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R011al

Co1n1nentarie1.

through defarc and unpeopled

ces , unull they came to.

Potocfi

were

courteoufly received.

o chat though the Governour

fenc

it~m d~re

they

ter them

an Hue and Cry

the

paniards ,

to fiop and feize them.

ye~

rhceS

at:

dier

' ith them

ere

skilfull in the

ays, and kne v the

turning~

"nd

?Uf-

the

oanrrey

ell, that the diligence ufed

the Governou; av

~l·~mgs

thing : but as to

D on

Sebafli1tn

himfelf, he

a m re fit for a Courtier ai e no–

made che

Ge~eral

ofa. Rebelhoo, as chey made

him

at lafi,

and

hich

b~ian

a fpe

edy_ dellrucboo on him ; for he,. poor .

en ~leman,

being of a tender oug

an.cl

not mure9 to thofe bkmdy . ruelues ' h1ch h1s ouldi rs req

d him

t~atare,

rn1t

, and \\'htch were nece _ary m the fiate of Rebellion, became a Sacr'fi

com.

the fury of h· own

uldier ; as this Hillory \ ill declare

u".

.ce to

uring thefe Re

luci_ons, the Vi e-king

D on .A ntonio

M endopi

happened

dye to the great uoha

pme~

of that "hole

mpire.

His uneral rires

lebrated with all che forro'-' full Pomp -chat could be concri d . and his

Ce cR–

·ere

imerr~d

in the

~athedral C~urch

L o1

e1,

on the

hand of

theohl

Altar, and mclofed ma hollo

nick of the WaJl ; and

he ri hr fide of

lay

che body oft e Marquis

D on

Francifco de

Pifarro

who was

o querour of

th~

mpire

~nd ouode~

that

icy; for

\:hie~

caafe he had reafoo

daim

a~rer ofiuon to the high Altar than the

ice-king. Afrer

hich the Jufiices made

choi e of a Gentleman

be made Governour of the City called

Gil Ramirez

tfe

A v

1'0.1 ,

''ho had

b~en

a Servant to the Yice-king: And the Marefchal

himfelf

\\ as fem

C1cy

of Pe ce, otherw1fe call d che

ew-cicy, where

his

E–

te was , and the

Induw1

he command d.

CH AP.

xx.

The

I11furrefJio12

and

Troubles

which

happened in the

Province

of the

r a ,

with

n1any

fingle

Duels,

one of

which

related at

large.

thofe days all the brave Souldiers and martial Spirits in

PerH

employed rhem–

fel es in the

Charcas

and in

Porocfl

and in the pares there bou

amongfr

which

there daily arofe quarrel and

rrings, not nely b

een che ouldiers and princi–

I erfons of note, hue e en the Merchants themfc Ives were at enmity, and

ped–

ling De lers, commonly called by them

P11/ponu,

or Pudding-maker,

becaufe

one

of them was found co fe

Padding in his hop

And

common and continual

were the fquabbles and fcuffies amongfl: them , chat chey

ere roo many for che

ufiice co prevent and compofe

at length it

as judged fir, a a remedy of

chefe matters, to puc out an Order, chat \ henfoever any

nx.

11 out, that no

Stand rs-by fhould meddle or interpofe

make peace between them, on

penalry

· of incurring the fame unHhment "'ich thofe \Vho "''ere principals in the quarrel:

but this remedy availed nothing, nor whatfoever the Preachers could fay from

their

Pulpics: for di!fenfions d ily arofe, as if this Coumrey had been the place where

Difcord made its aboad, or prefaged and fore-ran chofe Infurrections and Wars

which fome few months afterward enfued : thefe quarrels often produced

chal–

lenges and fingle duels: fome of hich were fought in iliirr and drawers, others

naked from the

aO:e upw rds, fome in breeches and wa(koats ofcrimfoo

Taffacy,

that the bloud running from their .wounds might not affright chem : betides feve–

ral other forms of duel very ridiculous, which the

Combat~nts

direcred according

co their fancie , and would often quarrel with their own Seconds; and rhat

they

mighc not be hindred or parred, che place appointed was fomewhere ouc of Town,

in the open field.

Palmrino

in the fourth Chapter of

his

fecond B?ok, rells as

che fiory of a remarkable duel; but in reguard his relation is fomechm& lhorc and

con fufed,

e 01all enlarge thereupon, becaufe

knew one· of rhe Duelhfis

Ma–

drid

in che

year

156

good

token of

thofe

Marks

and

Scarrs

bhich

hhe

roug