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Book

IX.

Royal Commentaries.

lihen chofe in che Van fhortning their days Marches, as the others enlarged ~em,

they

carne

ac lengch, in a few days, to make a body of twency ~hcíufand Men, and

pirch their Camp at che bank of the River

A¡utimac,

which they paíled with–

out any oppofition ; and thence began to proceed like declared Enemies, wich operi

Arms in their hands, and cheir Colours flying : ·And thus they inarched

fair

and

fofrl.Y.

in two Divifio11s or-Squadrons, being che Van-guard of che Army,

uncill

tlntf>llere-guard over-c0Dk them, confiíl:ing often rhoufand Men more; and chen

proce~ded in a body untill they_ carne to the top of che

Hill

Villa cunea,

being

bue

úx Leagues diíl:ant from ~he City; but

Atah11alpa

kept himfelf within thé

Confines of

hi~

own Kingdom; noc dar.ing to ~dvencure his Perfon farther, unciil

he ·had preved the füccefs of tbe

firíl:

Batee], in which he had placed all his hopes,

avaíliing himfelf .much on che fecurity and negligente

his

Enemies, and on che

Prmvefs apd-·good Conduét of bis experienced Cap_taíns:

The Enemy being chus b~ar approached,

H11afcar

rnade all the Levies of Soul–

diers, ,vhich che fhbrtnefs of-the time woqld adrnit; but

the

greateíl: number of

his-~rmy being, t0 'be fetoh~drfr0m che remote parts of

Collafayu,.

whic;h _wa~ at

·lean two hundred Leagues d1ftant, could not poffibly be brought cogecher

tHne

co-make any r~fiíl:eµce; and tbofe of

Aniifoyu.

were bue few in number, by reafon

thac ~haí: Countrey being mouncainous,

very

.peopled ; bue

G_11nrifo-111

peing

Próvmce more compaét, was very populous,

dfat the

C,1r11ca1

carne m m great

numbers,- fomling' a Body of diircy ·cboufand,Meo·: But the[e being all new

raifed Men, and by reafon·orthe,fong Peace·rlnexperiencedin War, chey were ti–

monous, and unable to fight and contend with ao Army of veterane Souldiers.

The

inca Huáfaar,

wich ni

s Brech

ren and Relations, and as.many

he could af–

fem

ble, co

nfiíl:ing in all of

abo.oc

ten·choufana Men, marched forth to join che o–

ther

Bo.dy

of bis Army, w

hich ca

rne ftom patcs lying Wefrward from the Cicy ;

and

havin

g mer them, they ftáid ·cogether in.expeétation of farther recruits.

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CH A P.

XXXV~

Ofthe Battel fought between thé

Incas .,

the

Vitlory

of,

e.Ata-:

ht1alpa,

and bis Cruelties.

J-I

.Atahua!pians,

who were the beíl: Souldiers, confidering tbac delayswere

dangerous, and might hazard the fuccefs which quick exécútion would fe.

cure, marched wich refolution to meec

Hua{car,

and giV'e hi.m battel befare his

o- ,

cher Troops were joined wich him ; and finding hirri encamped in an opeh Plain,

abouc cwo or three Leagues to che Wefrward of

Co:uo,

they aífailed him with all

dieir power; againft which he on che other fide rnade fuch frout refiíl:ence, tha~

fortune feemed doubtfull unto which (he íhould give che viél:orr, ; tbe

Atahualpi–

ans

excited wich the glory of caking

Huafcar

Prifoner, foughc wi:th fpight and ma–

lice; and

his

own Subjeéts being great Lovers of their King, contended with

e.;;

qual courage to defend and preferve him,

that che Battel continued that whole

day

with great ílaughcer on boch fides : Howfoever, at lengch for want ofche

Col–

lM,

and by reafon chat the people of

Huafcar

were a raw Milicia, and unexperien–

ced in War, fo that one Souldier of

Atah11alpa's

was worch more chanten oftho[e

of tbe other parcy ; ic carne to país thac che

Atah11alpians

gained che vicl:ory :

che

purfuit of ~hi~h, a~ing ab~ve ali things to cake

_Huafcar,

for chac tbeir ':'iél:?rY

would Hgmfie httle,

cafe h1s Perfon efcaped the1r hands, chey accacked h1s L1fe–

guard of abouc a thoufand Men, which furrounded bis Perfon, and fighting in

dé~

fence chereof, were all cut to pieces in bis prefence, moíl: being ílain by the Ene-

.my, and ochers feeing the~

Inca

Prifoner, killed th~mfelves: befides whmp, ma!ly _

o~er

CHw11s

and Sovere1gn Lords were taken w1tili great: numbers

Capcams

Fff

and