ovalle's historical relation of chile. i6i 



of eight. There are a great many ftories more of his liberality and charity too, he 

 being very generous and noble minded. Having difpofed all for his enterprize of 

 Chile, he caufed proclamation to be made, that all thofe who had not fome particular 

 employment to ftay them at Cufco, fhould make themfelves ready to go along with him. ^ 

 They were all overjoyed at this, he being extremely beloved for his liberality and 

 courtefy ; and that they might furnifli themfelves with arms and horfes, he caufed 

 one hundred and eighty load of filver to be brought out of his houfe, (in thofe 

 days a load of filver was as much as a man could carry, j and twenty more of 

 gold : this he diftributed among them all. Thofe who were willing, gave him bonds 

 to pay him out of what they fhould conquer in the land they were to difcover ; 

 for this was the way of thefe conquerors in gaining to 'His Majefty this new 

 world, having no other pay but what they could purchafe. 



The Inga Mango, who was brother to Guafcar and Atagualpa, had fucceeded them 

 in the government, as the fon of Guayanacapa, who had alfo many others. This Inga had 

 taken a great kindnefs for Marlhal Almago ; fo he gave him, as a companion in his en- 

 terprize, a brother of his, called the Inga Paullo Topo, and the high-prieft Villacumu ; the 

 Spaniards call him Villaoma, or Vilehoma, that they might by their authority not only 

 keep all his vaflals from falling upon them in the way, but rather fhould receive him, 

 and make him prefents. The marfhal defired thefe two perfons to go before, in 

 company with three Caftilians, and make a fettlement or habitation at the end of 

 two hundred leagues. The other people, and Juan de Savedra, went by another way ; 

 and when they had gone one hundred and thirty leagues from Cufco, they founded the 

 town of Paria. Here the marfhal overtook them ; and he was likewife affured of the 

 title of Adelantado granted him by His Majefty, with the government of the new 

 kingdom of Toledo, which was to begin from the borders of New Caftile ; for fo they 

 called Pizarro's government. His friends advifed him to return immediately, wherever 

 this exprefs overtook him, becaufe there was one come to the city of Los Reyes, with 

 a commifTion from the king to regulate limits of both governments to each of the 

 Adelantadoes : but Almagro was fo poffeffed with the ambition of conquering fo great 

 and rich a kingdom as that of Chile, that he did not value the land he had difcovered, 

 in comparifon of what he was to difcover, out of which he defigned to reward his 

 ifriends, and the many gentlemen that accompanied him ; fo he purfued his journey ; 

 where it will not be amifs to leave him engaged with the fnows, and ill pafTages of the 

 Cordillera, while we give a vifit to the great city of Lima, called otherwife De los 

 Reyes, becaufe it being the head of thofe kingdoms, we cannot well pafs it by. 



This city was founded by the Adelantado Don Francifco Pizarro in the year 1555, 

 in a very pleafant plain, about two leagues from the fea, upon a fine quiet river ; which 

 being derived by drains and cuts all over the plain, fertilize it fo copioufly, that it is all 

 covered with feveral forts of products, as vineyards, fugar-works, flax, garden pro- 

 duft, and other delightful plants : and if there be any thing they want from abroad, 

 it is brought them fo punctually, that all their markets are fupplied with all manner of 

 delicacies that can be wifhed for. 



For this and many other delights of this city, it happens to moft people who live 

 there, that they cannot endure to think of leaving it for any other place ; fo that it 

 feems an inchanted place, where the entrance is eafy, and the getting out difficult. 

 I myfelf heard the Spanifh merchants, who, the year I was there, had fold their goods 

 themfelves at Lima, whereas they ufed to fell them at Puerto Bello, fo enamoured of it, 

 though they ftaid but a little while there, that during our whole navigation they could 

 ialk of nothing elfe ; and to fay truth, it deferves their prajfes ; for though it cannot 



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