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 Comf!Jentarie¡. he íhould by Orders from him be employed on thofe affairs, which may beíl: con- duce to his Majefry's Service. J • , · It was not for want of good aífurance, which the Govern,our com;eived of th~ Loyalty of GoíR.alo _Pipmo, that he enjoyned him to remain in che pares '1'here he was umill farch er Ord ers; bu~ b~ufe he hoped not to need his affiíl:ence, in re:¡~ gard his deGgn was.to bring matters betwe~n , b'im and Almágro to fome COQditions of Accommocf atfon ; w hidí he believed to be the much more ptudent courfe,. for confidering that tbe Animofit¡~ were :very high' and inveterare betw~'en tqe two parties, it would neceífarily follow rhar thé Bmel would be foughc wirh rimch obflinacy, and end wich great .~fion . ofbloud ~ 1 and therefore to avoi.d fuch mor~ tafüy and defrrudion; he endcávoured to mdke a right and good underfiandíng hetween himfelf- a'.nd Almagro. . .· ': " - .. . .'J · ., . The Governour: átfo farcher.con<reived, t:¡ · . in cafe flon~alrrPi;_arf'D Wllre ·a·~ual · ly prefent iÍl the Army, IDat theipea¡:::e Wid itg"( O WOU.!d;be effetted WÜQ ffiUéQ more difficulty, and give Almag ro occafion · J~aloufie, and diíl:ruíl:, ¡¡nd fear, ~9 pm hirn!elf imo the hands.of \the Goverraour; leíl: Pi farro· 1hould m(!chinate or · plot any fecret m'eti ge againfb him ; of which he was che ·more appr.ehenfivei w beri he .coofidereclfthe greattinterníl: w.hicl'i. R(ptrro· had made ür the Arrny. · 1'his cerrainl~rw:as the 1tnu'e-in1Iénti0n.and· rhe~ning of the'Governour, bur other jll-nawed and malitious. Men ipuc .liim ·farilier '_in the' heaó~ thac the prefenGe of Pifarro in the Army was not to be admitced on other fcores, Jeíl che Souldiery, which had conceived'a greae alrefüon · tó him for his Prowefsiand Valour, and experience in Military affairs, íhoúld' by common confent ·tnake clii'oice of hlm> for ~heir Generadi: ... , · · . i ' . ,. , i .• J' ¡ In obedience to•the·Govern©\lll'S Command, '6onutlo l?i'<¡ittro remained it:J. ~itil unriH the end ofahe W:a.r.' More0ver, the-Governour gave order 1 to·tnofe who> had tbe care ándltuition of the Sblis of :the Marquis, ánd of Gon:¡;,afo Pi~rtopthat chey íhould fiill mátínue thci1brefidénée in tbeCities of St::Mií:hael andr!Tr."l:i!/0 1• and not to remove:tliem to!M:Bves, , ui1t!ill •they·íláould receive.ocher. infiruéti\!jfiS';·. • · cledaring, that thér were much more' feC11ré-'án. tllat difiance, than•nearel: hand· 7 though fome difcontented' Men ·interpretecd· thís -Order·to be a defign, ht.~ha<!ll t0 efuange himfelf fiom iliem, and to' prbceed frbmra principle'of jealbufie·oocona ceived of them~ i'.h'©úgh as yet they were but' Childret:J. ., ' ·, 1 :;., . •. ~: .. Matters beingi chas: difpofecl, {as we hwe faid )1 the Governour mai:ched w :. 1 wards Huamanca, -upon a rieporc. tbat Almagro w~s c0me near tOJthac-Qicy,.and·.rhat .his defign was to pofiefs and fortifie ir, becaufe itr was eltee~cbar p!a(l;e-na\;urally firong, being environed on aill lides·with &roken cliffi, aiicl rinhc<!elftb'le rwa,ys : Wherefore he difpeeded Captain éaftro before with his .Cornpany of Harqtreba-1 fiers, to take pofféffion of a craggy Hillwhich:¡Jyes. in· che r\vay~ , which tire Indi'dfls. a call Farcu, and theSpaniardr Barcos': But whllft he was ih·his march ~hicher,. Jite received intelligerrce, that'. Almagr'o had akeady entred, aad raken. poffeffi0ff:ofthe Cicy, which troubled the Govetnour very much, ~onfidering the difad vahca ge·he received r:hereby, and chat a·great part of bis ·own Forces were not as y.et come up, but marched flowly, and in feveral parties. . Hereupoll'lle clifpatch ed Ál onfo de' A/varado back t() hafien them~ wfao wich the diligence he nfe9, · f peedilyi ~rought them ali che other Companies' ió a body to jo~á with che Army : To :p-erfonn which). fome mar.ched four, 0.chers five and dix LeagQes in a day ; witli whích long marches, though very,múcfu 1 ti!ed, yec th€' Enemy ( a5 was répotced~ hein(7 wich· wo Leagues of them<; ther were forc€d to remain:aill the nigHt'on th~ Wat drawn up fo Bactali'a•; 1but ócher intelligence coming in the·M©rning, whicn gave them advice, chao Alm'agr_o was 'removed at a farth€I' cliílance from the City: They drew off, and mar~hedforward to Huamanca, 1 whe11e tfuey t00ki a con- venieot repo(e ;, ~nd. h.aving refr'eíbed tl'i.eir ~en¡ ~hey 'enlarged~ theiu Qµ~icers, and. removed cherr Cunp into a mq>re open Plam ; for the Coimn:€y where·tih'ey rhen were, was endofed, and fo fuaitried with Mountairts, that in;oafe of aFighc, rheir Horre coulcl n©t come to engage; and doe fervice ; which would be of ·gre'at dif- advanragé ro them,, conGdering that their H0rfe was che Nerve·of thrir•,füength, being more numerons,, andi b<ttter armed, than rhofe of che Eriemy. Wherefore leaving che Cicy; he drevy up 'his -Atmy· ill' t!he Plains of Chupao, from ·w¡fuence he. · qifpacched two. perfons to A/magno, one calléd Francifto de 1diacae~, and the ochel.' Diego Mmadd, wli0' inforriret · nün;·rh¡it chey•were f~nt to hitú' fto'm che·éSo'ver;- Mm mm 2 ~~