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.

BóoK V. Having ended chis Difcourfe, he orde_re~ the M~refchal Alonfo ae A/varado to go to Rimac to bring chence the Forces wh1ch remamed chere, as alfo the Guns from che Ships, and otMr; Ammunition, which carne from Sp11in, cogerher with whar Money, Arms and 'Horfes, and orher provifiofis for War which he could fiod ar char place. He farrher ordered, that all Arrificers and other Workmen · íhould aét and labour wirh all diligence in cheir feveral employments ; namely in makiog N1ufquets and fire-arms, Gun-powder, BuJ.lecs, Pikes, Helmecs, Crof- lets &c. all which the Jndians made of Copper wirh grear ingenuity; and the Ar- ctfi~ers applied ~he111felves the:eu~t~ wirh gre.at alacrir.y and ~rt, ?eirig ch~ef ~fa­ fters a'nd excellent Workmen m th€ir tefpeéhve Trades. L1kew1fe Capram Alon- fo M ' ércad.il! o was diíp~Khed away to Pf.uamanca, and afc_er him M.mi: n Lope Lufit-a~o wirh fifty men to fe1fe · che paífage rowards Coz.,co, and füccour fuch of Centenos men who were wafierffig and difperfed in chofe pares. And here we íhall leave the Prefident ín his preparacions ro [peak of Gon9alo Pi;arro, whom we !efe in che field qf Hu¿rir1a, where ~hát f.Amous Baccel happened. • ,r 'I CH A P. XXVII. Liceticiado Cepeda and others advife Pi~arro to mak_e an Aareiement ,· aTJd Peace with the Prefulent. His Anfwer t!':erezmto. The death of Hernando Bacrucao. Pi~arro mt;1 k_es his e11t1y into Cozco. G Onca!J 1 Pifnr~o, having performed che lalt office to the dead, he refolved co rnarcll rówards Có:céo, but he was forced ro defer it for feveral days by reafon of ché \~1ounded meo, who were not in a condicíon to travel ; and at lengch 'they ma.rcned very eaGe and fhorr Joutnies: wfül íl: they were thus on rheir way Licen~ cihdo 'Cepeda put Pipi.rro in mind of a promife he had made him fome days paíl:, ro enrer into a Tre~HY wich 1 rhe Prefident Gafca whenfoever any feafonable and con- veniehi: opporrqnity fhou 1 ld happen, which rnight induce the Prefidem ro admic of fome fair anei moderare rerms: of this opínion with e epeda chere being divers óthers, "die matrer was debated at a general Council of Offic-ers, who for cpe greateíl: parr were inclinable to 'peace .an'd accomrnodarion, and urged Pifa rro fo earnefily chereunto, that he became very angry and difpleafed wirh rheir impor- cunicies ; as is confitmed by Gomara, Chap. 18 3'· in chefe words : In Pucaran fome hard words paffed between Pifarro and Cepeda rouching a Treaty wirh Gafca; Íór Coepe~ urged thac ir was very feafoaable ro enter inro Arrides, and puc him in ·ínihd of bis promife given him at Arequepa : bue Pi fa rro being carried away wirh t'he opinion of ochers and che :iir of his late forcune, denied that the time was con- veniem, fot thac propofirions for péace would argue weaknefs and fear, which ~ould caufe many ro leave their Colours and fly to che Enemy, and di fcourage chofe Friends who were then aétually wich Gafca : o[ chofe wbo were of the opi- nion of Cepeda, Garfilaf{o de Vega was one. Thus far Gomara. Bue Pifarro rejeéted chis ~óunfol which was good and wholfome, and took thac which was given him by yOU~g and raíh !)Jea, fuch as ?dhn de Acofta, Herndndo Bachicao, 'fohn, de fa Torre, and 1 othéi5', who bé!ng puffed dp wj.ch cheir lace füccefs ar rhe Barre! of Huarina, ' thóq~hH:hetnfelves invincible, and would hearken to no Propofals or Articles lefs t:héií'I an ·entire furr~nder to them of che whole Empire of Peru. • Two days at: ter chis 1 Confulcation; the Lieucenant-General Francifco a'e.Carvajal recurned from hil.i Journey to Areqdepa ; ar.'ld two days afrerwards be hanged up Hernando Bachi- cao, for having ar che Batcel of Huarina paffed over co the Eaemy's fide. A1~d (!hough Carvajal was not ignorant of this faét on the fame day when ir was done, yet he d~férred this) püi'llíhrn@nt until·I 'ª fitcer feafoa , not chinking ít fü to inter- tupt rhe 1 joy ©f thac -figña·l iVf&:ory by thé fa~neíS which che·dearh of fo anclent a Capraia) and fo zealous for che cau(e, as was Hernan'do °J1achic1w wouki caufe. At len~th,