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.

- 772 Royal Commentaries. BooK V. alfo thofe who. come into them from thc Coaft, are all wea~, and Jickjy, and ill armed, and í their powder u moift ami weP, and of little ftrength .; for which reafon _one of your Ships. u worth four o{ theirs. But the two Lawyers, who were no Friends to Can;a1al, whifpered fo Gonfalo 'Pifa"rro that they much fufpeéted Carvajal, and feared, that the crouble and conéemq:iem he fhewed' for burniag che Ships, was becaufe he chereby loíl: his means t<;> efca~ and fly to che Enemy. Bue hereafter we íhall' fee che advice of Carvajal verified by experience, and how much che' JLawyers were miíl:aken in their meafures. CH A P. VII. 'I '! ' The Prefident rleparts from Panama, ancl goes to Tumpiz, a5 alfo Loren~o de Aldana to the Vatley de Sama, from whence he fends Spyes againfi Gon~alo Pi~arro; who names Captains, pays ali hi-s So11ldiers, and fr ames a Pro- cefs again/f the Prefident. P Edro de la Gafca, Prelident for his Majeíl:y, having difpacched Lom10de Alda-1 na and his Companions upon che foar Ships which were bound for Pene, he applied himfelf wholly to raife Men and Horfe, and to gec whac Arms and Pro- vifions the adjacent Councries did afford him, that cherewich he mighc follow and fecond ·rhe Forces which '~ere gone before him. Amongíl chofe which carne co bis afliíl:ence, was a very famous Souldier called, Pedro Bernardo de f2!!.itos, born at Anduxar, who fome years palt carne into che Jndies, and had ferved his Majefiy in the mes of Barlovento, Cartagena and che Continent, in qualicy oneiy of an En- fign ; in which íl:ation he íl:ill concented himfelf, becaufe no better preferment did offer ac chac time, in which capacicy he acquicced himfelf well during aU che Wars wich Gon1alo Piyarro; and afcerwards ferved with title of Captain in che Wars of Don Sebaftian de Caftilla, and of Francifco Hernande;;, Giron, fo thac he well deferved to have been rewarded wich Lands, and an Indian Plancacion, which in the City of Co;;,co was ca1led Cacha, together with a provilion to maincain Lan- ces for defence of thac Kingdom. Severa! Genclemen and Noble Souldiers, and the beíl: Nobility of chat Maritime Coaíl, puc chernfelves under che command of chis worchy Otficer for fervice of his Majeíly to che nurnber of five hundred per- fons; wbich when the Preftdent had feenl and accoumed his Forces in ocber pares,,. he believed chac he fhould have no fartner need of any relief or recruics from Mexico, as he formerly delired; of which he gave notice to che Vice-king Do,, Antonio de Mendo9a, and the other Governours, wich informations of whatfoever had hitherco paff. Haviog fenc chefe advices, and lefc neceífary infuufüons for fecuring che Government of Panama and Nombre de Dios, he difpacched ª- full rela- tion of ali chac paífed unci11 chat time unto his Majeíl:y, and in what manner he had afüd for his fervice, and then fec Sail for Peru wich all bis Fleet; and though when he firíl fet out he mee fome íl:orms and bad weather witbin the Bays and Gulfs between Lands, yec they gave him no íl:op in profecution of his Voyage> in which on bis way he happily encouncred with Fernande;;, Paniagua, who brougbt an anfwer from Gon9alo Pifarro. Their joy was very greac ac meeting, and increa- fed', efpecially when he m1deríl:bod che good will and affefüon wbich rhe peop.le chen aétually with Pipmo expre!fecl cowards his Majeíl:y's fervice, whi ch cbeyi promifed to manireft fo foon as occa.fion offered : and fo mucb was che PteGdenc cranfporred with che news, chat he refufed. ro reade Pi f arro's Leuers leíl: he íhould · make fome Propoficions which be would noc gladly near; and cherefore with<:)ut reading1íe burnt chem, and continued his Voyage wich a favourable gale uncilh he carne to Tumpi;;,, wheFe we will leave him for a while, to fee whac Lorenfº de A!dana was doing, who was gone with his four Ships to elle City of Los 11.eyes, and to relate che gre.at tl"ouble l!iffl'm conceived at the news of r:his revolc. " L Ol'CllfO