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Royal
Commentariu.
BooKl[
to
be comprehended withiri the new Enlargemenc which His Majefty gave ro
Pi–
farro
though the number of Leagues were noc fpecified in that Grane.
H~reumo the Parcy of
Almagro
repüed , that in caíe che diíl:ances were to be
meted by the Heavens, and nót by the Land, they were noc to be taken North
and Souch, bue Eaíl: and Weíl:, which gives Eighty Leagues
to
a Degree: Bue
in regard chac neicher fide would agree to rhac Meaíure, che macter,
as
they faid,
ought co be accommodated , and forry nine Leagues al\owed to a Degree, and
then the Juriídiétion of
Pifarro
would not reach farcher than fix Degrees from
the Equinoétial, yielding forty níne Leagues to every Degree; now in caíe the
Pi–
farro1
yielded
ro
any of thefe three
forts
of Meafures, ndther
Couo,
nor
/01
Re.Je,,
would be comprehended within his Juriídiétion.
.
In
thefe Debates,
pro
&
con,
many Days were fpent, which were ofi:entimes
fo
warmly argued, that had it not been for the Moderation and Diícretíon of
Diego
de A/varado,
Uncle to the General
Don Pedro de A/varado,
and
Gome:t de A/varado,
a Perfon of great worth, they had p'roceeded to Arms, and open violence; he
came'in company with
Almag;ro
unto
Chili,
and being feníible of che evil Confe–
quences which
a
Breach or Miíunderíl:anding of chis nat.ure becween the Gover,
nours woula produce, he fo laboared to begec a good correípondence between
them, that
at
lengtb, by confenc of che major pare, it was agreed chat
Hern11ndrJ
íhould irrtimace to che Marquis his Brocher che Dernands and Precenfions of
Al–
~agro ;
and chac untill an Aníwer fhould be returned chereamo, all matcers fhould
rernain in fuípence, and Aéts of Hoíl:ility fhould ceafe, which accordingly was
obferved for forne days; bue forne Men of an unquiec humour, who were deft–
rous
to diíl:urb chac Union and Friendíl1ip which was eíl:abliíl1ed becween chofe
two Companions, fuggeíl:ed to
Alm(lgro,
rhat he had done ill, and to che prejudice
of his own right, by referring che Title and Claim which he juíl:ly had by Grane
from che Emperour,
ro
che
Will
and Pleafure of anocher. That
Hernando Pifarro
had refolved whac to doe before he wroce, and cha
e
chis precence of Writíng was
onely ro keep himfelf in his íl:acion fo long as he could ; for
it
could not be ex–
peél:ed chat che Marquis iliould ever be conrented
to
refign and quic che Imperial
City of
Couo,
and chacche Agreemem which was made, being wichour ümitation
of time, mighc bind
Almagro
for ever, in cafe
PiF_arro
fhould noc return an AnÍ\1/er
therennco. Wherefore in regard his Claim
ro
the Governmenc of chac City was
clear, and wichoue difpuce, he was adviíed withom farrher Ceremonies, or pauíe,
ro
take Poífeffion chereof,
ir
noc being probable chat ever che contrary party
íhould aífem to che Surrender of a Jmel
fo
rich and importanc
as
rh:icCicy; and
rherefore, rhat he iliould look to his
O\
n Incereft, and noc make delays in a
mac–
ter which fo much concerned him.
Almagro,
who had no need of Sparks to enilame che burning heat of Ambition,
which was finothered in bis Mind, immediately cook Fire acrhe[e Incentíues, and
embraced the Advices, which were given him by his evil Companions, for fuch
Counfels as thefe are never projeél:ecl by good Men : Wherefore wichoue
fo–
ther Coníulcatíon with his wi[e and true Friend , he rafhly arrempted the lodg–
ings of
Hernando
and
GonyaloPifarro,
and in a dark night, and wich armed Forces,
broke in upon them, for the Guards were afkep, and íecure, on confidence
of
the Truce which was
fo
lately m:ide; howfoever rhe matter was noc
fo
covertly
c:irried, bue chat Incelligence was brought by one of
Almagro's
Men of che danger
appro:iclúng, che which
Hernando Picarro
would not believe ac firíl:, or conceive
it
poffible, chac a Gentleman fhould
(Ó
manifeíl:ly violare his Word, and rhe Faith,
he had given; bue whil
íl:
Hernando
was chus arguing, a noi[e and combufüon was
heard wichout, and then he rhat broughc che Ne11·s faid,
Sir, jince you give no
,.
credit to what you hear with yo11r Ears, believe what you fee 1vi1h )'OHr Eye1, for, beho!d,
they are come.
Hereupon an Allarm was given to the Servams and People belonging ro the
Pifarm,
who iníl:amly armed, and ran to defend che Doors
of
che Houfe which
had been f~mified, ,and ílrongly barred, as were ali che C)Qarters of che City where
the
S¡ani,11:d1
lodged, ever fince che time chat che
Inca
deparred. The
Afmagria111
not finding a fpeedy Emrance, fet Fire to che Houfe in [everal places: Hereup-
, on the Defendams giving them[elves for !oíl:, opened che Doors, and
fo
Hernandr,
and
Gonfafo Pifarro,
with many of their Friends and Relations, who were ali of che
Countrey of
E/lremenno,
or
Eftrem«dura ,
vvere taken, and pm toºether into
a
íl:raic Chamber of the
Caj[m,11,
which rhey made fecure wicp
bars and
boles
of
Iron :
Some