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 f!ommentarier. BooK IV. C,H A P. xxiv. Two Captains of Pi)arro's Army l<.ill three of thc.;fe. belongi~g': to the Vice-k,ing ; which is again revenged upon them. (1on)alo Pi~arro embark_s for the C ity of Truxillo. A Vguftin~ Carate, proceeding forward in the courfe of his Hillary, faich, That when the Vice-king was ready to depart trom ~itu he dif~atched away tüs Son-in-law, Diego Aluare:v de Cuero into Spain to inform his Majefly of al! Affairs• th;¡t had..paífed, deíiring him to fend him fome Succours whereby he might be enabled to make War upon Gonfalo Pifarro; and accordingly Cuero embarked on the fame Fleet wich Vaca de Caftro and Doétour Texada, as we have befare declared. In che mean time the Vice-king carne to the City of St. Michae!, which is abouc an hundred and fifty leagues from f2..!!j,ru, where he reíolved to remain, uncjll fuch rime as he received his Majefly's farcher direétions in thefe rnatters; making u[e' of his Ma}efl:y's Name and Amhority in che fiyle of all Lecters and Orders which he iffued : and rhis place he judged mofi proper for his reíidence, being. advantageouíly íituaced in tl1e common Road, chrough which ali people muíl: go,. who come from Spain or ocher pares ioto Peru, aod is a País which caonot be avoi- ded by fuch who travel wich Horfes or ocher Beafis of burchen; fo chat by chis confiant concurrence or confluence of people his numbers every day increafed. The Iohabicants of chis Town were ali very Joya! and well-affeéted co the Vice- kiog, by which rneans, and by their kind recepcion and entenainrnenc, his Soul- diers increafed to che number of five hundred Horfe and Foor, mofi of chem ín- differencly well armed, and fuch as wanced defenfive Arms made Corílecs oflron,. and Coats of Bulls Skins. well dried and preífed. Ar che fame time tbat Gonfalo Piyarro fenc Capcain Bachicao wich his Brigamine co feife the Fleet of the Vice-king, he alfo difpacched rwo of his Capcains by Land called Gonfalo Dia:i:.. de Pinera and {eronimo de VillegM ro raife Souldiers in che Cities of TrHxillo and Sr. Michael, where they remained with a Body of eighc hundred rnen, uncill fuch time as being alarm'd wich the approach of che Vice- king, they quitted their Poíl:s and recreated wichin che Councrey, and quarcered . in a Province called Collique, which is about forty leagues di!tant from Sr. Michael, frorn whence chey gave imelligence to Pip:rrro of che Vice-king's rnarch, and che daily increafe ofhis Army, to which a fiop ought fpeedily ro be given before it pre- ved too late. And whilfl: · theíe Captains refided at chat place, rhey had advice that the Vice·king had feot a Captain called {ohn de Prere;ra to che Province of ChachapoyM, to raife what rnen chat Councrey afforded; and by reafon chac few Spaniards inhabited in thofe parrs, Pifarro's Capcains did imagine chat Prmyra and his rnen would remain fecure, and noc dream of any danger ; in confidence of which they marched che very fame 1.,vay after chem, and one nighc feifed on cheir Seminels, and falling on them as they were íleeping killed PrereJ'Ya and cwo orher principal Capcains, whofe Heads rhey cut off; and then al! chofe who were with them, ·ro che number of about Ílxcy Horfemen, revolted for fear, and decla- ring for Gonfalo Pifa;-ro recurned wich his Captains to their Quarters. The Vice-king, greatly troubled for chis difgrace and misfortune, refolved fpee- dily to revenge it wich che like recuro, and accordingly fallied privacely out from Sr. .Mir:hae/'s wich abour an hundred and fifry Horfemen, and fell in upon the Quarters of rhe Capcains Gonf alo Dia-;:, ·and Vil!egM at Colliq11e; who having fome few days befare performed that lace exploit, refled fecure from rhe apprehenfions of any fuch remrn from their enernies. The aífault which was made upon chem was fo fudden chat rhey had no time ro provide for their defence, orto put chem- felves in arder to fighc, bur every one fhifced for himfelfas well as he coold; and fo mucb were they fcattered abroad, rhat Gonfalo Dia:i:.. fied with very few into a Province of the Indiam, which was not conquered, where chey arofe up againfr him and killed him ; Hm1ando de A/varado incurred rhe like fate: but [eronimo de VillegM; rallying hi5 people, marched into rhe Councrey as far as Trn:rillo, whilíl: the Vice-klng refided at Sr. Michae!,