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.

BaoK U. Royal Commentaries. Having thefe Hopes and Expettations oí' Vilfiory~ they.m'arched fonpard; qn tl:ic ocher ftde, the· Captains.. and Officers of A/varado iílqed out Orders for che Fighr, and for Defenc~, but were not obeyed·; for it was nlght, arra .moíl: of thern engaged in' the Confpiraéy; the Hor-femen pretended·~ that thelt Lances were íl:oln from cñ~m, and caíl: inro tl\e River; tbe Infantry'cómplained thac thei¡¡ Muske~s, Cro~- oo.ws , and Pikes, were hidden, and laid afidl! ; fo chat. non~ ob~y¡ ect t~e Command of cheir Captains, but every one was 'in confofton, and f91lowed- his own Fancy. Thofe that were appointed to defend cFie·River, and fecur.e th~ Bridge, iníl:ead of repulfiog che Enemy, , direéted them where they might pafs W·ith moíl: eafe and [ecurity'; and in regard it was nighr, fo that the Alínagrians ceqlti not difrnver che fordable places, rHe F'arcy on th~ Gther fide dire~eS and· gUicled chein 1 over, and chofe at che Bridge invited and: ~ fiur.ed them,. dt irtliey. might pafs with9ut f~ar. By thefe m:ans Don Diego de Alli!'ftrº obtainea a Yiéto- ry~ and took Alonfa. de. Alvar11qo, Garcilaf{o de tu Pega, Gomei:., de Tordoya,. ~nd Ca¡;i- tain Vtl/alva, Prifoners, wirll other Captains and Officers of tlie Army, witH about aá lmndi:ed cornmon Souldkrs, who re~ufed to encer into rhe·ConfPiracy; all wfüch was l?erformed without tfue lofs of one Man, eicl}el.' killed or wounded on eithet ftde, onely Rodrigo de Orgonnos paid for ali, ~aving fiis Teeth beaten out bY, aa- unlucky Stone tfu:own at ran'dome from a -tling, rio Mar knows &ow, nor fmm whence ic carne. Thus Almagro, and his Souldier5; 'retqrn~d· vi~otious, and triumphant, unto Couo, giving out Words of Scorn and 1 Conte'mpt againíl: che Pifarros, as tbat they would not leave fo muchas oñe Pifar,ra under foot C:vhich is a p€bble Stone) .in aU Peru, thac if they 1 afte~e~ GovermI_lent, a~d D?;n~1liop, they. íl1Gu-ld go feek-1t anwngíl: the M'anglare'J, anrl ~n chofe h1gh lVfountarns wlúch run akmgd1e Sea-cbaíl:, under the J;quinofüal. T.hofe whom tbey füfpeétled of Ma- lignancy towards--them , r~ey f~ured under fafe Cuflody; and 1 becaufe ·cheY, were rnaFIY' in number, they corrimitted them. unto two Prifons'; fome· chey [ene ro· the FertrefS<,. and orhers to the Caf{ana; which is the' ommon ~r1(0ri of t~e: 'Fow·IY. · ·¡ ' . ~,.- , . ,we· liavé; fbr.rt ;ler~y mentioned, how chat the Marqtjis· Pif~rro, fjavi~g dif- pa:tEh,ecl Alo'rifa de A/varado, and foon after Gomez;, de Tordóya, wnh :Recrmts anct Su€eoúrS: ro·· Bis Brothers, he himfelf remaine'd in the Cicy of los Reyes, to order and difpofe thofe Troops, which carne to hirn from div,ers pares, according as he' lii¡¡d demand'ed; of which Gomara, in die 1 37th Chapter of his Book, give~ tM 'Ac;count. ' .' 't Atonfa· de f:uen .Mayor, Prefidenc and Bifhop of St. Domingo, .fent 1 undér che '" Cémtnand of bis Brdther, Diego de Fuen M a7or, Nativé of YanguM, many Spa- " ; njfo. Mu(queti~rs, which Were lately chrne to bim with Pedro de Vergara. Fer- " ~ ~qfltio Coi;tef [ent upon hi{ own Ship, comrn~n~e'p hy Ro'drígo di Grijttlua; as far as "-frem New .,Yplit-1, a conf\tlerahl_e quantity·of Arms, fuch as Lances, Sadles, and '" Futniture for Horfes, G4rmencs: of Silk, al}d one Suit of Martin's Fúrr. GtA[- " per Je. E/pr11ofa· brought fi'om Panmna, Nomhre de Dior, and other parts of " tbe Con~enent , a great Company of Spaniards ; an_d Diego de Aya/a recurned " · with good Recruits, wllich h'e had gá 'Ilered ar Nicaragua? and fl._uahutemallan; " ~efides many odiers, ftom divers otHer- ~a'rts :" So tlrat n.ow - ilie Army of " r P-i farro Was becom~ far greater chan e\fér ' and che: _nuinber of bis Mufque- "-Qers mueh en'creafed , of which though Fie bad no great u fi .ainfi che In- " dlt,tnsJ y.ec they carne feafonably to hiS Ai'd' againff :Á~ro, as al! hereafcer ". 0e ·re1ated; &c. . . 1' ,· 573 Tliie"Marquis finding himfdf [o,' weU reihfor~ed f9r as Carat.e reporcs,. his Tro(:)~ 11 tdnfiíléd of feven hundred Spdn\ards, Horfe and Fuot' he refolved in · perf0ñ- to march to che Relief of his Bro.thers; ÍÓli bis ·rv.f\nd coufd not be. ar . refi, belng in daily apprehenlions and 1 fears fQr tl'iem,_ at\_d ·could not be fatisfied whttllfl: herfemáined at fo far a difrance·: :W&erefd5e ta'king_his way. by the Plains.,, and1 wich fhort Days Marches, he met tbe, lntelligerice whith was fent' hirn l'>'y A/varado, bow ' that ene Inca was retired , that Almagro was tecurneg to Coz.co, rhac two of bis Brothers were imprifoned; aad a third dead; ali which ill News the Marquis received with a due fonfe of Sorrow and Affiifüon ~ But that