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 11. R oyal Commentarier. Hereunro Pifarro replied, rhat the Ernperour's rneaning was , rhat every one íhould enjoy that \vhereof he was peaceably poífeífea, and not rhar which was raken by force of Arms, under which rhe Governrnent.of the newKingdorn of To- ledo would fall; and therefore he required him immediarely co quit and abandon Couo, and other parts in difpute, or orherwife , rhar he would chafe him frorn thence by force of Arms; for íince rhe arrival of rhe Emperour's hte Determina- ti?n, the Engagernents an~ ?ecurities he had giyen ?f ~ruce, did al! c:afe án? ex- pire. But A lmngro remammg firm and poíiuve ·m h1s firíl: Refqlur1ons, P•e:irro marched wich all his Army ro Chincha, of which his Commanders were fucb, as before relared, and his thief Counfellour was Hernando, his pretence ac firíl: being onely to difpoífefs his Enemies of Chincha, co which he hada clear and an un- doubted Title. · Almagro fearing the force·of his Enemies, and not willing to engage wlrh them, rerreared rowards Coz:.co; and leít they íhould purfue him too clofe in rbe Rere, he 'cut the Bridges, and obíl:ruéted the ways, and forcified himfelf in Guj[ara, 'a crag- .gy and inountainous Coutl~r~y. Pirarro marched clofe afrer him,, ·a/id having a ~ betcer, anda more ñt~mer0us Artny, Fernando Pi farro, by che benéfit ofthe nighr, climbed the mountain with his Mufqtletiers, and gained rhe PaíS. ,!(}.!magro by .thefe áleans being in a bad condition, marched away \r,rith. áll fpeed ·poaible, 6 leá- ·viñg Orgonnbs ro bring up rhe Rere, and ro retteat asmderly as he cou1d, wit out figliting, che which he performed accordingly ,,· though, as Chri.ftoph1:r de. ~otelo, and ochers, repott) he haa 'better have giveñ Battel to ch~ Pifarrifts, who weré, as it were, íea-fick, being frouble with a-kibd of .vomiting. For it Was very or- dinary for the Spaniarrlr, when ac firíl: they carne out of che warm, or rather, hoc Pla.ins, and afcended to the tops of rhe fnowy Mountains, to be 'raken wirh a kind of dizzinefs in the Head, and ficknefs i,í\ their Scomachs, .as if tliey were Sea-1.iclf, . fuch change there is, -and altertttion of Air, in fo íhort a diíl:ance of place. In fine, Almagrt1 liaving joióed all his Force into one ·Body, marcb~d direCl:ly for Couo, brake allthe Bridges behind him, caufed Artnour to be níade of Silver and Cop- ,per, with Mufquets, and other Fire~anns; pr-0vided che Cicy wich Vlétuals, and repaired the oucworks, and old Fortificacions, &c. 1 · • · , Thas far are the Words of G,;.Ítra, which are confirmed by Oarate, though with more brevicy. And becaufe thefe Authours to avoid tedioufnefs are fo .íhort in :che telation of thefe parciculars, thac they become obfcure, we íhall in the following Chaprer ferve the Reader wich a Coment, and enlarge thereupo9 as ·the matter requires. E e e e ~ CHAP. I·