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 Commenú1.riu. BooK III. fearing fome rigorous punifhment for their demeric, íl:ole fedetly ou~ of rhe Town by night, and fled, with intention to joyn with Don Diego ; bue of chis number chere was not one perfon of Note or Qialicy amongfi them. Captain NHnno de Caftro, and Capcain Hernando Bachicao having ñotice' hereof, purfued them w~th twency Harquebufiers, which beating up their Q[arrers in che Night, by furpnze rook and brought them bac;k again to che City wichout ·any hurt or ocher mif- chief. In che mean time Alvare;;, HolgHin, wich bis Souldiers, arrived at che Cicy, to whom alfo many principal perfons of condicion flocked fi-om ali pares, and were received by·che Corporation of che Cicy wich much joy and contentmenc. Afcer which, their firíl: bufinefs was to Eleél: a General, for A/vare;;, HolgHin ha- ving.performed thac charge hitherto, was defüous to be difmiffed from chat Of- fice. In chis point cherefore was fome diverfoy in ,Opini9ns, which occafioned delay; not t-flac any Emulations or Parties obfiruél:ed che progrdS of affairs, but che many perfons, which for cheir Qiality and Abilities were deferving of chat Honour, caufed che Eleél:ion to be with more difficulcy determined. Ac lengch, by che common confrnt of ali chofe in the Cicy. the c~oice fell upon Pedr<> 41vA- rc;;, HolgHin, who w:is accordingly fworn Caprain-General, and ~hief Juíl:iqiary of Pern, untill his Majeíly's farcher pleafure íhould be known therein. The which Aél: was !egally done, for it was in che power of che Governmenc of~ chis Ciry (as che Head .of che Empire) to nominare a Chief, wid1 ocher Officer~ boch Milirary,and Civil, whenfoever the lawfull Magifiraces íhould fail, and cb~ famt Lo ro continue, unrill his Maje(ly fhould confirm them, or Commifuornhe ochers. Come:{. de Tordoya was appointed for Lieutenanc-General, Garp1aífo de"'í" Vega, and Pedro de An¡um, were rnade Captains of Horfe, Nunno de Caftro, and R emando de Bachic,10 Captains of Foot, and Martin de Robles was appointed Enfign ·to carry che Royal Standard. Hereupon Wai· was declared againfi Dieg<> de Almagro, and che Citizens of Couo 'obliged chemíelves ro make good unto his Majeíly whatfocver A/vare;;, Holg11in íhould expend in profecucion of chis War out of the Royal Exchequer in cafe bis Majeíly íhould noc allo\i che fame: To the performance ofwhich, noc onely the Citizens of Couo, bue the Inhabitants of Chamu and Areq11epa did bind both their Perfons and Eílaces ; and fuch was che chearfulnefs aod affeél:ion towards his Ma- jefiy's Service, that in a íhort time they compofed a Body of three hundred aod fifcy, ali choice and feleél: Men, both Officers and Souldiers ; of which number chere were about a hundred and fifcy Horfe, a hundred Harquebufiers, and che reíl: Pikemen. In che mean time News carne to Alvarn Ho!gHZ·n, that' A/011/0 de A/varado had fec up his Standard for the Emperour in che Chacbap1tyM, which oc- cafioned grear joy, becauíe rhey greacly feared, chac ali thac Counrrey from Rimac to fl!!itu was well atfeél:ed ro Almagro. Much abouc the fame time likewife in- telligence carne, rhat Don Diego was marching cowards Co~co wich an Army of a- bove eíghc hundred Men, wich inremion to give chem Batee! ; which being coníi- dered ac a Council of War, it was agreed noc to ílay, and expeél: his cotning to ' Couo, bue to march forth and joyn with Alonfo de A/varado ; and that paffing by way of che Mbunrains and narrow places, they mighc eaGly avoid che Engagemenc with Almagro, uncill they were becter recruiced, and reinforced by fuch as were loyal and well-af(eél:ed co their caufe, which (as they were advifed) were corning to them frOl.n ali parts, by fecret ways of Woods and Mouncains. Wich chis re- folution they deparced from Couo, leaving fuch behind as were ufelefs, and noc fit for fervice ; and chat che City mighc füll keep a face of being cheirs, Officers wc::re appoi.nred . ro maintain the Governmenr, and diílribuce Jufüce. In their Mard1 they ufed ali due caution, fending their Scouts before co difcover the Enemy, r~­ folving ro avoid fighting wich Alm11.gro, unlefs chey could furprize him wi¡h ad- vancage. · , In che mean time, whilíl: things were chus ordered in Co~co, Almagr<> and his Complices were not idle or negligent in the City of los Reyes, where they received fecrec im elligc1ice of ali that paífcd ac Co:c,co , and how chey intended to march by wáy.of che Mounrains to joyn with Alonfo de A/varado, and wich his to ílrengrhen their Fo rces, which as yec were not fufficient to give him Battel. Upon thefe Advices Almagro, with concurrence of his Capcains, refolved to meec them ; and in order thereunto he rec:illed Captain Garfia de A/varado, who was bufily em- ployed along che Coaíl: of Truxillo, levying Men, and providing Horfes and Arms for chis fervice : And though he inrended to have fallen upon Alonfo de AlvAraáo, w'ho