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.

R9yal Comnientaries. . Sorne have malitiouíly reported, that GravieL de Rojas was jolned in rbe fame Confpiracy wich rhe others, but tbat was a fitlfe -Surn:iife; · for had he been real- Jy in chat Plot, he would nor have lefr near an bundred Prifoners in che For- trefs, rnany- of whi~h were in che number of the firft Conquerours, foch as Francifco de Villafuerte, AJ,or¡fo de Miyueta ; · Ml{ncio farra de · Leg11if.1J,mQ, J) iegD dé Maldovado, [ulio de Hojeda, Tomas Vafque;;;,, Diego de Truxi!to,, and [ohn de Pancorvo, with whom I had acquaintance, and were Perfons of great Intereft and E~ares amongft the Jndians in Couo: . Befides which , Garci!af{o de la Vega, Gome;;;, de Tor- doyrz, and Peralv¿¡re;;;, Ho!¡,uin, remained Prifoners; ali which to have taken VV'irh rhem, would have been much to the benefit of che Confpiratours: Bue chis was the truth of che Mar ter: The Marquis, when he fa w bis Brother, and his other Friends, rejoiced exceedingly, far he gveatly feared, ·chacby che Malic~ and· fü¡ge of his Enemies chey bad been put éo death; and ,bis people were greatly . encouraged by thefe addirional Foryes. Go11ralo Pifarro was made General of che Fooc, and Alonfo d.e A/varado o[ _th~ Horfe; and fo well was Gonf;.lo Pifa;-ro be- ]oved even by' his Enernies, that many quicted their Horfes to ierve on Foor, · onely to have che Honour to be,one of 11is Souldiers. - ,Almagro having received ímelligence of the greac .Force which w.as with che , Marquis, and char chofe whbm he held in Cuíl:ody, had made tbeir Efcapes, and cha e his Depucy Gov~rnour was a Prifoner, he fea red char che courfe 9f his good Forrune was changed; and repenring now chac he bad not accepted che PropoGtions which were offered him, he refolved tó enter imo a Treacy ; and to cbac end he clifpaccheá three Gentlemen to Pifarro, namdy, Alonfo En- ri'iue;;;,, Diego Nunnn de Mercadura, Adjurant, and [bhn de Gu:{.m!ln, Auditour, both which were Officers of His M:ijefües Reve,nue, giving them ful! Power :ind Auchoricy , to treat and conclude ali Matters wirhouc Paffion , in foch manner as íhould be juft and reafonable. Pifarro received them with all the kindnefs and refpeét imaginable; but being entred ioto a treaty fuch differences arofe iñ che points between .them, chat nothing was concluded: wherefore to put an end tbereunto, che co;ntmveríie was referred to che Uínpirage, and Awara ~( Frier Francú de Bobadi!la, Provincial in chofe parrs of the Order ofche Mem;ds, a P~rfon of tbat Probicy, Confcience and good Und~rftanding, that both Parties by mumal Confenc agreed to reíl: fatisfied wich bis Decerminacion: bue in chis particular Aurhours difagree; . for Carate makes mention of chis Friar, and of no Gther; bll.t Gomara reports that che Perfon norninated by Almagro was Friar Fran- cifco Hufando; but whether t~ Arbitratours were two, or one, it matter,s not much; for both Hiíl:orians agree in che material Points, and almoft in.che fame Words, whjch,, a€cordiog to Carate, in the eighth Chapter of bis third Book, are ~befe. · ,, · ''. Friar Francifco being. de¡:iuted Umpire, by t~ coofent of boch Parries, did " by virtüe ofi cbat Authoricy,' determine, Tnat in ·che firft place Plernando " Pifan:o íhould be [ec ac Ubercy , and thac the Marquis, according to the pri· " rna;:y Agreement, íboulcl be invefred in che poífeffion of che Cicy of Cow; " That' boch Armies íhould be disbanded, and che feveral Detachments there· '~ o[ !hould be made, and (ent for che Difcovery of other Pares ; ancl chat .in- " formation füould be · gi1ven to His Majefty of ali ch& particulars, that fo he " might determine and oroain according ta bis own gratious Pleafure. And far- " cher, .far tbc better Confümation of chefe Articles, be decermi¡;¡ed, Tbú an ce Intervkw·íbould be bad b~tween che Marquis and Almagro' in the Coantrey " ea!led· M t1 l!i , · which wás che mi~dle place between rhe two Annies; at1d " that neiEher party íh\.mld appear with more th(,ln twe\ve Horfe oí1 a fi:d{l. ' ' And in -regar.d that GoniaJ¡¡ Pifarro did not much. confióe in the Pn:imif.e~ of " ,Alm~gro; nór m1!1 much to che Tr.tlce tbat ' was made, he fpeediJy followed " che Marquis witb all his Soaldiers, aríd poíl:ed himfelf privacely ne;;¡r che peo- " ple of M al!a 1 and liiled a cenain Wood , or Thicket, through which Almagro " was to pafs-, with about forcy Mufquetiers,. refolving, thac in cafe more Soul- '1 diers weré brought char;i w.ere agreed, tbat ·tJhen they íhould fire upon thern, " and upon tíhrac·íignal he wOlilld ccime in w tbeir affiftenee. Thus far are che Words of Carate, not rnentioning farthe t· of Almag;·o, of whom Gomara reports in the 14oth Chapter, as fólloweth. · E e e e Almagro 577