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at hisreturn; and therefore he defüed his licence to make that Journey for a few
days,, leaying in the mean rime his Brothers, and other
Span1ard~?
in che Service of
his 1:-{iglmefs, who, he fuppofed, would be accepra~le to h1m, rn regard he eíl:ee–
med them for bis Kindred, and
to
be of the fame Lmeage and Off.rpring from che
Sun. To which the
Inca
made an[wer, that he wifhed hirn a proíperous Jour–
ney; and as to his two Brotl1~rs, and tbe other
Pir~cochM,
he would cake them
into his care, and treat chern w1th füch refpeél: and krnd ufage, as thac he fhould
have caufe
to
render -hirn thanks for the fame ar his returo. And having faid
this, he immediacely di[patched a Meffage
to
the Commanders of che fevera'l Pla–
ces and Countries chrough-which che Governour was to pafs, thacthey fhould ap'–
poinc cheir Sub·¡eél:s and Vaílals
to
attend bis coming, and waic on him in the fame
manner, as on 1is own Perfon; and moreover, that they fhould provide a Guard
of
two hundred Meo to attend and conduél: the Governour, and to change chem
every three days,
fo
that they might be more frefh and aétive in his Service.
The Governour having underíl:ood whac the
Inca
had appointed in reference
unto him, took his leave and farewell of him, making choice of thiny Horfe to
attend him on chis Journey; and being c9me to
Saufta,
he received intelligence
that
Don Diego,
and
D.Pedro de A/varado
were to p~fs by the \Vay of
Pachacamac,
to
viíit that great Temple in tho(e parts : Wherefore he haíl:ened his Journey, that
he mjght meet them in that pleaíanc Valley, and chere receive and treat
Ahfarado,
and demoníl:rate that honour
to
him which was dueto a famous Captain of his
Qualicy and Renown, and accordingly preparations were made for his reception
and cre~tment. Twenty days afcer the Governour had been at
Pachacamac, Don
Pedrode A/varado
arrived chere, being received by him \Vith ali che careífes and de–
moníl:rations of refpeél: and kindnefs tbat could be expreífed ; for he gave pofi–
tive command to bis People and Officers, to own and aclmowledge
A/varado
for
their Chiefand Governour, and to give him that ticle folely ; and as to himfelf
and
Almat,ro,
ro diftingui(h them by oo other
cicles
ofHonour,
e
han cheirown pro–
per Names; and accordingly, during all tbe time chat
Alvtirado
remained at
Pacha–
camac, Pifarro
refu[ed to take cognifance of aay caufe, rnatrer, or thing, whatfo–
ever, bue referred ali to the judgmenc of
Afoarado,
who:n he commanded his peo–
ple
to
obferve and obey ; feeming extremely rejoyced wich the light and prefence
of
fo
rnany Illuíl:rious Cavaliers, who were come in the train and company of
A/–
varado,
and whom he honoured and complememed with ali the demoníl:rarions of
refpeél: and civility that could be expreífed. After fome days had paífed 1\·ich
ceremony and complement, and with
che
íatisfaél:ion of mutual concencmenr,
p¡_
Every
P~ro
film
paia to
A/varado
che hundred thoufand Pefos of Gold, as was agreed, with
r
G~d
IS
a-
an addicional Aid of twenty thouíand more
to
pay the charges of his Journey ch¡
R~~¡s
1
~1~~~
ther, beíides many E\neralds and ~orquoiíes ?f confiderable value, and feverai
w~i~h
is
nine
Veífels of Gold for h!S u[e a~d feme~.
A_nd mdeed the fuccour and repuracion
fh!llings En-
which
A/varado
brought ro chis emerpr1fe m1~ht well de[erve füch a reward
for
che
glJfh.
Horfe, Men and Arms which he brought wirn him,
fo
terrified and affi·ighred che
Souldiers of
Atahualpa,
chat they encirely yielded and refigned their whole Empire
foto che handsof che
Spaniards :
In
coníideracion of which, che Governour honeíl:-
]y and juíl:ly, without farther diípuce or fcruple, paid che Money, as was agreed
with che other advantages as aforefaid; though others were of opinion ( as
Go~
mara
and
Carate
reporc) chat
Pir¡arro
had don~ becce_r if he had nor paid che Mo–
ney, but rather had taken
A/varado
and fent h1m Pnfoner to
Spain,
for having by
force of Arms invade_d hisTerritory, in regard chac foch a compaél: which was
made with
Almagro
by force of Arms, was noc obligato!y ; or at leaíl: if che Mo–
ney was
to
have been paid, yet chat he fhould pay him no more chan
fifry
thou–
fand Pefos ofGold, ( which made one hundred tboufand pieces ofEighc) becauíe
that che Shipsand Arms were not more worth, two of che Ships belonging to
Pi-
,
farro
himfelf; and as
to
cheMen, Horfesand Arms, chey belonged not to
.élJw?..
rado,
but were the Goods and Eíl:ates of ocher Men. Howfoever
Pifarro
being
a
Man of honour,, and one who more regarded his word and repuc;cion
than the
evafions_whi~h·fome would fuggeíl:_ to hirn, w~ereby
to
cauíe him' to violare and
break h1s Fa1th ~nd
W
o:d : He pa1d
Ajvarado
m
thac noble'and generous manner
as
we
have _expreífed,_ w1ch regard ro that honour and refpecl: which one Gencle–
man oughc
m
ali deal!ngs to perform towards anocher. And chough che agree–
~ent _was made by h1s Partner, yec ~e eíl:eemed it obligatory to hiniíelf, prefer–
rmg h1s Paroll of Honour
before
any mterefr whatfoever. And chough forne did
objeét