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.

BooK IV. Royal Comm,entaries. fuance of his Office , being a Captain and a chief .field Otficer : of which here- afrer in profecurian of this Hiíl:ory ~e íhall give fome iníl:ances of my own know- ledge, and fhall make fome remarks upan the behaviour of foveral Captains of Pi2arro's párty which I received from che repare af thafe who were familiady ac- quainced with cheir af!ions and perfons. . . We ha ve mencioned befare, haw Licenciado Alvarez, procured the Liberty of the Vice-king B~afco Nunne~ Vela, and how anather Ship jóined with them, wher~on his btother Vela Nunne~ was embarked , and that they failed together to tbe Port of Tumpi~, where they la.nded, and eretl:ed a Court of Juílice, for that as che Hillorians fay , he had a (laufe in bis Cornmiffion tbat he mighc hold a Court wich aíliíl:a11ce of ane Judge or Co-aífeffaur wich him : by· virtue whereof they difpacched feveral Warral)ts, Orders and Manifeíl:s jnto divers pares 1 feccingforch· in che Preamble th~reunco a relation of bis imprifonment and of his efcape, as likewife of che coming of Gan2alo Pi2ar1'0 to Los Reyn, wich all other particulars which had happened untill thac time ; and in .fine concluded, that all bis Maje- fiy's lo ving .and lo yal Subj((tl:s fhould come·in and ·partake in this caufe. In pur- fuance hereof.he [ene divers Capcains to Puerto Viejo to raife meo, as alfo to Saint Michael aod Tr uxi!Lo; and upon che fame errand Caíltain {eronimo de Prereyra was femas far as Pacamuru, which che Spaniards call Bracamoros : And moreover he direéted his Warrants over ail the Countrey , to bring in Provifions , and-all the · Goid and $ij¡.rer which was found in che Exchequer,foryhat hisMajeíl:y's fervice re- 9uired to have ic ernp{oyed againíl: fo rnany Enemies who were in rebellion againfi ,him: bu~ in regard chat in ali che Cicies and places to which chofe Commands were fenr, chere were differenr parcies, and men fiood variouíly affetl:ed ; fome whereof went to Pi1arro; orhers, to fly from him, and not to join wichhis fatl:i- ori, becook themCelves to che mouncains , and by Cecret and by-ways carne at- leogth to the Vice-kiog equipjiled wicn Arms, f{orf~s and ProviGons, according to every man's abilicy; which much ¡ejoiced and comforted che Vice-king to fee che affetl:ion of che peop.I~ to him in thei cjme of bis diíl:rers : but chis facisfatl:i- on continued not long, for~ as ill fortun~ would have it, he was forced by Her~ nando Bachicao to retire into the, In-land parts of che Councrey, by which rneans his Friends lefr him , and he himfelf fuíl:ained great inconveniences and hardíhips untill the time of bis death ; as we íhall fee in its due place. Gon2alfJ' Pifarro having intelligence .that che Vice-king was in T11mpi~, he thoughc ' it not convenient or fafo to fuffer him to reíl: there ; and cherefore fenc fome · Captains with their forces to diílurb him and caufe him to remove his quarters · from cheoce. The Orders and Warrants which the Vice-king iífued forth were for che moíl: part betrayed ,foco the hands of Pi fttrro , being brought to him by thore. wich whom chey were incruíl:ed ; by rneans of which Pi2arro received in- telligence of ali che defigns of che Vice-king; which to prevenc he difpaccbed bis ·Captains {eronimo de VillegM, Gon2alo Diaz., and Hernando de A/varado, to fcoure all che Coaíl: along to che Norchward, and intercepc the people who w<rre going to join themfelves with che Vice-king: and chereby he fuppreífed che forces of che.Vice-king before they could gec head , and overcame them without a Batcel. . CH A·P. XXIII. Of the Aélions performed by Ba<rhicao in Panama. Licen- ciado Vaca de. Caíl:ro comes to Spain , where an. end ú put to all his negotiations. The Vic.e-kjng retires to Qyitu. \ H Ernando_ Bachicao, as we have faid, having furprized two Ships belonging ·ro che Vice-king, and forced him to r~tire into the In-land parrs of the Coun- tr~y, he purfued his Voiage to the Port of Panama; and in bis way he mee with two or three other Ships , bue whofe they were , and with what they were ladeo, · f or