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VII.

Roya!

Co nzentarzes.

his

Magick

Spells failed., and that be

· s

delud~:d

~anity o~

Prophefi

s.,

jn wl)ich he rooft confided:

. Howf~v

not t0dlfcourag hts Sould1ers, be p ut a

good face

upon the matte1·,

but

co~ld ~ot ~o

ll diff·mb e? but tbat !Us melan-

cboll

was difcovered

through

all his d1fgu fes.

This was the

whole

Altion of

this BatteJ,

and

all

t at

palTed; for

Palentino

faith, that of the Juftice fide five or fix we ·e killed, and about thirty wounded.

Of the Rebels ab·out ten were killed

,, and

as many wounded:

he Prifoners,

which this Author

fays

were

200.,

we.re

fuch as had been Souldiers to the Mar...

fhal

and who with this occafion re

turne

d again to their

Duty;

but

Hernan–

dez.

bis Sould"ers., not above fifteen were

made

Prifoners. Thofo who were

kil–

led and wounded in the King's Camp,

re for the moft part killed and woun–

ded

their own men ; for the night being dar , as we

faid.,

the Rear-guard,

commanded

Captain

John Ramon.,

firing at random

affright the ·Enemy,

happened

kiU

and

wound

theit

own

People; the which is

evidenced by

the

Wounds

they received,

whi~h

were

all

their

bac_ks anq

hinder parts: amongft

which

Gentleman

was

flam.,

called

Sue,-o de f2.!!innones,

Brother to

Antonio

Q_uinnones

Citizen

Co~co;

an<) a

Coufin

German

of his,

called

Pedro. de

~innones,

was likewife wounded. The day after the Battel nothing happen–

ed confiderable on

either

fide.,

only towards night the King's

Forces.,

upon a

report that

the

Rebels defigned again to beat up their Camp, drew out, and

put their Squadrons

pofture of defence, as they had done the Night l!>efore;

but the intelligence was falfe, nor was

there

any ground for

it, for

the ·unfor–

tunate

Hernandez:.,

was rather contriving within himfelf, how

might fly, and

efcape Death., than of a manner how he might make another affault on the Ene–

my. The third

day

after the Batte!,

Hernandez..

to {hew

his

Spiri

Courage

gave orders to his Captains and Souldiers to

d~aw

<?Ut

into

the

Field, and

skir~

mifnwith the Enemy,

d provoke them to an engagement; ·but this bravade pro–

duced nothing of mo

ent ;

only

gave occafion

Thomas

Vauptez..

with ten

twelve

of his Frknds,

to revoh

over to his Majefties Forces, bringing with

..them a filver

Helmet

belonging to their Major General

Piedrqhita,

which he

fen"

as a Token and Aifurance of

his

intention alfo

l«ave the

Rebel~

which

deferr'd..for

a while., until he could

decoy

and bring more Companions with him..

The coming in of

Thomas

Vazquez.

and his Friends, and the news they brought

with them, was extreamly welcome to the Jufi:ices and the whole Army, who now

began

look on

the Rebels

as totally overcome,

and an end

put to all their

Violences and

Cruelties:

For

this

Thomas

Vaz.,cpeez,

w~s

dl:eemed

the principal

and main

fupport

of all their Actions, and

one

ofgreateft

int~reft,,

whofe

fai–

lure

was expected that all their defigos would come to ruine :

Hereupon

thofe

who fallied

forth

to skirmi!h, made th ir retreat back to their

Quarters:

And

left th

e Sou

ldiers fuould be difcouraged, a.Q.d become over fenfible of

the

lofs

Vaz:.

,q11.ez

..,

he made them this fhort Oration, which we find in

Palentino,

Chap.

5. in

the

fe words.

My Mafters,

and .Gentlemen, I formerly acquainted you with the caufe.,

and reafans

which

induced me to commence this Enterprife, which was groun- ·

ded on the agrievances,

~nd

oppreffions under which this whole Kingdom

groaned;

for both

Citizens, Planters, and Souldiers

had

their

Eftates

ta–

ken away, and were deprived of the fervices and valfallage of their Indi–

ans, without any remedy or courfe of ]uftice.

Thofe who were principally

engaged in this Epterprize with

me,

and complotted with me herein,

have

abando

ned m

e at the moft critical time of any, amongft which

this

Thomas

Vaz.qt

~ez:

But I befeech you not to be troubled for this his trea–

chero

defer

tion of us, for he is but a Man, and no more.

would

not

advife any perfon to truft

the Pardon

they

1hall give

him.,

for the

next day they may hang him with that about his neck.

Confider

II ,

therefore., Gentlemen., your prefi n

cafe, for we have a better game to

play.,

than

Thomas

Vaz..quez.,,

and all

thofe who revolted with him, whom

notwithftanding

all

their

kiudnefies

and careffi.s to them at prefent,

they

Ihall fentence to death and

execute,

fo foon

.come

fail,

and am

_fubdued.

I am not troubled for

felf, being but a fingle man, and

life I could refcue and fave yours, I would facrifice

immediately

for your prefervation : But I am well affured,

that whofoever efcapes

the

Gallows, will

at leaft be condemned to p

rpetual

.Oavery in the Gallies .

Confi der

•