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 Commentariu. This invention ofChain-bullets was brought from Flandm to Pmt by Pedro Je Pergara, with che Guns which were made ~or the.m. 1 remember to have feen fome of them in my own Coumrey ; and lJl Spam 1 ~ave ~en them, and made them ; and chere 1 was acquainted }Vlth a Gencleipan called Afoflfo de Lotty[a, a Na: tive of Truxillo, who was wounded in that Batee!, having his lower jaw, with his teeth and gums, carried away wich one of chofe ~ullets ; he was che Farher of Francifco Loayfa, who lives tfüs day at Co:i:..co, and is one of thofe few Sons of the Conqaerours which remain and enjoy the inhericance and potrion divided ro rheir Fachers : and according to this form , 1 have feen ochers like thefe rnade for Cannon. Bue to return to our Scory of the }34ctel. Rodrigo de Orgom101, :rnd his Corrn·ade Pedro de Lermfl, obferving the greac execution whic:h che Harquebufiers rnade up- an cheir peo.Ple, charged che Squadron QÍ fiorfe, cornmanded by Hernando Pif 4 rro, hoping co ' find, and kili him, whi<;h was che 1,1ltirnate .end of cheir expeétarion, for they perceived chac the Vjétory began to incline coche Gde of rheir Enemies; and fetting themfelves juíl: in che Froor of Hernqndo, and bis Cornpanion, whom they difü11gui01ed, and knew by cheir Coals of lrn;arn;uion-Velver, they charged chem wich greac bravery and refolucion. Orgonno¡, who carried his Lance in irs lf In Peru,for Reíl: full-buct againíl: Francifco de B11r11hona, happened to direét it righr upon * the want of Ber- B 1. h d h' c. l . h b . d f . be s·¡ gandines or · eaver w11c covere is 1ace ; w llC emg rna e o a mixture, rween 1 ver Head-pie::es, and Copper, opened with the blow, and gave paífage co the Lance which raa chey wore a ioto hi~ head ; wich whkh falling to the ground, Orgonmr proceedecl forward, and ~~~ of f~r- ran anmher with his .Lance _into. the breaíl ; and then laying his h:md to !1is Sword, chei: Fac~ h~ had perfor01ed Miracles m h!S own Perfon ~ b~t that an unlucky ~ham, ~r Par- like a croís rndge-íhot, from the H;iri;¡uebufiers, ílrook h1m 10 the forehead, ¡.vuh whICh he Bar. !oíl: borh his Gght a,nd force. Pedro de Lerm4, and Hmiando Pifa rro, encountred each orher with their Lances; but being mounced on Genners, they fixed them noc in the Reíl:s, bur in anocher manner ; which was chis : At thar time, and long afrer, during ali tbe time of the Civil Wars, the Spanimls made cercain Ca- fes, or Holíl:ers of Leather, which were faíl:ned to the bow of the Saddle, and reached ro the neck of che Horfe ; and then putting rhe end of rhe Lance inro rhe Holíl:er, chey broughc ir under the Arme like a Refr. In chis manoer paí- fed rnany brave Corpba.cs berween the Spaniard.t in Peru ; for rhe Encouncer , or Juíl:s, were with all the force borh of Man and Horfe; bue a!l rhis needed not againíl: rhe Jndian1, whofe Skins were pierced with :i more eaGe firoke of rhe Arme. We have iudged fit to give tbis accoum of rhe offenfive and defenGve Arms of my Councrey, for the better underíl:anding of what is bereafter to be treaced. l3ut to recuro unto the Combar becween Hernando Pi farro, and Pedro de Lerma, ir happen~<l in chis manner: The Lances of borh rhe Duellill being very long 1 and rherefore more plianc, or noc fo friff as chey defil'ed, boch of rhern aimed low at each ocher ; fo rhat Hernando Pi farro forely wounded his Enemy in rhe chigh, piercing che Coat of Male which covered ir. Pedro de Lerm11 woun- ded Pi farro's Horfe 0 in the Forebead, which razed the skin, and wich rhe fharp point of the Lance el)t che head-ílall of che Horfe ; and rhen rnaking a fecond charge, he happened to bear upon the purnmel of rhe Saddle wirh fuch force t:hat rhough ir were made for \iVao& yet it broke and gave way to rhe Lance' which pafling forward, pierced the Coat of Male , and wounded Pic11rro in th~ belly, rhough nor morrally; for rhe Horfe being over-bom, fe!! backwards ro t·he gr0tmd ; by which meaos yielding to the force of che íl:roke, he fa ved his life which orherwife had be(ln in grea.c danger; for had rhe Lance found foil refiíl:ence' lt had pa(fec,!. quite tborow his Entrails. ' On rhis occafion both our Hiíl:orians having juíl: caufe to applaud the Frowefs and V ~lour of O,rgonno1, do almofl u[e the fame word~. A11gttflin~ C11rate in the Encomiur,n which lle g~ves of lúm, fairh :is follows ~ ' ' In chis. Fight Rodrigo Orgonno1 was wounded wirh a Chain·íhot in che fore- " head, which paífed rile Beaver of his Head-piece : and yet afier chis wound he " kUled two Meo with his Lance; and witb bis Rapier he ran anorher inro the " mQUth, who was .a Servanc to Hernf1lld.o Pi f411ro, miftaking him for che Maíl:er " by ~eafQI) Qf h~ goQd Habit Tbus far Carate. ' And