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Antonio de gobies, a Man hated and defpis'd for his mean Extract and little Wit, 

 had the chief Command, there being therein a Garrifon of five hundred Soldiers, 

 bcfides the Citizens, who were likewife in Arms : Being inform'd of Centenos ap- 

 proach, he fent out Vrancijco Aguierre as a Spye to difcover the Enemy- but he joyning 

 with Centeno, advis'd him to march along a By-way, and towards Night to draw up 

 about Cufco, which accordingly he did, and forcing open the Gates, rufh'd in with 

 his Horfe againft the Enemy, who were drawn up in the Marketplace, and break. 

 cute taken ing through their Ranks trampled whole Companies under foot ; after which he fell 

 bjc<»t,n: in U p 0n <2^£/^ wno having forgotten to give his Men the Word, caus'd a great di- 

 ftra&ion • for the Men blinded. by the darknefs of the Night, knew not Friend from 

 Foe, infomuch that <Hpbles's Party did one another more mifchief than Centeno did ; 

 who being thus become Matter of the City, caus'd gobies to be Beheaded the next 

 day, and diftributed a hundred thoufand fiucats amongft his Soldiers, and then 

 march'd with a hundred Men to the City Plata, to bring Mendo^a, Governor of the 

 fame, under the Emperor's fubje&ion j in which his Defign he likewife prov'd fuc- 

 ccfsful, being fupply'd with a hundred and thirty Foot, which Lucas Martin, had 

 fctch'd from Areauipa for the Service of fi^arro, whom fince he had deferred and 

 joyn'd with Gafca's Party. Mean while the Fleet under the Command of Aldana 

 arriv'd in the Haven before Los <I(eyos y to the great terror and amazement of the 

 whole City • from whence Vi^arro marching, Encamp'd himfelf with five hun- 

 dred and fifty Men, fo to prevent their Landing, fwearing that he would fpare 

 none whoe're fell into his Hands, and fent Order to Peter Martin, whom he had left 

 in the City, immediately to Hang Up thofe which would not follow the Army, or 

 who returned from thence home ; to which purpofe Martin went from place to place 

 with an Executioner, and thinking him not quick enough in his Work, ftabb'd 

 many Citizens himfelf: And ftricl: Order was given by <Pi%arro, that all Run- 

 aways fhould be punifli'd with Death 5 notwithstanding all which many of his 

 neareft Friends daily forfook him, taking advantage of the darknefs of the Night ; 

 nay, the Soldiers themfelvcs would at Noon*day ride away from him, crying 

 aloud, Long live the Emperor, and let the Tyrant Pizarro die : Wherefore he judg'd ic 

 mod convenient to remove to the Countrcy Nafca : During his Journey thither, 

 whole Troops left him, infomuch that he fcarcc kept a hundred and fifty Men, 

 and thofe he fear'd every Minute would fall upon him and Murder him. 

 ££ £rd£ ^ £ k ( P^ arro ' $ departure, the whole Scene of Affairs was changed in Los <I(eyos • 

 Emperor. f or there the Imperial Standard was erected, the City Cryer read the Letters of 

 Pardon which Gafca had brought with him from Spain in the corner of every Street, 

 Juan Palimino Landing with fifty Men, receiv'd all thofe that had defertcd Pizarro, 

 whileft Gafca fet Sail from Panama with five hundred Men, with whom Landing at 

 Truxillo, he Encamp'd himfelf in the Valley Xauxa, whither great multitudes 

 flock'd from all places out of malice to Pizarro, who in a (hort time had deftroy'd 

 above five hundred Gentlemen. But Pizarro having quitted Los fyyos, he poflefs'd 

 the City Arequipa, which he found quite defolate, but meeting afterwards with the 

 Forces Commanded by ]uan Acofia, of which one half were alfo run away, joyn'd 

 with them, and march'd againft Centeno, who lay along the Lake Titicaca, with 

 whorr\hc Engag'd in the Plain Guarina:Ludo1?ico P^jbera Landing,Ce«te?w's Party fir'd 

 their Guns before the fizarrians were within (hot of him, of which CarVayales making 

 fpeedy ufe, drew up his Pieces clofe before the Enemy, and made an exceeding 

 flaughter amongft them, killing above a hundred and fifty Men in the firft Onfet ; 

 the Horle amaz'd at the fudden deftruclion of the Foot, fled, leaving the remain- 

 ing Foot-Soldiers open to the Enemy, who was gotten behind them with hisMuf- 



quetteers, 



