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 Commentaries. BooK VI. CHAP. XXIV. 1he Orders and Methods which Don Sebaíl:ian too/z in hi4 A/fairs. Egas de Guzman ~s direfürl to mak_e an In- furreélion in Potodi 5 the feveral flrange Revolutions which happened in that Town. D o N Sebajl-ian himfelf made choice of one of bis Sou!diers, in whom he had che greaceíl confidence, called Diego Mendez.., to be Capcain of his Guard ; and for better lecurity of his perfon, thirteen Souldiers were chofen to be lifled cherein, being all eíleemed flout Men, and true and faithfoll to him ; and yet when chis poor Gentleman h;~d occaíioA for rhem, not one man would ,appear in his defence. Another Souldier, called Garyia de Bafan, was fent wich afmall pany to che Eíl:ate and Lands of Pedro de Hinojofa, co feife bis Slaves, Horfes and all ocher his Goods and Faculcies; wich Orders co bring back wicb him chofe Souldiers who were dif- perfed abroad and lived amongíl: che Indiam, for wam of clorhing, afier rhe Sp¡¡,. nijh Fafhion, whicb was very dear; for wich che Indians, any thing ferved : and ¡¡!fo Orders were given by Don Sebafl-ian , co bring Dilgo de Almef!dra. a prifoner. Other Souldiers were difpeeded away in purfuit of Polo che Lawyer, bur neirher party had fµccefs; for Polo palling by the place whe~e Diegode AlmendrM lived, gave him ádvice. of che dearh of General Hinojofa; whereupon Almendw gercing as many of che Slaves belonging to Hin ojofa togecher as he was able , wirh feven of l1is Horfes, he fled away in company wi.ch Polo, which foon carried him far enough away out of che reach of the rebellio us So uldiers, likewife Don Sebaftian difpeéded away two Souldiers to the quarrers of Potocji, to inform Egas de Gu;,;:,man of all that had paífed, thar he alfo rnight cake up Arms, as ochers had done. Thefe and all the Afüons-memioned in che preceding Chapter, wirh what elfe we fhall couch !)pon hereafrer were performed the very day thac Pedro de Himjofa was killed ; of which he endeavoured to fend che firíl imelligence to ali pares: che Meífengers whereof carried it wich fuch fpeed to Potocfi, thar chough it was fe- venteen leagues thicher, and a bad rocky way, and a River to país, yec they arrived chere the nexr rnorning by break of day : fo foon as Egas de Guz.,m¡¡;z re- ceived chis news he aífembled his Souldiers, which h,e had formerly liíled upan this occaí1on, and with chemand che two meífengers which broughc che news, and wich- out other Arms or Provifions chao their Swords and Daggers and Cloaks to co- ver rhem, they went immediarely to the Houfes of Gomn de So/u an,P Martin de Almendras, Brorher of Diegg de Almendras, and cook thell) wich grear eafe, and car- ried them Prifoners co rhe Town-hou[e, where they laid rhem in Chains, and lodged them in a Chamber, ·wich a fecure Guard upon chem. Upon che repare of chis pleafing Aél:ion, many Souldiers carne in and joined with Egas de Gu1::,1Y)an, and prefenrly went to che King's houfe, where chey feifed his Treafurer Francifco de Yfafiga , wich his Acco'mp,rant Hernando de A/varado, and broke open che Royal Treafury, from whence they robbed above a Million and a half of Silver; and made immediate Proclamacion, that every man, u~1on pain of Death íhould repair to che Market-place to join wirh the Squadron: Then díd Gu;,;:,man make choice of a Souldier called Antonio de Luxan to be Chief Jufüce or Recorder of the Town, who, fo foon as he was in Office , pur che Accompcanc Hernando de A/varado to death upon an Accufation, as Palemino faich, chat he had been in the Confpirácy wirh rhe General Pedro de Hinojefa , to make a Rebellion in the Coumrey. Like- wife Egar de Guz.,man difpatched away fix or feven Souldiers ro a Village called Porcu, to gec whac Men, Arms and Horfes rhey could find in chofe parts. Ac chis time a cerrain Knighr of che Qrder of Sr. (ohn, being arnongíl bis lndian Vaílals, where he had a good Eílate aíl1gned him, and heari~g of rhe M.urrher of Pedro de Hinojofa , wrote a congratulatory Letter to Don Sebaftian upen that fubjeét , wiíh- ing him much joy of his high prornotion ; and defired him prefenrly to feAd him rwenry Mufquetiers, chac he mighr go and rake Gwnn de .A/varado and úren 1 o de Aldana, who were his neighbours ~ and .co take away all jealoufie and fufpici- on of