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.

r' Bo<>.K')V. R~yczl Commentarie-s. Zorcn.r-o -de Aidana, . proceeding on his Voyage, loofed .from · Tr~xillo. and failed ~long ch!! Coaft, and, having fome fick people abqard, he carne for rnfreíhmem to rheRiver éaHed iie Santa, where they took in freíh water, from whence he fent a cercain ,f:r.iar , ~f th~ Merceds, called Friar. Pedro. de V/loa, to Garry to Pi farro the hews of h1s. amval m thofo pares, and w1th th1s occafion co advife a'.]! petfons whom he knet'lr to b~ well affeéted, to efcape out of che City of Los Reyes upon ány Boacs;or Veífels chey could gec, promiftng that, with che .Pinnaces and SkiffS belonging to the Ships, .he wóqld gather aQd take them up, _:md bring chem aboard their S~ips. So foon as t'ffarro heard thanhis Friar was l!Ome, he prefuntly.cau- fed hin1 'to be brought 'to hím without permiffioi:i to difcoutfe with ánY perfon either in tmblick or ptivate: arna upon the news of the revolt of his Fléet he h!ghly .inv'ei~:f ued a-gai~ ft l;1rr:enfo de Aldana, .~ccufi~g hirn .of falfüy, and bétí:~yi'i'lg bis Qountrey, and.of mgraut11ae for the fnendíh1p he had ever íhewed·bim; .\)Ja- rniríg1h!tnfeff very much für •not haviog followed the counfel and perfüaHons of his Offkerii, who long Lince wóuld have had him hanged, and puniíhed fót'his de- 'rnerit as jufüce required. . . . , ,¡ " Bue ma·tters could not be carried fo fecretly, but that the revele of'the 'Fleet under command of Lonmfo .de Aldana unto che Prefidenc was .publilhed and talked of O\'er .ali (he Town ; fo that Pipirro being forced to 0Wn ic, he prefehtly proclái:· rned a War, and beat up Drums for liíl:ing Souldiers; 'Captains alfo werJ 0 amed and appointed, and pay advanced· to every privare Souldier ; and fome'S0iilcliers of note received a thoufand Qr two choufand pieces ·of Eighc apon advancé-accor- ding ro cheir quality and deferts. A general Rendezvousiwas appoinced, cb whiéh place Pifarro marched on foot as General of che Infamry, which (as Carat~, · Íl~ · the eleveodi Chapter of bis fixth Book, fays) confiíled ofa·thoufand meo, >ali crs·well armed and clothed as any Companies in·ftab in the timeS'of peace; ÍG't'(befüies rheir armour, every man had good Sh0es andcScockins, attd·a SHk Doublée ~ and fome .of C!mh of Gold or Silver,. dr embroideries upoff thkir Cloaks, wirh Hats .r:urned 'up with Gold Buckles; and the-Stocks of their Gm'.ns•placed an11f' e'ittboffea wich G@ld. The Captains of Horfe were Licenciado C,Ppeda;I and Licenciado ·de Car!. vaja l, he ing greac confidents and highly in favour: .The1Captains whioh comrnani. ded e.be Harquebuíiers werfl,,rohn de Acofta 1 ?ohn rete>:.'de Güetia-;.tt arn!I {ohn di/ 1a f.lórre~ Th e C aptains of che· fikes were Hernando Bachicao, Mar.tín de·ÁlmendrM and 'uat: tin de Robles: but cbeLieucenanc-Genetal of ali was Frlfncifco de (:arvajalr who kept his former íl:ation, and comrnanded bis own Company of Harquebufiers \Vhich had always followed him. The Scandard was carried bY, Antonio Altamirano, and gaarded by eighty Horfe. Sorne Captains in cheir Colom:s made a Cypher with the name of Gonpzlo Pifarro, that is with che G. and P. wich a Crown over it ; another Captain brought that Cypher inco che form of a Heart ; all cheir Enfigns and Colours were made new of diver ·colours, aml. a new faíhion came up by di- reétion of Carvajal ( which l have not obferved m any _orher Army) for every Souldier ro cye a knot of lübbon of rhe colour of che Enhgn of that Company to whi<!:h he belonged within the plume of Feathers which hé worn in his Har, and fuch as had no Feathers wore thern in a bunch on cheir HatsJ by .which every man · was diíl:inguilhed and .known unto what Cornpany he belonged; onely Carvajal thought not fit to make new Colours, bue cold his Souldiers 'chat the old one was cheir honour, under which haviog had great fucceífes, they might {lill hope to be forcunate and add new Viétories to their ancient Gtor ies. And now Fiyarro . íhewed himfelf open-handed to·his:Sou:Jdiers, giving chem large pa,y~ -and money upon advance ; to fome Captains he gave forcy~ ~o fome fifty or fo~ty thoafand pieces of Eight for their Souldiers., accordiflg t0 their m1inb€Fs, or ·áS· úf.iey were Horfe or Foot, which confequendy teql:lited more expence. He alfc>i b0tight all the Horfes, Mares and Mules he could find., to rnoun~ his péóple, f0r which he paid with ready money: ;but for fome (as a cercainAuchouF f~ys) he did not pay, the reafofl for which was this: Severa!' Mer€hanrs of rhe Cify of Eos Reyes- liíl:ed themfelves for Souldiei·s, not ro íhew themfelves. Cowards ot difaffetl:e'd, but a~ ter forne days march, growing we ar_y, t hey procureil a· difcharge by furrender óf their Horfe and Arms, and chofe wf.ro- had neither, gave tnoney by·way 1 of com· penfation : for Gmp1lo Pifarro and h is Offü::ers choughe flOt fic to coníhajn any man ag;liníl: his will, kno#il'lg·that preff rnen never rnacie good·So111'diers. · In this rnanrler was the .Arrny fitteehnd prepated wid-i Weapdfl°S of'War; atid now to füengrhen die good Caufe with R.eafons and·Arguments t-0' pfea'fe Pi fitrro, . Licen-:,