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. againíl: bis Majeíly. And now we mufi underlland, that a cenain Friend of An- tonio de Luxan, called rohn Confaln, wrore a Letter to him giving him advice 0f the death of Don Sebaftian, of the irnprifonrnent of Do;, García and of the aepar- · rnre of [ohn Ramon and others, with intent to join with the Marfhal Alonfo de-Afv¡¡,. 'lado. This Letter was fent by a 'lanacuna (wbich íignifies an lí4dian Domefück Servant educated in a Family) who are commonly che befi Spies in the world; and che Letter was made up in che foal of his Shoe, to keep it from being inter- cepted by the Guards, which were placed on the way where he was to pafs; herein he was counfelled immediately to kili Egan de Guz.man, for that rherewith ali the Plots of thofe who were concerned in che death of Don Sebaftian would be entirely overrhrown: fo foon as Amonio(de Luxan (who had made himfelf chief Juíl:ice) had received rhis Leteer, he immediately caufed the Drum co beac, for aífembling the Souldiery in che Market-place, where EJ.an de Cuvnan coming amongíl: rbe reíl:, 9emanded che reafon of that convent ion. Antonio de Luxan, to make tria! wl1erhef this Letter were true or feigned, and alfo ro creare a confidence of Egru de Guzma?J in him as bis Friend, he publickly produced rhe Letcer in view of ali chofe then. prefent; and asked, whecher rhat were the hand :md firm ·of John Gonfales, and when ir v;:as faid, thac it was very like Gonp.tle/s hand, and chac probably it was bis and no others, Egas de Guz,m11n changed his countenance, which fhewed che inward trouble and apprehen(ion of bis mind. Upon chis cer- tificacion and aífurance of che death of Don Sebaftian chofe who had before an in- tention to join wirh Egas de Guz,man changed cheir minds, and declared themfelves Servants to his Majeíl:y, which was rhe defign of Antonio de Luxan in publiíhing rhe Letter; and alfo to make che Souldiers his inílruments in killing Egan de fluz.. man, as that paper advifed : upon reading whereof, chofe prefent looked one upon the other, and without fpeaking one word they underfiood each others meaning: fo that Antonio de Luxan and his party adventured ro lay hands upon EgM de Cuz.man notv/ ithílanding he had many that fided with him, and fet Come;¡;, de So/is, and M artín de AlmendrtU ar liberry, and thofe very Chains and Irons with which they had been manacled, they put upon EgM de G11z.man, and íl:ripped off his Coat of Mail, and gave it to Gomez. de Solu: and wichin che fpace of. íix hours Egan de Cuz.man (norwithíl:anding all bis .courage and bravery) was drawn and .quarcered, together with another Companion of his called Diego de Vergmi. This effell: had rohn Gonfale/s Letter in Potocfi : and at the fame time che Inha- bitants of che City of Pfo e, of which the principal perfons were Bafeo Codinez.~ Ba!tafar Ve!az.quez. and Gomcz. Hernandez, che Lawyer, baving confulted witb others ofthe fame Cicy, they agreed al! to march to Potocji in a poíl:ure ofWar againíl: Egan de Guz,man, not knowing as yet what had been che fate of that poor Gentle- man. Bafeo Godinez, went General and Judge-Advocate of the Army, which chey , fo calle,d, rhough it fcarce confiíl:ed oí an hundred men, and looked more like a craining of Boys, and a mock-íhow rather than an Army; for to fo few men they had two Captains of Foot, and one of Horfe, wich a Lieurenant-General: and havin~ marched about rwo leagues they receive~ intelligence_tlm EgM de C~z,11111n was killed, and the Town reduced tp che fervICe of che Kmg: upon whICh it was agreed, rhac Bafeo Godinez.. íhould return again to che City of Plate, and chat Baltafar Velaz,quez, and Gomez, Hernande<:., with fifty feleél: Souldiers, íhould pro- ceed forward ro Potocfi, :md farther in purfuit of'Gabrie! de Pernia, whom (as we have faid ) Egru de Cuz.man had fent with fifry five Souldiers to the City Gf Peac~, there to kill. che Marfhal Alonfo de Alvarado. But Gabriel de Pernia, having with his people travelled feveral leagues, received the news rhat 'fahn Ramon had dií- armed Doll Garcia : upon which he declared for th~ Marfhal, and fent him word by Ordonno deValencia tbat he was coming to ferve him ; bnt he had not marched rnany leagues farcher before his ownSouldiers feifed upon him, and declared for Don.-Sebaftian, and with rheir Colours flying remrned back again, leaving Pernia with three other Companions to follow cheir own imaginacions, who accordingly joined themfelves with che Mar íhal's party :' bue che Souldiers remrned back wirh- ouc Captain or Leader, or Counfel eicher of rhemfelves or ocl1ers, and travelled untill they received news oí the dearh of Don Sebafti fln ; and then rhey proceeded as Palent ino writes Chapter i 1, in thefe words: They pretended that che Enfign or Colours they carried were difplayed in the·name and for che fervice of bis Ma- jeíl:y, fo that rheir Banner changed like che Weather-cock, which turns to che pare where ·che wind blows íl:rongeíl; and fuch was the loyalty of chis people · who