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 VII. - C H A P. 111. Franc.ifco Hernandez difcovers the Governo'ur, and ta~es him and goes into the Mar/<§t-place ; he opens the Prifon cloors and fets the Prifoners at Liberty: he caufes Don Balcafar de Caíl:illia, and the Accountant John ·de Car- ceres to be kjtied. A LL this cime Francifco Hernandez.. Giroñ and his Aífociaces remained in the . H0ufe of. Alonfo de Loayfa purpofely to take che Governour, fuppo[mg that if they had him in their hands , ali the Cicy would yield and furrender to them~ · And being iáformed that he was concealed in the room with the Wornen , chey rah a Bench againíl: the firíl: door, and broke it open, and coming to·the fecond, chofe within parlied wich them, defiring them to país cheir words, not to kill che Governour, i;ior do.hirn ocher hurt; whi~h Hernande'<- having given accordingly, the doors were opened ; and che Governour being caken , Hernandez, carried him to his own Houfe , where he Jefe him under a fecure Guard ; and chen he wenc into che Market-place, with all his Companions, who were not above twelve or thirteen in number. . Bue chis Imprifonment of che Governour, that is, che caking.of him and car- rying him to his Houfe, and committing him imo fafe cuílody, was not perfor- ined in Jefs th:m three hours anda half 's time : by which ic plainly appears, that in cafe the Governour had gone forch, as my Facher and other friends advifed him, and had made good the Markec-place, and founded an Alarm, fummoning all bis Majelly's loyal Subjeéts to his Affiíl:ence, no doubt bue the Rebels would have- been afrighted, and foon abfconded themfelves in places· where they could have found the beíl: refuge : the which every one confeíled after the matter was over. And now having the curiofity to [ee what was afüng, I wem out into che Mar- ket place, where I found a few of chofe poor rafcally fellows, who were ready to · run away in cafe they had feen any to oppofe them : but rhe darknefs of rhe night, and che boldnefs of chofe Confpiratours to enter imo a Houfe fo foil of people, affi-ighted the Governour and al! che Company with a furprizing fear, and chafed ali che Cicizens and Souldiers out of rhe Town ; w ho joyning togecher mighc ea- fily and wichoat the leaft difficulcy have confounded che Rebels. About half an _hour afrer midnight, when 1was in che Markec-place, came ThomM Vafq11ez. pran- ·cing on Horfe-back, and anocher following him wich d1eir Lances in their hands, and asked Hernandez.. what fervice he had to command.them ? w which he an- , fwered, that ali he had to defire at prefent was, rhat they would goe the rounds, and advife all'people that they mee, noc to be afraid ; and in cafe of crouble, .or .danger, rhatthey íhould 1 apply themfelves tQ him, who was in che Market-place, ready to fuccour and ferve ali his Friends and Mafters. In like manner foon after chis .. carne another Citizen called Alorrfo Dilt'G, moumed on Horfe-back wirh his Lanc~ in his hand ; ro whon'l Hernandez., ordered che fame thing as he had done · to VaZJquez., : fo thac ali che Citizens who were engaged in chis Confpiracy were ·onely chree, namely, ThomtU Vaz.,quez.,, {ohn de Pedrahira, and Alonfo Diaz,, for he rhat was with Va'Gque'G was a firanger , and no Ciríz.en; chougli foon afterwards feveral others carne and joyned with chem, more out of fear than affeél:ion, as plainly appears: for they ali Jeft and deferred them wüh the firft occafion which preíenteq. Thefe poor Rebels, finding themfelves few in number, and chat none c¡une in CQ their affiílence ; went direél:ly to the Prifons, and opened the doors, to recruic their numbers; and marched direé'tly with them to the Market-place, where they remained umill break of day, and then they found i:hat ali che For- ces tbey could make, ·did not amount to above forty men. And though Palentino · makes a long and formal ílory of chis bufinefs, and tells ns, chat rhey ran abouc che Streets crying out Libercy, Liberty , and rhat they produced grear íl:ores of Pikes and Mufquets, and fer up a Standard ; and rhat ilmumdn made Proclama- . tion