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fuch as in general were enemies to them. Hereupon the Judges fent Infl:rucHons
to
Auguftin~
Carate,
Ac~ounrant Genera~
of .the Kingdom, that he cogerher in
co~paoy
with
Don Antomo
de.
Ribera,
an
mba~1tant
of
that
City,
fhould go
and
fi_gmfie
4
rhefe matters,
f~:>r
whteh he
was
authonfed by the Credentials
which \
ere
given
him : and ac
ordmgly they departed, and travelled as far
as the Valley
of
Xauxa,
where
Gonf~lo
P'lpir;o
was
encamped ; \ ho being
already
informed of
the
melfage
hich
they brought, "'hich he knew would be unwelcome to
his
People
for they apprehending that this meffage was brought with intention
to
disband
them, an'd thereby defeat them of the hopes they had
co
fack and plunder the
Ci–
ty
?f
Lim,a,
might
pr~bably ~here~poo
fall
into
a mutiny; to prevent which
(e–
ro~imo
Pillegu,
~aptam
of
Ptfarros
own Company, was difpeeded away with
thirty
Mufquet1~rs
mounted on Ho:feback to
int~cept
the meifengers in their
way; and havmg
met
them coming, they
fuffered
Antonio de Rjbera
to pro–
ceed to the
Camp~
but they fl:opped
Auguftine
de
Carate
,
and rook his
dif–
p
tches from
him,
and returned him back by
the
fame way that he came,
as far
as the
Pro.vi.nee of
Pari4caca,
where
they
detained
him
Prifoner
for the
fpace of
tel) days, with cerrours
and
threats, unlefS he defified from
farther
rofecution of
bis.
Meifage;
a~d
in. this condition he remained untill fuch
time as
Gonfalo Pifarro
arnved there
w1fh
his Camp. Thus far are the words of
Carate,
which
are
again
confirm~d
by other Aurhours,
ho proceed and fay, That rhofe of
the
Corpora–
tion
of the
City
of
Los ReyeJ,
made choice of
Don Antonio
de
Ri'7era
and
Aug11ftine
de
Garate
Accountant General, becaufe they were both men acceprah
e
to
Gonf_alo
Pifarro,
and the leafi fu[peded by him ; for
that
Don Antqnio
was as
it were
his
Brother-in-law, having married the Widow of
Francifao Martin
de
Alcantara,
Bro–
ther to the Marquis
Don Francifco Piplrro,
and
Carate
was
a Per{( n,
ho being
a
firanger in the Countrey, had no engagements or obligations in
any
part
of
the
Countrey ;
for
which caafe,
as
we faid, they fuffered
Don Antonio
to pafs, by
rea–
fon of his alliance, but the Accountant
Carate
was flopped by them. Thus much
is confirmed by
Diego Fernandez:..,
who adds farther
in
the twenty fourth Chapter
of
his Book. That at
he
Council held by
Gon;alo Picarr()
and his Captains, to
confider of
the
Anfwer which was to be returned to the Meffiige fent
by
che
Judges, they one1y touched Upon one point thereof, to
which
Francifco
de
CarwJal
like
a great Officer and Souldier made this reply, That whereas the Judges did
re–
quire that
Gonfalo Pifarro
fhould come to chem
with
a
Guard onely of fifteen or
twenty Horfe, they underfiood it to be
fo
many in a Rank, to
which
interpretation
all
the Captains in the Council agreed, and concluded
char
it
was
neceffary
for
rhe
welfare of the Publick
to
create
Gonfalo Pifarro
chief Governour, and in
all other
things
they would comply with the Judges, and that in cafe they fhould refufe
to
accept thefe Propofals,
they
were refolved
to
put the City to Fire and Sword,
&c.
Thus
far
Diego
Fernande;;;,
P
alenti'!o·
But now to return to
Graviel
de
RojM,
and
Garcilaj{o
de
la
Yega,
and other
Inha·
bitants and Gentlemen
f
Couo.)
ho deferted
Gonf4lo Pifarro
and were fled to
Arequepa,
whence not finding paffiige
by
Sea
they travelled along
by
the Sea
coafi,
and eing
at
length arrived at
LoJ
Reye.s,
they found themfelves
much
at a
lofs,
for
that rhe
ice-king, wh0fe fort-une they intended
to
follow, "as already taken,
and embarked by force for
Spain
;
and whereas the Judges had
a
chief hand Jn
rhis
Confpiracy
againfr
the Vice-king, and thereby feemed rather
to
incline
to
the
Fa&ion of
Gonfalo Pi yarro
than to
Blafto
Nunne~
Vela,
they were refolved not to
engage
with them.
!hough
if
we impartially confider of chefe matters, we
flrnll
find that
che
intention of the Judges was not as ill Tongues fcandaloully reported,
but
was
to p•event worfe and more dangerous confequences, proceeding
fr~m
the
Vice-king, who was abhorred and hated by all men of Eflates and
Interefi m that
Countrey, againfr whom be came chiefly
to
put the new
La~
s in execution.
Howfoever thefe Gentlemen, looking with a prejudicial eye upon rhofe
things
which the Judges had aeted,, refufed
to
joyn with them whom they efieemed to
be favourers of the caufe of
Pif1rrro.
And
whereas no Party appeared to
fee up
the Royal interefr, they knew not unto whom they might
adhere~
for
they founa
themfelves
in
the power of their enemies, not
being
able
to
.efqipe from
chem
either by
Sea
or Land:
for
after the Vice#king's imprifoomenc all
che
C<?Unrr~y
declared
for
Pi9arro;
but the greatefi: number
of
the contrary party remained
m
the
City
of
Los
Reye1,
not having any ocher place whereunto
co
repair; others
~bfconded thernfelv~
amongft their
Friends
and Relations ; for
having been
aldl
engage