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.

608 Royal Commentaries. BooK lit C H A P. V. Gonzalo Pi~arro confiders of returning to Qgitu; ·and thofe of Chili plot and contrive how they may kiU the MarquiS. I N chis Miíery and Want they proceeded anocher hundred Leagues clown the River, without appearance or hopes of finding a betcer Countrey, every place feeming woríe and more barren than the other; ali which being confide- red, and debated by che General and Capcains, they agreed to remrn again to f2J!.itu, (if it were poffible,) for now they were at a diílance of four hundred Leagues from thence: Bue in regard .it was impoffible for them to remrn againíl: the Force of che Stream, chey refolved to take another way by the North ílde of che River, for they had obferved in their coming, that there were not fo many bogs, and Lakes, and moorHh places, on chat fide, as on that by which they carne. So now entring wichln the Mountains, and making their way wich Bill and Hacchet, which cuíl:ome would have made lefs grievous, had good nucri- ment preíented to corroborate and fuíl:ain their Namre in it; but we muíl: leave chem amidíl: cheíe Difficulties, to return to tbe Matquis Don Fnmcifco Pir¿ttrro, and fee what Accidents befell him, whilíl his Brother was engojfed in chefe immenfe Labours. lt feems chat chefe renowned Perfons, who wereborn for great Aél:ions, and Atchievements, were alfo defünated to infuperable Di.ffi- rulties and Misfortunes, which purfüed them to the ultimare poinc of tbeir Lives, which ended wich che grief and compafficm of ali chofe who bad che Honoui: of their Acqu:limance. For fo it was, chat the Marquis having made a Divifioo, and <hared 0út the J?rovinces of the Ohttrctts to the Conquerours of that Kingdom, and reformedand fetled foine things of imporcance .:in Co;i:,co, whlch che late Diífencions l?etween his Party and that of Almagro had caufed ; wich which havihg Jefe all things in Peace and Qpietneís, he returned to clíe City of los R~yeJ, ro advance and encou- rage that new Colony. Vv e l:iave mencioned forruerl~ chat Almag-,,-o rhe Younger was [ene by Hcrna11do Pi farro, foon afcer che Execlltfon of' 'his !Flather, to be kept Prifoner in that place, where when rhe Marqais arrived, he diícovered chat di- vers 9f che Almagrian Faétion were frequently ín company \X ith him, whom he fea at'l<i maintained ou~ of che Eílate w.hich he enjoyed in right of his Fa- ther, being a large lhherirance, and Comtnand over lndi4m; the which Bouoty ·be liberaUy d.ifp~níed to them, becaufe that rheir ?wn Eílatés 'Were forf~ited, and confifcated, as it wete :for Treafon, and for 1 their Loyalty -and Affeébon 'to Al- -fñagro. • , . The Marquis, who was of a noble and gehérous Namre,' eAcleavomed ro -gra- tifie chofe Gentlemen with Largeífes, and Summs of Money, and tb procure for them Offices and Employmencs in matters of Jufüce, or about che King's Reve- nue. But cheíe Perfons expeéting chat Vengeance and Puniíhment would befall the Pir¡arrifts for chac unjuíl: Death and Bloud of Almagro, and for thoíe horrid Cruelties, commitced ac che Baccel of SalinM, and after ir, refoíed ali che Offers tbat were made them of Gratuity and KindnefS; chat fo neither cheir Malice, nor Rancour, rnight abate, and be mollified, which chey had conceived againfr the Marquis and his Adherencs; nor chat it mi_ght ever be objeéted againll them, 'that they had received or accepted Gifcs from the adverfe Parcy, at the fame timé that tliey were contriving and plotting againll them. Thus