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V.
Royal
Commentaries.
In
fine,
Pifarro
and his Captains refolved to take their march
~y
the
way
~here
Diego
Cmteno
was
quarternd, becaufe
it
was
the
_paff·J?e
to
the
high Mountains of
Antu
which are
to
the
eafiem pares
of
Peru
;
m wh1ch
q~tters
they defigned to
gain
Come
Province co make their
ab~ad,
in cafe
they
might there be
~uttered
co
remain in quiemef ; and if nor, they mrended then to
proceed
to
the Kingdom
of
chifj,
co affifi: in
the
Conquefi of chat warlike people, fuppofing that, being then
without r,he limits of
Peru,
they
might more
ealily
obtain the benefit of the.gene–
ral Pardon by fuch new fervices. And
in
cafe that
Diego Centeno
tbould interrupt
them in their paffage, they then refolved co break through him, and either over–
come or dye, rhough they kne"': .that
~e
had much the advantage in his numbers.
And departing from
Arequepa
w1th this defign, they came at length by the ufual
marches near co
H11arina,
where the way leads co thofe Mountains.
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Diego Centeno,
having conftant Advices. of the _mot.ion of
Pifm-ro,
left
his
own
quarters well fortified, and burnt the Bridge whteh is made over the Channel,
whereby the Lake of
Titicaca
empties
it
felf,
that
he might give
a flop
to the Ene–
my,s
pa{fage;
and, crufiing much to the
courage
and refolution of his Souldiers,
he
refolved to engage
him
(if
poffible)
in a
Bartel.
But
Gonptlo
Pifarro,
endeavouring on the contrary to avoid fighting, fent
a
Mef–
fenger to
Centeno
with
a
Letter,
puccing him
in
mind
of the ancient friendfhip and
confederacy betVf.een
them?
when they conquered
Collao
and the
CharcM,
and the
many kindneffes and gooo offices he had done him, both at that time and fince;
and particularly that he had given him his life when
he
killed
{4/per Rodriguez:.
and
Philip
Gutiere~
for the very fame Plot in which he was concerned; for though he ,
was in the Lill: with
the
other Confpiratours, and was
well
affured that he was
one of the r.rincipal of them, yet he granted him his Pardon againfi the opinion
and fenfe of all his Friends. He farther defired him to 'recall to mind
diat
he,
that is
Centeno;
had been one of the
fufi
and chief
of
thofe who promoted him co
the
Office
of Procuratour·General of that Kingdom,
that
he had followed him un–
der that Charaeter ro the City of
Loi
Reyes,
and had continued with
him
untill he
faw
him
advanced
co
the Government of
Peru :
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herefore, forgetting all that
wa,s paft, he defired him co enter into a Treaty with him relating to matters which
might
tend
to the common benefit of themfelves and of all the Countrey, and
that he would accord with him in any reafonable Propofirions, .as
if
he were
his
own Brother. This Lerter was fem by a Souldier
called
FrancifCo
Voffe,
the Hus–
band of
r oanna
of
Leyton,
o[
whom we have formerly made mention; who for his
refation
to
Frttnci.fco de Carvajal
was employed, as a perfon
of great
troll: and faith–
folnefs.
Augu.ftine Carate,
in the fecond Chapter of his feveoth
Book,
faith,
that
this Souldier delivered
the
Letter co
D iego Centeno,
and offered
to ferve him,
and
at the
fame time
advifed
him that
Diego
Alva.re~,
Enfign
of
his
own
Company,
kept a
correfpondence with
Pifarro;
but
Centeno
thought not fit to examine the
matter, or
punifh
the
Enfigo,
becaufe
he
had difcovered to him all
the
particulars,
and aflured him, that
the correfpondence was carried on with defign of fervice un-
to
him.
D iego Centeno
returned an Anfwer hereunto
with
great
civility, giving
him to underftand that he did
gratefully
acknowledge the many good offices which
he had received from him ; in return whereof be ·did heartily
advife
and intreat.
fom, co take into ferious confideration the true circumftances of the prefent Af–
fairs,
.and the grarious Declaration of his Majefiy to pardon
all
pafi offences:
And m cafe therefore that he would come in and return to the Service of his Ma–
jefty,
he would promife to be his Advocate to intercede with the Prefidenr in his
behalf, and thac he
might
be confident
to
obtain all the advantageous and honou–
rable conditions
he could defue, without hazard of his Life or Eftate. And
he
did farther aifure him, that he would be his Friend and his Affociate
in
all mat–
ters whatfoever but thofe wherein his allegiance and duty
towards
his Prince were
concerned. Thefe
and
the like complements
he
returned in anfwer to his Letter.
Thus far
A uguftine
Car11,te.
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