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.

R.oyal Commentaries. ,'.) J li u~ 'f n'1, € r H .. ~ P. XVII. .BooK V. [J ,·; \) .. '""' · i. , n re , , r Diego Centeqq writes to the Prefident, giving hí111 an ·a~­ count o[ thr:fe matters by the Jame Mejfe)nger which Pi- .' ~arro ha~;· fent ·to him. The Prefident éomes to Saufa .. •whére he meets Francifco V oífo. C Enteno being well aífüred of the good will an~ affe&ion whi~h P.ojfo bor.e :o Jlis , Majefiy's Service, .by that free manner wich which he offered it, and ay·the difcovery he made of the correfpondence which the Eníign held \'<' irh ~ifarro; rhe thought fit to feqd .(~e yery fame tyfeífenger CQ the1Preíident, wj~h Lecters giving him a relation ar large of all whicp had paífed upti!J that, tin:1~? ·and how he had fo .environ~d Piya~o gp ali ficfes, tb¿¡t he could nQt ~fea pe (rom füm. ~ He acquaio- ted hirp how llrong l~e was, and hqw 1 weak Pifarro, and thali he ho~d to ovei;.; .co¡ne him wichour.fighcing. _He. fart'1~r acquainred him with che Mefiage broughc to hi~ by Francifco,Pojfo, and for better confumacion he fenc him the very Letter. Mór·eor,er Centeno acqqainted Voj{o wit~ che anfwer he had given to Gonfalo Pif_arro, and fola'him, rhat he trufi:ed him wich chat difpatch to carry it unto che Prefident; and to bear his charge~ in fo long a, Journey he gave him the value of a thoafaad pieces of Eighr in Gol9 ; and farther diretted him, chat afee~ he had been a Chort time at Pifarro,'s, Capip, and ba~ q~livered his Letters, and given a relation of alJ matters~ he íhoula then buy. ,t~e beíl Mule he could fin.d to carry him w,,i,th.all .fpeed pÓffible te,> che Prefiderit ; and jn regard he was well acquaiated with the fiare and condition of b<;>th ·Cam~. his direéHol)S were to inform che Prefüient with ch~ 1 circumllancés of affairs on both fides, in ref peét to che aumber of people, .and rhe ·manner ho'w they were armed. And beca ufe his buíioefs was now co.aét a double part, he g:ive him a Grane in the narne,9f his Majelly of <:ertaia Laods or Pla nta~ions in Ari1~a wpich were vacant, figaed by his own hand, deítring 'tbe Prefidenc to confirm the fame in reward of the Loyalcy and Services of Fra,,_ cifco Voj{o. . Accordiogly 'f/of[o recuming again to Pipmo was ordered by him to acquainc Francifco de Carvajal wich all che parriculars of wbat he had feen aod heard from Centeno, beé:aufe chat Carvajal having been his intimare Friend• and Pacron, ne would no doubt freely open himfelf, and declare whacfoever had paífed between him and Centeno. Carvajal examined him as to ali matters, and 'f/oj{o fully anfwe- red and fatisfied him in every thing; namely who were che Capcains botb of 'Horfe;md Foot, and what was che number of his Souldiers; and confelfed thac he had received che information from Centeno himfelf, who was fo free with him as to acqu~int him with the fubllance of che Leccer which he had wrote to Gon- fªlº Pifarro in anfü¡er of his; confirming che fame by word of mouth that he Vl!m¡ld be his Advocace with tne Prelident, and intercede wich him to pa,raon chem both as ro Life and Efiare; and woald doe hirn ali ocher good offices, pro- ·vided he would recura to his allegiance and che duty he owed unto che K4ig. Cam111jal, having heard and examiaed ali the matcer, broughc Voj{o to Pipirro to tell the íl:ory himfelf, who having repeated all as is before related, and p~rticular­ ly that Centeno offered to be his Advocate and Intercelfour : Pi farro turned away in a rage, and faid, that he fcorned to receive favours from him who had been fo .much obliged to his Brochers and himfelf: and underfianding that the Lener con- tained Jiccle.more than that, he refufed to reade it; and, like a furious and defpé. rate man, he ordered ' the Letter to be publickly b'urned, to íhew chat he would enrer into no Treary wirh him: And not co difcourage his Souldiers, he ordered 1/of{o to repon, that Centeno had nor above feven hundred rnen, though in reality he was above twelve hundred men íl:rong. 'Yoj{o having chus related all this maner, and delivered his Meífage; by means of a Friend of his, (ro whom he did not comrnunicate che Secret) he boughr a good Mule, which coíl: eight hundred pieces of Eight, and the next night he mounted chereon, and by break ef day had travelled twelve leagues from che , Omp