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Royal CiJmmentarier. BooK V.
flY iwod ,en~ ,in bis Smbles, oot ,ofhis Tenr Sword and Cloak onely~
in~ i.hough he was a man y . eigbt y.ears of , yec he walked ali thac
njg tl.l)til he.<:ame to cerr~rn Cams or Oliers ab hree leaguesdiíl:am frorn
the wher.e the 8hips wf!re a~ Aoehor, and time ~ fecrerly abfconded hini–
felf that time ,: bue chen feanog that the day followmg he íl1ould be purfoed
ind taken by the¡n, or ac leaft perifh there with thiríl: and famin~ ; he carne from
thence · qn.d happily mee with an Jndian, to whom he revealed che ·greac neceffüy
and da~r he was in~ Th~ poor bw.i11n cornpafiionacing his condicion (thac Naci–
iog·g<merally ofa mercifoil narure) conduél:ed him ro che Sea, where on che
he preíencly woallf,?° .a float of Rufbes in che manner we have before defcri–
ancl with wh he /nd.ian, país over che Rlvers ; ·and thereupon both of
th<t1p monnting, th~ an brought him fafe to the Ships, chough hOt without great
danger of ~ing dro d, e[peciall:y _Die$º Maldo11J1do, for when they carne to the
Shipi., the Rufües ~gan ro bf:l ali untl.C!d, and for wam of good cackle and work–
fhip che Veífel had like to have miícarried. And chus che good man DiegtJ
@11odo áfoaped, who was one of che firfi Conquerours, and whom I Jefe living
Qpw11 whtm I dcwrttrd from rhence; next day very early in the moming 'M,u–
rix de B..oJ/o_w,ent to ~he Tent of Diego Maldqí1ado, to [ee what operation his advi–
·c:es hacl work-ed in him : and underfianding ~hac .he was gone from chenc~ che
1ight b~fore, he went irmnediately to PiJarro, and f~igning much concernment
for his fevvif~, Lu!l t()ld him , Sir , Maidonado is fled ; and lince ic is vifible how
YCllJl forces diminiíh daily, my opinion is, that ymí fhould raiíe your Camp from
h~nce, aad mallch towards Am¡"epa- ; and farther , to prevent Fugitives in their
inumtions, I would advi[e you upon no rrecence whatfoever toperrnicany perfoo
ro recuro to che Ciry. And ¡¡s to my own Company, I am fecure enough of them,
for there is not one of them who demands leave to goe to the Cicy, but give–
g_ood examl?le umo oili_m _; onejy with your permiilion, I would goe ca che Ci–
ty wich fome few of m~ Souldiers in whom I rep~íe the ~reatefi. coofid~nce, and
whom I know to fiand m wanc of feveral necefümes, w1ch wh1ch havmg provi–
ded themíelves in my preíqnce, I fhall d1en recuro with them : and with che fame
occafion I will make fearch for Diego Maldonado, who, as I hear, is fled co che
Monaíl:ery of Sr. Domin_go1 from whence I will endeavour to bring him to you, by
whoíe exe1nplary punifhment meo may for che future be afraid to fly, and aban–
don your cauíe and interefi. Pi1arro repofing greac confidence in che faichfulnefs
of Aárm ,'n de Rokles, who was deeply engaged wich him in ali matters; for ic was
hti! ken rhe Vice-king and profecuced him to dearh, and performed 0 •
th~r nororious íervke , he gave him his permiffion with ali readinefs to
go~ y : hereupon M artin de Robln in che firíl place made bold ,vith che
Hurfes belonging to Maldonado, as che confifcated goods of a Traytor, and calli~
~hofo to h{m of his Company, for whom he had molt kindnefs and in whom he
moíl confided, who wer<¡ abouc chir~y in ali, he immediacely wenc to che Cicy of
l o.f Re~ J' , and tbeflCC? cook che direél: road to Tr11,~illo ,· pu.blickly dedaring:, thac
rhey were g(:)lng ro che. PJ'eÍtdent , and had rnnounq:d Pifti"rº , who was a Tyranr.
When chis News mm(! to che Camp no man wouJd hardly believe ic; thinking
re impoffible for M art:1'11 de RobleJ, who was a perfon ío de,eply concerned with p¡_
pw,o in all rna.~rers, to forfake him at che laíl. Bmwhen the crurh was confirmed
it \\'as the c_oi:imon oplnlo~ , char chae very day r~e Camp would break up, :md
ever)I man fhifr for h1míd f, or tha~ rhey would kili Pif11rro, aQd rnake an end of
t~e dif~ace at one, 6101., : ?\Jt foch wa~ the gemhmeís and generofüy of Pifarro's
d1fµoliqon , rhacJt entred mro no man s rhoughrs t<b perpetrace fo execrable a vil–
lany upon his períon, ali tliieir defigns bBing onely, to leave and- revolc from him.
. ltlnwíoever P'.1ar-ro ptlt' a good' cqnuce.nance u~on al! his m~sfortunes, preten–
omg co dlecnn hghdy of thoíe who hadldenyed h1mf and faymg, thac if he had
0rmly ten good fri'1mds , who wou)d ftick by him , 1e íhould not defpair of ma–
king a new Conquell of atl Pcm , a~ A1!e11ino fays i-h the- fixty fou.rch Chaprer of
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