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Royal
Commenta~ies.
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BooK
IV.
and
Diego (jumieL
were made Captains o~ che Lances, and
Hernando Bachicao
was
made Mafrer of the Ordnan~e, of wh1ch there v;,ere twenty excellent Pieces.
Moreovet
Carate,
in che Fifch Chapter of
1
his Eighth Book, tells us, that he pro-
'
vided both Ball and Powder, and all forc of Ammunirion neceffary and required
to
his Cannon: And having chus prepared every thi ng in order
to
his evil
incenr,
he then profeífed openly, chac he and his Brochers having diícovered that great
and vaíl: Concinent, and by cheir Adventures, Hazards and Atchievemencs redu–
ced che fame with the help and auchoricy of his Majefl:y's Commiffion.under his
Royal Power, in return whereof he had remicred vafi quanciries boch ofGold and
Silver co his Majefl:y's Exchequer, as rnight evidently appear upon che Lifi and
Regifl:er. And chat whereas alter che death of che Marquifs, his Majefly was
fo
far
froñ1 íenling che Governrnenc upon his ~on or himíelf, as was confirrned
by
che Leccers Patents, thac in lieu chereof he ient
to
make feiíure of their Efiates,
fromwhich no perfon is exempted, who by one rnaccer or the ocher is not con–
cerned and brought wichin che comp:ifs of cheíe Rules and new Regulacions ;
and to mend che rnatter, an obfünace perfon, one
E/afeo Nunnet. Pela,
was
em–
ployed
to
put chem into execucion, who would neither receive Petitions, nor
hearken
to
Reafon, creating the people with inj~rious and fevere terms, as might
be eaíily
proved by good and fufficienc Wímefles ; and likewiíe _that he had
fent
a Commi
!Ii.onto
cake offhis Head, who had never diíferved his Majefiy, bue on
che contr
ary,' as was manifefl:ly known, had been loyal, faithfull anda good Sub–
jeé't, as was app:irem
to
ali che world. For which reafons as aforefaid he was re–
folved, with the coníent and approb:icion of the Cicy,
to
make a Journey to
ú,
Reyn,
cher; to complai~ in che public~ place of Judicac_ure of the aggrievances of
hisMajeíly s good Sub¡eé'ts ; after which chey would d1fpatch Meílengers to che
King in che name of che whole Kingdom,
to
inform his Majefl:y of che truth of
ali chat had pafled, with their humble ?ffers for a redrefs, not doubting bue his
Majefly would yield a gencle and a grauous ear thereunco; and when they had
perfbrmed chis cheir ducy, and could receive no relief, chey would then conten–
cedly acquieíce, and wich hun:ible refignation fubmit unto his Majefty'spleafure.
And whereas they could not efl:eem themfelves fafe and fecure from the defigns
and menaces of che Vice-king, who was marching againíl cliem with
a
Body of
Men, chey agreed, chat this their Plenipotentiary íhould likewife be attended
wich a Body ofMeo, merely for che fecurity of his Perfon, and
to
remain onely
on che defeníive part. And wich chisdefign onely and no other, he exhorted che
Souldiers that they would keep Order and Military Diícipline to avoid furprife,
and chat he and che other Gentlernen who were his Aífociaces would maintain
and pay them as was reafooable, in regard they were employed for confervation
of cheir Lives~nd B~ates..
J:1nd wi_d1 (uch ~ir precenfions as chef~, he perfüaded
che people
to
¡oyn wHh lum
rn
che ¡ullificac1on he had made of h1s caufe, which
being generalJy approved
1
they freely offered rheir Services
ro
defend hirn to che
laíl drop of their bloud: and in chi~ manner he deparred frorn
Co'<.co,
attended
wich che Cicizens and Inhabicants as before mentioned. Thus far are che words
of
C11rate.
Wich theíe preparationsbefore-mentioned, which amounted unto five hundred
S04ldiers, and cwency rhoufand
J11dian1
to arcend the Camp ; for twelve thoufand
onely were requifoe
to
draw and manage che Cannon and Artillery,
Gonfalo
Pi–
rªm
deparced from
Co'<.co
to march unto the Ciry of
Lo1
Reye1,
giving ouc chac his
defign was no orher chan onely ro pericion and
to
rreac; and being rnarched as far
as
Sacfahurma,
being four leagues diílant fiom che Cicy, we fhall leave him chere
a while and remrn to che Vice-king, to declare how matters paífed berween him
and hisSubjeé'ts in
Lo,
Reye1
and other pares.
Though
Blafco
Nunnn
Vela
was feccled in che feat of his Auchoricy, and received
for Governour of cbacEmpire, yec he was uneaÍle and unable to relifh che fweet-.
ne_fs of. Power,
~Y
reafon of choíe difcontenrsan~ jealoufies which che people con–
ce1vedmexecuaon of che newRules ofReg.ular1on; wherefore ro íecure his Per–
fon fromany treafonable attempc, and as a mark of bis Auchority and Stare, he
gave ordei·
to
Capraín
Diego
de
Vrbina
to
raife and arm fifty Archebufiers ro be his
Life-guard, and a-tce11d his Períon on all occaíions, (as
Gomara
reports in rhe
158th
Chapter of bis Book) And oow none duríl open his mouch
to
him, for fofpe'n–
e-ing che praé'tice of che new Laws ; :is
Carare
faich in the Fiích Chapcer of the
Fiftb Book: And rh9ugh
a,
Peticion had been preferred ro him rn open Courc
from