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11.
CH A P.
XXXV.
The Marquis nominates Captains fer the War,
Gonzalo
Pifarro
ma~s his Efcape out
of
Prifon.
Th~
Sentence
given
by
the Vmpires concerning the Government.
The
Interview hetween the two Governours:
And the Liher–
ty of
Hernando Pi~arro.
S
O foón as the Marquis was reruméd to the Cicy of
/01
Reyei
,
he began his
Prepai;acions for a War againft
AlmagrO',
his Dnuns were beat up for new
Leavi5 and Advic<1s were difpatched along che Coaft of
ali
matters which had
paífed: Upon which che people Aocked cogerher
in
fuch nurnbers, thac ha–
ving increa{ed his Army very confiderably, he gave out
his
Commiffions to Cap–
tains and other Officers.
Pedro de Pa!divia
,
and
Antonio de
TliU11lva,
were ordai–
ned Major-Generals ; che Son of Collonel
Villa/r;a
was made Seargeanc Major:
Pe1<a~ure1, Diego
de
'Roj111
,
and
Alonfo de Mercadi/1~,
were ap~imed Captains
0f
I-{ouf«:
1
tDiego
de
Vrbino
NaEive of
Ordunna,
the Kinfman of
'foh11
de
Vrbino
was
made Gaprain of Lanciers:
Nunno de Cajh-o,
and
PWr
de
PergtVa,
who had been
a Souldier
in
FAmdm,
and brought with him from thence into che
Jndiu
1
a com–
pany of Mufqueriers with Ammnnicion, and neceffaries agreeable therewico,
were confirmed by Comrniífron for Officers of thac
Mllitia.
Thefe Cornmanders
mufiered eight hundred cho~ce Souldiers,
vit..
fix
hundred Fooc, and Mo htmdre&
,, Ho~fe, , ith which Force che M,arquis rnarched out of
!01
Reye1
to
fighc
Almagro.
Whilfll matters fucceeded, as we bave relaced, becween the Marquis, and
¡{lima–
!?º,
che Prifoners whid1 rernained in
Co~co,
were comriving che manner hbw
co
obcain rheir deíired Libercy; and in regard chac che narnre ofcivil Wars
is
fucñ,
as
rhacMens Minds are eafily corrupted and feduced
to
che comrary Faíhion ;
fo
on
ch.isoccafion chefe wanted noc Men, who, upan prornife of Reward, were
pe
rfuaded to fell the Loyalcy and Faich which chey had
f
worn ro
Almagro,
and
his Depucy
Graviel de Roja. ;
rhe price whereof was not paid in h,md, bue on che
bare Promife of
Gan:urlo Pir¡arro,
and
Alonfo de A/varado
with about fifty or
fixcy
more, who were then Prifoners in rhe
Caffana ;
the Perfons who were privy ro
chis efcape, were abouc forcy
in
number, and were che Guards of ene Prifon;
who having licence
to
go in and out
to
che Prifoners, as occafion ferved ; chey lefc
chem inílrumems
to
file off cheir Chains and Arrns far their Defence; and ha–
ving orher Souldiers wich chem in che Ploc, they provided cT1ern wich Horfes
and ocher neceífaries, far cheir Flighc: The Prifoners, and cheir Cornplices, be~
ing in readinefs
to
rnake cheir efcape wich rhe filence of che nighc, ir happened
rhat fori:e rime befare che rn~tter was to b~ puc in E~ecution, thac
Graviel de Roja.:
as was h1s Cuíl:ome, every nighc carne ca v1fü rhe Pnfoners, where luving opened
che Doors, he found che Prifoners loofe, and ac Libercy, and he hirnfelf raken.
for being encompaífed by them ali, they cold him plainly, chac either he rnufi
refolve
to
go with them, or dye upon rhe place.
Graviel de Roja.
feeing himfelf
thus unexpeél:edly furprifed ; and not being in any Capacity
to
make a
Re–
fürencel~~op~n~ed
to
what chey_required, and fo in cornp~ny w_irh abour an
hm1droo~
1,
he-, was forced w1ch chofe who had caken h1m Pnfoner, roge–
cher with chofe who revolted, to che p;¡rcy of
Francifco Piran-o,
having free
paífage by way of che Mouncains, for
Almagro,
wich his Forces, was quarcered
in che Plains by che Sea-coafi.
Sorne
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