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C H A P.
I.
News being fpread
of
the fevere Proceedings
of
Jufiice in
the
Chartas, Francifco Hernandez Giron
confpires
with
the
Planters
and
Souldiers to
raife
a
Rebellion.
C
ommon Faqle publHhed in all parts of the Empire, with what Severity
they proceeded in the
CharcM
againfl: thofe wno had been concerned
in.
the Rebellion of
Pafco
Godine~
and
Don
Sebaftian de CajliUi1t.
,
and
their
Adherents: in like manner it
was
reported, (whether
011e
or
falfe
it
mat–
ters
not much ) that the Marfhal was preparing farther procefS againft fuch Of–
fendets as lived without rhe PrednC:ts of his Jurifdiction. And that by a Letter
which was written from
Cou:o,
it
was advifed (as
Palemino
relares, Chap.
z4.
in
thefe words.) That in
Potofi
they had lope
off
the branches , but that in
Co~co,
they
would extirpate
them
from the very roars : the which Letter, though writ-
,
ten , as
is
faid,
by
rohn
de
la
Arrl!Jnttga
without malice or defign, yet
it
ferved to
awaken
Francifco . Hernande~
Giron
and caufed him with more vigilance to place a
watch on the road ,
to
bring him information of all people that paffed, left the
Marfhal {hould furprize him unawares : and moreover , he advifed his Friends to
difcover, if µofiible, the correfpondence which paf!ed between
G
uil.
Ramire~
,
, (who was at that time Governour ) and the Marilial : thefe are the very words
of that Authour who farther fays, that all the Inhabitants were in an uproar up–
on
.Proclamation i:nade, that every one was to
acquit
a~d
difcharge the Indians of
their perfonal ferv1ces , and that the Governour .had re1e6ted and torn a Petition
which wa rendered to him in the name of all the Inhabitants,
reprefeming
this
aggrievance.
The truth is, I tannot but much admire how
it
is poffible for
men
to report
things fo
different
from all
reafon
and probability, as to
fay,
that none of the
In–
habitants
of
that City
were
difcontented and fcandalized at the fevere proceedings
agaiofi
the
Rebels, but
onely
Francijco
HHrnande~
Giron,
who
had been
engaged
in the two la e Rebellions;)
as chis
Hillary makes
mention. Not is ic
to
be
be–
lieved, that tl]e Governonr, who.was a Gentleman ofQualicy, and one
educated
under fo religious and good
a Prince as the
Vice-kmg
Don
Antonio de
Mendopt,
fhould perform
an action f< odious
and
unpolitick, as to tear a
Petition fubfcrioed
by
above eighry Lords ofVaffals and Inhabitants of a
City
which was the Me–
tropolis of all that Empire.
For.
if
fach a thing had been done,
it
had nor
been
firange
(be
it
faid
wirh
all
refpetl
to Lis
Roy~l
Majefiy )
if they had
given
him
fife