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Whence it was agreed on all fides to .dye fighting, and
hearke~
no
f~rther
to any
Articles
of Treacy.
It is believed;
that
'had
it
not
bee~
for
t~lS
ACtio1_1,
Al"!agro
would have inclined to a Peace,, upon the Pardon of his Ma1efty,
whith was
al–
ready
figned
and fealed, and in
the
hands of the Governour.
c
HAP.
·xvi&
I
•
Of
the
Order
that
Vaca
de
Cafrro,
and
Don Diego
de
Almagro
obferved
in
drawing
up
their
Squadr~ns.
The
·beginning of the Batte!,
and
the
Death of Captain
Pe-
dro de Candia•
. a·
.,
Pon this Anfwer
whichAlmagro
bad
given,
the
Governour obferved a fi:range
·
unwillingnefs and diffatisfaetion
in
his
Souldiers to an Engagement; who
declared, that fince his Majel}y was
fo
ill
pleafed
with
the late Battel of
SalinM;
that he committed
Hernando Pir;arro
to Prifon
for
it ; they ought to
be
wary and
cautious how they inturred
his
Majefty's difpleafure
by
any offence of the
like
nature. Wherefore the Governour, to fatisfie this fcruple arifen
in
the minds of
his
Souldiery, recounted
to
them the
crimes
and offences of
A lmagro,
how
he
had
killed theMarquis, and murthered
many
.otpe~
perfons? that
he
wa
confifcated the
Goods and Efl:ates ofother
Men,
and cohvercea them to
his
dwn ufe ; that he
had
made a divifion of
I ndians,
and
reparted them amongfi:
his
ftierids withour any
Commiffion from nis
Majefty;
that at prefent he came with
ai:i
Artny
again!l:
the
Standard-Royal, and gave defiance to the Governour, who
was
ellabllihed by the
King's Comll)iffion. And farther to jufrifie his caufe, he did there
in
hearing of ·
all
his Army, by virtue of the Power committed to
him
by his
Ma
jefiy, pro–
nounce fentence again!l:
Almagro,
proclaiming him Rebel and T raytor, and for
his
crimes did condemn him to die, and lofe all his e!l:ate both real and perfonal
1
requiring all the Captains .and the whole Army to be aiding and affifiing to him
in
the execution of this Sentence, which he declared by virtue of
a
Commiffion
from
his
Majefiy, whereby he was conilituted and appointed Chief
Miniflci and
Governour of that Empire.
.
The Sentence being given,
r
aca de
Caflro
concluded, .chat according to the
Ari–
f
wer of
Almttgro,
which evidenced a refolution to
perfifi:
in his tebellion, there
was
no farther place to hope
for
Peace
by way
of
Treaty : Wherefore he put his
~people
into
a
pofture of defence,
having
received intelligence,that
Altnagrh.
'1nd
his
Army were approaching
near.
Having drawn
his
Forces into
the Field,
he made them a Speech,
telling
them,
'That they were to confider who they were, from whence they came, and for
whom, and
for
what caufe they were to fight; that the poffeffion and enjoyment
of
that whole Empire
was
held up
to
them for
a
reward and prize to the Conque–
rours ;
if
they were overcome, neither he nor they could efcape death ;
and
if on
the contrary they wen the Field, they would be for ever happy ; for beGdes the
d~cy
and obligation incumbent on themL. as true and loyal Subje&
io
ferve
thdr
Ki~g,
they would remain Lords, and 1-'oife!fours of all the Divifions of Land,
which had been already made
With
the vaft Wealth and Riches thereof and for
ever to enjoy the.fame
~
peace and ciuietnefs. . And
fo
to
thofe who
"Y~re
hot
?,S
yet
fo
well provided with poffeffions ; he
did
promife them in the Name and
Word of his Majefiy,
to
divide and fet
out
Lands to them
for reward
of
thei
Loyalty and Service to their King.
In
fuort, he told them,
~hat
h'e knew there
was"? need of lon.g
Speeche~
and Exhortations
to
incite Courage
in
fuch N o91e
Cavaliers, and Valiant
Souldrers ,
and though he was well aff'ured they
\.YOuld
He'
for.