in bis 0wn cornpany, than to have eaufed him to ferV'e under ~ Petfon agairlíl: whom he coñteived fome piques'of'Emulaiion : And indeed Pedr~ de Lerma-cl~d .more refent this·circumfiance, than the de¡!>riva- tion 9f his·0flke; for t.h~y ~ere boch of the fame Countrey,. and b0tih Noble ; an~ it is a Nece' óf"pride íncideofi ro the Nature of Mankind, r~thet'l:o fubmit ro tbe corrrtnarr_d. o(la,5t.rángeP,} hoúgh 'of rneáner rafik and qualiry' than to nis equal clhne fame Cou'n&ey : .Airo ¡fr\xh chis ertour it Was, tha-t Pifarro afterwards lofr tfü~Cfbrcune of(t,He · a¡¡y~ ás' \Vlf fl)'atl fee ly i:he fequel of the Stóry. · ' · ·Wben che da:y 1 appoírtted for, the departlir€- of thefe for<:es.grew rn~ar, Gar~ilaffe de t~: Ve,r:a defi:éd' l~omce óf the ~1ar1uis, _thát he tnight. Wi~h tl:ie ocher C~pcains . he eµipioyed in il)Js adventure fór rehef and fuccout 0f h1s Brorhers ; to which che ~tqui& ' !llade anfwer, rha:t be iliould füddbílly have 9ccaGon of more fupplies, atid that .then he íl1ould be (em Cotnriiandér 'in thief df chem ~ bue Gar filaffe in- . íbrn~ly preífed t1hac.'hís <rlefites mlght n,ot H~ ¿~fifü~d, for thal! IYe ccmld not be quiet ib his-infnd, W:hen he confideted che diíl:refy bf his Ldrdfh'ips Brochers; for .ha- vi_ng arr ffpedal Pri.endíhip_ ft5r them, a'ad relátedJ :to ' u~etn 1 a~ Cóuiltreymen, he could nqt pardbn htmfelf, u'l fafe he .fü.oufül:. be guílty 0f, remrfnefs , ·and be a fe- i · c-ond; and not one. of che firA: to yie'ld, atiWád:hüniíl:er 'Aid fü dhem in cheir'di~ ftrefs; and chat for tbe recruíts whiéh wer~ hereafter to'l?!¿-~íllt, he did noc d0uoc but chat he was furniíhed wich Comrnanc!lérs, unto whoinrhe 1iffi1gh~ worthily·con:i- rnit rhat charge. .The Marquis yieldíng at lengch tQ his imporcunity, fuffered líi~ho- 'Glepad wi'dii che ocHers; fo cakiag" th~ir Mah:h by way; o'fithe <li?fa;ln~;- as far ~ Nan-afoai hY-~aveio the bad and di'ffit1dr piafilig!!S, chéy carne w t'l1e'.::~a1:1cifüll ~~ ll.ef. o! P1k_'IJ.~.'t!~mac '. where 1 ~~0~t four L.é~g~es di~amffot!i l~1 R'l).JJ¡_ í!hey· -\~er~, entagecl rfl a:'l1loüf:iy "Battel aga;mfl: che lndi~ns, '"w,he wer-e fü1\il mAf.lfts, tll'i'Éi 1r:1 a ~'e'(w~ -riotwifl11ifanding that tbelr PrincéJú/ r€füed1inté'> c:Mé Mourít~ i !!isr~arM lüd' úfüil1 thac time always beateh' the Sucrntif.s t,V)l i0ht:had 1 ,b<fe¡:¡: fomrc0:,c0~óóJf'. ilfid , wirh rhat ,encburagemem advéntureél to €-Fl~~{!! ~k:h Alonfo." d-e AlvutU:dó; 1tiig!ifting .a long time wit~ ,much bravery ; but being now in the open Field, wirhout the cov.ert and defente bf WdMs ·ifüd Mtiahrafüs, 'whér-e rne 0 H'b'rfe .c~&60erfervke . mátty of ~he . ~diani were fl.fiWi-, but in ~h~ cragkv an\;J \.VOOtly'M~t'lnc'ái'ñs-tli@y diJ· ftiud-1 miltbief.'to ~he Sparlik(:J.f killihg elev~-Abf tllem,, áfürfév~n Hqrf¿~r tptofn> !h~ Alcnfo de AFtmrado mdrcfüRi for~a·rd, ranl!l to W!ake t:fie·-h:iore ha-íl:e~ tbe;''tra.i - , , D d d d ve1led