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.

744 R oyal Commentaries. BooK IV. Thus did Carvajal avail hirnfelf of the opinión which Me;1dof a falíly conceiveá of the diícoment of his men, and of cheir uíage which inclined thern ro revolt when an opporcunity fl:ould offer.. So foon ,as Mendor_a had read the Lercer, he gave foil credence. t~ ir, though .u had no ~an~ or. hrm thereunr~, becaufe it agreed with the opmron he conce1ved of the rnclmar10ns of Carva}ltls men; and with rheíe expeétations having drawn out bis men, he attached the Enemy in cwo places according to the advices which were given hirn; but he was beaten off in boch, becaufe they were provided to receive him; and finding that no man joyned or carne over ro his fide, with much difcouragement he drew off, having !oíl: feven or eight of his rnen killed, and as many wounded. And having under- Hood from the Jndians that about fix or feven leagues from that place Francifco de Carvajal had lodged all the Riches belonging to himfelf and to bis Sould1ers, he refolved to play him the farne game, and to pay him in rhe fame coin ; accordíng- Jy marrers fucceeded, for rnarching thither he feifed on ·all che Spoils which Car- vajal had made, wich which he rewarded his men ro their great fatisfaéhon; for belides clothing of all forcs, they feifed quamities ofGold , Arms and Powder. The three Hiíl:orians reporc that Carvajal was wounded that night by a Mu ket- íhot in his Thigh ; howfoever he would not own it, for, being privarely dreífed, he went abroad.and gave fuch Orders as were neceífary ; but if that were, it "'as but a ílight wound, confidering that he went the Rounds, and was on rhe Guard and Watch ali that night, and rhe nexr day purfuing rhem to their Quaner , beat them up, and fell upon thern in die ni ghr; and they being weary, and ri red, and afleep, were mtally routed and defeated; many of rhem were taken, but füch of them as efcaped by the darknefs of the nighr, ( arnongft which L,ope de M endofa was one) were diíperfed into divers par es. So foon as ir was <lay, Ct1rvajaf per, -ceived rhat Mendºfª was _gone, but howfoever he followed himupon the rrack; and rhen ir was diat he firíl: underíl:ood in what manner he and hisCompanions had been plundred of their Riches and Spoils by Mendofª · Upon which news, turning to his Souldiers, Lope de Mendo9a, faid he, hath &een ill-advifed ro carry with bim che iníl:rurnent of his death ; whercby he would give rhem to under- íl:and that he would purfue them to the laíl: extremity, and umill [ch time as they had retrieved their eíl:ates. And according to chis faying, he hot!y purfued Lope de M e11do2a, who having trav~lled a~out eight or ni~e leagues, imagin~d that C11roajal had lo much to doe that 1t was impoffible for h1m to make purfu1r afrer him either that day, or the day following; and in confidence hereof, he paífed a River, and laid himfelf clown to repofe, and refrefh himfelf after che watchings of feveral nights-: but whilíl: fome were íleeping, and others earing, Cárvajal unex- peétedly appeared defcending frorn che top of a Mounrain direétly ro che River ; upon which an alarm being given, every one íhifted for birnfelf, and rhough Car- vajal had no more than fixty Horfe wirh him, of rhe choiceíl: of his Troops, which he fuppofed fufficient to purfue a flying Enemy, yet rhey believed him ro come with ali his Force. In this place Carvajal took many Prifoners, and amongíl chem two or three Files of Souldiers who were playing for the pieces of Gold which they had robbed: upon which occafion Caroajal uttered fome very remar- kable Sayings, which Diego Hernande'<- mentions. And ar chis place taking one days reíl: for his neceífary refrefhment, L ope de .1Vfendofa, wirh five or fi x of his Comrades, had the oppormnity of füght, and to difperfe themfelves inro divers places, not knowing where to go, or where to cake refuge and onely to fly frorn the face of che Enemy. Carvajal having recovered the greareíl: part of what he had !oíl, rhough not ali, followed the purfuit of his game, and ir was his formne to ta ke che crack "vhich was made by Mendofa, not that he had any certainry thereof, but onely feeing the way to be larger and wider than the others, he followed that crack fo clofely that though the Enemy was gone five or fix hoars before rhem, yet after che fecond nighr, by break of day, he arrived at the very place where Mendo9a was lodged, in a lirtle Indian Village, having in lefs than thirty hours, from che rime when he was laíl: difl:urbed in hisQiarters, marched twemy two leagues ; and indeed had he nor been forced rhereumo for want of íleep and repofe, he hadyet proceeded far- ther; but he and his people were fo overcome wirh long journies, and fa inr for wam of food and faíl:enance that they laid themfelves ro íleep like fo many loggs of wood, and wirhout fenfe like inanirnate Creamres. In tbe mean,rime carne C11rvaj11/ to che Village with eight men onely, leaving the reít ~hind, char he 1 might