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Coliege he was a perfon of a quier and mild difpofition, he was no Soul–
dier nor pretended
to
che War, and was then repeating his Office of our Lady, /
to ~hom he was entirely devoted; but he being alarm'd with this noife, clapt
up his Breviary into Ms bofom, and laying hold of a ruíl:y Sword and a Halberc,
which carne next
to
hand , he ran into che Market-place , and che firft perfon he
mee wich hapi:oened to
be .Diego Centeno,
and not knowing wich whom he engaged,
wicho1:1c farther ceremony, he took him,over che lefc hand wich a good blow, and
wich che nexc he chruíl: him into t~e chigh wich che p0int of his Halbert, which
did not ~afs ~hrough, becaufe chere was a crofs bar to chac weapon in form of a
Fl0wer-de-luce; and endeavouring co difer,¡gage his Halberc, and pull it out, ,that
fo he might
give him another chruíl:, thij barbes were fallned
to
~is b1:eeches ofV
el- .
vet, fo that
pulling.atchem,
€entena
fell to the ground: ac wh1ch ume a_ Page of
his who is
grown upt0 be a man ( whofe name
1
have forgot) carne m
to
che
aif;íl:ence of his Maíl:er, and íhot
A1aldonado
wich a Carbine, wich which he fell
foon ; bue riíing again to fighc wich
Centeno,
more Company carne in, and feifed
on
Maldonado,
and1difarmed him, and then purfued cheir Viétory, which was ea–
flly gained ; for by chis time moíl: of che Enemy's party had declared for che Kiog,
ahd che reíl: had conveyed chemfelves away.
In ali which Engagement nothing
happened fo remarkable as che Combar becween
Pedro Maldonado
and
Diegu Centeno,
wich 60th whom, I was acquainted, nor was there one drop of bloud íhed, bue
onely thac of
Cemeno,
C.H A
P. X.
A /1.range Accident which happened upon
ihi6 Combat of
Pedro Maldonado.
The death of
Antonio de Ro–
bles. Diego Centeno
i5
chafen Commander in chief.
Lucas Marcio
i5
reduced to his Majefiy's fervice.
An
Agreement is made between
Alonfo de Mendo\a
ami
Diego Centeno.
P
Edro Maldonado
was one of che fatteíl: and moíl corpulene men chat ever I have
feen : _and though the fhot which was given him knock~d him
to
the ground,
yec he rece1ved no wound ; for che bullec happened to ílnke on che Breviary
which was in his bofom ; and fo by che miraculous Prov1dence of che B. Virgin
(to
whom he was zealouíly devoced) his life was preferved. I my felf
faw
che Bre–
viary fome years after ; for happening to be on a Sacurday acMafs with
Pedro de
Maldonado
,
for on that day in che Church of
Mcrced1 ,
they always GngMafs co
che Mother of God; I defired him
to
lec me fee chac Office or Breviary which is
now called che Office of Miracle, for I cold him, rhac I was very delirous and cu–
rious to
fay,
I had feen it : he was pleafed to comply with my requefi , and I
opened che Book , and found chac che Bullet had paffi d che cover, and entered
tne firíl: thircy or fourty pages, and fome cwelve or fifteen leaves farther ic had
tumpled up cogecher , and had impreíled che bignefs and form of che Bullet , as
far as to chat leaf where the Mafs of our Lady begins ; and which in chofe days
they bound up with our Lady'sOffice and with otner Offices of Devotion, as rhe
Bookfellers pleafed ; for chen chere was not rhac care taken ofBooksas hach been
fince that time ordered by che Council of
Trent;
for chen che Breviaries were of
thac fize as che Prayers are now for daily Devocions.
That night there was no ocher encouncer chan chis which happened.between
Ma!donado
and
Centeno,
though fome Auchours make a long relacion of men kil–
led and wounded ; but certainly it wasnot true, of which I have as much cer–
cainty