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 VI. Royal Com~entarie1. he ·difmill"his Souldiers, advifing cvery man to íhifc Íor ·himfelf, arrd told them that their beíl: way would be to malee towardsthe Sea, ~here . his -Brother Pedro J"e Ca11trera1 worlld receive them a-board a Ship, and that he himfclf hltended to rake tbat :wiay, •md fo they difperíed, e.very man thifting for himfelf: fome few ·days after which, che King's Party going in purfuic of them over Mounrairís, ·Boggs and wet places, they found che Body of Hrrnando de Contrerµ drowned _!9. ~ MorafS; the Head they ·cut offand catried .ic to Pa11ama, and chough it was very 111uch tiisfigured, yet he was known by his Hat, being of a fmgular faíhiorl, and, by a Chain of Gold which he ufually wore about bis Ne(;k. His Brother Pedro Je Contrer.ía, 'hmiug this fad fate, with the deíl:ruttion and ruine of [ohn Je Bermejo -and all 1his Companions, accempced to make bis efcape by Sea ; but the Winds and Waters, and all che Elemenrs confpired againft him to hinder bis Ships fiom .going eut of Port ; wherefore he endeavoured to cmake bis efoape "ih little Boars; nodmowirrg where to go or fly, in regard ali ithe Wottd was becorne bis Enemy, Sut che 'Infiabitancs of the Cicy armed out other Boats in cha<:e ofhim, with wbich t!iiey re covered their own, and took alfo t~e Enetny's .Ships: Anpther Par~ ty a{> pomr.ed w ífollow thofe over the Mouotaitls, who had taken their way by .Lana 1 tookf ome of thofe belonging ro Hernanáo: bue as to Pedro de 'Contrmu, no man 1mew what became of him ; diough it was gener.all'y beHeved, that he was. .killed by the IniJJ-ans, or devoured by Tygers or other wild Beafis, of'which there are great numbers in tbat Countrey ; for they never received news ·of him after- wards. This was the end and iífue of that wicked def1gn ; of which no better fücce(S .could be expeéted, having commenced with the Murther ofaBiíhop; and though fome men would excufe this faét by layióg.a blame on the BiíhG>p for his itnmode- race language, whereby chey were provoked to che performance of this 00.crageoús Aét ; }lec cerrainly nothing can be alledged in excufe of chis heinous and abomi- aable Murther. Bue ac lengch they paid for ali, 'as befare related. · e HA P. xni · The Prejident recovers thé·Treafurc he had /oft. He puni- fbes the Olfenders. He arriv~s in Spain, where he http• pi/y ends · his 'daJS. · 'WHiUl: Lite11& i.t.áa G•fta was at N.bm/m ~ Dia1 he received news of che arrival of the Ca»trew, and of tp ; Robbe ries and Piraeies they had committed in Panama, he was much affiiéted to confider, that fuch a firange tura of,fortunc íhould be referved for him at the conclufion of all his affairs ; and which a certain ·Auchour f~ys was che more furpriíing, in regard it was never imagincd, nor poffibly to be prevenced by ali the care and diligence that could have been contri:. ved. Bue now to hinder rhe farther progreíS of thisevil, he fecured m·the beft man- ner he was able the Treafure whicb he had with him ; and then with what Force5 he had, and with che Auxiliaries of the Town, he prepared to retum to ~anAma to recover his loft Treafure and punifh the Robbers : and though he coficeived little hopes of fuccefs, fuppofing that they had been fo wife as to have carried awáy their prize, and provided for their own fafccy : howfoever, noc to be wantlng to his duty, orto loofe an opportunity, as he had never done, when otfered; he mar- ched out of Nombre de Dios with fuch men and arms as could be provided on á fudden : and in the firft days journey he received intelligence of the happy facéefS at Panam11, with che death of rahn Je Bermejo, and Salg11tr0, and of the flight of Hernando de Contrmu over the Mountains, and of his Brother by Sea; with which che good Preftdent being comforted, proceeded on bis journey with great alacrity; rendring thanks ro Almighty God (as Gomara faith) for fuch a tide and current of happy fortune as would ever be recorded in fucure ages to bis honour and fame, &•. The Prefident entred into Pan1111111 with gream glory and triumph than Ttt tt 1- ever