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 Commentaries. drons inro divers pares'> .one of which was '/ohn de Piedrahita with Ítxry Souldiers, and rhe other was Salvador deLoyana VI ich forry orhei"s. From his Maj·efl:y's Camp Geronimo de Coft i!la, a Citizen of Co~co , was ordered with twenty five Souldiers to fcour the Counrrey, and difcover the enemies quarters '> It was his fortune to cake that way by which '/ohn de Piedráhita was coming '> but having intelligence thar he was not above four leagues diftant, and that he was fixry rnen ftrong, he made bis retreat, not being able to engage wirh fo great a number. But on the orher fide Piedrahita having advice from tbe lndians (who as we have faid are Spies for both parries) that Geronimo Cofti!la was not far from him, he marched in the night towards him, and by break of day beat up his Q!aners, where, íurpriÍtng him un- 2wares, he routed him, and too~ three prifoners, and ther_ewirh returned to the Arrny. CH A P. IX. Three of ihe ¡ang's Cáptains tc.ik.e a Cáptain ánd fortj Soui- diers belonging to the Rebels : they deliver them up to one of the Jufticr;s. Francifco Hernandez finding many of his. Souldiers .to i·evolt from him, refolvés to engage the Royal A.mry~ A Ccording to the fuccefles ofWar; whkh are aÍways various and doubtfull, it was the fortune of Geronimo de·Cofti!la in his recrear to meet with Geronimo de Silva, whom the Juíl:ices had fent after him with fome recruits,, and being frarfull rhat Hernande:;:, was drawing towards them with his whole Army, they both judged fit to recrear, and in the way it was their chance to take an Jndian who was a domeíl:ick Servant to Captain Salvador de Lor_ana; to whom they put divers queílions, and forced him to confe[s in what place his Maíl:er was, and what núm- ber of people he had yvith him : ofwhich they fent advice to the J udges, and de· fired a fufficient recruit of Men to furprife and ta ke them; The J uíl:ices immedi- ately upon chis notke difpatched away Lope Martin with fixty men more for their afliftence, who joyning with Gmnimo de Coftill-a, and Geronimo de Silva, fo well ma- nagec.:I .their buíineíS, that though the enemy were good Souldiers, and well armed with Fire-locks, and had .poíl:ed them[elves in a fafl: place, yet upon promife of pardon for ali cheir pafl: offences to bis Majefl:y they fübmirted and furrendred them- felves, and carne quietly out of their Fort, fuffering themfelves all to be taken,. except one man, who made his efcape to carry the news tbereof to Francifco Her- nandn, who was greatly ~roubled tbereat, becaufe he confided much i¡;i Lófana and his Souldiers, who were the beíl: and choicefl: rnen that he had in al! his Army. The prifoners being carried to the Kíng's Carnp, the Jufüces would have hanged them all, bue that the Souldiers began to muriny, protefüng that they woald never more make excurfions into che Countrey, nor aét farther againíl: the enerny, in cafe thefe meo were execured ,, for that might provoke the contrary party to re: turn them che like, ~md oblige the Souldi~ry to aét on both fides in a defperate manner : the Captains alfo took up the rnatter in favour of their Souldiers, anc.i. peritioned the Court of Juíl:ice to moderare the Sentence: who thereupon to put them out of ftght and view of che Army, font Lofana and his Souldiers to Altar1Ji· rano his Majeíl:y's Judge Advocate at Sea, to difpofe of them as he chought fic ~ who by virme of that Warrant hanged up Lofana and other two of the moíl: culpa&le arnongíl: them, and baniíhed ali the reíl: out of che Kingdom. Though this lofs of Capcain Lo fana and bis .Souldiers very much troubled and afHitt:ed Hernandei::., yet, not to íhew himfelfdifmayed, he proceeded forwar.d with his Army, depending much upon che plots and fl:rategems of War whkh he had contrived : and being come to the Valley of Pachacamac four leagues diílant from the Ciry of Los R9n, he called a Council ofWar to refolve on matters which were to be aéted : and there it was refolved, that by night they íl10uld furprife that pare of che Arrny which was encamped without the Cicy ; and chat chey e eeee € . íhould