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IV.
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Royal
Commentariu.
his Majelly, and
to
the common peace and tranquillity both of
Indians
and
Spa,.
niaras:
And moreover, ,that
Pifarro
ílíould difpatch a privare Agent, as from
himíelf, who fhould lay before bis Majeíl:y che many fervices and labpurs which
. he had fullained for the enlargement of the dominions
9f
Spain
in thofe parts :
this Propofal was approved
by
che common coníent of al!, and generally the
World
was of
opinion , rhat a Propoíition of this nature, tending
fo
much to ,
the w,elfare of rhe people,
to
che increafe of bis Majefiy's revenue and emichment
of bis Subjefü,
wouki not be refufod : onely
Francifco de Carvajal
(
as
Diego Fer–
nandez:. P11lentinq
relates in che twenty eighth Chapter of his Book) was of ano–
ther opinion; and declared , rhat the beíl: Agencs to perfu¡¡de in Affairs of this .
kind were a good body of Muíqueti~rs, Horfe and Arms: And though it was
true chat Subjeél:s ought never
to
take up Arms againíl: their King; yec when
chey had once drawn the Sword, they ought never
to
put
it
up ag¡¡in : and that for
the prefenc, if cf1ey would fend Meffengers, they íhould be che Judges themíelves;
who having been the perfons chat had imprifoned the Vice-king, they were che
mofi ab]e·co render an account to his Majeíl:y of the reafons and cauíes which
moved them rhereunto.
This-0pinion was-feconded by
Hernando Bachicao;
but the votes of two men
could noc over-r9le the fenfe of the whole Courr, who decreed ro fend Doérour
Texada
and
Francifco Mi4ldonado
(
U!her of the Hall to
Gonfalo Pifarro)
into
Spain,
wich iníl:ruérions
to
reptefent unto bis Majeíl:y che preíem fiare and condition of
the1r Affairs.
It was alfo ordered, chat thefe perfons íhould embark on a Ship
then in Port, befides which there was no other at thac time, and whereon
Licen–
ciado Yaca de Caftro
was a prifoner, and ílood commicced by order from che Vice–
king; and now remained in expeération, how che prefent Governours would dif–
pofe of him ; not judging it
fit
to
fail
for
Spain
without the Orders of fome o-
ver-ruling power.
,
·
·
'Twas farther agreed, that
Hernando Bachicao
íhould have the Charge to provide
the Ship with Men and Guns, and thereon to tranfport their Agents to
Panama
j
of
which
Paca de Caftro
being informed by a Friend and Kinfman of bis called
Garcia de Mont-alvo,
he prefencly apprehended, that
in
cafe they brought him a–
íhoar from the Ship, fome mifchief might enfue to him , or ac leaíl: fome treac-.
ment not befeerning his qaalicy and condition, he refolved , with the affiíl:ence of
his Kinfman
Mont-alvo,
and of me Servants then wich him, co weigh Anchor, and
fet
fail
for
Pan;ima.
The matter fücceeded as was expeéred and defüed; fór there
, was not one perfon of
Pi
1
14rro's
faérion chen_aboard; and the Mariners were ali
for
Yaca de Caftro
,
who was very well beloved and eíl:eemed by che people of the
Countrey :
Pifarrs
was greatly crpubled at chis difappointment;
for
the fending
.of
bis
Agents inco
Spain
he eíl:eemed to be the onely means co fet matters righc ,
and wéll underíl:ood at thac Court.
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CH A P~ XXII.
How much
Gon~álo Pi~arrq
was
tro?JhleJ for the E/cape o/
Vaca
de
Caíl:ro,
and what diflurhance
it
caufed.
Her–
nando
Bachicao
goes
to _Pa'.nama.
The Vice-kjng fends
abroad his Watra~ts to raife
Men.
H
Ereupon ( as ali che chree Wricers ag~ee) ic ~as conceived, !hac chis Efcape
of
Vaca de Caftro
could not be contnved W1tqouc a Confpiracy of feveral
, perfons concerned cherein : fo that immediately an Allarum was given over
~ll
che
Town; .the Souldiers were puc i_nArms; and all chofe Gentlemen ~hom they fu.
fpeéred , as well fuch as were Natives or Citizen,sof
Los Reyes,
as chofe who-had
fled from
Cow,
and thofe who were of the Vice-king's party, were all feized
and commicted to the
publick
prifon: and a[IJongfi them
Licenciado C!frvajal
was
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