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VII.

RCJ)al Cornmentariej,

his Magick Spells failed, and that he was delud~d by rhe vanicy of Prop.hefies,

in which he moft confided: Howfoever not

d1fcourage·-his S01.1ldiers, he -pvc a

good face upon tlie matter, bue could not

well diifemble, but-that

his

melan–

cholly was difcovered through all l:tis difguifes.

This was the whble

Aéti

n of this Batee!, and a!l that paCled ;

for

Palentino

faich, that of che

Mices fide

ve or fix were killed, and about thirty wounded.

ch~ Rebels about teFl were -killed, and

many wounded: The Prifoners-,

which chis Author fays w~re

200,

were fut.h as had been SQuJdiers to the Mar–

íhal, aúd who with chis occaúon returned again to'their Duty; bue of

Hernan•.

dez.

bis Souldiers, not above fi.fceen were made Prifoners. Thofc who were kil–

led and wounded in che King's Camp, we;re for the mo!l:

part

killed and woun–

ded by cheir owp. men;

fov

the night being·dark, as we faid; tlie Rear-guard, ·

commanded by Capcain ·

']ohn Ramon,

firing at raI)dom

affright che E nemy

happened

kili and wound their own People ; the which is evidence:d by che

ounds they received, which were all ill theit backs and hinder parts : amongíl:

which a Gentleman wa

s Oain,

called

Suero de -0!innones,

Bt;other to

Antonio de

Q_uinnones

a Citizen of

Coz.ca;

anda Coufin German of bis, _called

Pedro de

Q_,uinnones,

was like_wif

e woun

ded. The day af!er the Bat_cel nothing happen-

. ed co~liderable on enher fide, only;_towards mgh

c t~e

Kmg's Forces, upan

report that the Rebels defigned agam to beat up

che.ir

Camp, . dr:ew out, and

·puc their Squadrons

pofture of defence, as the

y had

done the Night before;

but the intelligenc;e was falfe, nor was there any ground for it, for the ,–

-tunate

Hernandez.

was rather contriving wichin hitllfelf, how he might fly, and

efcape Oeach, than of a manner how he might

ma!Anocher

alTault'on the Ene–

my-

The third day afcer the Battel,

Hern_andez.

to fhew his Spirit and Courage,

gave orders to his Captains ¡md Souldiers to draw out ioto the Field,

~nd

skir–

mií.hwith the Enemy,anp provoke them toan engagement; but this bravade pro–

duced nothing of moment ; only

gave occafi~n

Thomas Vaz..quez.

with tenor

twelve more;ofhis Friends, torevoh over to his Maje!l:ies

9rces, bringíng with

them

fitver Helmet beloog"íng to their: Majar General

.Pi.edreihittt,

which he fentt

_ as a Token anti 4ífuran~e of his intention alf?

leav~-

t~~

Reb~l!., w~~Clh. he

. deferr'd for

whlle,, unttl hecóuld dectiy and bnng q¡o(e Compamons w1ch h1m.

1he

corning in of

Thomas Vaz..quez..

andhis Friends, and the.news they brought

wich chem, was extreamly welcorne to the Juftites and che whole Army, who now

began to look on the Rebds as tótally overcome, andan e_nd put to all theír

Violences and Cruelties: For this

Thomas Vaz.quez.

was efteemed_che principal

and mainJop-port ófall their Afüons, and one ofgreateft inteteft, by whofe fai–

lure

was expeéted that ali their defigns would come to ruine : Hereupon choíe

who fallied forth

tó

skirmilh, made.their retreat back to their Quarters: And

Ieft the Souldiers íhould

difcouraged, af)d becóme over fenfible of che lofs

az.qué1-,,

'he made them chis lhort Oration, which we

find

Palentinór C'hJp.

in thefe words.

Máfters, · and Gentlemen, 1-formerly acquainte'd you with che caufe,

and reafons

which

induced me to commence this E:nterprife, which was gtdun–

ded pn the agrievances, and oppreffions under which this whole Kingdom

groaned ; for boch Citizens, Planters, aod Souldiers had their Eftad:s ta–

ken away, · and were deprived of the fervices and vaffallage of their lndi–

ans, without any remedy or courfe of Jufrice.

Thofe who were prÍÍltipally

engaged in

l!his

Enterprize wit~ ~e,

a_nd

corriplotted with me ~erei~, ha~e

abandoned me ¡¡t che moft cnucal time of any, amongft wh1ch 1s

th1s

Thomas Vaz.quez.:

But

befeech you not to be troubled for this

bis

trna–

cberous defertion of

us,

for

bue a Man, and

~ore.

.would not

advife

any

perfon. to

truft

to the Pardon

they íhall give him, for the

nexc day tlley may hang him with that about bis

neck.

Confidor -well

therefore, Gentlemen, your prefent c;afe, for

have a better ga~e to

play, than

I_"homas Vaz.1uez.?

and ?Il chofe wh_o revolted with him;, whom

notwithftandmg ali the1r krndneiles and carefüs to chem at prefent,

tht}y

íhall fentence to death and execute,

foon as·I come to

fail,

and am

fubdued.

am not troubled· for

felf,

being bue

fingle man, and if .

by my life

could refcue and fave yours,

would facrifice it immediately

for your prefervation : ·But

am well ·aífured,

that who~oever efoapes

the Gallows, wi!l at lea{t be condemned to p~rpetu<!l (lavery

the Galhes.

ConfiMr

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