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. BooK VII. way.ánd thrown from their Horíl't and ~u}es to eaíe the1!1 in their flighc; like thofe who are in a fl-orm at Sea, throw cheir Goods and Ladmg over Board to fave their Veífel and their Lives. And fuch was che formne of theíe Royalifl-s, who but even now being in a condicion ~o threaten their enemies with a total deíl:ruc- cion were in che nexc momenc forced to flighc and encirely defeated. · 11; chis place it will be no great digreflion from our purpofe, to relate a ffory concerning che faithfolneís of an Horíe ( which I knew) towards his Maíl:er, be- cauf~ it is rare :md cmious, and becaufe fuch accidents as rhis feldom happen in che world, / In chis Batee! of Spurs (as we may call ir) diere was a cenain Gentleman engaged of his Majeíl:y's party called [oh~ [ulio de Hogedd, a Citizen of Coz.,co, and one of the firíl: Conquerours of that Emp1re, who, amongft ocher Horfes which he kept, was mounted chat day ac Villacori upon one with black fpots, and running ful! (peed, as Palentino faith, Hogeda fell from bis Horfe, which feeing his Maíl:er on che ground, gave a íl:op amidíl: chree hundred other Horfes and Beaíl:s-of bur- then, and would not íl:ir umill his Maíl:er got up again and was moumed on his .back ~ which fairhful neís of an irracional Beaíl: faved che life of his Maíler, and may be recounted for a.íl :ory wichout example ; uhlefs ic were anocher of che like nature performed by che f ame Horfe, of which 1 rny felf was a wimefs, at Couo; whe1e, after che War was endfd, chrain Gentlemen exercifing cheir Horles afrer che Genet fafhion, as chey uíually did in che common courfe every Sunday ic happened thac a School-fellow of mine, of mongrel race, whofe Father was a Spa- niard and his Mocher an Jndian, called Pedro de Altamirano, Son of Antonio de Alta- mirano, one of che firíl: Conquerours, being mounred on chis Horfe, and running foil [peed by aWindow on bis Jefe hand, he efpied a fair young Lady looking om from the Houfe. belonging to A lonfo de Jv!efa, the fi~ht ofwho1? ~aufed him to-for- get bis race, and at che next courfe, havmg rhe Wmdow bn h1s nghc hand, he tur- ned his head two or chree times to fee the beaucy of che Lady. The third time paf!ing che fame place, che Horfe being fenfible that his Rider checked him in .his carriere, he íl:rained harder chan before to gain che Race; bue che young Gallant being more incent on the beaury of his Miíl:refs than the Governmenc ofbis Horfe he leaned roo much on one fide and fell to che ground : which when the Horf~ perceived, he gave a íl:op in his full fpeed, and fiaid without moving untill the Gallanc arofe, and again mounced upon hitl\ and then he cohtinued his comfe, to the great admiration of chofe who were prefent. Ali which 1 my felf fa~v from a Gallery of my Father's Houfe; the which aél:ion rnay ferve to confirm' the truch of the former unto chofe who had not the faith to believe it at the firíl:. And fo we {hall recuro to che Army of che Juíl:ices, where we fhall find noching but ani- mofüies, and troubles, and changes of Officers, and places of T ruíl:. CH A P. XIII. The Jufiices deprhJe the two Generals of their Office. Fran- cifco Hernandez comes to Nanafca. A Spie carries the news of the many changes. The Rebels compofe an Army of Negroes. S Uch were the quarrels and diífenlions in his Majeíl.y's Camp between ~he two Generals, that che Captains and Souldiers were fcandal.ized thereat, and crou- bled to fee on all oécafions things dived1y and contrarily difpofed. The Generals being informed of cheíe complaints and murmurings of the Souldiery, were per- fuaded at the infiance of feveral principal perfons to dine one day togecher, in order whe1:eonto with much intreacy they brought the Juíl:ice Santillan from his . qurners cwo. leagues off, where .h~ ~-ª~ retired to a meeting ~vith ~he Archbiíhop, and after Duíner they were rnaae Fnends, to che greac fansfafüon, as Palentin<> faith, of the whole Army. The fame day towards Evening news was broughc ro the Camp of che defeat atid rout given at Vil/a, ori, ac whkh chey much admired,. having