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.

.. ·,- .. R.oyal Commentaries. BooK III. nour to offer unto hirn, and all his Sou1diers and Followers, in the Name of his ·Majeíly, a general Pardon for whatfoever was paífed, provided he retumed ro his Obediénce and liíled himfelf under the Royal St:mdard ; and rhat having Dis- banded his'Army, he prornifed to confirrn this Pardon with Honours and- Prefer- rnents. Almagro readily made anfwer, that he accepted the Conditions, provided the Pardon might be General both to himfelf and his Affociares, and rhat the Government of the New Kingdom of Toledo , the Mines of·Gold, and ali the Lands and Jurifdiétion over the lndian1, which his Félther poffeífed, íhould be re- fiort'd ánd fétled upon him. · . AlmaJ.ro was moved to make this extravagant demand, upon an affurance which a certain Clergyman gave him, who fome few days before was arrived from Pa- nama, and told him, that all the talk and news rhere.was, that rhe King had fealed his Pardon, and given him the G ernment of.the New Toledo in which Couo was cotnprifed; of which he ga ·m joy, and asked a reward for his good news: Moreover, he informed him, that Yaca de Caftro had but a fmall number of Souldiers, and thofe ill armed and difconcemed : tne which News, though hardly to be believed, yet Almagro emercained wich fome aílurance, IJecaufe it was in his favour; and was thereby encouraged to rnake rhofe high demancls to rhe Gov~r­ nour, whofe weaknefs, as he fuppofed, would canfe lnim to yield unco ali the Ar- rides he could proppfe. · , Afrer Vaca de Caftro had fent away the two Meífengers l:iefore memioned, he difparched a Souldier calledAlonfo García with feveral Letters to rhe Capraiós and principal Genclemen of A!magro's Arrny, prorniíing rhem pardon for whatfoe\'er was pafi, and a reward of great and large poífeffions and jurifdi&ion over the In- dian1• • This Meífenger went in the Habit of an lndian, for bis better difguiíe, and cook a by-way out of tbe Road, füat he might not be feized or intercepted iri his Joumey: But the misfortune was, that it had Snowed that &y, fo that the Scouts of Almagro difcovering the impreffion which he had made in the Snow, tracked him by his footing, and fo followed, and rook him, and carried him with all his Lttters and Difpatches to Alh1agro ; who, as Gom11ra repares in Chapter 1 s-orh, and Car11te in the 16th Chapter of the 4th Bo9k, was highly incenfed, and angry at the double dealing of the Govemour, who at the fame time tbat he was in freaty wirh him, was making Diviíions and Mutinies in his Arrny: Ac which .he was fo greatly e nr¡iged, ~hat he immediately caufed the Sóuldier ro be hanged, both bec.aufe.he· carne in a difguife, and brought ~etters of Treafonable imporrance,; and ih die í ight and prefence ofche two Meíle ngers caufed his Army to be drawn out;· and ranged in a poíl:ure ready to engage, promiíi.ng to whom- foever íhould kili tbe Governour, to beíl:ow on him his Lands, his W ife, and ali his Eíl:ate: And fo he returned anfwer to che Governour, rhat he would never ovvn or obey him fo long as he was affociated wich his Enemies, who were Pedro A/vare;;, Holguin, .and Alonfo de A/varado, Gomn de TordO)a, {ohn de Saavedr11, Garfi- laffe de la Vega, Y/len S1tlfrn de CaY'llajal, Come;;, de A/varado, and ali the other Gen- tlemen.who had íided with Picarro. Thus much Almagro uttered with intent to difcourage the Governour from ar-· tempting any more rhe way of dividing his people by feparate Treaties, or indeed to put llirn out of ali hopes of attaining anv thing by way of Accommodation ; for if one of his Conditions was ro caíhier ali thofe who were of Pifarro's party, he mufi be conrenced to remain without Army or People, which he kne ould never be aífemed unco. And moreover, he fent him word chat he wo doe v el! to leave off rhat way of feducing his people from him, for he might e con- fidem there was none of them whidi would be ternpted to forfake his party, but would all unanimouíly joyn in B:mel ro defend that Countrey againíl him, and al! t 1e World, which he would fpeedily verifie by marching out immediacely ro meer and fight him ; Almat;ro was as good as his word, and accordingly marched againíl the Goveroour wich courage and refolution to give him Battel ; che which was confirmed by an unanimous confent of ali his Souldiers, who generally dif- dained and'refented che fecret and treacherous dealing of che Governour, and cau- . fed thern to adhere more cloíely to the party of Almagro ; concluding wichin themfelves, that he who would be falfe towards their Captain, might very well be fuf peél:ed of the like perfidioufnefs and füeach of Fai.th cowards chem. Whence