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 VII. Royal Commentarier. CH A P. VIII. John de Vera de Mendo~a revolts from Francifco Hernan- dez. The Peop!e of Cozco go to.feek._ out for the Marfha!. Sancho Duarce raifes Men, and ca/Js himfelf General of them. He is reproved hy the Mar/hal. Francifco Her- nandez comes to Huamanca. The Scouts of the two Camps meet. A úvarado the Lieutenant overcook his General about eight leagues from the City of Coz:,co, where he fiayed umill he carne up to him; and then they all in a Body paífed the River Apurimac, and before night marched two leagues be- yond it : but were four days in pafiing the Bridge with .their Men, Horfes, Am1· rnunition and Provifions. During which time [ohn de Pera de ·Mcndofa confidering. that he had been already fifteen days in the Army, and no preferment given füm, nor confirmation of the title of Captain, which he fo paffionately defired, he re- folyed to !eave Hernandez:, and return to the K.ing's party, which appearéq 'more like a Farfe in a Comedy rhan the aél:ion of a Souldiery, and for fuch we have in~ ferted it in this place. [ohn de Pera agreed upon this defign with four other young Souli:liers like himfelf, who with bis Enligo made fix in all; and they tbat night paífed the Bridge and afrerwards bumt it, to prevent any purfuit which might be· rnade afrer them. And entring into Co;¡;,co the night follow¡pg, they founded an alarm, which put ali the City into a confrernation and 'tUmu!t, fearing lefr che R'e- bels were returned with intention to doe chem farther mifchief, fo that none clutll: fiir abroad, or put his head out ofdoors tharnight. But fo{oon as it was day, be~ ing better informed, chat it was onely Captain Jóhn de Vera,and bis Followers, who · fhll carried hisColours flying, che Citizens went out to him, ·and agre~d to go wich him to find out che Marfhal, who chey knew, and were well aífurea, was forfified with a ílrong Army: 'fohn de Saavedra a pdncipal Citizen w~s made their Chief; ~néf'' fohn de Vera de M endofa would not be put by his C~ptain-01ip, nor 1I1arch undef"~h'f.­ .Banner bue his own, an d chough he carne to che place wherethe Marfhal was, he had neither che forci.me to beuer his Colours no~- advance his Title, bue paífétl'for ;. a Boy more for wai;d an d confident chan difcreer? . Thofe at Couo, who meé and' agreed upon chis defign, were about forcy in number, fifteen of which,were Citi- zens who had command over Jndiam, the reíl: were Merchants and Officers whom the Rebels had léfc behind as ufelefs perfons : and thefe; fudr as they were, travel- · led towards Co!lao, where che Marfhal Alonfo de AlvaPaM kept his head Qganers : · who having underíl:ood that many of che Citizens ofC'oz,co were corning in fearch 1 of him, he fenc them Advice and Orders by no means to pafs out of the limits of his Jurifdiétion, bue rather to expeél: him there, ·for cbat he was n'loving·on the~ way (0 meet chem, r '4 "'\) '-' ' ·I~ S"'nchoDuarte, who was then Governour of ·the Cify of Pcacc, raiféd SÓuldiers" for che Service of his Majeíl:y, and ft~tting up his Standard, -marched éowards'Cóm-v with above cwo hundred mea divided imo two Cómpanies, one 0f Fooc· com~ manded by Capcain Manin de Olmo1, and che otherrof Horfe of which-lie 1 alled ' himfelfCommander with title ofGeneral. Being come to the Brillge where tbe River empcies it felf, he fiaid there fome few days,; apd havingrthete receiV.ed1n~1 celligence chac Fnmcifco Hetnande;¡;, V;las departed from co;¡;,¡;o, anH was'on his rnirtch :.. towards Los Reye1, he continued lilis•way rowatds Cotr:o in parfüit 'O f<-Francifr:o lHer::. '· nande;¡;, ; for he, as th~ humour was ac that time, l-defiring to command and not t<Y be commanded, avoided joyning with the Marfhal, tbat he·might ·not he his Soul- dier, or fal1 under his Banner-: which'when che Marfha-1 underitood, he fént him two Commands : che firfi was a Letter requiringuhim to- retuvn wittíin che limits- of his Jurifdiél:ion, and to expeéb lii.Srcoming thither : for thac it was not to ·the fervice of his Majeíly to have fo many fmaU Armies clisjoined from eaclí óther : with chis Letrer he gave anocher more pofüive €ommañd,to che Me.lfenger in a ' · · ;. " •"" differeni . .i._ l