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.

93 2- Royal ·Commentaries. BooK VII. ney from thence; che like they did to particular mens houfes, which they facked and plundered, not leaving any thing of value therein. And it happening, chac a certain Souldier carne at chat time fro1'!1 Rimac, being banifhed thence, they cail- fed him to report, that Hernandez was marching with a very firong Army 'ro Los Reyes, and chat all che Kingdom had declared for him , and that che Jufüce San- tillan' himfelf, with many of his Friends and Relations were paffed over to rhat party; belides a multitude of ocher Lyes which they caufed him ro reporr, which ferved thefe poor Rafcals for rhe prefem, and puffed them up as foll of vanity as if they had been truths, and made rhem tp conGder themfelves no le(s than as Lords and Mallers of all Peru, and when this Souldier declared his in- tention to follow Hernandez, , they ali became of che fame mind , and prefemly proceeded to join with him. · ·, The Governour th~y carried wirh chem in Chains, ánd eighc or nine Cirizens ahd men of Ellates befides , wich Collars of lron about their Necks, afcer the · manner of Gal!y-ílaves. In chis manner they rravelled above fifty .Lea·gues wlth al! che boldoefs and infolence imagi1iable , untill they carne to Cajfamarca ; where they met with two Spaniards who lived by their labour and honefl: dealings, and from them they received true inforrnation of che íl:are and condition -of Hernandez, Giron, and how he fled, and \~i as plirfued by che Jufüces; and chat it was credi- bly believed thac at thar very titne he was defeated and killed. Wich chis News Ftt!!.ncifco de Silva and his Companion's Were excremely dafhed -and confounded, and began to bewail their follies; afld, to fave themfelves, they defigned ro fur- prize fome Ship , if it were poílible , to make dieir efcape. The Governour and his Companions were now freed of rheir Chains and fer at Liberty, bue ex- tremely incommoded. And the Rebels, bei'ng about fifry in number, divided 'thernfelves into lictle parties of ahouc chree or four in cornpany to pafs more free- Jy wíthouc any notice caken of chem. • · The Governour finding hirnfrlf at Liberry, fummoned people in che King's name and took fome .of them, whom he hanged and qu-arcered. And rhe Jull:i- ces beíng infortned df the Oucrages committ-td by thefe Villains, fent a Judge called Bernardino R~mani with Commiílion to punifh the Offenders; who in pur- fuance chereof took and hanged a'l'mofr all of chem, and che retnaiAder he fent to ·che Gallies, bue Francifco de Silva and his Companiens, efc~ped ro Truxillo, where they entred inco rhe Convent of St. Francü, and there difguiGng thernfelves in rhat habit, they travailed to the Sea-miíl:, where chey ernbarked on a Ship which cranfported chem out of che Empire, and fo faved cheir lives. In chofe days came fad and lamentable News frotn the Kingdom of Cbil'e bmughc by a Cirizen of St. {ago called Gi;tjpar Otenfe , giving an account, hów chat rhe A- raucan Indians of rhat Kingdom had rPade an Infurreé'tion, .and had killed che Go- vernour Pedro de Valdivia and his People, of which we have rendred a large relati- on in che fevemh Book of che firll part of thefe Commelltaries. This dillurbimce amongft: che Indians was of great confequence to ali Peru : for it began towards the end of rhti! year i ) 5" 3 , and ha ch continued to che end of rhis, being 161 i, in which we are now writing thefe macrers , and yet che War is noc aran end; bue che Indianr are more proud, and íl:and more on their terms, rhan at firfi, being en- couraged by the many Viél:ories they obrained, and rhe Cities they defüoyed ; God in bis M~rcy por a good end hereunto, as is moll for his Glory. Perhaps in thdollowing Book, we may touch upon fome lacer aétions of t~e Ar11ucans. CH A P. Xt Of fome unhapp, Mufortunes which befell hoth Amúes. The 1Íearh bf Nunno Mendiola, et Capt·ain helvnging to Francifco Hernandez, ancL alfo of Lope Manln, aC a,:p- tain in his Mt1jefl/ s Army. B u 'f to return to che Affa'lrs of Plrr'H; We láy, that Hmmndez., Giron being depmed frbm Pdd111camac, maréheti wich great care ahd vigila nte, . keeping bis baggage clofe to him, ano always ready, ancl in a pofture to r.~pulfe t.he Enemy, in cafe