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Royal ComT(lentaries.

BooKIII.

And fince we are not able to ex'toll his Qraifes to that degree which they deferve,

·we muft refer the defeét of our Expreffions to

fup¡:,lied by

bis

own Aéts and

Conquefls, which fpeak themfelves. And

we Jhall país fotward in our

Hi!lory.

CH A P. X.

Don .D~o de Almagro

Adminiflers an Oath of Allegiance

fº

áit

Officers, caufing them .

fwear Fealty to him

~overnour of

Peru ;

and fends hi-5 Warrants into divers

par(s_~f the Kingdom, which are oppofed and refifled.

Marquis being thus ílain, as before related, caufed chiefly by che ovet–

confidence of

Frllllcifco

de Chaves;

for had he íhut che doorsl as he was or–

dered , the Marquis, and fuch as were wich hirn, mighc have haa time to have

armed themíelves, whilíl: the Aífaffinaces were employed in breaking open che

doors ; and perhaps in that manner chey mighc bave prevailed over their Ene–

mies : Far if the Marquis, and his Brother, and two Pages, were able withouc

their

defenftve Arms

kili four of chofe Ruffians, as fome Authours reporc, be–

fides chofe who were wounded by chem ; what may we imagine they would have

done, had they been in a readinefs, and well appoinced

And had thofe who

leaped out of the W-indows íl:ood to it, and joyned with their Mafiers, 'tis very

probable tbey might have been able to have refüled, and overcome chem ; bue

when a mifch¡ef once comes with furprize, ic is hardly -prevemed by humane

Counfels. That

Negro

which

Gomara

fays, vvas killed by. rhefe Villains, vvas

one vvho hearing the buíle, carne up che fiai rs

help his Maíler, or to dye vvich

bim : bue vvhen he carne to the door, he underíl:ood that he vvas already killed;

vvherefore he intended to have locked and barrea che door, fo as to have kept

them in untill he could have called che Juíl:ice: But as che

Negro

vvas íhutting

and faílning che doors, one of che Aífaffinates happened

come out, and gueffiog

ac che intention of che

+Jegro,

fell upon bim, and ílabbed him

deach wich·his

Dagger. There were feven killed on the ftde of the Marquis, amongfl which

the Servant of

Chavu

was one; foon after which the faétion of

Almagro

went

out into the Markec-place, and publiíhed cheir Viétory. This was che fate of thac

good Marquis, who perifhed racher by the negligence and obíl:inacy of his own

People, than by che power and füength of his Enernies. Upon che news of his

Death a great cumule was raifed chrough che whole

City ;

fome cried out, they

have wounded the King by che Deach of che Marquis, ochers with a loud voice

proclaimed, che Tyrant is dead, and che Murther of

Almagro

revenged. With

chis manner of noife and confuíion many of Ghefe differenc parries, boch of one

fide and of the other, ran out from their Houfes co.favour cheir refpeétive Faéti–

ons; upon which quarrels and diípuces feveral were killed and wounded ; bue

íoon as ic was known that che Marquis was killed, ali his parcy rerired, and che

poim was decided. Then chofe of

Chili

broughc forth

Don DiegoAlmagro

, Junior

proclairning him King of

Peru.

The cumule of thac day being ceafed,

he.wa;

fworn by che Corporacion of that

Cicy

to be Governour of chac Counrre

y, none

daring to conrradiét, or quefüon, whatfoever thac prevailing parry required.

purfüance hereof, the lace Minillers and Officers of Juíl:ice were ali diíplaced, ancd

ochers appoinced in their íl:eads. The rich and powerfull Men were ali impri–

íoned , and chofe of any Efiaces in

/01

Rcyn,

which were

il1

affeéted, were all

feized, and their Goods tonfifcated. Then chey cook all che Fifths belonging ro

the IGng, which being alreaqy garhered, amounred

a vaíl: fum.

like man–

ner all rhe Goods and Eílaces of füch as were dead, or abfent, and eíl:eemed Ma-

ligoams,.