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of chofe who had plocted co fec him ~c.l_iberty, and being defüous to reconcile
himfelf
to
him, wenc che fame day chat he made Sail, and was
at
Sea; unto the
Cabbin of che Vice-king, and there, to excufe himfeJf, told him; chác che Office
he had undercaken was with intent
to
doe him fervice, and to free hirri ouc
.of
che
hands of
Cepeda,
and from che danger of falling inco che power of
Gon
1
alo PiFtrro;
whofe arrival in chofe pares was fhorrly expecled ; and that h~ mighc be aífured
of J,is reality in chis macter-, .fue entirely·reíigned to hiin .che command· of che
Ship. cogether with his libertYt and chat he himfelf was ac his difpofal, and de–
voted to his fervice, befeeching him to pardon his paíl: errours and faults which
he confeífed co have been great in his co'nfederacy wich others ag~iníl: him, and
~hat che meric of reíl:oring him to life and libercy might attoile and fatisfie far his
Jormer crimes·; and
accordingly.hegave Orders to the ten men, whom he broughc
with him far Guards to che Vice-kjng, that -rhey fhould henceforward obferve .
and follow the commands of his Lordíhip. The Vice-king returned him thanks¡
and cold him chat he•,accepted the
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proffer, and accordingly took che command of
the Ship and Arms, and carried himfelf fair ,towards him·
for
a while; bue chis
good ·humour laíl:ed not long before he began ro treat him with more rude terms;
calling him Villain, Mutinier, ánd other opprobrious names.,'fwearing rhat he would
hang ,him, aild chough he reprieved him for the prefünt, it was onely becau(e he
haq occaíion for his fervice. And chis kiml 9f,dep~rcmenc he ufed t_owards him,
.during che time they were in company togecher,,, failing. a-long .the Coaíl:
ro
che
Cicy
of
Truxillo,
where many things happehed which we' fhall hereafcer telaté.
Thus far
Carate,
whofe words we have repeaced
verbatim;
árrd.
who proceeds far,
ther in this rélation in che thirteenth Chapcet of his Book. , .
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The Surnmons which' the Judgés
.fen.~
to
.(}on~alo Pi~arro·¡
and the
misforturres
which
hefell_
thofe ,who
deferted his
e
aufe.
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Lvam;,
having fet Sail and at Sea, it wa¿ re¡iorced at¡
LoJ
-~ryo,thac he atid
· the Vice-king were agreed, to whicb' they gave the ,greater crédir, by fome
circumíl:ances in his behaviour before he departed ; and mbre :efpecially becaure·
he did not expeél: che difpatches which che Judges were preparingj and which
Ca–
rate
had purpofely delayed wich precence thac they íhould be forwarded ·che cla'y
following. This matter much troubled che
J
udges, for that chis
Alvare:i:,
had been
che chief promoter and infüument of che Vice-king's imprifonment, and had been
more conc;erned therein than any of the ochers: but wbilft they were doubtfoll of
the
mea_nirig and intention qf
Alvare:i:,,
it
was ,thought
fit
tó fend a meílage
to
Gon;alo Piptrro,
giving him illforqiation of what had fucceeded, and to require
him, by vircue of their Commiffion from che King,, whereby they were auchori–
fed
and impowered to adminiíl:er Juíl:ice, and to order and command fuch chings
as tended to che peace and welfare of that Councrey, thac he fhould immediarely.
disband his Army and repair to che City, 'in regard they had already fufpeaded
che execucion of che new Laws, which was the füm of the Pecition for which
chey carne, and had fent the Vice-king into
Spain,
which was a point of higber
fatisfaél:ion than they had demanded or pretended unto before : whereforeiin re-_
gard al! matters were appeafed, they required him to come in a peaceable manner
withouc an Army ; and in cafe he fhould delire to have a Guard for che fecurity·
of his Perfon, he mighr, if h~ pleafed, come accended,wich fifreen or twenry Horfe;
This command being difpatched a.way, the Judges would have feconded itby fome
Citizens for the better councenance of che matter, bue there was none chat w0uld
accept the Office, apprehending fome danger might be in it; ,fayiog, t.hat tbey
mighc be blamed by
Gon 1 alo Pif_arro
and hi~ Parcy for c-aking upon them füch
.a
meífag(!
to
them, who pretendea to come for .~he fecurity oft'heir E.fta'ces again~
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