invite eyther of them They were equally abstynent and moderate in theyr féeding and dyet as also in refraining of sensuallitie and especially from abusing of any Spanish Women for they déemed that they could not deale therein without preiudice of theyr neighbours whose Wiues or Daughters those Women were they neyther ouermuch enclyned to the Indian Women The Marquesse had the company of an Indian Gentlewoman who was sister to Atabalâ—ba by whome he had a Sonne named Don Gonsalo who deceassed at fowretéene yeeres of age and a Daughter named Donca Francisca By an other Indian Woman of Cusco he had an other Sonne called Don Francisco Don Diego de Almagro had that sonne of whome we haue spoken who slewe the Marquesse which Sonne he had by an Indian Woman of Panama They bothe receyued honour at the Emperours hands for as hath bene declared to Don Francisco Pisarro he gaue the tyttle or addition of Marquesse and made him Gouernour of newe Castile and also ordayned him Knight of the order of Saint Iames. To Don Diego de Almagro he gaue the gouernment of newe Toledo and the tytle of chéefe Discouerer Particulerly the Marquesse was greatly affectioned and helde in great feare and reuerence the name of his Maiestie in so much that he abstayned from dooing of many thinges that he had power to doo declaring that he would not that his Maiestie should say how he ascended in the Land and oftentymes when he was present at the melting of the Syluer and Golde he would ryse from his Chayre to take vp the graynes of Syluer and Golde which fell from the clypping saying that with his mouth when handes fayled he woulde gather together the kinges porcion These two Gentlemen were equall euen in theyr kindes of death for the Marquesse brother put Don Diego to deathâ— and Don Diego his Sonne slewe the Marquesse The Marquesse was desirous to benefit the Countrey by tyllage and other commodities He buylt a fayre house in the Cittie of the kinges he also buylt for the benefite of the Cittie two rowes of Mylles along the Riuer side in which buylding he occupied him selfe at all tymes of leysure giuing his councell and opinion to the Maister workemen He tooke great paynes in setting forwarde the workes of the Cathedrall Church of the Cittie of the kinges and other lyke Monumentes Howe Don Diego de Almagro the younger ioyned an Armie of men of Warre and howe he slewe certaine Gentlemen and howe Alonso de Aluarado spread his Ensigne for his Maiestie Chap. 10. AFter that Don Diego had gotten the Citie into his power and taken the wandes of Iustice from the Officers and placed other by his owne election he then apprehended Doctour Velasques Lieutenannt to the Marquesse and Antonio Picado his Secretarie and chose for the chéefe Captaynes of his warres Iuan Tellio Cittizen of Ciuile and Francisco Chaues and also Sotelo WheÌ„ the noyse was spread abroade of the election of these new Captaynes all the Uagabounds and ydle persons which were in that countrey came to this cittie pretending lybertie to robbe spoyle and lyue at pleasure And to furnishe those Roges with money he tooke the Fiftes appertayning to the King and also the goodes of such as were deceassed which was kept in a common Chest to performe theyr Testamentes and Legacies But afterwarde discencion began to growe among them selues for some of the principall personnes mooued with enuie were mynded to kyll Iuan de Herrada séeing that although Don Diego had the name of gouernour and Captayne generall yet the sayde Herrada ruled and gouerned all And the mutiny being knowen many were executed especially Francisco de Chaues and also Anthonio de Oribuela Citizen of Salamanca was beheaded Because when he came from Spaine he sayde that they were Tyrants Afterwarde Don Diego sent his Messengers vnto all the Citties of his gouernment wylling them to admytte and receyue him for theyr gouernour And although he was accepted in the most Citties for the feare onely which they had of him yet in Chachapoyas where Alonso de Aluarado was Lieutenant as soone as the Pursuiuantes were come with the commaundement from Don Diego he commaunded them to be arrested and also fortified him selfe to withstand him in obedience and had an especiall confidence in the people of the Countrey and also in a hundred men of warre which he had attending on his person Whereupon he spread his Ensigne on the behalfe of his Maiestie esteeming in nothing the threatninges bragges and fayre promises of Don Diego which were written vnto him by his Letters But rather made a playne aunswer that in no wyse he would receyue him for Gouernour vntyll such tyme as his Maiestie should commaund the same by expresse order and Commission And in the meane whyle he hoped through the helpe of God and those Gentlemen which were in his company to reuenge the death of the Lorde Marquesse and to punishe theyr disobedience and offences doone against his Maiestie When Don Diego vnderstoode the pretence of Aluarado incontinent he dispatched Captayne Garcia de Aluarado with a great company of