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 Commentaries. BooK IV. The Provincial made great harte in his joumey , and with him che Scours alfo rernmed upon che advice he had given them, rhat Pe~ro de Pt:telles was rwo days march befare him, and had paífed tbe Xauxa, fo that· lt was impoílible for them ro overrake him : And being come to Guadachi!e, he told the People die farne Story, and rhat it would be to no purpoíe to goe in pur íuit of him : and taking Vela NtMne:1;, on one fide, he privately whifp~red to him the Danger in which he was, adviíing him co make uíe ?f th!s Information for his o.wn.íafecy. Vela N un- ne:G revealing rhe rreachery agamíl: hun co four or five of h1s kmímen who were with him, chey privarely towards che glimps of che Evening, íl:ole on horfe-back, as if rhey intended to give rheir horíes water, and having che Provincial far rheir guide, rhey made rheir eícape under che proreétion of che nighc. So foon as rheir füght was known, 'fohn de la Torre, Piedra Hita, George a Grecian, and orher Soul- diers who were concerned in che Conípiracy íeized ppon che Guard in che nighr, and clapping cheir fire-locks ro rhe breafts of rhe other SouJdiers, f wearlng to kill rhem, if chey refolved not to goe and join wirh chem. Whereupon every one al- moíl: freely declared, rhar chey would be of rheir íide, and parcicularly Captain Gonfalo Diao ; and though chey affrighted him w ich the fame terrour as did che ochers, and bound his hands behind him, and in appearance offered many other affrighting things to hirn, yet ir is believed that he was in che Confpiracy, and che principal in che Plor; and fo it was believed and went for currant amongfr ali che People of che Ciry; for it could not be imagined, rhat he who was a kiní- man and íon-in-law to Pedro de Puelles, could be of a conrrary parry to him, rhere having been no quarrel or cauíe of difference berween rhem. And chus all of rhem gening up and mounring rheir Mules which had coíl: fo dear, rhey travailed towards Gonfalo Pip irro, whom rhey mer near Gu~manga, where Pedro deP11el!es and his men being arrived rwo days before rhem ; found fuch di(couragernenr in che Camp of Pi.farro, by reafon of che flow motion and coldnefs of Gajpar Rodrig11e~ and hisAílociates; that had Pedro de Pue!!es and his rnen fiayed onely rhree days longer befare chey had come up, che whole Camp of Pirarro bad moíl: cer- tainly broken up and been diíperíed: bur the árrival of Pedro de Puel!es put íuch life and ípirit again inro them, both by his recruirs and by his words ; thar rhey refolved to proceed in their enterpriíe; for he told them, that in cafe Gonfalo Pif ª "- ro would rerraél:, and not rhink fit to proceed, he norwithftanding was refolved to undertake che defign , not doubting bur rn be able with his own rnen to cake the Vice-king and rid the Countrey of him, conÍtdering thar he was generally haced, and char all che people were diíaffeél:ed to him. Pedro de P11elles bad little lefs than fourry Hor fe with him, and abour twenry Mufqueriers ; but when Gonf'z- lo Diao and his rnen were come up and joyned with rhem, rhen ali par ts were en- couraged, and reíolved wirhout any fea r or doubr to proceed: by rhis rime Vela Nunnn was arrived at Los Reyes , and had acquainred the Vice-king wirh ali rhat had paífed; who, as we may believe wirh reafon, refented chis ill beginning as ominous, finding his affairs every day to fall inro a woríe eíl:are. The next day Rodrigo N inno, who was fon of Hernando Ninn~, Mayor of Toledo, remrned to T.ole- do with three or four more who refuíed to tollow Gonfalo Dúu , nowirhíl:anding ali che affronrs and abufes rhey could pur upon them; for rhey rook from chem thei r Arms and Horíes, and íl:ript them of rheir Cloarhs; fo rhat Rodrigo N inno carne onely in querpo, wirh a pair of old Trunks, wirhour Hoíe, or Shoes, or any ching on bis Feer, unlefs a pair of pack thread Sandals, walking ali che way on fooc wirb a Cane in his hand. The Vice-king received him wirh all the kindnels imaginable, and pra ifing his Loyalry and Coníl:ancy , rold bim rhar, conÍtdering che Caufe for which he fuffered, che Habit in which he was, feemed more be- coming chan if he were veíl:ed in Clorh of Gold. Thus far rhe rwo Aurhours a- gree in the fame íeníe, and almoíl: in che íarne words : To which Diego Fernan- . de'<- Pal entino adds, as follows: When news was broughr to che Vice-king of rhefe ill Succeífes , he greatly re- femed rhern, clearly now perceiving rhar bis Affai rs wenr crofs , and thar che affec- tionsofthe people were tainred wirh rebellion: Howfoever, rharhe might in fome rnanner revenge the diíloyalty of Captain Gon~alo Dia:1;, , who hadfo ignominiouí- ly broken his fairh and word with him , and fince he could noc inAid a puni{h- rnem on bis perfon , he cauíed tbe Colours or Eníign of his Company to be rra i- J~d along chrough rh_e Marker-place in che íight and view of che Caprains, Soul- dters, and of all che City; and commanderl che S.erjeamsand Enfign of che Com- pany