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B.ooK

IV.

Ro}'at

Commentaries.

where, witb ieven or eight other Commaoders, he mighr bem:r overfee and go–

vern the battel. The Vice-king's Troops of Horfe confiíl:ing of abouc a hundred

and fourty meo, obferving that che Troops of

C(lrvajal

}VeFe CQming up to charge,

them , they put themfelves on a Trot

meet them ,· but

without rank or

order, tbat they feemed ( as

Carate

fays of them ) to be

half,routed befare they

e:ame to engage ; and a

file

Mufquetiers

galled th(JITI in the flank , that

though

Carvajal's

party was lefs in number, yet the Vic:e-king's Horfe wc:ir~

ha–

raífed and tyred, and the Enemy on the contrary freíh and in courage, that

Car–

vajal

had great advantage over tbem. Howfoever engaging firíl: with their Lan–

ces, many fell on both Gdes, and at lengrh, fighting nearer with their Swords and

•Daggers, Poldxes _and Hooks, the battel grew hot and bloudy : but then

Picar-

i--o's

Standard fupported with ab.out a hundred roen coi;ning in quite turned the

fcale

the battel, and the Enemy routed and totally defeared.

ün

the ot

her G

de,

the fight between the Foot, was very fore and bloudy, with fuch naife, ;:i.nd out~

cryes, that the nurnbers [eemed much·greater rhan,they were:

the firíl: charge

Captain

'fohn Cahrera

was ílain,. and foon ,afrer Ülptain

StJncbo Sanche,:,

Avi!a;

but

befare he fell, he did greac execution with bis Sword , having cut down whole

files and ranks of the Enemy; bu~being overwheimed with numbers and advan–

tages of Arms , rhey were forced ~o yield ,to the grearer,power of the Enemy ,

which ranging viétoriouíly on all Gdes, the chief Comma[)ders were killed, wirh

moíl: of the' Souldiery. The Vice-king fought very froutly with his Horfe, and

in che firíl: Charge had the fortune

di[mount

AJonfo de Monta/to,

befides other

exploits whicln he performed with great uefolution and courage: he was difguifed

in bis habit, for oyer his,Arms he wore an

Indian

Coat,.1which was th~ caufe of

bis dearh: for when be faw his Forces torally defeared,

would then have fled,

bue bis efcape was prevented .by an Inhabitant~of

Arequepa

called

Hernando de Tor–

res,

who engaged with him; and not knowing wh0 he was, gave him fuch a

blow wich a Battle-ax on the head·, with both his hands , rhat he.koo.cked him

to the ground. And here

Carate,

in the thirty fifth ,Chapter of his fifth Book,

gives relation of this paífage in thefe words; The Vice-king and his Horfe was

tired with che laíl: night's march, having neicher reíl:ed, nor ílepc, nor eaten,

that to overthrow him and bis horfe w_as nQt very difficult: howfoever the bat–

ee! was obftinately difputed between the Foot ; but feeing the Vice-king fall,

their courages failed, and fubmitted to che Conquerour, moíl: of them being ílain

upon the place. T,hus far

Carate.

Hernando de Torres

had known the perfon of the Vicf;!-kiog, which he migbt

have done, had he difcovered who he was by the mark of his Order of Sr.

'fa–

go,

he would certainly have fpared his life ,. and taken him prifoner: but fuppo–

fmg him to be a common man, clothed in an

Indian

habit, he killed him with–

out diíl:infüon. The Vice-king might rather have been blamed for wearing a

difgui[e , but bis inreotion was not to be fpared, but to fall amongíl: the reíl:, in

cafe he were overcome , and nbt

outlive his honour and power. So foon as

Carvajal

faw chat che field was their own, and that they were fecure of viétory,

he with great diligencefought out for the Vice-king, that he might wreak

his

revenge upon him for che death of his Brother; and found that

Pedro de Fuelles

was

giving him another mbrtál wound, though with his

fall,

and aíhot througb his

body, he was then expiring his laíl: breach: a cpmmon Souldier was the f.iríl: who

difcovered the body of the Vice-king to

Pedro de Fuelles,

otherwife it Liad remai–

ned unknown under che difguife.

Licenciado C11rvaja.l

had a mind to have aligh–

ted from bis Horfe, to have given him the laíl:

fara!

füoak; bue

Pedro de Pu–

elles

told him, that it was t00 mean an afüon for him to lay bis hands on a dying

foan : howfoever he commanded bis

Negro

to cut off bis head , as he did, and

carríed it with him to

fl.!!_itu,

where it was fixed on che head of

Lance, uncill

· it was made known to

GonF_alo Pifarro,

~ho in anger caufed it to be taken away

and buried tog~ther with rhe boay. A certain Authour gives a relation hereof

chis manrn:ir; The head of the Vice-king was carried to

fkitu

aód chere

for

fome time expofed on che comrnon gallows; but this giving dfence to fome

people, it was t-aken down and joined with the body, and enrerred toge~her with ir.

And here it is remarkable with what nicenefs this Auchour touches this point ;

for not to

fay

rhat

Pifarro

gave arder to have the Head removed from che gal–

lows, he fays, that fome taking offence thereat, caufed the Head to be remo–

ved,

that he feerns tacitly to accufe

Gonca!o Picarro

as if by bis order che

H~ad

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