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V.
CH AP. XXXVIII.
Of the many V_i.Jits which_ were made to
Carvajal
in
Prifon,
and
the
Difcourfe
which
pa/fed
between
hint and thofe
who
went to
n1ak._e
their
Triun1phs
over
hi111.
A
LL the Particulars which we have related concerning the Barrel
of
Sncfa–
hHana
were acted and performed by ten a clock
in
die morning
upcn
th
ninth of
April
1
548.
for matters beginning very early, all wa ended and
quieted
by that hour
:
immediately hereupon the Prefident difpacched
a
" ·ay two
Oiprains
to.Coz.,co,
both to
appr.~hend
and feife thofe who were fled, and to
prevent the
D1forders of fuch who intended
to
plunder and fack the City.
In
the
Evenio
many principal Perfons and Captains went
to
make their
VHics
to the
Prifoners
g
f<
me out of friendtbip co them, ochers becaufe of their relation and alJiance and
other
~or
the
fake of their
Co~ntrey
:
for:ne
went
to
comfort chem , and
~thers
out
f mterell: and defign to d1fcover theu Efiates and
Riches'~
hich they
might
·nheric
:
onely thofe who made their Vifits
to
Carvajal,
could have none of
rhefe
Confiderations, for he had neither Friend, nor Kinfman, nor Counrrey-1
an. and
indeed it was no time then
for
any
man
to make known his friendt11ip
co~;.;
ards
him. Ho\ rfoever many Gentlemen of quality made their Vifus to
~im,
efi
ecial–
ly
you~g
men who were free? and_ aiery, and curi?us, and went. ramer co
ri
iumph
over him than to condole wnh him. But
Carva1al
was too wife and knowing of
the World
to
regard
chem,
but fcorned and contemned them;
as we Chall fhortly
relate, \ hen vre come to repeat his feveral apt fayings, which
I
heard from
rhofe
who vrere prefent that day, of
whic~
the Hill:orians make mention of fome;
but
in a different manner; and
I
(hall add fome ochers which they have omitted.
Carvajal
being in prifon, a certaip Merchant came to
rum,
and
wich
much
con–
cemment told him , chat
fi
me Souldiers under
his
command,
had
at fuch
a place
rob
ed and taken from
him
the value of many rhoufands of Ducats in
merchan–
dife
j
and
I
exfpelt, faid he, to receive fati fattion from you who \
a
their
Cap–
tain
and
Commander , and fince you are tbortly to dye,
I
harge chi de
r:
upon
y
ur
Confcience.
Carvajal
looking about him, and feeing che S
a
bard remai–
ning
in
the Belc after they had taken away his Sword, he
to
kit, and gave
it
to
the MeKhant
j
Here, Brother,
faid
he, take chis in earnefi and in part of\\
hat I
owe yon, for there
is
nothing more left
me:
the which he faid ro convince the
man of his fimplicicy and folly in demanding the rell:icution of thoufaods of Ducats
from him, who had nothing remaining befides the Scabbard of a Sword
:
fo
foon
as this fellow was gon out' in comes another wirh the like demand: and
having
not ' herewith ro
fa
tis.fie him ; he anfwered , that he did not remember he ow–
ed any man a farthing, unlefs it were three pence co a Tnpe- oman, who
lived
near the Gate of
Arena/I
at
Sevile :
And thus he
anf~
ered one foliy with another,
to
convince Fools who came to demand refiirution of vafi Sums from
him, whom
they faw without Hat or Cloak, and almofr quite firipped by rhofe
wJ
o had
ra–
ken him Prifoner: And indeed
Carv1tjal
himfelf
wa
the richefi Prize of any
rhac
as
taken that day
~
for
he always carried his wealth
irh him, whi h
wa
in
old,
and not in Silver, for the better convenience of
its
carriage: we might add
di–
vers ocher fayings which paffed that day between him and men of mean conditi–
on
but
1
e
fhall leave them, to recount other Scories benYeen
him
and perfons of
or'
greater quality : Amongft
which
there came in one ho
wa
a
man
of fafhi–
on and
a
Captain,
very
chearfull and brisk, and
a
great Courtier ,
and
very
quick in his Repartees ; and amongll: che rell: of his verrues, he was much
a9ditl:~a
co \\
horing and drinking , and made open profeffion of chem. And_ ha
mg
dif–
courfed fome time with
Carvajal ,
at toe conclufion of
all
he
cold
hu:i, th
the
had managed many \\ eighcy
thing \
here"'
ith
he had defiled
his
confoence ;
and
t
at
fince
he
was fpeedily to dye, he exhorted him
co
examine himfe] f.
ro repenc
of his
in
to
confefS them, and a
k
pardon of
G
d.
ir ,
anfwered
Carvtt;al,
ou hav fpoken
like
a
Chriftian and·a Gentleman
as Jou
are;
and
pray
alfo
ap–
ly