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 III. Royal C ommentaries. thac it bordered o~ the Skirrs of che foovvy Moumain, he imagioed vvould be che woríl guarded, and chat therefore liccle or no provifio~ would be 1mde on rhac pare againíl: any Atternpt. And fttcher they gave him mfiruél:ions to aífure fuch Friends as íhould join herein of the farne Rewards ; and íhould be more am- ply repaid according to chofe great Services, which chereby they would perfoqn to che EmperoÚt·, hís King and Mafier; and co fecure che Souldier's Faith in thismat- ter, chey tendered an Oath to him, whereby they caufed him to fwear never to di[cover chis fecrec to any perfon whatfoever, faying, rhat having eíl:eemed him for a good Friend they had emrufied to him the grearefi fecret in che World .. The Souldier remrning, told his Story, how that his rw.o Cornpanions v:ere hanged by che Enemy; and he alone was faved and [et at L1berty, upon wh1cn Almagro re- fleél:ing a while, imagined rhat fome u[e was to be made of chisSouldier, who wirh- ouc any apparent reafon was better created than che other; co difcover which he feized on che Souldier, and puc him to che torment. Tbe Souldier being on che Rack, confeífed che fecret committed ro him, and how Pera/vare:;:, defigned to attack him on che; Q!arter which was .next to che fnowy Mountain, by reafon chat rhat fide be~ng efieemed almoíl: ioacce~ble, would lie th~ m?fi open aod un~efeoded. By wh1ch Confeffion Almagro findmg th<1.t che Sould1er mrended to aél: ma trea- cherous manner againíl: him, gave order to have him hanged. Howfoever giving fome credif to bis ·w ords, he fortified rhat fide of bis Ca1tlp, which bordered to- wards che fnowy Mountain, where for che [pace of chree days he endured rnll(h cold; howfoever by thefe means Alvare:;:, got che íl:art, and marched ar a good di- · íl:ance before him; Almagro followed him for fome Leagues, bue finding that it . was impoffible to overrake him, be returned into che high Road, which leads to Cow. A/vare:;:, proceeding on che way he intended, joined his Forces with chofe of Alonfo de A/varado, at which meeting there was great joy and criumph, becaufe that che greateft number of chem confiíl:ed of fuch as had emred that Countrey w1rh Don Pedro de A/varado, which was the firíl: original .oí Friendfhip and Aíloci• ation which was ,tommenced between thern. ' ·:Íhefe Forces being thus joined, Letters were writtenby common confent to the Judge Vaca de Caftro, givilig him to underfiand ofe¡ll ~atcers that were paíl:, and defiring him to haíl:en wich [peed to them, for tnat his. preíence was neceífary in that conjunél:ure for becter coumenance of their Affairs. So foon as chefe Letters came to hand, Caftro de Vaca haftened to the City of f¿gitu to recruit bis People . with the Forces which were in that place. When he carne near, Loren:;:,o de Alda- 11a., who was Lieutenanc Governour for che Marquis in fl.!!_itu, wenr forch to meet and receive bim, as did alfo Pedro de PuelleJ, who was .the Deputy of Gon:;:,alo Pi- • rarro, and Caprain Pedro ide Vergara, not to be faulty or remifs in paying the fame refpeét, though otherwiíe employed in che Conqueíl: of that Province, which is called Pacamuru; and by the Spaniards Bracamoros, went alfo to rec.eive Judge Vaca de .CaftYo; and de[erted the place, which he had already forcified, that he rnight be better enabled to defeod him[e\f, and fend.his Forces againíl: Almagro; bue be- fore Vaca de Caftro thought fit to leave ~itu, he diípatched Pedro rk Puelles before to Truxillo, to 1'n:ike fuch provifions in thac City, and in che Coumrey thereabouts, as che War required. He likewiíe diípatched orders to Gomlt. de RojM, aNacive of Cuellar, to repair with his Forces in ali <liligence to Co:u:o, and chere to perfuade che People to receive hi1Tí for Governour; who accordingly made fuch [peed, that he arrived at Cow before Almagro, wh'o was decained in his way by the fickneís of 7ohn de Rada, who dyed afrerV:•ards in thar Province. Gome:;:, de RojM was well re- ceived in Co:uo, and his Orders and Iníl:ruétions obeyed, and accordingly Caftro was acknowledged for Governour; for that Cicy remained Joya! and obedient cd His Majeíl:y in fuch manner as it had been,left by A/vare:;:, Ho!t,uin. In the mean time Vaca de Caftro deparced frorh 'f2!!.it u, ana wenc to Truxillo, and·by the way was mee wirh rnany Noble Perfons, who had been diíperíed about tbe Couqtries, and by many Souldiers, who be'ing defirous to ferve His Majefiy, wem forth to receive him. Pedro A/vare:;:,, and his people, who then refíded at Truxillo, agreed to fend two perfons co meet him on che way, and in che name of them, and of the whole City, to make render of their Obedience and Service to him, as Governour by Commiffion from Hls Majeíl:y, by which Title we fhall difünguifh him hereafcer; che Perfons nominated for Envoyes on chis occafion were Gome::. de Tordoyit, and Garcilaf[o de la Pega; , wich fight of whom the Governour was greacly rejqiced 1 be- ing much encouraged to [ee his party daily encreafe to füch numbers, chat when LI 1l l. he