[Sidenote: _Attabaliba_ taken prisoner.] [Sidenote: Bids for his ransom an unvaluable treasure.] So soon as the Bishop could acquaint them in what scornful manner _Attabaliba_ had thrown his Holy Book, _The Word of God_, upon the ground; both Armies were Engaged, whilst their Trumpets sounded, their Drums beat, their Canons roar’d, the Horses neigh’d, and the Dogs bark’d, they made a speedy march up against the Walls of _Taxamalca_, which dreadful mixture of terrible noises struck such a Pannick fear into the hearts of the _Indians_, that they all presently broke, in their flight crowding one another to death at the Gates of the City, which being too narrow to receive them, they themselves made breaches in their own Walls to enter; which opportunity the _Spaniards_ no ways neglected, but entering with them, shot and kill’d all they could reach; their Dogs also having no little share in the slaughter; whole companies of Indians were trode under the Horses feet, yet near _Attabaliba_’s Chair was the greatest resistance, for no sooner fell one of the Bearers, but immediately another supply’d the place; so that the King was surrounded with heaps of his own slain Subjects, to whom _Pizarro_ himself Charg’d up so close, that having seiz’d him by his long Hair, he pull’d him out of his Throne, and having gotten him under him, secur’d immediately in Fetters; whereupon all his Life-Guard forsook him, and fled: But the loss of the Battel, which was _Attabaliba_’s utter ruine, was laid upon _Runninagui_, a Captain appointed to lie in Ambush, so to fall in the Rear of the _Spaniards_ with five thousand men; but was so far from performing his Orders, that terrifi’d at the uncouth noise of the Guns, and the rest, that he fled one hundred and fifty Leagues Southerly, before he stopt, or scarce ever look’d behind him in so long a flight. Mean while, _Attabaliba_ compounded with _Pizarro_ for his Ransom, _viz._ to pay him as much Gold as that Hall in his Court (where they made the Agreement) could hold to the top; they first measur’d the heighth, then the length, which was found to be fifty four Foot, and the breadth nine: In pursuance of this composition, Gold was brought thither from all places, according to _Attabaliba_’s order; yet he could not raise so much as would perform his bargain, which made the _Spaniards_ to grumble: But _Attabaliba_ desiring some longer time to perform it, telling _Pizarro_, that most of the Gold was brought on Slaves Shoulders, a long and troublesome way, of two hundred Leagues long, from the City _Cusco_, and if this would not satisfie, _Pizarro_ might send some of his own people thither, to inform him, that he need not fear the least danger, as long as he was Prisoner with his Wife and Children. The two Captains, _Sotto_, and _Peter del Baro_ being sent away to that purpose, met after some days Journey with one of _Attabaliba_’s Leaders, who was bringing the King’s Brother _Guascar_ with a Party, Prisoner to _Caxamalca_.