obtained of Peru wherupon they agréede to procéed on the discouery of the same and therupon laid all their goods into stocke of company The first and principallest of them was called Don Francisco Pisarro who was borne in a Cittie of Spayne called Trugillio The seconde was named Don Diego de Almagro natural of the Towne of Mallagon whose stocke or lynage could not vnto this day be perfecâ—ly knowen yet some doth holde opinion that hée was found at the Church doore in his swadling clothes after that hee was newly borne The thirde was a Préest called Fernando de Luque And where these thrée were the richest and principallest men in that Countrey they determined to encrease their ritches also to serue herein his Maiesty the Emperour Charles the fifth wherupon they concluded to take in hande to discouer by the South Sea the Easterly coast of the firme Lande towarde those places which afterward were named Peru So that after they had obtained licence of y e Gouernour who at that instant then gouerned for his Maiesty called Pedro Arias de Auila Don Francisco Pisarro arriued and rigged forth a Shippe wherin hee himself tooke shipping as Captaine General with 114. men in his company and so procéeded on the Uoyage and in short space hee discouered a smal and poore Prouince fiftie Leagues distant from the Cittie of Panama the which hee named Peru and afterward called the whole Countrey of the same name which was discouered for the space of 1200. Leagues And procéeding forward hee found another Land which the Spanyards named the burnt Towne where the Indians of that place held them cruell warre and slew many of his men so that he was forced to retire sore wouÌ„ded to the Countrey of Chinchama In this meane season Don Diego de Almagro who aboad at home had prepared another ship and therin tooke shipping with 70. Spanyardes and with them proceeded to seeke Don Francisco Pisarro sayling along the Coast til hée came to the Riuer which hee named the Riuer of S. Ihon which standeth 100. Leagues distant from Panama And findinge him not hee returned to the burnt Towne and there had vnderstanding of his beeing there where hee also came a score but the Indians encouraged with the victory and expulsion of Don Francisco did like wise valyantly resist his entry yea and also put him and his company to the woorse in so much that they entred a Forte where the Spanyards defended them selues through the ouersight of those which had the charge of that part of the Fortresse by meane wherof they put the Spanyardes to flight and also with a stripe put out one of the eyes of Don Diego by reason wherof they were forced to flee and to retire to the Sea side to take Shippinge agayne and from thence sayled along the Coast of firme Land vntill hee arriued at Chinchama where he found Don Francisco wiâ—h whom after long communicacion and refreshing of themselues they gathered togeather about 200. Spâ—nyardes aâ—d so proceeded againe vpon the discouery with two Shippes and 3. Canoas which were small Uessels built like vnto Troughes In which Nauigacion they passed many and great troubles by reason the Coaste is lowe and full of Marrish ground and replenished with great Lizarts which the Indians call Caymanes and are Beastes which breede in the mouthes of those Riuers which are so great that commonly they are of 20. yea 25 foote long Their property is aswel to refresh themselues on the Land as in the Water but if any of them can laye holde vpon Man or Beast in the Water their strength is such that they carry theÌ„ vnder water where as they deuoure and consume them But cheefely they smell a Dogge a farre off and they laye their Egges on the Land a great number togeather where they breede but among the Sandes they are slow of their creepinge after they haue hatched they leade their Younge to the Water in the which their natural properties they may bee compared to the Crocodilles of Nilo they also suffer much honger for their feedinge when they want meate is the fruite of a Trée called Maugle wherof are many in those Riuers which are of harde Timber highe and straight in groweth and grow in salte water which is not onely salte but also bitter But the opinion is that those Beastes vse to eate of that Fruite when other feeding fayleth they eate also Fish In all this Coast the Grayne called Maiz groweth not In this sorte they went rowinge with their Canoas against the currant of the Sea which alwayes runneth Northward and their way was Southward and in this Nauigacion all along the Coaste the Indians assaulted them accordinge to the custome of their Warres thundering out cryes and noyse callinge them banished men with haire on their faces yea such as were bred of y e scuÌ„ of the Sea without any other Origen or Linage because the Sea had brought them thither demaunding also why they wente like Uacabondes wandringe the World it should appeare saide they that you are ydle persons and haue not wherin to imploy your selues because you abide in no place to labour and till the ground And wheras many of their men and Captaines were slaine by thesâ— Indians aswel by hunger as other wise Don Diego determined to returne to Panama for mo men the which his determinacion he performed and had from thence 80 men so that with them and the residew that remained aliue they arriued at the Land called Carame which was without the dominion of the Mauglares and a Countrey aboundant of meate but meanely inhabited The Indians of y e Countrey which were men of War had their Chéekes full of holes wherin were placed Pearles of Golde and findinge this place so fruitfulâ— they abode there vntill Don Diego de Almagro returned agayne to Panama for more men But in this meane while Don Francisco Pisarro returned abiding the coÌ„ming of his companion in a litle Iland which stoode neare vnto the Mayne called Insula de Gallo wheras hée stood in néede of all thinges necessary How Don Francisco Pisarro abode in the Iland of Gorgona and how with the small company of men which hee had remayninge hee sayled till hee passed the Equinoctiall Chap. 2. WHen Don Diego de Almagro returned to Panama for succour he found that his Maiestie had prouided for gouernment of the same Cittie a Gentilman of Cordoua called Pedro de los Rios who staid his procéeding personally because those which remained in the Iland of Gallo had sente secretly to this new Gouernour to intreate that hée should not permit any moe men to dy in that daungerous Iorney without any profit wheras tosore others of their Nacion had ended their dayes and that it might please him to coÌ„maund them also to returne In consideracion wherof Pedro de los Rios sente his Deputie with especiall commaundement that all such as were willing might safely retuâ—ne to Panama without daunger and
