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and obrain more merey for him, rhan he could expeél: from his Enemies in
Peru,
who oneiy attended an opportunicy to kili him.
Hernando
having on chefe Con–
fiderations !efe che
lndies,
and efcaped out of the hands of his Enemies; chat ha–
·o-ed which was prepared for him, was co11verred againíl: his Brorher the Marquis,
and proceeded fo·far, as in the end co effec1 his ruine; che which will appear in
whac is ro follow.
.
Hernando Pifarro
being arrived in
Spain, Die.P,o de A/varado
brought a fevere
ln–
diél:ment againíl: him, defüing chac the Caufe might be tried eicher by che Civil
Law,
or by a Court-Mar/hal, as his Majeíly fhould direé't; or orherwife he chal–
lenged him
to
a íingle Co::nbat, offering to prove by force of Arrns, cnac he had
violaced both bis
W
ord and Faith, and chat he hirnfelf was guilcy of chofe crimes
which he had objeél:ed againíl:
Almagro :
Moreover, he laid many ocher things to
his charge, which for brevity fake we fhall pafs by. Upon thefe Accufacions
He1·-
11ando
was comrnitted to che Prifon of
Medina del Campo;
during which time, and
whilíl:
Alvarlildo
was profecuting bis Suic, he complained, that rnany rich Prefems.
both ofGold; and Silver, and pretious Srones, were given with intention to cor–
rupr che minds of certain perfons; che which being proved, was occaíion of crou–
ble to fome greac and confiderable Meo. Bue chis being a nice poinc, we have
onely couched upon ic ; and che racher, becaufe in che heat of chis profecution
Al–
varado
died, not without fufpicion of poifon, by reafon (as
Gomara
faith) that bis
Deach was fudden and unexpeél:ed: Howfoever, before that time, he had fo well
grounded his procefs; and proceeded fo far, that he had obtained feveral Verdiél:s
againft bis Adverfary. · Howfoever, at lengch, time, which accomplifhes every
tliing,
moderated che feverities of bis lmprifonment, from whence he procured
his
difcharge in che year
1,61.,
afcer twentY. three years that he had remained in
cuftody, which he füíl:ained with great equality of rnind; of which he gave moíl:
certain proofs in ali che particulars of his adverfe fortune
1
which then rnanifefrly
appeared, when with wonderfull patience he received ene news of the Death of
hls
Brother, and of his other Kindred, and of the Confifcation of his Lands and
?oífe!ftons which bel~ng
7
d t<;> him, b~íides th
7
vaíl: expence he was put to,. boch
m
Pnfon, and to mamtam
his
Law-fwts. Th1s was ali the World gave h1m
in
reward for his great and rnighty Afüons, and for the innumerable difficulries he
fuíl:ained to aid and affiíl: his Brother the Marquis
Don Francifco Pifan·o
in che C:on–
queíl: of
Peru,
performing, as he always did, the Offic~ ofCaptain-General; with
which we will conclude chis fecond Book, retuming thanks unto Almighty God;
who hath brought us
fo
far as to this period.
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