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Comnientaries.
and another Gentleman called
Don {ohn Pifarro,
who accompanied
Hernando Pifar–
ro
in this Journey, made a like report of die golden
Hill.
We have already (aid, that fo foon
as
this
~illifcacha
"'as
come to
Cajfamarca
with the aforefaid Treafure
he
immediately adviled his Brother
Atahualpa
to come
with
all
fpeed
to
the Kingdom of
f2.!!_itu,
to prevent. the Infurrection, wh.ich the
Commander
Rumminavi
was defigning
to
make; which Plot
Atahualpa
havmg for-
merly
fuf
petted, had fent his Brother in purfuit of him.
.
.
This
Rumminavi
had formerly been an Affillant to
Atahualpa
m execution of all
his
cruelties and tyrannical
practices ;
fo
•that he was acquainted with his natural
temper and 'well forewarned of his treachery and falfe dealings; and fufpetting
np.
lefsfro~
fp!Jllifcacha,
he received him like.the
~g's
Brother, and informe9 himfelf
ofthe
Inca s
imprifonmem; and the bargam for his ranfome,
to
obrarn wluch, they
both agreed to
ama~
all
the Gold and Plate that was to be fou°id in that King–
dom.
And
though
Rumminavi
defired nothing le[s than the liberty of the
Inca,
yet
like a
falfe and perfidious Traytor
he
ferved,
and treated
~illifcacha
-with much
kindnefs, as
if
he had been a mofr faithfull and loyal Subjeth
j
and carried this fair
outfide untill fuch time as occafion offered, to put in praetice
his
villanous de-
~gr;;.ernando
Piyarro
permitting
.fl!!.illifcacha
to pafs before him, proceeded on his
Journey to the great Temple of
Pachacamac,
whofe immenfe nches,
and
multi–
tude of people, which inhabited the Valley round about, furprized the
Spaniards
with firange admiration ; but rnt1ch more were rhe
Indians
afioniilied to fee the
Fafhion, the Habits, the Arms and Horfes of their new Guefis: the Novelty of
which, and the Command of their
Inca
caufed them to adore them for Gods, and
to receive and treat them with
fuch
kindne{S
and
refpeet,
as
palfes
alI'
imagination>
or expreffion ; and fo filly were thefe
po01~
people, that obferving the Horfes
with
Bits
and Bridles
in
toeir mouths, they imagined like thofe in
Cajfamarca,
that
the Iron was their food ; and pitying
to
fee tbe poor Beafis with no better Vittu–
als,
they brought them Gold and Silver, deftriog them to eat thofe Metals which ·
were
much
more pleafant and,delicate than the
Iron.
The
Spa11iards
were much
~leafed
at the ignorance of the
lndian1,
and cherifhing tbem
iQ
that
opinion,
rold ,
thetn ( as
they
bad
done to
tOOfe
in
Cajfamvtl'ca)
that they iliould bring much of
tbat
fodder
to
~hew
Horfes, and
lay
it
under the GralS and Mayz,
for
they were
great
devourers,
and
would foon oifpatch
and
eat
it all; which the
J11dians
belie–
ving, did as they defired. Of the Gold which was in the Temple,
Hernando Pi–
pirro
took as much as he could
carry
with him , leaving his Command
to
carry
all the reft
to
Caf[amarca
for ranfome of their King; on which belief the people
readily
brought
all, not
concealing or embezling any part thereof
Whilft
HernandoPi f""ro
was
at
Pachacamac,
he received advice, that about forty
I ..eagpes from thence there was a certain Captain of the Army of
Atahualpa,
called
Chalbtchima,
who had gathered great Forces to him ; upon which
Hernando
[enc
ro
him
to come, and meet him, that they might treat of matters conducing to the
publick peace and quiet of thofe Kingdoms ;
but
the
India.n
refofing to come where
the
Spuniards
were,
Hernando
adventured with great hazard of his own Perfon,
and ofthe lives of
his
companions, to pafs unto him, being a Journey not to be
performed without much labour and danger both in the going, and in the return ;
for not onely the roughnefs of the way, and craggy Mounrains were incommodi–
ous, but the broad Rivers gave them much obfrruetion ; for in paffing ove'r the
Bridges of
Ofter,
(which
we
have formerly defcribed) the greatell: difficulty was
how to Ferry over the Horfes. Wherefore this attempt was efl:eemed very rafh
and
inconfiderate by the other
Spaniards,
to whom it appeared a vain confidence
to put themfelves into the hands of an Infidel, in whom, according to common
report, was no faith, and into the power of a perfon who was furrounded
with
an Army. Howfoever the reliance which this
Spanifh
Commander had on the
P!Omif~s
of
Atahualpa,
wh~ch
at
~is departur~
he had expreffed by fign, and
had
given
~m
fome tokens
whICh
might ferye
~im
for a Pafs.port,
in
cafe he fhou ld
meet wrth any Commander or General
m
his Journey,
fo
animated
Hernando,
that
he
mar~hed
boldly tO\Yards
Challcuchi":a;
and having met, he perfuade
J
him
to
l~ave
his
~my, an~
to
accompa~y
him
t~
the. place, where he might fee and
d1fcour[e with his Kmg
:
The
Indian
fuffermg himfelf to be overcome by his
im–
portunity,
attende~
Hernando;
and
to
make the Journey more
Owrt,
they cut off
a
great
part of
their
way,
by
croffing
over
fome fnowy
Mountains,
where
they
.
had