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. Commentariei._ CH A P. X. Francifco Hernandcz retires with hu Army. In hu Maje- fiy' s e amp u great e onfufion by dive.rfity of opinions. 1 mutiny is raifed in the City of Piura:; and how it wws pacified. F .Rancifco Hernandez:. according to his f'ormer refolution wirhdrew his Forces. frorit Pachacamac in fuch haíle rh at che Souldiers left behind chem ali things \vhich were ufelefs an<l cumberfome.ro rhem , which were ali taken away by the King's Parcy, who upo n rerreat of che Enemy, wirhout order from their Commanders , pluncered every thing chat remained : Upon this alteration of affairs, che J uíl:ices encered into confulcation v~· id1 the Field Officers; and fümmoned unto tl;ie ,Coun- ci) ofWar, befides the Caprains ; feveral Planters '·· who were men of Eílares in the J<:ingdom, and were well experienc;ed in rhe Affairs of char Councrey : bue iñ fuch variety ofopinions, rhere was great confufion, every one perfiíl:ing in his own perfu¡ific)°n,, preffed eagerly rhat ~s Counfel might be. taken. A~length after long debares, i.t was.concluded that Paulo de Menefu, w1th ftx hundred feleet meo , íhould purfue after H.ernandez.: the nexc day the derachment being made, che rwo GeneraIs conrradiél:ed che refolution concluded ar the Council of War , and orde- red chat no more chao ;i hundred men íhould be drawn ouc, for rhat ic would be too greac a weakriing to che Camp to be deveíl:ed of tl~e grearen numb~r 9f rhe choiceíl: men. Howfoever che J ufüces remained cortíl:ant to their firíl Refolves, an<l again commanded that che detachment íhould be made of che ftx hundred men ; which was agq. in contradiél:ed by che two Generals, who were of opinion thac a lmndred men were fufficient to keep che J;némy in Alarms, and to receive fuch.as were deíirous to revolr. Between thef~ontradiél:ory Orders PaH/o de Me- ncfes w as greatly confufed,, and much more-r.roubled, becaufe he was not permit- red ro cake wich him chofe Comrades and Friends of his in whom he moa con- fided ro íl:and by him, and who were defirous to keep him.company. And here we will leave chein co decla_re chofe matters , which paífed ac the fame time in che City of Sr, Michael de Ptura. · The J uíl:ices, as we mem_ioned l?efore, had fent advices to all che Governours of che Kingdom·conGerníng rhe rebellion of Hernande:1;,, and iffued out tbeir Orders and Warrants to raife and a~!Jl Souldiers to reíiíl: and deíl:roy che Rebtls. The Governour of Piura , called '/ohn Delgadillo , gave his Commiffion to Francifco de Silva, a Souldier of good fame an,d reputation, who lived in that Cicy, wirh In- íl:ruél:ions to leavy Souldiers in Tumpi z.. , and along che coaíl:, and to bring with him as many as he muid raife. Francifcode Silva went accordingly and. rerurned to Piura wirh a party of about twenty fix or twenty feven Souldiers, who having remained.there .abouc ~welve or chirreen days wichout any care taken to provide them wich Viltuals, or Lodging, and being poor men, and notable to rnaimain themfelves , chey carne to che Governour with their Caprain Francifco de Sih'a and defired his Lícenc~ to goe to che .Cicy of Los Reyes to ferve his Majeíl:y. The Governour being preífed by che Inrreaties and Imporcuniries of all che Cirizens af- (emed thereunro; bue che next day, che Souldiers being drawn our, and ready to march, che Governour, wirhout any reafon for it 1 revoked his Licence,, and gave a polltive Cornmand, that every o~e íh?uld repair to his quarcers, and n~ither go· our frorn thence , nor out of the C1ty wtthout fanher order. Francifco Hernandez:. and his companions, finding that no encreaties could pretiail on the Governour, they refolved to k,ill him , and plunder che Cicy , ?nd then depa(t and offer cheir fervice co Hernandez. Giront fince they were denyeg leave to ferve his Majefiy. The tnatter was foon agreed , and abouc cwelve or chirreen of therri weII armed went inca che Governour's houfe, and took him ,. and killed a J ufüce of Peace of rhe· lower rank, and made feizure of Guas , Head-pieces, Swords, Bucklers, Lan- ces, Halbards, wirh a great provifion of'. Powder; and rhen carrying forrh che Roy:il Standard chey prodaimed upan pain of death, chac every man fhou ld re- pair rhereunto; then they broke open the royal Treafury , and carried ali rhe mo. e e e e e e • ney