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.

BooK V. Royal Commentariei. C HA P. XIV. Licenclado Carvajal, Graviel de Ro)as, and feveral other Ciliztns and Souldiers o[ note Jly fronl Pi~arro. · B U T thefe frequent revolts did not end with the flight of Mttrtin de Robli!s, bue rather a general defeétion was feared ; for the night following Lope Mar- tin Prereyra t>f the Portugal Nation made his efcape: he ·was one of the firíl: Con- querours, and one with whom 1 was well acquainted : whereupon Gonf.alo Pifarro, to prevenc other efcapes, at leaíl on that fide of the City, he orclerea Licenciado C11rvajal with a party of Horfe to guatd that part, and not to fuffer any perfon to país that way. One would have thought that chis Carvajal bad given fufficient aíiurances _and pledges of bis Fidelity, that his faithfulnefs to the Caufe oughc not to be fufpel'ted ; and yec far al! this he fled away and revolted, and by bis example opened a door for every man .to efcape away and be gane; for he was followed by all bis Troop of Horfe, as alfo by Pedro Suarez, de Efcobedo, Francifco de Efcobedo and (eronimo Efcobedo, who were bis Kinfmen,' and ~11 took the great Road to Tru- xiUo ; thefe al(o were accompanied With Licenciado Polo, Marcos de RetamOfO an En~ fign of good efieem, Francifco de Miranda and Mernando de Parga.1, with many Soul¡ diers of chief renown. The flight ohbefe perfons rnuld not be fo concealed bue that it was quickly made known to tbe_next Qg_arter, from whenc~ Graviel de Ro- ja.1 followed the fame exarnple, who was the perfon on whom Pif_arro had noc long before conferred the honour of carrying the Standard, which he had taken fi:om Don Antonio de Ribera, whom he had left in Lo1 Rey_u to govérn theCity,· be-- caufe he was a perfon of great abilities, and related to him by kindred, and enga- ged with him as deeply as any in al! bis defigns. Graviel de RojM was follow.ed by many others, amongíl: whom were bis two Kinfrnen Graviel Permudez, and Go me:¡;;, de Roja.1, boch Perfons of Qtality: che flight of thefe Officers was not prefently known abroad, becaufe the Quarters of Licenciado Carvajal were in che Ouc-guards, which Gonfalo Pifª"º and' bis Souldiers eíl:eemed to be w~ll fecured by them, ·and repofed all confidence imaginable in their fidelity : but fo foon as it was divulged, it caufed great noife and rumour in the Carnp; and Pifarro himíelf was particu- larly concerned for Licen_ciado Carvajal, and was grieved that he of all che men in the world íhould forfake him : and confidering what could be the cauíe of his difrontent or diíguíl: , he was forry that he had not married him to Donna Franci- fca Pifª"º his Cofin-ger)Jlan, fuppofing that if he had fo done, he had obliged him by perpetua! bonds of alliance ; and again he fanfied that he muíl: have been dif- obliged, becaufe having nominated him ~o have cornmanded forne Forces, he had afterwards put 'John de Acofta over bis head : ' of ali which he cornplained co Franci- fco Carvajal, his Lieutenant General, blarning him for giving him the il1 counfel which had difobliged bis Kinfman: co which Carvajal made anfrver , that fince the Licenciado had been fo bold and daring as to forfake and abandon his cauíe even in his prefence, and was fo refolved upon it as to adventure bis life in che A.a; it was better to be rid of him than to entertdn hirn in his fervice, fince he might have carried three hundred men away with him, in cafe :~e had ernployed him in che place of Acofta. In the like manner_( faid he) fach men as thefe tur- , ned to your fide and P.arty, ata time when cheir occaGons required your affiítence co help them to their Efiates , and to conferve their Lives and Honours; and at chat rime ~hey denyed and renounced the Emperour, they perfecuted l1is Vice- king to the death: and now che tide being turned, they deny, and fell you, and emirely 'abandon you: and, why ? forno other caufe certainly, than rhat they think chey have no farther need of you ; their Eíl:ates and Lives being now fecu- red ro them: fuch menas chefe, both here and in all ocher parrs of the World, adore no other God rhan che Ido! of their own intereíl: : and having paid you like men of chat íl:amp, their deferts will be recompenfed to them in their own coin. This was che íaying of the Lieutenant General, and he proved a true Prophec in it ; for 1 (aw many of thefe things verified in my time; for none of thefe peo- H h h h h :z. ple,