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Royal

Commentaries.

Bo,oK

IV.

one •

whom Majór General

Carvajal

fem order, thac he íhould at that iníl:anc

confefs and make his laíl: Will and Teíl:~rnent; for rhac it was decreed he íhould

prefencly be pnt

death.

Carvajal

wirh ali readinefs fubmicced to the fencence ;

and began to prepare himfelf for che fame'; che Executioner fiood by him wich

his Halcer and Gibbec, and urged him to finiíh bis Affairs, howfoever he conri–

nued fomerhing long in bis confeílion : no queíl:ion but he expeél:ed co dye wich–

oui: any reprieve: howfoever fuch as confidered che quality of bis perfon and con–

dícion were of opioion, that he oughr noc to have been brought under chofe cir–

cumfiances ; bue fince ic had fo fallen our ; ic would be dangerous co fuffer him

to live: but chen it was confidered, chac in cafe

Carvajal

were puc ro deach, ma·

ny of chofe who were now in cuíl:ody would follow che farne face, which would

be a great lofs co che Kingdom to be deprived of che moíl: principal perfons

chereof who had always been faithfull ro che Incerefi of his Majeíl:y.

Whilíl:

Licenciado Carva;al

remained under thefe fad apprehenfions, certain

fo.

ber perfons wem

Got1

alo Pifarro,

and told him chat ir were well ro coníider in

this cafe how greac an lnterefi che

Licenciado Carvajal

had in his Courrey; and

chat che Agent

Carvttjal,

who was his brocher, was put ro deach by che Vice-king,

for no ocher caufe or reafon, than becaufe his man followed che parcy and fide of ·

farro,

and therefore, for che very meric of his brocher, and for che fervices of

chis perfon, ºhe fhould fpare his life who was and rnight be of greac ufe and be–

nefic ro him for che fucure. And as coche efcape of

Vaca de Caflro

all che World

was well fatisfied~

That

neicher

Licenciado Carvajal

nor che ochers who were impri–

foned upon fufpicion were concerned cherein ; and chac ali chis jealoufie did arife

from the vain cenfures of fome people, for which there was no juíl: caufe or ground.

To all which Declaration

Gonfalo Pifam

anÍV{ered little, bue feemed angry and

diílurbed, comrnanding chac none fhou ld rnove him farrher in chacrnatter. Here–

upon

Carvajal

and his Friends refolved

proceed anocher,way; which was by

means of che Major General, to whom they fecretly prefenred a Wedge of gold

to che value of two rhoufand pieces of Eighc, and promiíed him much more ;

che which having accepced, he began ro be a lictle backward and cold in tbe exe–

~ucion of the fencence; and wem and carne fo often, unrill ac lengch, boch

Carva–

jal

and ali che ochers who were irnpriíoned were fet ac libercy: So this rnaccer be–

ing over, they began to contrive che manner, how

Hm1anfk Bachicao

mighc be

difpacched away , as was agreed : for which chere now happened an opporcunity

by che arrival ofa

Bregantin~

frqrn

Areq,,epa ,

which being freighced for chis pur–

pofe and armed with fome of che Cannon wbich

Gon

alo Pifarro

brougltic from

Co:{,co; Bachicao

embarked chereupon , and wich him Doél:our

Tcxada

and

Francifco

Maldonado,

with about fixcy Mufquetiers who offered chemíelvesvoluntarily on chat

voiage. And chus coaíling along che íhoar, upon informacion rhac che Vice-king

was ar

T11mbe:{,;

he arr.ived early ene morning in cbac Porc; where being efpyed

by fome people belonging ro che Vice-king an Allarum was preíencly given, chat

Gonfalo Pifarro

wich a íl:rong force was coming by Sea ; which puc chem ali into

that afrrighrmem and conílernation , rbar che Vice-king wich ali bis force, confi–

füng of about a hundred and fifcy men fled away to

f!.!!iw

;

bue forne of chem

remained behind

receive

Bqchicao,

who cook rwo Ships which he found in che

Port, and with them failed to

PHerto Piejo,

where , and in ocher pares he

raifsl

about a hundred and fifty men whorn he embarked aboard his Ships; bue che

Vice-king wichout other fiop or fiay haílened t<;>

~itH.

Thus far

AHg,J/fine

Cif–

rare,

who harh rnade clear feveral Paílages which were confufed and obfcure in

other Writers,

Bue now to recurn to che lngoc ofGold tvhich

francifco Carvajal

received; le is

cercain chac he made a Trade of fuch Bribes as chefe, where che Accufacion was

falfe , and chen he would fufpend che Execuciou of che Semence , untill rneans

were made with

Gonfalo Pi

arro

for a Pardon, and in chis rnanner he got greac

furns of money: bue in cafe che crime objec1ed were crue , chan noching could

prevail wich hirn, neicher Prefents nor Imreacies, co delay che fpeedy execurion

of Juíl:ice: for he was zealous and faichfull to his Parcy, boch in puniíl1menr of

Enemies , and in che good treacrnent and reward of Friends and Abettours of his

Caufe : bue Hiíl:orians give him che Charaéter of amoíl covecous and cruel per-

. fon: 'tis true, he had both one and che orher in his nacure, bue not in

.l-iioh

9egree as is teporced ; for though he was guilry of great effuíions of bloud ,

)~t

was

fot

the advancement and fecuricy of his own parcy, which he aél:ed in pur-