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.

BooKIH. ]J..oya_/: {;_omrn~ntarier. . . ~ ~ Whence it was ~greed on all fid~ to. dye.figh.ting;. and hearken no farcber to any Arrides of Trea~y. lt is believed, tbat had it not been for tbis.Aétion,. Ah1'Jftgr~ would have indined to a J?eqce; , opon .che Pa,rdon.ofhis Majeíl:}') which was al- . ready figned and fealed_; arid in the hands of che Govemouf. ·i • , lJf tb~ Order. that Vac'1 de ;caáro; and Don Diego de - Al~á_gr~ 1 oh.forv&/nn drawing up tbeir Squadrons. The' hrgin'ni~- oj i'he ;Battel, and the Death .of C aptain Pe.\. · dro de Candia. ' ·. · : , · - 1 '!. U c : Pon this Anfwer which Almagro had given, the Governour obferv'ed a firange. ~ anwillingnefs and füif~tisfaél:ion in his Souldiers to ·an Engagement ; whó declared; thadinée his Maje{fy was fo ill pleafed witq 1 the late Batcel of Salina1, thac he committe_d Eern_andti Piyarro to Prifon for it ; they ought to be wary and ~utious how chey fuairred his Majeíl:y's difpleafure by any offence of che like n~cure. yvherefore the ~<¡>vernour, to. fatisfie chis fcrúple arifen in the mipds of his Sould1el'y, recóunted to them che cnmes and offences of Almagro, how he had killed ·che Mattji::tis, and murchered many ocher perfons; chac he háa confifcaced ch~ Goods ancl Efiares ofother Men; and converted them to bis own ufe ; ·that he had -lllade a divifion of !ndian1, and reparted them amongíl: his friends wichout any Comrrtiffioh j,Iom his Majefty ; chat at prefeilt he carne with an Army ª&ainft the Scandárd•R.oyal~ and gave Cléfiarice to die Goyemo\tr, who was efüibliíhed by iM King's Commiffion. And farcher to juftifie his caufe, he aiél there in l:foaririg of áll •his Army; by virtue of che Power comrnitted to him by his Majefiy,¡ro• nounce ftícence .igainíl: Almagro, proclaimfüg him Rebel and Traytor; .an for his crimes did condemn him to die, and lofe all his eíl:ate both real and perfonal; requiring all the .Captains and che whole Ariny to be aiding and affifiing to hirn in the execution of this Sentence, which he declared by'virtue ofa Commiffion from his M,ajeíl:y, whereby he was conftituted and appoinced Chief Minifier and Governom•of that Empire. - · The S~ntence beí_ng giv~n, 1 V.aca de Caftr~ .concluded, th~t ac~ording tp the An~ fwer of Almagro; wh1ch ev1denced a refoluuon to perfiíl: m h1s rebelhon, there was no farther place to hope for Peace by way of.Jreaty : Wherefore he put hiS people into a pollure of defence, having received intelligence chac Almagro and his Army were apptoaching near. . ·. Having dfawn his Forces into the Field, he made them a S~ech, telling them; That chey were to confider who they were, from whence they carne, and f01: whom, and for what caufe they were to fight ·; thac the poífeffion and enjoyment of thac wholej¡rnpiré was b'eld up to chem for a reward and prize to the Conque- rours; if thef'were óvercolJle, rieither he nor they could efcape death; and if on the contráry clSy won the Field, they would be for ever happy ; for beGdes the - ducy -and obligacion incumbent on them, as true and loyal Subjeéts to ferve their King, they woulq remain Lords, and Poífeífours of all the' Diviíioos of Land; ' which had been already made with the vaíl: Wealth and Rkhes·thereof, and for ever to el)joy the fame in peace and tjuiemefs. And fo to chofe who were ncit as yec fo well provided wich poífeffions, he· did promife them in the Name ar..id Word of his Majeíl:y, to divide and fet out Lands. to them; for reward of cheir Loyalty aod Service to their Kirig; ' In íhor~, he told them, that he knew theré was no need of long Speeches arid Exhortations to incite Courage in fuch Noble / Cavaliers, and Valiant Souldiers 7- and choagh he was well aífurfd they would he . . for~