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 Commentari,es. ~ CH A P. XXVL JÍow the Preji<leni and his , 4r1új recei~ed the iti news of the' . Vi[lory of Pi~ario; and what ?ZeW Orders he 111ade. . H . ow vain,and íhorc are_rhe protpericies ,and fucceffes of this lite rnay appear by what happened in .the Valley of Saufa, where we lefr the Prefident and bis Army f ull of joy and contentmenc upon che good news which Francifco Voffo la~ely brought concerning rhdfourifhing CGndicion of Centeno's Army, .which was rnuch fuperiour to Pifarro's boch in Men, Arms and Horfe. In confiqence of which the PreGdent, and thofe who were of his Council, refolved to raife no more men., but to disband che Army which they had already formed, and difmifs the Souldiers who were come from füch diíbnt Countries and Provinces; for thar ir feemed an unnéceffary .and .fruicleís expence to keep fo many men in pay in e}$:- peélarion of an Enemy already prefumed to be overcome and defeated. And this courfe was fo far refolved, thar (as Auguftine Carate faith in the fourth Chapter of his feveoth Book) the Army was ruíl: upon the point of being disbanded ; che which he expreífes in rhefe words : At chis time carne inrelligenc;e to che Prefi· denc of che Defear given to Diego Centeno, which he rook much to heart, though he ex1?reífed not fo much publickly, but feerned to carry it outwarqly wirhout rnuch concernment: all which happ.ened fo éonhary e.o che common expeétation of che Army, that many of che Officers were of opioion; chat che Prefidenc had no need to raife an Army, for that Diegocenteno hada fufficient force to overrhrow Pifarro, &c. Th 1 us far Carate. . But as ir was che good formne of che Pre:Gdent, fo it was die misfortúne of hiS Enemies that .chis determination was not put in execution ; nor was ic fo much as known that tliis matter was ever deliberaced or deGgned to .b.e maqe publick ; for if che Army had been 'disbanded, it had certainl}'. heen ve1:y difficult ,ro have rai- fed another of che ~e narure, or fo well pr0vi~ed wich Men and Ammunirion as chis was. ' As marcers were in chis a¡gication che Bifhop of Coz.,co arriveq ac Sali- fa, wich che il1 news of che Rouc and Defear qf,piego Cenreio, ofali whiclrhe having. been an eye-wicnefs was. befl: a.ble to giye a.relacion. The Prefiden.c, and ocher Inhabitants of chac Couotrey, vr· ho had Baronies and CQ\jllmands over che fndiam 1 were grearly fürprifed and cro~bled, at che new~; finding thac che heat ofWar, which rhey confldered lately as exciQguifhed, w¡¡s now again infbmed, with fuch advantage to rhe Enemy ,i thanheir caµ fe (ee~ed. almo~ defperate, and che Rebeis in a íl:ate notro be reduced. Howfoever,che_C?ptainsand Souldie1js, whQ live by War, were not in che leaíl diíl:urbed ·at ~his Q.~ws; fo:i; W(fr is cheir livelihood and rrade, from whence they 9erive cheir Honours and Eíl:aces, ;md efpecially in che Ernpire of Peru, where rhe.reward of Sou)diers and Adventurers is Command, and diviGon of Lands, and .a :8aro1w over (ndians• . Th~ I?.reGdent being defirous to hold up che .hearts of hi~ people, .which b.e found droopin_g, put che beíl: cpun renance he could upon che rnaüer, and made chem a ilion Speech in chis \llanner: That Succeífes of chis natme were u(l}al and,common over all .tlie \~orld, and were incidenr to War ; and rhat chefe chings were intended for che good ·of God's l?eople, who were tó gil.(e rhanks to his Di11ine Majeíl:y for havi ng.gr;iQted to Pi farro a Viétory, with iment to bri.nggreacermifcliiefs OQ_hi.5 head, and tbat ha- ving fiHed up che meafur~ o( his iniquiry,, his ruine aQ(i 90wnfall would be che weacer. And to obtain chis greac blelling,' he advifeél every Officer co be_.vlgilaot and diligent in his ílation, and to order and difpofe all chings in füch a met.hbd and teadinefs as might enable thern to contend \Xith fuch an Enemy. He added far- ther, that chere was no need for him co move and incite Cavaliers fo well experi- enced in War as rhey "'ere to ae.ions of bravery and to marcial exploits; for char re was to follow their exarnple, and cake cheir coµnfel a{ld advice in matters of greateíl: importance: In fine, he tola them, .chac' he wa;S well affured that chey v. ould direél: every thing in rhe beíl: manner coche Service of his M,ajeíl:y, who would gratifie rheir ndelicy \~/iEh rewards agreeable ro their rnerics, and make them Lords·of rhat whole Empire. . L 1111 1. Having 8II·