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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK 11. CH A P. XXXV. The Marquis nominates Captains fer the War, Gonzalo Pifarro makgs his E/cape out of Prifon. Th~ Sentence given by the Vmpires concerning the Government. The Interview between the two Governours: And the Liher- ty of Hernando Pi~arro. S O foon as the Marquis was rerurned to tbe City of los Reyu, he began his Preparations for a War againfi Almagro-, his Drums were beat up für new: Leavies and Advices were difpacched along thé Coafr of ali macters which had paífed: Upon which che people Aocked cogerher in fuch numbers, chat ha- ving irrcrea{ed his Army very confiderably, he gave out his Commiffions to Cap· cains and other Officers. Pedro de Paldivia , and Antonio de ViUalva, were ordai- ned Major-Generals ; che Son of Collonel Villal1Ja was made Seargeant Major: Pe'f!a~ttm, Diego de ~1oj1U, and Alonfo de Mercadill~, were app<Jinted Capcains 0L Honf«:. JJie.go tÍ4 Vrbino NaEive of Ordm111a, the Kiqfman of 'f oh11 de Vrbim was mad6 Gaprain of Lanciers: Nunnode C.1/h-0> and P'eter de Pergara~ who had been a Souldier in Flanders, and broughc wirh him from thence into ch~ Jndies 1 a com- pany of Mufquetiers witb Amrnanicion, and necefF.iries agreeable thereunto, were confirmed by Commiffion for Officers of thar .Militia. Thefe Commanders muíl:ered eight hundred cho~ce Souldi.ets, vh. ÍD< hundred Foor, and Mo hundre& " Hmfe, 1 ith which Force the M.arquis marched out of !01 Reyn to flght Almagro. Wlülfl! matrers fucceeded, as we have relared, bmveen rhe Marquis, and f111ma- fi'<º~ the PrifonerS' whid1 remained in Co~co, were contriving the manner hbw ro obcain cheir defired Liberry ; and in regard chat che namre of civil Wars is fudi, as chac Mens Minds are eafily corrupted and feduced to the conrrary Faíhion ; fo on chis occafion thefe wanred not Men, who, upon promife of Reward, were perfuaded to fell the Loyalry and Fairh which chey had f worn to Almngro, and his Depury Graviel de RojM; the price whereof was noc paid in h;md, bue on the bare Promife of Gan:uilo Pir¡arro, and A!onfo de A/varado with about fifcy or fU<ty more, who were then Prifoners in rhe Caffana; the Perfons whd were privy to this efcape, were about forcy in number, and were che Guards of the Prifon; who having licence to go in and out ro che Prifoners, as occafion ferved ; chey lefc them inílrumems to file off cheir Chains and Arrns for cbeir Defence; and ha- ving other Souldiers wich chem in che Plor, chey provided rT1em wirh Horfes and other neceífaries, for rheir Flighr: The Prifoners, and their Complices, be~ ing in readinefs to rnake rheir efcape wich rhe íilence of che nighc, it happened rhat fo~e rime before che rn~tcer was ro b~ pur in E~ecution, rhar Graviel de RojM: as was h1sCuíl:ome, every night carne to v1fü the Pnfoners, where h:iving opened che Door, he found rhe Prifoners loofe, and at Libeny, and he himfelf raken. for being encompaífed by rhem ali, they told him plainly, char either he rnuft refolve to go wirh them, or dye UP,On che place. Graviel de RojM feeing himfelf thus unexpeél:edly furprifed , and noc being in any Capaciry to make a Re- fütence1~ ~o¡fen~ed to what they.required, and fo in comp~ny w.ith about an hundr~~ni, he· was forced w1th chofe who had taken h1m Prifoner, coge- cher wtch chofe who revolted, to the p<¡rry of Francifco Pir¡arro, having free paífage by way of che Moumains, for Almagro, wirh his Forces, was quarrered in the Plains by the Sea·coaíl:. Sorne /