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Rf!)'al ·Commentarie1.
Boot<: IV.
for brevity fake we ílÍall omit to mention ; and becaufe
Fernande'<- Pa/entino,
in the
twemy ninth Chapter of his Book, makes a long Difcourfe thereupon , we fhall
refer our [elves co him, and onely fay, that he took thofe Ships wirh him and
failed fi·om Port to
Port
,
of which there are many in thofe Seas, taking refreíh–
mencs ar his pleafure withouc fear or apprehenfion of any Enemies: when he ar–
rived at the Hlands ofPearles, which are about cwemy Leagues diíl:am from
Pana–
ma,
whereof
fo
foon as che Inhabitancs had notice ( as
Au,~uftine Carate
faith , in
che fixceench Chapter of his Book ) chey fent two of cheir Citizens ro know
of him with whac imenfion and defign he carne chither, requiring him not to en–
ter with his Souldiers wirhin the precinll:s of their Juri[diétion. To which
Bachi–
cao
made anfwer, That in cafe he carne attended with his Souldiers, it was onely
wi,th intenc
to
guard himfelf from che attemprs of che Vice-king, without other
deÍlgn, to che damage or prejudice of their Councrey ; for chac his Commiffion
was onely to rranfµort Doétour
Texada,
one of his Majeíl:y's Juíl:ices, into
Spain,
who by Iníl:ruét'ions received from che Courcs of Judicacure was [ene
to
render
an
accoum to his Majeíl:y of ali Maccers which had paíled of late in
Per";
and chat
he would onely fet him on íl1oar, chere to refrefh himfelf for a while, and make
fuch Provifions as were neceffary for his Voyage.
U
pon chis aífurance admillion was given him inco che Cicy: bue
fo
foon as he
arrived, cwo Ships which were rhen in the Port, made
fail
imo che Sea; but one
of chem was chafed by che
Briganrine,
and being caken, · was brought back, and
boch ·che Maíl:er and his Mate hanged ar che Yard-arm; which much of.fended
che Town, and puc chem inco a great confiernacion, bue it was now too lace co
defend chemfelves , or repent of cheir folly, in cruíl:ing cheir eíl:aces and lives
to
the merey of
Bachicao,
who was now encered che Cicy, and chere being no hopes
of tirnely relief from Caprain
rohn Gu'<.man,
who was raifiog meo for affiíl:ance of
the Vice-king; which men afcerwards revolced to
Bachicao ,
who
a:lfo
feized on
che Cannon which
Vaca de Caftro
had brought thither, wich che Ship on which he
made his efcape. Thus did
Bachicao
cyrannize over che people, feizing cheir eílates
wich an arbitrary power, for none durfi
to
aíferc a right and title
to
what he pof.
feífed, in concradiétion
to
bis will and pleafure : and during che time of his aboad
here, he publickly puc cwo of his Caprains ro death, who confpired againíl him:
and moreover he aéted ocher pieces of like íeveriry by virme of his own abfo–
lute auchoricy, caufing che Cryers to proclairn ope:;nly before chofe whom he puc
to dearh : So is che
will
and command of Caprain
Hmrando Bachicao.
At chis time
Vaca de Caftr()
was ar
Panama,
where having incelligence rhat
Ba–
chicao
was coming , he fled
to
Nombre de Dios
,
and embarked for
Spain
in che
Norch-fea, as did alfo
Diego A/vare'<- Cuero,
and
'/eronimo Curbano,
who were Am–
baffadours frorn ~he Vice-king : likewife ar che fame Port Doétour
Texada,
and
Francifco Ma!donado
rook fhipping far
Spain
and failed friendly togecher, chough of
three feveral Faétions. Doéfour
Tu·ada
dyed in che Voyage, in che Chane! of
Bahama :
bue
Francifco Ma!donado,
and
Diego Alvarn
:mived fafe in
Spai11,
and im–
mediacely rook poíl for
Germany,
to render an accounc
to
his Majeíl:y refpeétive–
ly of che Affairs commicced to cheir charge.
Vaca de Caftro
couched ar che Hles of
Terf_mu,
and rhence failed
to
Lübon
,
from whence he cravailed to che Court;
for he choughc ic noc
faf
e co goe by rhe way of
Seville,
where rhe Brothers and
Relacions of
7ohn Te/lo de Gu'Gman
lived, whom, as we faid before, he had caufed
co be puc to death afrer che overchrow of
Diego Almagro
che younger , being arri–
ved ar che Courc, he was by Order of che Coirncil of the
Jndies
confined to his
Houfe, and an Accufacion broughc againíl hirn : afcer which he was imprifoned
in che Fort of
Arevalo
for che [pace of five years, during which time his cau[e
was depending. After which chey appoinced him a Hou[e in
SimancM,
and chence,
as the Courc removed, chey alligned him che Village of
Pinto
and che bounds chere–
of for his confinemenc, uncill his bufinefs was fully decermined. Thus far are che
words of che Accountanc General
A11guftine ác Carate.
And here he preaks off, wirhouc celling us farrher, whac fencence was given in
hiscaíe, becau[e he had ended his Hifl:ory before thac time: And indeed by rea–
fon of che malicious informacions and calumnies of his Enemies, which were aU
falfe, che determination of his caufe was procraéted for a long rime; at which he
was not much croubled becaufe he knew, rhac ar lengrh he fhould come off wich
che honour and repucacion of a good Miniíl:er and Governour of rhac Empire
which accordingly fucceeded ; for he was refl:ored to his former place in che
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