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Commentaries.
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Ji
A .P.
XIII.
Of
~he Death of Agent
Yllen Suarez de Carvajal,
and of
the great nmtiny and diflurbance he caufed in
Peru.
D.
Uring all thefe troubles and ílaughters in the Camp of
Gonfalo Pifarro,
there
happened an accident fad and tragical in the Cicy of
Lo1 Reye1,
which
Go–
mara
in the
1
5
9th Chapter of his Book relates to have been in this manner.
Lewi1 Garcia San M,me,;
who was Poílmaíler in
XaHxa,
brought certain LeCt(ls
which _,vere \\~r9te in Cyphers by
Benito de Carvajal
to the Agent
Y/len S11are~
his
Bro~her'
i
the Vice-king preíently cook a je:iloufie upon the Cypher, and a fu(pi–
don of cbe Agenc's faichfulnefs, and íhewing them to the Judges, dernanded their
opinion,' whecher tbey were not ground fufficient
to
put him to deach : to which
the
J
udges replied, that it were convenient
firfi
to know the concems of them.
Hereupon che Agent was called for, who corning, did noc feern, as chey fay,
to
0e
ílarded or change his countenance, though he was feverely treaced wich íharp
words; :but took che.paper and read it wichout hefüacion, Doétour
'/ohn A/vare,:,
ooting che words which he read : the fum or fubfiance of ali che Cypher was, che
ournber of Souldiers chac were with
Pifarro,
and whac his inremions were; who
were in his favour and who noc; and in fine declared, chat he would wacch
his
opportunity to ílip away, and come to che fervice of che Vice-king fo foon as
he
could difengage hirn(elf, according to che Counfel which che Agenc had given
him. Afcer which che Key of che Cypher was called for, and the matcer beiag
thereby difclofed, it was found co agree wich che interprecacion given by che Agenc,
and
éo
verifie che cruch thereof
Benito Carvajal
carne to
Lima
cwo or three days afcer
Blafco Nsmne~
was feifed, not knowing any ching of che death ofche Agenc. Thus
far
ar.e che words of
Gom,ar-1.
Hówíoever chere
ftill
remained upon the mind of che Vice-king fuch a jealouíie
of che Agenr, thac like ¡m evil Spiric ic íl:ill haunced and followed hirn, never
fufferjng him ro be ac refi umill ar laíl che direfull effeéts thereof broke out in rhe
very Chamber of the Vice-king, where che Agenc was aflaílinared wirhour aoy
caufe or reafon for ir, which füuck a greater cerrour into che minds of che people
on this fide rhan was che late conílernation in che Camp of
Gonfalo Pt~carro,
fo
that neither Parcy was free from Tragedies of cheir
O\,
n. And P.articularly here
happened out one the nighc following, occafioned by the flighc of
Balrafl,r de Ca–
jlilla
and ochers afore-mentioned. The chree Auchours reporc chis Hiílory al–
rnoíl in che fame manner: and
firft
we íhall repeac whac che Accoumant
A,,guj!-ine
Carate
fays upon chis Subjeét, and then we fhall add that from che others which
he hach omitted. Thac which he relates in che elevemh Chapcer ofhis fifrh Book
is as follows, and herewith we will recurn to the Subjeét of our Hifiory.
Sorne few hours after
Don Bnlrafar de Cnjlilla
and his Companions were depar–
ted from the City of
Lo1
Reyn
in purfuic of
LoltJfe
as is before-mentioned, che
matter was not fo fecretly carried bue thac it carne
to
che knowledge of Caprain
D;ego de Vrbina,
who was Major-General co che Vice-king; for he going his
Rounds in che night chrough che Cicy, and calling ac che Houfes of fome ofrhefe
who were Aed, neither found them at home, nor their Arrns, nor Horfes, nor rhe
menial
Jndian
Servants which belonged to them; upon which fu(peéring whac
was faln om, he direétly went to the Vice-king's Lodgings, who was then in Bed
and told him chac he had reafon co believe that che grearelt µareof che peoµ!e had
deferted che City.
·
The Vice-king was greatly troubled (as was reafon) ac chis report, and arifing
frorn his Bed gave immediate arder
to
found an alann, and that everyman íl1ould
íl:and
e.o
h~s arms; and calling his Captains, gave rhem order
to
go from Houfe
ro·aoufe and make enquiry who were abfem, rhac
fo
he.rnighr be informed of
the number of chofe who were deparced. And having accordingly made fearch
and found thac
Diego d~ Cal'vajal, ¡eronimo de Carvajal
and
Francifco de Efcobedo
wer;
miíling, who were Kinfmen of Agent
Yllr11
Smm~
de Carv11j11I,
it
was inílanrly be–
Jieved that he was engaged in 'the Plor, and in favour of
Gony11lo Pifm-ro;
for ic
muid