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Commentaries.
BooK
V.
fent him;
in
the publication whereof che fu~cefs of his neg?tiation confiaed;
there being no ocher means whereby the lnhab1tants and Sould1ers could come
to
the knowledge of his Majeíl:y's gratious Pardon for all crimes and faulcs already
committed and of che Repeal of che late Ordinances, chan by thefe Papers and
Letters. td difperfe which he treated wich
Fermmde~ ,
and obtained his promife
to be i~íl:rumental cherein: to which purpofe two Copies were drawn boch ot
of che Pardon and of che Repeal of che Ordinances, as alfo of che Letters which
were wrote
to
particular perfons; ali which were delivered into che hands of
Fe-r–
minde~,
and he fafely returned afhoar. So foon as he was landed, he wenc direétly to
Pifarro,
and caking him apare f~om che company, ~e told him fecretly, th_at
Aidana
hac made him great promifes, m cafe he would d1fperfe amongíl: the people chofe
Papers and Leccers which concained che pardon and revoC3lioti of che late Laws:
and co amufe
Aldana
wich vain hopes, I gave him ( faid he ) my promife fo
co
doe and received che Papers, which
I
here fairhfully deliver into your hand: for
fine~ you have been plea(ed to entruíl: me wirh your perfon, y©ur fafety, and
your eíl:ace, having had fo greac a confidence in me as co adventure me for a Ho–
fiage amongft your Enemies ; I refolve to be faichfull and true to you, and wich
my other vermes to bequeach that of faithfulnefs and truth to rny pofierity : be–
fides chefe he uttered many other Aattering expreffions wherewith to delude
Pif._arro
and fettle him in an aífured confidence of his imegrity and realiry towards him.
Gonfalo Pifarro
who was naturally in himfelf of a frank and noble difpoÍttion, be–
lieved every word that
Fernande~
had told him ; and taking che Papers from
him,
repofed an entire confidence
in
ali bis aélions and dealings: upon which
Fernandez.
gained an opporcunity wicb better fecur~ry to publiíl1 and difperfe his Papers;
chofe which were for particular friends, in whom he could confide, he delivered
wich his ownhand, and che others he threw in acWindows and puc under Doors;
fo
thac che Contents chereof were foon known and divulged over ali che Town
which had che effeét :ind iífue for which chey were deíigned, as we fhall hereafte;
fee in che fequel of chefe matters.
For no fooner was che fubfiance of thefe Papers publifhed, wich a panicular
claufe, Thar whofoever was deíirous to gain che benefic of his Majefty's gratious
Declaration, and efcape ro che Ships, lhould find Boacs ready in che River to re–
ceive chem and carry chem on board, bue grear Difiurbance arofe io che minds
of the people ; for no man knew whom he could trufi, every one growing jealous
and fufpicious each of orher: and indeed there was jufi caufe for ic, becaufe
chofe who had entred inro rhe mofi folemn engagemenrs were che firíl: who broke
them and f\ed ro che Enemy. And chough che Camp was pirched ac fome di–
ílance in che fields, and Orders given ouc for che Army ro march by way of che
plains; yec feveral principal perfons having obtained licence ro goe to che Town
under colour of making proviGon of neceífaries for cheir march, returned not a~
gain to che Camp, as they hád promifed to
Pipmo,
bue renouncing his caufe and
inrereíl:, marched away ro
7ruxillo.
The moít coníiderable of chefe perfons were
l/afco de G11evara, Martin de Menefn, NicholM de Ribera , Heman Bravo de Laguna
Diego de Efc(Jbar, Francifco de Barlovento, Diego Tmoco, Francifco de Amp11ero
,
A!onfo
Ramim de Sofa,
ali which had Poffellions of Lands and Eílates in
Lo, RCJu
and
Couo ;
and beftdes chem, feveral prívate Souldiers quitted che Service. Of which
Pifnrro
having received intelligence by che Ouc-guards, he immediacely ordered
Capcain
de la Torre
wich cwemy Mufqueciers
to
goe in purfuic of chem and kill
chem in cafe chey refufed
to
recuro. Accordingly Captain
de ta Torre
followed
chemaboue eighc leagues, and nocovercaking them, he rurned back, and in his
way mee wich
Hernan Bravo,
who had for fome time abfconded himfelf in aKinf–
man's houfe in
Lo, Reyc,,
,~here fear~ng .to be difcovered, and confidering che
rrouple he fhould rhereby bnng upon h1sfriends, he refolved to advenmre abroad
and followche reft of hisCompanions, bue being unhappily mee by Capcain
de
la Torre,
he was broughc back and delivered to
Francifco de Carvajal,
to
be hanged
for a Runagace.
·
Bue ir happened chaca cercain Lady of Qualicy , named
Yne; Bravo ,
Wife of
N icho!M'dc Ribera,
who was one ofchofe lacely revolced, was informed chac
Hernan
Bravo,
who was her Coíin german, was caken, and would cercainly be execuced.
íhe '~'.ich her own mocher _fpeedily wenr to
Pifarro's
Tenc s and chough fhe wa;
confc10us
to
her felf of havmg perfuaded both her Husband and Kinfrnan to make
rheir efcapes; yec being aífured of che generous and mercifull nature of
Pifam ,
fhe