The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.
J . Royal Commentaries: · 'BooK J. .bours ·and D:rnger-s which offered in the Di(covery: And in regard tbat Don Di- . ego ., ha~Hpem more Wealth than he ·, having been rnuch richer, and !oíl: an Eye i~ ._.the_Servic~, he appeared not ondy eq~al, burro have greater Merit chan Pi- fª''º· The[e di[guíls were heightned by others, who aggravated the unkindnefs and negletl: of Piyarro towards his Cornpanions, alledging, chat from a natural Ambi- tion he had appropriated all th,e Trufts anct Digniries to him(elf; for which cau(e the[e two Cornpanions became much efüanged one from the Qther, unrill forne Friends imerpofing between them, fo reconciled matters, that they both agreed, and proceeded in their E~terpri[e; ·howfoever th~ Quarrel was not fo well made up, bm that rhere remained fome reliques of it; for that though the Provifions were made, and all tl{ings put inro a readineíS; yet Don DieJ!.o could not fo forget Liís Injuries, as' t0 apply his mind with that zeal and warmnefs in his Office of ma- king Provifions , as he. had formerly ex~rcifed, which Hernando Picarro more re- fenring than any other, and being a Man ofa hot and fiery t<;mper, did utter more har~1 Lang~rnge .againít Don Diego than any other, r.eproac~ing. bis Brother ~ and often chargmg h1m to be the cau(e of all the Waots and Hardfh1ps they fuílamed:; to which Almagro's Brother replied, That Don Diego · had reafon to be remifs in his Sµpplies, and tbat it could not be expeéted that he fhould be fo diligent in their cof:lcernment, whó. bacJ,·Pe~ll , (9 batfl~- ~nd qeglc¡~~d ;, ;md tlta.t though ir were, true, thar according t~í~rrjcl~ b.e1.\Mas to (b~,re iq on~ ~oiety .. of tbe 'Conqueít, yet be~ng a Genüe~TJ~ I!~ - ;ind <¿f_a:.g,l:!m~rous So¡¡!) he more efreen~ed 0f Honour and Government, than of ali che W~~,lt~_,apd tfreafure ~n ch~ Univeyfe, From1 wbence arofe .füch a morta'l.. H~cretj b~~".X~n Her~1m~o Pi f.4rro ?~d Don Diego de. Alrnagt.o, which was never a-RP,5;.afed, ,\lnt\11 one kill~d du~ ,oth~r, flowfo.ev.er the ·Diffe- rence for che pre(ent ;was :falv ci qp by the Intercef,Iion .eJ¡fürrie fobei Prliohs, whom p on Franci{co,Pir¡erro >. ana h~s other Brorh~rS ., \ f.lb< :>J~é :e Mea of a m<?re c;ool apa gentle Tempe1: than H,cr.naindo, e.efired ro lllterp,o[e-, ;an<i make a Reconci1. liation, by rea(on , cj at· they wer(f ~vell ·aífureq, J~t withom1tlie Affiíl:ence and FrieQqfhip of Almagro, the beíl,gíl would be ru~n~q. · Amongíl; (everal others who wer~ in(lrumental in this \\.eco~ci1.iaüqn, was 4ti(1mio dr;' la,'Gama, with wlíom I was acquainted at Co~a¡ , 1 a~1d who had· fhere a Divit:ion.. :©f Lands plamed wirh Indi4ns.' Alfo Don'Francú Pi farrr; did promi(e ro .ren'ouace his Title ofLord Lieu- tenant 'to Don Diego, and to oo(eech H~ Majeíl:§, rhat he· vvould be plea(éd ro con(er that Honour upon him. W\th yvhich JJon ¡I)ieg.o being appeafed,. he gave almóil: ' a· thoufana Ducats in ;Oold.. w his ·Compfil\ion, V\! itl1' a11 the Viéhials, l\rms agd Horfes vvhic;h be. Íla~ .provided, togetluer · vvith wvo Ships to tranf- porc them. ' , .. , , • · · ... r ·' ..J ' l fl ( j 11() b 1 . ~ '.\ rd .. . n l ' • .. I . 1 ,; . :... J /. ·; "'~ L." t _,-J ,;, • 1 : 1'" • CH A P. -
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