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.

BooK VII. R.oyal Commentariú~ a Standard in Couo againft Hern11ndez : and not this Pero; for during ali the rim¿ of this War, Í remained ac Couo, and then in caie this Pero Hernande:i::. who lod- ged in my Facher's hou~ ~had fet up any Standard br C~lours, ir could ·not have pafied wichout my knowlelige ; and therefore in chis matcer 1 may rarher be cre- dired than tbis Aurhour. The Yourh whom 1 .memioned ~n che twen~y fifrq Chapter of che fecond Book.to have hadan Infirmicy ln bis Eyes; and that by applying a cerrain medicina.! Herb thereumo 1 recovered his Sighr which was iri dan~er ro be lofi , was the Son of this honefi Souldier, and was born in my Fa- . rher shoufe : atid how in this year, 1 61 1. He live:s at Oliva in Valenci11, his Fa~ . ther's (',ounrrey, a~d .is called .Martin ,Lqy'!l ,, .whom his Excellehcy ,the Duke_of Feria, and che Righc Honourable che Marquis of Pill11nueva de Barca Rota 1 do em- ploy in th~r fervice whenfoever they ha~e occafton co huy Hories, or breed che[l) U}.l co che Manage; for he became an Ex,cellent Horfeman in dr~ffing the Genec¡ "·hich was che Horfe that gained and conquered our Countrey , &c. · When Pero Hernandei che Loyal received che firft Intélligence of che Rebellion of Hern11ndei. Gi~ón; he was chen .in che Anrü, crac!ing for che Herb called C11c~, whiéh, w1ch arl Herb called Tunu, yields a great Revenüe to his Majefiy : And ih"en leaving his employmenc , like a loyal Subjeél: to his King , he \~•ent to the Maríhal's Camp, where he remained untill he was taken Prifoner ar the Bar: cel of Chuquynca, aád prefented co Ffancifco Hernande:G far a Perfon ofQuality, and ·one eminent for the many Services he had formerly aéted in fervice ofliis lmpe" rial Majefiy ; far which reafon Hernandez. gave prefenc order to have him exectt~ ted ; and accordingly the Hangman ordering him to kneel clown, thac he might put the Halrer more conveniently about his Neck ; and ic happening at rhe famé time, chata cercain Souldier asking the Execucioner fome queftions, which whilíl: he rurned about his Head to anfwer, and was in diicourfe wich the Souldier, up rofe chis Pero , and ran 1 wich fuch f wifcnefs, that aHorfe could not have overra- ·ken him; and direétly coming to the prefence of Hernandez. , he caíl: himfelf at iliS Feer , and empracing bodi his Le~, be moíl: earnefily prayed ánd begg«d his rtlercy : chis Peticion of his was feconded by all then prefem, and partft:ulatly Chri}Íopher de Funes, a Citizen of Huamanca, interceded for him, .faying, that the poor ·Wrecch had ¡¡lready cafied of death by the apprehenlions he had co'nceíved of it when' the Haleer was about his Neck; Fr11ncifao Hernandez. at the imporruni- ty of fo marty friends, racher than his own inclinacions, gave him his Pa,rdon.e This particular paffed in the manne1:befare related; far afterwards in che ci'me of peace, 1 have heard che Scory repeaced in my Father's houfe, boch in the pre- .fence and in the abfence of chis Pero Hernande:i::. the Loyal; whofe eicape out of ~he hands of che Rebels unto his Majefty's Camp we íhall relace in its due place; CH f\ P. 949