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Royal Comm~ntariu.

and fifcy dyed far wam of áble and experiented,Chirurgeons; and of Balfams

PJái

fiers and other Medicaments ; and the extreme colds of.the·Councrey contributed

much thereunco; for though thac Cbuocrey is within che Tropicks, yet che Colds

are often very intenfe, by reaíon of che high Winds and lofcy Mountains.

Gon

ato

Pifarro

foUowed che purfüic with feven or eighc lamed Horfes ; with which cf1ey

entred che Tenes of

Centeno,

racher toown and pub!Hh che Viétory, chao

offend

the Enemy; for as

Gomttra

faith; in C~pter

182.

the Conquero.urs chemfelves

were fo

ill

treaced, thac chey were noc able to purfue or.offend che Enemy.

Ori

oi¡ie ftde, where chis Battel was foughc. in that ·greac Plain , was

long Bog or

Maríh , and abouc thitty or fourty paees broad , bue

íhallow as would [caree

ferve to cover che Feclocks of a Horfe. Before chey carne

chis

Bog,

one of

Pi–

fªrro's

Souldierscalled co one of

Ccnteno's,

whom he faw covered wich bloud, boch he

and bis Horfe. Do you hear, Sir, faid he, Your Ho~fe

will fall

prefently : at which

faying

Centeno's

Souldier was much troubled, becaufe he trºíl:ed to make his efcape

by che goodnefs and firengch of his hlorfe.

This perfon was

Gonfalo Silveftre,

of whom we

hwe

formerly made mention ~

and ic was he from whom

received che Iáformation of many ·ofthefe Paífages: and

told me moreover, that turning his faceto che lefc-hand; he faw

Ooncalo Pifa f-ró

himfelf, with fome few of his men, marching fofdy to

Centeno's

Tents, -croffing

himfelfas he wenc, and crying with a loud voice, .

refm

Wha~

Viétoryis chis !

ref

What a Viétory is chis

which he repeated many and rnany times.

liétle

before they carne to the Bog, a certain Souldier

oF,P~farro's

fide called

Go»falo de

101 Nido1,

overcook

Gonfalo Silveftre

;

whorn

Si/veftre

liad

little before taken Pri–

foner, ·and upon his asl<iog Quarter and his Life , he gave him his libercy , wich–

out'ihe leaíl: hurt done to him : When

Jyidos·

knew that

Silveftre

-was his Enerny,

he cryed out , Kill that Traytot, Kil! that Traytor : upon

which-~ilveftre

tilrned

to him , and calrnly faid , Sir ;

befeech you lec , me alone to dye

in,

peace;· for

in che cóndition that

and rny Hprfe are, we ca.nnot live many minutes .wíchout

givjng you the trouble to kiH us. No, faid he;cNo; Darnne rne

Thou íhalt

dye by my hand,

Silveftre

looking

w.ell

upon hirn; ·

:md

finding hirn to

che man

to whorn he had newly given Q!arcer : ,Good Sir, ,fa'id he, bepatienc ,-and

afe

me wich che like merey chat

íhewéd to you.

Bat¡Nida1

roared out chen louder,

and cryed,, Thou are che Rbgue : Damne me, I arn refolved fot' chac very réa–

fon to kill chee, and cear out thy Heart, and throw it to che Dogs.

Silveftre

cold me,

that

chis fellow had anfivered hirn in more moderare and civil cei'ms, he íhould

certainly have yielded ro be his Prifoner ; bue finding him

ungratefull, rude and

barbarous, he refolved to fight with him , if his Horfe were able to íland againft

him : this difcourfe paífed becween thern as they were wading over che Bog or

Maríh, which was no place for a Combat; bue fo foon as they were over,

Silve–

ftre

[purred up his Horfe,

cry his firength and rnettle ; and finding hirn there–

ith to fpring forward and anfwer'che Spur , as if he had' received no hure; and

throwing up his Head, foorted out forne of che bloud wpich iífued from che wounds

on his Nofüils on his Mafier's Cloches; which when

Silveftre

perceived, he rode

away a gallop, feerning to fly, chac he rnight draw the fellow farcher from bis Par–

tY:

accordingly

Nido1

purfüed him, crying tmc aloud, The Traytor runs, and The

Cowar? runs: bu.e fo foon as

Silve_ftre

had_ drawn him ac

.ª

convenienc diílance

from bis Cornpamons , he returned upon h1m, and gave h1m a ílroke abouc che

middle with

ruíl:y Rapier, which he had taken frorn

Neger

in che Battel ;·

far

he had broken che cwo Swords which he had broughc with hirn chac day inco

the Field; for, as che manner was

for

good Souldiers, he carne doubly armed, chat

is, wich one Sword

che Scabbard by che fide, and anocher faílened to che Pom–

mel of the Saddle.

Nido1

was not wounded with che blow, bue onely being well

affiighted, ran away to his Parcy, crying out, They kill me , They

kill

me;

for

Cowards are always more valiant with tbeir Tangues than with cheir hands.

Gonfalo l!,_ifarro

being

?º

Eye-wimefs himfelf of what had paífed, and of che Bra–

very f

!tiveftre,

Cent

Alonfo de Herrera

after him, to perfuade him with good words

and fair terms to come in and yield , thac he rnight doe hirn honour, and reward

him for his Ga.llantry and Valour.

Af9nfo de Herrera

haílened whac he could af–

ter hirn , bue his Horfe was

wounded , that he could not put him out of his

Trot , and foon afterwards he dyed of his Wounds; howfeever

Herrera

called

afcer hirn to r~mrn,

wearing, thac if he would come back, his Maíl:er, che Go–

vernour, would doe him more honour

one day, than he íhould receive from

•

che

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