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. Boot< VII. íhould drive before them the Cows which were in that Valley wirh lighted Mac- ches faíl:ned to their Horns, and guided by many Indians, and NegroeJ, and Mufque- tiers, who were to mrn and force them direél:ly upon the enemy: the which ac- tion was agreed co be put in execurion four nights afrerwards. Diego de Silva, a Cirizen of Co"'co, wa~ prefem ar this Co~fultation, with whom (as is faid before) Hcrnande"" had preva11ed to coumenance and encourage his Soul- diers with his prefence; and to fhew rhe eíl:eem he hnd of him, he always called him to be affiftent at every Confultation : during which time the Scouts from each party viewed and furveyed each others Forces, and carried the inteiligence. The Juíl:ices and theír two Generals prep:ne¡:l and puc themfelves into a pofü1re of defence, to obvi~te any ill accident which might poffibly happen: the Caprnins alfo did the like, exercifing their Souldiers every day w\th Skirmiíl1es between themfelves, and Oiooting at marks, and for better encouragement gave Jewels and Rewards to the moíl: dexterous Marks·men. In thisCamp were numbred above 1 300 Souldiers, 300 ofwhich were Horfe,600 Mufquetiers, and abouc 450 Pikemen. And here it is to be obferved, that fo foon ·as the Juíl:ices had received news of the removal of Francifco Hernande"' from Huamanca, and that he v.;as on his march to meet and fight them ; That tbe better to fecure themfelvesof the good will and affeétions of the people, and loyalty of .the Souldiers of the Countrey, they refol- ved to fu(pend the execurion of rhe late Decrees which were publifhed, and by Proclarnarion to declare, that thofe Ediél:s which exempted the Indians from their perfonal Cervices to the Spamards, and which enjoined and forbad Spaniards ro make ufe of Jndian ~Nomen or Men in their Travels were ali aboliílied and made void for certain years·: and in the mean time they generally agreed to make choice of cwo Procurators, who were to be fent into Spain, and there, in the name of the whole Empire, to lay befare his Majeíl:y the hardíliips and aggrievances which were i.mpofed on them, and with ali humility to Íllpplicate a redrefs, in fuch manner as his Majeíl:y íhould in his wifedom judge moíl: fa and requifire to be granred. The perfons nominaced :md eleél:ed for this fervice, were D1Y11 Lewu de Cabrera a Cirizen of Cow, who by reafon of his great Belly (as we have intimated before) was un- wieldy and unable for aél:ion in the War; and the other was Antonio de Ribtra a Ci- tizen of Rimac, bmh whicb prepared for their Voyage imo Spain, where Don Antoni" de Ribera arrived in fafety, but Pedro de Cabrera made a íl:op by the way and carne not thither. Two days afcer Hernande"" was entred into che Valley of Pachawpac, a party of bis Souldiers fallied out to skirrniíli with che enemy; who being engaged rogecher, were afliílfd by others who carne in to their aid, and rhe numbers of each fide in- creafed, both of chem being defirous to make trial of rheir skill and valour: amongíl: che refi Diego de Silva, to fhew bis fonvardnefs and zeal for Hernandez, was one who appeqred in che firft Rank, bue finding his opportunity, he revolted over to his Majefiy'sCarnp, cmying wich him four orber Souldiers of good repucation, ene of which was called - Gamboa, and was Enfign to Captain Nunno Mendiola, to whom by this füght he caufed great mifchief, as we fball fee hereafter; and thefe were followed rhat day by divers others, which put an end ro that skirmifh. The like was aéted by others the day following, and all che time he ílaid in Pachacamac his men deferted him in twemy and thirty in a company whd revolted over ro the King's party: which when Hernandez, obferved, and rhat no remedy cou.ld be con- trived to prevent it, he refolved to recrear back to Cozco befare he was aba ndoned by all his Souldiers ; fo now the füacegeme of the Cows was laid ~fide, in reg11rd that Diego de Silva had difcovered it, and chat che Juíl:ices, as mighc be prefumed, had provided to countermine and prevenr chacdeíign. In purfuance of chis refo- lution, Hernandr:z, to prove and cry che inclinations of bis Souldiers, told them plainly, tbat be gave free liberty and licenfe to any perfon whatfoever, who was not fatisfied witb bis caufe, to pafs over to tbe contrary party : bue none took ad- vantage of this permiffion, unlefs fome few mean and unferviceab)e fort of people whorn the Lieutenant-General Alvarado !hipe of their Clorhes, and devefted of their Arms and Horfes before chey departed. And fo Hernande"" recreated out of l'achacamac in the befi arder be was able, being moved rhereunco more out of a¡1 apprehenfion he had chat bis people would defert him, rhan any fear he conceh,ed of danger frorn che enemy: for ic was evident thac fuch was che confufionof Coun- ~els in the Camp of che Juíl:ices by reafon of many Ru!ers that noching was deter- mined and concluded in ics due time and feafon. As will appear by what follow' HAP.