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IV.
Royal
Commentaries.
pany of
Goncalo Dia,:,,
and of ali che ocher Companies,
to
run che poincs of rheir
Lances incohis Colours, and tear chem
i'n
pieces in dit11onour,and to che ignominy
of che abfenc Captain; but
Gomn Eftacio,
who was Enfign co thac Company, and
other che Aífociaces , who were
to
fupporc che Colours, were noc a lictle nec–
led :ic chis Affi-ont, as
if
ic had in fome manner refleéted upon themfelves
:
and
more parcicularly
Gomez:, Ejfacio
found him[elf aggrieved , becau[e rhe V,ice-king
had commanded him
to
crail che Colours wich bis own hand ; and from that rime
he became difaffetl:ed to che Vice-king, and a friend to the Caufe and-.Party of
Gonp,rlo Pifarro.
And though ic be granted tbat many dicl.approve che a9tion of
Gonp,ilo Diaz:,,
and did agree chat che difhonour fhewed
to
his Colours was
lime
iufr,
and no more chao what bis infidelity deferved: Howfoever chey were well e–
nough pleafed
to
fee che power of che Vice-king weakened, whofe ruine and
down-fall they defired by che better forcune and fucceís of
Gonfalo Pifarro.
Thus
did nothing thrive which che Vice-king aéted, bue all curned
to
his prejiadice; of
which he was [enGble, though hf.! !l:ro~e
to
conceal his inward crouble , and put
che befl: face upon it that he couJa. Thus far are che words of
Diego Fernande;t,.
And now men who were difaffeéted began to blamc che Council which was gi–
ven
to
che Vice-king,
to
fend
Gonfalo Día:,;,
againíl: his Father-in law; and;
as ocher Auchours fay, it was much wondered that che Vice-kiog íhould be
fo
much overfeen as not
to
conGder che inconvenience of engaging che Son-in-law
againíl: che Facher , becween whom there had been no quarrel or ground of di[..
plea[ure. And in-like manner reAeél:ing on che _concernment of
Gomez:, Eftacio,
En–
fign of
Gonfalo,
divers were of opinion, chat 1t was an Affront given him wich–
out aoy Cau[e; and that ir was improperly done
to
command him who had in no
manner been engagedin che Treafon of his Capcain, to be
an-
Execucioner ofa di[..
grace whicb could not be aél:ed withouc greac reflexion on himfelf. Thus did the
hatred which meo had conceived againft the Vice-king curn ali the aél:ions he did
to
a bad incerprecatio~.
·
CH A P.
XII.
A Pardon ancl fafe ComlufJ i5 given to
Gafpar Rodríguez
and hi,s Friends.
Hi5 death, and of div.ers others.
N
OW to
[et
forth what the[e Authours report of
Gafpar Rodrigue:,;,,
whom
Ca–
rate
fometirnes mentions by che name of
Gafpar de Roja.;
we are to obferve
that he was a brother of che good Capain
Per,:mfures de Campo rotando,
who was
ílain in the battel of
Ch11pa.,aod
after his deach he carne
to
che inheritance and po[.
feffion of his
Indian,,
which
Vaca de Cajfro
befl:owed upon him by fpecial Grant,
This was che Gentleman who raíhly and withouc confideration feized upon the Can-.
non which were ac
Huamanca,
and carried them to
Co~co,
and was greatly engaged
in che deÍ1gns of
Goncalo Pifarro :
bue ob[erving thac many ofthe principal Cifüens·
w
ho had taken pare 'with
Pifarro,
had.relinquiíhed his Cau[e, and fled from him
3
he alfo refolved to follow cheir exarnple, and revolc to the Vice-king: but being
conícious of his Crime in carrying away che Cannon; he thoughc it befl: and moíl:
fecure
to
obcain a Pardon for che fame, both as
to
life and eíl:ace, before he truíl:ed
himfelf in che hands of che Vice-king, whom he knew to be a man of a morofe
and [evere di[pofüion, and one who would noc fpare him, in cafe he fell into
his hands , withouc füch a Precaution: and to make bis accefs and pardon the
ino,e eaGe by an appearance of fome fignal fervice , he treated with fome friends
of his, perfuading chem
to
país over
to
che other parcy , followiog che example
of chofe other noble Citizens who had lately done che like: and wirh chem he
fo prevailed , chacthey refolved on the point, and as a preparation chereunto, to
demand their Pardon fir!l:, and
to
receive a Proceél:ion or Letter of
fafo
conduét
freely
to
come and offer their [ervic~.
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