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Royal
Commentarief.
t
HA
P.
VIII.
1he Di/fentzons ami Troubles are increafed. The four Cíties
write to
Gon<¡alo Pi'iarro,
and
eleti him to be Procura–
tour 0r
Agent
General of
all
Peru.
He raifes men tfJ
march with him to the
City
of
Los
Reyes.r
G
Onfalo Pifarro
Hvihg quietly _and
in
retirell)eOt in th~
c_harciU,
was
fo
foÍicited
by the coníl:ant Leccers wh1ch carne to h1m from parumlar p~rfon~, who had
atcained
to
confiderable eíl:ates, that he was at length perfuaded afcer
Va.cade Ca–
Jlro
was gone to
Los
Reyes,
to
leaye his dwelling, and repaiWo
Couo.
,.
Many of
thofe
who feared a deprivation both of their eíl:ates and vaífalage of,their
Indi–
itns
Aocked
to
him; which numbers wére increafed by mány .who affeéted no–
velcy; howfoever libercy was pretended and protell:ion from che violent defigns of
Blafco
N11nne:i::.,
who refufed
to
incline
to
reafon, to admit appeals, or to hearken
unto any addrefies;
fo
that they were forced to have recm~rfe to Arms, and to
rnake choice of
Pir¡arro
for their Chief, whom they would follow and defend :
bue
Pifarro,
who was deGrous to prove them and juíl:ifie himfelf; told thém, that:
they would doe well to conGder 'firíl:, what they did, for to oppofe the Commands
and Ordinances of Regal Power , .tho1.1gh by way 9f Petition, was
to
concraditt
the Aurhority of the Emperour himfelf. That War was a matter of great mo'–
ment, and
not lighcly to be undert'aken ; ..that the management was laborious and
painfull, and the fuccefs doubcfull; that he could not gratifie their delires in chings
which were contrary and in oppoficion
to
che King's fervice
~
or accept che charge
of
Procuratour or Captain for them: but they on the other fide iofüted on che
juíl:ice of their caufe, and t_he. lawfulneij o,f the enterprize; arguing that, if .ch~
defign of conquering _the
Indi.ans
were jufüfiable, then likewife ic was lawfull to ·
brÜ)g them into vaífalage; that. it was not in the power of the ~rnperour to
9eprive them of the people and ílaves i.yhich he once had given them ,· or recall,
his c.lonation , having beíl:owed them on feveral perfons in conGderation
of
, marriage. Thac it was as lawfull for them to defend the vaífals which chey had
gaiiled, and privileges; as for che Gentlemen of
Cafti!e
their liberties, .which
were gramed
to
them by the Kings , for having been aiding to them i.n che Wars
againíl: che Moors; and on the fame .cerms might ch~y inGfl who had wreíl:ecí
thofe dóminions out of che .hands of Idolaters.
In
fine, they concluded, that
they were noc refolved ro trouble ,chemfelves about thefe Laws; or fupplicate or
increat againíl: them, for chac chey found no obligation in the_lea(t to a<;knowledge
or receive them; nocwichíl:anding all which, chere were fome who maintained rhe
honour and che Loyalty which was owing to the King, and. dec)ared the folly
of chtfe men, who, upo~ pretence of _maincaining their qwn rights and ~mmu,.
nicie:s, contradiéted and oppofod chat Loyaky to which they were all engaged,
and made themfelves Stacef.men in matters of which they were ali igno~ant: but
ali this was
to
no purpofe; to inculcate mátcers unto men who were deaf,, and
refolved not to hear or underíl:and: but this rafh language íl:opp~d n0t hete, but
prcx:eeded
to
farcher extravagances, and Souldie~ qegan to [peak
iil
of the Go-
1
verm.n~nc ,.and r'ef1ect upon che Emperour himfelf, imagining that fuch threats
would mollifie_his difplea[ure, and incline him m favogr towards füch bruces as
chemfelves. To aggravate all which, they reported, chat
Blafco
Nunnez, .was
atr
unexperie¡1ced perfon in affairs, obíl:inate, an ern~mie
to
the
rich
men~ an
A~mdgrian,
who had h~nged ,a Prieíl: in
Tumbe~,
and hanged and quartered a fervanc of
Gonpr-
lo
Pif,mo
1
beca1:1fe he ~,asan enemie to
Dieg-9
di
Almagro,.
for
having broaght the'
command for pucting
Pi
farro
co death, and for the punifhment of thofu
~'hb
had
joyned with him in the bmel of
Salines.
And to ~ccompliíh aHth~evil fayings
which cou!d b'e alledge,d againíl: l)im, they reported, thaé he.prqhibited; wine,,aod to'
eacfpic;es¡md fugar,:md
to
wear filk cloaths; and
to
t,tavail wich Bamocks or Bedding'. _
And chus, wich rhefe r~ports,, fome true and,fome falfe,
Pi~arro
made his ends
and advancages ,. being, willing and r~ady to cake hold of any prnenae uo·grouvd
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