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.

BóoK VII. Royal Commentaries. cafe they íbould purfüe, s~d fall on him in the rere : but afrer he had marched 3 or + days, and found that no purfuit was made afcer him ; and had underílood by his Spyes; that the C·Mncils held in the Enemies Camp were various, and com- monly conrradiétory, and that whatthe Jufüces ordered, was agaia countermanded by the Generals ; he rook courage and rnarched more leifurely and with more eafe and ferurity tban before. Howfoever things paífed not fo frnooth and fair neüher between him and bis moíl: intimate friends, but rbat many quarrels and difputes aro fe arnongíl: them, for being come to rhe valley called Huarcu, be hanged up two of his principal Souldiers, upon abare fuípicion, that rhey intended to revolc; for am0ngíl: them a jealoufte onely was fufficient to rake away the life of any man whatíoever ; though he were the greareíl: Confident, and the mofi zealous for rheir caufe. Her- nande:G proceeding forward carne ro che valley of Chincha, which was a Coumrey a- bounding and plentifull of all proviftons; for which reafon Capcain Nsmno Afendio!a aclvifed Hernande:G to remain chere for three or four days for refrefhment ofhis Soul- diers and making Provifions which were neceífary for their farcher rnarch ; bue Her- nandez.. wouldnoc admic of chis Counfel; and looking at che farne time on Mendio!d he faofted, chat his coumenance changed at the refufal, and chac he feelililed difcon- tented; whicl) opinion ochers nouriíhing in him, endeavoured to increafe and im- prove, and told him plainly that Mendiola was refolvecl to país over to rhe King's parcy, ·which belief Hernandez.. eafily admitted, when he calted to mind chac Gam- /;011 who was bis Enfign was alrea.dy revolced with Diego.de Silva, and thence he cer- tainly concluded that it was with cleftgn to make way far bis Caprain, and to treat ~nd focure conditions for bim againíl: che time rlilat he íhoulcl find opportunity to efcape ; upon whích füfpicion onely he ordered his Lieutenant Gel!leral to take away bis Horfe and Arms, and to difcharge him the Arrny ; which was accor~ing­ ly ex-ecured; and not onely fo, but wich them alfo he was deprived of his life. And chus poor Captain Nurmo Mendiola ended his days, which was a d11e reward of his demerir, having been one of che Confpiratours engaged .in chis rebellion. Not- withíl:anding which feveral Scmldiers ll:ill continued to rev0lr, and carne in to PaHlo de Menefu, giving him advice, that Francifco Hernandez.. was in great diforder by reafon that he was deferted by many of his Souldiers, fo chat he had fcarce 300 men with him, chough in reality chey were above 5'ºº· Paulo de Menefes being encouraged wich chis News, entered into confultation with his friends of rhe ma11- net how he mighr beat up che Enemies quarrers in rhe night ; which being agreed, and rhe Souldiers on the march, they callea to mind, rhac r-hey had made -no provi- fion of Corn for rheir Horfes, which was a mmer which fhould have been thoughc upon before: but whilíl: they were conftdering hereof, a certain Souldier, who was one of thofe which had larely revolred from Hernande:¡;;,, called Francifco de Cueva., fiept our, and told them, chat he knew from whence to fetch a fufficient quanrity of Mayz,: whereupon Paulo de Mene[es fent him away with a dozen of lndians to mry rhe provifion. The Souldier accordingly went and difpatched away the Jndi· "ns with thefr foil hurtbens, ordering them ro go before, and rhat he would pre- femly follow, fo foon as his Horfe had earen bis Corn : when the Souldier found himfelf aloné , iníl:ead of rerurning fiO Paulo de Mene~s, he paffed over to Francifco Hernandez, ; ro wbom he gave an accounc of che number of bis Enemies, that they were marchir.g :igainíl: him, and of their defign to beat up his quahers, che night follo\ 1 ing: He then asked bis pardon for having deferced hirn, faying, thac it was the Providence of God whicb hád diFefüd hi\11 for go.ed , and Íe1't him to briog ths Imelligence, that the Enemy mi~ht hor ca~e him upbn furprize. Now it is faid, that che rea fon of chis revele of che Sbuldier again to He-rnande;¡:, was occafio- ned by a word which fell from ·a cercain Souldier belonging t0 Paulo de Menefes, who, difcourfing with another concerning rhe Rebels, faid , that fo foon as the ·. War was ended, ~he beíl of thefe Runagaces wbuld be called toan account and whip- ped, and Cent to che Gallies: which being G>Ver-heard ey this Souldier, he refolved to rernrn ro his former Capcam, and to merit his Pardon, by the intelligence he broughr him. Franoifco Flernandez. allaruli1''dwith this iriformatien, remained all chat · Evening and che night following in a pofiure of defence and ready ro rnceive rhe · Enemy: bue when Paulo de Menefes and Lope de Martín anS the other Captains found chat Francifco .de Cueva carne not back, chey prefeútly fufpeéted, that he was rernmed to Hernande:¡;;,, and had given him advice of cheir defign to fürpri~e him in the night ; wherefore they changed cheir refolmion, aod ordered their Souldiers ro march unto a place called Villacori, about five LeagUes diftant 'frorn~cheir former quarrers 933 _