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 Commentarie1. BooK V. found nor known where he was, he hanged up a Brother of his called-- Ximen~~ and a certain Friar who was a companion to the Biíhop, and .fo pro- ceeded ~n his march to Arequepa: where we will leave him alfo, to tell whac be- came of chofe who f!ed from the Batte1, that by che fhorc relation we make there- of. che Reader may imagine che fad and .miferable condicion of rhofe who fled fr¿m che Batee), wounded and ill created wichouc Viél:uals or Chirutgeons, ·nor fo much as a Coccage or Shed to cover themfelves th'at nighr, againíl: the exceffive colds which are coníl:ant in thofe Defarts; which is moíl: terrible and grievous to confider. GonyalfJ Silveft re_ having thus. efcaped out of che hands ~f Gonfalo Pifarro and ~s Souldiers, went d1reél:ly to h1s Tenc, where the firíl: thmg he demanded of hJS Jndiam, was the Budget in which they put the Iníl:rumencs for fhoing their Horfes; for it was che cuíl:ome chen, and malfy years afrer, for every Spaniard to be¡~epared to íhoe ·his own Horfe, in cafe he íhould caí! a fhoe on che Road, an accordingly ·every,eme carried with him, when he travelled, a Pouch·or Bud- get containing about two hundred Nails, and four Shoes well fitced, with Ham- mer, and Pinchers, and Shaver to pare the Hoofs: and indeed it was neceífary co go f9 provided, in regard chere were no Smiths Forges in che way, nor in any places bue where Spaniardt inhabited, which were commonly fixty leagues diíl:ant from each othei; -and the wa,ys being rugged and rocky, it was neceífary for eve.ry Horfe·man to go fo provided : though now 1 am informed that in chefe days .t hat convenience. is found every where, and that in every Inn maintained by S¡ymiards, there is a Smich's Forge for accommodation of Travellers. How- foever I am fure thac I. learned fomerhing by that anden~ cuítome, for 1 knew - how to íhoe my Farher's Horfes, and to lec thern bloud when occafion offered: for chis reafon Silveftre calling for thefe Iníl:rumencs, and for a Scarlet Cloak dyed in Graia, which was the habit of Perfons of Quality, he departed thence, leaving his Indians fad and melaocholy, arid complaining chat be gave no belief to them when they fore-told chis unhappy misforcune, which if he had done, they mighc have f¡¡ved and fecured ali cheir goods. Thus Jefe he his Jndians without any care or proviíion rnade for them ; and on che way he faw gteat numbers of people Ay- ing away, as well Spaniards as Jndians, not knowing which way to go, bue as for- tune direél:ed them1 Amongíl: thefe, abouc a little more chan a quarter of a leagua from the Camp, he overrook a Spaniard thac was wounded, riding on a fmall Nagg ; he had feveral wounds, bue one efpecially on the Reins of his Back, fo thac he could noc fit uprigh t, bue lay along wich his Face on the Horfes Neck : an Jndian Woman walked.by his Horfes fide; her !efe hand íhe laid on his.wound, and i·lil her right í he had a fü ck ro f\:virch up che Horfe; and faid to her Maíl:er, pray doe whacyou can to get out of che hands of chefe Traitours and Rebels, and1 do not fear thac 1 will ever leave you untill 1 fee you again fafe and found : bue Silveftre, got before him, and overrook divers ochers fhifring for themfelves as well as ·tlwy muid. By rhat time that he had gota little more rhan three leagues from rhe <;arnp, he Jefe the common way, and got into a by pacb, where was a Hole or Pie coV.ered wich Buíhes and green Grafs, which was ali the Provender he could give th:it nighc ro his Horfe; but for himfelf he had neither Supper nor Be~: in·chis place he alighced and unbitted his Horfe, who was fo hungry rhat' in a íhort rime he !efe neither Grafs nor Buíh, bue ate ali up, which Silveftre was fo pleafed to fee that che good fare his Horfe found ferved him alfo in che place of a Supp@r. Abouc two hours afcer above twenry Spaniards, fome wounded and others found, carne to che fame place, wich as many Jndians, who were very fer- viceable to chem ac thac time, for they lighced chem up a Candle, and divided che M ay'l;.; amongíl: chem whioh they carried for their own provifion. The poor woun- ded men knew not whac to doe, fighing and groaning with che pain of their ' ;yoµnds·; amongíl: chem there was ofle man who becween himfelf and his Horfe) had ·rwemy rhree wounds greac and fmall. Bue God provided for them in chis gre;ic exrremity ; for as they were fitc\ng, they efpied an Indilfn carrying a Ham- per made ofStraw in form of_a Cheíl:; to him ch~Y~ went and opened the Hamper l!J hopes to have found prov1íions; bue, there proved ro be nothing bue tallow . Caodles, which chis Indir;m, on fupp.Gfüion of beccer boocy, had rohbed from che· TeíltS; Jor che Span i-ards.in fuch Hampers as chofe; which.are very light1and .por~ table, ufua,illy carr~ provifio ns and accornmodatidns for rheili' Joumies1 .The Irt- diat11 feein~ che. Candles, .told cheit Malters that che~ were able to cure che wounded