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. Roya./ Commentariér. <liílance oíf he feclípurs to hi's Horfe, whfch was a very comely Beafi: of a dark -G+refrnu colour, ihaving Msn'eck, brearrl: al'ld hin:der parés covered wich a rhick -Billl's fli <lie ·dyed t:>lack, t'hac it look'ed ver'y handfomely, a·nd was a new fort of -0rnam'ent and -co·veríng whiob I never temernbet to have feen before, nor fince to ,tfu-e day clm r left diat 'Coimtrey : bue 'chis new forr of hoofing wás ar chac rime very •<ll angero\.rs rn 111-le Mafi'er, 1:55ic\g -parrícularl.y rroted and known thereby; for he no fooíl'er began co rnh cówards che Enemy bue h'e was knowrt and purfued by rhdroM artín •deDon ffenito; mounted up'On a •lárge Horfe chin ar!d lean, bur ín good ·brearh, and a-s I remernber he was ~fa bayiíh 'colour, and fo fwift chac he tan chree foor for the orheú @n·e, and fo ferdred Upon him díac be carne up wich Cepeda juíl: .as be encreq upbA tht= wec l}l'0uhtd~ wbich was near ch1: Prefidenr's Camp,, and ~here be gave M s Ho rfe fuch a frroke wi'rh hi.S Lance Oh the hínder pares chat he ~<Dl:é him down ir.mi> che mire, ancl gave a·n'0cher wound to Cepeda in che righc Thigh, and fuad cer't: ain!y killed him, had m~r füut Cavaliers under che command of A!onfo de M endopi, plact!d chere on fach 0ccafions, come in co his refcue. Had -110t rhe Horfe b.~en overcharged with che weighc of his Bull's Leather, he had cer- 1:afoly our-run alld eft ap'edthe Lante ~f fe'liroiM<irtin d1: DonBenito, who was moun- i!ed on an 0ld lean Jade; and having performed this piece of bravery he recurned •again to che maitt Bl!idy of hís Forces ; but .Ei'cenciado Cepeda beitig relieved by che ciinely fuccours which carne to his affiftence, he was taken out of the mire into which he wa-s fallen, anti c0ndu'éted to lUfs che Prefidenc's Hand, who received lüm with greac j©y~ and, as Go'm-ara faith, kiffed him on the Cheek; looking up- an him for fo confiderable a perfon, as thac by his defercioh Pifarro was overcome. Thus far Gomara. After his example many other Souldiers boch Horfe and Fooc carne flocking in li:em -a-11 fües ; -amongfi rhem was M arú n de Arvieto, of whom we formerly made menrion in rhe Barcel of Huarina, and prornifed to relate feveral things of him, of which chis panicular fhall ferve for one. He was well moumed on an excellent Horfe, carrying his La'rl€e in liis Wteíl:, whích forc ofWeapon began to be out of ufe in thofe days ; chis M artín Arvieto was áccompanied by a Souldier called Pedro . de ArenM; bom at Colmenar de ArenM, he was lictle of fiacure, bue a neat nimble feHow, and eíleemed honeft, anda good Souldier; he wéfs mounred on a prercy dapper Mare of a brown Bay, wirh white füeaks, bue frnall and fic for the Mafier, ánd wa's more proper to ride abouc che füeers chaq for an engagemem in 'Bactel ; and becaufe Arvieto had caken him undér his procecl:ion, he held his Horfe in with a füffhand , that he migbc noc.leave his Cornpanion; which PedroM ar- tin obferving, who had altea'dy run four or five Footmen thorough wich his Lance, immediarely purfued after them: M artín deArvieto who )ed che way, paífed eafi- ~y ov<?r thé mbotllli ground, bút Pedro de Arma/s Mare ffüUhtlréd in it, ahd afrer two or three pJuhges Íte threW n* Ridet intó tb~ mire and dft't, ánd the -gires of the Saddlé broRe. !Arviu o mrning 'áb!Jut at\tl feeíng his Gomt'adé in che dirr, in- -t(irpofé'd betweén lfün and (Wattín de Don iB'én~'to, which wh~n B~níto faw, ané:l that Arvie'tti intenMd co fjghc hítti~ h~ fi'ó?~€d l'M t-l'0rí€ anlt fiootl ílill : wheteú~on Martir1de Arbieto called up9ti hllfl, ánd faíd~'A9vante Raf,al, ·and lec us -tfy)vhich .<!>{lis .hath fuclred tH'é becñ?f rni.114 : but zi¡irifu adcepted not' fl'i@ cthallénge, ' l>u~ re- t11 rned again rlb bis a©mpanrons. Peti.rtt MaFt''in tñálfü mfüy thF fli fe falliés, :índ at láíl a fhor rook'·hilíi on tbe tight Dánd~ witn whitfü his liaAce falling, 11@ earn~ co -Pirarrº Withoor its a'ñd cóld him, Sif, l atñ ,n{JW difabli!d,• afül, útJfit farther fer yotit fervité, aiid tlí€féuplm hé rétifea into die Rere of che H0ffe. Dbriñg whic'h time tdl dieSouldi@rs ch~t could, ru ~t!H H0tfd as FótJt, fled ov~r co th~ Royal Camp; ·whiah wlifü Fr/ancifao de Carokjkt fáWj' at1d tnat, by 1 f€afon ef 'Pf!drro's obíl:irláq, who p@rfüte~ fiiH iií •bis'bWri liltrfteur, .,ál was bt©ag~t' to aefirutfüen atkf ruiné, he be- . ~an t-0 fing wirHa lóud vóké; 71nu, -Mot1!6r, iJ.oflf rhe w'ini J. ':óarrj aiia'y mf hairs rw'o 6) two, and in cliis ·manhér contiñü~d fingrng;, afi é! j@fli.fig lfP.6ri' tha(e who rejeéted his couflíei, undll th~re was ritl~ orie man tdíÍlainifig. . N t lé!rig~h ~hé ri ght W ing of Melquetiers; pte~endíng 1:1fk~~~reat ~~~~h a~d 'Loya_lry~ 1 eéfiré'd l~ave ro.be de- w: h~éJ frorn che reft of ch@ ·Booy 1 t& s~irm1fil Vvith the Bttemy; whrch beuig ad- mi'tte<'l, and chey drawn out; 'fo foon as ~tkyrfüuryd tbemfe!v'es ac fdmé dilla'fíce tHf, they ali fec to nmning, at1d carné ovft d:) t~€. Pr~fide¡W ; wliiGh when he and his Otticers obfetVéd~ tliéy re1611Je8 to d'etlme, ñgl'lfihg; in' éxpecl:acióil chat iñ a very fhorr rimé a•Hche Pórces -or Pif.1tm' wclútl:I com'€ ovef' lb thém' ; che w hit h at- t:Qrdingly faéc<!eded $ fot a ·¡:;a cf t>'f tl'rfüy"Horfo being; élfawh out to pór fue the 11 · Foor,