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Chap. Ill, 



X 



Ubaliba. 



,ts with At- baltba had thrown his Holy Book, The Word of God, upon the ground • both Ar- 

 mies were Engaged, whilft their Trumpets founded, their Drums beat, their 

 Canons roar'd, the Horfes neigh'd, and the Dogs bark'd, they made a fpeedy 

 march up againft the Walls ofTaxamalca, which dreadful mixture of terrible 

 noifes fti uck fuch a Pannick fear into the hearts of the Indians, that they all pre- 

 fently broke, in their flight crowding one another to death at the Gates of the 

 City, which being too narrow to receive them, they themfelves made breaches 

 in their own Walls to enter • which opportunity the Spaniards no ways neglecT> 

 N ed, but entering with them , fiiot and kill'd all they could reach ; their Dogs 

 alfo having no little (hare in the flaughter ■ whole companies of Indians were 

 trode under the Horfes feet , yet near Jttabaliba's Chair was the greateft refill* 

 ance, for no fooner fell one of the Bearers, but immediately another fupply'd 

 the place 5 fo that the King was furrounded with heaps of his own flain Sub- 

 jects, to whom Vizarro himfelf Charg'd up fo clofe, that having feiz'd him by 

 his long Hair, he pull'd him out of his Throne, and having gotten him under 

 Amum taken prifohcr. kirn, fecur'd immediately in Fetters . whereupon all his Life-Guard fprfook 

 him, and fled : But the lofs of the Battel, which was Jttabaliba's utter mine, 

 Was laid upon %U7inina»ui, a Captain appointed to lie in Ambufh, fo to fall in 

 the Rear of the Spaniards with five thoufand men- but was fo far from per- 

 forming his Orders, that terrifi'd at the uncouth noife of the Guns, and the 

 reft, that he fled one hundred and fifty Leagues Southerly, before he ftopt, or 

 fcarce ever look'd behind him in fo long a flight. Mean while, Attabaliba com- 

 pounded with Ti^arro for his Ranfom , vi%. to pay him as much Gold as that 

 Hall in his Court ( where they made the Agreement) could hold to the top j 

 they firft meafur'd the heighth , then the length , which was found to be fifty 

 four Foot, and the breadth nine : In purfuance of this corhpofition, Gold was 

 brought thither from all places , according to Jttabaliba's order . y yet he could 

 not raife fo much as would perform his bargain, which made the Spa?iiards to 

 grumble : But Attabaliba defiring fome longer time to perform it, telling (Pi- 



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Bids for ha nnlom an un 

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