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R.oyal

Commentariet.

BooK

11.

I

Which having faid , the Captain ended bis Difcourfe, whe\eupon.a general

Infurreétion was concluded and refo!ved.

In purfuance 'vvhereof, Meífengers

were difparched with great fecrecy to che Captains and Officers in all pares

of

the Kingdom , enjoyning chem to raífe what Souldiers they were able, and upon

one and che fame day to furprize imd maífacte ali their New-come Guefis, and

to furniíh and fupply che publick Granaries, or Magazines, wich ali che Proviíi–

ons chey could amafs _and gacher. And in regard chofe Repoficories were much

empcied by che lace Wars of

At11hualpa,

they ought to

be

again furnifhed and

fupplied from prívate Seores ; for which fatisfaéüon and reparation was promifed

co be made to every particular perfon, after thefe Enemies and Tyrancs were de–

íl:royed and confounded. That in che performance of this Exploit, che life,

fafery and libercy of them ali did confiíl: from che leaíl:

to

the greateíl: of them,

even

to

the very

Inca.

Upon which Command of Prince

M,mco Inca,

all the

Souldiers which inhabit che Councrey from the City of

los

Reyes

to che

Chicha1,

which is chree hundred Leagues and more in length, made a general lnfurreétion,

and put themfelves inco a pofiure of War : Bue on the other fide of the King–

dom, which is from

101

Reyes

to

f2.t!itu,

ali was quiet, for that che people were

-uefüoyed by che W :1rs of

Atahua!pa,

and by che flaughter che

Sp1tníard1

had m:ide

of chem on occafton of che lmprífonrnenc and Deach of that King.

In

like man–

ner Advices were [ene by difguifed Meffengers to che Kingdom of

Chili,

who

were publickly

to

precend, chac chey were fent to enquire of the Health of

PaúllH,

and che High Prieíl:

t'il!ac Vmu,

but were fecrecly to inform them of the trutb and

deµch of che deíign, whofe parr therein was to fall upon

Almagro

and bis people,

and uccerly co defiroy them ; wichout which chere was no hopes for che

Inca.

of

Reílauration ro his Empire. The people being in Atms, che

Inca

gave unto che

people cheir refpefüve casks and pares of che work; chofe who were che ln-land

Inhabicams, as far as from

Arahut9!la,

and chofe along che Coaíl. from

N,nzaft.c,

which were on che fide of

ChinchafHJH,

were

to

attempc

Rimac,

and kill che Go–

vernour and bis Company. The people of

Cuntifayu,

and

Col/afuJH,

and

Antif1tJH,

were to undertake

Couo,

and there

to

kili

Remando Pifarro,

and his Brochers, ahd

all che

Spaniard1

with chem, which were not above cwo hundred

in

ali; and

Capcains were named with inferiour Officers both for one and che other

Army.

The fuccefs of which, as to what relaces to the Cicy, we fball declare

in

the

Chapcer following, wherein che Mercifull hand of God did manifeílly appear in

f~vour of che

Spaniard1,

that che Gofpel might be propagaced amongft the Gen•

tiles, and cheir Idolatry confounded.

CH A P.