The manuscript of the Second Part was preserved in the library of the Escurial,[10] in a bad copy dating from the middle, or end, of the 16th century. The first sheet is missing, and the second begins in the middle of a sentence towards the end of the third chapter. Thus the two opening chapters and part of the third are lost. The text of the Escurial manuscript has been printed by two accomplished scholars--the Peruvian Dr. Manuel Gonzalez de la Rosa in 1873; and the Spaniard Don Marcos Jimenez de la Espada at Madrid in 1880. Both, independently, detected the mistake of Prescott as soon as they began to examine the text critically. The text was reprinted by Dr. de la Rosa with scrupulous care; the spelling, imperfect punctuation, and capricious use of capitals in the manuscript being very carefully preserved. But instead of retaining the manuscript numbering of chapters, Dr. de la Rosa omits the fragment of chapter iii, and calls the fourth chapter, chapter i. An edition was printed off by Mr. Trübner, but soon afterwards Dr. de la Rosa left London for Peru, without completing the editorial work. So that this edition of the second part of Cieza de Leon has never been editorially completed or published, and remains on Mr. Trübner’s hands. Don Marcos Jimenez de la Espada, to whom the student of Peruvian history is so much indebted for other precious editorial work, delayed his publication of the text of the Second Part of Cieza de Leon, because he had heard from Don Pascual de Gayangos that the learned Peruvian, Dr. de la Rosa, was engaged upon the same work. It was not until 1880 that the edition of Espada was published at Madrid.[11] The Spanish editor has corrected the spelling and punctuation, and has supplied many useful notes. Five copies appear to have been made of the Escurial manuscript. One, very carelessly executed, is in the Academy of History at Madrid. The second was in the collection of Lord Kingsborough, from which was copied, through Mr. Rich’s agency, the one supplied to Mr. Prescott, which is the third. The fourth and fifth are those from which the versions of Rosa and Espada were printed. In the Prologue to his First Part, Cieza de Leon announced the plan of his great work:--. PART I. The divisions and description of the provinces of Peru. PART II. The government, great deeds, origin, policy, buildings, and roads of the Yncas. PART III. Discovery and conquest of Peru by Pizarro, and rebellion of the Indians. PART IV. _Book I._ War between Pizarro and Almagro. _Book II._ War of the young Almagro. _Book III._ The civil war of Quito. _Book IV._ War of Huarina. _Book V._ War of Xaquixaguana. _Commentary I._ Events from the founding of the Audience to the departure of the President. _Commentary II._ Events to the arrival of the Viceroy Mendoza.