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Royal

Commerttaries.

Fernando

from this intention, e(pecially lince

Diego

A/varado

was then reíiding

'' at the Court, and ready

accufe him, faying, That this matter would be bec–

" ter negotiated ac a diíl:ance? chan upon the plac_e _:

Howíoever,

Fernando

would

" not hearken thereunto, bemg of a concrary opimon, nhat he had grearly deíer–

" ved of che Emperour for bis many Services, and for T1aving by way of

uíl:ice

" cleared the Coumrey of thoíe turbuleoc Spirits, who were Diílurbers of the

'' Peace. At bis departure, he adviíed his Brocher

Francifco

not to repoíe confi–

,, dence in any of che

Almagrians,

eípecially chofe who were g0ne i'nto

Chili,

wfiom

'' he had fmmd to be eoníl:anc and affeétionate

the Memory of

Almagro

And

'' he farther counfelled him noc to permit them

Cabál, for by experience he

" had found, that five onely of them bei:ng rogecher, were plocting

whac man–

" ner to kill him. At length being deparced, he carne co

Spain,

and appeared at

" che Court with a greac Equipagt and Riches; bue it was not long before chey

'' carried him from

Valladolid,

the Priíon of

Medina de Campo,

from whence, as

,¡

y€r, bie

is,

n©t fire<rd. And fuuewith

Gomara

<rlilds

nhac Chapter.

for the lbetter undedlai:iding

which, we artÚO' know

l'ban d1ough

Oon;ald

d~ Mefa

Fiad íerved

He-rnando Piyarro

in Qgality

of Ga,J)ltia

int of t~e:Arcillery, yef

he, with rnany otL'iers, was much diícontenued, li

,eoaufe.he

lookedupon himfelf as

ill

reiwarded for his foruner Services;, amd tmac w

hen ble exp

,eeted

have been fenc

Comma!ilder 1o·Chiefi, ·he was chen employe~ Un~r11.-Gaprainrt6'

Pedro de Cftndia

.–

Wherefove fim.ding himíe\t in chis manner íligfurectwíchour any place of Honour,

or Advamage, he begimco ípeak

Hmra11doYip1t;ro,

and

chreaten, chac he>

would íec

.4/magro

ac líh>erty wheníoever they br0t:1ghrhim furth tocan-y him

colo$

Reyn,

.All.whicb he dec\ared openlY', arrd withom any coníideracion of die dan–

ger he incl!lt:red of his life, he affembled füs friend~, and formed

parcy for

.Ál–

magro,

in which he found many chac were ready co comply.

foon as

HerJ1andbl

Pift1.rro

was informed liereof, he immediarely, with ali diligence, wenc to che

Cal–

lao,

bar

.lvíefa

was not Dhen Qgarcered there being newly returned wirh

Pedro de

<Sandia

chie

lFrontiers, anti \\ asi chen atr

Mkj{ru,

-which

]yes Eaílward from

Gollaq, ,

Coontrey Velry Mounrai111ous, and fmll

d~ep Rivers, as we have aeícri.:,

bed at L

:·ge

che

Life

of che King

Inra

Y11panqJ1i :

Tbie

Spaniard1,

by reafon of

chefo 1nnp

· enes, not having beerPable to make rheir" Conqueíls, were remrned.

from

Collrro

•hoo

He-mando

rnetrhem, and pm

Gon~ttlrJ

Méfa

ro Deach; and ca-.

fhie11ng·

o de Candia

from bis Command, he beílowed ic on a cerrain Gencle:

maR

caUdal.

Pmtn:i:,ureú de Cttmpo Redondo;

who aft~rwanrls made an entrance rrlcq,

that Corn~rt'y, anal cli<l m~re tha any tha~ weno btfore him ; howfoever, ch~

ways ao@ paffages were

difficulc, rhar.

a.11

fus labours and endeavouts proved vait}.

anél fruitlefs.

Pedro

Candi'a

dleerrting himfelf affronced, and agrieved hereBy,,

being rro1:1hled ro be deprived

of his Cofomand, c0nrnaled the anger hereof

ifi

ñ~.

brealt, untiH fuch

time

asan oppormnit.'y prefe~ced, chat he mighc declare for

cht;,

Almayi,ins

;

furo!

td hm1, as we fhall fee hereafcer. Fot

P;dro de. Candi~

could tlo~

well diffemb\e- his-reíermneRts, but chat d1ey

wer~

vifibfe to

Hernlli'ldo,

at1cdi appeared irr hi' oouncenance; for tl\ough the Tangué be,

filenn, ~en ~be Face corn

mon

fy cdifcovers tbe grief, or che delight of che Heatc :,

the like diífarisfaéti0n11\

.v.as

alfoi apP.arellC in cliie 0ehaviour of rnany oche:!"rs

Wherefore confiderihg th

at h

is endea trurs to lefíen the numbers·of bis EnertJies

forved to 1nultiply them he was as it \'1ere forced

to.

pur

Almagro'to

dearb, whi'cq

he aCli:(i)rdingly exe::cure-d afcer his

reru1:t

Cowo

from

0olldo

íuppoíing, chac whe~

the c:1uíe ..élJnd

objeét of

áH

thefe Mutihies and fIDiílurbances was removed, all

t!hings would nrturn cih tH(f,uíual and fetled conditlGfiTof peace aM quiecnefs) ljuc_

it happened ouc quite concrary : For by che do\efull Tragedy of che Deach of

Áf=.

magro, Hernando Pir¡arro

rendred himíelf

odious, that his condition was rnuch

more focme, :bypurcing 1imíélfinto_

t-he hands o~ rife fofüce 0f

Spa1n,

where

Die–

de Atvnrado

was readf

t©

accuíe hm1, than if he !,ad rernained ih

Peru,

wht\ire

~be oppofite faétion ,

CJf·_Almagro

wacch€d onely an opportunicy e-o deíl:roy füm.

Hernando Pir¡arro

was a d1ícteec Perfon, and againfl: che opinion and perfüafion of

ali his friends, judged it the leaíl: evil

make a Voyage inco

Spain

where he

imagined, that the greao Services he had performed

che Conqueít of that Em–

pire, and ohe iníuperable 1abours he had overcome ih che Siege vvould juíl:ifie

hisCaufe before his Majeíly,and che Riches vvhich he imporced vvith him,for che

King's and his ovvn a·ccotmt vvould make his Accefs eaíie to the Royal Prefence,

and