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 111. Royal Commentariet. / Lo1 Reye1. In the mean time Diego de Mora was appointed Deputy Governour, :md Commander in Chief of the Forces which remained behind. .· . Matters being in tbis manner difpofed, the Governoilr tnarched to the City of Lo1 Reyu, where he receivea into his Poífeffion, and under bis Commárld the Arms, and Souldiers, which flocked to him from ali pam; and having !efe Frdn- cifto Barionuevo his Deputy in that place, and made and confütured {ohn Perei:. de G11evara Admira! of the City, he parted thence to SauJ{a, to follow his Army; lea- ving Orders, that in cafe Don Diego de Almagro íhould come to the City of Lo1 Reye1, that Ca~cain Perei:. de GHC?H/ra, and his Deputy Barionuevo, íhould cake care to embark on board che Ships then in Port all the Women and Children, and infirm and ufelefs People, .that fo they might not fall into che hand of rhe Enemy to be ill treared by rhem; and that upon advice thereof, he would march to rheir - Relief. But let us here leave him in his way, to treat of whar in che mean time paífed amongíl: che A!magrian1 in Couo; where Difcord was not fatisfied with the fire of Diífenrion, blown inco a Flarne berween che two Parries; bur Ernularion and Envy f!:irred up Srrife in chofe of che farne fide, which proceeded ro effufion of ·che Bloud of rhofq who were of the chiefeft Rank and Qg_aliry arnongft chem. For A!nuzgro marching towards Coi:.co, made choice of Chriftophcr de Sote/o, and Gar- cia de A/varado, for his Counfellours, and chief Confidents, in the place of {ohn de Rada, who (as we have faid) dyed on rhe way, and gaMe to them the chiefAu- choricy and Cornmand in the Arrny•• Chriftopher dke Sote/o w;is difpeeded before to Couo, wirh a cercain nurnber óf choice Men, to ta e poífeffion of that Cüy, and to reduce alhhings to the Service and Devotion of Almagro, · that when he arri- ved rhere, he might be rece¡ved without any oppofition. Sote/o accordingly per- forrned bis Orders, finding _no Force to make refiíl:ence c¡.ga1níl: hirn; fo that with- out any difficulcy he remoi.:~d ali tbe-Officers of J ufüce, ·which Pedro Alvarei:. had ordained there, and fupplied rheir places wirh others of his own parcy. More- over he gathered all die Provifiolls he was able from the parts round about, that when rhe Enemy carne near, they mighr periíh wich Want and Farnine. Soon afrer which Almagro arriving at Couo, made great quantiries ofGunpowder, of che íl:rongeíl: and fineíl: fort, by means of the Salt-Pecre, which in 'diofe parts is bet- ter dian any in Peru; and by·the help and are of certain Levantine1, (rhe (lreekJ fo call.ed in th~ Indies,2 he caíl: fev.era.I pieces of Cannon, o_f \Yhich People many ca rne mt o chofe pares out of good-w11l and refpeét unto Pedro de Candia, who ha-· _ ving (as we mentioned before) been difobliged by Pifarro, followed afrerwards the Parcy of Almagro; that Countrey abounding wirh Copper, and orhcr Metalls fit far making Cannon, they founded many P~eces, the ~ommand of which wa~ given to Pedro de Candia, with Title of Maíl:er of the Artillery. In ~ke rnanner the Greek_s, wirlt the affiftence of che Jndian Silver-fmiths, made many Helrnets and Corflets of Silver, mixed wirh Copper, w,hichJproved admirahly good. Th~ Prince Manco Inca, who had for long .time voluntai:ily banifhed himfelf into the Mountairis, calling to mind rhe ancienr Friend!hip he had enr~rtained witb Al· magro the Father, was pleafed to revive th~ í}lme by his kindnefs to che Son wfüch he knew noc in what other manner to cefüfie in his low condition, che~ by prefenting unto him the Coats of Maíl, Armour, Swords, and Saddles. which had been che Spoils which the Indians had caken from.the Spaniards who~ they had killed, during the Siege of Co:uo; ofwhich chere was a fuffici;nc quan- ticy to arm two hundred Men. . .' . But whilíl: matters fucceeded chus profperouíly on the fide of Almagro above bis hopes and e:icpeétations, an unhappy conrroverfie fell out between chriftopher de Sote/o, and Garcia de A/varado, who being the Chief Cornmanders, and leading Men of the Army, proved very ünforrunate, confidering che circumílance5 ofAf. fairs which at that time required Union and Comrnunication of Counfels, when on the contrary whatfoever was ·propofed by one, was diíliked and oppofed by the ocher; and in chis manner Malice boiled in each other's Breaíl: to fuch a de- gree, that one day being together in che Marker-place, and happening to quarrel about a trivial matter, Garcia de AlvAr,ado killed Chriftophe-,, de Sote/o; and whereas thefe two were rhe ChiefComm~nders of che Army, they could not wantfriends on each fide to maintain the Qgarrel; fo chat many corning in to intereíl: chem- . felves as feconds in chat Rencounter, muchBloud had cercainly been íhed, had not .Almagro interpofed, and with fair and genrle Words appeafed .t11e Tumulc, which was