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R~yal

Commentarie1 . .

BooK

II.

'' fourteen

Spaniard,,

whom chey had encountred ata diíl:ance from che Main Bo–

dy, and fo

marchin

g forward they overtook the _Rere-guard of

fl..!!_ú:,r¡_ui:?., ;

chen

" the

Indians

forcifi.ed

themíelves acche J.=>afs of aRtver, where tbey faced the

Spa·

niard,

for

a whole

day, anc.l fuffered none of thetn

pafs, whilíl- others of

, " chempaífed over above; then che

Spaniard1

intended to make an Attempt up-

" 00

che

Jndians,

who had taken the Gde ofa very high mountain; bue it had like

'' to

have· proved fatal

them, by reafon tbat the

Spaniards

in that craggy and

" rugged ground, could not make a Retreac when chey plea[ed; fo thac many of

" chem were wounded, as namely , Captain

A!onfo de A/varado,

who was run

" chrough che thigh, as was likewi[e a Lieutenanc, and all that night the

Indiant

" kepc füiét Watch. Bue fo foon as it was day, chey quitted che pafs on che

'' River, and fortified themíelves in the Mountains, ·where the

Spaniardt

!efe them

" in quier, becauíe

Almagro

did noc judge

éonvenient to continue his Qg_arcers in

" thacplace. Thus far are the Wordsof

Carate,

with whom

Gomara

agrees, and

in che.

30th Chapter of his Book hath the[e Words:

~i~ui:i:,

flying, and

" running away, had not gone many Leagues before the

Spaniards

fell upon bis

" rere; which when che

Indians

percei~ed, they id'ended che Banks ofa ~iver to

" keep the

Spaniards

from pafiing. Their numbe~ere fo greac, that wh1líl: fome

" mainrained che paffage of che River, others above got over, and put themíelves

" into a poíl:ure of fight, intending

encompafs che

~ anjards

on all lides, and ro

" kill and cake them as they·pleaíed ; then they poíleíled themíelves of a little

" Hill, which was very rocky,

[ecure themfolves from che

Spanifh

Horfe, from

" which with fome advanrage and frefh courage they renewed the Fight, and kil–

,, led fome of che Horít, which could not ealily turn or move in chat rugged

" place, and wounded feveral

Spaniards,

of which

Alonfo de Alvarado de Burga

was

'' run chrough the thigh,and

Don Diegode Almagro

himfelf narrowly eícaped. Thus

far

are

the Words of

Gomara.

The

Spaniards

which were killed in chis Fighr, and

died afterwards of their wounds, received in the three lace Skirmifhes, were fifty

three in ali, reckoningche fourceen which

Carate

mentions, and eighceen were cu–

red of their wounds: The Horfes killed were chirty four, one of which was chat

Almagro,

which was overthrown by che rowling clown of a Galga or Rock ,

which ftruck hirrl a-thwart his hinder leg, and broke it, with whicl1 Man and

I-lorfe came

che ground ; and had che fione caken them ful!, both ofthem had

been beaten ro pieces. Of che

Indians

not above íixty were killed, for theRocks

were cheir proceétion, on which che

Spaniards

and their Horíe fought wirh greac

diíadvannge; for whicb reafon

Almagro

withdrew hisForces, and would not far–

cher engage in cbo[e places, being troubled ac the lofs he had received in chofe two

days Engagements; which

Gomara

in che 13och Chapter of his Book mentions in

fhort, and defcribes che unhappy Encounrer which our Men had with che Rete–

guard of

fl!!i:i:,quh,

·&c.

BIM

Va/era

reckoning up che moíl: Memorable Battéls,

and which had been the moíl: fatal ro tbe

Spaniards

of any in

Pmt,

he memions

eight, beíides [everal other Skirmiíhes of leíler momem ; and numbers chisin che

firíl:

place, callingit cheBattel of

fl!!_it11,

becauíe

was foughc on che fronciers of

t!u t

Countrey ; and fays, that the

Spaniards

had then been moíl: certainly defea–

ted and deflroyed, had not cheDivineProvidence, which deíigned by their means

propagate che Goípel in thoíe pares, appeared for them: And alfo che

Spaniaris,

who were then preíent in chofe Engagemenrs confirrn the fame; and I have.heard

many of them declare, that chey often gave themíelves over for loll in cheirFigbcs

with che

Indians;

and thacwhen things feemed

be deíperate, and according-to

humane reafon, without ali hopes, and pofiibility of e[cape, then preíemly, and on

a füdden, cheir formne would turn, and by fome unexpeéted accident from Hea–

ven they becarne viétorious. And difcouríing on theíe matters, ancl of che greac

dangers and hazards they had fuíl:ained, they would often fay, that if che

Jndians

who carne with no intention to fighr, and without any otder being divided im~

four Squadrons, were able to doe them

much hure, and put them·inro

much

diíorder

whac would chey have done, had they been aware, and had come with

delign to engage under che Command and Diícipline of their Commander

f.2!,h,–

quh,

wbo was accounted a famous, anda renowned Capcain, as

Gomara

reporrs

when he relaces che Story of him, and of che manner whereby he w:is put e~

Death by his own Souldiers.

Afcer ali which

Don Diego de Almagro

fent to gather che f¡:,oils, which

the Hi–

frorians mention to have been a thoufand head of Cattel, and abouc a thoufand

Inclian