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IV.
Royal
Commentaries.
rane Souldiers well appointed and arrned , and fifcy wer~ left aboard, for aefenc~
of their Ships. And fo he rnarched along the Coaíl:, being flanked with hisCan–
non, carrying aboard the Boats belonging to the Ships, much ~o the annoyance
of the Enerny, in 'Cafe they íhould make an affaulc upon chern. He gav'e' farther
order aboard Ship, that fo foon as they íhould come
to
an Engagernenr; that they
íhould prefently hang up
Vela Nunne:c
and the other Prifoners which they,had ta- ·
ken.
Pedrode Cafaos
feeing the refolution of
Pedro de Hinójafa,
carne out to rneet
hirn; wich intention either to overcome or dye : and boch Parties being come
wichin Mufquec íhot each of ocher; all the Clergy-men and Friars carne out of
thé City carrying a Wood of Croffes befare theni, which ferved for Banners añd _
Colours, and being ali ciad in mourning with fadnefs in cheir coumenances, cryed
out with loud \:Oices to Heaven and
to
the People for Peace and Concord a–
mongíl: rhem ; faying, Is it noc a great íhame and pity, that you who are Chri–
füans, and are come to preach the Gofpel to Infidels, fhould imbrue your hands .
in the bloud of each ocher,
to
the common ruine and calarnicy of ali. Thefé
words beingJ uttered wich gréat out-críes and exclarnations, put
10th
fides
to
a
fiand , and
to
look each on the ocher ; umH! che religious Troops interpofed be–
rween both Parciés, and began ro treat of a Truce, and to creare a i'ighc under-.
fianding. Accordingly
Hinojofa
fent in his behalf
Don Balthafar de Caftilia,
Sonof
Counc de
Gomera,
and the People of
Panama
ernployed
Don Pedro de Cabrera
for
their Agenc, both Natives of
Seville.
It was p]eaded in behalf of
Hinojofa
,
thac
-llO
reafon could be given, why they íhould oppofe bis landing, or free admittance
inco the City :
fot
tha~ his meffage and bufinefs thither was to give facisfaéUon
to the Inhabitants for the Tyrannies and Outrages which
Bachicao
had committed
on chem, and to buy Cloths and Provilions of diem for their Money, and fupply
themfelves with ocher neceffaries for their Voyage. That they had received
füiét Cornmands and Orders from
Gonfaló Pifarro,
not to give them che leaíl: caúfe
ofoffence, nor
to
fight, unléís they were compelled thereunto
i
And tbat
fo
foon
as chey had made their provifions, and re-fitced théir Ships¡ they would fpeedily
depare in queíl: of che Vice-king , and caufe hirn
to
embark for
Spain
,
according
to the Sentence which the Judges-had given concerning him: and thereby
fmi
the Countries frorn chofe fears and n1oleíl:ations which he had caufed by rowling
up and 9own in all quarters. And in regard he was n·ot in
Panarna,
they had no
bufinefs which corild deteiti them long there , and tberefóre they entreaced them
aot
to
force.them co an engagemenc with them; which according
to
the Com~
mand Gf
Pipirro
they wouJd ávoid by ali meaos poílible ; but in cafe rhey were
forced to fight, they would then doe cheir beíl: not
to
be overcome.
On che otber fide it was alledged in behalf of the Governour
Pedro de Cafaos;
·that his entry·into their Countrey in· chac hoíl:ile manner could nocbe
juíl:ified,
though ic were given for granted that
Gonralo Pifarto
had a right
to
the Govern–
menr. That
Bachicao
had given rhe fame promifes, and made as fair pretences as
he did, and yec
fo
foon as he had goccen poíleílion , he then committed ali chofe
fpoils and murthers for which they pretend now
to
give facisfaél:ion. The Com–
m~ílioners on both fides hearing thefe Allegacions , and being defüous to make an
accommodation, did agree that
Hinojofa
fhould be received afhoar, and have free
admittance and entertainment in che Cicy for the fpace of thirty days , with a ,
guard of fifty Men for fécuricy of bis.perfon
~
thac his Fleet, with che reíl: of his
Souldiers íhould in the mean time fail co thé Hles of Pearls, and cake with thern
Ship-carpenters, and cuc fuch Timber as íhould be ufefull for repair of their V
ef.:
fels.; and chat ac the end·of thirty days they·fhould return
to
Peru.
Thefe Artii:
eles being agreed unto by both Parciesj they were confirmed by Oath, and Hoíl:a-
~ g~~
.
'
Pedro de Hinojafa
accordlngly carne to the Cicy wich his fifty Men; where he
rook a houfe, and gave publick entertainment to ali comers and goers; and his
People fporced and treated friendly and familiarly with all the fohabitancs.
Augu–
ftine de Carate,
in the chirty fecond Chapter of his fifch Book; faich ; for what
we have farther to add in chis matter is upon his Authoricy
~
Thac three páys had
fcarce paífed befare al! chofe Souldiers who had been raifed by the Captains,
t ohn Gu:cman
and
rohn de Yllane:c,
revolted for che moíl: pare to
Hinojofa ;
according
to who[e example che idle and vagrant perfons of the-City, who were not Mer–
chants, and fuch as ·had no employment, liíl:ed themfelves Souldiers wich
Hinojo/a,_
intendíng
fot
Peru
t
[o
that che Captains of the Vice-king findiog chemfelves for,
A
,aaaa
faken