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Royal CommentarieJ.

thefe Ambaffadours was drowned going over

River, ahd

that

~he

two others

dyed of natural

fickneffes, to

w~i~h

that Climate is very

fu?j~et,

and

unhealthfol(

to the bodies of {hangers; for

1s not probable that the

l ndian1,

who had

obCer...

ved

with what

fubmiffion

the Lion and the Tyger had crouched

miraculous

manner to

Pedro de Candia,

fuould

flay,

or facrifice them, whom they efteemed

for Deities.

Piyarro

his paffage over the Waters on Floats and Rafts, was in

great danger, as were all his people, of

bei~g

call: away by the fi teams, ' ''hich

thofe parts are very fierce and rapid, for their Floats were very unruly,

and

uneafie

to be governed; howfoever i? defpight of all, they lc:aped on fhore,. and

rnar~hed

boldly towards the people, with whom, after many·Bartels, the

Spamard1

re amed

Conquerours ; and thereby the Enemy being become cowed and difmayed

the

many flaughters

which

were made of them, they entirely yielded

And fuppo-

fing

that

thefe defiructions

'~ere

Judgments of the Sun inflicted

for

their Sins ,

they endeavoured to pleafe and pacifie their Enemies by Prefents of Gold, Silver>

and Jewels, which they had obferved to be Commodities plealing to them, and

the Motives which had incited them to

all

their labours and dangers ; and more-

over, the

C"Uraca

came

with all

humility

fubmit and furrender his Efiace

and

Perfon into their hands.

The

Spaniards

confidering how profperoufiy their affairs fucceeded by

the

for–

tune of this one Bartel, refolved to fettle their firfi Colony in thefe pans,

which

they called Sr.

M ichael,

being founded on the day of his FelHval; and in this firft

and ancient Colony they planted feveral of their Compani0ns

the year

to receive and give entertainment unto all fuch who were ihortly expetted from

Panama

and

N icaragua.

From this place

Pir;arro

difpatched

JJis

"three Ships

back

again

Panama

bring him more recruits of Men, and

fupply

of Provifions ; and

give more life

the defign, he fent above thirty thoufand Ducats

Gold and Silver, befides

Emeralds, as the fruits of

his

Labours, and as an evidence of the vafi Riches of

that Counrrey.

But

we !hould have told you before, that

Pirarro

(amongfi the

many other favours which he received from

his

Majefiy in

Spain)

had the nonour

·and privilege granted him to entertam a Guard of twenty

four

Halbardiers,

for

protection· of his Perfon, and greater authority of his Office and Government

W heref< re having fubdued and mafiered

Tumpi~,

he defigned

make choice of

fuch a

Guard wherewith he might wifb more oftentation and pomp, than he had

formerly 01ewn, make his entry into that Countrey.

Bur

could not \\

ich all

the promifes he could make, perfuade any of all

his

company to fubmit

low,

asi:o accept of that Office; for

is not onely incident to the humour of the

Spaniards

haughty, and

fanfie I

know not

what Mgh

and fublime matters ;

hilt

even thofe who are humble, and would accept of any mean and low employ–

ment in other parts, do no fo.oner enter into thefe Countries, but are immediate–

elevated with a new geoerofity and greatnefs of Soul, that they fcorn ro accepc

of ordinary preferments : But thus much I fhould not have adventured to

nave

fJid, had I not received this report from

Spaniards,

who find the like

inclina~ons

within themfelves. Howfoever, there were two of all che number who accepted

tbe Halberts, with whom I was acquainted, who both

the Conquefi of that

Countrey, and afterwards in the Civil Wars behaved thernfelves like brave Soul"

diers , and in reward thereof the honour of Military Commands were befiowed

upon them, with a fhar of Lands and

urifdiction over the

Indians

;

they were

both killed in the War, though their Names I have thought fit to conceal for fe–

veral refpeets. After

Pi~arro

the Governour had quieted and feded

Tumpiz,,

and

the dependencies thereunto belonging, and pofiefied hirnfelf of the Riches, he re.

folved to proceed to

Cajfamarca,

and make a viGt to

King

At(;fhflalpa

the fame of

whofe treafo re was extremely inviting ; and the report thereof die'more proba..

ble, by the apparent Riches which were found

Tumpiz...

their March thither

they paffed a Countrey uninhabited, and of dead and barren Sands extremely

hot and dry, without yYater; with which, for ·" ant of knowledge

the Coun...

trey, they

l~ad

not pr?v1ded themfelves ; but at length they came to certain plea–

fan~

and fruufull Vallie , :vhere they vvere relieved vvich all things neceffary for

therr refrefhment. At tlus place the Governour received an Emba!fy from the

unfor.tunate

Huafcar

Inca,

but

~ovv

and vvh.ich vvay

came from him, is doubt...

fuL,

m regar.d

as vve have

fa1d)

he vvas kept a clofe Prifoner under fevere cu–

ftody

But

probable that this

Mcrffige

might be font by fome

C11raca

.put

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