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.

802 Royál Commeintaries/1. BooK V. the Kin.g,in all ~he days of.:bis 1ifé7 but r(}onralo Silveftre returned bim nb anfwer,· · bur fpuned upihis Horfe•at"ld wenc away,; J Tfii~s Sr<?rY I have heard from t,hofe of 1 Pifarro's Pa.rzy, and like.wife frGm Si'hJt:fo,re himfelf~ and l@íl ' l?he ~epor~ of ·boch fides l relate ic here. 1 1. • - : .. i1 -;1 ¡J r ·. · .- · . . GonfalJ Pi9arro, :in: ipútfuance ~f his Vi}6l:-Ory, th?Ug~c ttodit to en~er ~enteno'S Camp, having uode111libGd lthac · lii1s So0ld1~!s were rn 1t >alr~ady, a~dJ werdiplum~ deriog che l'ents in great heat and fury: 1 wherefore, remrmng ·~o· h1s o~a Cámp; he fou11dli.r 1had .ailfo been· pillaged by dntcnóis Souldier~~ ::it 1the time wh~n1hey tbougmt ~he. V:iétory was• ~heirs, 'and chat dqey ·had taken fi:dmthence ali rne Hor- fes and Mules rhey coultl reife, which wer.é now' efefull in their flighc. Francifco de~Carvajal .on the other fide purfued che :Viéliory, not to kill Spaniard1, w:ich Clubs ·which cwo Ncgroes carri ed, as P alentino teports Gbaptet ché-eíghcieth, •and fays; thac he killei:l above ª' hundr.ed ; 1 whicth certaitily had been a very crueraétion: blllt it isigool:l neic.her tio "lilatter m en with 'pra~fe whio 1 do ,11<5o~eferve ir, nór yet to calumniare or accu[e wherein menare nbt·gbllty ¡ the ttatl:\Ji , fiJárvajal kiilled none afcer che Barre!, bue remained fé!tisfied With his Viétory, ·whieh he had robtained folely by his iown good maoagemeno ancMnduflry, (as was tnanifeft) and might be atcributed to his grearskill .and ex.perienoe fo maruial .-affaitsi~ and nherefore he mighr wellr rríumph andr.glory, cliat ne himfelf ~ad killed .ii hundred'rnen in that Bacre1, lince the wholé fucceís of•chat day was effeéted ~Y lhis extraordinary con- duét. 1 Lope~ 1 Me Gomata, Ghap.1 18 3. refleéts on the .words ·of·Francifco de Carvajtt!l. alild defcants favrher upon rlií«m, and fays', tl'lat he boaffed bf che fatisfufüon ana pleafure,he had in killing ar hundred men amongíl: which one was a Friar, who fa'id Mafs : Mt if chis repare benot-true; wé rnay then 1ay'the crue!ty at the door of this Authoar, aod not of 'this gveat. Souldier, who @nely·gloried in his Viéto- ry, &c. Tbus'far Gomara. · il 11 · ~· ,, ., r 1. • • , 1 r ! . · Franoifao, de Carvajal, havingr atahieved fo much horioub and glory, careífed and· dealt kindJy "iith bis Enemies ; rfor che nexr day afcer che Baccel, beiog informed ~hat feveral principal men oí.note, belongirg to Centeno, ai:id profeífed Servam:¡ co his Majefty;Jwere wounded, and lay concealed in the Tenes 0f forne of hi Soul- diers, '~ ho out 1of friendíhip took care for thclr cure, he wirh ali diligence made feárch afrer them, which alrpe'ople imagined at fo;fi was'with defign to kili them; af lengch he found ei'gmt :of.chem, one·was Martin de Ar6kfo a Bifaa.Jner,' a perfoa of noble defcent and valiant, of whom we .have formerly 1:nade mencion, and whom we íhadl have occafion to name •hernafc«r; another was a Gentleman of Sa- lamanca, called {ohn de .ft. Miguel; another was a Gentleman born· at Cafra, named Franoifoo 'Maraver. I knew them 1 all chree; and the other five alfo but I have forgot ttheir names; all which Otirvajal finding very mucH wounded, he fpoke par- ticularly to every one of them, 1 and told them that he was croubled to fee diem o in that condition, and defued them ,co take rore of their recovery, to which if he could ,cmntribmte, he defired them free.\y to cornmand ic of him, aífuring thém, that he would be as carefull of chem as of his own Brothers; and that when they were cured he would readily grant them their freedom and liberty. to depare; bue if they wou\d, refolve to fiay with him, he would make it his bu(inefs to ferve them ali che days ofhis life. Moreovtr he caufed Proclamation to be made tho- rough the whole Camµ, Tfiat whar Souldiers foever belonging to Centeno which lay wounded, fhould freely difcover themíelves and demand help for cheir cure which íhould be adminifüed to rhem, and money, if rhey wanted it, and he pr~ rnifed to cake che fame care of rhem as he did of his Lord the Govemour. This policy Carvajal u[ed to allure the hearts of the Souldiers to his Party': for he was not ignorant, cbat benefüs and careffes are more prevalent than rigour and cruel- ties ; ~he which he exerdfed towards his declared enemies flanding in defiance, bue was more gentle and complemental w.ith fuch as he perceived inclinable to hi) Party, ... 1 ' . ít ,!1 } .J ) 1 . ',º¡ \ :. , .. • l · .. • ' ¡ CHAP. l '.