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.

,Koyal Oótttmentllti1u. BooK V-. that fdch a year you íhal-1 run a great ha:mrd fo iofe ir, bur in €aft!. iy'('.)6 rh<m efca:pe yo\il íhalí Mve .Jong in grear happmefs and profperiry. :rhe yC-t-11 ~bich t:hreareíís yeur Ufe aécor-eing to their prefages tis alinoíl: expited s for nor fi'jatry momhs, cYr weeki r@~ñain •b@fore ehar tíine ·aecer-miHes, which r \vould rhetdfcqlle advife 'ydú ~© pwmréH>y a ·haRdfom'e :r~tteác lfr0liPtne ifüherny : c-his -1 fay, tlhar o/ou rmay nei~httr haV'e caufe to compJa:in of your 0wii-rafünefs, nór ydur Friénds íffitl Well-wi!Yiérs co larnent y0ur want of confideraci~a lin rnaking ~00 íllghc ·a·n·acwtrnr 0f füch pre- Gi&i0ns: fo¡; chough chere be•no cér.tQi'my in íudicia1I ~fl:rol0fil'; "Y&'llc h~aíl: '.i:nviJl be ge0~ .to fpend 0uc the time, i'.f ¡Ddffib>le, to fee ~vhether {mch p1r~fages pro~ true1or falfe. 1 am well aifured chac 1:he 1 Enerny carmdc force you ro fiigl:Jc ; ra'úd 'per- haps theve may be many veafons whkh may perfuade you to avdiS ir; untill fo\TJ~ greacer ndvancage 0Wers Fhan ar prefüm 1:1ppears. Why íhould rw·e ad'v~nmre ~hrat wlhich we ma.y eafily avoid, in cafe we incenel to Eravel from dn'e ·com1rrey re, anouher wreh pleafure ·and ieafe, whilíl: the Eneihy ·i'n ~urfuir of i.ts énttl1,J're .alJ ·rfie inconven1éirtce.s of a 'ldng .march andl hardfulps whiéh farnine and W•ant 'muíl: briog UpOfl •llhem ; aRd iO this ma.nner We n1ay fpin Ortt me 'time unri lJ ~he bad influtm- ces ar-e paíl which·chreaten you, aad li.Jl rhe ~ays :retlfrn which the Afüologers.aí- fure you Wfü be more propitious. Pifarro anfW:erncJ io few W<i!tcls, chat ,}'¡é ~ r~fohtecl 1 00c 1 co rnake a 'f€treat eichtir far or fléar, ir rnor beiflg <r0ó'fül'ént wich ]i¡,i.S honour and repucation ; bue to follow his forcune, and expeél: che EIÍlerny ar 8Jt"" fahuana, and be his deíl:iny whar it would, he determined co give che Enemy Bar- Eel auha-c place, wirhouc regard eir:her m r:he MoofH}r Srnrs. Herewith ·i:he ·dlf. courfe ended, ar which Carvajal was greacly croubled and complain~d amongíl his friends and familiar acquainraoce ~har his Lord .the Governour refolved upon a moíl pernicious courfe, efpeciailly ~chis critica] t~e · fhis life, which was more dangerous than any ocher: in chis opinion all mfiers did concur, and were much affiiél:ed co fee him chus refolure and wichouc regard to his fafery or condiüon co delivernp 'himfelf (as ir we~e) into the hands of his E!'lemies: ch'e(e was no doubr bue he was a man of grear underlhnding; aml rherefore we may accribuce chis violenc tranfporc co the influence of che Srars, whicn carried him beyond his rea- fon, and caufed him (as ir were) w offer