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.carne, the Van-guard of the Enemy appeared on the top of the Mountain called

Rimac·ta71!!u

where having notice that the

Inca

lay encamped-about five Leagnes .

off. tbey made a halt, and paífed che Word to che Rere, that both the Maín Body

,and Rere-guard íhoulcl hafien to come up and joyn with the Van of the Army.

this manner and arder having marched the whole day, they carne at length and

joined at

Sacfah11ana,

a place difiant about three Leagues and

halff¡·om che Qg¡ir;–

ters of the Prince

Viracocha;

where afterwards chac famous Battel was'given be-

tween

Gonfalo Pifarro,

and

de la G¡¡fca.

•

XVIII.

Of the

Bloudy Battel which.followed, ami the Courage

with

wh'ic/1 the 'Prince overcame his Enemies.

Prince

Viracocha

fent

his

Ambaffadours to the Enemy then encaivped at

Sacfahuana,

with offers of peace and friendfhip, promifmg to chem Pardon,

J-

and an Aét

Oblivion for all that was pajr. .Bue che

Ch~ncas

being well infor–

med chat che

Inca Yahuar-huacac

had left h1sC1ty, and rerned_mto fome remoce

·part; chey were

enc?uraged thereby, that though t~1ey knew that che prince h!s

-Son was in Arms, and rn a poílure to defend che C1ty; yet chey

íl,ghted h1s

Ambaffadours, that they wcmld not fo much as hear rhem, or give chem Audi–

ence ; for being pufc up wich the vain opinion, chac tbe Facher being Aed, che

Son would fpeedily give place, promifed

chemfelves an affuraoce of Viétory,

with chefe hopes ; next tlay following rhey removed their Camp from

Sacfahuana,

and marched towards

Couo

;

and though chey made whac haíl:e chey weye able ;

yec in regard chey were to M:irch in arder of Batee!, che nighc carne on befare

chey could arrive at che Prince's

Ca.mp

, and therefore chey pitched about haJf a

.League fhorc of the Enemies Q1arter : Notwithítanding which, the

Inca Viracocha

difpacched other Meífengers t_ó'them with Tenders·ofPeace and Parclon ; bue che

Chancas

ful1

continued obít~nate, not vouchfaGng ocher Anfwer, chan with great

·iícorn and di[dain; faying, That ro morrow ic fhould be decermined who de–

'ferved the Title of King, and in whofe po,\·er ic was to offer Peace, an·d Condi–

tions of Pardon.

This Anfwer Qeing given, both Armies remained the whole night upon cheir

Guard, wi~h Centinels fet on each Ílde ; and in the rnorrµng, by break of day, -

the Squad1:ons Arming chemfelves, wich great Noiíe and Shoms, with found of

Trumpets, and Timbrels, and Cornees, they began che on-fet. The

Inca Viracocha

rnarching- in che head ofbis Arrny, was he that ,hrew the firíl: Dart at clie Enemy,

wich which the Battel began. The

Chancas

in hopes of Vidory, of which they,

feemed to be aífored, foúgbc wich great refolucion: And che

Incas,

who did not

de[pair neither of foccefs, advenmred to refcue the Life of their Prince, and re–

venge che affront which che Rebels offered. The Fight comi1wed umill

Noon

being rnaintained with equal Courage on boti1 Gdes; che ílaughter was great, and

notas yet determined to which p:my the Viél:ory inclined: At lengchthe

5000

Indians

which lay in Ambufh rnade their fally, and wich extraordinary refolucion,

and fhoms acta~king lhe righc Wing of the Enerny, begati to give a rnrn to Por–

cune ; for being fre01, they

preíled che

Chanca1,

that chey were forced ro give

way, and retreat w1th great lo_fs ,md íl~ughter: . Howfoever, animacing one che

ocher, they engaged a fecond wne, enaeavouring ro recover che Ground which

they had loíl:, _being en_t:aged

~º-

meet r~at oppoli~ion which chey never expeéted,

:and fo much d1fficulty

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attammg a V1étory whtch they promifed to chemf;lves

with

mtich eafe and aíforance.

After