foote men and Horse men commaunding him to encounter and giue him the Onset with all his industrie and power and that in the way as he should passe to enter into the Citie of Saint Mighell and there to take bothe Armor and Horses from the Cittizens and at his returne to doo the lyke in the Cittie of Trâ—gillio In this order Garcia de Aluarado tooke his iorney by Sea vntyll he arriued at Puetia Sancta which standeth fifteene Leagues distaunt from Trugillio where he mette Captaine Alonso Cabrera who came flying away with all the people of the Towne of Guanuco to ioygne with the Cittizens of Trugillio against Don Diego which cause being perfectly knowen he tooke bothe him and certayne of the chéefest of his company Who as soone as he was come to the Cittie of Saint Mighell he caused to strike of the heads bothe of him and one Villegas which came in his company Howe the Cittie of Cusco arose for his Maiestie and chose for their Captayne generall Pedro Aluares Holgui and what followed Chap. 11. WHen the Messengers and Prouisions of Don Diego came to the Cittie of Cusco where at that tyme Diego de Silua sonne of Felisiano de Silua borne in the Cittie of Rodrigo and Francisco de Caruatall Sheriffes of the Cittie But Caruatall was afterwarde Campe maister to Gonsalo Pisarro So that the Estate of the Cittie agréede in Councell not to allowe nor yet receyue him although openly they durst not denie his commaundement and request vntyll they might pefectly vnderstande and know what number of men prouision he had in readinesse to procéede with his enterprise whervpon they made a bréefe aunswere saying that they desyred it might please Don Diego to send a more ample authoritie and power touching the premisses then as yet he had done then in continent they would allowe the same After that the Messengers were
whereupoÌ„ they gaue iudgement of death and executed the sentence But before his death he stil called for his frend Hernando Pisarro who was gone toward Spayne saying if he had beene here I should not so wrongfully be put to death And at the hower that he should die he was baptized by the Bishop How Ruminagui made insurrection in the Prouince of Quito and how the Gouernour went to Cusco Chap. 8. THe Captaine in whom Atabaliba had put in his life time a great trust as in the former Chapter is declared and how he fled from the battaile in Caxamalca with 5000. Indians He I say being in the Prouince of Quito gathered together al the Indians of Atabaliba and possessed himselfe of the estate of that Countrey compelling them to obay him as their right and only Lord. Atabaliba a litle before his death sent his brother Illescas to Quito to bring vnto him his children which Ruminagui most vnnaturally caused to be slayne When Atabaliba saw that of force hée should die hee earnestly desired certaine of his Captaines to see his body caried to the Prouince of Quito to be buried with his Father Guaynacaua the which requeste they faithfully performed and wheÌ„ the dead body was brought to Quito Ruminagui receiued it with great honour and buried him with his Father with great pompe and solemnitie accordinge to the custome of the Countrey and when the Funerals were ended he caused a great drunken Feast to be made in the which when the Captaines that had brought the dead body were throughly drunke hee commaunded them al to be slaine among whom was Illescas Brother to Atabaliba who had his skinne plucked of beinge aliue and with the same skin hee couered the endes of a Drum and his head hanging at the same Drumme In this meane while the Lord Marques Gouernour deuided all the Golde and Plate in Caxamalca and when he had so done he had aduice how one of Atabalibaes Captaines called Quixquix went vp anâ— downe in the countrey stirring the Indian People to insurrection whervpon he determined no longer to abide nor yet to tarry his coÌ„ming in the Valley of Xauxa hee also sent before him Captaine Sâ—to with certaine of his Horsemen and hee him selfe went in the Reregard In the Prouince of Viecasinga the Indians came sodainly vpon Captaine Soto in such sort that hée stoode in perrill of the ouerthrow foure of his men were slaine but the day beeing spent the night forced them to cease and to retire to the Mountaines The Gouernour hearing of this great daunger of Captaine Soto sent Don Diego de Almagro to suckcour him with certain Horsemen so that the next morning the Indians comming agayne to skirmish the Christians made as though they would fly to allure the enemies downe into the Playne out of the daunger of the high places from whence they did much hurt with their Slinges But the Indians suspectinge the pollicye of the Christians retired backe againe and kept their skirmishing neare the Wooddes not knowing of the succour which was come because of the great myst which did fall that morninge they could not discry their coÌ„ming by meane wherof the ChristiaÌ„s had the victory and slew many of the enemies Then came the Gouernour with the Reregard at whose comming came a brother of