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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK V. irs Coliege he was a perfon of a quier and mild difpofition, he was no Soul- dier nGr pretended ro che War, and was then repeating his Office of our Lady, , r 0 ~hom he was entirely devoted; but he being alarm'd wich this noife, clapt up bis Breviary inco bis bofom, and laying hold of a ruíl:y Sword and a Halbért, which carne next ro hand , he ran into che Market-place , and che firíl: perfon he mee with hap¡nened to be .Diego Centeno, and not knowing wich whom he engaged, without farther ceremony, he took himover che lefr hand wich a good blow, and wich che next he thruíl: him into t~e cl;iigh wich the p0int of his Halbert, which did aot ~afs chrough, becaufe there was a crofs bar to ~hat weapon in form of a Fl0wer·de-luce; and endeavouring to difeagage bis Halbert, and pull it out, that fo he mighc .give him another chruíl:, th~ barbes were faílned to ~is b:eeches ofV el- . vet, fo chat pulling,at them, Centeno fell to the ground: ac wh1ch ume a_ Page of his who is grown up t0 be a man ( whofe name 1 have forgot) carne m to che a[;íl:ence of his Maíl:er, and íhot Maldonado wich a Carbine, with which he fell foon ; but riíing again co fighc wich Centeno, more Company carne in, and feifed on Mr<ldonado, and1 di~rmed him, and chen purfued cheir Viél:ory, which was ea- ~ly gained ; for by chis time moíl: of che Enemy's parcy had declared for che King, ahd the reíl: had conveyed themfelves away. In ali which Engagemem noching · happenecl fo remarkable as che Combar becween PedroMaldonado and Diegu Centeno, wich b0ch whom, 1 was acquainced , nor was chere one drop of bloud íhed, bue onely chat of Centeno, C.H A P. X. A fl.range Accident which happened upo?Z ihis Combat of Pedro Maldonado. The death of Antonio de Ro- bles. Diego Centeno i5 chafen Commarzder i7l chief. Lucas Marcio is reduced to his Maje ji y' s fervice. An Agreement is made between Alonfo de Mendo\a ami Diego Centeno. P Edro Maldonado was one of che fatteíl: and moll corpulene meo chaeever I have feen : _and chough che fhoc which was given him knock~d him to che ground, yec he rece1ved no wound ; for che bullet happened to llnke on the Breviary which was in bis bofom ; and fo by che miraculous Prov1dence oí che B. Virgin (co whom he was zealouíly devoced) his life was preferved. I my felf faw che Bre- viary fome years after ; for happening co be on a Samrday at Maís wich Pedro de Ma!donado , for on chat day in che Church of M erceds, chey always fing Maís co the Mother of God; 1 defüed him to lec me fee chac Office or Breviary which is now called che Office of Miracle, for 1 cold him, chac I was very defüous and cu- ri0us to fay, 1 had feen it : he was pleafed to comply with my requeíl: , and I opened the Book , and found chat che Bullet had paffi d che cover, and entered tne firíl: thirry or fourry pages, and fome cwelve or fifreen leaves farcher ic had tumpled up togecher , and had impreíled che bignefs and form of the Bullet , as far as to chat leaf where the Mafs of our Lady begins; and which in chofe days they bound up with our Lady's Office and wich otner Offices of Devotion, as che Bookfellers pleafed ; for then chere was not chaecare taken of I3ooks as hath been fince that time ordered by che Council of Trent; for chen che Breviaries were of that fize as che Prayers are now for daily Devocions. That nighc there was no other encouncer than chis which happened.berween Maldonado and Centeno, though fome Auchours make a long relaeion of men kil- led and wounded ; but certainly it was noc true, of which I ha\ e as much cer- raimy