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.

R.oyal Commentarie.r. BooK VII. the Scoucs of Hernande~ Giron, and went With them to Nanefca, where in private they gave a true accounc of the force which the Maríhal brought with him, and - thac he was corning to feek them by the way of ParihHanacocha : though in pub- lick, not to difcourage the People, they reponed, chac bis force was weak and in- confiderable : bue Francifa'o Hcrnande~ difabufed his people, and cold them the truch: for, as Palentino. faith, he fpake to them in thefe words. Gentlemen, do not flatter or deceive your felves, bue clinch your Fiíl:s clofe, for l alfare you, that you have a thoufand men coming againíl: you from below on eme fide, and 11 0 0 from above, which by che helR of God, I eíl:eem as nothing, for let me have bue a hundred íl:out and valiant friehds, wh'o will íl:ick to me, and I íhall hot doubc, but to defeau them ali. And hereupon having prepared for his deparmre ; opon ch~ ei~htp of M rJ.y he l~f t Nafc,i and .marched to LHcanes by way of che mountain, wHh mtenc to poífefs h1mfelf of Parmacocha, before che Marfhal carne thither, &c. Thus far chis Authour, Chapcer 41. Howfoever che Marfhal A!onfo de A/varado continuing bis March, entered opon theDefarts of Parihuanacocha, where by reafon of the bad and craggy ways and tempeíl:uous weacher , or the unhealthfulnefs of che Climace, above fixcy of their beíl: Horfe dyed, thoogh they were led by hand, and wtdl covered with Clothing, without any reaíon given for che fame; che Grooms faid, that they were caken wich a fhormeís of breath like Horfes chat are broken winded, at which all people won- dered, bue n9ne knew che reafon; onely the /ndianseíl:eemed it ominous, and to be a forerunner of ill fuccefs. Diego Hernande~, Chap. 41. fpeaking of chispaffage, faich, as follows. When che Marfhal was come unto Chumbibi!CM, and had there provi- ded himfelf with al! th~ngs neceffary for his Camp; he advenmred ro país the de• . fart of Parinacocha, which is abouc 31 leagues over, which was fo foil of boggs and moriíl1 places, fnowand rocky afperous paffages, and fo many broken cliffs and wa- cer-galls, that many Horfes perifüed in rhat defolate Land, which fe'emed ar rhat time to be acomer of Hell, where was norhing bue rnifery and famine, &c. Thus far this Authour, whofe Authority we have brought to confirm che cruch ofwhat we have before alledged. The Marfhal !efe Captain Sancho Dugarte in Parihuanacocha fick of aFlux or Dif- fentery, ofwhich in afew days afcerwards he dyed : the Army füll pron~eding in their rnarch the Scouts happened to take one of the Scouts belonging to Hernande~; and co fave bis life, chey reporred, thac he volontarily was coming co ferve bis Ma- jefiy , and from hjm che Marfhal was informed , chat Francifco Hernandez.. was not above twenty leagues diíl:anc from chat place; for which reafon he kepc bis peo- !lle on the Watch, not to be furprized or to have their quarrers beaten op in che night. When che Army was about two days march from Parihuanacocha, a bold ac- tion was performed by acertain Negro which alarum'd che Arrny, and was this: Captain Diego de AlmendrM, according co his ufual Cufiome, <lid ofcen feparace from che Army ro íhooc wild Beaíls, of which rhere were very many in chofe De- farts ; and being in this manner one day opon che ramble , ir was his fortune to meet amidíl: chofe rocks with a Negro belonging to Serjeanc Major Villavicencio , who had run away; and whom Almendw woold have bourid , and broughc back to his Maíl:er. The Neger fiood íl:ill, as if he would have fubmicced ; bue fo foon as A.lmendrM c arne near him, thinking to bind 1 is.hands wich ma rc~, t~e Negro fto?ped ~own, a.nd cacched ~old of che Ankles qf h1s Le~gs, a~d runmng 1-us Head agamíl: -bis Br eafi, threw him backwards; an~ then w1th h1s own Dagger and Sword, he gave him fo rpany Wounds, rhat he ,'!efe him dead. After which the Negro fled to the reíl:ofhis Kindred and Relacions who were wirh Hernandez.. ; . and havü:ig reco~nted to them chis brave exploic, by which he made his efcape, they aU rejoyced, and gloried in che aétion, every one boaíl:ing of ir, as if it had been done by thimfelf. A young man ofmongrel race half Spaniard and half Indian being with AlmendrM, and feeing his Maíl:er on che gro1md, and ill created in that man- ner, took the Negro by ·the Shoulders to free his Mafler from him; but Almendw be- ing fenfible rhat he was mortally wounded, called ro che youch ro fly before he was killed ·by che Negro : and fuch was che Cry and Groans he rnade, as gave an alla- arum to al! che Army: he was afierwards carriecl ro ParihHi111M to be rhere cured, bue he dyed in his way thieher,.fuch was che end of chis poor Gemlaian, who loft his Life in huncing a.fter another rnan's N egro ; che which unhappr.iccident both li1dians amd Spttniards interpreted as an ill ornen of their future Succeífes. CH A P.