Guascar and Atabaliba who was chosen Inga or King of the Land by meane of their deathes hee had receiued the great Tassell which was as much as to saye as the Crowne of the Princely estate and was called Paulo Inga who certified the Gouernour how in the cittie of Cusco attended his coÌ„ming a great number of men of War with this newes hée letted not but procéeded forwarde by his ordinary Iorneyes vntill hee came in sight of the Cittie out of the which he saw assend a maruailous smoake by meane wherof hee iudged the Cittie to be on fier to the intent to preserue the same he sent with all spéede a company of Horsemen but they were no sooner comen neare the cittie when a great number of Indians came out to encounter with theÌ„ with slinges and sundry other sortes of weapons in such sort that the Spanyardes were glad with all haste possible to retire aboue the space of a longe League where they met with the Gouernour who vnderstandinge what had hapned sente from thence his two Bretherne Ihon and Gonsalo Pisarro with the most of the Horsemen who set vpon the enemies on the Mountaine side with such courage that they caused them to retire and in their flight slue many of them vntill the night compelled them to cease The Gouernour séeinge the good successe gathered his army togeather and the next day thinkinge to haue had resistance in his entrye into the Cittie hee found not one man to withstande him so that hee and his companye entered peaceably where hee aboade at pleasure Twentie daies after his abode in Cusco came newes how Quixquix had a great Army wherwith he did great hurt robbing spoyling in the Prouince of Conde suyo wherupon the Gouernour sent Captaine Soto with 50. Horsemen to disturbe his procéedinges whose comming béeing knowen to Quixquix hee durst not abide but with all spéede fledde toward Xauxa thinkinge there to finde some small company of the Christians whom hée might easely subdue who were such as had remained behinde to kéepe the Fardage and the Kings portion of treasure which was at the charge of Alonso Requelme Treasorer But the Spanyards hauing aduise of his pretence although they were but fewe who in effecte attended in Xauxa for the purpose aforesaid did so valyantly defende his enterprise that his desire tooke no place but rather was forced to passe forwarde the highe waye towardes Quito When the Gouernour had intelligence of y e dealings of Quixquix hée sent after him againe Captaine Soto with his company of Horsemen and after him hée sente his Bretherne who generally followed him aboue a hundred Leagues and coulde not ouertake him wherupon they returned agayne to Cusco where they had as great a praye of Golde and Plate as before they had in Caxamalca the which the Gouernour deuided amonge his Souldiers and began to inhabite the Cittie which was the head and Princely seate of all the whole countrey of Peru and so continued a long space among the Christians hée also deuided the Indian People among the new Inhabitantes which there determined to abide for there were many of his men that were not willing to remaine there but rather to returne into Spayne to enioy the Treasure which they had gotten both in Cusco and Caxamalca How Captayne Benalcasar went to the Conquest of Quito Chap. 9. HEre before in this History hath béene declared howe at the time when the Gouernour came into Peru hee inhabited the Cittie of Sainct Mighel in the Prouince of Tangarara neare vnto y e port of Tumbez for the only intent that such as should come froÌ„ Spaine might haue a sure and safe Roade or harbor
one attired him selfe according to his possiblitie This countrey where the Zinamon groweth standeth vnder the Equinoctiall Lyne euen as the Ilandes of Maluco doth which also bringeth forth Zinamon which ordinarily is spente in Spayne and in other orientall partes How the inhabitantes of Chili began to conspire The Marques death Chap. 6. WHen Hernando Pisarro executed Don Diego de Almagro in the citie of Cusco hee sente a Sonne of his which he had begotteÌ„ of an Indian Woman to the citie of y e Kings whose name was also Don Diego de Almagro who was a vertuous younge man of great courage and well brought vp his chéefe exercise was to ride a horse well both after the Genet vse and warlike order in the which facultie hee prooued a gallaunt Horsman hee could also write and reade exceedinge well his Schoolemayster and Tutor was a Gentleman called Iuan de Herrada who had likewise the gouernment of his person The Father of this young man commended his Sonne vnto this man Now whan he was in the citie of the Kinges with his Pupill hee vsed greate conuersacion with such as he thought meete to bee of his parcialitie who were such as went waÌ„dring vp and downe in the Countrey without a guide as men lefte succourlesse and ouercome and none woulde entertaine them because they were with Don Diego de Almagro at the time of his ouerthrow Now Iuan de Herrada callinge to remembrance how Hernando Pisarro was gone into Spayne and his brother Gonsalo likewise gone into