Chap. III. AMERICA. 



z\ino, that moft of the Gold was brought on Slaves Shoulders , a long and 

 troublefome way, of two hundred Leagues long, from the City Cufco, and if 

 this would not fatisfie, Ti^arro might fend fome of his own people thither, td 

 inform him, that he need not fear the }eaft danger, as long as he was Prifoner 

 with his Wife and Children. 



The two Captains, Sotto, and Teter del Baro being fent away to that purpofc, 

 met after fome days Journey with one of Jttabaltba's Leaders, who was bring- 

 ing the thing's Brother Guafcar with a Party, Prifoner to Caxamalca. 



Guafcar had now a fair opportunity to crave afliftance of the Spaniards , tel- 

 ling them, that he and Jttabaliba were the Sons of GuaynacaVa, fo that the King- 

 dom was to be divided becwixt both. But Jttabaliba had by force made himfelf 

 Mafter of all , whereas he being the youngeft 7 ought to be fatisfi'd with that 

 fhare which Guafcar , being the eldeft, would aflign him 5 for the right of Inhe- 

 ritance bclong'd juftly to him, and yet he was carry'd away bound to (laugh- 

 ter : But if Ti^arro would do justice in delivering him out of his Brothers 

 bloody Hands, he would raile him thrice as much Gold as Jttabaliba had pro- 

 mis'd : To which purpofe he denYd Sotto and $aro to put off their Journey to 

 Cufco 5 which they not daring to do, went on their way, and Guafcar defend- 

 ing the Valley Sucfuhua7ia, was burnt alive by Jttabaliba's Soldiers. 



Mean while, Jlmagro came with frefh Forces to Taxamalca, which decafion'd 

 no fmall trouble in Ti^arro, who was onely thirfty after Gold : On the other 

 fide, Ahnagro as greedy, grew jealous that fi^arro flhould keep the promis'd 

 Hall full of Gold for himfelf, and he fhould have no fliare, becaufe Jttabaliba 

 was his Prifoner • therefore he earneftly denYd that Jttabaliba might privately 

 be made away, and that the Booty might be divided to one as well as the 

 other. 



Ti^arro to prevent all inconveniencies that might happen from his diflent- 

 ing, gave in the prefence of the King to every private Soldier a thoufand 

 Duckets in Gold , and fix thoufand five hundred twenty five Silver Crowns j 

 the inferior Officers received four and thirty thoufand Crowns, and the others 

 fixty thoufand • the fifth part of the Booty he referv'd for the Emperor : And 

 notwithstanding Jttabaliba perform'd his promife in filling the Hall full of 

 Gold, yet he had the fentence of Death pronoune'd againft him 5 neither 

 would his excufe of Innocency ferve, or his Requefts to be fent to Spain, there 

 to clear himfelf before the Emperor ; but fighing, and lamenting his misfor- 

 tunes, was ty'd to a Poft, and Strangled in the prefence oi^i^arro. For whofe 

 Death, though a Heathen, Divine Vengeance purfiYd thefe cruel and unjuft Ar- 

 bitrators that thus made their Will a Law, none of them dying a natural 

 Death. 



Moreover it was obferv'd , that a few days before this Execution a blazing 

 Star appcar'd, which Jttabaliba feeing, prefaging fadly of himfelf faid, That a 

 great Prince would die in a jhort time ; but Ti^arro's chief pretences for the Kings 

 juft fuffering was, that he had cruelly murder'd his Brother Guafcar : But this 

 was a meer blitod, for that that incens'd them againft Jttabaliba, was, that he 

 knowing where the unvaluable treafure lay, which Guafcar had bury'd, would 

 not difcover it to them. 



Jttabaliba, before his death, defir'd that he might be bury'd in the Territory 

 Quito, by his Father GuaynacaVa , whom the Peruvians for his great Juftice and 

 Prudence in Government, believed that he would arife, and fettle the World fo' 

 troubled and full of diforder in peace and quiet : The Corps was accordingly 



N % carry'd 



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Burns hi* Brothe/ Cusfz 

 s*r alive. 



An incredible fum ot Mo- 

 rxy given to the Soldiers. 



Atutbalik* ftranglcd. 



