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 Commentarier. BooK IV. CH A P. XXX. Gon~alo Pi~arro pur{ues the Vice·/Jng fo clofe that at length he drove him out of Peru. Pi;;dro de Hinojofa fails to Panama, with a Fleet of Ships belonging to Pi- ~arro. W E have before mencioned how chac che Vice-king marched inco fJ.!!.itfl, and chat Pi farro purfued him at the heels, though his Souldiers were noc leís weary, nor wanring of provi!ions chan the others, but racher more, becauCe the Vice-king marching before, carried away all che provifions of the Councrey wherefoever they came; howfoe\'er fo eager was Pi farro, and fo much concerned to put an end to chefe labours, clm he concinued his purfuit day and nighr, as Ca- rate reports in che cwency ninch Chapter of his fifch Book in chefe words; Gon~11!0 Pi farro purfüed che Vice.king from che Cicy of Sc. Michaet's (which was the place from whence he made his recrear,) as far as che Cicy of fl..ti_itH, '"'hich are an hundred and fifcy Jeagues diílaoc from each ocher ; and fo horly did he carry on chis work, chac chere was [caree a d1y bue chey faw each ocher, and che Scoucs ofcen difcourfed cogecher; and to be in greacer readineís, cheir Horfes remained al- ways fadled: bue if eicher Parry was more vigilanc chan che ocher, ic was che Vice- king's, for his men flepc always in cheir Cloches, holding cheir Horfes by che Halcer, wichoutTencs or Horfe.cloches co cover chem; bue neceflicy made chem ingenious, and caughc chem a remedy, in chac fandy Councrey where were no Trees ro llielter them, which was chis; So íoon as chey carne coche place where they incended ro quarcer chat nighr, chey filled cercain Baggs or Sacks, which chey carried wich them, with Sand, and having rnade a greac hole chey rhrew them in, and covered them wich Sand, "hich chey croad and trampled on and rnade ic very firm, fo thac che Horfes could lie chereupo1! wich much eafe-. Bur belides ali chis, both Arrnies fuffered rnuch for wanc of provilions, and efpecia)ly Pipmo's men who came in the purfüic, for che Yice-king wherefoever he paíled railed ~11 che Indians of che Councrey, and the Caciq11rs or Governou1s, and cook them wilh him, thac fo che Enemy coming afcer, mighc find ali places diípeopled and unprovided: and fuch was che.greac haíle which che Vice·king made chac he cook wich him eighc or ten oí che beíl: Horfe which could be procured in chac Councrey, which were led by Indians, and in cafe any of bis Horfes happened to be cired on che way he maimed or difabled him in fuch manner thac che Enemy could make no ufe of him. And now in che way Capcaio Bachiw recurned from che Voyage which we former- ly mentioneJ, and joyoed wich Gonf rrloP.ifarro, bringing a recruic of chree hundred and fifcy Men, twency Ships and good flore of Caonoo, aod failiog along th~ coafr which is neareíl: co ,f0i1u, he landed his Meo in a place noc far from che forces. oí Pifarro; wich which addiciooal auxiliaries Pif11rro's Army amounced to eigbc huodred meo, of which maoy were principal perfoi:is oí quqllcy aod noce, as well Jnhabicancs as Souldier~, who came in wid1 f~h frankneíS as no íl:ory can para!: !el under che Government of a Tyranc and an Uíurper. In chac Province aa Provifioos were very plencifull, and cherein noc long before chey had difcovered Íe\'eral rich Veins oí Gold, out oí which che Spaniards whofe loes fell chere, rai- fed vaíl: fums, which chey refufed co yield to Pifarro, and alfo deoied ché f ifchs to his Majelly, orto be accquncable for che Treafures of dead perfon~. ei.nd here ic was chac Pifarro received incelligence chac che Vice-king was advanced forcy leagues from J0:.itH, and was encred incoa cercaio Towo called Paf!o, wichin che Govem- menc of Benalcafar: And here he refolved to purfue him to chac place, which he accordingly did wichouc delay or incerrupcion; for Gonfalo Pi farro (raid bue very little in lJ0:.itH, and having ovenaken che Enemy, feveral skirmiílies happened between parcies on each !ide in that place, which is called che Hor Ri?:tr. And .the Vice-king having advice thac Pifarro was near ac hand, he quitced Pafto in greac halle, and marched up into the Countrey uncill he carne to che Cicy of Po- payan, and Pitt11rro having füll purfued .him for memy eight leagues farcher, where finding