che Knife co his own 1'hmn, and re- jeél: che reafonable counfeliof his Major-General. Bue we muíl recurn again to rhe Prefident, and ofcen change our hands from one parry co che ocher. The paífage being now made free and open by che re- rrear of rohn de Acofta, che Royal Army had libeny to march withouc fear o.r dan- ger ofan Finerny; bue by 1eafon o( dile.gr.ea [ irn:umbí:ances ofCam10n, }\lmmuni- rion a¡;¡<d Provifim1s, four 1 days were ifpeBc befare 1 chey1aoald clear nhemfelves oot of .tlm uneafie pafifage, of wbich chree days were n!(i1uired w ma rchi frorn che füv.wto •vln'e oop of che 1 Mouncain, where uliie Arrny was drawn up•: from ·wflilih Jilluce ihe:Prefidenc ga11Je oomrnand t@ march the Atmo/ w.irh. grieat or.dt :r ; ho1Vf o- ever tfue ways were fo>'na11t1ow and rug.ged, and che Baggage fo great chal: ~he Officers could noc oofer,ve chat rule uhey defirea 5 and no(lwichfianding crllx-heir endéavours rhe l0ngeíl march rh~y 1 cm1foi make in aiday was nórt.ab11ive tw© leagtaes, and forfié~ times bue one, and vliien 1 f¡er.ha1:1>s ~hey , were forced ro '~ªY a•day or ·r·<A"'0 Mcill rhé Rere oould corne up. ' _ · In che mean time Goltfalo 'Pi farro laafined his Men out of Co-t..clí, a.nd ro mar€h unco 'Sacfahuana, whetfe l~e defigned .'t-0 exp'eét 'trlil~ ,.finemy iand ,give' cfolmi 'Ba(i'e{ lifü C-a,prainswere a,11 y@ung and íl:o11~, and fuch as de¡Yended moft.up ©TI rbieir-0wít briavery hnd1courage, in confidenae of wfoich theycalrea1'fully hafüted 011t i(jf c~o: co amioipate che day whid1 íhoul<rl rrtake (lhen\ iTuovds and Maftérs 0( ~~l PMf. Bur O'anJd.jal and rlhofe 0f rhis opililidn, iw.ho wer~ bie·1ifle1ft"foher •and conrfiei~füré W.ere very •Unw iJling t-G»mf!et vhe Eñéflify, no(' ha'Vliogitnen in wliJ&m 1~héy cofiM 1¡1lil~ a~y <eon~d~nce ; for amongíl: their -0Wn F>ároy wire 1 rhree hu!ildté!d 6f rhofe Sé'Ei;l- diers wliich be)onge-0 to Diego Centeno, w ho<had 1 'tl(füll) ·J~rnly olfel',é!ó'lñe) átia maó'y of thém. as >yec flQt 1 enred of 1r,heir W-0n.t1'ds : anc.t·1d1dre:ft1re .in r-&ílJtróughc ir& 1 ~e eíl:eeme~Hb1.11fuch iwhM:leíired i cheir ©v 'ªrt.ti !i:0w 1l~d1 de.ít !fnfüdn .s 1 tfr f1t 1€aíl: woi:1 lcl rn!il áwíly ~iíl i the '<iay 0f1Eaical, and-01.fl !dill:a,ge 1 th©te-,,vJ¡o were lfiMttaH iflrie-nlis ro 'Pi9arro.. 1 ' "\'. • .. ' • ' • l fl r!J : ¡ ' 'fhe:fe QbnftdeM.tio~s ' ad(;f\'iniílte© juíllenufe óf''F€ár~trd dn:t1ger 1 ;r.1t~l(f 1!JéH '"*Uic'ff CarvajdttJ(téh rmnef'l 1~0 diífuade P.i~d¡.;¡¡o . ift0m 1 l!hnrirfaral C0uF1!füh 1 Which (wólifü inevirably ·berra y l:ii'n~ co 'ª lofs of fñs~li'fe, ~!bi~e~' thonour ahd:i. ~1 1 y- thing 'that was deru- ·Unt{:) him. · Rt1r -fü Goa,orda:rm:1Jiir' ( as1nh0fe 1 • fcHe c0t1H-'<11'Y F'Mcy fa id ~ ch¡¡ e