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IM.

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Commentaries.

735

where with foven or eight other Commanders, he might.better overfee and go-

vern the battel. The Vice-king's Troops of Horfe

~onfilhng

~bout

a hundred

and fourty men, obferving that the Troops of

Carvapt l

were comm_g up

charge

them

they put themfelves on a Trot

meet them, but

without rank or

order' that they feemed ( as

Caratc

fays of them ) to be half routed before they

came' to engage ; and a file

Mufquetiers

galle9

th~rn,

in the flank , that

though

Carvajat

s party was lefs m number , yet the V

ICe-

kmg s Horfe were

ha–

raffed and tyred

and the Enemy on the contrary frefh and in courage , that

Car–

vajal

had great advantage over them. Howfoever engaging firft with their Lan–

ces many fell on both fides, and at length, fighting nearer with their Swords and

D;ggers Pole-axes and Hooks, the battel grew hot and bloudy : but then

Picar–

ro's

Sran'dard fupported with about a hundred men corning in quite turned the

fcale of the·batte1, and the Enemy routed and totally defeated. On the other fide,

the fight between the Foot, was very fore and bloudy, with fuch noife, and out–

cryes

that the numbers feemed much greater than they

~ere

: In the firfi charge

Cap~in

'fohn Cahrera

was flain, an9 foon. after.Captain

Sancho_Sanche:<::. d'Avila;

but

before he fell, he did great execut10n with his Sword , h_avmg cut dpwn whole .

files and ranks of clie Enemy; but being overwhelmed with numbers and advan–

tages

of Arms , they were forced to yield to the greater' power of the Enemy,

which ranging vi&oriou!ly on all fides , the chief Commanders were killed , with

malt

of the Souldiery. The Vice-king fought very fioutly with his Horfe, and

the firfr Charge had the fortune

difmount

A lonfo

Montalto,

befides other

~xploits

which he performed vvith great refolucion and courage: he was difguifed

his habit, for ewer his Arms he wore an

Indian

Coat, which was the caufe of

bis death: for when he

faw

his Forces totally defeated, he would then have

fled:i

but

his

efcape was prevented by an Inhabitant of

A requepa

called

Hernandd de Tor–

res,

who engaged with him; and not knowing who he was, gave

him

fuch a

blow with

Battle-ax on the head, with both his hands, that he knocked him

to the ground. And here

Carate

in the thirty fifth Chapter of his fifth Book,

gives relation of this paffiige in thefe words; The Vice..king and his Horfe was

tired with the lafl: night's march, having neither refied, nor flept, nor eaten,

that

overthrow.

him

and

his

uorfe was not very difficult : howfoever

the..

bat–

cel was obfiinately difputed between the Foot ; but feeing the Vice-king fall,

their courages failed, and fubmitted

the Conquerour, moll: of them being

flain

upon the place. Thus far

Ca:r1ttc.

He-mando de Torres

had known the perfon of the Vice-king, which he might

have done, had he difcovered who he was by the mark of his Order of St.

[a..

go,

he would certainly have fpared his life , and taken him prifoner

. but fuppo–

ftng him to be a common 111an , clothed in an

I ndian

habit , he killed him with–

out diftinCl:ion. The Vice-king might rather have been blamed for wearing a

difguife , but his intention was not

be [pared, but to fall amongfi the refi ,

cafe he were overcome, and not to outlive

his

hon

our and power.

So foon as

Carv~jal

faw

th~t.

the field was their own,

a~d

th.at

they were fecure of viCl:ory,

he with great diligence fought out for the VKe

-kin

g, that he might wreak his

revenge upon him for

tpe

death of his Brother ; and found that

Pedro de Pu;lle.t

was giving him another mortal woun'd, though with his fall, and a!hot through his

body, he was then

e~pirlng

bis

la!l:

breath : a common Souldier was rhe firft

who

· · difcovered the body of the

Vice4tin

Pedro de

Pnel!es,

otherwife

had remai..

ned

unkno~n

under the difguife;

Lic~nciado

CPlrvajal

had a mind to have

aligh–

ted from his Horfe , to have given him

the lail

facal

firoak ; but

Pedro

Pu–

eUes

told him, that

was toa mean an aetion for him to lay

bis

hands on a dying

m40 :

howfoever he commanded his

Negro

to cut off

his

head

as he did and

carried

with him to

.f2..t!_itu,

~where

it was tixed on the head

a Lance

'umill

·k

was n:iade known to.

Gonf.1tilo Pif_arro,

who

~anger caufe~

it to be

take~

away

~nd ~uned

together with the bciiy. A certam Authour gives

relatien hereof

this

~nanner,

The

head of the Vice-king was carried co

!l.t:!itu,

and there for

fome t1:ffie expofed on the

CO!J1~0n g~llows;

but this giving offence

fame

people, it

wa~ t~ken

down and J?med with the body, and enterred togetherwith

it.

. And here it

remarkable with what nicenefs this Authour touches this point·

for not to

fay

that

Pi9arro

gave order to have the Head removed from the gal:

lows, he fays, that fome. taking offence thereat, ctufed the Head to be remo–

' ed ,

that he feems tacitly to accufe

Gonttalo Pifarro ,

his order the

Head