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. Royal Commentaries-$ p:i rt icularly againíl: mine : .the which was performed with chat diíadvancage to us rhac Hernandez., (hot and killed our people, and defeated us, without rnoviog out of che covert of bis Fortificatio~ , many of our principal lllen and perfons ofQua- Jicy are killed ; rhe precife mmber I canhot tel l, bedmfe . i:he Marfhal retired 6e: fore Hernande:i::, fallied out of bis Fortification : diey fay the Maríhal is wounded; but I arn fure it was neicber wich fighring 110r giving encouragernenc to his Soul- diers &c. Thus far Palentino. . The News of che !oís '~hich che Marfhal fuíl:ained being how tonfihned by alÍ ñands ; rhe Juíl:ices comrnanded that ch.e Army lhould rnarch, and follow He1·- nandn ; and refolved, rhat che Courc of Jufüce !11buld accompany che Arrny, co give greacer amhority and repucaci?n;- as Palentino fai.rh , to their Caufe apd.Procee- dings, and to cake off che rnurrnurmgs of rhe Sould1ery, who perhaps might com- plain df che hardfüips chey underwent, whilíl: che Juíl:ices were folacing and eq- joying chemfelves ac home: bue Judge Altamirano oppofed chis refolucion, alledg- ing chat hís Majeíl:y having confined che Courc of Judicature to Limd,, che Bendí had no power or authority withouc che Precinlts of chat JurLfdittion ;· nor ought they to rémove from thence wicbo.ue expreíS command from bis Majeíl:y. .But Doa:our Saravia earneítly inGíl:ing chat che Courc was in chis emergency .obliged to move wich the Army; Altamirano pofitively declared, that .he was refolved noc tó íl:ir, for chat che King had not given him a Commiffion to fight, but to fü upon bis Bench , and cbere to judge fuch Caufes as iliould be broughc befare hirn; To which DoB:our Saravia replyed, thac he would fufpend him of bis Office in c1fe he followed not the Army, and that he would fend Orders to the dfficers of che King's Treafury to !top the payment of his Salary; and accordingly- ch~ fame was notified, though afcerwards it was rnade good by a particular Waitant from his Majefiy. Thus far Palentino. _· . After long Difputes of chis .kind, it was at length deterrnined, that the three Juíl:ices, viz.. DoB:our Saravia, Judge Santil!an, .ánd Mercado, iliould attend the Royal Army ; and that Altamirano , who had profeífed himfelf ignorant and un- skilfull of Arms., and would~wage no other War than civil Pleadings at the Bar 7 fhouJd rernain in-che Cicy of Los Reyos in quality ofLord CliiefJuíl:ice; and that Diegó de Mora, a .Citizen of Truxilto, ( who, as .we have faid, brought a good com- pany of Mufqueuers to th~ Army,) was appomted Governour of che City, and bis Company given to another Captain called Pedro de Carate. Things being or- dered...and difpofed in chis rnanner, anda fufficien~ Guard being appointed for the Sea-coaíl:~ the Royal Army rnarched to Huamanca, on the way whereunco, aSoul- dier of gr\ at reputation, narned 'fohn Chacon, carne to them, having been former- ly takeH by· the Rebels in the Rout at Villacori ; but having the credit and eíl:eem of a good Officer, Hern~nde:t. ~as very deGrous to 0blige him to be his.friend; and for that reafon had g1ven h1m che command of a Company of Mufqueciers: but [ohn Chacon, being a p~rfon of Loyal Principles to his Majeíl:y, fecretly plot~ ted with other friends to kill the Tyrant; but as at that time there was no faich or honeíl:y amongíl: that fort of People; but chat they fold and betr~yed one the other, as chey could beíl: make their Market; fo they difcovered to Hernandez. the Plot intended againíl: him, of which [ohn Chacon having intimation, he efcaped be- fare chey could feize him, and ran away in the fight of Hánandc:t. and all his Soul- diers : howfoever in the way his Life was in greac hazard ; für (as we have faid befare) the Jndi.ans having received Comrnands to kill all chofe who Aed from the Batcel , they had certainly alfo killed Chacon, had it not been for a Carbine he carried wich him, which he afeen prefented at the Indians, and thereby faved hiS Life: howfoevet he carne wounded to the Royal Camp, where he gave a large account of che State of Hernande:t. and .bis Forces , and of whac they intended and defigned to aa:; which inforrnation the J uíl:ices inade'ufe of for their becter govem, mene, and witb much fatisfafüon t~ey rnarched to Huamanca ; where we will leave them to relate what francifco Hern1.ndez; was doing at the fame time. · ·~