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.

Royal Commentariu. BooK 11. " though he made his Appeal to the Emperour, yet Fernando ( notwithfl:anding ·f' the importunities of many perfons, \vho earneílly urged him thereumo) refu- · ," fed to :idmit of his Appe~I. ~11 which not. p:evai!ing, Almagro himfelf " implored his merey, befeechmg him to fpare his hfe ; m conGderation , that " when he himfelf was in his power, he had not put him to deach, nor.fpik the te bloud of his Friends or Relations. That he would req¡ember how he had been ." an iníl:rument to raife his dear Brother to chat higb pitch of honour and pro- " fpericy which he now enjoyed. That he would behold, and confider him for " an old, decayed, and gouty Man ; and therefore admit of his Appeal, thac he " might pafs chofe few unhappy days which remained to him of life, wichin che ce dark folicudes of a Prifon, chere to lament and bewail his f ms. Ferdinando Pi· ce farro remained deaf and unmoved with ali chefe preffing infl:ances, which were " fufficient co have mollified a hearc of fl:eel, faying, cfüt he wondered much, " that a Man of his Spiric and Courage fhould entercain fuch apprehenfións of " Death. To which he replied, Tbac fince Chrifl: himfelf feared ir, how much " more might che fi-ailcy of bis Namre be couched with che approach. thereof: " And lafl:ly, ·he conjured him by che reverence due co bis old Age, which ac- " cording to the courfe of Namre, could noc long concinue : Almag:o was bard- " )y broughc e~ Confeffion, having fl:~l hopes of life; .bue ~e length he fubmic- " ted, and havmg confeífed co che Pnefi, he made his W11l and Tefiamenc, " rnaking the King, and bis Son Don Diego, his Heirs : Howfoever, he would " noc own che Sentence paífed upon him, leíl: Execution fhould immediately " follow : Nor would Fernando Pifarro allow che Appeal, botq becaufe he had · " received Comrnands from Fr11ncifco Pit_arro to che comrary, and likewife be- " caufe he believed thac the Council of che Indics would revoke the Sencence. " In fine, Execution was performed ; and nocwithfianding all che Applicarions " made for him, he was ílrangled in che Prifon, and afrerwards publickly be- " headed in che Markec-place at Couo, in che year 1>38. · " The Death of Almagro was greatly lamenced , but by. none more ( unlefi " by his own Son) chan by Ditgo de Alvar11do, who was once fecurity to Alma- " gro for Fernando Pifarro, and procured his releafe and freedom out of Prifon; " and yet notwithfianding all chac could in gracimde, and on che fcore of che " like ufage be pleaded for him, noching would prevail. Wherefore Al1111T11do " returned to Sp11in to impeach Francifco Pifarro and his Brothers, and ro de- ,, mand facisfafüon from Fernando for breach of promife; but whilft he fol- " lowed this Suit at Val/Adolid, where the Court then refided, he died, bue not " wichouc fome fufpicion of Poifon , becaufe he lay noc tick above three or " four days. · " Diego dt Almagro was a Natlve of Almagro, it was never cercainly known " who was his Farher, tbough (ome fay he was a Priefi. -He had never Iearned " Jecrers, nor could he reade; howfoever, he was an undercaking Man, dili- " ,gene, and ambitious of Honour and Fame ; he was free and liberal, yec not " without Affectatioh of vain-glory, concriving to make tbe World wicneífes " of his gener.ous Afüons : His Souldiers loved him for che Prefencs and Lar- " geífes he gave them , ocherwife he was haced for tbe hard crearment he fre- " quemly ufed toward~ chem boch in Words and corporal Puniíhmencs. He " remitted the Debes of a hundred thoufand Ducats, which his Souldiers owed " him , cearihg and cancelling che Obligations of thofe who were prefent with " him in Chili ; which was apiece of ·Liberalicy more becoming a Prince, than " a Souldier; and yet when he was dead, chere was not a Perfon chat would ' ' beíl:ow a Clout to cover his Wound. His Deach feemed che more Tragi- " cal, and fo much the more cruel, becaufe he never would put any Man " to .death who had relation co Francifco Pifarro. He never was Married, " howfoever he had a Son by an lnaian Woman in Panama ; he called him ' ' by his own Name, and gave him good Education ; but his end was unhappy, ~' as yvill appear hereafcer. Thus far Gomar11 ; the which is confirmed ( as we. faid before ) by C11· r1ttt. • • r¡J JJ ~rl And