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,CH A P.
XVI.
The Captains and Souldiers
fly
from
John.deAcoíl:a. Gon–
~alo
Pi~arro
comes to
liúar'.i,fla,
from whence he fends a
Me/fage to
Diego Centeno
5
with his Anfwer therezmto.
W
HEN
'fohn de Acnjl-a
carne near to
Couo,
they received intelligence oí the
unfortunace fucceís
of
Gon 1 alo Pi 1 arro,
and of the general revolt of his
People from him ; co conceal and fmother which ali endeavours were ufed but
ali
in
vain, for many oí the Letters which were difperíed abroad
fe]]
into the
hands of Officers'and Souldiers, which made a
ful]
difcovery of ali matters ; and
chough none duríl: to confide in each other
fo
far as to difcourfe and communicace
the news ; yec by fome accidenc or ocher che Advices became the publick talk :
and then the Major-General
Pae~ de Sotomayor
and Captain
M artin de Olmos
(
with
whom I was acquainted) refolved to kill
fohn de Acojl-a,
which delign was
fo
fe–
cretly carried, chac one did noc know the intention of the ocher, but onely by cer–
tain conjeétures and circumfiances; and in like manner ac a diíl:ance treated with
fome Souldiers in whom they chou'ghc chey could befl: confide: but the Ploc was
noc concrived
fo
fecretly but chat it carne
to
che ears of
Acofta,
who became there–
by more wacchfull, and doubled che Guards about his Perfon wich chofe of who[e
faichfulnefs he was bell aífured.
The two General Officers growing jealous hereupon, and knowing thac
rohn de
Acojl-a
was one day retired within his Tent, and in fecret conference wich Capcain
Martin de Almendra.,
and anocher intimare Friend oí his, called
Diego Gumiel, .
and
fearing chac chey were plotcing
to
kili chem, chey refolved co revolc, ftnce chey
were difappointed in cheir deflgn oí killing
Acojl-a:
and accordingly paíling their
word in fecrec one
to
che other, wichout farcher delay chey mounced on Horfe–
back wich chircy men following chem with their Arms, and in light of the Camp
marched boldly away cowards
Los Reyes.
The principal perfons hereoí were
Pan
de
Sotomayor, M artin de Olmo,, M artín de Alarfon
chief Stanciard-bearer,
Garci G11-
tierez., de Efcobar, Alonfo Rengel, Hernando de A/varado, Martín Monge, Antonio de Avila
and
Gafpar de Toledo.
¡ohn de Acojl-a
made purfuit afcer chem, and overcook chree
or four oí chem and puc chem to death ; bue finding it in vain
to
profecuce them
farther, he defiíl:ed and followed his way cowards
Couo,
where he cook away che
whice Seaves from che Sheriffs of the Town, who were appointed by
Diego Centeno,
and placed others in cheir fiead.
·
And here he found Orders from
Gon
1
alo Pi
1
arro
to come wich ali haíl:e poílible
to
Arequepa,
and to joyn his Forces wich him chere. Accordingly
¡ohn de Acojl-a
marched out of
Cou o,
bue before he was cwelve leagues advanced on his way,
M artín Alm111dnu
(
who was the perfon in whom he moíl: confided ) Bed from
him carrying thircy of his befi rnen wich him, and returning again co
CoCGco
he cook
the whice Staves away from che Sheriffs, whom
rohn de Acojl-a
had coníl:ituted, as
ií che fuccefs of greac maccers had depended chereupon ; and fo he wenc
to
Los
Re)'CJ,
to che greac admiration of
Acojl-a,
who wondered mucb tbac a man
fo
much
efleemed and obliged by
Gonralo Pt;arro,
íhould de[erc him who had treaced him
like a-Son, out oí refpeét to the memory 0f his Uncle
Francifco de Almendra.,
who
was killed by
Diego Centeno.
•
rohn de Acojl-a
duríl: noc adventure
to
purfue
M artin de Almendra.,
leíl: ali his Soul–
diers íhould follow che like example, and cherefore he cook che direét way co
Arequepa
by long marches, bue íl:ill his numbers decreafed by cwo and chree in a
company,
fo
thac by che time he carne
to
Arequepa
to
joyn wich
Gon 1 alo Pip,.no
he
broughcnot above a hundred men with him, as is confirmed by
Palentino
Chapter
fixcyeighc of the fecond Book, and by
Cuate,
the fixth Book, Chapcereighteen.
And now having !oíl: their Honours by being ouclawed and proclaimed Traicours,
and their Eílaces, which remained in the power of the Enerny, there was noching
more co fave bue their lives onely, and how chat fiake mighc be rnnferved was
their onely confultation.
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