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pany of
Gonfalo
Dia~,
and of all the
o~her .Cornpan~es,
to
run the point;S of
t~eir
Lances into
his
Colours, and tear them
i~
pieces
m
d1fhonour, and
to
the ignommy
of the abfent Captain; but
Gomet
Eftacro,
who was Enfign
to
that
Cornp~ny,
and
other the Aifociates, who
wer~
to
fupport the Colours, were not
a
little nec–
led
at
this Affront as
if
it had
m
fome manner refletled upon themfelves: and
more particularly
Gome~
Eftacio
found him(elf
a~grieved
, becaufe the
Vice-~ng
had commanded him
to
trail the Colours
wHh
his own hand ; and from that
time
he became difaffetted to the Vice-king, and a friend
to
the Caufe and Parry of
Gonfalo Pifarro. .
And though
it
be
~anted
that many
did.
approve the
aetio~
of
Gonfafo
Ditt~,
and did
agre~ t~at th~
d1fhonour fhewed to his Colours was but 1uft>
and no more than what his mfidehty deferved: Howfoever they were
well
e–
nough pleafed
to
fee the power of the Vice-king weakened, whofe ruine and
down-fall they defired by the better fortune and fuccefs of
Gonf alo Pif arro.
Thus
did nothing thrive
which
the Vice-king aeted, but all turned
to
his
prejudice;
of
which
he was fenfible , though he firove to conceal
his
inward trouble , and
put
the befi: face upon it
that
he could. Tims far are the words of
Diego
Fernande~.
And now men who were difaffeeted began
to
blame the Council which was
gi–
ven
to
the Vice-king, to fend
Gonfalo D ia:t.
againft his Father-in·law; and,
as
other Authours
fay,
it was
much
wondered that the Vice-king fhould be fo
much
overfeen as not to confider the inconvenience of engaging the Son-in-law
againft the Father , between whom there had been no quarrel or ground of dif.
pleafure. And in like manner refleCl:iog on the concernment of
Gome~
Eftacio,
En–
fign of
Gon-yalo ,
divers were of opinion, that
it
was
an Affront given him with–
out any Caufe ; and that it was improperly done to command him who
had
in
no
manner been engaged in the T reafon of his Captain,
to
be
an
Executioner of
a
di{:
grace which could not be ati:ed without great reflexion on himfeJf. Thus did
the
hatred which men had conceived againfi the Vice-king
turn all
the actions he did
to a bad interp1etation.
CH AP. XII.
A
Pardon and fafe Condufl
u
given to
Gafpar Rodriguez
and his Friends.
His death, and of divers others.
N
OW
to
fe t
forth
what thefe Auchours report of
Gafpar
Rodrigue-t,
whom
C4-
rate
fometimes mentions by the name of
Ga/par de
Roja1;
we are to obferve
that
he was a brother of the good Capain
PeranfHru de Campo rotondo,
who was
£lain
in the
~attel.
of
Chupll!,
and after his death he came to the_ inheritance and pof–
fe~on
of
his
Jndums ,
which
J7aca de
Caftro
bellowed upon him by fpecial Grant
0
ThlS
was the Gentleman who rafhly and without confideration feized upon the
Can–
~on
which were
at
Huama~ca,
and carried tl?em to
Co~co,
and was greatly engaged
m
the defigns of
Gonfalo Pifarro :
but obfervmg that many ofthe principal Citizens
who had taken part with
Pi farro,
had relinquifhed his Caufe, and fled from him "
he alfo refolved to follow their example, and revolt to the
Vice-king~
but being
confcious of his Crime in carrying away the Cannon; he thought it bell: and mo
ft
f
~cure t~
obtain a Pardon for the
fame,
both as to
life
and efl:ace, before he trolled
himfelf
10
t~e
han_ds of the Vice-king whom he knew to be a man of a morofe
a~d
revere d1fpofioon , and one who would not fpare him , in cafe he
fell
into
his hands , wtthout fuch
a
Precaution : and to make his accefs and pardon
che
mo!~
eafie by
~n
appearance of fome
fignal
fervice, he treated with fame friends
of his,
perfuadmg them.
t?
pafs
over to the other party
following che example
of
thofe. other noble
Cmzens
who had lately done the llke: and wich
chem
he
fo
prevailed? that they refolved on the point, and as a preparation thereunto, to .
demand their Pardon
firfi: ,
and
to
receive a Protection or Letter of fafe conduet
freely
to come and offer their fervice.
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