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BooK

II.

Royal

Commentaries.

years

1H5",

and

,6,

they were rep~ired by my Lord and Facher

Garélaj[o de la

Veg11,

being cben Mayor of cha.e Cicy ; and i~ chac go"od tondition-I Jefe chem,

when I departed chence, and

I hope they

will

be conferved, ·becaufe chac Wa–

ter is greacly beneficia! to all chac Valley. _Bue

return again co whac

Carate

fpeaks of che danger in which

Gonp,!o Pirarro

was engaged, when he was refcued

by bis Brother ;

be noted (as we have rnentióned in out Hiíl:ory of

Fío-

rida)

chac he was ·che moíl: dexcrous Man wich bis Lance of any of chofe who

had paífed inco che New World ; in confidence of which, bqch he and his people

foughc fi:outly chac day, and adventured fo far,, chac chey had been ovtlrwhelmed

b_y che mulcicude of

Indian1,

'had they not been füccoured beyond'all expeét_ation; ··

and indeed 'cwas_a merey wholly to be amibuced

Divine Providence; for nei–

cher did

Gonr¡alo

require ir, nor

Hcrnando Piyarro

know thac his Brocher was enga-

ged

far co ali ~itremicy.

·,

Another day when che

Spaniard.r

and

Indi~ns

engaged in che Field of

SalinM,

which is abouc a :fmall League diíl:ant from

Co:{.co

to che Souchward, rnany brave

Aétions .were perforrned by both parties; and though che

lndiam

were rnany, ánd

made fiout refiíl:ence, ·yec they were ar lengch overcome, and puc to füght: How–

faever, fome refoluce Ca_ptains amongíl: thern , who chofe racher co dye, chan

cowafdly ro run away :in fighc of cheir

.Inca,

who from-a high Tower beheld and

oh,ferved che Aétions of che day, continued in che Field, and foughc wich un–

daunced couragé

One of which pofüng himfelf in che i;nidqle of che road whicb

leads to

CoUao,

accended the coming of a cercain Cavalier (-Whom I knew) as he

was making up to him op Horfe•back with his Lance in his hand; che

Indian

wich

fierce countenán'ce, like an undaunted Souldier, íl:ood ready wich bis Bow drawn

to receive

him ;

arid ac che fame time thac che

Spaniard

q1ade

thruíl: ac him,with

his

Lance,

he.íl:

rnok che'point of it down,to che ground) and tatching hold of ir,

forced je from his hands. Anocher Gentleman

1of

my acquaincance íl:anding

by;

and obferving a fingle Co

mbat betw

een

Spaniard

and an

Indian,

did not concern

himfelf, becaufe they were

e.to one, untill he faw that ¡he

Indían

had wrefted ·

the Lance out of che hand ·of.che

paniard;

and chen he tli©ughc

ir-

time to take:

pare wich bis companion,

and fo m

ade ac him wich bis Lance ; bue che

Indian

beáring off che blow wich

at.he,had in

bis hand

s, ;wreíl:€d alfo che Spear from

the

Spaniard,

and defended himfelf from

oth.of them: at che fame time; cheir

Names I lhall con-ceal out of re{peél:

heir p

oíl:ericy; one ofwhich was a Schol–

lar with me ac the Grammar School.

Gonfalo Pir¡arro,

who was engaged in ano–

ther place, and had puc his Enemies to fl.ight, happened to come in at che farne

time, and be a Speétacor of chis Aél:ion ; and feeing how matters paífed, he cried

out wich a loud voice,

Out for jhame, what two to onc

The

Spaniards

knowing che

voice of

Gonr¡alo Picarro,

made a ftop, untill- he hirnfelf carne up to make erial ;

whether he could deal better with him than chey had done

The

Indian

feeing

anocher Horfe-man come upon him, fec his foocing on che firíl: Lance he had gai–

ned, and with che ocher he encountred che chird Cavalier; who befare he could

come to wound him, he gave fuch a füoke with his Lance ac che head of che

Horfe, as raiíed bim bolt up_righc, and almoíl: threw him back upon his hanches.

The

Indi,,m

finding himfelf chus hardly befec, quitted bis Lance, and.catched hóld

of thac in che hand of

Pir¡arro,

intending to wreíl: it from him, as he had done che

.others; bue

Pir¡arro

keeping faíl: hold cliereof with his lefc hand, drew his Sword

wich bis righc to cut off che hands of che

Jndian

;

bue he being aware chereof,

feeing che Sword over bis head, loofed che·Lance, and cacched up che ocher, which

was under bis feet. And now che cwo Cavaliers, which were Speétators, choughc

it time ro dally no longer, bue to come in, and wichouc ocher complemenc to kill

tbe

lndian :

bue

Gonyalo _Pifarró

cried out againíl: it, faying,

That it wM pity fo brave

Man

Jhould qyc; 11nd that he dcferved rather Honour and Reward, than Death.

The

Indian

obferving chac che two ocher Cavaliers were reíl:rained by che words of

Pir¡arro,

and thac he had faved bis life ; he immediately chrew away bis Lance,

atid

token of fubmiffion went cq him, and kiífed bis righc leg, faying ,

Hmce•

fqrth thsu¡halt

lnca,

and

will be thy Scrvant:

And for ever afcerwards he fer–

ved him wiih greac fidelity ; and

Gonfalo Pir¡arro

loved hirn as his own Son, uncill

fuch time as he was killed in che .Battel of

Canela,

as we {hall h~reafter underfiand.

This Scory I heard from the Mouth of

RodrigHet

Villle{uerte,

who was prefent

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