for their ships hée now considering that the number of his Horse were but few which hee left there after the taking Prisoner of Atabaliba hee sent for his Deputie from Caxamalca to Sainct Mighell Captaine Benalcasar with ten Horses at which time came many Indian Canares to make their coÌ„plaint against Ruminagui â— and his people saying that daily they were by them molested with cruell War At the same seasoÌ„ were many men comen from Panama Nicaragua so that when Captaine Benalcasar had heard of the iniuries of the Indians of Quito hee chose 200. of those fresh-men whereof was 80. Horsemen with them he toke his Iorney toward Quito aswel to defend the Canares as also for the great same of Golde that was thought to bee in those partes in the Treasury of Atabaliba when Ruminagui had vnderstanding of the comming of Captaine Benalcasar hee came and encountered with him in manye dauÌ„gerous passages with y e number of 12000 Indians also had many priuie snares made to intray y e ChristiaÌ„s in the high wayes which pollicies Benalcasar did preuent with great diligence for in the night season he sent 60. or 70. horsemen to assure his way either aboue or beneath y e accustomed high wayes which was ordinarily done before the morning so y t with this industry y e enemy was forced to retire into the plaines where they durst not abide the battaile for the great spoile which the horsemen made among them â—ut if by hap they staied in any place it was where their vsuall snares were betwéene them and the christians which were great holes made in the grouÌ„d sticked ful of stakes couered ouer with a false couering of grasse straw sand or els with turues which was so wel handled that w t great difficultie those snares could be discouered and might wel be compared to those which Caesar wryteth in his seuenth commentary which the people of Aexia deuysed for the defence of their citie But notwithstanding all their inuentioÌ„s they could not deceiue Benalcasar his chiefe pollicie was that alwayes he would be sure not to giue any onset where the Indians shewed countenance to expecte his comming for there was alwayes the snares ordeyned But rather he would goe and compasse them about 2. or 3. leagues to assaulte them on their backs or sidewise with great aduise not to passe vpon any gréene thing that might séeme counterfaite But now the Indians séeing their practises woulde take no place they deuised another practise which was they hauing vnderstanding or at the least suspecting which way the Christians would passe made certayne heales in the ground of the breatâ—h of a horse foote somwhat déepe not much distant one from another pretending by this pollicie to breake their horse legs But yet their deuises could not preuail to deceue Benalcasar who stil proceeded on conquering as he went euen to the principal cittie of Quito where hee had aduertisement how Ruminagui had sayd vnto his wiues which were many now shall you haue your desire and pleasure for y e Christians whom ye loue are at hand with whom yee may take your repast But those poore weÌ„ches thinking that he had speaken those words in meriment or iest laughed at his sayings which laughter cost them déere for with méere ielicusie incontinent he commaunded their heads to be stricken from their bodies and when he had executed this cruell acte he determined to flee and forthwith â—e set on fyer a warâ—drope which was ful of rich princely ornaments which sometime did belong for the ordinary appartel of Guainacaua When these his venemoâ—s factes were ended he fled and in his flight hee gaue a sodaine assault vpon the Spaniards but no hurt done so that now entred Benalcâ—sar and tooke quyet posseâ—sion of the Citie In this meane season y e Lord Marques Gouernor sent Don Diego de Almagro to the new citie of S. Mighel there to take information of certaine newes which was certified vnto him which was how Don Pedro de Aluarado Gouernour of Guatimalla had taken shipping to come into Peru with a great power both of horsemen and footmen to discouer Peru as more at large shall be declared in the next chapter Don Diego de Almagro came to the citie of S. Mighel â— without hearing any â—urther newes of that matter but he had vnderstanding how Benalcasar was in the siege of Quito and of the resistance of Ruminagui whereupon he determined to goe succour him and accordingly tooke that iorney in hand which was 120. leagues from saint Mighel And when he was come to Quito he tooke all Benalcasars men and ioyned them with his army with whom he conquered certaine townes which vntill his comming would not yeeld but when he saw that y e great treasure of gold which he expected could not be found he returned toward Cusco leauing Captaine Benalcasar for Gouernour of Quito as he was before his comming How Don Pedro de Aluarado came into Peru and what followed Chap 10. AFter that Don Hernando Cortez Lord Marques of the valley of Huaxacac had conquered and pacyfied the new Spayne hee had vnderstanding of a countrey adioyning therunto called Guatimala for the discouery thereof he sent one of hys captaynes called Don