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. ever to apprehend the worfl, and provide agaioíl: the fürprife of an eoemy, though diílant and far removed; for example ofwhich we fball lay before them the pre- fent misfortune. For Francifco Hernande~, having been informed from Lope Martín and his Companions of the quarters and condition of Paulo de Mene(e1, he prefently put his Forces in order to march againíl: him with ali poffible cliligence : and here- in fortune favoured him very much; for though one of Martín Lope's Companions had made his efcape, yet he was fo affrighted wich the apprehenGons ofdeatb, that he hid himfelf in a Cave, and had not power to go forward with this information to Paulo M enefeJ, which was of the higheíl: importance to him; for want ofwhich, on confidence of fuch vigilant Sentinels as Lope Martin and bis Cornpanions, both he and his Souldiers repofed fecurely .without fear or füfpicion of any furprife. About break of day in the morning acertain ~ouldier, who went out of the Camp to garher a little M ayz, in thofe Fields, heard on a fudden the noife of people co- ming towards him ; and looking about him, efpied a party of about thirty Horfe, which Hernandez.. had fent for the Van-guard to amufe the enemy, and entertain them with skirmifbing_untill che reíl: of his Forces were come up to their affiíl:ence. The Souldier imrnediately ran in with the advice, and gave the alarm; but Paulo de Menefe1 fuppoGng that the enemy was not ~ore numerous than what the Soul- dier reponed them to be, he kept his ground and would not retreat, untill feeing the enemy very near, and appearing on the Sands, and himfelf almoíl: furrounded with Forces far greater thai:i his own, he then gave orders to make a retreat with al! [peed, whilíl: he in perfon defended the Rere againíl: the enemies attempt, in which many were killed and wounded on ooe fide and the other ; and in th~ rnanner they continued fighting and skirmifhing the greateíl: part of the day, un- till the whole Force of Hernandez.. was come up ; and rhen che confufion was great as well amongfl chofe wno purfued as thofe that fled, not being able by reafon of the noife and dufl to difünguifh one from tbe other: chis purfuit continued for the fpace of three leagues, in which Captain d' Avalo1 with five or fix more were wounded, and about fourteen or fifteen were killed, and amongíl: them Michael de Cornejo a very honeíl: man, and a Citizen of Arequepa, and one of the firíl: Con- querours, to whom Francifco de Carvajal, Lieutenant-General to Gonfalo Pif arro, rnade many acknowledgmems of friendfhip for che kindnefs and generofüy he had íhewn him, as we have formerly memioned. His dearh was occafioned by the Borgonion he wore, having the Vifard clofe íhut down, whereby, and wich che duíl: raifed by thofe who purfued, and chofe who fled, and by che violent heat which is always in rhofe Valleys, he was füfled and fuffocated. He was much· lamented by al! that knew him, being a perfon ofgreat goodnefs and honour, as ap- pears by che entercainment and reception he gave ro Francifco de Carvajal, his Wife and Family, when he found them in the Market-place of Arequepa deíl:itute ofLodg- ing, or Money, or Friends to entertain them. Notwirhíl:anding this fuccefs which the Rebels had in purfuit of their enemies, who fled befare them, yet their lofs was greater by the revolt of many of their own Souldiers to the King's party; which caufed them to give over che purfuit, and found a retreac, . leíl: the example of thofe who Aed íhould be the caufe of a general mutiny and defeétion amongíl: their Forces. {ohn Rodriguez.. de Villalobos a Citizen of Couo, was one of chofe who re- volced that day from Hernande~, whom though he had endeavoured to engage ro him by the marriage of bis Wife's Siíl:er, yet the loyalty he owed to his Prince \.vas of greater prevalency with him than the bond and tie of alliance : but Hernan- dez.. feemed to make light of his defercion, fwearing, in contempt and difdain of him, that he was more rroubled for a Sv. ord he carried wirh him than he was for his perfon or any other concernment relating to him : And farcher to íhew his con- fidence, and tbe aílurance he had to prevail, he again publickly declared, that he gave free liberty to any man who was weary of his fervice to pafs over to che fide of che J uíl:ices, for he pretended not to encenain forced and preffed Souldiers, bue willing and faithfull Friends. As to Paulo de Menefes himfelf, he left his Souldiers and fled .to Chincha, which P11le11tino teíl:ifies in thefe word s: When Paulo de M enefes, fays he, faw that bis Souldiers fl.ed , and that his Body of Horfe ran away in full carriere, he turned out of the wa y, an d paífed through a fandy Countrey i:owards the River Pi{co, and with three other Companions, who folJowed him, carne to Chincha, &c. Thus far chis Authour. As the Rebels returned from rhe purfuit, they gachered up all che Arms, Coats, Cloaks and other things of burrhen, '~ hich che King's parry had fcaccered in the "'"ª' 935