4000003871

Royal

Commentariu.

Boo~

III.

Hand, which clapping to his mouch, ,he kiffed it, and fo expired bis laíl: Br~ath ;

fo dyed that famous

Don Francifco Pi~arro,

the moíl: renowned amongíl: the Wor–

tÍ1ies who hath fo 1nuch enriched, and rnade grear, and füll

che Riches and

Trelfure he hath acquired, concinues greamefs, and Riches to the Crown of

Sp11i11,

and ro al! che World, as appears by whac hach bee·n already declared, and whac is

manifeíl:ed by che effeéts in thefe our day~. And yec noc wichfianaing all chis

vaíl: Trea(tare and Gr~amefs,

di~d poor and forfaken, having no Friend

much as·to wind him in a fheet,

lay him in bis Grave; by which it may ap–

pear, that ali the favour and prof¡:i~rity which fprcune had been,.befiowing on

him, during che whole courfe ot bis Life, was foacched away

a fudden, in lefs

than che fpace of one hour. To confirm which

Carate,

in the 8th Chapcer of bis

' 4th

Book

harh chefe.Words.

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, bn,' \.

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t.;,,.

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.inJthis manner he refigned hls Soul unto Géd, and with the-Marquis

tw9

bis

Vage5

were

ltillc:1d·;

of tfue Faé'tio

n of Ch

ili

four were killed, befides ochers

~' 'that w~rn dangeroufly wbundoo. ·

foon.as,

this news was fpread chrough the

Town, above cwo 1'\undred:Mcm ap

peared ih

1favóur of

DJ11 Diego de

Almagro;

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whioh¡ thoug_h -adm!d and irt a rea~inefs, yec duríl: not deGlare thernfelves, un~

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cill thev

faw

how rth'e maccer fucceeded, aod th<!:I} chey d_iíperfecd chemíelves

" ~v~v al!· pares of tht1~ icyl ffith1--g _and difarrpíng

chofe whotn diéy b~lieved ·tó

" be.Well affoél:ed,co

,tfüi

patty of

Pi~amJ.

il ,.

..f~•JlÍ'lrei

Aífaíliníítes Jiiavmg done théir work, <lame out of

the

Houfe wich cheir

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Sw@rds, drawó';

andf

bloudy

aí\d

9ohn

de- Rddii

caufing

Almf-l,r_o

tó mounc Ion

" Horfe,.bac~, condu6ted him 11h~óugh the ,Gity, ,proclaiming hitn Goverhout

'~óver ali

Pom;'

and fole l(ing chernof, Th~

f~Y

pluodered

t~t!

Hóufes of

tlfé

" .Nfatiqw-is,

and

ru~

Brothevf

ami

;il11tonio

Pica4'D;<1ánd taufed tñe Corporacion

.che City to r~cei-9e

lJon

Di,g~

for Governounl by virtue df that OipicuJa.

'' cion•a11d Charter, ílgned by

hls

M~jeíly ac the tliffie of

the

firfi Difcov~ of

" rhefe Countries, whereby the q0vitrr1menc 0f thl!! new

Toledo

was granted to

Alm~lro,

and his

Heirs).

.fu~-h Perfon or Perfons as he íhoWd affign. Af–

ter wbioh'they put feveral toi!Hath, whom they

knew

Servants.and

De–

",P,enalants on the Marquis,,whiék cabfed

great

Cl'iés through the whole City,

'' che Women W€eping and wailing to-ff:t! their Husb¡mds fnurthered, and

their

" H~ufes·r.lunderecl.,

,r-

' ~J~which,tirne

Mtie

durfi tortch the Body óf

·phe

Marquis,

(ó

befiow.decenc

~' Burfal ther<mpon, unleís fqme few Negroés , who rather dragged chan carried

" ic to che Church, uncill

'fobn Jle Barbar~n,

ami

his

Wife,

who were Inhabicaórs

" of

Tr,txilio,

ancl ,ba"d been 6ervants co the Matquis

baving fuíl: obtained leave

" of;

Almag,o

buried film 'and hi

'Br@~her

fuch decenc manner as chey \vere

" ·ablf.,, The which they were forced

perfonni\i;rith fuch haíte, chat they

had

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fcarceitiime to,doch his Body- wich che ldabic of

Se.

7ago,

of which Oroer he

'' was a Knight, and to

puc

011

his Spurs, before they wei:e-e0ld chac chofe of

Cbili

" were cli>mihg it:f~ftat Mfle to

Cut

off his Head) aoo to place it on the Gallows.

" So

~Har

Barbaran

was

forced to flubber over the Funeral and Offices for che

" dead wirh great haíl:e, defraying the Charges of the Torches, and ocher

Duties,

'{ at his o

wn' E;(po

oCe. And having laid che BGdy in the Grave, chey imrnWi~

" acdy ~o

<iieavólJ.th

facure his Sons, who lay ptlvátely concealécd; for che p-ar-

" ty of Ch

iJirwere-

howibecome Maíl:ets of the whole City.

··

,'' Heñce

,ve inay

learn che varíety of Fortune- in this

World,

if we conüaer

" in how íhort a

fürte-{l

Gentleman \Jlas brought to-nothing, who had difcoverec{,

ancl governed; an_d:.~ífeífed fucha vaíl: Extent, and Traél: ofLand, and

Ki11g-–

" dqms; and had beíl:0wed

,greatClr Revenue, and lliches on others, than' the

m~~

,powerfull Prlñce in c_he W?rld wa~ able

~<'>

hav~ done; and how in a mo-

mene he -was made to perifh, w1thouc ume g1Ven h1m to confels, and prepare

-" ,for his Soul ,

,ot

fimle his Eílate; and that he íhould be a(faílinated by thé

" Han~s of

t,welye

Men o'nely, at Noon-day, and in che midíl: of his City,

" whete,the Inhabitants were ali his Servants and Creatures, Kinfmen and Soul–

" di~s,' and all'had,é¡¡ten or his Bread, and fubfüled by his Bouncy; and afcer

thi$, that none fl;1ould dare to \op:ie unto bis Succour, bue rather

fly

from him,

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and abandon his I;oufe. Anti moreover, chat his Burial lhould be

obfcure,

" ~hat qf all che Ritlies and Greacnefs he poífeífed , there fhould not

lefc

ch-as todefráy

~he Chargeofthe Wax-Candles, andother Expences of his

Funeral ;