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. out of the Field, duríl: not engage in' a pirched Baccel, as they had formeriy done, yet rhey continued rheir frequenc Skirmiíhes with lofs and damage on one fide and che other. - And having marched rwency Leagues farcher unto che Bridge of A- mancay, Alonfo de A/varado received intelligence from che Jndians, that che Inca was f!ed', and retired into- che Mouh!ains, rhat Remando de Pifarro was imprifoned, that [ohn de Pi farro was dead, with many others, during the laíl: Siege, beúdes fe- .vera] other paniculars which had 'happened ; to ali which A/varado had been a ftr~nger umill tbat time : But now upon this advice, it was judged moíl: fafe not 57 1 to proceed farther, umill they had received new Orders from the Marquis, to whom they gave a true information of the fiace ·of.all affairs; arid lefi, in che mean time, Almagro fhould make an attempt upon them, they forcified themfelves, and provi- ded for aSiege. Almagro hearing cha.e Alonfa de A/varado was with his Forces come as far as the Bridge of Amaneay, difpatched a Meifage to" him by Diego de Alvar;do, an~ eigbt other Cavaliers of che beíl: Quality then with him ; and in a peaceable dlld civil manner gave him to underfiand, that che title and -claim he laid to rhac Government was very manifefi and plain by the Commiffion he had m;:eived from his Majeíl:y ; anrd therefore he exhorted him to return in peace, and ifnot, he pro- teíl:eé! againíl: hifll for all the Bloud, Miferies and Damages which íhould follow. Th.is Meifage being d.elivered, · Alonfo de Alv111.rado feized on thofe that brought ir; and. detained them Prifoners, ,faying, That to the Marquis, and not to him, they ought to notifie their infiruétions, not being auchorized or empowred to aél: any thing without nis Ordets : And though Garfilaf{o de la P"ega, ·. Pera/vare~ Holguin Oome~ de Tordoya, . and orher principal Officers were of opinion; that rhey ougbt t~ • be fet free, and liberty given them to intimare their Meifage to che Marquis him~ . felf; for that in all pares of ,che World, .€ven amongíl: che moíl: barbarous Nati- cms, the Perfons of Ambalfadours were always privileged, and freed froni Mole- fiations and Arrefis whatfoever. That chis courfe would ferve to augment and enRame tne heacs of pa,ffion, which were kindled between che Governours, ra.,. ' ther than'to allay and appeafe them. That it was a hard cafe rhat chofe who had gained that Empire, and were in hopes to enjoy che rruics of their Jabours in peace and quietnefs, íhould now quarrel and kill each orher, when they carne ~o íhare and divide the prey. That he íhould conúder with what infarny the relation of this Sco ry w ould be receiveq in tpe.World, when it íbould come to be known tbat ·on e.he fcore of par_ticular .in"tereíl:s, a civil and inrefüne War was !;>egua a: , . mongíl: then:: BucAlon.(O .de Ah¡ar:ido being far from bei~g mqved by thefe re'lfons, adhered to h1s own op1mon, mc1ted by a natural obíl:macy, to the great difcon- tentment of bis people, who were defirous to enjoy the Riches of Peru ·in peace and in an·amicablé correfpondence, which they liad acquired at rhe coíl: and ex: pence of much bloud, and of inceífant labours and turmoiJs full of danger. , f -~ J .... IJ r ! ,J ,, 1 • ·¡ • '( ·b ,dd d, 2 e HA l'. l ·¡