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R.oyal

Commentarie.r.

BooK

11.

CH A P.

XXVI.

The

Spaniards

gain

the Fortrefs with the Death

the

wor–

thy

John Pi<iarrq.

the 5th Chapter of the 8th Bo·ok of the

firfi

part, we there me~tioned the

Loyalty which rhe Natives of rhe

Cannarú

bore towards their Kings the

In–

cM,

and we then promifed

declare, how that on occafion of the great Love,

and Friendíhip whjch one of that Nation profeífed towards the

Spaniards,

all the

others withdrew their Obedience, and renounced their Allegiance to the

Incni,

the 37th Chapter of the 9th Book of the

fuít

pare, we defcribed the greac

Loyalty of that People cowards their Princes ; we are now

give an account of

che reafon, for which che fame was afcerwards denied. The Caufe was chis:

When che

Jndians,

after the Viétory obferved the many Favours and Honours

which che

Spaniards

beíl:owed on the Perfon of che

Cannari111J,

who fonght the

duel, chey became

emirely affeétionared and devoted to rhe

Spaniards,

that they

denied ali farrher Service and Duty ro their own

!Y.ca,

and from Ehat time became

Spies, Informers and Betrayer~ of the other

Indiam,

an~ in the ve~

dvil

Wars

which the

Spaniards

had one w1th the other, evento rhe time of

Fr1tncifao Plerna,ulu

Giron;

the

Cannarians

which lived in

Co,:,co,

under the Comrnand ofthis

Don Fr11n–

cifco

the

Cannarian,

and wer rhen very nu

m-..r us

, feryed for Spies, and Inforrners

againíl: che

lndians;

and in all che civil

Vva.rs

which che

Spaniards

waged one

againíl: che other, to that very War óf

H1rnan

de:{, Giron;

the

Cannari1tn1

(

who

were very numerous ac

G<R,Co,

and lived tb©re under the Command

of.Don Fran–

<ifcoCannari,)

,did all chac time ferve for Spies; and dividing chemfelves inco two

Parcies, fome took the Kings party, and orhers fided wirh the Tyranc;

that

the end of the War, they fo íhufHed their mauers cogether, that chey all precen·

ded to h¡ive been of che firongeíl: an

e conquering fide; and whereas chey are

natutally

-a

fort of diífernbling People, they all rejoiced , and congraculared

the

Succéfs ot che Viél:orious ; whicb piece of Fraud and Diffimulation the

Spaniards

could hardly difcover amongíl: chem, becau[e cheya.lways treated wich cheirCom–

manders, and not with rhe Commonalty, fo thac they could not know cheir Faces,

or diíl:inguiíh rheir Perfons; and yec che[e fawning Rafcals, who were ali of a

Bloud and Kindred, conferred cogerher, and communicated intelligence ofali thac

paffed in one or che ocher Army. And .chus much

was given to underíl:and from

one of che Natives of

Cannarú,

who afcer the War of

Hernande:{,

difcovered all

the[e

fecrec Cabals, and Intrigues to anocher, who asked him, how ic fared wich

chofe who had taken pare with che Tyrant; but as co

Don Fr,mcifco Cannari

him–

felf, he became fo proud, and infolenr, by chat favour and councenance which

che

Spanit?rd1

had fhewJJ to him, thac fome Years afterwards he advencured (as is

commonly reponed)

poi[on

Philip Inca,

che Son of

H11ayn11 Capac,

of whom we

have formerly made mencion; and chis maccer is che ,more fufpkious, becaufe

he :ifcerwards married che Wife of chis

Philip Inca,

who was a very beaucifull

Woman, and took her racher by force, than by Courtíhip, caufing his Creacures

and Confidents to threaten her into rhe Match, to which íhe was forced to yield

againíl: rhe Confent and Approbation of che

lncas;

but now there was nothing

bur Patience, for che1r Empire and Command was cakenSrom chem. We íhall

hereafrer te

ll o

f another Atchievemenc of chis infolenc

lndian,

co che greac fcandal

of al! the o

,ch.er

Jndian

Inhabitancs of thac City.

. The

:Spani{lrd!

finding themfelves ,daily favoured by che miraculous Hand of

Divine Providence, and che

Indians

'ro cowed and terrified, that chey duríl: noc

make any Acce1 pe upon chem, bue onely co keep chem, as ic were, blocked up

they refolved ac lengch

fally forch, and íhew, cñac chough their numbers could

bear no comparifon with che multitudes of che

Indi,ms,

yec chac chey encercained

no dread or appn~hen!ions of them;

evidence

whi,h, they

made

fr~uent

. Sálli~.,