the countrey of Zinamon in discouery and hée also beeinge set at libertie by the Marques for vntill this time hee was as a Prisoner So that now the younge man and his Tutor began to prepare armour and other furniture of War in a readines meaning to reuenge his Fathers death the destruction which was made in his Fathers armie the remembrance wherof was as yet very fresh in minde although the Marques often times procured to haue them for his faithfull fréends but yet he could neuer bring his desire to effect wherupon hee tooke occasion to take from them certain Indians of seruice thinking by that meane they should not haue wherwithall to maintaine such as daily came vnto them but his pretence auayled not for they were so knitte togeather in league of freendship that all which they possessed was a thing common among them that which was gotten by play or stealth they brought to Iuan de Herrada his House as a common stocke to maintayne him withall so that dailye they multiplyed and furnished them selues with Armour yet not withstandinge there were many of the Marques freendes that gaue him warninge of their dooinge But hee not regarding their counsayle beeing a man of a gentle nature and condicion answered them saying that they should not encrease the sorrowe of the ouerthrowen men Alas quoth hee their greefe is great ynough to see themselues poore ouercomen and almost of all men abhorred Don Diego de Almagro and his companye beeinge assured of the playne meaninge of the Marques they became euery daye more shamelesse then other yea they letted not the cheefest of them to passe by the Marques in the streate without any submission or reuerence dooinge vnto him and also on a night they had tyed three Halters on the Picot which is a Piller wheron they vse to doo execution of hanginge in the Market place of euery cittie The one of those Halters was set towarde the Marques house and another towarde the house of his Liuetenant and the thirde toward the house of his Secretary Yet the Marques dissimuled all these dooinges excusinge them as men ouercome and without shame and therfore they vsed such practises But these longe sufferings made them a great deale the bolder so that from two hundred leagues distante came diuersâ— of the parcialitie which were tofore banished amonge whom they absolâ—tely conspired the Marques death and to bee Lorde of the Landeâ— as afterward followed Yet they stayed somewhat y e longer in the execution of their determination onely to heare some newes because they had vnderstanding that Captaine Diego de Aluarado â— was gone into Spayne to accuse Hernando Pisarro of his former proceedinges and how Hernando was for his offence apprehended and the cause earnestly followed they had also intelligence how his Maiestie had prouided the Lycenciat Vaca de Castro to come into Peru to make informacion of all the former successe but not to punishe the offences with such rygor as they expected Wherevpon leauing all delaies aside they foorthwith determined to execute their intended purpose although they had a great desire to se what Vaca de Castro woulde do saying that if this new Iudge do not as soone as hée commeth apprehend and put to death the Marquez that then they would murther them bothe together and for to haue more assured aduertisement they sent Don Alonso de Monte Mayor towarde Tumbez others in his companie Because there were certayn shippes arriued which came from Panama who brought newes how Vaca de Castro was preparyng his viage into Peru. Afterwarde it happened that when Vaca de Castro had inbarked him selfe in Panama the currant of the Sea being contrary draue him in sutch sorte to Léeward that he was forced to come on lande at the Ilande of Gorgona and to passe vp the Riuer of Sainct Iohn and by good happe came into the gouernacion of Benalcasar and from thence passed by lande into Peru as hereafter more particuler shalbe declared The men of Chili séeyng the delay in the comyng of Vaca de Castro they suspected that by their owne delay of their pretence intelligence might be geuen to him of their doynge and thereby bee an occasion of the losinge of all their liues So that they now were agréed to execute theyr intente as in this chapter folowinge shalbe declared How the Marquez his friendes gaue him a speciall warnyng of the order of the conspiracie of his death Chap. 7. IT was openly knowen in the Cittie of the Kinges how the men of Chili had conspyred the Marques his death many of his fréends giuing him warning thereof vnto whome he made aunswer saying that their heads should kéepe his so y t in fine he was carelesse of his enimies in such wise that oftentymes he would goe out of the Cittie to certayne Milles that he had a making with only his Lacky 〈◊〉 â—ttend vpoÌ„ him And to such as demaunded of him wâ—â— he had not a Garde to wayte vpon him he would say that he would not that men should thinke that he stoode in feare of the Lycenciate Vaca de Castro who was comming for to be Iudge against him Wherupon the men of Chili blewe abroade that Vaca de Castro was dead séeing that the Marquesse stood in such securitie of him selfe So that on a daye Iuan de Herrada went to visite him at his house with certayne of his parcialitie and founde him in his Garden where after certayne wordes
