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 Co.mmentarie'f. BooK V. ple, at leafl very few of them , died in their beds , but were afterwards killed in thoíe iníuneél:ions which fucceeded theíe troubles. The whole party of Pi 1 arro began now to deípair and to faint in their courages by this defeél:ion of Carvajal and fo many períons of note· : for fince íuch a Gentlem?'n as he was fo deeply en- gaged in chis cauíe, having cut off the head of the Vice-king, and who had gi- ven orher evidences of his zeal for it, had revolted and fle~, whaccould be jud- · ged of che affeél:ions of ochers who had rteither the guilc nor thoíé éngagements upon chem? for che day following, wben the Army was on their marcb, as many as could privarely convey themíelves away made cheir eícape; andJat length che defeél:ion became general, and Souldiers openly and in the fighc of Pif arro and bis Camp curned rheir Colours and marched away : amongfi whidi, .; t~ 1 6 Horfe- men of good Faputation , named Pedro Villadan and {oh1J Lope:t-, decl a.r.eéi openly far. his Majeíl:y, and thar Gony.alo Pi farro might be confounded, who was. a T ray rnr. and a Tyrant : chefe were quickly followed by two ochers, called Francifco Guilla~' da and ( ohn, Pac:t- de Sariano : Pi9arro intendel:l to have íenr after th(lm; bue he had none whqm he could cruíl or be affured thac chey would not have born chem company, in tli~ir deíign of revele : Wherefore he hailned bis march as faíl: as he1 could to .Arequepa by way of the Plains, and yet many of his Infantry foríook hi111, le:iving cheir Muíquets behind .thefn; wirh whicb ' they íupµ@íed che Picax•• rifts would be contented aod not puríue them. 1n fine, as Altgiljfine Carate faith in che fixth Book, Chapter che íevemeemh, fo inany had left hin~ ohat , is whofei number was reduced to cwo hundred men, as appeared ar the Muíl:.er caken in rhe. Province of Nanafca, whicb is noc above íixty leagues from Lo1 Rt:lu. Francifco de Carvajal , who was an experienced Capcain, goc ali the AnT's 01 che Fugicives t0gerher , intendiog to arrn other Souldiers with them , in cafe any would come. in to rheir Parry. 1 '1 CH A P. XV. The f ity ef Los Reyes declare for ·h"u Majefly} mul fe1 1tp his Standard: Loren~o <.tle Aldana cc,mes aj¿ocrr : 11 1 great Confiifton and Difturhance i11 Los Rl yes N O R did the ill fortune of Pi farro íl:op here Wicb the general revele of his Arrny , which was oow reduced from a chouíand unto ti\ o buodred meo. but ali chlogs rurning conrrary; rhoíe forces which he ·lefr in che Ciry of Los Rey.- es for che guard aod defence of it, and in \\ hom he confided as his !:foil: aod rnofr. faithfull friends, who were obliged to him on rhe fcore of alliance and many otbec arguments, did now renounce him and declared for tb(! King : for Picarro had oot gone above tWO days march on his way CO Areq11epa , and not above fifreeu leagues diíl:am from che C.iry, _'~h~n Don. Antonio de !l-ibera , 1~ 1 hom Pi farro had rnade Governour of the Cny, ¡ommg wHh the Jufüces lVlflrt(n Pifarro aod An- tonio de Leon and other Inhabitancs, who upon pretence of ficknefs or infirmicies of old age, had obtained licence from Gonyalo Pi f arro to remain behind, (to whom they reíigned up their Arms and Horíes) ípreaa the Standard of che City , aod let fly che Colours in che open Market-place, and gathering wbat people tbey could declared for his Majefiy, publifhing by Out·cry tbe general Pardon, aod tbe revocation of the late Ordinances as delivered by rhe Preíidenr. /!a/entino relaring this paíTage, fays, that it \•vas done by order of Gonpi!o J'i f arro and tbat he had left infüuél:ions with bis Governour fo ro doe; chat rhofe wh; bad forfaken his Parry might not gain the honour they prerended umo and expec- red by rheir revolt: and yet Palentino comradiéts himíelf again in ir, and fays, chat it was not ro be believed, and thar it was onely a reporr of fome di~ffeél:ed per- fons; tbough in crurh Pifarro did leave fuch iníl:ruél:ions wi th Don Antonio de Ribe- ra; for his fake onely, that he might fave himfelf, and gain favour wirh che Pre- fideot Gafca : for Pifarro was well aífured, that fo fooo as he was ou,t of figbr he íhould be out of mind ,. and that afcer bis deparcure the Ciry would rbrow offali , reí pe~