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Boo~K

II.

Royal

CommentariÚ.

wich haughty and proud Language cold chem plainly, thac he had no need ofcheir

Counfel in chis ca[e, nor in any ocher whacfoever; and cherefore he required chem

as cheir General

to

obey and follow him, if théy hoped for Succefs and Viél:ory

in chis Enterpri[e. But che Capcains, ~ -ho from tfle time chac chey had béen

woríl:ed in [everal Skirmifhes, which they had had with

A/varado,

and

Almagro,

.

began to lofe much of che Refpeél: and Honour which once chey conceived for ·

!2.f!i,:,qui,:,,

becaufe chey believed he had noc behaved himfelf wich chat Courage

whidi he profeífed in divers Engagemencs againfr .the

Spaniards ;

fo

chac now,

quitting all Refpeél: towards hirn, chey cold him plainly, Thacfiad~he was

fo

ayerfe ro all Pi::ace and Friendfhip witb che

Viracochas,,

aQ_él

fo

refoluce to maincain

che War, and cohfidenc of Viél:ory, chac he fhould make no Delays, bue imme–

diarely engage in F1ghc with che

Spaniards,

which would be much,beccer chan

cowardly to retire, and racher honourably to dye like brave Souldiers, chan to

perifh

in

che Mounrains and Defarcs wich hunger, like miferable People: And

this chey declared co be theit; ultimare Refolucion

in

che Ca[e.

.fl.!!.i:t.qui,:,

was tioc

.a'

lit~)!:!,netcled to find bis Capcains replying fo,b_riskly upon

hirn, che whjchlcpn6rmedr fiim in the belief of whac He had fpr forne days fu{:

peél:ed, cha

e

there was fome Muciny cont_riving againíl: him in che ..f\.rmy ; ?nd.

cqerefqre he'cold chem, lhac he plainly _perceived chat chey pa{fed ,ot rransferted_

rhe re[peél: they had for him-unto ~aptain

Huaypa!!ca,

tb~ which ,he e<;mld noc-tn–

dure, and thereof adll}oni{hed chem to amend fpeedily~ .befor~ rhe proce~ded: to

pm:iifh ~bis their Offence. And in the ·mean time he,gave.th~~ ~o ,unde~íl:apd,

Thac he took notice of che libercy they ufed in their infolept PiÍ'tqurf~,c

\-ypicb-ía- ·

voqred of Rebellion arn:.i Difobedience towards cbeir CQmQ1<!nd~r-~, intq,which

he would make a íl:riét Enquiry, and Examination, and punifh ~oth ché Mqti–

niers, and che chief Leader of them.

Huqypa!lca

chinking himfelf reffeél:ed upon

by chis Difcourfe, began to -huff, and be_ ,v~ry angry; and be;ingJelated ,.and his

Spirics rai[ed by his late Succeífes, and óeing fenfible of che great Eíl:e~m wh~ch

tl-ie Capcains had for

hlm,

he made an- Attempc, whicb. none believed, he had

Courage· to doe, and wreíl:ed che Javelin which

!!2.!!_i:t.qui~

held

fo

bis Hahd, and

forced it from 'hill};' the wlµcµ ,W~apon¡We.~~he ?nfign o( bis Cotijñj·ánd ,.like

chofe Trunch~ons which our (;eneráls carry

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therr Hands, and is called by che·

J17dians Chuquiapu;

with

dps

L;mce, or Javelin,

HuaJ-p,alka

ran him through the ·

Breaíl:, and beilig in like man{ler feconded by che ocher Cor.nmanders, every one·-

which had a blow ?t hiíl_l vyirh bis Weap@n, he was

f~~

difpatched: · Th~s

1

.J!¿!}:t.cjui:,;:,

ended ,his Days, being che laíl: and che mbíl: famous Soqldier of al! che

C~ptains and Servancs of

A!9hua!pa;

bis Far.e y.,as li~~- t~.~t-Rf ,~is 9ch~r Compani–

ops, for che Juftice ofrHeaven allways p¡¡s)Vltjes Pl}l!llhments agr~eable ,to Mens

Oftences, and raifes up one Tyrant to puni{h and affiiél: another. Hereupon

Hu–

a_ypa!lca,

and che other Captains disbanded cheir Army, ánd everY one in

a

dif.

guife fhifced for himfelf, retiring into places where chey thought they mighc

live

rnoíl: hidden an

d obfcure

; howfoever chey lived in perpecual

fear

and ·apprehen-

fion of being b~

trayed.by

their own Peopief,

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