In the City of _Panama_, in _New Spain_, liv’d three eminent _Spaniards_, call’d _Francisco Pizarro_, _Diego de Almagro_, and _Ferdinand de Luque_ a Priest, which joyntly design’d to discover farther Southerly along the rich Gold and Pearl Coast, and inspect the Southern Ocean. _De Luque_ was to look to home-affairs, and _Pizarro_ set Sail first with a Ship Man’d with one hundred and fourteen Men, which _Almagro_ follow’d with seventy more, yet both were valiantly repuls’d by the _Peruvians_; but although they return’d the first time with bad success, yet they undertook their business once more, but with no better fortune; whereupon discouraged, the undertaking seem’d to be totally laid aside, and the _American_ Vice-Roy, _Peter de Rios_ forbad any to attempt a farther Discovery concerning _Peru_. The former difficulties with this Edict easily wrought upon _Pizarro_’s men, all but twelve, to leave him, for the rest went over with the Ship fitted out by _Rios_ with succors to the Island _Gallo_, where _Pizarro_ resided, having also fail’d in his second Expedition. But although he had made two bad Voyages, yet having an inclination to a third attempt, he went to _Spain_, desiring of the Emperor to be Governor of _Peru_, which he had discover’d; for besides his Plea of Merits he had taken possession of the Country twice by Landing there, intended for the use of his Imperial Majesty; one of his Sea-men to that purpose flourishing his two-handed Sword over his Head, the glittering of which Sword so frighted the Natives, that none of them durst come near him. [Sidenote: _Pizarro_’s fight on _Puna_.] His request being consulted upon, was at last granted, the Government of _Peru_ being conferred upon him; but _Almagro_ took it very ill, that _Pizarro_ went to the Emperor on such a design for himself; yet by the mediation of his Friends the difference was reconciled, then _Pizarro_ setting Sail with one hundred and fifty Foot besides Horse, and Landing at the Island _Puna_, at first was courteously entertain’d; but the _Spaniards_ by extravagant hunting and searching every where their Houses for Gold, and committing several other outrages, incensing, chang’d the humor of the Inhabitants so much, that they fell upon them. In stead of Ensigns, Standards, and Warlike Trophies, they used long Canes, at the end whereof were ty’d the Bones of their antient Hero’s, honor’d by them after their death: But these Reliques sav’d not the _Indians_ from slaughter, so well as the coverts of a neighboring Wood. [Sidenote: Comes to _Peru_.] [Sidenote: _Peruvian_ Temple.]