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.

BooK II. Royal Gommentariet. And now on this occafion it is neceífary we íhould fay fomething for the better underíl:anding of this whqle marter. After the Viétory, Hernando 'Pifarro laboured for bis own fecurity to drive bis Enémies far from him, leíl: they fhould kill him ; for after the Battel the Animoftties which one fide conceived againíl: the other, were raifed to fuch a degree of barred, that they paífed the tetrns of all reconciliarion : For though Hernando Pifarro endeavoured to the utmoíl: of bis power to win the affeétions of the moíl: prindpal Perfons , yet fo far was that rancour fpread, anq the malice fo virulem, that Meo publickly declared, 59 1 that they wamed onely an opportunity to revenge themfelves. , · On the other fide, his friends, who found themfelves difappointed of their ·vain hopes, ,began to fall off from him", taxing him with wam of compliance, 'and breach of promife ; for every one imagined migh.ty thiogs, and flattered him- ' felf at leafl: with the Command of .a Province. ArAf though, as Gomara faitn, Hema~do gave to every one fomething, for it was irnpoffible to prefer every Man; yec the moíl: part eíl:eemed themfelv~s difobliged, 0 and became as uneafie and dif- eomericed, as the worft of bis Enemies. Wherefore, as che onely meaos to be fi:eed from the infolences o[ thofe who cómplained, they were not fufficiemly · gratified, a,rtd from the Plots of chofe who were bis profeífed Enemies, he -arnu- f~d rheir minds wirh che rhoughts of new Conqueíl:s, as íhall be fpecified in che fqllowing thapter. , , _ . . Wb~n 1f.lmagro was condemne~ to dy.e, his Efiate w.as confifcated ro the ufe of bis Maieíl:y. Ar firíl: Her;_n_ando d1d nor mtend to pur h1m to·death, bm onely ha- ying made· his Procefs to .fend 'h.im into Spain ; but when he perceived that Plots were laid to caufe his efcape out Oí Prifon , and that the publick difcourfe of che Town was, that Hernando was more tq blame than Almagro, taxing him to have been the grear Incentive of ali che difcords and differences between che cwo Go- vernours, which had never arofe to chac heac of paffion, had noc he blown rhem inro a flamé; faying farther, that on the fcore of bis .own prívate piques, and to doe himfélf juíhce, he had deveíl:ed .Álmagro·of bis Governmenr, who had expen- ded more of bis Eíl:ate, and had contribured more to che Conqueíl: of thar Coun· trey,, rhan all chofe who belonged to Pifarro; which were matters ·of fuch high pr~vocatio~? ¡ q.-s were able to move ,the íl:ones to rife up in judgment againíl: fhem. . .. , When Hernando Piiarro was cerrified 9f the[e matrers, and was parricularly in- formed, thar one .of his Captains called M efa, who Commanded che Artillery, was <lifcontented for want of bis Pay, (as we íhall more at large declar~ hereaf- ter) and therefore defigned to (et Almagro ar liberry, be t.hen refolved to pur him to dearh, and ro hafie!l his execution; fuppofing; that when he vvas once oµt of the vvay, all the palli:oos for him vvould vaniíh, and all t:hings rernrn to a fetled condition of peace and quietnefs : Ali which irn:iginations fucceeded to che con- trary, ~s vvill be prove~ by the fequel of chis Srory. Gomara faith, That rhough diligent enquiry was made ro know che Farher of Almagro, yet it rnuld never be difcovered; and jo confirmation hereof, Cara1e adds, that being an Infant pe was laid ar che Church-door: che whicb rnay very well be, and yer he nor be a Baíl:ard ; for the Carholick Church prefüming rhat fuch FOundlings are honefily and lawfully begotten, do .own them capable of be- íng admitred into E~cleíiafücal Orders, and ro rhe J?egrees of a Prelar~ : _f\n~ whereas Gomara alledges, that cornrnon report rnade h1m the Son of a Pneíl: ;· It is ·very falfe, and a calumny raifed by maliriou_s and virulent tongues, which having nothing whereby to bbfcure and difgrace the luíl:re and glory of bis Aétions, have caíl: chis blernifh on bis Birth wirhout any colour or appearance of trurh. Thófe Sons, whofe Farhers are nor known, are ennobled by their own Merirs and Vertue; efpecially being of thar lufl:re, as were che grear Aétions.of chis Ge- , neral and Governour Don Diego de Almagro, which have legitimared bis Birth, and added Nobility to his Famíly. To what end do Sons boaíl: of the Atchieve- menrs of rheir Anceílours) who blemiíh and obfcure rheir great Afüons by their own Vic.es ?,_ for Nobiliry is the Parent of Virme, and is füpported by ir. So·that we ·may rruly fay, that Almagro was the Son of Noble Parents, for fo his Aétions declare him ; and fo great Exploirs have always made the Princes. ef