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. R~yal Comrnentaries. And here 'ir iS obfervable, that both Governours chaHenged the Ciry of CoZ;- co fQr bis own , and both agreed rhat che Limits of rheir r@fpeél:ive Govern- ments íhould be begun- and ·be efrabliíhed from rhe ChaneIs without, one ro the Sourhward, and che óther Norrhward ; che choice of which being abfo- lurely granted to Almagro , he refufed to accept either ; for feeing himfelf now in poffeffion of. the City, and rhat bis Competicour had condefcended to all. his Conditions , he believed that fuch Cornpliance proceeded from a fear of loofing all his G.overnment; wherefore fince Forcune had with difplayed wings owned bis Caufe, he was refolved ro puíh it forward, and cry if' he could be- c01lie fok~ Monarch of all thac Ernpire. . . · . _ Thus Almagr.o being puffed up with Ambician, and moved wi~h Covetouf- nefs , which are cwo unfatiable Affeél:ions of che Mind, he would yield to no Agreement_with che Marquis, and Efpinofa dying·amidíl: che heac of thefe De· bares, nothing was concluded; nor che Benefit of that Peace and happy Ac- commodation' produced, as mighc have been expeéted from ·the Prudence; J udgment, and moderarion of that worthy Perfon , who, before bis Death; prefaged che Rtuine and Deílruél:ion of boch che Govemoars. And now Al- magro, to refüqe to ~he World that he had not yielded to che Propofitions of ~pe Marqui~ , he rriarnhecl out of Couo with an Army > leaving Graviel dé Ro-; };u ! G.ov ,ernollr' in bis íl:~~d, with ,Commiffion to have a particular Eye and l¡'l~~arq ove! the Prifoners_, ,wh0,. with che ~ríl: taken with Hernando Pifarro; and chofe w1th Alonfo ·de Alvarfldo, d1d amounc J.11 all to che number of one hun- dred and fifty which were committed unto two feveral Prifons, as we have alt~aay declared. ' ' . . ·Bue 'in. regard that Almagro. duríl: not truíl: Hernantb Pirar.ro in Prifon, leíl: he lhóuid make his Efcape, he cook him with himfelf, and marched by way of the Plains; and having .paífed 'che Tetritories belonging to Couo, he entred into che " Jurifdiétion of los Reye1, aqd carne to the·Valley of Chinch11, which is not much rhore chao twenty Leagues difiant from chat Ciry, where, in token of Live.- ry and Seifin, he founded a new Colony, giving thereby a clear Evidence of his lntentions, to become Mafier of both_GQvernments. And here for a while ·he pirc~ed his Camp , to fee how che·Marquis wouW cake chis Atternpr, giving . him thereby to underíl:and , That in cafe he íhould · be difplcifed with chéfe liis Proceedings , chat he was there ready to defie him·, and there expeéted ~ JR;~ che F,ield, to decide. che Co.ntroverfie )ike a Souldier , .and a ·valiant :,l tam. il •' 'IJ . f ,) il 1.' ¡· '-':.'.1 .1 ') l • • J •j 1. f¡' • ( · .i·1 e e 1 lr- i, • 1 {I 1. .·: _l, Clt'A Pe