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A P.
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Of the three
Spaniards
of Noble
.0.!:ality,
who undertoo4._
the
Conquefl of
Peru.
I
N the 9th Book <;>f che firíl: pare of chefe our Royal Commentaries,
WCi
have íhewed how the refolute
Atahua!pa
pleafed himfelfwith che choughcs
of having by Tyranny and Cruelcy fecured to hiqifelf th_eEmpire, little
drearning that a 'fl:range ahd an unknown Nation (who were che
Spani–
ards)
íhould in the rnoíl: calm and profperous time of his Enjoyrnencs
knock at his Gate, and by the fame rnethods of cruelty _ caíl: him from
his Throne, and deprive hirn of his Life and Empire. That we rnay profecute
chis Hiíl:ory with che moil: even thread; it is neceífary for us to look fome years
back, and cake our rnatters from their firíl: fource and beginning.
.
The
Spaniards
therefüre, afcer they had difcovered chis new World, were íl:ill
defirous more and more of new and farcher difcoveries, and though che Councries
tbey had already poífeffed were rich and profperous, yet not being contented wich
thcir
prefent Enjoymems, nor _wearied with their Labours, andTravails; nor
dw
couraged with che fufferings ofHunger, Dangers, Wounds, Sickneffes, nor wích
the bad Days, and worfe Nighcs, which they had endured both by Sea and Land,
yet íl:ill chirfüng afcer new Conqueíl:s, and great Enterprifes, they arrived 'at
lengch to chat pitch of greatnefs, which hach for ever eternized their Fame and
Mernory. For
fo
it .happened in che Conqueíl: of
Peru,
That
Francü Piyam,
a
Native of
Truxillo,
-living at
Panama,
one of a Noble Family, and
Diegode Alma-–
gro,
a Native of
M,alaga ,
or ( as
Carate
w~ll have it) of the Town of
Almagro,
which is moíl: probable, a Perfon ( as we may believe) of like noble Extraétion.;
for rhough bis Farnily be unlmown, yec if we may know che Tree by its Fruit,
the greacnefs ofhis Aétions,.and the glory of his Enterprifes have rendred his Birth
and Family illuíl:rious. They were boch indeed rich and fa¡.nous, for che brave–
ry
of their paíl: aét~ons, e[pecially
Piiarro,
who had been a Captain, and in che
Year
1 5 12.
had been Lieucenant Governour of che·Cicy of
Vrava,
of which he
was afcerwards made Lieutenant General by che Governour
A!on[bn Hojeda,
having
been the
firíl:
Spanifh
Captain which entred that Province, where he performed
rilany brave Aétions, labouring under many Difficulties, and Dangers, which
Pedro de Cie1a
compendioufly relates in the[e Words:
'' After (fays he) that
" this had happened, the Gover'nour
H0eda
elanted a new Colony of Chriftians
~-' in chat pare which chey call
Vr1tvl'I,
of which he made
Francú
Piiarro
his
Lieu ..
H h h
tenant