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Gonzalo Pi~arro confiders of returning to Qf!itu; ·and
thofe ;¡ ChiH plot and contrive how they may kia the
Marquis.
IN chis Mifery and Wanc chey proceeded another hundred Leagues clown che
River, withouc appearance or hopes of finding a beccer Councrey, every
place feeming worfe and more barren than che other; ali which being confide–
red, and debaced by che General and C'aptains, chey agreed co recuro again to
~itu, (if it were poffible,) for now they were at a difiance of four hundred
Leagues from chence: Bue in tegard-ic was impoffible for chem to recurn againíl:
the Force of che Stream, chey refolved to cake anocher WQY by the North fide of
the River, for they had obferved in their coming, that there were not fo many
bogs, and Lakes, and moorífh places, on that fide, as on that by which they
carne. So now entring wichin the Mountains, and making their way with Bill
and Hatchet, which cuíl:ome would have made lefs grievous, had good nutri–
ment prefented to con·oborate and fuíl:ain their Namre in it; bue we muíl:
leave chem amidíl: thefe Difficulties, to return to the Marquis Don Francifc"
Pif"rro, and fee what Accidencs befell him, wlililíl his Brother was engoJfed in
thefe immenfe Labours. le feems chat chefe renowned Perfons, who wereborn
for greac Afüons, and Atchievements, were alfo defiinated to infuperable Diffi–
rulties and Misfortunes, which purfüed them co che ultimate poinc of cheir Lives,
which ended "'ich che grief and compaffion of ali chofe who had che Honoui: of
their Acqu:lincance.
For fo ic was, chat che Marquis ihaving made a Divífion, and fhared 0\lt the
J?rovinces of the Ohttrc11,s co rhe Conquerours of chac Kingd0m, and reformed and
fetled fome things of imporcance -'.in Couo, which the lace Diffencions between
his Party and chat of Almagro had caufed ; with which having left ali chings in
Peace and Qpietnefs, he rerurned to ch'e City of los Reye,, ro aavance and encou–
rage that new Colony. \Ve have mencioned formet·I~ chat Almagro che Younger
was [ene by Hcrnt111do Pifam, foo11 afcer the Execocion of'his iflacher, to be kept
Prifoner in that place, where when che Marqais arrived, ·he difcovered chat di–
vers <;>f che Almagrian Faétion were frequencly ín comp'any \°:\ ich him, whom
he fed and maintained ou~ of che Eílate w_Mch he enjoyed in rigbt of his Fa–
ther, being a large lhheritance, and Comtnand over fns; the which Bouocy
·be iliheraUy d.ifp~nfed to them, becaufe thac cheir ?wn ates1were forf~iced, and
confifcaced) as it were .fm· Treafon, and for cherr Lo y'-and Affeéb0n ·to Al-
-magro. • , .
The Marquis, who was of a noble and geherous Narnre; -eAdeavomed to gra–
tifie chofe Gendemen wich Largeífes, and Summs of Money, and to procure for
them Offices and Employmencs in macters of Jufüce, or abouc the King's Reve–
nue. But chefe Perfons expeéting that Vengeance and Puniíhmenc would befall
the Pifarrifts for cbac unju(l Death and Bloud of Almagro, and for chofe horrid
Cruelties, committed at che Baccel of SalinM, and afcer ic, refufed ali che Offers
thac were made chem of Gracuicy and Kindneís; thac fo neither cheir Malice,
nor Rancour, might abate, and be mollified, which chey had conceived againfr
t:he Marquis and his Adherencs; nor thac it mi_ghc ever be objeéted againíl: chem,
that they had received or accepted Gifcs from che adverfe Parcy, at che fame time'
thac diey were contriving and plotting againfi them.
Thus