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BooK

II.

Royal

Commentaries.

where their Bowels were buried, when taken our,

in~otder

embalm

the~

Bo..

,dies; and it is probable, that the Statue of Gold which was co reprefent his

ther might be placed there. The

Inca

being at

Yucaya

on pretence of celebracmg

this Feaft he fommoned rogecher fome old

aptains,

which

remained of thofe

belonging to his Father, and others

<-?£

principal note ; an9 at a

full

Affe

mbJy c~m

plained of the treachery

a~d p~rfid10u~nefs

of the

Spamarrh,

for

not

corpply1.ng

with the Articles and Cap1mlaoons which they had agreed and comr

aCl:ed w1ch

J1is Brmher

Titu Atauchi,

like"

i(e

of his

Im~rifonmem

under Irons, .and of

the

abfence of the

Captain-Gener~],

wh? had twice wh. n he was

up.o~

~eparrure;J

promifed

reftore him

his m ire, and had failed, enrertammg

Jum

onely

with

vain

hopes and delufions. Moreover, he affirmed, chat though he \vas from

the beginning fenGble

the falfe

~nd

perfidi?us intentions of the

p~niar~f,

yet

he wa willing to temponze and d1!femble wuh chem , that o he m1ghqulhfie

hirnfelf before God and his people, that

had been in no manner acceffory

the breach of chat peace "' hich had be

agreed between the

Inca,·

and rhe

Spani–

-ardf

•

that he

well

obferved how the

Spaniards

divided the Lands of rhe Coun–

trey

~mongfi:

themfelves both in

Co~co,

Rimac

and

H1flfi~

;

whereby it plainly

ap–

peared, that they had no intention to refiore unto him the mpire ; and that

he had diifembled compliance and contentment in all things towards the

Spaniard!,

was

with deftgn to fecure his own Perfon, which without any occafion, or

of–

fence, they had irnprifoned, and call: into Irons. Wherefore as loyal ubje& and

faichfull

affals, he conjured chem

give counfel to him their Prince in an enter–

prife of fuch grand imporcance ;

for

that his defign wa to vindicate his Right to

the Empire by force of Arms, hoping chat neither the

Pachacamac,

nor his Father

the Sun, would defert

him

in defence of his righteous caufe: For anfwer where–

unto, the Captains and

Curaca&

made choice of one of the mofi Ancient amongfi:

chem to be

peaker, and deliver the common

encimencs of them all there–

upon- ; who having

fufr

made

his

due Obeifance unto the

Inca,

difcourfed

this manner

" It never was, Sir, the Advice of your Council, nor efieemed by them either

fecure or decent, chat your Majefty !hould commit your Perfon into the hands

'' of.Strangers, or trufi unto them for reftirution of your Empire: Hm foever,

" they were willing co comply, and concur with your Majellfs humour, which

" they found inclining

che maintenance 0f chat peace and oncord which was

" concerted with chem by your Brother

TitH

.AtaHchi

;

from ' hich we can now

expett little benefit, if we cake our meafures from the Treatment of your Bro–

,, ther

Atahualpa,

who having contraeted for, and paid his ranfome, was after–

" wards put to death. And

e mull: attribute it

the Mercy and

Provi–

(( dence of the

Pachacamac,

that they treated not your own Royal Perfon, when

" in

their po \'er, and under cull:ody, in the ame manner as they had done

" your Brother.

to your Refi:auration to the mpire, there

linle to

" be expeeted from a

ation

entirely given over to Avarice ; for it is not to

" be imagined that thofe who are greedy of the fruit, fhould r fiore the tree unto

" the true Proprietor; bur

more probable they iliould defiroy, and put him

and

his

out of the way, lefl: they fhould afpire to that Empire, whic

h th

ey re–

, .. folve to enjoy. Wherefore fince the

Sp11niards

themfelves have given

ju.ft

caufe

'' ro fufpett, and doubt the performance of their promifes, your Majef

i:y o

ught

" immediately, without delay,

raife a many Souldiers as

pofhble, and make

fuch other provilions as are nece.ffary for War, wherein no time is to be loft.

'' for chat they being now divided into feveral parties, may be more eafily

Mafia~

cre~,

and cut

pieces, than when united in one body:

management of

which defign, we mull: agree to attack them all ac the fame time in feveral

" places,

that they may not be able to aflifi:

r fuccow- each other. We mull:

" alfo fecure the ways, and flop and hinder all imercourfe and correfpondence

bec:w~en

tnem : And in regard your Souldiers are fo numerou , that their

" Mulmudes may eafily overwhelm (uch a handfull a are the

Spaniards,

and

,, are able to t.hrow the very

Mounta

ins upon them,

your Majefiy

com–

" mands; nay

they.

refuf~

gra.nt

the~

Succours onely, and Provifions, they

" !Tiuft necelfarily penfh with

famme

, bemg as

were befieged by your Sub–

Je&, who encompafs them on all fides

But this refolution i

be fpeedily

~xecuted,

for the,

fuc~efs

of the

whole

~efign

depends thereupon; of which

we need not douot,

we confider the JUllice of our caufe

z z •

Which

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