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de RojM,
of
Garyilaj[o de la Vega,
and of all other the lnhabitants of that Town
whom he knew well affeéted
to
the party of
Pifarro.
'
Another Meffenger was fent into the Province of
Chachapuy,u,
which
1
Alonfo de
A/varado
had kept-in peace and quier ; and who having feen and read éhe Decla–
ration of
Don Diego,
which promifed great rewards
to
fuch as obeyed him, atíd
thre.amed fuch as oppofed him; he nocwichíl:anding feized on the Meffenger, and
perfuaded a hundred that were with him to follow him and ferve his Majeíl:y ; to
which they having yielded a chearfull aífenr, he declared for che Kihg, and fer up
his Standard. And though
Almagro
wrote him very kind .Letters, endeavouring
to
allure him to his parry ; he refufed
all
his Offers, proteíl:ing, that he would ne–
ver own or acknowledge him for Governour, unrill fuch time as he had feen his
Majeíl:y's exprefs Commiffion, and Commands for che farne; which as he knew
his Majeíly would never grant, fo he díd not doubt, bue with che help of God,
and che Valour of his Souldiers, ro revenge the bloud of che Marquis, and punifh
the conrempc which he had puc on che Auchority of his Majeíly. Al! which
Al–
varado
adventured to fay and aét, truíl:ing
to
che advancage of che fituation of rhat
Coumrey, which, as we have faid in feveral places, was very Mounrainous; by
help of which, he hoped to fecure his fmall force, untill fuch time as recruits and
greater numbers of chofe who were
Pifarrifts
could come in to joyn with hiin ;
being well aífured that ali thac party, and che people inhabicing along the Coaft,
would readily affift, and ferve che Emperour. Where now we will leave chém
for a while
to
treac of ochers, who followed che fame courfe.
the Officers and Iníl:ruments of
Almagro,
which were diíparched wirh his
Comrniffion ro
Couo,
duríl noc proceed with che like rigour chere, as in othec
places; for chey well knew, that as there were many well-affeéted perfons in that
Cicy, fo chofe, who were rich and principal Men chere, and had power over che
Indian1,
were ali devoted
to
che fervice of his Majefty. And chat che contrary
parry conliíled onely offome poor, indigenc Souldiers, and fuch as were newly come
into rhat Councrey, who hoped by fuch diílurbances and alrerations to make their
forrunes. Thofe who were che Chief Juíl:ices ac chat time in che
Cicy
were
Diego
de Silva,
(
whom we have formerly menrioned under che Name of che Son of
Fe–
liciano de Silva,
a Native ohh.e Cicy of
Rodrigo,)
rogether with
Francú de Carv.t–
jal,
who afcerwards was Majar-General
to
Gonutlo Pifarro.
Thefe perfons having feen the Orders, did noc rhink
fit
to irritare che conrrary
party by a Aac and down-righc denial of all compliance ; b1:1t haviog confulted che
Jurars, and che Communicy of che Ciry Council, rerurned anfwer, That in an
Aét of fucb great weighc and importance, it was neceífary cbac
Don Diego
íhould
fend a m6)re ample power rhan rhac which he had a!ready done, which feemed
fhort and defecl:ive in many parciculars ; upon tender of which rhey promifed to
receive hirn for their Governour : Bue chis was faid, noc wich any intention tó
comply, bue onely
to
amufe chem, and fpin out time untill rhey could unite tbeir
forces, which were, for che mofi pare, difperfed in their poffeffions, and employed
jn che Gold Mines, of which moíl of che Inhabitants of chac City of
Co
"t.cohad
fome íhares allocced co chem.
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