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.

686 Royal Commentaries, BooK IV. But whilíl: thefe Matcers were in agitation Pedro de P11eV.es (as the Aathours re- port) arrived very oppormnely .; .for; had his coming been delayed bue three days longer, it is th~ general opm~on, that ·all the Army of Gonpilo Pifarro had of themfelves been d1fperfed and d1sbanded. Howfoever, thefe new recruits did not alter and remove the intentions of Gafpar Rodr~~ue<., and his Cornpanions from their former purpofe ; in purfüance of which they communicated their delign to a certain Prieíl:, a Native of Madrid, callec;J Ba!tafar de Loayfa , wirh whom afrer I was acquaimed in Madrid, in the year 156J.. 1 cannot fay that I knew him before, being very young; though he knew me very well when 1 was a ~hild, being a friend of my father's, and one who had a general acquaimance with all che noble families of tbat Empire. Gafpar de Rodriv1e<., and his friends treated with chis Prieíl ( who was more fü for a Souldier than a Prieíl: ) and perfuaded him to cake a journey in rheir behalf to Lo1 Reyes, and to obtain a Pardop for rhern, wirh a Lerrer of Licence for cheir Security ; a·nd with that occafion, that he íhould give an accoant of the number of chofe who were come lately to join with Pir¡arro and of chofe who were gone off; and to aífure him, that che Affairs of Pipzrro ílood on that uncertain founda- tion, rhat [o foon as he and his accomplices were gone off, chat all the other For· ces of Gonpr!o Pir¡arro would fpeedily disband. With chis Meffage Ba!tafar de Loayfa privately departed from rne Carnp; of which fo íoon as Pir¡arro had notice, he immediately fent after him to fetch him back; but having taken a by-way out of the common road, they miífed of him, and he gor fafe to Rimac where rhe good news he brought , made him welcome to che Vice-king; for rhe intention of Gafpar Rodrigue~ and his Companions was of great imporrance to him: che joy whereof the Vice-king not beingable to fup- prefs , and eíl:eeming ir neceffary to be divulged for the encouragement of his people; tbe fecret took air and was made publick; which being wirh ali expedi- tion wrore back to Gonr¡alo Pir¡arro, Gafpar Rodrigue~ was feized with his Compa- nions, and were all afterward~ put to death. Howfoever, befare that was known Ba!rafar de Loayfa was difpatched with the Pardon a_nd Let~ers of fafe-conduél: , which he defüed; which was no fooner done, but it was d1vulged over all che City (as Carate reports, whofe authority we rarher follow in thefe paffages, chan any ocher, becaufe he was prefent at thefe tranfaél:ions) and thereupon rhe Ci- tizens , and other perfons who were inclined and fecretly well-affeéted ro rhe Caufe of Gon1alo Pifa'.ro and his·?arty, did 1:eally i_magine that_in ca[e he were de- ferted by Gafpar Rodrixue~ and h1s Accomphces, 1t would íl:nke fo great a clamp to <?onr,alo Pir¡arro and. l~is Souldi~rs as would caufe them to _ difp~rfe and break up their Camp, as defpamng of their defign; and then che VKe:kmg would remain triumphanc, to execute bis new Laws without any comradiél:ion or reíl:raim upon hirn: to prevent which fome of the Citizens and Souldiers refolved amongíl rhem- felves to fend a party of light Horfe after him ; hoping [peediJy to overcake him. It was in the month of September 1544, when LoaJfa with one períon onely in his company called Hernando de Cava/los left che Town; and the nexc nighc af- cerwards was purfued by twenty five light Horfemen, che princip~l of which were Doí1 Baltt'far de Cajfilla , the Son of Count Gomer11., Loren10 Mexia, Rodrigo de Sa- /a<.,ar, well known for lüs crouch-back, and was che perfon famous for taking Don Diego de Almagro Junior in Couo ; there were alfo with them DieY,o de Carvajal, furnamed the Gal lant, and Francifco de Efcobedo, Franciflo de Cm·vacaf,. Pedro Aefar- tin de Cicilia alias Pedro Martín de Don Benito, wich oth~rs to the nurr.ber of twen- ty five, ali which company together travailed with fo much expedition and 1 dili- genc~, thar in lefs than fourry Leagues diflance from Los Reys rhey overtook Lo-. aJ'fa, and took all his papers and difpatches from him; and [ene chem away by a Souldier; who croffing rhe Countrey carne by a íhorter cut than the common road to the Camp of Pir¡arro, and acquainted him with the whole matter , who at firfi: fecretly communicared it to Francifco de Carvajal, who was lately made his Major General in the place of Alonfo de Poro, who was fallen fick: then he im- parted ir to orher Captains and Perfons of quality, who were not privy nor con,erned in rhe Confederacy: and having confidered of the matter amongíl: themfelves, they all generally agreed , fome from a p~inciple of pai:ticular enmi- ty, others from e¡wy , others from covetoufne[s, feanng ro lo fe tbe1r Indians and their Poffeffions; that it was neceffary for example . unto mhers, and to derer them from the like perfidioufnefs, to punifh this aél: of Treachery with the grea- teíl