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. R <!Y al C ommentarier. 7i7 1 --~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~- who being almoíl: famiíl1ed wich hunger, were forced to kill and eat their Horfes for want of fuíl:enance, and indeed were in greacer neceílities than rhe Vice-king's Souldiers, becaufe B!afco Nunne~, wherefoever he carne, defiroyed' every thing which he thought might be uf benefit ro the Enertiy which followed him. In chis purfuit, che principal chac were taken, w'ere put to deach by Carvajal; namely , Montoya an Inhabi tant of P1:ura, Bri<.enno o[ Puerto, Veicjo, Raphael Ve!á, and one Baltafar. And fa rrher to re-inforce Carvajal, fixty Horfe were fent under rhe com- mand of Caprain [oh¡¡ Acojla, confiíl:ing of che moíl feleél: and choice Souldiers rhat were in his Army, by which the Vice-king was firairned to the laíl extremi- ·tY; which Diego Fernandet, in che fourty firi'l: Chapter of his Book, expreífes íp thefe words. . Thus did che Vice-king; fays he, march dayand night wich the finall remainder ofhis Forces; and finding no ocher proviflons in many places, than onely a few Herbs and Roots, did often , in defpair and fury, caríe che Coumrey and the day in which hé entred imo it; and che people ,{•ho were rent to him from Spain, that had fo bafely de[erced and becrayed him: but [ohn de Acofta, who was larely come, and his Men frelh preíled him fo hard, chat he carne clofe to him a linle before bis arrival ar his quarters of Calva ; where coming fotnething lace, and having rnarched hard~ he thought he had time enough to take fome little repofe. Bue '/ohn de Acofta beacing up bis quarters about break of day, fell upon the Front with fuch a furprize , rhat he took many of tbeir Men and Baggage, onely the Vice- king had üme to make bis ercape with about feventy of his beíl: Horfe. Afrer which [ohn de Acofta rnade a retreat , and returned to the main Body , füppofiog that there was lirde more to be done upon the Enemy. By which means the poor Vice.king ryred ,and famifhed carne to che Province and his quarters in Ca!,. va. And in regard two of bis Capcains, namely, [eronimo de la Sern<1 and Gajpar Gil advanced wi th their Companies and Colours before him, he fanfted chat hey wenr with iotention to poífe(s a certaín país on che way; which when he was at Piura, he had fent before , aod caufed to be made of Timber vith great labqur, upon a thick rock hanging over a river near {ambo Blanco in tl;ie Provioce of Am- boca ; which being broken down would require fome time to repair ; and having a fufpicion that thefe Men went befoi·e to pníleís chis País, and by fut h a piece of fe rvice to reconcile rhemlelves with Pi1arro; he refolved to prevem tbem by taking away rheir lives, ai1d accordingly he put ic io execution , cauílng d1elr throars ro be car during che little f pace of leifüre which che Enemy had given him : fo rhat now marching with a litde more ea[e and fecuricy chan befare he cune at length ro 7ómebamba; where haviog caken up his quarters, he exec~ted another piece of cruelty oo bis Major General Rodrigo de Orampo; for though untill that time he had eíl:eemed him to be his intimare and faft friend ; yet the liké melancholy fancy of fu lpicion and jealouGe entering into his head, as did of rhe qrher two Caprains, he incurréd che fame deíl:iny as they did , though chey had follow¡¡d and at ten<;Jed him in ali his nüsfortunes. ' The death of thefe perfons caufed va.rious Difcou"rfes and ]lldgements in Pcru, fome condemning, and otl e1s excoflng the Vice-king therein. From Tomebamba Blafco Nsmne~ proceeded tiH he came to ~itu, - withoo~ imerruption, and wirh- out thar wanc and fcarcity under which he formerly laboúred. And having in his wrj to fl!!_itu réceivªd informations againíl Francifco de Olmos , that he an_d orhers who carne from, Puerto Viejo had been the Authours of falfe reports, ro rhe diífer- vice of his Majefiy ; he no f ooner cairne to the City, bur' he examined rhe cruth of (hofe informations whi.ch we1·e orought agaihíl: thofe whe carné from Puerto Vi- ejó ; the which bein~ prov ed, he confül ted the matter with Licenciado Alvarez.,, and then immediately exécuted J uíl:ice- upon rhem, cutriog off the heads of fome, :md na~ing others, under che Notion of Traytors to the King; ?mongfl: chofe. who fuffered weie Alvai·o de Carvajal, Caprain Hojeda and Gome~ Ef!acio: but upon far- ther proof of the innocence of Francifco. de Olmos, ne [pared his life. Thus far is re!ared by Dieto Ferr¡andc'G Palent ino: but Lope:i de Gomarra, i!l chap. 1 68 . writing of the death of1chofe 01prains, gYves us·this accounr, which is extraétecl· verbatim out of bis B0ok in chefe words. Pifarro fom {ohn de Acofta ~lith fi xty light Horfemen in purfuit of Blnfco Ntinne~, to engage hi1n, dr force hiln to a )iaffy. retreac, accordihgly he marched to Tome- bamba with fear and trouble, and in want of ali tbings: an!:I havi ng a fufpicion, tbat {etonimo de la·Serna and· Ga[par Gil , wM were r'wo Captains of his·, -/ kepr a- private f