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BooK
IV.
Royal Commentarier.
fame time thac the Sufpenfion was publiíhed; the News was, that the Vice-king
had made bis Protefi againíl: it , as an Aét to which he was compelled, and rhat:
he
would again retum ro the execution of che new Laws fo foon as the Coumrey
was appeafed, and che difturbances allayed; which more incenfed the minds of
the
people than ever; and confirrned chern in a belief, that che Vice-king was
obfiinare and a perfon inexorable, and not
to
be treated with , whence fo much
mifchief enfued, as by the fequel will appear ; and which ferved
to
confirm th€
people in their pretenfions and refolucions eicher
to
dye or obcain their defües.
The Vice-king feeing that the meaos he ufed to pacifie che people inflarned .
them che more , and that bis own people became greatly difcouraged ; and
many
of them inclined tofavour
Gonpdlo' Pifarro
for che Ga_llantry they obferved in hirn.,
who had
fo
freely facrificed hirnfelf for the publick good ; he thereby meafuring
the weaknefs of his force, chought irnot fafe to rneet
Pifarro
in che fiéldwbut to
defend himfelf Within the Walls of the Cicy.
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In purfuance oí chis defign he forcified che Cicy , fer up Pofis and Chains in
·every Street, made loop-holes on che Walls for fmall íhoc: and laid in provifions
for a fiege: bue News cqming daily oí che great force with which
Ri211rro
mar·
ched againíl: them, and che refo!ved mind oíhis Souldiers;
che
Vice-king thought
it noc fafe
ro
confine himfelf within tbe Walls of
Los
Reyes
;
bue to recrear to
Tr11xillo,
which is about e,igh~y Leagues diíl:ant from chence. And contriving
how
to
difpofe oí ~he Inhabitancs, he defigned
to
tranfport che Citizens Wives by
Sea
,
in
fuch
Ships· as were chen in Porc, and the Souldiers were to march by
Land
a
long che Se¡¡ coaíl:
:
And f9r che City it felí, he refolved
'tO
difinantle it
and
demoliíh the-Walls, break-clown che Milis, and carry all things awa~which
might be for fubfül:ence oí the Enetny, and drive che
Indi11ns
from the Sea-coaíl
imo the in-land Countries ; fiir)pofing that
Pif_arr_o
coming ~hither wich his Army,
and finding no fubGftence , rnuíl either disbancl , or his men periíh. The Vi,e–
king having commurikated thtfe bis lntentions to che Judges, they b0ldly and
openly oppofed him, telling him plainly, that che Royal Courcs oí Judicature
tould not remove out ofthe City, for that their Cornrniffions from bis Majeíly
obliged them to aét in that place; and cherefore they defired to be exduíed,
if
they refufed to accornpány his Lordlbip orto fuffer their hcmfes co·be delriolithed.
Herewith
an
open quarrel arofü be~ween che Judges and the Vice-kin~-de~t-I:ng
a
diffe~ent intereíl: to each ·other, che Inhabitants inclined
co
the fide
óf.rtbeJud..
ges in oppoíition to the.Vice-king, pofitively refufing to connbit the'ir
W.iv:es
and
Daughters into the hands oí Seamen and
Souldi~rs. Hereupon che
Vicei-king
·
arofe from che cooference he held with che Judg.es, wichout,any determination~
Howfoever
I
as to his own perfon,
he
refolved ·co ernbark himfelf, and to go by
Sea, and rhar his Brother
Vela Nunnez.
íhould march away by Land ; and in ordet
thereunto he comrnanded
Diego 4tvarez.. Cuero,
as
C(lrate
reports in the elevench
Chapter of his
nfth
Book, to guard che Children of
Marqnu
Don Francifco
Pi,
ar–
ro
wich a Pany of Horíe to the Sea-fide, and there to put chem on board aíhip;
together with
Vi?ca de
C4.ftro,
after which he was to remain Adrniral of the Fleet
and to cake charge of them as his PriConers ; for he was jealous that
Antonio de Ri~
bm1
and his Wife, who had che Guardian-íhip oí
Dpn
Gonf_alo
and bis Brothers,
would convey them away. Bue this matter created a new difiurbance amongíl:
the people, and che
J
udges rnuch diíliked ir, efpecially Doétour
Carate,
who
made ir his particular requeO: to che Vice-king in behalf of the Lady
Frt11tcifca
that he would be pleafed
to
caufe her to be ágain remrned aíhoar; for that being
·a
young Majd marriageable, beautifull and rich ; ir was not decenc and agreeab}e
to her modeíly to comrnit her into che hands of Searnen and Souldiers : bue
nothing could avail with che Vice-king to diífuade birn from his purpofe ;
for
being ever obfünate in ali his Refolutions, be declared his lntentions were·to re–
tire
and begon, contrary to che opinion of all others. Thus far
Cttrate.
And now to abbreviate and furn up all that harh been
faid
by che aforefaid
Au–
thours ; it is moíl: cercain, that che Judges gave cornmat'ia
to
Martin
de
Roble,,
chough one oí che Vice-king·s Capcains,
to
rnake the Vice-Rihg a Prifoner: bue
he,, defüing to
be
e~cufed by reafon of che
il1
confequences which rn~ght enfue ;
they allured him , thac ic was for the Service of his Majefiy and quier of thac
whole Empire; and a means to fupprefs
aU
thofe Mucinies and Troubles which
the
ill
Government of che Vice;king had caufed. Hereupon
Martín
de
Robles
prof.
fered to doe it, howfoever he i:equired a Warram under the hands
and
feals of
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