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IV.
CH A P.
X.
Tw0 óf the lnhabitants of
Arequepa
revolt to the Vir;e-f<_ing,
with two of the Ships belonging to
Gon~alo Pi~arro,
an<L the Ciriztns of
Cozco
défert his Army._
'
W.
Hilíl the Vice-king
Blafco Nunne~
was troubled with thefe thoughts and
fears, a lucky accidenc happened much to his advantage and fatisfaétion ;
for cwo perfons which belonged
to
che City of
Arequepa,
one of which was cal–
led
feronimo de Serna
and the ocher
Alonfa de Carcem,
feifed upon the two Ships
in
thac Port belonging
to
Gonfalo Pifarro,
which he had bought with his ~wn money,
wich intenc to íhip his Ammunition and Provifions chereupon, and w1ch chem to
be Mafler of chofe Seas, which was of great and high concernmenr
to
him : thefe
cwo perfons, as we have faid, corrupted che Mariners, and perfüaded them
to
fail
. che Ships
to
Lo1 ReyeJ,
where che Vice-king refided; ¼ho received chem wich
greac joy and concentment ; for chereby perceiving chac the Forces of his Enemy
were wavering, and enclining
to
his fide, he cook it as a good Ornen of his fol–
lowing fucceís.
In
che mean time it happened out in the Army of
Gonfal~ Pifarro,
which
we
Jefe in
Sacfahuana,
chat che Cicizens which belonged
to
Couo,
reflefüng withi11
themfelves upon che defign in which they were engaged, and confidering how
unbefeemiog and improper a matter it was to pecicioo
for
Juílice wicE Arms in
cheir hands, which oughc co be performed in a more humble and fubm1ffive man–
ner; it was agreed amongll che principal men amongll them, (as was before pri–
vacely difcourfed) co defert che caufe of
Gonfalo Pifarro
and recuro again to cheir
own habicacions.
The chief and leading men in chis defign were
Graviel de Roj,u, Garp'laj[o de la
Vega, ¡ohn de Saavedra, Gome~ de RojM, feronimo Cojlilla, Pedro del Barco, M artin de
Florencia, ¡eronimo de Soria, Gome~ drr Leon,
Doétour
Ca,-vajal, A/onfo Pere:{, de
Ef
q,úvel, Pedro Pi{nrro,
and
¡ohn Ramirn.
Thefe are al particularly mentioned by che cwo Auchours,
C11rate
and
Diego
Fernandn;
but befides chefe, thtre were feveral ochers noc named by rhem, as
7ohn rulio de Hojeda, Diego de Silva, Thomas B=que.-.,, Pedro Alonfo Carrafco, rohn
de
Pancorvo, Alonfo
de
Hinojofa, Antonio de fJ.!!
_innor.es, Alonfo de Loyafa, Mnrti,i
de
Mene•
fei, Mancio Serra de LegHicamo, Francifco de Villa Fuerta, rohn de Figueroa, Pedro de
los Rios,
wich his Brocher
Diego, Alonfo de Soto,
and
Diego de Truxillo, Gafpar 7ara,
and orhers whofe names I have forgocren, who v.ere in all about forty in nm;nber,
wirh many of which I hada perfonal acquaintance.
All chefe having de{erced che caufe of
Gonfa(o Pifarro,
recurned to their owa
homes ac
Couo;
where having provided themfelves wich fuch convenieoces as
were neceífary for cheir Journey, chey wich ali diligence cook cheir Jouroey ca
Arequepa,
wich qeÍlgn to feife che cwo Ships belonging to
Gonfalo Pifarro,
which
they knew lay ac rhat place, and embark chemfelves chereon, and fail ro
Los
Reyei
efleeming it for a great piece of fervice to rhe Kiog, and a means ro ingrariac~
chemfelves wich che Vice-king; bue herein chey were difappointed, for chac che
Capcains
Alonfo de Carceres
and
reronimo de la Serna
had forellalled chern in their
defign, having carried che Ships away to
Los Reyes
before cheir arrival.
And being chus difappoinced of rheir hopes, chey confidered of che fecurell way
they were now to cake to gec to che Více-kíng; for chey knew rhar
Gonfalo Pi–
rarro
had íl:opped ali che Roads and Paífages
over
rhe Plains and Mouncains -
wherefore chey agreed co build a g1;eac Boacor Veffel, and chereon ró cake
thek
~aífage bySea to
Lo1
RryeJ :
che building of chis Ve{fel took up forcy days rime
to
little purpofe ; for che Carpencers being boch unskilfull in building·, and che Tim–
ber green and unfeafoned, .no fooner was che Veífel laoched, and her Proviíions
ladeo upon her bue íhe funk clown
to
che boccom in che very Harbour. Where–
fore fioding thac there was no other way now !efe them, chey refolved co hazard
chemfelves ~n che Land, which fücceeded according co their defires, for che lload
·
being