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. ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~--~~~~~ ~~~ the Rebels broke it fo foon as they heard that man y ·of GomcZ.. de SoliJ his Men were fled, and the refr refnfed to fight, upon w~ich they were fo encouraged, that they attempteci the Wall and Barracadoe whtch was made. When Gomei.. de Solis, and other Men of Eíl:ates, who were with him, perceived thac their Men would not fight, they. fled, and made their efea])e in che beíl: mánner they could, leaving Piedrahita in pofletlion of ali the Riches and WeaJth they had gathered, with whích ~e Enemy returned fully laden and fuccefsfül to their Captain General Francifco Hernandez..: And though in che return, above i:wen-·. ty of thofe Souldiers formerly belorlging to the Marfhal, which Piedrahita car- ried with him, fied away an~ left him, yec he c?nlidered them as nothing, "beio9 forced- Men, no~ valuable 1.n refpeCt of that 1mmenfe bo~ty _and fpoiJs whicli they had taken, m Gold, S1lver, Jewels, Arms, and Horfes. · . Hernandez.. ( whom .we left in the Fonrels, where he fought che Battel of Chuquinca) having remained there a Mone~h and a half~ fOr the fab of the wounded Men ; marched afterwards in t he be fr manner he could to the Valley of :1ntahuailla, bein.g hi.&hly inc.apfed ~ gain.fl: che _Indians 'of the Cha;cas for danng to fig<ht aga mfr film at tH! Bactel of C huq1m1ca, where they k1lled [e::. . vera! of his Souldiers wi.th Stones and Slings ; wherefore beiríg come into thofe' Provinces, ·he gave orders to his Souldiers, as well N egers as White·men, to plunder the People, and burn their Houfes, and to do them :lll the ruine ' and mifchief they were able. From Antahuailla Hernandet... fent tor 9is Wife, and for the Wife of Thomas f'az.quez.., for whom the Sould1ers made a Solemri Re- ception, and were fo foolilh and impudent as to ftile HernandeZ, füs Wifé Queen of Peru. Having rem.ained a few days in the Province of Ant11h1111ill11, · and there venced their Anger and Spleen againft the Indians, they marched towards Coz..co; and having intetligence that the Kings Forces were coming after them, they paífed the two Rivers of Amancay and Apurimac ; · which Hernan- dez. furveying, and obferving the ma11y difficult palfages which were there, and places fo naturálly ft-rong, as might:ealily be defended againft any Army which fhould alfault him therein; he would often fay, That in cafe he had not fent away bis Major Generaf Piedrllhita with h,is ·choice Men, he would 'have .fl:?y'd and given the Jufrices Battel in ·fome of- t~o(e ftrorig and' difficúlt p'a(fes: W hileft H~rnandez.. mauched in this manner, fix Souldiers of .note, . whicfi for- merly belonged to the Marlhal, adventui:ed· fo run away in fighí: of tqe whold Army, wich their Horfes, l}rms, and other Conveniences.' · Nor woúld Her- nandez.. fufier them to be purfued ; for fince t_hey w:~re . rió more th..an fix in an; he was contented to let chem go, rather than to adv~riture . cithers - to fetch them back, left they 1 alfo fhould follow their example. T rofe fiíc .Soqldiers being come to his Majefties Camp informed them, How that Hernandei. was march-: iog to Coz..co, with intention to proceed to the Collao. Upoñ whicll intelli- · gence the Juftices gave order to thi; Army to march with all expedición, and yet with fuch due caution and circumfpefüon a.s was requifite, though by ·rea.: fon of the mai}y animofities and ditferences which arofe amongft the principal Officers, the progrefs of matters was much obftruéted, and his Majefties Ser.; vice prejudiced and delay'd. CH A P. XXII Francifco Hetnandez dares not to adventu~e Ínto Cozco; he carries his Wife with him from thence. F Rancif ;~ Hernandez. paífed all his Army over the Rivér Apurimac by way of the Bridge, to guard whicb; he lefc oñe Vitlderravano with a Party of twe'nty Souldiers ; but not confiding in the Honefry or Conduél: of th'e-Maq, he fent rwo days afrerwards '.John Gavilan to take that Cbarge 1 and ordered Val-" derrawmo to follow hi rh to his Head-quarcers. . '}ohn Gavilan having th~ Guard . · Ff f f ff i , · of