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 Commentt?-ries. BooK VH. twice ·would make no confelfton 7 and rhat after his dimh, in rhe Collar 0f his doubÍet a Parchment was found with a Pardon from the Jufüces for Thoma. Vaz,:. quez. Th~ which Pardon ~as prefemly publifhed by Hemandez, , . with Affiiran- ces in the name of rhe Juíhces of great Rewards and of Lands with Services of Jndians to whomfoever fhould kili Hernandez and other principal perfuns who were about him\ Bue b.efore rhe Defeat given at Villacori , Francifco Hernande~ had raifed a Com- pany of N egroes .confifüng of about an hun~red an9 fifty black fello~s, which rhey had taken out of rhe feveral Plamat1ons, V1llages and Colon1es which they had plundeted, to which he afterwards added above three hundred Ethiopian Souldiers; and to encourage them the _better, he f~rmed them imo Companies di- füntl: from the others. Ofrhefe he.ordamed aCaptam General called Mr. fohn, who was an exc~llent Carpenter, ( for 1 was well acquainted with him) and had been a Slave to A ntonio Altamirano, as I have forrnerly mentioned. Their Lieuteoam was Ma!l:er Antonio, to whom a principal .Souldier of the King's Camp had furrende- red luis Arms; ir is not fit to name him, though 1 was well acquainted wirh him : the report whereof coming imo Spain, caufed aGentleman who bad lived in the Jn- dies, and was acquainted with tbis Souldier, to fend bimaSword anda Dagger hand- fomely gilr, more in fcorn to upbraid bis Cowardife, than on the fcore or in token of friendíl1ip, whicb occafioned much diícourfe after the Wars were at ao end : Be- fides tbefe cbief Officers, he appointed rheir Captains , and gave rhem leave to rnake choice of their Eníigns, Ser jeants, Corporals , Drummers and Pipers, and make their own Colours. Ali which the Negroes performed very handfomely, which was a means to ~llure and invite many of that fort from tbe King's Camp 7 wl:io feeing their Relations and Kindred fo highly honoured and advanced in the Camp of Hernande~, were induced ro follow their example, and fo were engaged againíl: their Maíl:ers during al! the rime ·of chisWar. The Rebels made greac u[e of thefe Souldiers, whom they fenc abroad wi th a [mal! party of Spaniards to forage and gacher .provifions; which the poor Indians in fear and dread of thern, and to refcue themfelves, their Wives and Children from their Cruelties\ did readily admini- fier and fupply them wirh; which afterwards was the caufe of great famine and diíl:refs in che Countrey. . . . CH A P. XIV. The Marfhal ma~es ·choice of Captains for his Army. He comes .to Cozco, and marches againft Francifco Her- nandez. The zmfortunate death of Captain Diego de' Almendras. I N che mean time, whilíl: matters were thus tranfatl:ed in Coz..co, Rimtlc and Villa- cori, the Marfhal Alonfo de Alvm1do, who was in the Kingdom and Provinces of the CharcM, remained not idle or unatl:ive: for as we bave faid before, he em- ployed himfelf in raifing men for his Majeíty's fervice, and providing Arms, Am- munition , Vitl:uals, Horfes and Mules , and what elfe was neceífary for the ufe ofche Souldiers. He inade Don Martin de Almendra., a Gentleman, who bad mar- ried his Siíl:er, bis Lieutenam, and Diego de Porr:u, a íl:our and val iant Souldier bis Standard-bearer general; Diego de Vi!lavicennio was made Serjeanr M· jor, in which , Off.ice he had been in the War which Prefident Gafc11, waged againíl:· Gon1atl Pifa;·. . ro. He nominated Pero Hernande~ Paniagua and {ohn Orti<., de Carate, wllo had E- fia:tes in the Charca. for Caprains of Horfe , wicb anorher Gentleman of Noble ·extraétion called Don Gabriel de Guzman. Gomez, Eernandez,, che Lawyer, was made Judge Advocate of che Camp, and (ohn Riba M artin Chief Appariror. Of che In- fantry he coníl:ituted fix Caprains, three of which had Eílates at1d Plamations, namely, the Lawyer Polo, Diego .de A lmendra. and Martin de Alar1on. The orhers, who