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.

Royal Commentariu. BooK lll. fon.vard in adion· yec th€Y' íhould we him their Leáder, to be the firíl: who fhould break his Lance in the fr0nt againíl: his Enernies. Anfwer was made }i¡ereURtO with COlílllOOfi VOfée, tha~ chey yvould all dye; rather tban'be overcome; and fince every Man 4lfieemed hirnfelf eqeally concemed in this Enterprize, chey earneíl:ly intreated the.Governour not to hazard himíelf in che Front of che Batee!, bue racher conferve his own Perfon, on whofe fafety the Welfare of che whole Army did greatly depend ; and chaehe w~uki- pleafe w ich_ a Guard of thirty Horfe co retire ro fome place in che Rere, from whence he m1ght fee how che Baccel went and accordingly order and apply Succours to that pare which he judged co be m~íl: hardly befet and oppreffed ; i(\ cornpliance witb che imporcuniry of his Captains, che Governour confemed to ~ake fiis ílacion in che Rere, in which po- fiure they exp'eél:ed che éomingo~ Almagro,whoCeQgarters ~ere about twoLe;;gues from chence; and che day followmg che Scouts recurned wllh new~, chac che Ene- my was c©tlie withil) half a Leagiwwith defign IQ give them BamiL · Hereupon che Goveraour immediacely drew out his Forces iqtQ Baccalia ; On t11e righr hand of che Infancry he placed che Royal Standard, de~ded by Alon(o de A/varado, and carried by Chriftoph~r de BarrjentoH Nacive of CiHtJ.tJ.rodrigo, and Inhabitant of Truxillo, where Pedro Alvam:. Bolguin was poífeífed of a great Efiate and Juriídiétion over che Jndian1: Gome;;_ de A/varado, G1trfilajfo de; !A Veg11, and Pe- dro Anp1m, who were Captains of Horfe, flanked che Foot on che 1efr Wing. Carate faith in che 18th Chapcer of his fourch Book, ' ' That chefe Commanders " ma111,:qeq \jery order-,\.y, ~~PiCIB d eir- Golours and ~Qmpanies • .jn aµ1equal 11nf; " chey, rhemfelves b~ic~il) tlje ttrfi ~.nk; and rhat t~~ 1ofancry, .~of'lJmanded b:Y ' ' che Qipnains, Pedro, 1(lrg~11, ,<J~nd (olm Va/1~ Ju. G'H~vara, oiar41ed becween the '' cwo Wirigs and Squ ~o~s . of H,Gr e ; and that NJ;nNo de Qaftro, whp Comman· " cled che? Harquebuli~~' '1'as ~la~c: i~ rqe Van, io , ~g\n che Flgh~, ánd bein~ ' ' repulfed to retire intortbe mam.B~)".- , 1 • · " V-aca d1 Caftro remaioed wi~h Íl!s ihirc~ Hotíe in the R~re, ªt fome dillanae " from the m~in Body, &;om whepce he JTl!ghc L~ ablfl to obf~l'\'.e ali rhar paífed, '·' and accordingly apply {LJCCOU~ and ~ehef wh~re. occaúon d14. mqfr requim ".thus f~r C1trate, , ':J j¡ 1 · , , , _ PedrQ de. A/varado wore ove1 h~~ Arms a CQac of. wbire Sµ~t~n Jlaíhed and pinked, faying, That '1'hen Arch~s íhóGt at Buces, there are very ft!\Y which hit the white Mark. In, chis·pofiure che~ .rmiainecl in expeél:ation of che coming oí . .//!magro,, who by chis time was encred the Pla.in¡ and cmcamped 'ºº che ridge of a Hill fo far diílant from che Royal Arrny, as was out of Cannon-ílltf. Pedro SHare~, Serjeanr-Major, who had been long a Souldier in lt11/y, and rrained up có che \Var, foon perceived che advant¡tge they had of che gronnd, .and drew up bis Squadrons in form and manner to anfwer chofe of rhe Enemy. His Infancry he flJU)ked on one fide and che other with Wings of Horfe Cornrnanded by his Caprain-General {ohn Balfa, and Major-General Pedro d' Onnate; and theCaprains '\'ere {ohn Te/lo de Gu:(,TnaN, Diego Mendn, {ohfl de Qnnal Martin de Bilbao, Diego de Hojcda, and Malave~ : Ali which were brave fell9ws, and well refolved to con- quer che Empire, and acquire Dominion over che poor Vaífals of chat Coumrey. The Serjeanc·Major placed all che Artillery in che Front, (of which Pedro de Can- dia was chief Maíler or Captain) bearing direél:ly on that fide of che Enemy, where it was poílible for then;i ro be attacked : And rhen he wem ro Almagro, who wich a Guard of eighc or ten Meo was placed in the midíl: berween che Horfe an·d Foot; and laid to him iÍ1 chis manner: Sir, ; ·our Lordfhip hath miw aU )'ONr Forw fo adv11ntageoujl) drawn up u11der the defence óf J~Hr Cannon; 1h11t 1f you ple":fe but to continHe in tliió oYder~ and not tq move from it, JOll mtfj overéome)'O:,.Enemiei eirher witho11t p1tfh of the Lllnco, or ftro~ of ~wbrd: For /et the Eumy come wwh way they wiU, you ?rJU.ft break_ and deft.,r9y•them with J.Olfr. Gannon, before they C4n come within jh91 of M11J- quet. Bµt by chat time Dhac things cquld be chus orcjered and difpofed, it was co- warc:{s the Even•ng, when che Sun was onely two hours high. raca de Caftro and his Council were much divided in rheir opinions, whecher they íhould engage chac day or no,r. Francifco de Carvaj11I, who was Serjeanc- Major, and ari experien ced S ouldier, was of opinio,n, tbat by no means. che Bac- cel íbGuld. be deferred th.at 9ay, cho.ugh chey foucllc pare of the nrghv,; for chac were ,co· giv~ courage t o thc m Enem1es, ·anda checic ro che forward refolutien of their own Army, and mighr, perhaps, give time and occafion unto feveral of cbem co