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.

94 2 Royal Commentariet~ Bo-b~ VII. rage chan good difcipline : for che Re~els having confidered che ficuation of the place ordered and difpoftid their Sould1ers to che moíl: advancage ~ Ir was ftO plaio or open Councrey wher¿ rhey were to fighc, bur ainongíl: Buíhes and Trees, and grear Rocks and Caves, by which che River Amanea; paífes. H~mande;:, bis Soul- diers divided themfelves inco feveral parties and places covered and íhelrered wich Trees and Buihes. The Maríhal's men boldly and openly defcended from a Hill, and being come within Mufquec-íhot, évery one to fignalize hirnfelf the betcer, raid bis Condition, and bis Narne, who and whac he was. , The Enfign of John Ramon named Gonfalo de Mata cáme fo near the Erierny, as ro call ro rhem, and cry~d our aload; I arn Mata; I am .Mata; one of bofe who lay clofe in the Bu.fhes ·perce'iving hirn wichin Mufquet-íhot, anfwered hirn, I am a Matador, a Matador,.or a Killer of him; and with chac lec fly ar him, and íhot hirn foil in the Breaíl, with which he fell dead to che ground : the like happeried co others ; of whiG:h many were killed and wounded, without fe~ing who hure chem : And chough the Mar.fhal re-inforced the derachrnenc with frefh Forces, fo that the Skirmiíh concinued uncill three a dock in che afternoon, in which above forty principal perfor'ls were killed and wounded, yet no advantage was gained -by chis Engagement~ amoµgíl: rhefe a young Gentleman of.about eighteen years of age, called Don Felipe Enrique;:, had che misfortune tb be flain, and was rnuch la- rnemed by both Armies; and Captain Ayrenaxa was wounded. The King's parry having foíl:ained chis lofs in che Skirrniíb, were nota lictle cooled in rhei~ courage and abaced in cheir rnettle. Duriog che Fight two Souldiers belonging to Hernan- de;:, revolted to che Maríbal , one of whicb was called Sancho de Vayona : and one Souldier of the Maríhal's paífed over to Hernandez.,, named --,-de Bilbao, of wbóm we have formerly made rnencion, and how he declare9, thar wherefoever he firft faw Remande;:,, he would fly to his Parcy. · , The Skirrnifh being ended, and che Souldiers recired: Palentino, Chapter the forcy fourch, faich ; Thac che Marfhal entered into confultarion with Lcrenfo de Aldana, Gomez., de Alv11rado, Diego Maldonado, Gomez de Solú, and other principal perfons in che Camp; to whom he fignifyed che greac defire he had to engage che Rebels, upon aífurance chae Bayona the Souldier (who was juíl: then come over from the Enemy) had given lílim , thac for cerrain chey would never íland a íh,ock, but turn cheir backs at the firíl: charge : bue Lorenfo de Aldana and Diego Maldona- do being of another opinion, rook him afide, and perfuaded him to decline an Engagement, and to have patience for a while: fince he bad fuch manifeíl: ad- vamages over the Rebels~ boch in men, and in the ground where chey were en- camped: and rnoreover, ali che Jndians and ali thac Countrey were diípofed to fa- vour and ferve him. As to che Rebels, rhey had no ocher refuge or forrificacion than thofe Rocks and Woods ; in which being kept in by che Jndians, and as it were befieged on al! Gdes, chey muíl: in a fhort time be compelled by famine ro one of thefe two things, eicher to abandoh cheir faíl: places , end rhen •they will eirher disband, or fepatate of themíelves, or be eafily roured by us ; or che greareíl: pare of them, will pafs over to us, wichouc hazardiog che life of any of chofe Loyal G~nrlemen who are engaged in chis quarrel: a'H¡which will eafily be dfeéted , by fianding íl:ill withouc aétion , and onely keepiog a good watch and ward in caíe che Enémy fhould make an.attempt, and efpecially upon chat high point ofLand which runs out upon che Riv~r, and which overíees boch Camps; which pals if he cquld make good, he would be better fortified and fecured than the Enemy. In this advice and opinion moíl: of che principal Officers concurred: onely Martin de Robles (ro whom che t\:1arfhal had g1ven che Company which be- loog~d to Diegode Almendrao ) and fome few ochérs were of a conrrary opinion, and infiíl:ed much to give chem batee!: bowfoever Lorenfo de Aldan_a was fo ear- . neíl: in rhe matter, chat che Marfhal promifed and gave hitn his word, that he would not fight. And upon chis refolution he difparched a Meífenger awa-y pre- fently to the Camp of che J uíl:ices, to fend him fome fmall Field-pieces wich a recruic of Mufqueciers, to play upon chac poinc of the broken pare of che Moun, rain which che Enerny had poífeífed; for éhacdriving chem out from chence, chey would eirher be forced to yield, or elfe to fighc rheir way in open field. Thus far Palentino, by which appears rhe great delire of che Maríhal to engage cheRebels, concrary to the opinion of ali bis Officers, and ro che great and \Veighcy reafons alle- ged by them; which Council noc being followed, occafioned che ruine and de- íl:rufüon which infued ¡ as will fpeedily appear in wha~.follows. CH A P.