Barrio made answere to Guascar that they could not leaue of from y e iorney which they had in hand but with al spéede possible they meant to returne and then they would solicite his suite and request and so departed and procéeded on their iorney which was y e only cause of Guascars death and also the losse of al the said wonderful treasure for the captaines which carryed him prisoner gaue intelligence by poast to Atabaliba of all the talke had betwéene the Spanyards and Guascar But Atabaliba considered with him selfe that if this matter should come in question before the Gouernour aswell for that Guascaer had iustice on his side as also for the great aboundance of gold by his brother offred knowing also y e great loue affection that the Spaniards bare to the goldeÌ„ mettall he feared by these meanes that y e kingdome should be geuen to his brother yea and so it might fall out that for y e causes aforsaid he might be slain to put all matter out of question therfore he determined to kil his said brother yet he feared y e enterprise because he had heard say that y e christians had a law among theÌ„ that whosoeuer did kill any of their nation should therefore also be killed And thereupon he deuised to proue the Gouernours minde in that case the which he put in vre with great industry and on a day he fayned great sorrow with teares and sobbinge and would neither eate nor drinke nor speake with anye man although the Gouernour did earnestly enportune him to declare the causeâ— At the length hee began to say that hée had vnderstood and receiued newes how a Captaine of his séeinge him Prisoner had slayne his Brother Guascar the which was no small greefe for him for hée loued him not onely because he was his elder Brother but rather hée held him in stead of a father and although hee was the occassion to take him prisoner it was not to the intente to hurte his person nor yet to vsurpe his kingdome but only that hée should permit him to inioye his Prouince of Quito which his Father had giuen vnto him after that hée had conquered it which Prouince was also out of the dominion of Cusco The Gouernour hearinge his sorrowfull complaint comforted him and bid him bée of good cheare sayinge moreouer that death was a thing natural and when the Countrey should bee quieted of all dissencions then hee would make informacion to know who they were which consented and procured his Brothers death and punish them accordingly When Atabaliba perceiued that the Gouernour tooke the matter so slightly hée then fully determined to execute the thing which hée had deuised and sente priuily to the Captaines who had the kéepinge of Guascar expresse commission to kill him which was forthwith committed with such speede that it was neuer certainly knowen whither hée was slayne in the time that Atabaliba made his fained mourninge or afterwarde of which euill successe the principall fault was laide to Captaine Soto and Pedro de Barrio who were so presise in their determined iorney to Cusco The Indians doth reporte than when Guascar saw that hée should die hee said I haue béene a small while Lord of this Land and lesse shalbe the traytour my Brother by whose commaundement I now must die beeing his naturall Prince the which his words were well remembred for when they saw Atabaliba slaine as in this nexte Chapter shalbe declared they called to remembrance his wordes and said verely that Guascar was a Prophet childe of the Sunne consideringe how his wordes came to passe hee also sayd that when his Father departed froÌ„ him hee warned him that wheÌ„ a white people bearded should come into that Countrey that hee should submit him selfe vnto them because said hee they shalbe Lords ouer this Countrey although this thy Fathers Prophesie seemed strange yet through the industry of the Diuel it might be knowen for so much it happenâ—d before Guaynacaua died The Lord Marques went conquering along the coast of Peru and also when he abode in Caxamalca hee sente his Brother Hernando Pisarro with certayne Horsemen to discouer the Countrey who proceeded till hee came to Pachacama which standeth in the Prouince of Guamacucho where hee met with a Brother of Atabaliba called Illescaes who brought more theÌ„ 300000 poyzes of Golde towarde the raunsome of his Brother beside a great quantitie of Plate who after hee had passed many daungerous wayes and perrilous Bridges was come to Pachacama hee there had intelligence how a Captaine of Atabaliba called Cilicuchima abode in the Prouince of Xauxa with a great Armie which might be about fortie leagues from that place vnto whoÌ„ he sent requiring him to come vnto him but the Indian Captayne denied his request wherupon Hernando Pisarro determined to goe talke with him although his men coÌ„mended not his enterprise to