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.

~__,;-,.~-'----'-~---'"'""-""-,,---"~-'--~-'--'-~~~~~~-'-~~~~~..:.._~~ I BooKV. . ~ ft{lf it·fdf in a piece of cruelty aéted at Couo, upon a noble Lady belonging to Arequepa, whom he íl:rangled in Co~co: for íhe, ºlike aWoman, after the Batee! of Huarma, venced many opprobrious fpeeches againft Pifarro ; faying, thanhe time wpµld come when hjs ryrannies would have their end, like thofe of more power- full Govemm~ncs, fuch as che Gree'<! and Romans, which were ali brought to de- firuétion : ·and fo violencly would íhe expre[s her [elf without any dífcretion, fear or wir, iliat Carvajal caufed her to be íl:rangled, and afrerwards hanged out at a \fimlow looking co the Street. . , CH A P. XXVIII. The Imprifonment and Death of Pedro de Buíl:inóa. , Cap- taitis are chofen and made by the P~· efident. Of"his de- partute from Saufa and ar~ ival at Antahuaylla. l ... N revenge of this murther it feems as if God had füffered another of the like nacure to be committed abour tbat time in the Royal Army, that fo Fnmcifco de Carvajal might not have.caufe without fome cro[s accidem to plea[e hirnfelf in fo detefiable an aétion as che murther of a fimple Woman : GonytiloPifa rro was gready troubled at ir, and expreffed his refenrmenrs of ir in fecret to certain Friends, though he did not make known [o much of his mind to Carvajal, who was well acquaimed with che tender hean of Pifarro, and knew rhac he would have pre- vented him in the execucion of bis ill delign, in cafe he had been acquainted with bis incended cruelry ; and for chat reafon he privarely füangled her in bis Cham- ber, and afterwards hanged her out ac che Window. Now in recuro of rhis mur- ther another followed by che death of Pedro Buftincia, who being fem to make provilions for the Arrny in Anrahuaylla and the pares thereabouts, as hath been mencioned before; Alonfo Mercadillo and Lo¡e Martín , who were two Captains of the contrary par ty, and fem upon the fame defign, havi.ng norice rhereof, refo lved to beac ap Buftincia' s Q1arrers in che nighr, and take him, if ir were poffible, by whom rhey mighc be cerrainly informed of che condition and íl:ate of the Enerny. L ope Martin ío well managed his buíinefs, rhat rhough he was inferiour in number to Pedro Buftincia, yer he fo furprifed hii,n in che nighc, rhat he took himprifoner : to which aétion twelve of Centeno's Souldiérs comribured very much ; for though rhey promi[ed to joyn with Pifarro yet their hearts fa iled thenn1,1hen they carne t-0 fighr in his caufe, for they being pleafed wich any ill fuccefs which could befall him, made no refiftance ; fo thac Lope Marrin took Buftincia. and ali his men, of which they killed three; one of which being of Fifarro's Souldiers to fhew him- 1 felf more brave than the reft, dyed in che confliét, though there was very licde or no oppolition; the ocher cwo, who were Levamixes, ( or people of the Ealtern Countries, called the Ltvmit) availing chemfelves much on rheir bravery, boalted that rhey had killed ten men at che B:mel of HHarina, by which vain words they brought death upon themfelves ; for it was believed rhat rhey were not men of fuch galfantry, but fome of chofe who had been taken lacely or wounded. Lope M artín fer rl?e twelve Souldiers of Cenre110 ar liberty , hut Pipmo's men wich B1iflin- cia he carried away prifoners, being greatly plea{ed and proud of fo good a prize. The Prefident received Martin very kindly, and by meansof Centeno's men he be- came informed of tbe true fiare and condition of Piyarro's Army, as f; r as he · could delire to know. Pedro de BHjl incia was not c9mented quietly to reínain a prifoner in che hands of the Prefüienr, bur he muft. needs be talking, chinking it t piece of gallancry amidfi his Enemie~, to . prai[e che grear aétions and exploitsof Pif_arro, and ~xtoll rhem ro che skies; which ~e fo bqlcj lyaffe.éted rhat he incur- re(! che fame fare with Bonna M ariifl Ca/deron, as before memioned ; for as rhere was the fame limilitude in cheir indifcreer and pa íliona~e words, fo ir was thought fit that they íhould be equalled in che pun)fhrnen (, ?nd· accordingly he was füan- gled, and his B~dy publickly expofed. . 1•• Pedro ;