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tended with the fufferings of hunger, cold and other dangers.
T~us
much
Goma–
ra
reports of this matter, and in the fame place touches upon the mdufiry and di–
ligence ufed by the Prefident in all his
acH~ms,
and .the mutual _Promifes and En–
gagement which paffed between both Parties. This accord bemg made, and the
account of the Arrears of pay being made up and !lated,
Gafca
thought
it
time
publi kly to
O\'
n
the command of all, and co chufe
Pedro de Hinojofa
Captain.
eneral of
all
the Forces both by Sea and Land. Then he commanded and orde–
red four h"p
to
be prepared and fitted, under the command of
Lorenfo de Aldana,
John Alonfo Palomino, Hernan.Mexia
~nd
tohn Yllanes.
Loren90 de Aldana
was appoin–
ted Admiral of
t
1e four Slnp , which we1 e to carry three hundred men of the befi
amen and Souldiers feleet:ed out of the Fleet and provided with all things necef–
fary
for
their
Y
oyage.
. They were moreover ordered to carry with them many Copie or Tranfcripts
of hi
ajel~'
moll: gracious revocation of the late Ordinances, and of the gene-_
ral Pardon, which was extended and indulged to
all
perfons v\'ichouc exception,
the which were in the befr manner they could contrive to be difperfed
in all
pla–
ces of the inland Countries. Thefe four Captain being accordingly difpatched,
the Prefident wrote a Letter
to
Don Antonio de Mendofa,
ice-king at that time of
Mexico,
informing him of
all
pat
ticulars
which
had fucceeded
to
that
time, and
defuing his affifience '"'ith Men and Arms to forward his Majefiy' Service.
In
like manner Difpatches were fent to
Don Baltafar de Caftilla
at
Guatimala;
a
d
Ni–
caragua,
and to other perfons
of
St.
Domingo
and
Popoyan,
and the lik unto ot er
parts, for it vr.-as believed
that all
was little enough to
redac~
the Rebels to their
duty and allegiance : but no force was
fo
prevalent as the revocation of the late
Ordinaoces, and the general Pardon, which operated on the mind of men, and
contributed more to the ruine of
Gonfalo Pifarro,
and confignation of the Empire
to
Gafca
than
all
the preparations did which were made
for War.
But now, returning co fpeak of
Paniagua,
whom we left on his Voyage to
Los
Rt::Jes,
we
(ball
pafs by the Journal of what happened
in
his paffage, to relate mat–
ters more effential to this Hifiory.
Paniagua
being arrived
at
Los
Reye.1,
he deli–
ven~d
the Letters which he brought from
his
Majefty and from the Prefident to
the hands of
Pipirro,
as alfo his general Letter of Credence, fignifying that he was
fent by order of the Prefident, and that entire belief was to be yielded to
whatf< _
ever he fhould deliver in the name of his Majefiy and of the Prefidenr.
Gonptlo
Pifar/'o
feemingly gave him a fair reception, and having heard hi Mellage, he
dif–
rnifl: him for
the prefent, charging and forewarning him not
to
meddle or treac
with any about th.e affairs of
the
Prefident
at
his peri1.
He
then alled
fl
r
Licen–
ciado Cepeda
and
Francifco
de
Carvajal,
and in prefence of thofe
th
ee onely wer
the King's Letters
reaa,
as
Auguftine Carate
writes.
The Subftance of
his
M ajefty"s Letter.
•
The KING.
r
your
Letters
(
Gon~alo Pi~arro)
and by other rela!ion1, we have heen informed
of .
the
man.J_
troubles and commotions which have httppened in the
Provi
11
ces
of
P~ru,
fince the
time
that
Blafco Nunnez Vela
Our Vice-king arrived there
together
-w_r-th the
[u~ges
four Cour!s
of
[uftice;
an~
which were raifed by putting thofe
~ew
Laws
and Ordmance.r into execution, though contrived
and
framed for the better Governmmt
of
thofa
pa;ts,
and for the eafe and relief of the Native.t thereof.
And we ar
6
we/l, affered
that npz.ther you mr anv o+ thof'e -who have fiollowedyo·ur Pa...
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intentiona11J to aoe
It~
a
if-fe-l'v_ic~,
but onef:Y to.put
a ftop
to the
feve-,-ity
which the
faid rice-kjng ufed
in the
v:olent and mdifcreet execution there
of, without receiving or admittinu an1.J rea'ons or peti-
tions
fO
the
Contrary
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au, w tc
ez.ngwe11- m; orme
,
and having heard 1vhatfoever
Fran-
c1fco Mal.donado
h~d
to commHnicate to tu on your behalf, and from the Jnha6itants
of
thofe Provinces
;
we have thought fit to
fend
Licenc1ado de
la
Ga ca
one of the
Cotmfel–
/oyrs
of
the
Hob
ana Generat
Inquifition, with Title
ana in
~ality
of
o,;r Prcjident, to
whom
•
Eeeee
z.
we