Pedro de Aluarado who with y e company which he had with him did conquere and winne the same with great peril and danger And in recompence of his paynes taken the Emperour his maiesty gaue vnto him the gouernment of the same countrey FroÌ„ wheÌ„ce he had intelligence of the Prouince of Peru whereupon he besought his Maiestie to graunt vnto him some parte of that discouery which according to his request was giuen vnto him with the conditions accustomed for discouerers By vertue of which graunt vnder letters patents he sent a Gentleman of the towne of Casarez called Gartia Holguin with two shippes to discouer the coast of Peru at whose returne bringing newes of the greate quantitie of golde which Don Francisco Pisarro had obtayned in his discouery he determined personallye to take that iorney in hand and whilest that Don Francisco was occupyed in his affayres in Caxamalca he imagined that he might easily procéede beyonde his iurisdiction vpon his pretended discouery and take possession of the Cittie of Cusco which in his iudgemente did stand without the limittes of the 250. Leagues of ground discouered and graunted in gouernment to Don Francisco Pisarro and to bring the better his purpose to effect he feared least succour might come from Nicaragua to the Gouernour wherupon on a night he sayled to Nicaragua where hee tooke by force two great shippes which were there rigging to effect that when they were trimmed they should passe a company of men and horses to the gouernour Pisarro in Peru. In which shippes and in his owne which he brought from Guatimalla he embarked 500. horsemen and footmen and with them sayled til he came to y e coast of Puerto Viejo and from thence hee
Mines It is wel fortified by reason that it standeth high and is compassed with a marueylous deepe valley wherein is a Riuer that runneth almost in circuite of the hill where the Towne standeth The Marshall Alonso de Aluarado was the first that did inhahite this Prouince vnto whom it was commended Beyond this prouince about 60. leagues standeth another Towne of Christians called Guanuco which was buylt by the commaundement of the Licensiat Vaca de Castro who named it Leon because hee him selfe was borne in the citie of Leon in Spayne This towne is well prouided of victuals and is thought to be aboundaÌ„t of Mines especially towarde that parte which Prince Inga holdeth y e people wherof were occupied in warres in the Prouince called Andes as hereafter shal be declared So that beyond this place there is not in the Mountaine any village of Christians vntil you come to Guamâ—nga which was named Saint Ihon de Victoria standeth distant from Guanuco sixtie leagues This village is but meanly inhabited of ChristiaÌ„s but it is thought that it wil be better if the Prince Inga cease from his warres who hath vsurped a great part of the best ground thereunto belonging and specially where the best Mines are and greatest quantitie of the rich herbe called Coca From this Towne of Guamanga vnto the citie of Cusco is distance 80. leagues In the which are many plots of Rocky and troublesome way to passe which causeth great perill vnto y e wayfaring men The citie of Cusco before the Christians comming thyther was the chiefest seat court of the Indian kings of all the whole Prouince so that from that princely citie was gouerned and ruled all those countreis and Prouinces here before declared and hereafter shalbe declared To this citie al the Cascikes or noble men resorted from all places of the Empire to bring their tributes appertaining to the Prince as also to deale about particular affayres and to demaund iustice in their suites one with another In all the whole dominions of that countrey there was not any place of habitacion that had the Maiestie or manner of a cittie but onely Cusco where was a fayre Fortresse wrought of square stones which were so huge and great that it was a wonder how they were brought thither by Indian strength of men without helpe of Oxen Muyles or other Beastes and yet there are some one stone that tenne yoake of Oxen could not with their strength mooue them from the place from whence they were brought and the houses wherin the christians dwell in at this day are the very same that the Indians made for their owne dwellinge so that some of those houses are repaired and other increased of the same fashion The cittie was deuided into foure partes in such order that all such as came thither to dwel or to lodge in Kinge Inga commaunded that they should lodge or inhabite in the streat which lay toward the place froÌ„ whence they came Those which came from the South parte were called collasmo by the name of a Towne called collao and hee which came from the North was called chinchasuyo by reason of a Prouince which lay that way called Chincha which is now appertaininge to the Emperour and is vnhabited and nothing worth and in this manner they name accordingly the other two partes which lyeth East and West Andesuyo and Condesuyo â— so y t no Indian might dwell or lodge in any other streat but only in that streat which lay towarde the place from whence hee came vpon a great penalty All the countrey neare adioyning to the cittie is excéeding plentifull of all kinde of victuals and exceedinge healthfull for it is approued that any sound man of body that commeth into this countrey doth long continue in health It is inuironed with many ritch Mines of golde out of the which hath bene gathered the infinite summe which vntill this day hath beene brought into Spayne although now since the discouery of the Mines of Potosi they leaue the gold mines and worke in those siluer Mines because therein they finde a greater gaine then in the golde workes and also is gotten with lesse danger both of Indians and christians which deale in those affaires From the citie of cusco to the Towne called Villa de Plata which staÌ„deth in the Prouince of charcas are 150. leagues and more and in the