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Hl*rt« ta- 

 lcing An*b*- 

 liba Prifoner, 

 puts avjft 

 Ranfom up- 

 on him. 





H*nfc*r 

 burnt by Or- 

 der of his 

 Brother At- 

 t*b»tib». 



Jtt*&ahba 



Eut to death 

 y the Spa- 

 niards. 



iAMEXICA. Chap. IV. 



well in thofe Pans, he built the City St. Michael in the Countrey langa^ara along 

 the River 3>e la Cbtra, where he was Complemented by two Agents from i Cufco, who 

 dentine Aid in Huafcar s Name againft his Brother Attabaliba, receiv'd for Anfwer, 

 That he was going to Caxamalca, as indeed he was, to find Mtabahba there } whole 

 Commands thathefhould not approach prov'd all in vain: for <P, K arro under 

 pretence of Complementing him in hisCatholick Majcfty's Name, was no fooner 

 admitted to his Prefence, hut he took him Prifoner, and fet for a Ranfom upon 

 him as much Gold as a Room of fifty four Foot long and nine Foot broad was 

 able to contain, as high as he could juft reach with his Hand held up I But the 

 Gold coming flower than was expefted, Vizarro was much incens'd thereat, whom 

 Jttabaliba endeavoring to pacifie, alledg'd, That it could not poflibly come fooner, 

 becaufe the Way between Caxamalca and Cufco, from whence the Gold was to be 

 fetch'd, wasatagreatdiftance: The truth whereof <Pi K arro refolving to try, fent 

 Sotto Ad <Peter del <Bar<t to Cufco in Chairs, carried by Peruvians exceeding fwift of 

 Foot and who if they tir'd" were fucceflively reliev'd by others that attended, with, 

 out fo much as fetting down the Chair 5 being got about half way, they met 

 with Attabaliba s Captain Cilucucbuma, he having taken Huafcar Prifoner who re- 

 quefted Sotto and Saro tb>t they would be plcas'd to deliver him out of the Hands 

 of his blood-thirfty Brother, for which kindnefs he would pay three times as 

 much Gold as Attabaliba had promis'd, who was not able to give any thing elfe but 

 the Golden Plates which were in the Temple of the Sun in Cufco ; whereas Huafcar 

 had all the Treafure that was left by GuaynacaVa., which indeed was true, for Huaf. 

 car had caus'd it privately to be buried, and put to death thofe that did it, that fo 

 he might keep the place conceal'd where it lay , infomuch that none could ever 

 find it out to this Am, though the Spaniards havetortur'd the Indians with all imagi- 

 nable cruelty, to nfke them difcovcr the place. But Attabaliba inform'd by <P<*»-. 

 ro of Huafcar's Imprifonment, feem'd to be exceeding forry, and faid, Immucb 

 troubled at the NtT»s of my Captain's laymg Violent Hands on my Brother Huafcar, whom lac- 

 knowledge my eldeft Brother, and both of the fame Father and Mother } but I fuppofe he has no 

 defigntokitthim, but onely keeps himPrifoner, to bring him to grant me peaceably to enjoy the 

 kingdom of Quito, of late brought under fubjeilion of the Peruvian Qown. Pi^arro not 

 obferving Jttabaliba's fubtilty (who defign'd nothing but Huafcar's Death, out of 

 fear that the Spaniards upon his liberal promifes to them, might promote him to 

 the Throne) comforted him as well as he could : whereupon Mabaliba fuppofing 

 that <Pizarro would be little concern'd at the killing of his Brother Huafcar, gave 

 fpeedy Order that he fhould be burnt alive, which accordingly was put into exe- 

 cution • but before he was brought » the Fire, he foretold his Brother AttabaltbSs 

 cruel Death. During which time Almagro came with frelh Supplies from Panama, 

 eager to have a (hare of the forcmention'd Ranfom, which at laft was paid with 

 overplus i for by daily bringing in of Baskets of Gold,the Chamber was fill'd up to 

 the very top ; but though Jttabaliba had more than perform'd his Promife, yet Sen- 

 tence of Death was pronoune'd againft him prefently after he had been Baptiz'd : 

 the Reafons of which wicked and raft Condemnation were two ; firft the falfe Ac- 

 cufation of a Peruvian Interpreter call'd Pbilippillo, who defu'd his Death, that then 

 he might with the more freedom enjoy one of his Wives; for Attabaliba miftruftmg 

 the fame, had complain'd thereof to Pi^arro, faying, That his Imprifonment was not 

 fo grievous to him, as the thoughts of the Adultery, ailed againft the Jlrid LaTts of his Q>*n> 

 trey ■ the Defiler of an Inga's Bed being not onely to be burnt with the Adulterers, 

 but 'alfo the whole Families of them, to the leaft Infant, their Houfes to be rac'd 

 to the Ground, and their Land fow'n with Salt, as for ever cursU The fecond 



