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rlions, he·defired him tó forbear a while, and to attend his farther Orders. And

leaving his direétions here he .went to

Panama,,

where he coníl:icuced

Garfia de

earede-s

Governour, and appointed hin'! a Garrifon of,ihofe Souldiers whidí

Her–

nando

M ex~,

·an~

Don Pedro

C~lmra,

who were Captain~ belonging to

Pifa>'ro

bad broughr

h1m~ to defend that

own from the

French,

wl-io committed Pira–

Gies along chat CoaJ1: ; and their coming ~hither was expeéted alfo, bue their

Voyage was íhorcned by the Governour of

Santa Maura

who killed chem all ac

Banquet to which he -had given them -an in~Ltation. Thlils far

Gomara.

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...

'.tlJ

, rt

'HA P.

H. ),

0/ífi~··¡~bftance of tlue C

ommi!fion

whfGh

-;L,

icencia.dG)

Gafoa

~J-~!11,~t..

H{s

arrlval

at'Santa

M3:tta

and .Nbmbr'e

., Drn>S; .

the

111.anner of

his

reception

there,

and of

the

vari–

otts

"ucce/fes. ·án_d Treaties

which

paffed,thete.

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;

~: .

(

'"'! :

.•

•

7í7

lOVVi

1nh~t,w€ may

<J.~~

to ~hat_,was:mfü_cted

t~is Autm?ur r~lating to ch~

Comt:m!ft@n whioH

Licenciado

Gafe

aarned1w1th lum,

.and m-wh1ch

he c0mes

ilwrt; für·.tlhouglij

'fü

geneual 1he

fayii,

rlhat tfue Erpper~ur granced mim a pqwer as

11-rg.e

.as

:ñe.,;<;oüld -cleftre-,•..

~en1lot mcmti-0ming·die p,.artirnlarS!thereof; we arel

add,

tbat hdi

g¡ive;ram

ctn

uo1imited.a:nd an .abfblute powet

iri

all things,

i'n

fúdífatl

and.am~

l~nfránn'€ri as lrris"Maireíly

cou!a

grant; commanding all peopl<:!:up-an his

rnmonnv,ÍC nrein-to

his1lffiOfance with.

Men

, and Horfe, and 'Arrns, and·Me–

ReY.;¡ wi'tbl

Sbi'

idg,

'Pttovifiot:J; and -~lmli€

v.ér·

elfe he,fhould require for bis

Ma:.

jeft}Jfs>Sm,,k ;

;·Me

alfok-arni@di~ oh':hi[J1 ;_irg~nffilal

Aét

d:lf

Pardon for

alL€rimes

whatfoewnr;·

cHat .no actfon•

'ílndulitl

bl¼ :broug,lit againíl: any rperfon

,by

rea:fon

thti!nrcvf; ,and',thacrevery-man's. Eltace and iFree-liold íhoüld be confenvedrfo

hi!Íh

A11drTb;ltubieJhoulcd cau1We the Vice-kitJg, .

id.

be ~rnbarked and<t,tranfpomid

:int0

.Sp~i11;' irká[ei1lhe

hielieved'.it-co0Giadihg1to dhe fervice of hisiMajeíly an~Htlif quiet–

orfs of theW.ogdom: He Bad alfo a bi~e(i)ce and Auchority to make ufo

che

Royal Revenue,

f¡¡r as1h'€!:judged

neceffary for reducing che Rebe1s, for qui–

titílilgl

the11Irtod&

1of

,the

P,eople; and forr

tllrn

adtninífüatioó of Juíl:ice(biy,che Go–

vernimmr;

'~ €1

had

alfo

Pbwer·and Auchority- to difpo[e offuch Lands and'Eíl:atés

whiGh

l:Defürwi d

éo

JndiaíJSi,

,whidh .wern:· rrot already granrnd or givenir.¡.wa~; aQd

- affo

R :

@í&es rand

G0vlermnents ,nhrdúgh che wh0le .Emphie, ai,well thofe

, .

wfuich ' ~

r.et€

-ail~eady gaiBed ,,and <::m1quer'e<W•as chofe1·w1lnkli fhould 'be,·acqwired-

aml tdifo:o'l)ét'c:idr• hfl'r.eaf.te1,.f<..

f.tnd t© himf~lf,obere

was

no fiixed

.@n

·fatcled Sum

ª\\ltDÓióted<for ihis Sailhy1,oü linternainmcmÍ:1; ·1bilt a,lil?ert~..apd pdvi)eg~rt:0,f~ad ·

modb .as·:1he judged

rnnvenien'o ÍOli !his;Maíeíl:y;s,iScr.vfüe,,

whidi

,ili,e

f\\u..

ditm,Gtmeií:ullnwas

,to

cake ar{ accoum,¡rnimcil ,fend, the fáme <tto·,~he Ofliicers •of

his•, vlá

je~y'l'!~t fewfuqd1

'(Alrl .which parciculars were·

feir

clown,, and;ré.q.\11íred·by–

LJodtr.ci'

tl,do•.Gf.tfM, 1

who~ like a wife· man; .provided as,

"1éH

for

che fu'ture

ás

fot

th.a

upriia

;1~11d alfo·¡chat maliuiou¡;:men'11}ight not

fa}i~-

tbat·

Jóme(t

.and

giim:r;Safat:1/ \:Va:s;cbe rmotii'veto incite him

laborious\anq¡diffidult undercakings,

wMich·a1,.evet,yJílep·offetdl .tlremfélves, bue a true zeal onely

bis Majefty'~ Ser-

v.-ictr

v.~sd·:iisbbrg.hefü

ürdmienié:nt ; to wlnürh

he facrifü:ed·all his peac-(l and quiet•

iwfs~,.al\ld:'\:,ref~i:eo'i[,~~lilllbefore..,his own .Hfe.

Ati1d

Gpmara

farther defrribing,

cbJois'

Licff1i/ar.l:o'11111fáa,

faith

rbat as

he.was,0&much more .foJid underíl:anding atid

lt~ttet t:mip~rutl1an rh,l Wiclf.>:kirig¡ fo.,alfoJ;¡e was ofJ\ttle:íl:-atuve~ and €/fa firange'

íb

:¡;,e, fdr

from

the giP<ifle(~ov\.:nwards lhe:wasras lbng asrany rall

mán

whatfoever,

a.rid

therr,

fr@m

che

·girdliúbpwards,to

his

Shoulcderi; he -was inot one chird .fo

high,

and ·wi~h·@uva~,y,

,¡\>r0pior:.o10_·

,~o

h¡s,

ot~~f

pa1.1ts:

wmel'l,

J.;¡~

\,fas on Herfo-back he

fremed1n:iuoH

lefs r:han

H:;;fflls,

:fot ,hi:rl~s.a)Í;Thigbs and Leggs; and bis Coun-

c.nam:e

was- very ill-f;avou~d.;;mtlt.Unple-afantL: but wbat natuue had

deQieal

to'

him

in his Body, was ki-rgely ·re'tornE>'imf~\t@,hiilm in die endo,wments of his:Mind;

for

he ha:d·

noc ·oriely

,a1l ·chofe ·Whicb

l!his,J Auth0ur declares of him,

bue

many