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RtJyal

Comnientaries.

Some have malitiouíly reported, that

Grávie! de Rojas

was jo.lned in rhe fame

Confpiracy witb che others, but chac was a

fitl[e

-Surniife;· for had he béeH real–

]y in chac Ploc, he would nor

have

Jefe near an hundred Prifoners

che

For–

trefs, many- of whi~h were in che number of t:he firft Conquerours, fuch as

Francifco de Villafu~rte, A/,onfo de M.ifueta

;·

M4ncio farra de

Leguiffl'mQ,

J)iego

dé

Maldovado' ¡ulio

Hojeda, TomM Vafque:c,, Diego de Truxi!to,

and

rohn de Pancorvo,

with whom I had acquaintance, and were Perfons of greac Incereíl and E~ares

arnongíl che

Jndians

Couo:

Befides which ,

Garcilaf{o de la Vega, Gome:c, de Tor–

dqy~,

and

Pera/v,¡m:, Hol¡,uin,

remain<'!d Prifoners; ali which

have caken vvirh

rhern, would have been much co che benefit of che Confpiratours: Bue chis was

the trmh of the Matter: Tbe Marquis, · when he faw his Brocher, and his

other Friends, rejoiced exceedingly, far he gveatly feared, that by che Malice and

Ragi; of his Enemies rhey bad been put

éo

deach; and-bis people were greatly

. encouraged by the[e addicional Fon;:es.

Go11ralo Picarro

was made General of rhe

Foor, and

Alonfo

d.f!

A/varado

the Hor[e; and

Ío

well was

Gone1!0

Farro

be–

Joved even by' bis Enernies, char many quirted cheir Horfes

ierve on Foor,

onely to have the Honour ro be,one of

his

Souldiers.

,Almagro

having received imelligence of che great Force which w,as with che ,

Marquis, and chac chofe whbm he held

Cuítody, had made cbeir Efcapes,

and chac his Deputy Gov~rnour was a Prifoner, he feared char che cour[e

his

good Forrune was chaoged; and repenting now that he had not accepted the

Propo[ltions which were offered him, he refolved tó enter inco a Treaty ;

and to rhac end he di[paccheá chree Gentlemen to

Pifa,rro,

namdy,

Alonfl En–

ri'if'e:c,,

'Diego Nunne:c, de·Mercadura,

Adjuranc, and

f'ohn de Gu:c,m,m,

~uditour,

bóch which were Officers of His M:ijefües Rev~nue, giving chem

ful!

Power

:md Authority, to treat and conclude al! Marrers wirhouc Paffion,

foch

manner as fuould be juíl: and reafonable.

Pifarro

received them with all the

kindnefs and refpeét imaginable; but being encred ioto a treary fuch differences

arofe iñ the points becween .chem, chac nothing was concluded: wherefore to

puc an end chereunto, che co:nc¡·overGe was referred to che Umpirage, and Awaro

Frier

Francú de Bobadi/la,,

Provincial in chofe pares ofche Order ofche Merct:;ds,

a P~rfon of tl)at Probity, Confcience and good Undtrílanding, that both Parcies

by mumal Confenc agreed to reíl: fatisfied wich bis Determinacion: bur in chis

particu

lar A

uchours difagree;,for

Carate

makes menciqn of chis Friar, and of no

other;

bi.Ic

Gomara,

reports thac che Perfon nominaced by

Almagro

was Friar

Fran–

cifco Hufando;

but whether ch~ Arbitratours were cwo, or one, it matte1:s noc

much ; for both Hiíl:orians agree in che material Points, and almoft in.che fame

Words, which, am>rding to

Carate,

in che éighth Chapcer of his third Book,

are thefe.

'~ Friar

Fr4ncifco

being, de¡:iuted Umpire, by

confenc of both Parties, did

" by virtüe of, rbat Amhoricy, determine, Tnac in ·'the

firíl:

place

Plernando

Pifa,rro

fhóuld

be fet at Ubercy , and that che Marquis, according

che pri–

" roai:y

Agreement, fuould

invefted

che poífeffion of che Cicy of

Cow;

Thac' boch,Arrnies iliould be disbanded, and che feveral Decachrnents chere·

'; of !hould be made, and (ent for che Difcovery of other Pares ; ancl chac .in–

" formaéion fhould

be ·

gi,ven to His Majefl:y of al!

thefe

parciculars, rhac fo he

" mighr determine

and

oroain according

his own gratious Pleafure. And far–

" ther, .

Jor c

he better Confümation of chefe Articles,

decermü1ed, Tbát an

Incenl'

i.ew·

íhonld be bacl between the Marquis and

Almagro,

in che Cotmtrey

ca!led·

!ti ,

whích wás che mi~dle place becween che two Annies; and

'' chac neither party ili'tmld appear witb more th~n cw~lve Hor[e on a íide.

'' And in ·regar.d d1at

Gon:talJJ Pifarro

did nd>t much.confüfe in che Prcimif.e~ of

Almt!-gro;

nór tru.O: much to che Trl!lce diac' was made, he [peediJy followed

" the Marquis with ali his' Soaldiers, aríd poíl:ed himfelf privácely ne;;ir che peo–

" ple of

i v.faí!a?

and liiled a cercain Wood , or Thickec, through which

Almagro

'' was

pa[s, wit11 abouc forry Mu[quetiers, refolving, char in ca[e more Soul–

diers wer

é brou

ghc chan -..v.ere agreed, ,that •ohen they íbould fire upon them,

" and upon

tlm.ar

Ggnal he w011ld cóme in

tbeir affiílence.

Thus far are cheWords of

Carate,

nocmentioning fartherof

Almag;·o,

whom

Gomara

reports in che 140th Chapter, as followeth.

e e e

Almagro

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