midway standeth a great prouince in the plaine called collao which is about fiftie leagues long The principalsâ— part thereof is called Chiquito which now appertaineth to his Maiestie And being so great a peece of ground vnhabited of christians the Licensiat Dela Gasca in Anno .45 commaunded to buylt a village in the prouince of Collao This town called Villa de Plata is a place of extreme colde none like vnto it in al the mountaines by meane of which colde there are few dwellers but those which abide there are marueilous ritch and those few inhabitants of this towne abide the most parte of the yere in the mines which are in the circuite of Porco and Potosi as hereafter shalbe declared From Villa de Plata entringe inwarde to the maine on the left hand Eastward was discouered by commaundement of the Licensiat Vaca de Castro who sent for that purpose captaine Diâ—go de Roâ—as and Philip Gutierez to the Prouince which now is called by the name of Diego de Rojas and is reported to be a good and holesome countrey aboundant of al necessary victuall howbeit the tresure of Mines expected was not there found for which consideration captaine Domingo de Italia and his companions came into Peru in anno 49. so that in conclusion they trauailed all the Lande that is between the South Sea and the Northe Sea at the time when they wente vp the Ryuer of Plate in discouery of the Northen coast This is the scituation of all the Lande discouered inhabited throughout the Prouince of Peru toward the South Sea presupposing the Discouery along y e South coast without entry into the Mayne because in the discouery of the Mayne the certaintie is not yet knowen by reason of the troublesome and perrilous wayes that leadeth y e course both with colde double cragged Hilles destitute of victuals and al comfort for man yet neuerthelesse the Spanyardes would not haue feared these great perrils if they had not doubted the gayne of treasure which they thought was not to bee had in that proceedinge Of the opinion which the Indians had concerning their creation and other thinges Chap. 10. WHere as the Indians had no kinde of writing as before is declared they knew not the Origen of their creation nor yet the ende which the Worlde had at the time of Noes Fludde But accordinge to the iudgemente and heresay of their Auncestors from time to time These people helde opinion that out of the partes of Sepâ—enâ—â—ion came a man that had neither bone nor ioynt and when hee went any whither
enterprise in hand to méet him and to offer him the Battaile if hee would not graunt to his request and in so dooing hée might easely possesse all the Prouinces through the which hée should passe and in this sorte his Army should daily increase yea and also by this meanes should force his Brother to graunt vnto his desire this councell liked him well wherupon hee personally with his whole Hoast departed from Quito and dayly incroched the Countrey into his handes Guascar hearinge of this newes sente to encounter with him one of his cheefest Captaynes with a company of light foote men the which with great speede came to a Prouince called Tumibamba one hundred Leagues distante from Quito and there hauing notice how Atabaliba procéeded forward with all his power they dispatched a post to Cusco to Guascar aduertising him of the procéedinge of Atabaliba and besought him to send forthwith vnto them 2000. of the expertest men of Warre for with them and vnder their gouernment they had ready 30000 men of that onely Prouince which people were called Canares vnto which their request Guascar prouided accordingly and when those 2000 men were come there ioyned with them the Casikes of Tumibamba and the Chaparas Paltas and Canares these affaires béeinge knowen to Atabaliba hee came with his power and gaue them battaile in the which many were slaine on both sides and the power of Atabaliba ouerthrowen and hee himselfe taken prisoner vpoÌ„ the Bridge of the Riuer of Tumibamba and whilest the Souldiers of Guascar were occupied in pastimes and drunkennesse triumphing of the victory a certaine woman gaue in at a Window to Atabaliba where hee was Prisoner a Bar of Copper wherwith hee brake downe a Wal so fled vnto Quito which was about 25. leagues from thence and there began to geather another Hoaste of men makinge them beleeue that his Father had conuerted him into a Snake whan hée was Prisoner and by that meanes hee was delyuered out of Prison creepinge out at a hole and that his Father also promised him victorye if hee retourned agayne vpon his enemies wherupon his people willingly wente with him and incountered agayne with his enemies and gaue them the ouerthrowe but many were slayne on both sides so that vntill this day remaineth heapes of boanes of those that at that time were slayne Atabaliba béeinge incouraged with this greate victorye determined to goe against his Brother and when hee came to Canares hee slew neare 60000. persons because they were agaynst him in the first Battayle so that hee consumed them all with Fier and Swoorde and beate downe playne with the grounde all their Habitacions and Towne of Tumibamba which was planted in a fayre Playne neare vnto three fayre Riuers From this place hee went conqueringe all the way as hee wente and of such as wente about to resist him hée left not one aliue But such as came vnto him offeringe their seruice hee did louingly receaue and in this manner his Hoast dailye increased and when hee came to Tumbez hée minded to conquer by Sea the Ile of Puna but the Casike of that Iland came and defended his purpose with a great number of Raffes Atabaliba consideringe that the conquest of that place would require more time and also hauing in remembrance how his Brother Guascar was comming towards him with all his power hâ—e therfore procéeded on his iorney towardes Cusco and when hee was come to Caxamalca there hée stayed and sente two of his Captaynes with 4000. men to