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Royal

Commentaries.

BooK

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chat migh~ not be oppreffed with all bis Griefs at the fame time, che fecond

News of the lofs of his Forces, and Impriíonment of

Alvarado,

came not· to

him u~till two days afcer che Receipt of. che fonner, which ferved

augrrtent

the fen[e he conceived for bis late Misfortunes. •VVhereupon giving a fiop ro

his March , hé refolved tó return again tú

los Rf)·es

though he was alreacly

advanced cwenty five Leagues upon his Way; for chac when he deparced

thence, he had made preparacions onely for a War againíl che

lndi11.ns

;

bue aow

che Defign being changed, and chac he was to fighc wich

Spaniards,

anocher

fort of Arms, and other accoutrements of War, were to be provided, as necefias ·

againfi this Enemy. · .

Moreover he choughc it advifable firíl: to make .tria! of che more moderace

Terms of Treaty and Accommodation, not being will~ng to tempt Fortune·

a third time, which had been fevere

him in two former Advemures.

farther confidered, Thac his Compecitor was ílrong, both

Horfe and Foot;

and thac .rhey were wellarmed; and chac che moíl: fafe and eafie way to ex–

cinguifü that Fire which was now kincHed in the Breaíl: of

Almagro,

was to re–

vive cbe ancient Conditions of Brother-hood and Friendfhip, which had beea

ofcen confirmed , and ratified under

many Oaths and Religious Vows ;

by Vircue of which, cbat greac and rich Empire having been gained, and con–

quered; ic would be moíl: lamentable

fee che Enjoymenc of chofe Bleffings

difappoimed, and

'+~

che end of' ali, to fee nothi_pg inéendfd, bue che Ruine ..

and Defhuétion of each· ocher.

On the[e ConGderations he di[pacched che Lawyer, Doélour

Efpinofa ,

unto

Cow ,

wich lnílrnétions,

poílible, to conclude fome middle T~rms of Ac–

cornmodation between him and

Almagro;

and that he íhould efpeciaUy endea–

vour to make him fenfible, chac

cafe cheir Quarrels and Diflemions fhould

be made known to His Majeíl:y, and che Differences between his Gover–

nours, fugg~íled as in:econcileable ; ic was more ehan probable) thac His ,

Majeíly would, before rhey could lay che matter open before hirn, provide,

himfelf wich anocher Governour to fopplanc them both, and who, wichouc

Svveac, or Labour, vvould immediately encer into che Poífeílion, and

En–

joymenc of chac Dominion, which chey, ar che Expence of fo -much Bloud

and lnduílry , had acchieved. That he íhould conÍider, thac a good Peace

was better chao an evil War, and chac chough chofe Words are commonly in–

verced, yet under che prefenc Circumílances chey vvere moíl: certainly

true.

And

laíl:ly, vvhen he íhould fee chat

Almagro

vvas noc

be prevailed vvith, oa

any equal Terrns, chac chen he íhould conclude with him on Conditions

releafe bis .Brothers; and chat a for che maccer of che Governmenc of

Co:{,co,

he íhould rule and govem chere in God's Name, untill füch time as

chac che cafe being íl:ated, and made known co His Majeíl:y , he fhould be

plea[ed ro determine che particular Limics and Precin& of each ocher's Go–

vernmenc: Provided alfo in che mean time, thac

Almagro

fhould noc make

any Attempt on che Cicy of

los

Reyes,

nor on any of che Territories thereumo

belonging. ·

. ,

Doélour

Efpinofa

being thui di[patched wich chis Commiffion, and chefe

fa.

íl:ruétions; he arrived at

Cow,

where he propo[ed all matters accordingly to

Almagro,

and his Officers ; bue they vvere become fo high, and elated,

with'

their former

efs, that they vvould neither yielcl, nor hearken to any Pro-·'

pofals: Ar\

ough

Diego de Alvarado,

wich his ufoal Candour and Mode-·'

racion, infüted, Thac e Arrides now offered, were che very fame chat they·'

formerly required; for chac chey never demanded more than Poffeffion, and

quier Enjoymenc of che Cicy of

Couo;

yet they rejeéted ali his Counfel ,

, and Offers, faying, That he was noc co prefcribe them Limits, or confine and.

reíl:rain chem from marching towards

los- Reyes;

for chac he was no~ to be im-'

pofed upon within his own Jurifdiélion, bue in thac profperous and flourifh-,;

ing íl:ate of Affairs, rather to give them to receive Condicions from ochers. ·

To which

Diego de A/varado

made Anfwer, that che Conditions were fuch as

he himfelf gave, and not received; bue all he could fay was in vain -and infig- ·

nificant-, for ic w~s encirely rejeéled.

And