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BooK

R:oyal Commentariú.

chefe Arnbaffadours was drowned going over a River; and thar the

t11¡·0

orhei·s

dyep of natural fitkneífes, t.owhith'that Climáte is vety (ubject, and ni:i½!=alt)ifoll–

to the bbdiés óf fhangers; for ic is not probable thát the

l ndians;

""M

had obfet'–

,\ieq

wích what fubmiffion the Lion ai:'id füe(Ttget haei tr9uched irf

ty.iirarulous

-mannét- to

Pedro de

Candia,

fhould flay, or facrifice tliem;·whom they efl:eemed

for Deitiés.

Pifa'rro

in his paífage over che Waters on Floacs and Rafés; was

- ·grea~.dangér, as wére

a,ll

his peo~le, of beii~g caíl: away'by

.che

fiteains;.whícp

ir1

rhofe p~rts are very fierce and rap1d, for their Floats

wete

very unn:ily; anch1Mafie

to be govemed; howfoever in defpighc ofall, chey leaped on fhore, and marched

boldly towards the people, with whom, after many Batcels, the

Spaniards

remained

~onquerours_;_

~~d

cherebr cheEnerny being bec(?me cowed and difmay_ed qy_che

many flaaghters which were made of chem, they entírely yielded.:. And (uppo–

fing

chat chefe deíl:ruél:ions were Judgments of che Suh inHiéted for their Sins ,

they ·endeavoured to pleafe anc.l pa_cifie

cheir E

nemies by Prefents of Gold, Silver;

and Jewels, which they pacfóbferved to.oe G:'Omrnóditie~pleaGng to them, and

the Motives which haá inciteácñem cci'

ajl. th

eir laoours'and dangers ; and more–

over, che

Curaca

carne with a'll hmnility to fubmit and furrender his Eftace and

Perfon into their hands;

The

Spaniards

confi8e'ring how profperouíly_ cheir áffairs fucceeded

·che-'for- ·

tuhe of chis one Bactel, refolved to feccle their

firíl:

Colony in thefe parts, which

they calléd Sr.

Michae!,

being founded on the day of his Feíl:ival; and in chis

firíl:

and ancient Colony they planted feveral of their Compani0ns in che year

to receive and give entertainment unto all (uch who were fhortly expeCted from

P,anama

and

Nicaragua.

, ,

. .

. ,

. .·

· . -.

·.Fror11 rhis place

Pir¡arrí;.

difpatched bis., thrée Ships back again to

Panama

.bring hím more 1,ecruits of Men, and fupply

G:if

Provifions; ·ami

give'.m©re.life.

che de.fign, he,fenc above chi1-cy.choufat1dcDucats,in Gold and Silver; befides

.Emeralds, as the fruics\)f his Labours, and as an evidence of che vaíl: Riches of ,

tharCountrey. Eut we fhould have told'you before, chat

Pifarro

(alncmgíl: che

·n;iany oc.her favours which he received from hi~ Majeíl:y in

Spain)

had tme·honour

:.a~d .privilége granced him ,to entertaín a Guard of cwenty four Halbardiers, for

pro~eé:l:ion of bis Perfon, and,greacer autl¿ority of his Office and Government :

Wherefore having fubdued and· maíl:ered

Tumpiz:,,

he deGgned to make thoice of

·fil!.ch

a Guard wherewith he might with mor~ oíl:entation and pomp, than he had

for¡t)eí'ly íhewn, make'his e¡,¡rry into rhat Countrey. Bue he,.could not with all

the promifes ·be-cculd make, perfüade any; ofall bis company

ÉO

fübmit

low,

io.

~ccept of chat Office; for ic is noc onely incidem.·co ,che hut'nour of .che

Spat1_iatds

be haughty, ánd

fanfiei

I know not whac high ~nd fublime matters;

bjlt

even choíe who are humble, and would accept of any mean ¡¡nd lbw.employ–

mep\:

other parts, dorio f~er entet'-.into che[e Counwies,.-but are irtlmedüice–

ly elevattd with a..new generofüy and greatnefs of Soal, ,chat they fcorn -to accept

of oi·dinary preferments : .Bú.t 1cbus rnuch I íbould

hot

,have adventlired,1to.. have

faid, had I.nóc received chis repon from

Spai;iaras,

who find che like iuciinacions

wirihin cbernfelves. Howfoev;er, chere were cwo of-all che •riumber who accepted

the Halberts, wich who1n .I ~as atqu,i)nced; who boch imche Conqueíl: of that

Counttey, and afterwards in che Civil'Wars behaved chemfelves like brave Soul–

dim, and ·¡n_.reward chereof che honour of Military Comma:nds were beíl:owed

up9n rh~m ,. wich a fhare of Lands and

urifdiétion over the,

lndians

;

they were

both killed in che War, chough cheir Names I have chouglnc

fit

t6 conéeal for fe–

yeral refpefu. After

Pifarro

che G6vernour had quieced and fetled

Tumpiz:,,

and

the dependencies. tbereunto'belooging, and pGílefled himfelf of che Riches, he re–

folved to pr9ceed to

Caj{amarca;

and·make a vifü to King

/1.tahua!pa,

che fame of

w~ofe creafur~ was é)c{tremely.inyícing

ªo.d the reporc chereof che more proba–

ble, by che apparent Riches 1,vhich were found in

Tumph.

their March chicher

they paífed a Countrey uninhabited, and of dead and barréri Sands, excremely

hot and dry, \vichouc Water; with wbkh, for want .of knowkdge of the Coun–

r;:ey, they had not provided.chemfelves; bue at lengch chey carne to cerrai~ plea–

{anc and,fnütfull Vallies, where they vvere reliev,ed vvich ali chings necel1ary for.

their refrefhrnent; At chis place che Govern.our received an Embaífy from the

gnfortunatf}

Huf!fcar Inca,

bue hovv and vvbiéh vvay it ca1ne from him, is doubc–

füll, in regard (as vve have faid ) he vvas kept a clofe Prifoner under fevere cu–

fl:Gdy : Bue

is probable

that

this Meífage might be

fent

by fome

Curaca

ouc of

mm-

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