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BooKII.

Royal

Commentaries.

RodrigoOrgon~os

having no Orders from the Governoar to·engage, loíl: his ad–

" vantage ; which ifhe had done, it is probable he might have had füccefs; for

" the Army of

Pir¿arro

was

weakned wich the Snows, beftdes other inconve–

" niencies of the Mountains, thacchey were in no condition to make reftfience :

'' Wherefore che Marquis haíl:ned inco the Plains, and

A(magro

unto

Co:;:,co,

&e,

Thus

far

Carate,

Almagro

in the infiruétians given

bis General, ordered him not to fight,

but

upon conílraint ;J or thefe two Governours had always inclinatioos ro agree, and

not drive mattets

the extremity of a breach , as may be obferved ever ftnce

their

meeting at

Couo,

before

Almagro

departed for

Chili·,

when between them–

felves all the flames of difference were extinguifhed : che like paffed ac

Malla,

where, as both the Hiíl:orians agree, they chearfully embraced €ach ocher with all

the kindnefs and affeétion imaginable, and difcourfed of indifferenc matcers with

pleafüre and delight : And chis good correfpondence concinued, uncill wicked

In–

.cendiaries incerpofed, who reprefeming every aétion wich an evil face, inciced

and precipitated them to fuch defüuétive refolucions, as were afcerwards faca! and

ruinous to them both : Nor did thefe pernicious Courifellours reap any benefic

thereby unto themfelves, but being involved in the fame calamicies, were enfna–

réd ( as is ufüal) in cheir own devices. Bu~ to proceed,

Carate

che

ch Chap–

ter of

bis

thir~ Book , hath thefe Words :

· '' The Marquis remaining with his whole Army in the Plains, juíl: upon

che

", turn of che Mountain ; he found that there was a great diverfüy of opinions

'' amongft bis Officers, conceming che manner and way chat they were to proceed ;

" .at length it was _refolved, That

Hernando Pir¿arro,

in quality of Lieutenant–

General, fhould march with che'Arn'ly unto

Couo,

and that bis Brother

Gon–

falo

.fhould be Commander in Chief; and that being arrived chere, he íhould

'' declare, .chat bis intemion and deftgn ofchat Expedition was in cornpliance wirh

".'J

ciíl:ice, to reíl:ore chofe Cicizens to their Eíl:aces and Cornrnands over che

ln–

~'r

dian1,.

who had been deprived and banifhed from chence by che force and-ufur.. '

" patf n of

Almagro,

chis manner che Army proceeding on their march

to–

" ·war-ds

Co~co,

and die Marquis returning to che City of

los Reyes

;

Herna;do

Pi–

'iarro

carne ac length near to

Coz,co,

where che Officers advifed, as moft conve–

" nient,

picch their Camp in che Plains for chat Night ; bue

Hernando

wasof a

'' contrary opinion, and would Q!]arter within che Mouncain : So foon as it was

" Day,

Orgonnos

appeared in che Field with che Forces of

Almagro

drawn up in Bat–

talia: His Captáins of Horfe were

Frf1ncú de Chaves, 'fohn Tel!o, Vincent da Gue–

vara,

(

or rather

Vafco de Guevara )

and

Francú de Chaves

was elder Brother

" another of che fame name, who was an intimare and familiar friend

che

_" Marquis. On che ftde of t~e Moumain fome

Spaniards

were drawn up, with

" a grear number of

Jndians,

who at chat time ferved for Auxiliaries: Ali the

" Friends and ·Servants of che Marquis, who were Prifoners at

Coz,co;

were crou–

" ded into c:wo Angles of che Fortrefs, wbich being a Prifon fo ílrait, as could

" .not contain che number of che people, fome of chem were preífed and crouded

~' to deach in the place.

" The next Day in che Morning, afcer Mafs,

Gonfalo Pifarro,

wich his Army,

. '' defcended into che Plain, where chey difpofed cheir Tro0ps into feveral Batea–

" lions, and' in chat order rnarched cowards che City, intending to draw up his

" Men upon a Hill, which over-topped che Caftle ; upon fuppofition, that

Alma–

g,-o

difcovering his force, would [caree adventure to give him Battel; which he

" deftred to avoid, knowing how much depended on the fuccefs thereof; bue

Ro–

drigo Orgonnos

having no fuch thoughts, attended bis coming

ch~ open way

" wich his Army and Artillery,

&c.

'fhus far are che Words of

Carate,

which are confirmed by

Lopez, de GQmara :

io.which we fhall' ádd fome things which chefe Auchours have omitted, and are

worchy to be remembred, and may ferve for che more clear underílanding of chis ·

Hiftory. Andas to che

firír;

which was che place where che B'attel was foughr,

we fay it was an errour of chofe who relate it to have been on che

Hill,

which

over-looks che Fortrefs : For certainly the Engagern~nt was in that Plain whích

thf