discouer the way and when they had discryed the Campe of Guascar they returned secretly by another way in the which by chaunce they mette with 700. of the cheefest men of Guascars Campe among whom was Guascar him selfe so that the company of Atabaliba set vpon them and slew the most of them and tooke Guascar Prisoner wherupon all Guascars Hoast inuironed them about with determinacion to haue slayne them all The Captaynes on the behalfe of Atabaliba commaunded Guascar to warne his Captaynes to staye their procéeding for otherwise they would cut of his hedde for sayde they our Princes comminge is not to indamage you but that you would consent that hée may quietly inioy his estate of Quito reseruing his obedience and vassallage towards you When Guascar had heard and vnderstood his Brothers desire and also with feare of his life hee commaunded his men of Warre to procéede no further but incontinent to retire backâ— againe to Cusco which was forthwith accordingly performed When Ataebaliba vnderstood his great good fortune hee commaunded his Captaynes to bring his Brother Prisoner vnto him to Caxamalca where hee abode his comming At this inâ—tant came â—on Francisco Pisarro with all his company of Spanyardes which hee had brought with him into Peru so that hee had now oportunitie to begin his conquest as at large in this second Booke shalbe declared for the Hoaste of Guascar for the most parte were fledde and also the Army of Atabaliba for the most part were discharged THE SECOND BOOKE of the Conquest which was atchiued in the Prouince of Peru by Don Francisco Pisarro and his company Chap. I IN the former Boke is declared how Don Francisco Pisarro abode in Panama after his returne from Spayne preparinge thinges necessary for the procéedinges of the Conquest of Peru yea and also Don Diego de Almagro did furnish that voyage with as great a good will and charge as at the first hee had begon for in him onely did consist the principall credit and stocke but some cause of slacknes was because Don Francisco Pisarro had not remembred his good will and déedes when hée was in Spayne nor yet brought any kinde of countenance of fauour for him from the Emperours Maiestie but yet with sufficiente excuses they ioyned agayne into fréendship although hee neuer after bare any cordiall good will to his Brethren especially to Fernando Pisarro who hee tooke to bee his Capital enemy Don Francisco fraughted the Ship of Hernando Ponce de Leon in the which hée shipped himselfe his foure Brethren and also the most of his companye of Horsemen and Footemen with great difficultie because many of them stoode in doubt of the Conquest by meanes of the vnfortunate successe and repulses happened the yeares before hee hoysed vp Sayles in the beginninge of the yeare .1531 and the winde beeinge contrary hee was forced to alande his men a hundred Leagues on this side the place that hee pretended And trauailing alonge the Coast they were in great extremity of victualles by meane that they coulde not passe the Riuers but only by swimminge as well men as Horses in which troubles the valiant minde courage of Don Francisco did greatly animate them yea and the great perrill of his owne person who letted not to passe ouer vpon his owne shoulders suche as could not swimme vntill at length they came to a Towne of Indians by the Sea side called Coaque which was ritche of Marchandize
cleere his way of all such stones dust euen to the very strawes that might disturbe him Then folowed the rest of the nobilitie carryed vpon their vassales shoulders in a certaine kinde of Littersâ— estéeming in nothing the christian force but rather iudged to take them napping wâ—ithout any kind of resistaÌ„ce because a certaine Indian R Ruler sent word to Atabaliba that these newcome men were but few in number yea such as could not trauai la on foote but of necessitie were forced to ryde on greate strange shéepe Requesting therefore that he might haue the vauntgard But when hee came to the place called Tambo of Caxamalca and saw but the company of Footemen because the Horsemen lay in ambush hee deemed that those ryders on the great Sheepe durst not appeare Whereupon he went into his Litter saying these men haue already yealded and the others confirmed his sayinge Then came the Bishoppe father Vincent de Valuerde with a Breuiary in his handes saying That one God in Trinitie had created Heauen Earth and all Creâ—aâ—ures Hee also made Adam the first man on the earâ—h and also made Eue his wife of a ribbe taken out of hiâ— body Of which two persons all mankinde were engendred and that through the disobedience of these two persons our forefathers we al fel into sinne so that we could not obtain grace to enter into heauen to enioy the sight of God vntil Christ our redéemer came was born of a pure virgine to saue vsâ— and for that intent effecte hee suffered mâ—st bitter death and passion After the which the thirde day hee rose agayne gloryfied and for certayne dayes hee abode in the world and then ascended vp into heauen leauing for teachers of his holy Lawes his sacred Apostles Furthermore sayde hee this our Countrey God hath lefte in charge to the Emperoure of Christians called the Lorde Charles our Soueraigne who hath sent in his steade the Gouernour Don Francisco Pisarro who is here present to warne and notifye vnto you on Gods behalfe all my former wordes And also if you will beleeue and bee baptyzed rendering obedience to his Maiestie as a greate parte of Christendome doeth hee will defende you and also maintayne your Countrey in peace and iustice and reserue vnto you your Liberties as hee hath vsed to doe to other kings and princes But if this gentle offer bee refused the Gouernoure here present will committe you to cruell warre with Fyer and Sworde and the Launce in hand And as touching the Faith of Iesu Christ and his holy Gospell after that yée shall be wellâ—instructed therein and wyll assuredlye beléeue