[Sidenote: Burns his Brother _Guascar_ alive.] _Guascar_ had now a fair opportunity to crave assistance of the _Spaniards_, telling them, that he and _Attabaliba_ were the Sons of _Guaynacava_, so that the Kingdom was to be divided betwixt both. But _Attabaliba_ had by force made himself Master of all, whereas he being the youngest, ought to be satisfi’d with that share which _Guascar_, being the eldest, would assign him; for the right of Inheritance belong’d justly to him, and yet he was carry’d away bound to slaughter: But if _Pizarro_ would do justice in delivering him out of his Brothers bloody Hands, he would raise him thrice as much Gold as _Attabaliba_ had promis’d: To which purpose he desir’d _Sotto_ and _Baro_ to put off their Journey to _Cusco_; which they not daring to do, went on their way, and _Guascar_ descending the Valley _Sucsuhuana_, was burnt alive by _Attabaliba_’s Soldiers. Mean while, _Almagro_ came with fresh Forces to _Taxamalca_, which occasion’d no small trouble in _Pizarro_, who was onely thirsty after Gold: On the other side, _Almagro_ as greedy, grew jealous that _Pizarro_ should keep the promis’d Hall full of Gold for himself, and he should have no share, because _Attabaliba_ was his Prisoner; therefore he earnestly desir’d that _Attabaliba_ might privately be made away, and that the Booty might be divided to one as well as the other. [Sidenote: An incredible sum of Money given to the Soldiers.] [Sidenote: _Attabaliba_ strangled.] _Pizarro_ to prevent all inconveniencies that might happen from his dissenting, gave in the presence of the King to every private Soldier a thousand Duckets in Gold, and six thousand five hundred twenty five Silver Crowns; the inferior Officers receiv’d four and thirty thousand Crowns, and the others sixty thousand; the fifth part of the Booty he reserv’d for the Emperor: And notwithstanding _Attabaliba_ perform’d his promise in filling the Hall full of Gold, yet he had the sentence of Death pronounc’d against him; neither would his excuse of Innocency serve, or his Requests to be sent to _Spain_, there to clear himself before the Emperor; but sighing, and lamenting his misfortunes, was ty’d to a Post, and Strangled in the presence of _Pizarro_. For whose Death, though a _Heathen_, Divine Vengeance pursu’d these cruel and unjust Arbitrators that thus made their Will a Law, none of them dying a natural Death. Moreover it was observ’d, that a few days before this Execution a blazing Star appear’d, which _Attabaliba_ seeing, presaging sadly of himself said, _That a great Prince would die in a short time_; but _Pizarro_’s chief pretences for the Kings just suffering was, that he had cruelly murder’d his Brother _Guascar_: But this was a meer blind, for that that incens’d them against _Attabaliba_, was, that he knowing where the unvaluable treasure lay, which _Guascar_ had bury’d, would not discover it to them. [Sidenote: Cruelty of _Ruminagui_.]