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R.oyal Comméntaries. BooK III.
" They were boch liberal and generous in their Gifcs, but if eicber excelled che
" ocher it was Almagro, beca11fe he was ambicio_us to have his Liberaliry and
" Gifts 'known ·and publifhed to the World; bue che Marquis on ,che contrary,
'' was fecrec and modeíl: in his Gifrs, defüing racher to conceal chem, than found
'' his Trumpec; being more willing to pro~ide for die neceffities of che pÓor,
'' chan co make an Oftentation of his Charicy. ~ ' '
''· An Examr,le we have in ,bis,kindnefs to aSouldier, whofe ijorfe happened
" to dye; to 1epair che Lofs wbereof, he came to a Pall-Mall belonging to bis
" Houfe, expeéting to find che Soúldier,. chat he migbt with his own hand pre–
" [ene him with a [mal! Ingot of Gold, of ten póunds weighc; bue che Souldier
" not being chen come, he in che mean time plaid a match in cbe Mall, with his
ce Coac on, chac he mighc conceal che Go!d; ·ar lengch (which was three hours
" after) che Souldier carne, when .,ealling him aíide, he privacely gave him the
" Gold, and told him, that he had ratb~r bave given him three times as múch,
" chao to have endured what he did, by fo long .al},e~p~étation and attendance fór
" him. Many ocher-lnftances rnighc be giveQ of chis nílture, for the,Marquis never
" gave any ching bue with his owri hand, endeavouring to conceal bis Liberality.
" For which rea.fon Almagro was always eíleemed,.the more generous, becaufe
" he contrived how his 'Preíents rnight be given with greatér oílentation, and
ce wich che befi appearance to che World. Howfoever in chis Veque of Munifi–
" cence they rnay well be equalized, becaufe (as che Marquis hirnfelf.alledged) aU
" came fi-om cheir comrnon Purfe, whereof:being parmers, che 11?0ie~y qf what
'' one gave belonged to che orher; fo that he who coníented to che ·Prefenr, was
ce as generous as he who delivered it. ' '
ce They were both in their Life·time che richeíl Men in ready Money, and in
,, Re•nue, that have been known in many Ages, and were che moíl: powerfull of
'' any under che Degree of Crowned Heads; and yet they dyed fo poor, that no
« mention is rnade of che Eílates they !efe, or of their Money wherewith to pay
" che Charges of rheir Funeral Expences; refembling C11ro, and Silit-u, and other
" Roman Captains herein, who were incerred at the Coíl ofche Pub>lick.
" They were both extremely kind to their Servancs, and obliging to cheir Soul–
,, diers, endeavouring to enrich and advance tbem, and to reícue them in all times
'' ofDanger; in which piece of Gallanrry che Marquis was pródiga! beyond com–
,, parifon; as appears by what happened in paffing a River, which they call Bar–
" ranca, where one of hisInJ;an Servancs being carried down by force ofche fiream,
ce che Marquis leaped in, and fwam after him, and catching him by the Hair of
" his Head, buoyed him up above the Water, and wirh great hazard of his own
" Life, faved his, which none of che moíl: advencuroµs of his Army durfi havo
" attempced; and when his Captains reproved him for his rafhnefs, he anfwered,
" that none of them knew of what prevalency his Love was wuo a Servanr.
'' Though che MarqUÍ? governed longer, and in-greater peace, yec Almagro was
" much more ambitious, and deíirous of Rule. They both affeéted anciquity, :rnd
" would never change che faíl1ion of thac Habit to which they had been accuílo–
" rned from their yourh, eípecially che Marguis,·who never wore other chan a Jer–
" kin of black Cloth, with Skircs down to his Ankles, with a fhorc Wa!le a liccle
" below his Breaíls; his Shoes were made of a whice Cordivanr, his Hat white,
" with Sword and Dagger, after che old Fafhion; fornetimes upon high Days, at
" the inílance and requeíl: of his Servants, he wore a Caífock, lined with Martín,
" Farrs, which che Marquis de Valle [ene him from Spain; bue when he .remrned
" home from Mafs, he ílript them off, and remained in cuerpo; and abouc his
" Neck hecommonly.caíl aTo~ to wipe theSweat from hisface, when he plaid
" at Bowls, or at Pall-mall, which were his common Exercifes in che time ofpeace.
" Both thefe Capcains were men well enduring labour and hunger, which che Mar–
" quis eípecially evidenced by che Paíl:imes we have mentiom:d, to which he }vas
ce fo iment, that no youog rnen could hold out fo long as he. He vvas much more
ce given to gaming than Almagro, for he vvould many times play che vvhole day ac
," .Bovvls, not confidering vvith vvhom he plaid, vvhether he vvere Mariner or
'' Miller, hor vvould he fuffer them to give hirn up his Bovvls, or ufe any other
" Ceremonies tovva:rds him, vvhich belonged to che Dignity of his Perfon.
" Not every fort ofbuíinefs could his game, efpecially ifhe loít;
' 1 bue if in cafe chere happened any Rebellion amongfi the Indiam,
" he vvould then lay al! aíide, and race on his Anns, and taking
~~ his Lance and Target in bis h~nd, vvould run vvith all haf\e co che place
. vvhere