bee so bolde to put him selfe in his enemies power who was a man of great might but in fine when Pisarro had spoken with him and through his perswasioÌ„ the Indian Captaine discharged his men and went personally with him to Caxamalca to sée his Lord Atabaliba but when hée should enter into the place where hée was hee put of his Shooes and tooke vpon his shoulders the present which they were wont to present him withall and with sorrowfull countenance the teares droppinge from his eyes hée sayd O mighty Prince if I had been with you at the time of your apprehencion the Christians had now possessed your person Atabaliba answered that it was Gods iudgement that hee should be Prisoner and also to be taken with so smal a company of straungers But said hee the principall occasion was the flight of my Captaine Ruminagui with 5000. men in whom I put my onely trust How Atabaliba was slayne and the occasion was layde to his charge how he went about to murder the Christians and how Don Diego de Almagro came into Peru the second time Chap. 7. THe Lord Marques Piâ—arro Gouernour béeinge in the Prouince of Poâ—chos before hee came to Caxamalca as before is declared he receiued a priuye Letter without firme which afterward was knowen to come froÌ„ the Secretary of Don Diego de Almagro froÌ„ Panama wherin was giuen to vnderstand how Don Diego had builte a great Ship with the intent that with the same others he ment with al his power to passe personally into Peru to intercept the Gouernoure procéedinges and to place possesse the best soyle in all the Land to his vse which ground did lye beyonde the Limittes discouered by the Marques the which according to a prouision receiued from the Emperour did contayne from the Equinoctiall Lyne forward 250 Leagues directly North and South This Letter the Gouernour kept in secreat and would make none of his fréendes priuye therunto but yet hee beléeued and it was true that Don Diego de Almagro had taken shippinge accordinge to the tenour
to doo consideringe y â— great number of Indians which daily came to serue in those workes wherby victualles grew to such a dearth that a bushell of Maiz came to be worth twentie castlins of Gold and a bushell of Wheate as much and a Sacke of the earbes called Coca was worth .30 poyzes yea and afterward it came to bee derer yet through the great treasure which there was founde all the other Mines were left vnhabited and especially the Mines of Porco where Hernando Pisarro had a great porcion of ground out of the whiche hee gathered great riches The Mines also which gathered gold in Cambaya other riuers left their workes came to Potosi because they fouÌ„d there greater profit without coÌ„parison They which vnderstand in these workes holde opinion that by manifest tokens these Mines are of perpetuitie With this good successe Captayne Carauajal began to gather great summes of treasure in such sorte y t he tooke possession of al the Indians and Anaconas of such Spaniards as were slayne or fled or had been agaynst him in his former warre so that in short time he obtained into his power the sum of seuen hundred thousand poyzes and would not ther of ayde his soldiours with any thing who had folowed him in al his warres whervpon they began to murmur among them selues and were minded to kill him The chief of this mutiny were Luis pardomo Alonso de Camargo Diego de Balmazeda Diego de Luxan there were nere 30. persons which determined to execute the sayd pretence within one month after Carauajal was come to the town of Plata But through a mischance which hapned they deferred the matter til another day This practise was not so secretly wrought but that Carauajal came to knowledge therof whervpoÌ„ he commanded Luis Pardomo Camargo Orbanejâ—â— Balmasedaâ— and other .10 or 12. persons of the principallest to be quartered and others banished so y t with the execution of sutch cruell Iustices in causes of Mutynies the people were so feared that they neuer durst at any time after to deale in the like practises FINIS The Table of the Chapters contayned in this present Booke OF the notice had of Peru how the discouery was begun ca. 1. fo 1 How Don Francisco Pisarro abode in the Ile of Gorgona and how with a small companye of men hee sayled beyond the Equinoctiall Lyne cap. 2. fo 2 How Don Francisco Pisarro came into Spayne to giue knowledge of his trauaile discouery of Peru to the Emperor his Maiestie ca. 3 fo 4 Of the people which inhabite vnder the Equinoctiall Lyne and other notable thinges which there are found cap. 4. fo 4. Of the vaynes of Pitche which are found at the Cape called Destahelenâ— of the Gyants which somtime dwelt in those parts ca. 5. fo 5 Of the people and thingâ—s which are beyonde the Equinoctiall Lyne toward the South alonge the Sea coaste ca. 6. fo 7. Of the ordenary winde which bloweth in the Playnes and the reason of the drynes of that soyle cap. 7. fo 9. Of the qualitie of the Mountaynes of Peru and the habitacion of Indians and Christians cap. 8. fo 11. Of y e cities of Christians