the same you shall then doe the thinges conuenyent for the saluaâ—ion of your foules But if not you shall not be forced thereunto When Atabaliba had heard the Bishoppes râ—lasion hee aunswered how that Countrey and all therein contayned his Father and Auncestors had gotten and lefte the same to his Brother Guascar Inga and because at that instante hee had ouercommen him in battayle and had hym Prysonâ—r the Lande appartayned vnto him and that by meanes thereof hee possessed the same and therefore hee vnderstoode not how the Emperour or by what title could require his Countrey But quoth he I wil defend his pretence And as concerning Iesu Christ and his mightie workes he said y t he knew nothing therof â—or yet beléeued that there was anye other Creator but only the Sunne who hee helde for his chiefe God and the earth for their mother And that the Gods called Guacas and Pachacama had created all other earthly thinges And as touching the Emperour he knew not what he was because he neuer saw him He also demaunded how the bishop did know that all those thinges were true which hee had rehearsed vnto him The bishop answered that in the booke which hee held in his hand therein those things were written and that the same booke was holy scripture come from God Atabaliba desired that he would let him sée that booke which forthwith was deliuered vnto him and hauing it in his hands he turned from leafe to leafe Why quoth he this booke speaketh not one word to me therewith threw it on the ground Wherewith the bishop taking vp his booke againe cryed vpon them vpon them But the Gouernour expecting that the Indians should haue begun meaning therby to haue the greater aduauntage but now thinking it not conuenient to make any longer delay he sent word to his brother Hirnando Pisarro that he should geue the onset and also forthwith commauÌ„ded the Ordinance to be shot of and then the horsemen began to encounter with the force of the enemie in three partes and the Gouernour with the footemen tooke the way to the personall force of Atabaliba brake the array of his front euen vntil he came to his Litter where hee â—lew the Cascikes which carryed the Litter who were no sooner slayne when others tooke the place But the Gouernour seeing the victory as he thought long and although many Indians were slayne yet the death of one of his men did import much whereupon hee him selfe with noble courage came to the Litter of Atabaliba and tooke him by the heare of his head which he vsed to weare long according to the vse of his couÌ„trey with force drew him out of the Litter In the meane season his company were so vehemente that they so â—aâ—hed with their Wâ—apons on the Litter which was of Golde tâ—â—t by â—ish 〈◊〉 they hurt the Gouernours hand and althâ—ugh a greate troupe of Indians caâ—e to rescue their Prince yet it preuayled not but in fine was taken Prisoner by the Gouernour But when his Warriers saw their Chiefetaine taken and they assaulted on euery side and especially with the fury of the Horsemen to whose force they had not beene accustomed they began to retire and flye with all spéede possible leauinge their Armour behinde them yea the haste in the retire was such that one disturbed another in the flight the Horsemen made great spoyle among them and followed their Uictory till the night caused them to cease But whan the Indian Captaine of greatest trust called Ruminagui heard the thunderinge noyse of the Ordenance and also saw his priuy Watche which stoode on a high Rocke throwen downe by a Christian then fearing â—he daunger hée with all his charge also tooke them to the swiftnes of their feete and neuer rested vntil he came to the Prouince of Quito which was distant from the place where the Battayle was aboue 250. Leagues as hereafter shalbe declared How Atabaliba commaunded his Brother Guasâ—ar to be slayne and how Hernando Pisarro proceeded in the Discouery Chap. 6. WHen Atabalâ—ba was taken Prisoner the next day following the Treasure and spoile was ioyned together and assuredly it was a rare yea and maruailous thinge to see the number of Uessels both of Siluer Golde which was found in the Indian Campe and also the gallaunt Tentes made after their fashion and
be in securitie Hernando Pisarro caused that night all the Citezens and menne of warre to take their reste in their houses because thei were greatly wearied with watchyng and wearyng their armour daies and nightes without takyng any rest at all When Don Diego had aduise of the Citezens reste and securitie and the night beyng verie darke especially through a darke Cloude whiche at that instaunt couered the Citie he forthwith assaulted the Citie But when Hernando and Gonsalo Pisarro heard the noise thei made greate haste in arming them selues and their house beeyng the first that was assaulted thei like valliant gentlemen defended them selues vntill thei had set fire on euery side of the house wherevpon thei yelded and were in this order taken prisoners The next daie followyng Don Diego compelled the couÌ„saill of the Citie to receiue hym for their cheef ruler and Gouernour and also commaunded Hernando and Gonsalo Pisarro to be put in Irons yea and many of his councellers wished hym to put them to death the whiche councell he refused considering the noble courage and minde whiche thei shewed in the defence of their house so that thei were put in the custodie of Diego de Aluarado Also it was credibly thought that certaine Indians were the occasion that Don Diego did breake the truse that was made and also some Spanyardes who brought newes vnto hym that Hernando Pisarro had commaunded to breake donne the bridges and the Fortresse in the Citie whiche newes seemed to bee the verie originall cause For when Don Diego entered into the Citie he spake these woordes with a loude voyce Oh how haue ye deceiued me with your deceiptfull newes for here I finde bothe bridges and euery thyng whole and sounde