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Royal
Commentariu.
BooK
11.
" though he made his Appeal to the Emperour, yet
Fernando
(
notwithíl:anding
-f'
the importunities of many perfons, who earneíl:ly urged him thereunto) refu-
·
." fed
to
:idmit of his Appe~I.
~11 which noc_ P:evai!ing,
Almagro
himfelf
" implored his merey, befeechmg him to fpare h1s hfe; m conftderation, that
" when he himfelf was in his power, he had not put him to dearh, nor fpilc the
t,
bloud of his Friends or Relations. That he would reqiember how he had been
,'' an ~nílrum~nt
to
raife hi~ dear Brother
to
chat high picch of honour an~ pro–
" fpency whteh he now en¡oyed. That he would behold, and conftder him for
" an old, decayed, and gouty Man ; and therefore admit of his Appeal, thac he
" mighc pafs chofe few unhappy days which remained to him of
life,
wichin che
" dark folitudes of a Prifon, chere to lament and bewail his fins.
Ferdinando Pi·
"
fªrro
remained deaf and unmoved wich ali chefe preffing infiances, which were
" fufficient to have mollified a hearc of íl:eel, faying, tfiat he wondered much,
ce
that a Man of his Spirit aod Courage fhould entercain fuch apprehenfions of
•• Death. To which he replied, Thac fince Chriíl: himfelf feared ic, how much
" more might che frailty of his Namre
be
couched with che approach- thereof:
" And laíl:ly, ·he conjured him by che reverence due to his old Age, which ac–
,, cording to the courfe of Nacure, could not long cominue :
Alma&'º
was hard–
ce
)y brought e~ Confeffion, having íl:~l hopes of life; _bue ~e lengch he fubrnic–
" ted, and havmg confeífed to the Pnefi, he made his W1ll and Tefiarnenc,
'' rnaking the King, and his Son
Don Diego,
his Heirs
:
Howfoever, he would
ce
not own the Sencence paífed upon him, leíl: Execution íhould immediately
" follow: Nor would
Fernando Pifarro
allow the Appeal, both becaufe he had
· '' received Commands from
Francifto Pifarro
to the comrary, and likewife be-
. '' caufe he believed thac the Council of che
Indics
would revoke the Sencence.
" In
fine, Execucion was performed ; and nocwichfianding ali the Applications
" made fer him, he was füangled
in
the Prifon, and afrerwards publickly be–
" headed in the Markec-place at
Cow,
in che year
r,
38.
·
'' The Death of
Almagro
was greacly lamented , but by. none more ( unle~
" by his own Son) than by
Diego de Alvm,do,
who was once fecurity to
Alma–
"
gro
for
Fernando Pifarro,
and procured his re!eafe and freedom out of Prifon;
" and yee nocwichfianding a!l thac could
in
gratitude, and on the fcore of the
" like ufage
be
pleaded for him, nothing would prevail. Wherefore
Alvan,do
" returned to
Spain
to impeach
Francifco Pifarro
and his Brothers, and to de–
,, mand fatisfaétion from
Fernando
for breach of promife; bue whilft he fol–
ce
lowed chis Suit ac
V11/ladolid,
where the Coure then refided, he died, bue noc
" wichouc fome fufpieion of Poifon , becaufe he lay noc tick above three or
" four days.
"
Diego de Almagro
was a Natlve of
Almagro,
ie was never certainly known
" who was his Father, tbough fome fay he was a Priefi. -He had never Iearned
" leccers, nor could he reade ; howfoever, he was an undercaking Man, dili–
,, ,gene, and ambitious of Honour and Fame ; he was free and liberal, yet not
'' withouc Affecl:ation of vain-glory, concriving to rnake che World wirneífes
" of his gener.ous Aétions
:
His Souldiers loved him for che Prefents and Lar–
" geífes he gave them , ocherwife he was haced for the hard treacmenc he fre–
ce
quently ufed coward~ chern boch
in
Words and corporal Puniíhments. He
" remitted the Debts of a hundred thoufand Ducats, which hisSouldiers owed
" him , cearihg and cancelling the Obligations
of
chofe who were prefenc wich
" him in
Chili
;
which was a_piece of -Liberalicy more becoming a Prince, than
". a Souldier; and yet when he was dead, there was not a Perfon chat would
'' beíl:ow a Clout to cover his Wound. His Death feerned the more Tragi–
,, cal, and
fo
much che more cruel, becaufe he never would puc any Man
" to ,death who had relation to
Francifco Pifarro.
He never was Married,
" howfoever he had a Son by an
Jnaian
Woman in
Panama
;
he called him
'' by his own Name, and gave him good Education ; bue his end was unhappy,
~' as
~ill
appear hereafcer.
Thus far
Gam11r11·;
the which
is
confirmed ( as we, faid before) by
C11-
rtttt.
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