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BooKII. R~al Gommentaries.
CH A P. XXIL
Almagro leaves Chili, and returns to Cozco~ Prince
Manco Inca J.emands a fecond time to he reflored to
his Empire 5 and what Anfwer was made thereunto.
Hernando Pi~arro travels into Peru; and the Inca is
imprifon~d.
A Lrnagro :efolviog t.o return ~qto !'e-~u, ( ~hich in the end proved f;;¡ta~ ro h!m)
_ acqµarnred Paullu Inca w1th h1s mtenuon, becaufe he had found h1m faith~
foil and ufe[qll to him, asking his opinion, by which way it might be mofl: con–
venient to return, that he mjght avoid the like danger as before; for having confi–
d~recl the late difaíl:ure, for want of credence or belief ro the words of die Inca,
and that he and ali his company had certainly perifh~d therein, had not God, who
defigned to make them Preachers of the Gofpel, and iníl:ruments to propagar~ the ·
Catholick Faith, refcued them by his infinite merey from fuch deíl:rufüon ; he
therefore confulted Paullu and his Indians; who for anfwer gave him a defcription
of che way by che Sea-coafr, and told him, thadince che Wars between Huafcar,
and his Erother Atahualpa, that way was rendred impaífable for want ofW?ter;
für that tbe W~lls and Fount¡¡ins of which Traveller~ were ufed to drink, were
filled up and covered with Sand, and for want of drawing were become dry, or
yiel~kd little Water, which alfo was corrupted and fiinking. Howfoever,. he
.,would fend fome Indians before, who {hoQld open and cleanfe the Wells, and
<lr(lin the filchy Water thence, fo that fweet and wholfome Water rnight fpring
in the plac~ thereof; aqd that accQrding to che Advices h~ íhould receive from
theíe Indians, concerning the quantity of Water which thefe Pools yielded, he ·
migbt prnportipn the number of bis feveral Squadrons ; for that Wells, che more
they ar~ drained, che more and the better Water they yield , and that he needed
noc fear to divide his people, for that there was 1;10 Enemy in ali that Coumrey to
o(e them. And in regard that thefe Pools, or Wells, are fo:ne ftx.., fom~ fe–
Leagues d\íl:anr on@ frorn the o~her ; he would caufe Leather Bottles to be
e for carry¡pg Water to fupp\y their neí=efliti~s by the way; in which manner
the IncM his Anceíl:ours did ufe- to travel over chofe defarts. · This difcourfe and
j)ropofal of PAullu Inca, Almagro and his C,¡ptains i1Jdged very racional, and there–
füre chey defüed him to order macters ¡n che fame courfe and method herein for
the common good and ben~fic of ali , as was 'agreeable to che cufrome of che
ln<ia& his Forefathers, from whom he was defcended. Paullu being very proud of
the Commands of che Governour and bis Spaniards,. and -that théy were pleafed
to repofe fuch a confidence in him, in a matter where their lives and fafecies were
concerned, he iníl:antly fet ro work, and wich ali diligence difpatched away
bis Indians to open and cleanfe the Wells and Springs, with Orders to retarn him
Aqvices 4cc r~ing as they fucceed~d th~rein. Apd farcher, he gave order to flea
fome Sheep, ehat with cheir Skins rhey might m,¡ke Ve{fols for carrying Water,
and ~hat Proviíions of food fhould be inade fuffiéieqt to fupply rheir necellities
guring cheir Joun1ey, arid cravel over chofe eighty Leagues of defarc Councrey.
Whilíl:'theje maccers were preparing, the Indians which were font befare to open
and clea~fe rhf. W~lisand Sp,rings , fenr Advií=§~ ?~ tq~ir proceedings, and that
the Span¡d~ds qugh~, when they were pk<1fe.d. begin their Joqmey.
Bue Alir:~ro Aid not think fic fo abfoh.1tdy to co,I)!ide in a marcer of fucb im–
pprtapce, whetl':lin che life and fafety of his whok Army núfr, unw the bar(¡
reporc of che l ndians; but fo1· m\'.5re fecQrity, ;¡nq bett~r [iQn, he difpatched
four Horfe-men befare with Ordm to aaviíe him from end of every days
- Journey
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