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 C ornr.nentarie i. · meÓt, and chen, extending bis merey to hl¡n; he caufed him to be hanged ; which l believe was the greateíl: piece of cruelry that he ever committed : after which he proceeded forward in his márnh. The Parcy _of :!;>ieg~ Cen,teno, not being' able td fuílain iuch .perpecual labours aRd tedious .travels, béga1i to faint and fail, as well Horfe as Foot, fo rhat feveral of them fell into the hands of Cf/rvajal; fuch as .were principal men of note 'qe put to death,. W·i\bout llardon or merey tp any one of them, bur' as to che meaner fort, h€ [pared tfiem 'at the.interceffion of bis owri -Souldiers. But llere we muíl: 1 .not or1it tHe rel'a ion of a trick or jeíl: 1 wliich, at , this rime, and .in the mid(b of'this p,urfu~, á certa\n Souldier put upóri Carvajal; as many bad already done during this War. . Ir happened that many poor Soul- diers went to Carvajal and complained, that during all the time that they had fer- Ved under him, and had mar!=hed fo m 1 any lea 0 ues on foot witho.m íhqe~ or.ílock- ,ings ln'fervice of'their Lora the Governour; he had-never taken care to PfQVide them w:il1h &hings Re<eeífary ánd conveni~nt ÍQr them ; lupon•which Carvajal fup- plied lil?ªY of thém wich Horfés, Arms, Clothes, and Money fo far as qe was abJe. The which gave entouragement to many of the Souldiers to be faithfull ,. "aryd ferve him to che end of rhe Wars; bue others of loofqtt principies rrlade ufe of -che Horfes ahd Arms which he hag given them to revolt to the other Party. ' Amongíl: ·che reíl: there was a cercain Semldier whom Carvajal had moúnted .on a Mare, áñdl having·an intenti,an to revolt, he always carne up in che Rere with bis Mare, füll makiilg bis boaíl:s and brav-adoes, what he would doe, and 'how for- ward he would be, if he were well mounted. · Carvajal being trou8led to hear thefe 'coníl:ant vapours' ~nd fayings of the Souklier, changed his Mare, and in place thereof gave him-an excellent Mule, and rnld him, look to it nów, ·Gentleman Souldier., for 1 haV'e mounted you the beíl: of any man in tpis Ttloor; here, Sira ·faid he, take her and complain no more bf me, far I fwear by ,the Lífe of our Go- Vernour, that unlefs you advance to morrów by break of dáy twelve le~gues be- fare us, 1 will ·pay yoli off acc:ording to y·our deférts. The 'Sould.ier received che Mule, and heard the threats, but -to avoid the effeéls oftheip, he tóok another Way; arid travelled that hight befare Sun-rifing eleven leagu~. Ab9ut which time meeting with a.Souldier of bis acquaintance, who went to feek, fo~ Cávaj4; ~e faid to him, pray recommend me to my Colonel, and tell him, · tlj~t ·though I have not been able this night to rravel twe1ve leagues, yet I have travelle.d ele- ·ven of them, a:nd ·hope befare noon to reach the ful\ cwelve, a.nd fout ·more. The Sould\er not knowing that the other was fled, but [uppofing he was fent bv him upon fome Meífage With haíle and d.iligence, told Carvajal' .what tbe Soul- dier had faid to him ; but Carvajal was more aíhamed·af-1:his fecond cheat that was put upon him. than an~ry at the unfaithfulnefs and treachery Gfc the fellow :; and m a paflion·fatd, Thefe Weavers ( for fo he called all thofe who revolted from bi~ to.the King's Party) had need to live in a ftate of Confejfion¡ ª ?Id always prepared to die, and to pardon me in cafe 1 mak! bold to hang as many of them (U 1can ineet with ; for J have ·no need of fuch Cuftomers; who., come and cheat me of my Horfes' and Arms, and whet¡ they are well provided and equipped, then to run fromme and'revolt to the Enemy. · Anda¡ to the friefts and Friars, they are but fo mallJ. ,Spies, and fuch as come with a lik! dejign. lt is fit for· Friars and religiouf, men to remain in their c/hurches an4 Cells, and like good men 'to pray for the peace of Chriffians, rather than under the fanél:ity of their Habits to cloak_treacherbus dejigns: Let the'm loo~ tó it, for if thej underftai:zd .not the duty óf their Profejfion, !et thcm not think_ it multh, if l ftrip them of their Habits, and mak! bold tu hang them : of which 'J have .obfer"r'ed feveral examples in tbe Wars where 1 have been a Sou!dier. ' · · Tbis did Carvajal utter with much paffion and vehemence, and was as good as his wmrcl, as well to Friars ¡is ochers, .according to tbe réport of ali Hiíl:orians i for fuch as he took who had revolted fr0m him, he puniíhed with the·Utmoíl: cru- elty and' torment; but thofe whó· w~re onelf Ptifoners of War; and had kepc their fi9e, he ufed well and with fome kindnefs, endeavouring to l5ring them over to bis own Party~ And now we íball leave ·Carvajal in bis purfuir of Diégo Cen- teno, ~nd feturn to Gon{alo Pifam who·was alfo in the purfuit of the Vice-king. at the f~me time, and almoft in the fame d~ys;