which are in the mouÌ„taines of Peru. ca. 9 fo 13 Of y e opinion which y e Indians held touching their creacioÌ„ ca. 10 fo 16 Of the rites sacrifice which the Indians vsed in Peru. cap. 11. fo id What the Indians opinion is touchinge the resurrection of the body ca 12. fo 17 Of the Origen of the Kings of Peru which were called Ingas ca. 13 fo id Of the notable things which Guaynacaua built in Peru cap. 14 fo 19 Of the estate of the Warres in Peru at the time of the Spanyardes comming into that Countrey cap. 15. fo 22 The second Booke OF the Conquest atchiued by Don Francisco Pisarro and his men in the Prouince of Peru cap. 1 fo 25 Of thinges which happened to the Gouernour in the Iland of Puna and the conquest therof cap. 2. fo 26 How the Gouernour went to Tumbez and of the conquest which hee there obtayned vntill hee inhabited the citie of S. Mighell ca. 3. fo id How the gouernor went to Caxamalca what there hapned ca. 4 fo 28 How y e battaile was fought w t Atabaliba he taken prisoner ca. 5 fo 29 How Atabaliba commaunded his Brother Guascar to be slayne and how Hernando Pisarro discouered in the countrey cap. 6 fo 31 How Atabaliba was put to death vpon surmise that hee would haue slaine the Christians and how Don Diego de Almagro went into Peru the seconde Iorney cap. 7 fo 34 How Ruminagui Captayne to Atabaliba rebelled made insurrecâ—ion in the land of Qâ—ito how the gouernor passed to Cusco ca. 8 fo 3â— How Captaine Benalcasar went to the conquest of Quito cap. 9 fo 38 How Pedro de Aluarado came to Peru â— what hapned vnto him ca. 10 fâ— 39 How Don Diego de Almagro met with Don pedro de Aluarado and what followed cap. 11 fo 41 How Don Diego de Almagro and Don pedro de Aluarado met with Captayne Quixquix and what passeâ— betweene them cap. 12 fo 42 How the Gouernour payde to Don pedro the 100000 poyzes accordinge to agreemente and how Don Diego would intrude into the gouernment of Cusco cap. 13 fo 44 The thirde Booke HOw Don Diego de Almagro toke his iorney toward Chili ca 1 fo 45 Of the paines troubles that Don Diego and his army passed in y e way toward Chili of certain particularities of y e couÌ„trey ca 2 fo 4â— Of the returne of Hernando pisarro into Peru of the prouisiâ—ns which he brought with him and of the rebellion of the Indians cap. 3 fo 48 How Don Diego de Almagro beseeged Cusco and tooke Hernando pisarro prisoner cap. 4 fo 49 How the Indians slew many succours which the Gouernour sente to ayde his Brother in Cusco cap. 5 fo 51 How the Marques sent to demaund helpe into diuerse partes how Captayne Alonso de Aluarado came to ayde him cap 6 fo 52 How the Marques went to Cusco to succour his Brother and by the way as hee wente hearinge of the victory of Alonso de Aluarado hee returned to the Cittie of the Kinges cap. 7 fo 54 How the Marques gathered a new Army and how Alonso de Aluarado and Gonsalo Pisarro brake out of Prison cap. 8 foâ— 55 How both the Gouernors met and how Hernando Pisarro was set at lybertie cap. 9 fo 56 How y e Marques proceeded against Don Diego and how hee retyred to Cusco cap 10 Eodem How Hernando Pisarro wente towarde Cusco with his Armye and the Battayle of Salinas cap. 11. fo 57 What happened after the Battayle of Salinas was fought and how Hernando Pisarro returned into Spayne cap. 12 fo 59 What hapned to captain Valdiuia in his voiage toward chili ca. 13 f. 6â— The fourth Booke HOw Gonsalo Pisarro
of the Letter which he had receiued and was on his way toward Peru arriued at Puerto Viejo where in effecte Don Diego after his arriual vnderstood the good successe and proceedings of the Gouernour and how hee had in his power maruailous treasure of Golde and Plate wherof accordinge to the articles of agréement made betweene them at the first beginning of the Discouery the one halfe was and did appertaine vnto him Hée nowe knowinge that the Gouernour had aduise of his comminge and the same to be done by his owne Secretary hée forthwith coÌ„maunded his Secretary to be hanged and with all his power procéeded on his Iorney till hee came where the Gouernour was in Caxamalca where hee found a great part of the raunsome of Atabaliba gathered togeather which was a strange sight both to him his company for they thought that in the whole world was not so much Golde and Siluer And the same day that the Saymaisâ—er had made his ensay of the Gold and Plate which belonged to the company The Golde onely did amount to one Million and eyght hundred thousand Poyzes yet the ensay was made verye slight for the Golde was of greater value the want of strong water was the defect so that the ensay was made two or thrée Carets baser than the finenes wherby the valuacioÌ„ was found 300000 Poyzes to litle And concerning the Plate the quantity was great so that the Emperours fifte parte amounted in fine Siluer 600000 Poyzes and yet in the same plate was Gold of thrée foure Carettes wherof the Emperour his parte was 300000 Poyzes euery Horseman had for his share 12000 Poyzes in fine Golde besides his part in Siluer and euery Footeman