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CH A P.
XV.
Gonzalo Pi<;arro
heing e11tred int~
Quitu,
writes to the
Governour, olfering hú Perfon and hú People to {erve
him.
The Governour's
Anf
wer thereunto
;
and what C
()JZ–
ditions the Governour olfered to
Don Diego de
Al–
magro.
G
On::.,a/o
Pifª"°'
and his Caprains and Souldiers, received the reli~f whic.~was
broughc chem wich gracefull acknowledgq1enc: Bue whereas rhey perce1ved,
that cheGarrnents which were provided, were onely fufficienc ro c;loarh the Chief
Cornmanders, chey refu[ed co accepc chern, or (as
Carate
faith in-che 5ch Chap–
ter of che fourch Book)
to
change cheir Habics, or mount on Horfe-back, endu–
ring and fuffering equally with cheir common Souldiers; and fo in thisillanner,
which we have rnemioned, they encred ooe morning inco che Cicy of
f)_µitü,
and
went direérly co che Church to hear"Maís, and to return chanks to Almigncy God,
who had delivered chem out of fo many, and fo greac rniferies.
Thus far
is
che Relacion given by
Carate;
to which may be added, what I bave
underfiood from che tefürnony of rhofe who were Eye-wirneífes of whac farther
paífed
in
chis rnaccer ; which was chis : The twelve perfons which broughc che
Prefents to
Gonulo
Pifam,
perceiving that neither he, nor his Captains, would ac–
cept of che Clochs which were brought them, nor yec make ufe of cheir Horfes,
bue chofe co encer che City bare-fooced, and naked; they agreed ali ro put chem–
felves
in
che fame guife and faíhion
to
participare of the Honour, Fame and Glo–
ry, which chefe perfons had acquired by their patience and fufferings, by which
they had overcome fo rnany, and fuch immenfe labours; che Cicy applauded their
Arnbaífadours for cheir conformicy rhereunco; in which manner, afrer che Encry
was made, and Mafs was faid, che people congratulated che Arrival of
Pifan-o
with all che joy they were able co exprefs, but yec atcempered wich fome grief
and picy
co
fee chem in thac lamentable condicion. This Encry was made aboué
the beginning of
Jutte
in che year 1542, having fpent in chis Encerprize cwo years
and a halfs time, chough a cercain Authour by miíl:ake fays, chac chey were noc
more than a year and half boch in cheir going out, and in their recurn home. Du–
ring the time chac chey remained in che Cicy, every one provided for himfelf che
beíl: he was able. And
Gonz..alo Pifarro
receiving informacions of what had paífed
fince his departure, was given co underíland what Revolucions had lacely happen–
ed, namely che Death of his Brother rhe Marquis, che Infurrefüoo of
Don Diego
de Almag-ro,
his diíobedience and rebellion againfl: his Majeíl:y, che Arrival of
Doércr
Vaca
de
Cq.ftro
for Governour of chat Empire; :md chac he was then on
his march againíl:
Almagro
wich an Army, in which al! che friend5 and parcy·of his
Brocher the Marquis were joyned. Ali which being coñfidered by
Gon<,alo Picarro,
he chought it not
fic
for him co be backward in chat Service
co
his Majefiy, in
which ali thofe Gentlemen who had been his Comrades and Companions, had
been engaged. Wherefore he-wrote
to
che Governour, giving hirn a relacion of
the
Hard(hips he had fuíl:aíned and fuffered in his Journey; and laíl:ly, rnade ten–
der of his Perfon and People to ferve him in qualicy qf Souldiers under his Com–
mand.
In
anfwer whereunto, che Governour affured him of his kind acceprance of che
good will and affettion which he demoníl:rated to his Majeíl:y's Service, and re–
turned him thanks for the aflifience he had offered boch by his own Perfon and
with chofe Forces ~hich had fo lon_g been trained up in Milirary Difcipline, a~d
in–
ured to rhe Suffermgs and Hardfh1ps of War. Howfoever, he intreated him as
from himfelf, and required him in his Maje(ly's Name co concinue íl:ill in
f2.!:!_itH,
and there to refrefh himfelf after che rniferies he had fuflained, uncill fuch rime as
he