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R.oyal Commentaries.

Boolt III.

nour to offer unto hirn, and all his Sou1diers and Followers, in die Name of his

·Majeíly, a general Pardon for whacfoever was paífed, provided he recumed to his

Obediénce and liíled himfelf under the Royal Standard ; and chat having Dis–

banded his'Army, he prornifed to confirm chis Pardon with Honours and Prefer–

rnents.

Almagro

readily made anfwer, that he accepted the Conditions, provided

the Pardon might be General both to himfelf and his Affociares, and chat the

Government of che New Kingdom of

Toledo

the Mines of·Gold, añd all che

Lands and Jurifdiétion over che

lndian1,

which his F.icher poífeífed, íhould be re-

fior~d árid fetled upon him.

Almaf!.r

was moved to rnake chis excravagant dernand, upon an aífurance which

cerca.in

Clergyrnan gave hirn, who fome few days before was arrived frorn

Pa–

ama, an

d cold him, that all che talk and news chere.was, that che King had fealed

his Pardon, and given him che G ernrnent of the New

Tóiedo

in which

Co:.:,co

was cotnprifed; of which he ~a

·m jo.y, and asked

reward for

bis

good

news.

Moreover, he informed him, chat

Yaca de Caftro

had hut ·a fmall number of

Souldiers, and chofe

ill

armed and difconcented : tne which News, though hardly

to be believed, yec

Almagro

entercained wich fome aflurance, oecaufe ic was in

his

favour; and was thereby encouraged to rnake chofe high demands to che Gov~r–

nour, whofe weaknefs, as he fuppofed, would canfe lnim to yield unto ali che

Ar-

cicles he could proppfe.

,·

Afrer

Yaca de Caftro

had fenc away che cwo Meífengers 1::iefore memioned, he

difpatched a Souldier called

Alonfo García

with feveral Letcers to che Caprains and

principal Gentlemen of

Almagro's

Arrny, promiíing therrt pardon far whacfoe,·er

was pafi, and a reward of great and large poífeffions and jurifdiébion over the

In–

dian,•

This Meífenger went in che Habic of an

lndian,

for bis

better difguife,

and took

by-way out of che Road, füat he rnighc not

feized ór incercepred

his Joumey :

Bue

che misfortune was, that it had Snowed rhat clay,

rhat the

Scouts of

Almagro

difcoveriog the impreffion which he bad made in the Snow,

tracked him by

his

footing, and

followed, ancl rook him, .and éarried

him

wirh

al!· his Lttcers and Difpacches to

Almagro

;

who, as

Gom,ir11,

reports in Chapcer

s-och, and

Carate

in che 16th Chapter of the 4th Bo9k, was highly iocenfed,

and angry at che double dealing of the Governour, who ac the fame time thac he

was in fre

ary with him, was making Diviíions and Mucinies in

bis

Arrny : Ac

which.he

was

greatly en~ged, ~hat he immediacely cauíed the Sóuldier ro be

hanged, b

och becaufe_ he·carne in a difguife, and broughc ~etters of Treafonable

imporrance,; and

the íighc and prefence ofche cwo Meílengers caufed his Arrny

to be drawn out;· and ranged in a poíl:ure ready to engage, promiling to whom–

foever íhould kili tl1e Governour, to beílow on him his Lands, his Wife, and

al! his Efiace: And fo he rerurned anfwer to che Governour, rhat he w.ould never

own or obey hirn fo long as he was aífociared with his Enemies, who were

Pedro

A/vare:.:, Holguin,

.and

Alonfo de A/varado, Gome:t

Tordo;a, fohn de Saavedr11, Garrí·

laf{o

la Vega, Y/len S,n,.rn

CaY'llajal, Gome:i:,

A/varado,

and ali che ocher Gen–

tlemen.who had fided wirh

arro.

Thus much

Almagro

uccered with intent to difcourage che Governour from ar..:

tempting any more che way ofdividing his people by feparare Treaties, or indeed

to put

nirn

out of ali hopes of acraining anv rhing by way of Accomrnodacion ;

for

if one of his Conditions was ro caíhier

ali

thofe who were of

Pif_arro's

parcy,

he muíl: be concented-to remain without Army or People, which he kne

ould

never be aífenced unco. And moreover, he fent him word that he wo

doe

well to leave off rhat way of feducing his people from him, for he mighc e con–

fidenc there was none of them which would be cernpted

forfake his parry, bue

would all unanimouíly joyn in Batee! to defend that Councrey againíl: him, and

ali e

1e World, which he would fpeedily verifie by marching out immediacely ro

meet and fight him ;

Almaf:ro

was as good as his word, and accordingly marched

againfl

the Goveroour wich courage and refolurion

give him Battel ; che which

was confirmed by an unanimous confenc c,f

ali

his Souldiers, who generally dif..

dained and'refenced che fecrec and treacherous de:iling of the Governour, and cau-

. fed them to adhere more cloíely

che party of

Almagro

;

concluding wichin

themfelves, thac he wh? would b~ falfe towards their Ca

pcain, m

ighc very well

fuf

peéted

of che like perfid1oufnefs and breach of

Fai.th

cowards them.

Whence