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 (Jommentariei. BdoK VII. two hundred and eighcy were wounded, of wliich above fourcy dyed for wanc of care and good arcendance, and for wanc ofChin:lrgeons, Medicines and good Diet; In fine, every ching was unlucky in that difmal and fatal day. So chac the men killed on che Marfhal's fide , by one way or othér, were near two hundred and fifty in all, and of che Rebels not above feventeen. The plunder of che Field ( as this Auchour faich ) was very confiderable , being che richeft thar ever had been in Peru: for che Marfhal had engaged in rhisBactel an hundred of che rich- efr an~ principal perfons of that Cpuncrey, and many who had fpem fix and fe- ven rhoufand pieces of Eigh c, and~cher twb, three, and four choufand·pieces. , Ac che beginningm.. t.be Fight Hernande~ gave arder co bis Serjeam Majar An- tonio Carillo to guard a narr()W paífage wich eight or nine Horfe, to intercepc fuch as fhould íl:eal away out of éowardiíe, and fly from che danger. In che heat of ali the Barre!' Albcrtos de Ordunna' Standard-bearer General [0 Hernandez carne runniog to chem rrailing his Colours on che ground, and cold them chat rhey mull: íl1ifr for chem íelves, for that rheir General was killed, and rheir Forces defeaéed; whereupon chey ali fled and cravelled eighc or nioe leagues chac night: bur che 11ext day receiving imelligence from che Jndiar1J, chat rhe Marfhal was routed, and thacHernandez.remained Conquerour, rhey returned to rheir Camp wirh fuffici- ent fharne and reproach for their Cowardife; chough they pretended cp have gone in purfüit of che Marfhal's men, of which many were fled by chofe ways : and to counrenance chem herein, and not to fharne chem, Hernande'l;, was pleafed ro own , rhar he had given them Orders to purfue chofe who had taken their flighc by chofe ways. The Viétory being chus gained by Francifco Hermmdez, his Lieu- éenant-General was defirous ar che end of che Fight ro fhew himfelf brave; and a Man of aétion, thóugh during che BatJel, he neither acquitted lümfelf like an Officer , not; as che meaneíl: or lowefi of che Souldiers : but now to doe fome- thing , when che Souldiers broughc a Gentleman of Camora prifoner, named Ro- mero che Cornmiífary, who bue four days before hap conduéted a thoufand Jndia 11 1 Jadea with proviftons to che Marfhal's Camp , as we have formerly mencioned, of which when the Lieutenant was informed, he fent an Emiífary of his ( whom he ufed to employ upon fuch like Meffages, called Alon{o Gon?..11les) with Orders tÓ put him co death, before he was brought into che General's prefence, well knowing that he would grant him his Pardon, in cafe any interceffion was made for him, which che bloudy Hangrnan accordingly execured. Then they brought another Pri- foner before Hernandez , called Pero Hernande;(. the Loyal, having deferved thar: Surname of difünétion for the fervice, duty and fidelity to his Majefry , having ' always been e.ngaged on bis fide, bue in che 'Nar againfi Gonfalo Pif arro, and al- fo ferved in quality of a Captain under 7ohn Va?..~Hez. Coronado, a Citizen of Mexico, when che feven Cities were difcovered , as we have given a relation in our Hi- fiory of Florida ; Anq now alfo he was eilgaged in che Army of the Marfhal a- gainfr Francifao Htrnande'l;, ; he had alfo che Title of Lo~al , to diílinguifh him from other feditious and rebellious Subje& of che fame name, · fuch as Pero Her- nand~, who was concerned in rhe Confpiracy of Mufu with Diego de Roj111, as we have already related. This Pero Hernandei:. che Loyal , as Palentino faith , was a Taylor, with which Francifco Hernandez reproached him afcer he had given him his Pardon at 1 the infiance and requeft of Chriftopher de Punes , calling him pitifull rafcally Taylor , that íl1ould 1 dare to rife from his Shopboard, to ereét aStandard in che narne of his Majeíl:y. Bue chis reporc of him was falfe; for I knew him ali che time thar he was in PerH; for he lodged and ,dieced in my Father's houfe; for before he carne imo the Jndies, he had been a domellick Servant in che Illu- firious and µiofi Exceltent Family of Feria, from which by che bleffing of God my Farher is defcended by a younger Son. . Wherefore in regard rhis Pero Her-· nandn had been a Servam co that Family , and a Vailal to chofe Lords , and a Native of Oliva in che Kiogdom of Palencia; my Father was kind to hirn, and trea- red hirn with as much refpec1 as if he had been his own Brnther: and on che other fide chis Pero Hernande~ behaved hirnfelf like an honeíl: worchy perfon, and kept his two Horfes, one of which he called Paxarillo, or· Sparrow, for che fwift- nefs of his runni11g; 1 knew chis Horfe very well, and 1 had reafon fo to doe:; fur with his Horfe afcer the Wars with Hernande'l;, were ended, a ílrange accidenc full of danger befeJl.me, bue by che mercifall providence ofGod, 1 was preferved from death. This very man, P.alentino fays, was a Taylor; but ic was a miíl:ake cf his , and mufl: have been fome oth~r man, who was a Iaylor, and chac fer up ' · a Sean-