Of all these proceadinges the Gouernor Pisarro knewe nothing nor many daies after the takyng of the citie and imprisonment of his brethren Don Diego de Almagro made Paulo brother to Atabaliba kyng gaue vnto him the Cassal of the Empire the which newes being knowne to his brether Mango Inga he fledde with a greate nomber of his people into certaine asperous Mountaines called Andes How the Indians slue many that the Gouernor sent to succour his brethren in Cusco Chap. 5. EMong other thynges whiche the Gouernour Don Francisco Pisarro sent to craue of the Emperour he besought his Maiestie in remuneration of his seruice doen in the conquest of Peru to graunt hm 20000. Indians perpetually to hym his discendentes in a Prouince called Atambillos with their Rentes Tributes and Iurisdiction with title of Lorde Marques of that place and people The Emperour aunswered that as touchyng the Indian people he would take aduisement and also of the qualitie of the Countrey and what profite or damage thereof might growe and that in consideration of his seruice he would so gratifie hym as lawfully with reason he should thinke conuenient so that at his request the title of Lorde Marques was graunted and the Emperor commaunded that from thence forthe he should be sâ— called And therefore hereafter in the prosecution of this Historie we will call hym by the name of Lorde Marques The Lorde Marques hauyng vnderstandyng of the rebellion of the Indians and not thinkyng the matter would haue come to suche extremitie he began to sende succour of men to his brother Hernando Pisarro to Cusco by little and little as he could gette them by tenne aâ—d fiftene at a tyme. The Indians also hearyng of this weake succour appointed many men of warre to attende their commyng at euery dangerous passage that was in their waie so that as many as the Lorde Marques sent in this order were as fast murdered by those Indians whiche thyng would not so haue fallen out if he had sent them all together And as he went to visite the cities of Trugillio and sainct Mighell he determined to sende one Diego Pisarro with 70. horsemen to the succour of his brethren al the whiche the Indians sâ—ue at a straight passage whiche of force thei should goe and at this daie is called the hill of Parcos whiche standeth fiftie leagues from Cusco and the like happened to the Marques his brother in Lawe called Gonsalo de Tapia who he sent afterward with 80. horsemen thei also put to the worse Captaine Morgoujo and Captaine Gaete with their coÌ„panies yea fewe or none of them escaped so that those which alwaies followed last could haue no knowledge of the successe of those which went before And an other policie the Indians also vsed which was thei would let them passe till thei came into a Ualley betweene twoo Hilles and then would thei enuiron them bothe before and behinde and from the high places came the stones as thicke as Haile beeyng throwne with slynges in suche sorte that thei slue many of them before thei could come to hande strokes So that thei slue aboue 300. horsemen and tooke from them greate quaÌ„titie of Iewells Armour and apparell of silke Now the Marques hauyng no aunswere from none of those succours he sent Francisco Godoy borne in Caceres with 45. horsemen who by chaunce mette with onely twoo men whiche had serued vnder Capitaine Gaete and escaped from the tyranny of the Indians so that by them he had intelligence of all that had passed wherevpon he returned with all speede although he was almoste taken in the snare of his fellowes and was followed by the Indians aboue twentie leagues and daiely by them encountered before and in the reregarde So that he was forced to trauaile in the night seaâ—on for feare of the multitude of enemies And wheÌ„ he was come to the Citie of Kynges whither also was comen Captaine Diego de Aguero with certaine men that hâ—d escaped the Indians rage The Marques had vnderstandyng how a greate nomber of the Indian enemies followed Captaine Aguero wherevpon he sent Pedro de Lerma with 70. horsemen and many Indians his freendes to encounter with the Souldiars of Inga with whom thei fought almoste a whole daie vntill the enemies were forced to take a high Rocke for their holde and sauegarde Wherevnto the Spanyardes laied siege on euery side the same daie captaine Lerma had his teeth broken with the stripe of a stone and also nine of his men were wounded and one horseman slaine But the Christians draue them into so greate an extremitie that if the Marques had not commaunded them to retire thei would that daie haue ended the warres because the Indians were in extreame miserie shutt vp in their fort and no waie to helpe them selues So that the Spanyardes also seeyng theim selues free from the tyrannie of their enemies thei gaue vnto God mooste hartie thankes and thâ—s doen thei remoued their Campe vnto an high hille that standeth not farre from the Citie of the Kynges daiely skirmishyng with the enemies The cheefe Captaine of the Indians was called Tysoyopangui and the brother of Inga which the Marques sent with Captaine Gaete in these warres whiche the Indians attempted nere the
