The Emperor _Charles_ turmoil’d with Wars at home, saw no likelyhood to settle the confus’d Affairs of _Peru_; yet at last he thought it convenient to send one _Peter Gasca_ thither, an Ecclesiastick, of a subtile and ingenious Wit, who landing _Anno 1546._ in _Lima_, with no other Title than _Chief Councellor to the Emperor_, took quite another course than _Vela_, perswading them all, that Affairs should be setled in order, according to their own desires, and former Miscarriages never be remembred, being utterly deleted by an Act of Oblivion. [Sidenote: _Gasca_’s murderous Exploits.] [Sidenote: _Gonsalves Pizarro_ strangled.] [Sidenote: Cruelty us’d on _Carvayales_.] The News of this General Pardon spreading it self far and near, wrought a great change; for _Pizarro_’s Intimates, and those nearest of Concern, shrunk daily from him; which _Gasca_ observing, march’d against him; and that they might make the more haste, they loaded several _Peruvians_, chain’d, with their Arms, whom when they lagg’d, they switch’d and whipp’d before them. And now both Armies being met, and discharging their Cannons at one another, with considerable loss to each side, whole Regiments came running over to _Gasca_; so that _Pizarro_ being quite forsaken, yielded himself to the mercy of the Conqueror, who accus’d him of High Treason, and caus’d him to be strangled in a Dungeon, and fix’d his Head on a Marble Pillar in _Lima_, environ’d with Iron Rails, and inscrib’d with a brief Account of all his Offences. But _Gasca_ not thus satisfied, hang’d up several Commanders, and whipping and stigmatizing others, condemn’d them after to the Gallies: But his greatest spight was against the Field-Marshal _Carvayales_, a Person of the Age of fourscore years, whom tying to a Horses Tail, he caus’d a whole Hour to be drawn up and down the Market-place, scorn’d and derided of all People; which done, he was quarter’d alive. Not long after _Gasca_ surrendred the Command of _Peru_ to the Learned _Cianca_, and carried an unvaluable Treasure to _Germany_, for the Emperor _Charles_, who gave him in requital for his faithful Service, the Bishoprick of _Valentia_. SECT. XII. _The Expeditions of_ John Stade, _and_ Nicholas Durando Villegagnon. [Sidenote: _Stade_ taken by the _Cannibals_.] [Sidenote: His strange Entertainment amongst them.]