549 / 1070
BooK
II.
R~yal
Gommentaries.
Jndian
Men
and Women
for
fenrice, which were forced or preífed to attend the
Camp ; and which finding themfelves free, and at liberty, ran away, and fled
ro the
Spaniards.
As
to
the fine Linen and Cloch, little appeared, for the
lndi-.
ans,
racher chan be troubled wich too greac baggage, burnt
it ;_
and like,wife made
away with the Gold and Silver, and concealed ic in fuch maimer, as it never afcer
carne
to
light ; of ali whi~p
Almagro
gave intelligence to che Governour, and
of
che foccefs of che-cwo Batcels, and difpatched his Advices by
Indians
whorn he
fent with his Letters : And alfo chac
Don Pedro de A/varado
was
Gn
bis Journey
towards
eo:::.co
to
make him a viíit, chat
fo
he might accordingly prnvide for bis
reception.
·
CH
A- P:-
XV.
t
.
.
_j..
The Gove~wour departs
fr.om'Cozco
to
"(_eet
~~varado
;
he
fees
hmi
"and
pay~
hzm the Money
accordzng
to ~gree–
ment.
T
H
E
Governou_r
Pif'mº
havirtg received intelligence of the Íofs of che
Meo
and Horfe, .which were killed by che Souldiers of
f2!±it,t¡_uiz:.,
wás very
much troubled, efieeming it of il~ confequente for the
Spaniard's
te> be baffied, or
che reputation which they had gained, to fuffer and be impaired in thé 9piniót1
df
che
Indians;
but chere being no remedy for what Was¡aa-, bue onely pacienre,
he -
encouraged hisSouldiers, and advifed chem to procee ·more warily for the future,
And in regard he was advifed that
Alvarado
was marching towards
Co2;,,&o;
he was
defirous to prevent him, ánd fave him che crouble óf a long Joutney; and th€ré–
fore to.cut matters fhorr, he provided to make him che payrnent for which
Alma"
gro
had agreed, and with thac to perfüade him ro rerurn ; for d;ough he defired
to
fee him, yet it might be inconvenient, and caufe fome diforders
to
"have cl,rne
Governours, as in realicy there would be within that Jurifdiétion. Por thefe Gó~
vernours, when chey wete poor, ·mighé poflibJy agree in co-ordinate rule each
with .othe.r ; bue being rich and powerfull, and in a condition of Sovereigncy,
which admits of no e(!ual , and ¡:;erhaps,of no Second ,' they cduld not long con–
tinue Peace, and a_Brotberly Alliance ; the which difcord caufed by Ambición,
was che Original
of
all che misfortunes and fatal calamities which befell them,
as
will
appear in ch~ fequd of chis Hifiory. On chis confideration the GoverMút,
thac he might haíl:en_ che di[patch and return of
A/varado,
refolved ro go and rneet
him as
far
as the Valley of
Pachacamac;
fo,that he mighc neither cravel at too far ·
a diftance from che Sea-coaíl:, and might excufe him from a Journey of cwo
hur11
dred and forty Leagues, as the goirtg would be ÍFóm
Pachacamdc
to
Cow;
and
the
return back again to tbat place ; and befides, he was not willing that he íhou!d
feé
che Imperial City, and the Grandeur a'nd Riches thereof, leíl: che temptatións of
that Wealch fhould_caufe alteration, and a breach of che Articles agreed; and ·
therefo,re he was impatient untill he
faw
them again ratified and confirmed.
As
to che Equipage for his Journey, he cook the opinion and fenfe of bis Brothets;
and other Officers af his Army ; recommending in the mea.n time the Perfon of
the
Inca
unto their Gtre, and ali other matters which were neceífary
to
con(erve
their Peace and League with the
Indians.
And
in
order thereumo he difc;ourfed
,vitl1 che
Inca,
and told him, that it Was convenienc for him to abfent him(elf fot
fome days, whilíl: he could mal<e a Journe'y to the Valley of
Pachacamdc,
fot
per–
formance of forne agreements made wirh the
Spaniards,
who were lacely come
into chofe Councries ; on confirmation of which, che Articles made between rhe
Indians
and
Spaninrds
did muc:h depend, whiéh íhould be faithfully wmplied with
at