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.

580 Royal Cvmmentarier. BooK 11. ,• CH A P. XXXVI. 'I A f arther Narrative of what hath been formerly mentioned ; and bow Hernando Pi~arro marched again/l Don piego de Almagro. A S we have fonnerly faid, Diego de Alvarad_o was very _much aGentleman, añ.d a Períon of great Senfe and Moderauon; and mdeed he fhewed him- felf fo to be, in all his Negotiations of things which we h:tve already relaced 1 of what we are now treating, and of what remain for oar future Difcourfe ; anci had not the Paffions of tbe Governours exceeded all the Bounds of Reafon, he had by lús Wifedom and Difcretion produced a true and a right underíl:anding between them. For when he obferved, that the Senrence given by the Friars, did rather ferve to enAame than appeafe che Differences, he vigorouíly incer- pofed, and frequemly paffing from one co the other, he at length produced a good Underfianding .and Peace between them; for it was by his foterceffion, that Alma¡,ro gave Hernando Pi farro his Liben~; and that the ~arquis yielde~ to aftord a Ship, and a free Pafs.porr to Alma¡,ro s Meífenger, whICb was fem mto Spain : And to che end that this Peace might be eíl:ablifhed for ever, he cauíed al! chree of them to fwear unto che maimenance of che Articles,. and to oblige them che more fumly chereunto, he bimfelf would become Guarramy to botó Parties; fuppofmg, th¡¡c our of refpeét to him, and in obfervance of cheir Oaths, -as Chriíl: ians, and of cheir Paroles, as Gentlemen, they would never violace whac they had [o íolemnly proceíl:ed. Wherefore Gomara faith, thac che Peace was made at che Iníl:ance and lnterceffion of Diego de A/varado; who moreover became Caution and Guarr·anty for the fame. But Orgonnos was he who declared himfelf againíl: che fecting of Hernando at Libercy ; and when he faw tbat Almttgro was reíolved to doe ic, Sir, faid he, (as if be had prefaged his Ruine) 7ou m~ loofe the B11/l if )'olt plea(e, ttnd then, you fhall find, that he will attac/z and kjll JOU, without refpcll to hú Word or Oath. As to what Gomara relaces of che Souldiers of Pifarro, that they were like Men, that were ~eafick, we muíl: underíl::rnd, that chofe who are frefh Men or lare- Jy come out of Spain, (in the Language of Barlovento are called Chapetone1,) and chofe who are inured co the Counrrey are cermed Baquia1101;) thefe, I fay after chey have refided fome time in the Plain, which are by the Sea-coaíl:, and come to che Mountain , are pre íenrly feized with a Sicknefs, like chofe at Sea, and :iccording to the different Complexions and Coníl:im cions of Men, ic is much worfe; for at firíl: they will remain a day or cwo wichouc. eati.ng or drinking, and noc able to fhnd on their Leg , bue continually vomit whatfoe ver they have in their Stomaches; and beíides, tbe brighmefs of the Snow fo dazles their Eyes, rhat for two or three days they become perfeétly blind, chough afterwards they recover their íight again. The Reafon hereof they attribuce to che füdden change of Air from one Extreme to the other, that is, from the hot Plains, to the cold Cordi!!mr, or the foowy tops of the Mountains, for it is not above fix hours cra- vel from one Region to the ocher; and ic is farther obfervable, rhat chofe who deícend from che Mountain into the Plains, are not affeéted wich this Altera. tion. · • Acofta, :in his Treatife conceroing th,is Mounrain-ficknefs, d~fcribes the Caufes and Effeéts 'Of ir much at large·in che third Book of hisNatural Hiíl:ory of che Jndies, unto which I refer che Reader. Matters being in chis poílure, had the Couñfel which Chriftopher de Sote/o, and orhers, gave to Orgonnos, been followed which was to have faln upon the Enerny in that condition, when chey wer~ weak and íick, they mighr, wichouc much refülence, have been defeaced; which C(J.rate confinns in chefe Words. · Rodrigo