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.

888 Royal Comn:ientarin. BooK VI. rhrough defarcs and unpeopled places, untill they carne to ;Pot~cji ~ ·where they were ·coarteoufly received. So rhat rhough che Governour fent 'ímníediately af-' ter them an Hue and Cry to 'the S'paniards, to íl:op and feize them ; yet che Sou!- diers with them were fo skilfull in rhe ways, and knew the turnings and windings of the Coaarrey fo wel), thac che diligence ufed by the Govemour availed no-' ching: but as to I!_on Sebafli11n hi?lfelf, he_was mo:e fit for a Couttier , rhan ro be made the Ge~eral of ª. Rebelhon, as they made h1m at.Ja.íl:, anq which broughr a fpeedy defiruéhon on h1m; for_he,_ popr ~en~leman, ?emg of_a tender nature, a'r1d not inured to thofe bloudy Crueleies-which h1s S0uld1ers reqmred him tocom- mit and which we-re rleceífary in the fiare of Rebelliori, became a Sa~rifice to the f ury of his own S0uldiers; as this Hiltory will declare to us. ' During chefe Revoluti.dns, the Vice-king Don .Antonio· ~e Mendofa .happened to - dye, to tbe great unhappmefs of that wh~le Empll"e. His .Funeral mes were ce- lebrated wirh aU the forrowfull Pomp that could be cqmnv~d ; and hi~ Corpfe were interted in the ~athedral C~urch of Los Reyes, on the nght ~and of che high Altar, 'and inclofed in ahollow mck of the Wall ; and on the nght fide of him ]ay rhe body óf the Marquis Don Francifco de Pifarro, who was Conquerour of rhat Empire and Founder of tbat City; far which caufe he had reafon t.o claim a nea- rer pofition to che high Altar than che Vice-king. Afrer which che Jultices made choice of a Gentleman to be made Governour of the City called Gil Ramircz, d'é .Avalo1, who had been a Servam to the Vice-king: And the Marefcnal himfelf was Cent to tbe Ciry of Peace, otJ:ierwife called rhe New-ciry, where his E- . fiar~ was, :md the ·/~diam he comrnanded. · CH A P. XX. The InfurreElion and Troubles which happened in the Prov/nce of the Charcas, with many fingle Duels., one of which is telated at large. 1 N rhore days all che·braveSouldiers and marcial Spirits in Pcru employed rhem~ felves in the Charw and in Potocji and in che parts thereabouts: amongíl: which there daily aro[e quarrels and jarrings, not onely between the Souldiers and princi- pal perfons of note, bnt even the Merchams themrelves were at enmicy, and ped- ling Dealers, commonly called by them Pulp_ones, or Pudding-makers, becau{e one of them was found to fell Paddings in his Shop :· And fo common and continua! were the [quabbles and [cuffies amongíl: them , that they were too rnany for che Juíl:ice to prevenr and compofe: at length it was judged fir, as a remedy of thefe matters, to put out an Order, thac whenfoever any two fell our , cbac no Standers-by íhould meddle or interpo{e to make peace b~cween them_, on penalty of incurring the fame puniíhment wich chofe who were principals in che quarrel: but chis remedy availed noching, nor whatfoever che Preachers could fay from rheir Pulpits : far diífenfions daily arofe, as if chis Countrey had been che place where Difcor.d made its aboad, or prefaged and fore-rao tbofe Infurreétions and Wars which fome few momhs afterwards enfued : thefe quarrels ofren produced chal- lenges and fingle duels: . fome of which were fought in íbirr and drawers, orhers naked from the walte upwards, fome in breeches and waíl:rnats ofcdmfon Taffary, cha·r che btoud running_ from rheir wounds might nbt affright them : befides feve- ral other farms of duel very ridicdlous, wbich che Combac:mts direéted according to tneir fancies, and"would often qli:mel with cheir own Se'conds; and that rhey mighr not be hindred or parted, che place appoimed was fomewhere ouc of Town~ in che open field. Palentino, in the fourth Chapter of his fecond Book, tells us che íl:ory 0f a remarkaole duel; but in reguard his relation is fomerhing íhorr and confufed, we íhall enlarge chereupon, becaufe I knew dne of che Duellilts ar Ma- tfáA,. in ·che year i)ó'.J. by a gooq token of chofe Marks and Scarrs whid1 he ' brought