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.

7"º Royal Commentaries. BooK IV. rnade by Diego Centeno was not to be juílified, but rather oppofed by al! good rnen who wiíhed well to the publick peace and fecurity of che people. And rnoreover, to juílifie che Caufe of Pip:irro, he admooiíhed them to call to mind che Merics of Gonfalo Pifarro '· and che goo~ Services he had done fo: ali che pto- ple and Souldiers of che Empire i by refcurng them from the execut1on of chofe new Laws and Regulations whic 1 would have proved cheir ruine; to perform which he had adventured and expofed bis perfon ro che greatefi dangers, fer no orher reafon, chan for che publick benefit and welfare of che people. For it was m:mifeít ro ali rhe World, chat if che late new Sraemes and Regularions had ta- ken place, no Inhabicanc could have enjoyed any Eílare, and fo have been dif- abled from quartering Souldiers, and cooíequendy they could never h:ive fubfi- íl:ed, fo chat both one and che other had obligations on them to favour che Caufe and Incereíl: of Pifarro : for as to whac concemed himfelf, he had never oppoíed his Majeíty's Laws and Commands; bue in way of a Supplicam wenl with his P.ecition co che Vice-king ; bm before he could come to him, finding him to be irnpriíoned and baniíhed by proceffes from che Court of Judicature, he wnceived he mighr juítly fer up bis own tide to be Governour during chac va- cancy. And in cafe he did ar any time aét againíl: che Vice-king, h was by or- der and warrant from che Royal Courr of Juíl:ice; an evidence whereof chey mighr fee before cheir eyes, if rhey were pleaíed to caíl: them on_Licenciado Ce- peda chen prefenc with Pi farro, and was che moíl: ancienc Judge of chat Courr. Nor oughr rhere to be any quefiion, whecher che J udges, as che caíe chen íl:ood, were able to confer chi~ Pow~r u pon him ?r n.oc; and ~f che ma~cer be doubtfull, men oughc ro expeét bis Ma¡eíl:y s determmauon cherem ; and 111 che mean time acquiefce in che Government of Pifam, who hach givt:n íufficient proofs of his greac· abiliries to füpport the bunhen of fo imporrant a Cha1 ¿e, which he may jufi]y challenge upan che fcore and merit of his brochers and himíelf, who have gained the Ernpire with great labours and hazards of cheir lives; and indeed none feems more fit and proper for chat ernplojment chan himfelf who is acquainced with che Merics of ali che /\dvemurers wich him in che Conqueíl:; and accor- dingly knows in whac manner to reward and gratifie every man according to bis deferts ; which is impoflible for ochers to doe, who are Scrangers, and newly come from Spain. With chis and fuch kind of reafoning, delivered in his fierce and :rngry manner of expreílion, he cauíed himfelf to be obeyed ; for none daring to oppofe or con- rradiét him , rhey all inclined to join with him againíl: Diego Centeno. Thus did Alonfo de Toro raiíe Forces and appoint Captains over chem, and to mount his Men be took ali che Horfes in che Cicy which belonged to perfons that were aged and infirm ; fo cbat in a fhort time he had gachered almoíl: rh ree hundred Men indiffe- remly well anned ; and with chem marched abouc íix Leagues from Co~co towards che Somhward : where he remained for che [ pace of twemy days- for wanr of In- celligence of the Enemy's motion ; at length, bei.ng impatiem, and fearing chaehe loíl: his time, he rnarched forwards, and carne within t\,·elve leagues of che pl:ice, where DiegoCenteno was quanered, who having di,·ided his Forces imo two pares, rnade a recrear; howfoever MetTengers wich Propo!irions and Anides of peace patTed becween borh Parties wich intention if poffible to bring maccers ro an ac- commodation, bue it foon appeared how greac che difference wa , and what lictle hopes of compoíicion by che peaceable way of Treacy. Wherefor~ Alonfo de Toro proceeded wirh intem to give battel to che Enemy : but Diego Centeno and bis Officers rhought ir not prudence to advenrure fo confide- rable a ítake, and a macrer of chat l',igh momenc, whm.'it1 bis Majeíly's íervice was concerned to be decided by fuch a doubtfull evenr ; for if chey were worfied, they fhould be irrecoverably lofi; wherefore making :i recrear, and marching a- way, they laded whole droves of Sheep wich provifions of che Coumrey , .and raking wich them the CuracM, or Lords, of che Coumrey, chey left ali pares be- hind chem defolace, and without.provifions or inhabicancs, for rhe diílance of a- bove fourty leagues round. Howícever A lonfo de Toro purfued afrer chem , as far as to the City of Piare, which is diílam at leaíl: a hundred and eigbcy leagues from Co~co: but finding che Counrries entirely difpeopled, withour fuftenance or food, by reaíon that the C11raca& had caufed ali their Subjeéts to accend them on che p¡rt of Centeno, and not being able ro íuíl:ain the111íelves longer; chey refolved ro r'tum back again to Cou-o ; in which march Alonfo de Tqro was to lead che Van with