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 Commentaries. BooK IV. about and fuccour che Rere : and chen che fix Cavaliers gave over che Charge , and fled cakiog cheir way by guidaoce of fome Jndians over crofs and by-pachs , and caki~g a large c?mpafs cam~ at laíl: afee~ íix o~ fe~en d~ys travel to join wit~ their ocher Compamons. Francifco de Carva1al havmg m chis manner reheved h1~ Rere, was forced to contioue ali that day and che night following in che fame Rlace, and give over che purfuit of the Enemy; for the íix Horfemen upon their firíl: Charge having found no oppofüion , killed and lanced all ch:u íl:ood in their way; by which meaos a íl:op being put to che proceediogs of Carvajal ; Centeno' found an opporcunicy co e[cape chat dangerous Pafs, which he greatly feared would be deíl:ruétive to him. Carvajal was fo aogry and diíl:urbed at chis affronr, and fo afhamed to fee himfelf difappointed of his expeél:ation by che Sffategerne of Officers much inferiour to him in the Art of War, that he uccered not one word all chacday, unlefs ic weue rn repair che loffes and damage he had fuíl:aio~d; mor would he eac any d;Umg acfopper rhat night, {aying , that che affiont he had tteceived would ferve him for many meals to come: but afrer fome hours in the night uhac his choler began to abare, be opened his mind to his Officers in chis uiaFJner, Sircr, faid he, In ali the oourfe of my military emploiment in It:.ily, which continu- cd for ~he fpace of fo1my year s, 1 have fm1 many Retreats made b1 the Iúng of Fraoce a11d anotherJretlt Captain, by .Amonio de Le~na, b:Y Count Pedro Navarro, by Mark An- tonio1Cokma, ,by fabrici<D Colona, rmd by many orher famout Captain1 of my time, tU welt Sparuarcls M ltalians > br1t in all my lije J ntver faw fucha Retreat made by thu young C11p- tain. Whicln were rhe v:ery words of Carvajal, wichout adding chereunto or di- rnililifhing rherefrom :, and were repeaced co me by one who beard them. The day fol10wing be purfued che Eoemy with more vigour and courage than before, fo t'fuat in a fbcm time overtaking hiw, he every day fell in with him, and feized fome part of bis Men, Ho11fe or Baggage, Co rhat afcer a purfüit of two húndred Leagues, fornetimes ouc of the comrnon road, and fometirnes in, he reduced Cen- teno 1DO duat low condition , that he bad not above eighcy men rema ining of ali his numbers, and thofe alfo haraífed and tyred wich long Marches, and difcouraged by reafon d1at they knew not when , nor where to find a place of refuge or re- po[e : wherefore it was agreed to march along the Coaíl: to Arequepa, and there if pofiible ~o embark and tind a iecurity on the Seas for cbofe who had no íhelrer on tbe Laocl : in order hereunto a Captain was fent before, called Ri6adeneyra, to bire a Veffel for mooey or by furprize, and bring her to Arcquepa, rhat thereoa they mighc embark rheir Men and Baggage, and fo efcape che danger which pur- fued them : by good forcune Ribadeneyra mee a Veífel bound for Chili, which he and bis companions wich help of a Float filencly furprized in che oighr withouc much difficulcy; and being well provided with Sea-meo and all ocher neceffaries, brought her about to Arequepa, there to cake in Diego Cenreno and his Souldiers, as it was befote agreed : bue it happened chat Carvajal preífed fo hard upon Centeno, chac he came to the Port fooner than che Veffel arrived chere; and now find ing an Ene- my juíl: at his heels, and no farcher place of Retreat; he refolved ro disband ali his people, telling chern that in regard Ribadenryra.did not appear, nor chat any Veffel idid prefenc in tbat Porc, whereon to make their efcape, he advifed eve- ry man ro fhift for himfelf, and to efcape away by chree or four or five or fix io a cornpany ; and being fo difperfed, it would be impofiible fo ro puríue them, but that moíl: would efcape their hands. As to Centeno himfelf, he abandooed all his companions, and wich one fingle perfon, called Lewis de Ribera, aod one fervanc he betoek himfelf to che Rocks and high Mouncains , and remained in a Cav~ for che fpace of almoíl: eight monchs, uncill the Prefidem Gafca arrived in Peru - during all wbich time he was maintained by a Curaca who lived in che Plantario~ of Michaet Cornejo, inco whofe Coumrey it was his fort une co come; where we íhall leave him uncill that time comes ro país. Onely we muíl: not omit co declare 1:hat from the t~me chac Centeno did firíl: fet upa Standard for hisMajeíl:y, Gonfaf; Silveftre, a Nat1ve of Ferrera de A/cantara, of whom we have made mencion in our Hill:ory of Florida, was always prefem with him, and was an Aél:or in his exploits, and a Sufferer in bis peri Is. Carvajal, coming ro Areqmpa in purfuit of Cen:eno, ~ad ther~ ]oíl: the crack of his En~mies, and fo gave over che chafe, up- en mtelhgence gtven, t.hat they were all d1fperfed, and chac every man íhifred for himfelf; the next m0rning, by break of day Ribadeneyra appeared wich his Veffel io the Port, ofwhich Carvajal being informed by one of rhofe perfons whom he had taken, endeavoured to feize both him and his Ship : bue Ribadeneyra was fo cautious char,