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in tl1'at Battel ; and che fame was confirmed by che reporc of many others. And
Gonsalo Pifarro confeífed himfelf, tbat in ali the Wars in which he had been enga–
ged, he had never been fo hard'puc to ir, nor never fo eodaogered as he hád been
by that / ndian. . ·
Noc far from chis place to che Southward: another Aétion happened as fu:aoge
as che former, whicn Rodriguez:. de Villa-fuerte related tbat day unto us: which was
this: A in Cavalier riaing fofcly on bis Horfe upan the way, for che Indi1111s
were ali , and not one of them appeared ; -ón a fudden the Horfe.fell under
hirn ; a ough che Rider nimbly leaped from his back, yec the Horfe wich
fome difficulty recovered himfelf, and ílood upon three le_gs, an Arrow having
wounded him in che finews of one of his foremoíl: legs ; che Spaniard looking ª"
bout him to fee from whence chis Arrow was fhot, could not for a greac while
difcover :my perfon, untill at length on che Eaft-fide of che way, they found an
Jndian leanÍI}g againíl: che fide of a bank within a _grea, Water-gall; (of which
there are ma¡ in thac Councrey ) bue howfoever the difiance was fo great, that
it was judge almoíl: impoflible, that an Arrow could be íbot fo far, asco the
¡,lace where e eHerfe fell: Bue looking more narrowiy iruo the matter, and con–
Ec:lering- chat che Arvow muíl: neceífat'ily come from thac pare, they went thac way,
aríd found an lndian dead íl:anding righc upon his legs, leaning againft the fide of
tbe bank, grafping his Bow in one hand, and his Arrow in che o~r: This Indi1111,
it.feems, had received a thruíl:- with a Lance, whkh paffed from his íhoulder to
che boccom of bis waíle; :md to avoid che Horfe, had thrown himfelf inro chaé
Wacer-channel ; and finding himfelf in a languifhing condition, was refolved co
rnake one bolt or íl1ot more before he died. This Indian had cercainly made a
good íhoc of ic, had not che diílance been far, and his fpirics fainting; for had
che Arrow been drawn wirh fall force, he icher wounded che Sp11ni11rd in the
{ace, ot in che body; but being weak, ic low, and íbot che Horfe in thc
fore-leg. Thefe two notable Exploics wer rforrned by Jmijans on chac day,
which was che laíl of che Siege. And fo leaving the Afrairs of Couo, we íhall
proceed on to che Tt'anfafüons of Rim"a, where che Governour Don Fran,i[co Pi-
9.arro was chen tefiding. Ar firíl he was ignoranc, ahd not informed of che many
dangers with which his Brothers were encompaífed ; bue fo foon as he was adver–
tifed rhereof, he performed che office arnd pare of a carefull and able Commander,
as we íhall make appear by that which follows. ·
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