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The

~e.ohuas

who

were

the near.ell:

Neighbours

t:he

ChancM,

were

tihct

ilr.C:t:

that

difcover~d

the..Confpirac¥, and

regard the.

urg~nc~

~ir

ad.i

·mitred ofno delay, ner. time

t-0

adv1fo

th6

lncif,,

and

r~ce1ve

his .o

rQers)

~ey

1mme,–

diately

complied with

the

pn~fent

neGefiity,

and puttmg:aU

the.tr

People

mco

~m&;.

they

marched

direttl¥ cowards the

City,

refolving

evi

dence

fheir

Loyalty

to–

war-Os

their

King

with1the

laft

drnp

ofthei~

Bload.

Th~fe

P€0ple

were ofchofe;

who

the

time

of tihe

lnr;a., Capac

THf?.11~1,

(as we

have

already,

<declared) vG>lu11r–

tarily

fubmitted themfelves to the

Obed~nc:e

the

ln_aa,

and

therefore.

being

moved by

Principle of Love and Affechon towards

his

Government, did rea–

dily

give

tefiimony thereof, by the feafonable Succours they brought

his fer–

vice. and alfo the ancient hatred they bore towards the

ChancM

was

farther

in–

centlve hereunto;

for

being jealous, and fearfull, that in cafe the

ChartcM

lhould

prevail

they were in danger of falling again under their Tyranny, and the Yoke

that'Servitude, from whence they liad been lately refcued by the power of the

JncM;

chey

took a

refolut~On

to march with

all

expeditloa

i~aginable

, that

they

might

arrive at

the

City

before the Enemy could attempt it, and croffing the

nearefr way towards the Northward, the Enemy was not fooner come7 than they

a~red

alfo

to bid them defiance.

T.fie Prince

Ytraeo6htt-,

and

his People, were

much

furprifed

with

the

news

this unexpetted Succour, admiring from whence it fuould come ; untill at

length

recolleeting themfelveS, they called

mind the Ap-parition of

his

Uncle

Vin~co

cha,

who

a Dream promifed his

f~vour

and affill:ence, at

tim~

of his greatefr

Extn~mity,

and chat he bemg of his Bloud and

Flefh,

would m

all

occafions ot

ne~ffit-y

perform

the

Offi~

of a

faithfnH

Kinf

rnan; £-om the remembrance here-

of t-hey

certainly co.nGluded,

chat

thefe Forces

and

Recruits were effetts and ac–

complHhments

of this Prgmife

and

were

fent

extraordinary manner,

wer@, froll} I-ieaven

the wbicn

being

ofren

mentioned by

the

Prince, and incul–

cated into

his Pe-ople

7 it took fuch deep impre{Iion

their minds, that being en-

couraged

chereby

they

refolved

with full

affurance of Victory

meet

c:he

Ene–

my,

and

atta€k

them

within the

Hills,

and

difadvantageoug

P.alfes,

which are be–

tween

the

River

A111rimac

and

the Mountains of

YilLlfr~Hn:'!J

which being

high

and

rugge,d,

are not to be attempted without hazard

and ditnculty.

Howfoever

was refolved firft to attend

the

arrival

and

conjunction

che

Recruits

with

them,

and

that

then afterwards they fhould allow fome day of repofe and refrefh–

to the Forces wearied with their long march, and ihould lik.ewife give time

the

Enemy to diflodge themfelves out of their advantageous polls, and fhew

themfelves

in a

equal

field:

was likewife

agreed

by the Prince and

his

Council, that confidering the incteafe of their Annf, their

bell

and

wifell: courfe

was

continue their Camp

their prefent fiation, where they were not onely

enabled to relieve the City, but alfo more eafily fupplied with Provilions and

Ammunition

for

their numerous Army: with

this

refolution the Prince remained

quietly expetting

his

additional fuccours, which iliortly after arrived,

the

num–

ber of twelve thoufand Souldiers. The Prince received them with all the

graci–

ous Expreffions of Thanks

and

Acknowledgments for their Loyalty towards

the

Inca,

~nd rew~ding

the.Captains and

CuracM

of each Nation, together with

the

Sould1ery, with fuch

Gifts

and Prefents,

as'

then offered;

highly applauded

their

Loyalcy ; promifing for the future fome more

lignal

rewards

for

fuch

emi–

nent and feafonable Cervices. The

CuracM

having performed their Complements

and _Ref

~tts

towards the

btca nracocha

acquainted

him

that about

two

days

march off, were other five thoufand Men coming; which for hafie and expedition

fake they thought not fit

expetl:, but leave them to follow

with

what conv.e–

nient fpeed they were able. The Prince having returned

them chaoks

for the

affill:ence of both Armies, and confulting wich hls Kindred

the cafe gave or–

th~

CuractU,

immediately

difpatch an Exprefs to thofe whC: were co–

mmg~

advifing them, that the Prince was _encamped with his Army in the plains.1

that

thex iliould march towards cerram hollows, and dofe

places

moun-

. ta"! not far

difl:a~t

from thence, :where they fuould lie in ambufh, expetting the

En...my,

where,

ca[e the Enemy iliould offer

Battel,

be with his Forces would

be rea9y to ente_r mto the heat. of the

fightl

and they might them fally forth,

and

~ttackmg

one wmg of them, might make

the

vittory eafie and fecure · and

cafe

t~ey decline~

the engagement, they ?ad

~ll~ p~rformed

the

Office

of good Soul–

diers,

accordm~

to the Rule of

Mar~1al

Difopline. Two days after thefe Recruics

came~

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