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 V. Royal Commentariet. bue.whilfr he was chus conlidering wvi thin him[elf, che n~ws carne thac the new Ordi.nances were ,repealed, and a:.general Pardon gran~ed by his Majefry for all Treafons and Crimes which were, pafl: : wherefore, rem?ining no longer in fu- fpenfe, h~ packed up ali his Ho.uihoJ¡:l-fl:uff, took what Gold and Silver he had and ·ther.ewith embarked his Wife·and Family ,on a Ship, and with forty of hi; Souldiers '( of which fome were Inhabitancs of Tr~xillo) he failed to Panama: che news of cbefe four Ships being come to Los Reyes, though che .particulars chereof were confufed and obícure, ir being not known who or what they wert:, yet it · ferved to put che PeopJe into a great confl:ernation, and cauíed every .one to pre- pare for a War. At che fame time news coming of che revolc of Diego de Mora his place was imrnediately fupplied by a Commiffion given to Licenciado Leon, and h~ fent by Sea to Truxi!lo: but meeting~ few days after with LorenfO de Aldana, and h1s Affociates in his way, l1e turned to their fide ; ·che like alfo did Diego de Mora~ and all of them returned together tq che porc of Truxiflo, where Diego de Mora landed wich bis forcy men, co recover them of che ftcknefs inco which they were fallen ar Sea; bue he marched fanher inco che Councrey, as far as Cajfamarca. publiílüng in ali places, how chat ' the late Ordinances·were repealed, and a gene: ral Pardon given for ali Treafons and Crimes already co.mmitted : upon chis news , all people generally carne in and offered thernfelves for his Majeíl:y's Service, arnongíl: which were 'fohn de Sa1:1vedra, a Native of Sevil, Gomh de Alvarado, (ohn Porcel, to whorn Pifarro had lately wrote, advifing him to prepar.e matrers in a readinefs far War. In íl1ort, 'lll the people of chofe places ana Provinces coming in they formed a Body of about ~hree hundred men_,, unper che command of Diego de Moi:a, and declared for ~he Emperour :· of whJCh Bartolmeo de Villalobos then . quartering_ac Túmbi.lrecd~ing imelligence, he gathered what Forces he cou!d and- marched .inro che inland Countries, intending by way of che Defart to pafs over to Gonralo Pifarro: but his rnen gave a íl:op.ito bis Journey, perfuading him to change bis way and his intencion, and return to Piura, and keep thac '.f o,wn for the Emperour, as he had d0ne before for Gonfafo Pífarro, to which he aífented, though much againíl: bis will. The like happened in Puerto Viejo, which.Fr4nclfco de Olmos held for Pi¡arro; who, up~n news of che many revolts, and of peo.ple tuming to the fervICe of the Ernperour, went with fome perfons, 'in whpm he much confided,-unto Huay!tqui, which was a place governed ..by Manuel Eftqcjo with Commiffion from Pi farro; and there, without farcher cerei:;oony, taking him· by the hand, he Jtabbed hirn to rhe heart wirh bis Dagger, and immediately fet up his Majeíl:y's Standard. Anq tbas, wirh the news onely of a general Par.doa, and revocation ·of the late Ordinances, without other perfüafions or for~es, .che. hearcs and inclinarions of ali the Caprains, chief Commanders and People were turned and reduced to the fervice of his Majeíl:y. ' Of ali which Gonfa lo Pifarro and bis Party were not ignorant ; for rhey recei- ved fütelligence daily how matters fucceeded, ··at which they were much troubled, and with great reafon ; for feeing how peoµle daily fel! frorn their Party_, chey feared thac many others would follow tfoe fame exarnple : wbereupon they entred info frequent confultations, but with fuch confofion and diforder that nothing was concluded; onely it was agreed to bum rhe·five Ships theo in Port, together with all tbe Boats and Veílels which were there. . This Couqfd was faid to be given by Licenciado Cepeda, and Lice;1 fiado Benito de Carvajal, rnen ·who were bet- ter Lawyers rhan Souldiers, and bener _skilled in Books chao in che Policicks; for they believed that the Ships and Veílels chen in Port would give people op- pormnity to efcape and mm to che Enemy, ·and for wanc thereof they would be forced, though againíl: their wills, to fide with.their Party. . The .burríing of the Ships was ordered.during the abfence of Carvajal, who ·was gone for a weeks time about twency leagues from Los Reyes, to direél: forne important affairs then in hand ; but when Carvajal remrned, and heard ofche bur- ning of chofe Shiµs, he grievouíly lamenced che iífue of chat fatal Counfel, and amongíl: other things he faid to Gonfalo Pi farro, Sir, You have ordeied five Guardian- Angels, appointed fo;- the defence of the Coaft of Peru and Jeftrnflion of your Enemies, to b-e confumed with Jire ; had)'OUreferved but one for me, 1 jhould therewith have given you fuch an account of my aélions M fhould have furpaf{ed a!l my former Jervices, and have gi- ven the world caufe to envy my great fuccef{es: for with fome Muskftiers whic.h 1 would have put aboard, 1 would have undertak!n to engage all the Fleet of the Enemy; for 11c- cording to thé intelligencc we hflve from Panama,· (lll the people theJ bring from thence, M F, ff ff 1. 11 /fa 77 1