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Royal
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V.
To compafs the Ploc intended ,
Pedro de Fuelles
made a folemn invitacion
to
all
his Souldiers and Captaios; and chen amidft tbe entertainment, he refolved to
propofe whac was
fir
in or-der
to
his Majefiy's fervice, and for a motive thereumo
be de11oned
to
make known to thern thac a general Pardon was granted, and che
late oi7'dinaoces repealed.
Pedro de Fuelles
had in privare comrnunicated chis bis
intention
to
a certain Souldier of note, called
Diego de Vrbina,
who alfo entruíled
che fecrec to one
R<tdrigo de Salafar,
afellow as crooked in his conditions as in his
body: chis
Rodrigo,
efteeming che matter eafie and already well prepared to cake
eJfeét, refolved, that
Pedro de Puelles
fhould not have 1he honour to himfelf, bue
chat bis MajeHy and che Prefidenc fhould own che fignal fervice of reducing rhree
hundred mento rheir allegiance folely ro his management and valour. This pur–
pofe of bis he made known ro four of his friends, whofe furnames were
Baftida,
Pirado, Hermojilla
and
Morillo,
which were che names by whicb tbey were known:
giving rhem
to
underfiand what che intent of
Pedro de Fuelles
was, and rherefore to
wreíl fo fignal a fervice out of bis hands, and appropriate it to cheir own merit,
he propofed ro kill
Pedro de Fuelles :
to which they ali affented and agreed, as they
accordingly did, and went nexr rriorning, being Sonday, ali five togecher to the
hou[e of
Pedrode Pue/Les,
and fent him up word, thac Captain
Sala:.,ar
was come
to
make him a viíir, and to attend him to Church to hear Mafs.
Pedro de Fuelles
cook che vific kindly from chem, and defired them to walk up inco his chamber,
for he was noc as yer out of bed.
Ir is reported rh:ic four of chem encred in, and
that
Rodrigo de Sa!a~ar
remained ar che door , to fee firft how matters fucceeded ,
though fome fay he did goe in ; Qut I have heard che íl:ory relaced afeen in che
marmer befare memioned. Thefe four Ví!lains killed
Pedro de Fuelles
with rheir
Swords and Daggers, and chen
ith
Rodrigo de Salaz.,ar
they ran out into che Mar–
ket·place and declared for che King, to which ali che Ciry inclined and concurred
with che greateíl: cheerfulnefs in che World.
CH A P.
IX.
A Cha llenge
is
fent to
Salazar
to fight
a
Duell, on occafion
of the Murther of
Pedro de Puelles. Di
go
de Cen–
teno
fights with
Pedro Maldonado,
and enters into
Cozco.
R
odrigo de Sa/a.:,ar
and his Complices, having performed this Exploie, wem
v
ith all expedition to join wich che Prefidem
Gafca,
and happily mee
him in che Valley of
Saufa :
"here he received chem with all che kindnefs imagi–
nable, and praifed them higbly for their Loyalty and Demonflrations of Alle–
giance to his Majeíl:y, which he took notice of, and fhould be rewarded in its
due feafon : bue
Diego de Vrbina,
who was a friend
to
Pedro de Puel!es,
confidered
thacthe Difcovery he had made of his Friend's fea-et was che caufe of his unhap–
PY
fate, and chae
Rodri¡r,o de Sa/(,(;:,ar
enjoyed all chat honour and applaufe which
was jufi!y due ro bis dead Friend : wherefore being feníibly couched in confci–
ence for che faél:, he publifhed in ali places che truth of che whole maccer, and
of che loyal intencions of
Pedro de Fuelles,
as befare related. He alfo threw ali
che infamy he could heap up againíl chis
Sala~r
.-
he declared chat he was a falfi ,
neacherous perfon, 'that he had betrayed che Vice-king
Blafco Nunne:., Vela
,
and
revolced to
Pi
farro,
and had followed and fided wich him in all bis aétions: chae
he was acquainted and informed of the loyal incencions of
Pedro de Puclles
;
and
that to gain che glory thereof to himfelf, he had perpetrated that bloudy Mur–
ther : the like he had done by
Almagro
che younger, whofe Servane he was, and yer
he betrayed and delivered him up. And with fuch faithlefs praél:ices as thefe, he
had ever lived, and to che fhame of che world was well eíl:eemed , as che Proverb ·
fays,
Who is profperom and ovcrcomes
,
is always commcnded.
Wherefore upon che
whole matter
Diegode Vrbina
publick)y declared, thac he challenged him to a fingle
duel