in all his iorney either gold or plate and ceased not till he came out into the Northern sea being 325. leagues distant from the Iland of cubagua This Riuer is called Maranion because the Captaine which discouered this nauigation was called Maranion The beginning or headspring of this Riuer commeth from Peru out of the side of y e mountaines of Quito It runneth by direct course accounting by the rule of altitude of the sun 700. Leagues and with the crookednes and compasse which the same Riuer maketh in many places from his origen vntill it commeth into the mayne Sea containeth .1800 leagues and the mouth of the same riuer is fiftéene leagues brode and further inward it waxeth thrée yea and foure leagues broder When Orellana was commen out of the Riuer of Maranion he tooke his way toward Castile where he enformed his Maiestie of his discouerie and also how he had finished the same at his owne cost and charge And more ouer in his said discouerie was a countrey excéedinge ritche in the which liued none but Wemen which coūtrey cōmonly was called the conquest of the Amazones Beseeching his maiestie to graunt vnto him the gouernment discouery of y e said country the which his request accordingly was graunted vnto him Whervpon he gathered together the number of fiue hundred men among whiche were many Gentlemen and men of greate credit with whom hee tooke shippynge in Sainct Lucar de Barrameda and after he was commen to the Altitude of the Canaria Ilandes the winde was contrarie for his Nauigation and also driuen to want of victuales whervpon the Fleete was seperated one shippe cleane without sight of the other and he himself died on the way in sutche sorte that his companie were scattered amonge the Ilandes Of all the whiche his proceedynges Gonsalo Pisarro made great complaynt principally for so trecherous a parte as was to leaue him in suche necessitie and want of victuall and likewise without any succour or helpe to passe his armie ouer the Riuers And also because hee had deceaued him of a great summe of Golde Plate and Emraldes which was aboorde of his Uergantine with the whiche he had sufficient to finish bothe shippyng and all other furniture necessarie for the discouerie whiche the Emperour had graunted vnto him through his deceitfull practise How Gonsalo Pisarro returned to Quito and of the great paines and miseries which he passed in the returne Chapter 5. WHen Gonsalo Pisarro was come to the place where he commanded Orellana to leaue the Canoas for his commynge for to passe certaine Riuers By meane whereof he was driuen to greate extremitie and forced to make Kaffes and Canoas for that purpose And when he was come to the méeting of the two Riuers where he appoynted Orellana to attende his commyng and finding him not yet there he had vnderstandyng of a Spaniard which Orellana had left on shore behinde him because he stood against his pretended voyage and Orellana also intending to take this new discouery in hand in his owne name not as Liuetenant to Gonsalo Pisarro whervpon he desisted frō thaucthorie receiued of Pisarro compelled his company to elect him for their captain general Now Gonsalo Pisarro beyng left succourlesse voyde of help for his Nauigation the only way to prouide sustenance for his armie yet he found somwhat amonge the Indians for barter of small bels glasses notwithstandyng his gréefe and heauinesse was not small whervpon he determined to returne backe agayne to Quito from whence he had trauailed more then .400 leagues of most euill way among Monntaynes and country vnhabited the which when he had discouered hee wondered at his owne trauayles which he had passed escaped the cruel death of hunger in y e wildernes of Mountaynes wher 40 of his mē ended their daies without any hope of succour but euen as they axed for meate lening to trees they fel downe dead with very hunger But now cōmitting him self to God hée returned by another way leauing y e way y t he came which was not only troublesome to passe but also voyde of al kinde of sustenance so at al aduentures sought another way which was as euill rather worse then the way which they had comen in the which they had much to do to sustaine life although they killed their horses which were left and greyhounds with other sort of dogs to eate the extremitie of hunger was such that a cat or a hen was worth fiftie poyzes which is starling neare twenty pound one of those poysoned foules called Alcatrax was worth ten poyzes In this manner Gonsalo Pisarro continued on his way toward Quito where as longe before hee gaue aduice of his returne wherupon the Cittizens of Quito prouided great aboundance of hogs shéepe came out of the citie to meete him on his way they caryed also with thē some horses apparrel for Gonsalo Pisarro and his Captaines the which succor came vnto him being 50. leagues from Quito who cōming vnto him with such prouisiō God he knoweth how ioyfully it was accepted but chéefely the victuals Gonsalo Pisarro his company were almost naked for longe sithence with the great waters of rayne otherwise their clothes were rottē from their bodies so that now each of them had but only two small Deare skins which couered their fore parts and also their hinder partes some had lefte olde rotten bréeches shooes made of raw deare skins their swords wanted scabards and were spoyled with rust they came all on foote their armes and legs were scratched with shrubs and bryers their iestures séemed like vnto dead men so that scarcely their freends olde acquaintance knew them In which painefull Iorney in more then 200. leagues they could finde no salte which they found to bee a great want vnto them But when they were come into the countrey of Quito and had receaued that freendly succour they fel on their knées and kissed the ground yéeldinge vnto God most humble and harty thankes who had deliuered them from so many perrils and daungers Their excéeding hunger was so great that they began to feede like raueninge woolfes so that it was thought conuenient for their health to taxe their meat with moderate diet vntil by litle and litle their stomackes were comforted and strengthned for disgesture When Gonsalo Pisarro saw that the horses and apparrell which was brought would but only furnish him and his Captaines neither hée nor they would not take any parte thereof nor yet chaunge their olde ragges which they had on their backes to obserue the rule of equitie like good souldiers so that in this forme and attire hée with his company entred into the city of Quito in a morninge and wente directly to the Temple to render vnto God most humble laude and praise who of his infinite goodnes had deliuered them out of so manye perrils and daungers and after their prayses giuen eache