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BooKII.

Royal

Commeljtaries.

CH A P.

IX.

Don Diego de Almagro

joins

bis

Forces with

Don Pedro ,

de Alv'ar~do,

and

Belaka~ar

to fupp;efs

Rumminavi.

on Francifco de Pir¿arro,

and

D. Diego de Almagro,

; ere bufily employed

ga:

thering, heaping and difpofing of the Treafure which they had found in

(}o,:,co,

~nd t~e parts t~ereabour5,. when the News carne that

Don Pedro de A/varado

was amved ·m

Peru

w1th ComqHflion to Govern and Comrnand all thofe parts

which he füo'uld conquet ; that he was inforced with five hundred Men, moíl: of

which· were Gentlemen of Noble Birth, and o1 the flower of

Spain,

well moun–

ted on Horfe-back, well Armed, and well Accoutred with ali ·matters

fit

for

VI/ar. This news poífeífed the rninds of the

Spaniards

with an apprehenfion of

jealoufie, thac cheíe people carne to difpoffefs t!Jem of the Riches <Y}d Wealéh

which chey had gained ; for fuch is the condicion of humane nature, which can

never be entirely happy, or ·profperous withc:mt fome mixtures of,allay. Where–

fore the .Governour fent his cornpanion

Almagro

with a hundred

Spaniards

to pre–

yenc the nüfchief which might happen; and fo to defend the Sea-coaft, as to ob–

füuét their Landing, or, ocherwife to corrupt the Army by certain infinuations

and promi(es, ¡¡lluring i:hem

abandon the de!ign of their own Leader,.and join

with them in an encerpriie which was already' profperous, and brought to rnatu–

ricy.

Almagro

aéted according to thefe Iníl:ruétions, but the fuccefs thereof we·

(hall declare afterwards, being obliged firíl: to recounc other important rnatters

whi~h were traníaéted at chac time ; for we muíl: know, chat foon afcer the de-·:

parmre of

Almagro, Francifco dé Chaves,

and his Companions, arrived at

Couo;

gi–

ving an account unto the Govemour, and che other

·spaniards

of che civil and ge~

nerous creatment which he had réceived from

Titu

At-auchi,

and bis Capcains, fpé–

cifying che Care, the Emertaimnems, and the Prefents beftowed on them, ,as alfo

the A~cendance and Accommodacion which had been afforded them for their,

Journey_; and alfo che Articles which they had entr,ed intG, in behalf of the

Spa–

niards

with the

Indians

;

and, in fine, they related the methods of Juíl:ice which

had been executéd on

Cuellar

with che formalities of the Cryer and Executioner.

Great was che joy .which che Govérnour, and the others conceived to fee

Fran–

i,i,fco de Chaves

and his Companipns, ( whom they h?d given pver for !oíl:)

re–

curn in fafety ; and mofe was cheir wonder,

underíl:and and hear the dvility

and kind treacment which the

Indians

had ufed towards chem; as alfo .the Parti–

culars of the Death óf

de Cuellar,

being a paffage veí-y obfervable, that ·chey lhould

onely vent rheir anger and revenge on his .fingle Perfon, and not one]y·fuffer the

others to ,efcape, bun to c~mtribute

their deparcure 'with freedom and honour :

But that at which the

Spaniart/,s

.moíl: admired, were the Capitulations and C0n–

ditior.s-propofed by , the

India,;s;

which evide'nced a fincere defire of Peace and

friendfhiP. wirh the

Spania.rds,

anda Zeal to imbrace,tbe Dofüine of che Holy

Gofpe1; in ali which

the"Spaniards

were cjefüous to agree, and comply with them;

bue che troubles which arofe upon che coming

Don Pedro de Alvarqdo

gave a íl:op

to thofe incentions, fo th:ic chere was no farcher difcourfe of peace· and quier, or

propagation of.rhe-Gofpel, onely alaruri~s and incicements to War and Cruelcy

weré heard, which 1nvolved the

Indians

and

Spaniards

in a mumal. calamicy, as will

appear by the fequel,of chisHiíl:ory.

At the fame time almoíl: incelligetrc'e was brought to che Governour of the

greac flaughrers and tyranny which.

Rumminavi

haá committed in

f2.!!jtu,

that he

was chere raifing Men againíl: the

Spaniards.

To fupprefs which Infurreétioil~

and puni(h this Tyram, and obviaré ali. thofe mifchiefs- which thefe beginnings

mighc produce , che Gqvernour immediately diípeeded away Captain

Sebaftian de

/alear.ar

wich Horfe and Foot, well provided of ali things,

re-inforce

Alma·

g,o;

who matching wich all d1ligence, . and wich more care and watchfulnefs chao

T e

.formerly ,