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80·4- Royal Commentarie1. BooK V.
found nor known where he was, he hanged up a Brother of his called-–
Ximen:~ and a certain Friar who was a companion to the Bifhop, and.fo pro–
ceeded ~n bis march co Arequepa: where we will leave him alfo, to tell whac be–
carne of thofe who fled from the Batee'!, that by che fhorc relation we make there–
of. che Reader may imagine che fad and .miferable condition of chofe who fled
fr~m che BatteJ, wounded and ill mmed wichouc Viétuals or Chirutgeons, ·nor fo
much as a Coctage or Shed to cover themfelves ch'ac nighr, againíl: the exceffive
colds which are coníl:anc in thofe Defarts; which is moíl: terrible and grievous to
confider.
Gonfalo Silveftre_having thus_ efcaped out of che hands ~fGonfalo Pifarro and ~s
Souldiers, went d1reétly to h1s Tenc, where the firíl: chmg he demanded of his
Jndians, was che Budget in which they put the Iníl:ruments for fhoing cheir
Horfes; for it was che cuíl:ome chen, and man,y years afcer, for every Spaniard to
be¡Fepared to íhoe liJs own Horfe, in cafe he íhould caíl: a fhoe on che Road,
an accordingly·every,one carried wich him, when he cravelled, a Pouch' or Bud–
get containing about two hundred Nails, and four Shoes well fitced, with Ham- .
mer, and Pinchers, and Shaver to pare the Hoofs: and indeed it was neceífary
co gó [9 provided, in regard there were no Smiths Forges in che way, nor in any
places but where Spaniard1 inhabiced, which were conimonly fixcy leagues diíl:anc
ach othei; .and the ways being rugged and rocky, it was neceífary for
Horfe-man to go fo provided: though now I am informed that in thefe
that convenience is found every where, and chat in every Inn maintained
by Sp¡4niard1, there is a Smith's Forge for accornmodacion of Travellers. How–
foever I am fure thac I.learned fomething by that anden~ cuftome, for I knew
how to íhoe my Father's Horfes, and to lec them bloud when occafion offered:
for this reafon Silveftre rnlling for thefe ·lníl:rumencs, and for a Scarlec Cloak dyed
in Grain, which was the habit of Perfons of Quality, he departed thence, leaving
his Indians fad and melancholy, arid complaining that he gave no belief to them
when they fore-told this unhappy misfortune, which if he had done, they rnight
have [¡¡ved and fecured ali their good_s. Thus lefc he his Jndians without any care
or provifion made for them ; and on the way he faw great numbers ofpeople Ay–
ing away, as well Spaniards as lndian1, not knowing which way to go, but as for–
tune direeted them. Amongíl: thefe, abouc a little more than a quarcer of a leagua
from the Camp, he overcook a Spaniard that was wounded, riding on a fmall
Nagg ; he had feveral wounds, bue one efpecially on the Reins of bis Back, fo
that he could not t, bue lay along with his Face on the Horfes Neck :
an Jndian Woman his Horfes fide; her left hand {he laid on his wound,
and i·0 her right í ck to frvitch up che Horfe; and faid to her Maíl:er,
pray doe what you can to get out of the hands of thefe Traitours and Rebels, and,
do not fear chat I will ever leave you uncill I fee you again fafe and found: but
Silveftre_got before him, and overtook divers others fhifting for themfelves as well
as,tlwy cwuld. By chat time that he had goc a little more chao three leagues from1
the Camp, he !efe che common way, and got into a by patb, where was a Hole
or Pie cov,ered wich Bufhes and green Grafs, which was ali the Provender he
could give th:it night ro his Horfe; bue for himfelf he had neither Supper nor
Becl: in chis place he alighced and unbirced bis Horfe, who was fo hungry chat'
in a lbort time he 16ft neither Grafs nor Bufh, bue ate ali up, which Si/veftre was
fo pleafed to fee that the good fare bis Horfe found ferved him alfo in the place
of a Supp€r. About two hours after above twenry SpaniardJ, fome wounded and'
others found, carne to che fame place, wich as many Jndian1, who were very fer–
viceable to them at that time, for chey lighted chem up a Candle, and divided che
M ay?;, amongíl: them whiGh they carried for their own provifion. The poor woun–
ded men knew not whac to doe, fighing and groaning with che pain of theic
woµnds,; amongíl: chem there was Olile man who between himfelf and his Horfe:
had ·cwemy rhree wounds great and fmall. Bue God provided for them in chis
great 1exrremity ; for as they were fitt\ng, they eípied an bidi,m carrying a Ham–
per made ofStraw in form of_a Cheft, to him th~Y-went and opened the H:amper
l!J hopes to have found prov1fions; buttthere proved to be nothing bue éallow .
s, which chis Jndi,¡m, on fupp.0füion of betcer boocy, had robbed frorn che·
; ,for che Spani-ardJj n fuch Hampers as thole; which.are very lighc,and por–
füailly carri provHions and accornmodacidns for cheir Joumies1 .The lít-·
dia,¡s feeing the. Candles, .told their Mafters chac chef were able to cure che
wounded