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Commentarie1.

Bocnt

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P. ·~

XIII.

Peter de Can~ia

infor.-TJZ$ hu·_Co~pctnio17s

_of

"fl?hat he had

feerl,

aml therewith ihey al! return unto

Panama.

..,

,(1 ·:

1 .... ,

::,

•

j /

Eter

ca~dia

b~ing !ibundant1y fatísfied wirh

what he _had reen, retuí'ned ·

wlth all Joy. imaginable to his<i:ompairions, raking mueh lar'ger fieps bac}{,

than his gravicy allowecl him in his march rnwards th(l,people. He d1en infonMd

ithe11! of ali which bad paffed, and wThat-immenfe lifürhes h~ had féeH, at

which

,bisCompanions .tel1/lained with afl:oi1líhmt:dt, b'eingfüarce ab'le"to

give cred\c ~o

·lais Relacionj howfóever being1ready·w believe what they

much 9efired, th_ey

were aburidaotliy fatisfied..wich che...l!.abours-cheyhlld fotmerly

füíl:ained in 9.Uefi:

of cbof~ .migbcy Treafures, ,ana Riches, ·pr~mifing ~nf~ _themfe!v~rche poífeffion

and enJoyrnent •there0.f, .had cbey 'but.tht'ffottune t0

eht1cé ?nd p€rfuade·Mep

adven(urefor therhti_

t,An9,having thus dif~overed

_wpat they·. deílred

and

11ofe

thán tbey expeé1:ecl.,- chey returned co

Panaina,

havrng -not force ruffit1enc co pto–

ceed farcher.

Auguftin Carate

reports, thacthree

Spaniards

re1nainéd'o.n the place,

after che otberswere departed~ or, as

Lope~ de Gomar¡¡

fays, bue 'cwo, 'who out of

a rnriofüy of feeihg,ebofe Ricbes which

Peter de Gand!a

had meqtioo~d, or out 'of

a covecous defrre of gainmg íome' of chem, in caí~rheywere füch as were repor–

ted, refofed co retur'u

\MÍ

h their otheu

Cmnpanions. But icis ·not known wl\at

afterwards became of them, the

Spánifh

Hillorians fay, that t.hey;' were ki-lled br.

che

Jndians,

bué that-

not probable,' be,aufe they Were worfhipped and adored

by them as defcended froín the Sun; but

may r.tther be_fuppofed that chey dyed

ofSickneís,

tlm

C oaíl: being very unhealchfull for ch~

Bddies of Scrangers; and–

t.hefe being chofe who periíhed from 1:he,m1mber of the thirceen) dying, as is'be.

lieved ámongíl: che

Indians,

their Memory was forgom:o, and

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menrion made

of rhemin the Exploicsrecounced ofche- other Companion . · Th~fe chirce~n

J),'a–

nj,ards

confümed at leaíl: three Years in che difcovery of

Pm4,'

as the

Spanifh

Au–

thours ceílifie.

Altg11ftin CRrare,

in che 2d. Chapeer of bis

fir(l:.

Book, harh chefe

Word : " Having made thefe Difcoveries in che fpace of chree Years, chey re–

" curned to

Panama,

during which time chey füíl:ained much hardfhip, and under–

,, wenr many Dangers; chey endured Wanc, and Hunger, and received Wounds

· '' in cheir Skirmifhes wich che

Indians;

bue moíl: of ali, their grearefl: difappoint-

menes proceeded from cheir own civil Difcords and Diffentions, che which

Pi–

fªm

did often by his prudence and gfntleneís accommodace and appeafe ; giving

" them greac encouragernent by che affurances he made chem of che faichfülnefs

" and diligence of

Almagro,

who was making provifions of Viél:uals, of Men,

" Horfe and Arms

and indeed

Almagro

and

Pit¡am

were boch

cordial, and

'' z.ealous in chis Defign, chat chey [pared neicher cheir Efl aces, nor cheir Lives in

" chis Advencure, having made chemfelves poor and indebred, who were befare

" che richeíl: of rheir Councrey. Thus far are che Words of

Carate;

likewire

Go–

mara

avouches che like in chis manner.

Francú Pifar-ro

fpent chree years in chis

" Difcoveryof

Peru,

having undergone greacHardíliips, and Labours, wich Hun–

" ger, Perils, Fears, and many other íl:raics. And

concludes che Chapter.

Amongíl: the many acuce and wictySayings which are recounred ofchis famous

Capcain

Francú Plt¡arro,

and chacwhich he would ofren ufe, when he perceived

thac his Companions were wearied, and difcouraged wich various Labours rhey

fuíl:ained in chis Difcovery, and alfo afterwards, when chey were encred on the

Conqueíl:; he would ofceh fay,

.1vliferable

dre

rre

rvho

harfl{s flnd wear out our felves

gain ./frange Empircs and Kingdoms, which neitlm·

JJlt

our felves, 11or our Chi!drcn, but

kz¡o1:v

not

1;ho,

jhall enjoy them.

This Séiying I have ofren heard repvrced from che

mourh of chofe who were Ear-VVimeffes chereof, and who vvere Companions

vvlth him in chofe Exploics. Likevvife cho(e veryConquerours vvould ofren re–

peat chacfaying, vvhen afü:r che Conqueíl: che civil Wars arofe becvveen

Gonfttf(I

Pifarro