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Royal

C@mmentaries.

for though

Alma¡,ro,

who was much inferiour io number, not having the fourth

pare of che people which

A/varado

had with him, was well pleafed with the Trea–

cy . yet ratl-ier than conde(cend

\:¡afe and difhonourable terms, both l1e and bis

pe~ple were ready to dye,brávely with Sw~rds itl tqeir hands : Bue che Souldiers

on both lides (as we have íaid) being indinable to an Accommodation,

Truce

was made for cwemy four hours; during which time che Generals met, and with

the aa:iíl:ence of che Lawyer

Caldmi,

Native of

Scville;

they, agreed on feveral

Arrides and Conditions, as folrow'etb : nac both ftdes 'fhóuld equally" fhare

che prize alreqdy gai~ed,

~el

i~. wbat ibould

bct

gair¡ed for che futqre. Tbac

A/varado

fhould rnarcb with liis Forces along che Coaíl: to the Southward, to rnake

difcovery of che Kingdoms and Provinces which lay on tbat ftde. Tbat

Pifarro

an'd

Almagro

fhould remain in poífeílion of che Countries they had fubdued, and

Jabour

fecure tbeir Comfi}ueíl:s. And tbat che Souldit!rs botn

of,

oné

PíJI-~

and

che ocher, rnigbt

fü;ely

pafs, and travel from one,Jitarifd1étioo' to,aoocber, either

inco die new Difcoveries,

or ioco tbe C

ountri<es a1ready conqúeired.)

Thefe

are

t!he

'Artkles which were tben

pubiifbed.to

pleafe and gracifie

tifo

Souldim of

A,!va–

rado,

who, as

Cjefa, Gom

ara and Cárate

reporr, Wf;!re corn¡wfud

many

Gende–

men, chac were apc

refent the leafi marcerwhich migbt·bf ,UJilgr~mifuH ro

thern.

But che fecret Accord not

fit

to be publifhed was chis :

..él.lmagro .en

gagéd:

to,

pay

unto

A/varado

a hundred tboufand Pefos of good Gotd, (

accounr:i.ng

four

htmdred

and fifty

Maravedú

to each Pefo)

Pefo in ,Englifh mo

ney rn¡akes

ahoUt

álNoi–

ble.

conftderation of tbe Souldiers Horfes, and other Accoutrtrnents

which he bad brought with him, tnat having teceived

this

Money, he {hould re–

rurn to bis Government of

Huahutimallan;

and thac he fhould fwear, a afterwar&

he did, never more to remm untcri.Peru, durint, the Life of tbe tvíro Companions,

Pifarro

and

Almagro :

upon which agreemenc, both parties i;ernained with mutual

facisfaétion.

The Anidesbeing in chis rnanner concluded and figned,

Almagró

burnt

tbe

Cu–

raca

alive, for having treacherouíly forfaken

bis

Colours, and had

tl1e

fame

manner dea!t

witb Ph

ilip

che lnterpreter, had not

.A/varado

interced<!d in bis befualf.

Upon which

paffi.ge

Gomar11.

in the u9tb Chapter ofhis

Book

dífcourfeth as fal,.

lows

: "

magro (f

aith he) <lid noc find wherewith to pay thefe hundred roou–

fand Pefos of Gold in compliance of

bis

obligation to

A/varado,

out of the

be–

" nefit and gains of the late Acquifitions, although in

Caramba

chere was a

Teín–

" ple placed in tbe in-ftde with Silver, which perbaps be would not take away

" untill fuch time, as eitber he bad firíl: procured the confentof

Pit¡arro

mereumo'

or elfe had found fome ways to difpofe thereof. And

both of them proceeded

:: together unto Se..

Miguel

de Tangarata

;

bue

A/varado

difn:iüfed feveral. of

bis

Company, fuffermg them to plant and fetcle chem(slves w1th

Belalcat¡Pcr

~i–

tu,

conferving to himfelf the braveíl: and fioucefr·of bis Companions. Thus

far are the Words of

Gomar11,

which

repeat and alledge his Authority for whac

have dedared. Of all which matters and.occurrences

Almagro

gave

int-.lligence

Don Francifco de Pifarro.

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