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Royal Commentaries.
Book
11.
Journey of che Waters , and of che way, not tr_u~ing to Advices by word of
momh but
to
avoid miíl:akes
to
fend ali by wncmg.
.Upon the certainty of
rhefe I~formations tbe
Spaniards
advencured to begin their Journey
in
greater and
leffer Pmies untill they were all departed out of
Chili.
In
this manner they tra–
velled untill 'chey carne'
to
T.icama,
where
Alm1gro
rec~ived intelligence, that
No–
guerol de Vlloa
was nót far diftanr, who was thac perfon whom the Marquis of
Pi–
carro
had employed in a Ship to make difcovery of the Ports which were on that
Coaíl:, and to proceed as far as
Chili,
that he might from thence bring hirn intelli–
gence of che proceedings and fucceffes of
Almagro,
and accordingly fend him re–
cruits and provifions as bis occafions required.
Almagro
(as we have faid) hearing
'rhat
Noguerol de V/loa
was near, wrote hi~ a ~etter, defirin~ to fee him, that he
might inform himfelf of al\ che Tranfaéhons ~n
Peru
Gn~e bis departure.
In
an–
faer whereunro,
Noguml
gave
Almagro
a meetmg, at which they had opponunity
oí difcouríe togecher at large ; bue,chat they mighc have more time mutually to
relate che fucceífes of boch Kingdoms, and not rerard the March of the Army;
and thache might alfo oblige
Nogmol ,
who was very much his friend ; he rold
him, that he would go aboard his Ship, where he would be bis Souldier and Sea–
man for three or four Days; and in che mean rime bis Army might proceed
in
their March to chat place, where he defigñed ro crofs upon them by Sea, and again
joyn with them. Wich chis incencion
Almagro
embarked on che Ship
to
che gteat
concencmenc of
Noguerol ,
and having a good paílage by Sea, he fpeedily over–
took his Army, where we íhall leave him for a whi)e, uncill we have given an
account of che general infürreétion of che
Indians,
who, afcer che departure of
Al–
magro
out of
Chili,
revolted from che fubje_étion of rhe
Spaniards.
In
order unto which, ,~ e muft call to mind, thac
fo
foon as
Almagro
was de–
p.med from
Couo
on his way to
Chili,
and tbe ocher Caprains on their refpeétive
Enrerprifes; thacPrince
Manco Inca
finding che Governour
Pifarro
ac leifure and
eare, moved him a fecond time
to
comply with chore Capiculacions which were
agreed becween the
lndians
and che
Sp11ni11rds,
and \.\.hich he himfelf had promifed
to _
fee executed and performed, that is, co fee him reftored unto che poffeffion
anél enjoymenc of his E01pire ; che which he now more earnefl-!y urged, that
fo
his people might live in peace and quiecnefs, and be encouraged by fuch obliga–
tions to affiíl: and ferve the
Spaniard1.
Tbe Governour and his Brochers were
much out of councenance at chis motion, not knowing whac fublbncial reply to
make to chisdemand, nor how ro encertain the
Inca
longer with vaio hopes and
expetl:ation : Howfoever, noc
to
make him defperate, they told him, thac
though they were not unmindfull of che Capimlations,
to
a performance
of
\vhicl1.chey had obliged themfelves; yec feveral accidents having lately happened,
which had difappointed as yec the performance of che agreemenc, they could not
put tbe fame in execucion, uncill they had received an anfwer fi-om th'e Emperour
cheir Lord and Mafter ; to whom having given intelligence of thefe Capimlati–
ons, and thac one poinc of them was his Reílauracion
to
che Ernpire, chey could
not in good manners, and in duty, bue attend bis Majeíly's pleafure there
in, which
chey did noc doubt bue would fpeedily be broughc by
Hern11ndo Pit¡arro,
ang.pro, e
ro the facisfatl:ion of the
Inca,
in regard chaca Prince fo jaíl and religio
us as cheir
Emµerour, could not doe lefs than confinn aod ratifie that agreernent; and chere–
fore defüed him to have patience umill che Arrival of
Hernando,
who would clear
and remove aU che obfüuétioRs which ac prefenc retarded the execution of chis
agreemenc. In che mean time intelligence coming of che Arrival of
Hernando
p¡_
ft1rro
ac
Tumpi,:,,
and che Marquis finding hereby a good excufe to leave
Couo,
as
he had long deíired, that hé might avoid che imporcunicy ofche
Inca,
and vifa his
oew Plancation of
los Reyes,
which he had lately begun, and defüed to fee fini–
íhed ; he cold him, that to expedite che -Commands of his Imperial Majeíly in
order to his Reílauration, it was neceílary for him ro meet and receive his Bro–
rher
Hernando Pifarro
;
and cherefore he defired his leave for
J
fhon time
to
make
that Journey, aífuring him, that bis íray íhould not be long, before he rerurned a–
g_ain
to
perf?rm _and comply witb che Capirula!io~s agre_ed ; and in che mea_a
cune, thac h1s H1ghnefs would be pleafed to reure mto h1s Fonrefs for his own
becce· quiet, and fatisfacl:ion, and fecuricy of the
Spaniards,
and
to
rernain in chat
place untill bis recuro, where bis Brothers and Companions would atcend and
ferve him according to their duty and o~ligacion.
fo