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lfhat

tbf ..l!l~ahitants

Cozco

alied,

order to the Ki11g's

S~i~e,. lh'at alfo

wap

done _

in favaur of

Don Diego.

Vaca

tlte

íGLafl:ro

nominated in

Spaifl

for Judge to,deter-

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th.e'.. quarrels''.a

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di/fercences

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·Ornet- db Tor</oJ.e,

who iwa~a principal <yit~en, and Chief of the Common

Counéi'l of'that Corporation, was 'not chen 'prefent, when the Orders and

Commiffion

Almagro

were brought to

Cou o,

having been in che Countrey for

ftx

or,(e,ven days to divertife himfelf with Bawkihg·&nd other fports;

fooo as

che had

read

the

Letrers which'--advifed him of the Tragical E>eath of the Marquis,

for wlíom ·He c

onceiv

ed·a pai:ticular eíl:eem,"being

hi~

partícular Fri@nd and Con–

'fid~r, he was

m1.kh

grieved, and íhrinking u_p ·bis ilioulders, turneB his head to–

wari:I cl\e Haw

k he c

arried, faring,

is now more feafonable for us to prepare

fora War, with

'Fite

and'Sw.ord, rhan to attend to our fports, and our Councrey

req:eations ; for beiog a judicious Man, he well forefaw all thofe miferies and ca–

lamicies, cruel deacbs aod revolucions, which would be che -certa:in confequences

the late fücce'ffes.

flereupon ·he immediately recurned

to the City, and notro

give

any

occafioo

jealouíie or offence td 'the contrary parcy, he carne

fü

night ; and havíng difcourfed with feveral ofthe Corpo¡ation, he told them, that

was necdfary to'convene the 'people of

Arequepa

·o~he'

Clikmu,

and of the

pares 'lyjog Southward from

Óu-o;·

'and to aífemble the

Spaniards,

which were diC

perfed about the Countries : To which end he advifed them to difpeed Meílen–

gers, of wbich he offered himfelf for one. This refoluciorí being taken, he de–

parted that very night from

Cow,

and went in fearch of C'.:aptain

Nunno

d.e

Oaftro,

who then _refide.d 'at his Plancacion, which was about fifteen or twenty (.eagues

fi-om the City, w'Jme being arrived, they both difpatched Meflengers to

Ptdro

d-e

.AnfHT'es,

and to

Garfilaj{o de la Vega ;

and having informed chem of the late fuccef–

fes,

they r.equired them as good and loyal Subje&;. to repair to

Cow,

there

perform fuch Serv'ices as cheir duty to h~ Majeíl:y requfred. . After thefe Meífages

were difpatthed~

omet-

Tord.oya

·went in all hafle to ·feek out for Captain

P-e–

tlro Alv!fret- Holguin,

who with

hundred.

SpaniarUs

was marched to the Eaíl: of

Collao

to conquer the

Indians

of thofe parts, who as yec had not been fubdued; and

travelling wich ali diligence and haíl:e, at length he over-took him, and gave him

a relation

che Death of the Marquis, and how

Don Diego de Almagro

pretended

govern the Empire. Whertfore he deGred him tQ take chis bufinefs

hearc,

and ro intereíl: himfelf

far in this fervice of God and rhe King, as to become

Captain and Chief Leader of the people, who had joyned

this League and Af–

fociation together ; and farther to oblige him, he offered to ferve under him in

quality of che meaneíl: of his Souldiers.

Pedro Alvam:.,

being fenfibly touched with the Juíl:ice of che caufe, and pleafed

wit:h che Honour

fteely offered to him, accepted che Command and Charge;

and irnmediately fet upa Standard for bis Majeíl:y, fending Meífengers·to che

Ch«r–

c,u,

and ro

Arequepa,

publiíh his Declaration, contairüng his Reafons and Incen–

cioo ofrhis War ; farcher giving rhem to underíl:and, tnat he wou!d march fair

and

fofi:ly

with the people rhacwere with him towards

Co-tco,

rhat

rhofe who

were in rhe rere might have time to come up and joyn wirh him before he entred

the City. The Countrey was by chis time all in an uproar upon che confufed

report of che Death of che Marquis ;

that che Meífengers fenc to

Arequepa,

and

the

Charc.u

meethe peopl~already on the way comiLlg

joyn wich

Pedro A!11t1.–

ret- Holguin,

and accordingly the feveral Bodies being united, their Numbers a–

oumed

unto almoíl: two hundredMen. The news of their March being known

Cot.ro

allarum'd che

Almf'.grian

Faétion in.,fuch 1nanner, thar aboucfifcyof them

fearing