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Royal
Commentaries.
BooK
l.
To che fixty Horfemen in Gold----------1
o
3680c Ducacs.
and in Silver-
11.9600
To the hundred Fooc-fouldiers in Gold-
1
296000
and in Silver
·
162000
To che 240 Men which c~1:ne wich
Alm.tgro
in Gold-
1.59200
and in Silver
2000
·
To
Almagro
himíelf in Gold
,t.3200
and in Silver
1
2000
The fifrh deduéted from the Gold
786600
and from the Silver-
12.6
900
The difference of the refined Silver, above the Standard
38170
So that che fumm total of the Ranfome of
Atahua/p,i
arnounted unto 46056 7
0
Ducats,ofwhich fumrn 3933000 Ducats are the value ofthe Gold,and che 67 26 70
Ducats are the value of the Silver, accouming cherein che advanragc upon che fine–
neís above rhe Standard; borh which fumms together arnount
to
che aforefaid
total of 4605670 Ducats.
This was che value of tbofe Riches which ches
pani–
ard.i
gained in
Peru,
bue rnuch greater was rhat which they found in
Cow,
when they
made their entrance into that City, as
Gomara
and
Carate
report, andas we íllall de–
clare hereafter in its due place.
BIM
Va/era
faith, chat tlie Ranfome of
Arahnalpa
a–
mounted unto 4800000 Ducats, the which he repares on che Auchoricy ofche
Jn–
aian1,
who had fec down an account by their knocs of every particular parce!
which was broughr frorn rhe feveral Provin~es; bur we íhall rather follow the ac–
count given by our Hiflorians herein, than that ofche
Indian1;
though
B/,u Viilera
.differs from che others, and makes rhe fumrn grearer by 19433
o
Ducacs, chan whác
is before rnemioned.
In
thofe forrner times
füch
greac furnms feemed incredible,
becaufe chey were not known, rhough now chey creare no great Wonder, fince
it
is manife(t, chac for chefe thircy years paÍt, chere have been irnporced ten or twelve
Millions every year in che River of
Gua411l'l"ivir;
the which my Counrrey having
fenc as an Offering to
Spain,
and ali the old World, hath chereby been more pro–
fitable
to
Scrangers, chao kind and natural ro her own Children.
Gomaril
in che 118th. Chap. ofhis Book fpeaking of chis Ranforne, hath chefe
Words. "
Franci(co Pifarro
fent the fifch parr of nis Spoils, togerher with a
Re–
" lation of his Succeíles, by his Brother
Hernando,
unto rhe Emperour, and with
" him returned many of the Souldiers very rich, wich twency, chircy and forry
·,, thoufand Ducats a Man.
In
fhort, they broughr away alrnoít
ali
die
Gold
fil–
" ling che Bank of
Seville
with Money, and che World with che fame and dif–
" courfe chereof, and wich defires ·of chat enterprife. Thus far are rhe Words of
Gomara.
lt is well known, chat chofe who rerurned were fixcy in nurnber. The
Governour íhared to his Companion 120000 Ducars, being
fo
much as appertai–
ned to him out of his proportion. To
Hernando de Luqlfc,
th~ SchoolrnaÍter, no-,
ching was divided, becaufe ic was known, chat he being already failed, could be
no farcher ufefull,
fo
rhat Hiílorians have no occaíion ro make other rnemioH
concerning him.
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CHA P.