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.

6z8 Royal Commentttriet. BooK 111. ne entered TrHXillo, he brought with him above 2.00 Souldiers, befides feveral which fled from Almagro, amongft which the principal Perfons were the Fadier Provincial Tllen SHare:t. de Caroajal, Gome~de Alvarado 1 'fohn de SatWedra, and Diego de Aguero. ' Being arrived at Truxi/Jo, he was -receivea with fuch folemnity as was due to aGovernow·, that is, in a rnilitary pornp, with found of Drums, and Trum- pets and Vollies of Shot; for as yet matters were in a fiate of War, and not prepared for a reception ac~ording to the formalities of Peace. CH A P. XIII. The Governour makes choice ofCaptains. Semis his Army hefore. Provides aO things neceffary for the fervice of His Majefly. Chriíl:opher de Sotelo is fd,Ued by García de Alvarado; • and García de Alvarado hy Don Diego de Almagro. P Edro Alvarez. Ho!guin, and his Captains and Souldiers, who had profeífed Sub,; miffion and Loyalty to the Governour in bis abfence, did now upón his ar- rival cefüfie their aétual Obedience by a publick Declaration in Writing, under their hands, and folemnly refign che Command and Power of the Army into his hands, the Captalns and Officers delivering up their Commifiions, and laying cheir Enfigns at his Feet; the like was followed by che Governours and Juílices of the Cicy of Truxillo, all whiclf the ~overnour received in fuch manner as was fitting, and renewed them again in thMlame of His Majeíly, confirming every perfon in his Office, either Civil or Military, reípeétively as before. He gave fix Com- rnifiions to Captains of Horfe, namely, to Pedro Alvarn Holguin, 21/onfo de A/varado, Pedro AnU1ro1, Gome~ de Alvarado, Garcilaf{o de la Pega, and to. Pedro de Pudin. The Captains of Harqnebufiers were Pedro de Vergara, Nmmo de Caftro, and 'fohn Velez.deGuevara, who was a Scholar, p.s well as a Souldier, and fucha Mecha- nick, that he direéted the making all the Mufquets for his own Company, and was ' fo aétive and induíl:rious, that he divided his time between Letcers and Arrns in fuch manner, that both in this preíent fiate of Affairs, as alío on occafion of che Troubles caufed by Goaz.a!o Pi~arro, as we (hall hereafter relate, he was ordained and coníl:imced in gualicy of a Judge; fo that all the morning, umill noon, he clothed himfelf in che Robes of a Lawyer, in which he heard Caufes, and decer- mined Differences; then afrerwards in che afternoon he changed his Habit to ap- pear like a Souldi~, with Breeches and Dublet of divers colours, richly embrode- red with Gold, and very gallam with his plume of Feachers; and buckling on his Coat of Mail, wirh his Mufquet on hisShoulder, trained his Souldiers in íhooting, and other,Exercifes ofWar. Thus far are che Words of Carate in the 1 s-th Chap. ter of his 4th Book; by which it appears, that the Carne Perfon may be borh a ' Souldier anda Scholar; and the Qµalicies of one fo confi.ílent with that of che ocher, as to be both ufefull in their proper times and feafons. Bue to proceed. Hernando Bachicao was named for Captain of the Pikemen, and FranciJ de Ca"r· vajal was made Sergeant Major, who was afterwards Major-General to Gonzalo Pi- fªrro . Gomez. de Tordoya was made Lieutenant General; and the Royal Standard he referved for himfelf, with which he performed the Office of General. Thus having.fetled his Forces? he_ difpeeded them before him, under command of their reípeéhve Officers, which mall compoíed an Army of 700 Men, of which 370 were Harquebufiiers, 160 Pikemen, and the reíl: were Horfe. Pedro de Pue!les was commanded to march before, with a Decachmem of thircy Horfe, to difcover che Enemy and other Obílruétions in che way; having Iníhuétions to go by way of che _Mo~ntain, bue no.e t? pafs Sa~J[a; but there to expeét the coming up of che Mam Body, becaufe chei.r refoluuon was to march along che coaíl: to the City of Ls1