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 Commentarier. BooK V. bis Couníel was not followed; that giving ali for loft he refufed to iake any_ charge of tbe Army, but emered himfelf imo rhe ranks of the lnfantry, to fight like a private Caprain : for wbicb reafon Hiíl:orians rnake no memion of Carvajai in al i this aélion. · Whilíl: che Officers were thus bufily ernployed in difpofing the Army in their feveral Stations', Garfilaf[o, my Lord, carne out from amongfi them, and upon pre- tence that his Jndian had negleél:ed to bring bim bis Lance, he defcended down· to~ wards the River, calling out wirh a loud voice to his Jndian; and fo foon as he was got below che Clifts of che Wacer-galls, be haíl:ned wirh all fpeed poffible towards che Royal Camp, and having:paífed the wet ground which was between che two Armies, and which drains it telf in che River, he then afc.ended into the upper grounds, and ~n the view ofboth ~nnie~, he prefented himfelf _before._the PreGdent who remved and embraced lum wirh open Atms; and fa1d to h1m·, SeigriiouJ Gar1ilaf{o, I have long expeéled rhat you íliould render this fervice ' co his Majeíl:y: To which Gar1ilaf[o replied, That he had long been a prifoner with- out liberty, and reíl:,rained from makiog this open demoníl:ration, but füll had a heart and good will chereunto.. Pi farro ~ 1 as muth troubled at rhe dep<jrtu:e and lofs of Garfilaf{o; yet, not to d1fcoura-ge h1s own men, he feemed co 1mrke light of ir; and meeting wich a Cofin German of my Father's called Gomé!i!. St#r,re;;::, de Figu::. erM, . he faid, Garfilaf[o hath left us, and do not you think now, rhat he wíll be iri á fine condition, in cafe we íliould get rhe Viél:ory ?• and thus did he füll fl.atter himfelf with hopes of fuccefs, which in a íhorc time after failed , and he unde- ceived. My Facher's efcape was, as now related, though the Hiíl:orians tell us firíl: of the flight of Licenciado Cepeda, and then ·of my Farher and others, as if they had all gon away together, but their inforrnation was not fo particular as mine: but there is another Writer, who relates rhe rnatter as 1 have done, and names rny Father in che firíl: place; and then a Cofin of mine, and others, and thac Gonfalo Pipmo was greatly affiiB:ed and troubled for it: And then proceeding on with his Story, he fays that Licenciado Cepeda foon followed after thern. The truth is, Garfilaf{o de la Vega Bed fingly without other company , and that he contrived his efcape in thofe tbree days thac Pi1arro was in the field before the Enemy was ·come up, during which time he furveyed the ground and places over which he rnight pafs with moíl: fafety ; and then it was that he plotted, that bis Jndian fhould not bring his Lance, that he might have an excufe to depart from his company; and that he paífed under covert of rhe Clifrs, by the River fide; the which Par- ticulars I heard from bimfelf, together with the feveral paífages and fuccefies of tbat great aétion, when he had leifure freely to difcourfe thereof in the times of peace and feulement. 1 have alfo heard Garf ilaf{o, my Lord, fay, that afrer Gon- fªIº Pi~tmo had raken away bis horfe Salinillar at the Battel of Huarina, as is before mentioned, tbat he purpofely omitted to buy himfelf another, that fo Pifárro ob- ferving him on fooc, might be moved eitber to retum his horfe to him agarn, or fopply him with fome other : and accordingly it happened, for rhat four days be· fore Pi1arro marched out of Couo , to fight the Battel at Sacfahuana; he returned him his horfe Salinfll:u, which was fo welcome to him, that when he faw hlm in his Srnble, he thougbt that fome Angel from Heaven had brought him thithel'. I have not repeaced chefe Paniculars to excu[e my Facher, for ali chofe rnatters are already paíl: , buc to relate the rruth of things, wi1h che circumíl:ances of days, hours .and momems; for I imend neither to accu[e nor refleél: on any man, -i:mc like a plain Hiíl:orian ro lay down mamr of Faél:. And fo accordingly- let us re- turn to the fuccefs of that Battel. Pifarr_o Forces were drawn up according to the direél:ion of L icenciado Cepeda: and by che fide of che Moumain a Pany of Mufqueciers were detached to skir- miíh wich the Enemy : to oppofe which the Captains Hernan Mexia de Gu:::.man and 'fohn Alonfo Palomino were commanded out with their Cornpanies, and caufed them to retreat wichour lofs or hurt on either fide. In the mean time the Cannon plaid on boch fides : but that of Pifarro's did no execution, becaufe the Prefident's Forces being drawn up in a low ground, they íhot over : but the Prefident's Can- non being planted to more advantage, commanded che ,Enemy's Camp on alf lides, fo that t:vo m~n \~ere killed with the weat íhot, one of which was Page to Pi far- ro. Wh1líl: LicenciadoCepeda was drawmg up the Forces bis eyes were íl:ill towards the way where he might befl: efcape to the Enemy ; and f eigniñg, as if he looked · for a more advantageous ground, fo foon as he found birnfelf at fome corivenient · diíl:ance