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IV.
Royal
Com_mentaries.
over the purfuit,of the Enemy, who were fo far advanced before chem, chac ic
was impoffible to ove¡·take them. And having refrefhed his meo in
Ayahuaca
as
well as he could, he marched away in good order by the fame way chac the Vice–
king had paffed; where in the way chey picked up fome of che Vice-king's
people, who were tired, and not able, by weakneís to follow bis Camp, and
orhers, who out of fome difcontent had deferted bis Parcy: bue as ro tbe Vice–
king, with fuch as were wich him, he purfued his tnarch cowards che Cicy of
~itu,
which is fituated in a Countrey plentifull of al! provifions for refrefhmenc
of his meo, who were much tired and weakned for wanc of neceffary Food. Af–
ter fome litcle repofe and refrefhmenc takeo,
Pifarro
continued his purfuir, though
by his long (lay he was far caíl: behind : howCoever as he paífed he took feveral of
the Vice-king's men, who lagged in che rere, which he refufed to enrertain in his
fervice, either becaufe he was fufpicious of rhem, or becaufe he had more meo
rhan provifions, and oeeded no additiooal forces againíl: che weaknefs of his Ene–
my: bue fuch as he cook of rhem he fenC·away either
to
Truxi/lo, Los Reyes
or
any other pare, according
to
every m:m's choice; bue men,of note and qualicy he
hanged up. The Reople who were chus permitted
to
recurn llnto their homes,
reponed ali thiogs where they paffed in favour of che Vice-king, and in difparage–
menr of
Pifarro,
whom rhey reprefenced as cruel and tyrannical ; which moíl: per–
fons believed, becaufe they eíl:eemed che caufe of che Vice-king
to
be j.u(l and
1oyal: And whereas the people who refide in chat Province are more defirous of
news and changes than in other places, becaufe they are Souldiers, which are idle,
and give themfelves
to
no bufineís or employmenc, and cherefore encercain dif–
courfes of State Affairs with much variety and pleafure in their calk : And on che
conrrary, Citizens and men of bufinefs are averfe from che War, becaufe they are
haraíied therewith, and fübjeéted
to
the infolence of Souldiers, and though they
intermeddle not in Affairs, yet they are liable upon every little occafion to be
quefüoned by him who Governs, and be put to death, thac their Eíl:ates being
confifcated he may gratifie., his Followers and Fafüon with them; and rherefore
having thefe fears, every one talked and difcourfed of news. Thefe rumours were
fo
common and loud that they carne
to
che ears of
Pifarro
aqd hisRulers in cheir
refpeétive Jurifdiétions;
to
fupprefs which reporrs in all places, and more efpeci–
~lly at
Los Reyes,
where che greareff confluence of people was, many were h:rnged
by
Warrant from an ordinary Jufüce, called
Pedro M artín·de Cici!ia,
·who was ve–
ry zealous in che caufe of
Gon 1alo Pif_arro
and for che fuccefs of his Affairs.
For as
to
Loren 1 ode A!dana,
who was his chief Depuey rhere, he was caucious and wary'
how he intermeddled in matters, for which he might be called into queíl:ion in cafe
the cicle of Affairs íhould mm ; bue behaved himfelf with char moder:uion as pre–
venced the effulion of bloud, and confifcation ofEítates ; and for che whole rime
ofhis_Governmenc he kepc th~ngs in fuch order, chat, chough he aél:ed by Com–
rniffion·under
Pi 1 arro,
yet, he never did any thing parcial or againíl:. Law in his
favour, but radíer proteél:ed thofe who Were inclined to che Vice-king's Parry;
who being fenfible of bis favour, flocked from other Provinces
to
cake refuge un–
der him ; of which che Zealots fot
Pi_r¡arro
taking particular notice, efpecially che
High Confiable of tbe City called
Chriftopher de Burgos
tefüfiea great difpleafure
thereupon; for which
Lorenfo de Aldana
feverely reproved him, and gave him ve–
ry hard words publickly qefore the people, and on farther provocac_ion cbpt him
into Prífon. Of all which, chough
Gonfalo·Pifarro
received certain intelligence
yec, he differnbled che macter, judging thar, being far diíl:anc, it would not b;
convenient to revoke
his
Cominiffion, becaufe he was füong in Souldiers, which
were with hirn, and had gained che affeél:ions and good will of che people iG rhat
City.
Thus far are che wor~s of
Auguftine Carate.
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