haâ— a quarter part lesse then the Horsemen Yet notwithstandinge this great treasure the one fifte parte of Atabalibas raunsome was not deliuered and because that Don Diego brought with him a great company of men there was alleaged y t vnto them did not appertaine any portion of the raunsome of Atabaliba for why they were not at the takinge of him prisoner yet the Gouernour commaunded to giue vnto euery of them a thousand poyzes toward their cost And determined to send his brother Hernando Pisarro to certifie the Emperour of his proceedings and good successe and because the true account was not yet perfectly knowen he sent vnto his maiestie 100000. poyzes in gold 20000. markes of plate contayning sixe ducates to euery marke out of the whole stock Which present was wrought in sundry sort of vessell according to the Indian vse whereof some were great vessels for water or wine called Tinages chafingdishes drummes shéepe figures of men and wemen all wrought in the forsayd mettall With the said portion Hernando Pisarro tooke shipping with great griefe of his departing froÌ„ Atabaliba who loued him excéedingly and also discouered vnto him much of his secretes and sayde vnto him at his leaue takinge O good captaine goe you now away Truely your departure is gréeuous vnto me for when you are gone I shal be slaine by this one eyed man and this he spake by Don Diego de Almagro who had but one eye as before hath beene declared Likewise he liked not the iesture of Alonso Requelme who was Treasorer for his maiestie And truely poore Atabaliba iudged right for as soone as Hernando Pisarro was departed his death was conspired by meane of his Interpreter who was named Philip and was so called because he had beene in Spayne with the Gouernour who most falsely accused his Prince saying y t hee was minded to murther secretly the Spaniards and for that purpose he had appoynted in secrete places a great number of Indians and where the information was made by y e mouth of Philip who interpreted the witnes sayinges according to his owne pleasure But the cause of his wicked dealing was not certainly knowen but it was iudged to â—e one of two causes which were the one was thought that he was in loue w t one of Atabalibas wiues thinkinge by his death to enioy his desire without peril of which his pretence Atabaliba had vnderstanding and therof had made complaint to the gouernor saying y t that shameles ascent greued him more theÌ„ his imprisonment or yet any other mishap y t might come vnto him although it were preseÌ„t death to sée so base a man his subiect enterprise such villany knowing y e great punishmeÌ„t in his couÌ„trey prepared for such an offence which was to burne aliue any that should attempt such things The man being an offender was not alone thus punished but also the woman her father mother brethren and kindred yea euen the cattel of the aduouterer and the town where he or she were borne was destroyed made vnhabitable the ground sowed with salt the trées cut down and the houses beaten flat with the ground other gréeuous punishments were deuised in remembrance of the offence Others held opinion that the chiefe cause of Atabaliba his deathâ— was the excéeding couetuosnes of Don Diego de Almagro and also of his men because it was told theÌ„ that they had no right to haue any share of al y e raunsome of Atabaliba which they thought vnpossible to be perfourmed although all the gold in the world were gathered together Upon which occasions the soldyars of Don Diego desired the death of Atabaliba saying that as long as hee should liue the Gouernors men would say that al y e gold which should come to their hands was his raunsome and they should not be partakers thereof But be it as may be they condeÌ„ned him to death wher at the poore Prince was not a litle amazed saying that he neuer thought nor imagined the things which were layd to his charge and for the verifying of the matter that it might please him to lay more Irons on him with greater garde or to cary him aboord one of their shippes til the trueth were thorowly knowen Hee sayd moreouer to the Gouernour and the chiefest of hys companye I know not for what cause yee doo iudge mee for a man of so small iudgement or to thinke that I would goe about to work treason considering how I am your prisoner and bound in Iron chaines and also if any of my people should but shew them selues for any such purpose yee might then with the least suspition strike my head from my shoulders And if ye thinke that any of my subiectes shoulde come to rescue me against my wil ye are also deceaued and know not what obedience my people beareth vnto me for against my will the fowles of the ayre shall not flee nor the leaues of the trees stirre All these allegations preuayled not nor yet to geue great gages for the life of y e basest Spanyard that should pearish in the land But sith it was thought among the Spaniards that it was not a lawfull cause to condemne him to death vpon suspicion they charged him with the death of his brother Guascar