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and amongfi: them was one

Carrera,

w.hom we ha:'{e formerly mentioned

of the Colonel , named

Lup de R;bera,

<::onfidering that in cafe the

Horfem~n

wene

detached ·by degree and ordered to charge th

e Fo

ot, they would all be killed

ll!

ifrer

the

other,

be~ore

they could be able to

com

e.up t9 the Enemy ; and

the~~

fore Orders were given, that they

fh-0uld

cha

rge P

t9arro

s Horfe; who feeing th

Enemy coming upon

drem,

kept their ground , and fiirred not one fiep forwarde

the Lieutenant.General had direeted; chat the Mufquetiers might not lofe

di~

hot, not advantage

theh' Vollies, as the Enemy cam€ up co them : but when

he faw

that

Centeno's

Horfe had paffed the right wing of the Foot; he then ad–

vanced thirty paces forward,

receive the diarge of the Enemy.

Centeno's

Hode

riding upon a full trot, over-bore

Pifarro's.Hor[e,

and trampled and trod them

under foot, as

they had been

many Sheep,

that ( as Hifiorians

agree·

and

ith chem ) · Men and !lorfe were qverthrown ; .and fcarce ten Men of all 'their

numbers remained who were not difmounted. One of rhefe thus hardly befet was'

Gonfalo Piplrro

himfelf, who being fingle and divided from his Company, haftened

up to join with

his

Foot.

But

being known by three Cavaliers of chief note

they fell upon him with intent to kill him or cake him prifoner

one of then\ .

was

called

Francifco

VIL?a,

another,

Mtt'bael de_ Vergara,

and the other,

Gonfalo

Silveftre:

This latter

aff

ailed

Pi farro

on the right fide ,

Pergara

on the left,

and

Vlloa

joined with

Vergara.

Thefe two came up

clofely to

Pi2arro,

that they

gave him many Stab under the Ribs, buc good Arms defended him.

Michael

Vergara

made a loud

Out~cry,

and faid, This Traytor

Pifarro

is, my

prize and

prifo~er.

ln th· manner they all · four purfued him ,

till

he came up to the

Foot; but the Horfe on which

Gonfalo Silvejfre

rode mofi troubled and endangered

him, for, being a nimble Horfe and in a full carriere, he came

clofe up to him

that

Silv eftre

rook hold of the Horfe's pectoral, and flopped him in bis courfe,

· which when

Pi2arro

perceived , he turned about his body to him, and with

fhort Cutlace, ' ·hich

Wf!S

hanged with a Ribon on the wrifi of his right

band,

he gave three Cut upon his Horfe, one of which lighted upon his Nofe, ano

cut

off

his Lips,

as the

Te~th

were laid bare upon one fide ;· another

Cut

he gave

him over the Nofirils ; and rhe third cook him over the hollow

his right eye,

though without hurt to his fight. And this

Pifarro

performed with

little con–

cernment, as if he had been engaged in [pores of the Ring or other Feats of Arms.

And this very fiory

heard from

Gon2alo Silve.ftre

himfelf, who often amongll:

- ot er particulars of this Battel recounted this paifage, and the fame I have heard ·

confirmed by divers others. And that all four of them purfued him up to his

body of the Foot.

AP.

xx.

The Story of the ·cruel Battel of

Huarina

fart

her conti–

nued, feveral

feats

of Arms performed therein. The.Vic–

tory is

gained

Pic;arro.

HEN the Souldiers faw him coming they knew him to be

Pi2arro,

and

· V V

charged with their Pikes to receiye and defend him.

Silv~ftre

P_ercei–

ving that he had not wounded

Pifarro

with all the Stabs he had

give~

him

his rides; he ftopped his hand, ana gave a Cut on the Blade-bone of his Horfe s

Shoulder . but the wound was

inconfiderable , that after rhefe matters had paf–

fed

and

~he

Wars were at an end ;

~his

particular was fcarce judged worthy

~encioned,

lefi: it iliould accufe bis Arm of

fa~ntnefs ~nd

want of

~rengch

but thts fmall wound was again returned by

Pip trro

Sm.~ld1ers, ~ho

fallymg fo:rh

to kill thofe who purfued him, wounded

Gonfalo Silveftre

s Horfe. m rh_e head with

a Lance which made him rife up on end ; and then another with his. Lance ran

silven-r/himfelf through both

his Arms :

the Horfe with the fmart

of his Woudndsd

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