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.

BooKV. Royal Commentaries. -duell in the field ;_where he would make bim confeíS wich his own mouth, and ackno.wledge that ali \X,:hich he had faid was true. . Rodrigo de Sala;;:,ar, ,who crufied more t.o bis own fubtiltiesand crafr, chao to bis Sword, chofe rarher to confefs ali whkh Diego de Vrbina required of him to be true, than to enrer che Liíl:s V•'..ith a perfon fo much renowned for bis valour and expe· rience in Arms, a.s was Vr'bina. And rhertfore after fuch confeffion made, he added, that in regard Pedro de Fuelles had elapfed che day appoinred for fuch de· clararion , as before mentioned , he fufpeéted rhat he had repented of che deíign; and therefore killed hill], knowing that delays of chat kind are commonly dange- rous: upon whic~ rnnfeffioq approved by che Prelidtnt to be fatisfaétory; Diego de Vrbina, and h1s Compamons, who were men of note, and engaged wirh him in che quarrel, accepted of the co~feffion, and puc an end to any farther difpute thereupon : though fome were of opinion, that the reafons were of fome fmall momem, and not valid enough to put up fuch a challenge: but as the Proverb fays , Dead men and abfent have but fcw friends. Bue to reforn now to Captain Diego Centeno, whom we !efe on his march to Coz.- ca, with refolmion to engage Captain Antonio de Robles, who with a good force kept chat City for Gonfalo Pifarro : · and rhough it might feem a very raíh aétion to arrack three hundrea men well difciplined and armed with fourty eight men onely, and thoíe il1 p,royided with Arm~ and Ammunition, and lately come out from their Caves ano Mountains to which they were driven by Francifco de Car- vajal. Howfoever he was eocouraged to proceed upon the advice he received how that Alonfo de Hinojofa being offended with Gonfalo Pifarro for having advan- ced .Antonio de Robles before him in che command of Co:(.co, had wrote to the princiµal Inhabirams of that City, to r~turn to their duty and to his Majefiy's fer- vice: to which mofi of them aífenting wrote Letters to Diego Centeno to profecute his journey towards them with all dlligence, promiGng to join wirh him , and afford him ali che affifience they could at bis arrival. ~o foon as Antonio de Rob!e.r received News that the Enemy was near at hand, he confülted with his Caprains in what manner they íhould oppofe him : and in che mean time he ordered Francifco de Ag¡iitre, a perfon in whom he much confided , to fcout abroad; and ride untill hé met with Diego Centeno, as he did about ftx Leagues difiant from the City, where he informed him of the intention of Antonio de Robles to oppo[e his entrance into che City, and in what manner he defigned to order and draw up his own men: upon which imelligence Diego Centeno and the Cotnmanders then with him, che chief of which were Pcr).ro Orti;;:, de Carate, Francifco Neg,ral, L11ys de Ribera, Diego Alvarc;;:,, Alonfo Pere>::. de Efq11ivd, agreed at a Council of War to rnake their attempt in the night, which would be more terrible to che Town, and give a better advantage to chofe who were well affeéted to país over to their ftde. . . They alío ufed rhis ingenious füategem ofWar; they togk off the Bridles from their Mules and Beaíl:s of burrheo, and tied lighted marches upon the pomels of the Sadles, and brdered the Jndians w'ho attended them to lead them 'tO füch a place , and then whip rhem in füch a manner, as that they might come running· into the Town; the way by which they were to enter was by che Street of the Sun , which, as we have mentioned in che defcription of che City , leads direét- Jy to che Marker-place : che Indians followed the Orders which were given them, and in the meantime Diego Centeno aod bis Souldiers entred by another Street to the Wdl: Gde, which comes out at a comer of che Market-place. Antonio de Robles beiog thus alarmed about che begioning of che nighr, drew up his three hundred rnen into a body in che Market-place , and faced rowards the Street of the Sun, koowiog that rhtre was no orher way for them to enter the Town but that, unlefs rhey took a gre3t compafs to come about. The Jndian fervantsdid their parts, and made a great noi[e and out-cry wi th their Horfes and Mules, as if tney had with them a multimde of Peoµle , aod broke in upon the Squadron of Antonio de Ro- tles , before he or his Souldiers knew againíl: whom they were engaged; and when rhey found rhem ro be Horfes and Mules onely wirhouc Riders, rhey were more afionifbed and rroubled dun before. At che fame iofiant Di~~º Centeno and hls meo appearedar che comer of rhe Market-place aod charged che Enemy on the right-wing, wirh loud íl:outs and crys, firing thofe few Muskets which were a- mongfi them. Ar thar rime tbere was acertain perfon called Pedro Maldonado, who was lodged in the Houfe of Hernando Pifarro, which is now turned into the {efi1- G g g g g ifl Col- 71.7