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BooK

III.

Roy

al Comm_entaries.

Thus did the

,.Almagrians

fuccour and aílitl: each other, rejeéting all fubfúl:ence

and KincÍneís from .the

Pirarrijl-s,

n9twithíl:anding_ che urgenr, ..ind extreme necefTT–

des

co which they were reéluced. The which being obferv(;d, and conGdered by

the Mini'.l

ers anq

<;:óunfellours of the Marquis, they, like ill Infirume.nrs, advifed

him, that

íir.ce

chat parcy could not be won b~ fair means

any .Terms of

Friendfhíp, thi~ ,he íhould compell them thereunto by wanr and neceíliEy. ·: Jhe

Marquis (chough much agalnfi his own nature) was perfaaded t0follow this

ri–

gorous and fevéré Advice of bis ,Miniílers, c19d

take aw_ay che Eílate of

Al–

magro,

by whic~,al! che -pa~ty ,l;i~d _ their fubfülence,

that not ~nd)ng a fuppm;

~h<!y might be -compellec:J to depare from thence, an~ fee~ their hvelyhood in

othér Countri~: ,,"_\3ut thi-~-w.~~

rnuch agajn~

rJ11:

humour of the_Marquis, ·who

namrally abhorred

doe a~i

r,hwg

of feve1iry., .,or un~indµ~fs, whatfoever. But

this Aét, iníl:ead ofmollifying ¡md fubjeéting

tp~

füffnature .of

Almagro,

incenfed

hirn to a higheí- degree of Rage ; for Tyranny, with unjuíl: dealings, operate little–

the Mind~

é;,f

Meo,

w1)9~

,,~

eem themfelves innocem..' And

it was With

the

Almagriant?.""1

~9 , b

fing-;~e ,11ced to

-nec~ffitous con~ifiop, ref~l~ed-,not to

~bandoh cbe

91~Yr

Ji.ut

mflC;!~ ~h~reo,f d\fpaiched a Narrat~\le

ntmg,

ohhe

ftate of their éafe, to all phces where any o{- chofe Uved, who !\'ere incliped ·

and' devoted to che

Almagrian

Party , inviting chem to repair to the Cicy of

los

Reyes,

ro abec their Parcy, and to affift them in their precenftons. This–

Faétion was tben _become yery_~Qnfideral:!le, for befidés _thofe who had been

áétually engaged in che Batcel , there were divers others who had taken an

Affeél:ion to chat ftde , as·it commonly happens in Civil and inteíl:ine

Dif-

cords.

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"--

Opon thefe Summons abdve two huridred-Souldiers reforted to the Cicy of'

Los Reyes,

from parts above three and four hundrecl Leagues remoce, who being,

joined _in fuch numbers together, took the Li~rty to talk boldly, _and in apuo–

lick-manner to·arm themfelves

fo¡: untill then 'they ,were noc pe.rmitted ,to,

éarry

any,Weapons, living in the nature of Prifoners. Tbe g~11tle Treatmeqt which

die

Marquis ufed cowards chem, encduraged them td higher Atcempts, and to

treat of the rnanner how che Deach of

Don Diego de Almagro

might be revenged

the Bloud of the Márquis ; for though

Hernando Pifarro,

afcer his return from

~tain

was the ,great lncendiary and the .r,ea,l Authour of all thofe Evils that

Jfad hitherco enfued, yet the Revenge for aU was to refund oh the Head of

the Marquis. · But thefe privare Cabals ánd Confpiracies were not contrived

and·

car'ried o,n.

fo ·

focretly , but that they' were made . known to che Coun–

tel1o_·

urs of the Marquis, who ~híl:andy urged him to dJíl:urb chofe Meetings

and plmifh tbe"Mal~<mntencs·,

b,y

taking off Ehe Heads of the Chief Leaders, ana

by báhiíhme,nt of the others? before cneir Ploc was ripe, and·become.too frrong

to be fuppreJfed'. .

Carate,

in ~he.fourch,

fift!1,

and fixth Books, declares the

matter

be thus.

The Marquis (faith he) rem·ained fo confident and fecure, being of a Difp~

~' ficion not inclil'léd to Jealoufie, thac in Reply unco,what they ·advifed, he

" made Anfiver, thac there was no need

fear or apprehend Danger from Men,

" in chat poot .and (orlorn condicion, who had Difficulties fufficient, in conten–

" ding wich Povercy.

Almagro·and

his'Complices growing more·confident by this

" lriadvertency and Goodnefs of~he Marquis, proceeded ac lengch to thac degree~

" as co lay afide all refpeét towards his Perfon, and not

much as to take off

" their Caps, of make any othei:'demonfüation ofHonour, as 'he paífed by them.

Thus far

Carate.

' And indeed fuch' was ene Want and Indigency chey fufiained, thai

AlmagrJ

f!!:ide a Confortíhip wich feven Souldiers, who lodged in che fame Chamber

~ógecher; '--amóngíl: ·which chey had bue one Cloak, and that not new, bm old ·a_nd

pacched ; with this woríhipfull Garment they took cheir túim

go abroad, che

ocher.s (laying ac borne, whilíl: ,che Cloak \yas employed, and till it returned:

They alfo rnáde a rommon Purfe, pucting che Money whkh they gaj.neg at play;

or otherwife, into tbe ·hands of

'/ohn de Rada,

whóm chey made their Treafurer;

and coinmón Steward; to

buy

and drefs their Víétuáls.