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.

HooK IV. Royal Cof!lmentáriú~ finding a defart and def~lace Councrey, and want of ali provifibns, he refoÍved to . return again to fi.!!._itu; which he accordingly <lid, after he had purfued che Vice, king for fo long a time, and chrough fuch a vafl: traél: of Land, as is before men. tioned : and we may confidendy averr that from the City of Plate (from which he füft began his March) to ·che City of Pafio are feven hundred leagues, fo·long .as rnay ,be: computed to make a thoufand of our ordinary leagues of ~aftile.¡,_ &c. thus far ·áre the words of Carate, to which other Hiíl:orians acd, That the ~ice­ king having paífed che River of Hot watm,, did imagine chac his Enemie~ would have remained fatisfied therewith, and defiíl:ed from ali farther purfuit, confidering - tbat they had driven him out of Peru, and from the confines of their Jurifdiél:ion, and that now he fhould remain in peace agd.quier, untill fom€ good oppormnicy íhould offer for his beccer advancage ; but he had not long pleafed himfelf wich thefe choughts, and fcarce ended bis difcourfe with his Captains concerning the!T], ·befare fome Parcies of Pif arro's Army appeared to them, defcending a Hil1 .to- wards che River, with the fame haíl:e and fury that they had formerly praétifed : at which fu rprife, the Vice-king lifted up his hands to Heaven ·and cried aloud, and faid, Is it poflib!e, or wi/l it ever be -belicved in Llges to come, That men pretending tJ be.Spaniards jhould purfue the Royal Standard of their King (M they have done) f or the fiar.e of four hundred !cagues, tU it is from the City of Los Reyes to this place ? and then raifiog hisCamp,wich fpeed, he proceeded forward that his Enemíes might have no cime 'to repofe : but Pifarró proceeded no farther, bue, as w.e have faid, retur- ned to fi.!!..itu, where, as Carate repares, he became fo elated with pride by reafon of his many profperous fucceffes, that bis infolence became infupportable, and chen out of che fulnefs of bis heart, he would vent many bold fayings derogarory to the honour and Majefiy of bis King : The King, faid he, will be obliged .whether he will on¡ot to grant me the Grn;ernment of Peru, for he is fenjible of the obligations he ha~h tó .;11&. for this Conque(f : and though oftentimes he would pretend to great obedience and refignation to his Majeíl:y's pleafüre, yet ar other times, he would lec fall , words ·feditious and rebellious ; and at che iníl:igation of bis Caprains, he publi- íhed his reafons, fetting forth his right and title to cpat Government. And being now fectled in the Cicy of ~itu, he ~aífed his time in Feíl:ivals, Sports and Ban· -quets, without minding che aél:ions or proceedings of che Vice-king ; onely che difcouríes amongíl themfelves were rhac he would go to Spain by way of Carta- gena~ - others chat he would pafs up farther towards che Continerlc ro raife Men · _and Arms, and there expeét bis Majeíl:y's further Iníl:ruél:ions; others were of opinion, that he would remain in che Countrey of Popaya untill he received new Ordm ; but_it was generally believed that he would' not íl:ay long there, or at- ·tempt any ching in -dlofe parts ; bue be his defign what it would, it was conclu- . ded neceífary to obíl:ruét his paífage to the Continem ; c0 which endHernando Ba-· chicao was·remanded back again with his Fleet, ofwhich Pedro de Hinlljo[a,-Gentle- man ofl is Bed-chamber, was made Admira\, wich two nandred and fifcy merí · under hiscommand, who departed with ali expedition. Moreover Rodrigo de Car-_ vajal was difpatched with his Ship to Panama, with a Pacquet of Letters from Gonfalo Pifarro, deftring che Inhabitants of that City to favour bis caufe and de~ :figos, aífuring rhem, that whatever Spoils and Infolencies Bachic110 had committed on :chem were contrary to bis will and pleafure, and againíl: bis exprefs command: Rodrigode Carvajal arrived accordingly within three leagues of Pamtma, wheré he received intelligence that cwo Captains fent from che Vice-king were there, rhe- one called [ohn de Gu:i:.,man, and che other [ohn de Yllane:i;;, who were raiÍlng F0rces to carry to che Province of Belalcayar to recruit the Vice-king's Army therewith; cand chat chey had already liíl:ed a&out an hundred men, and had prepared gqod 'quantitiesof Arms, with five or fix pieces of Cannon. And though thefe men ' llad been for fome time in a readinefs, they were not fent away ; by reafon thai apprehending fome attempts from Gonyalo Pifa'rro,, they thought fit to keep their veople in referve till they faw che danger over. Howfoever Rodrigo.de Carvajal adventured to fend a Sduldier privately into che City with Letters to cerrain Ci- tizens; who upoh receipt thereof communicaced them to che .Qfficers of the Town, who feifed on che Souldier, and by .him underíl:anding rhe defigo of Hi- nojo[¿¡, put the City into·Arms, and fent'two Brigantines to feife the Ship of Car- .vajal; but he fuípeéting fome ill intention againíl: him by reafon of che long ab- fence of his Meílenger, fet fail from thence, and fo che two Brigantines miffing him returned back without fuccefs. C HAP.