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. \ that willingly to which he would be compelled by force ; and rhat then they would refiore him to his command as formerly, and eíleem him for rheir Captain, and would write word to Diego Centeno that they h:id all devored themíelyes to his Maiefiy's fervice. f\.t length LucM Martin complied, but by compul(lon and not with a good will, as he afterwards acknowledged. . In Arcquepa the Souldiers found chiny or forry choufand pieces of Eighr, which LucM Manin was fending to Pif arro, which they took and divided amongfi them- felvc¡s, anq then marched to Diego Centeno, who gave chem a very kind reception, an'd, thanked them for -tfo'e fervice · and duty they had íliewn to his Majeíly; and afcerwards chey all marched in a Body to che CharcM in µurfüit of Alonfº tic M on- doya, ·\ll'.ho was n~wly gone out of that"Province wich chree hundred men to' joyn wich Gon f alo Pi f arro, . - When borh Panies were come near to each other, General Centeno being defi- rous not ..to put matters t9 che extremiry of a Battel, wrote a Letter to him, per- fuading-Him to put up ar1cl' forget ali che ancient grudges and enmiries which had happened in the time of J1lrrt1fo de Toro and Francifco de Carvajal, and that he fhould now efp0ufe his Majeíly '.s caufe, and abandon the intereíl: of Pifarro, who had re- nouncediall allegiance to his MajeHy, and cbat he could not Jonger cominue in fuch a íl:ate of Rebellion without incurring che infamous name of a Traicour to his narm:al•füog: 1 One ofri;he Prebendaries of che Cachedral Church of Co~{º was difpatthed upon thiS N1eífage; he was a School-maíler, but Pedro Gonyales de Ca- rate fiad taken him fro111 thence to be an inílrument of this happy agreemem; fodn'deed he was a man of authoricy :ind prudeoce, and one fit for any employ- ment. r1 ' · In che mean time, \Vhilíl: chis School-maíler was chus employed, and creating with Alonfo de Mendofa, end~avouring to reduce him to his ducy towards his Ma- jefiy. ':Which he fo\md to be a difficulr cask, becaufe he choughc it difhonourable to renoUnGe Pif_arro : General Centeno received Letters from che Prefident, where- in h€ informed him, how his Majeíly had given hirn rhe Govemment of that Em- pire, that che late Ordinances were repealed and made null, and that a general Par- don was grantedifor ali nimes and faulcs already committed. The which A.dvice be difpatched away wieh ali expedition to his Agem the School-rnaíl:er, ordering him•to make ufe there©f for irfducemeors herewith to perfuade Alonfo deM mdofa, believing chat chofe arguments Vl 1 ould be mofi prevalenr wirh him, though he had been much more obíl:inate chao he was. The marrer operared and' fucceeded ac- cording to delire; for fo foon as M mdoya faw the Letters and che news he altered his mind ·and refolved to declare for hisMajeíly; onely be made chis condition that in cafe he joyned with Diego Centeno, he would command bis own Forces and remain.chief Captain ©f rhem, as he had formerly been : his Souldierswere three huodred.' in number, all.c~oice men,. weU .a~med and well mounre9. Diego Cen- teno aífemed to che condrn©n, not berng w1llmg to break off for che mconvenience of cwo Generals corpmanding. one Army of the fame Narion ; fo rhat both Par- ties mee and joyned1wich ali che rejoycing and triumph imaginable. And now (as Carate reporrs) they finding tbemfelves a choufand meo ílrong, refolved to attack Gonf alo Pi f arro, and in their way to ~eife upon a certain advamageous Pafs, and to proceed no farther for wam of prov1fion, but there to expeét him. And ac chis País we will leave them, being near Huarina, where that bloudy Battel - was afterwards fought, and return to the Prefidenc Gafca, whom we left in bis Voyage, failing on the fouch.Sea. · CHAP. ••1 1 I• , • .¡