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BooK
V.
Royal
Commentaries.
CH A P.
XXV.
Of
the Gratitude w_hich
Franci~co de Carvajal
/hewed. i~
Arcquepa
to
Miguel
Cornqo,
in return of thofe bene–
fits
and
kjndne/Jes which fome years before he had doné
for
him.
W
E have
noi
ao
occafion prefented to declare fome good aél:ions perfor–
med by
Francifco de Carvajal
in lieu of the many bad ones which Writers
report of him. We formerly !efe him on bis way to
Arequepa
,
in purfuit of bis
flying Enernies : Upon News of his approach, , not onely tho[e who fled from
the Battel of
Huarina,
but likewife th~ Inhab¡tams, who were about fourty in
nurnber, abandoned the City , and took the way to
Los Reyes
along the Sea-coafr.
So foon as
Carvajal
was entred into the City , and had received information of
their füght , without íl:op, or íl:ay_, or repofe
fo
much as of one hour, he dif:.
patched twemy five ofhis chief a,;-ia choice Harquebufiers after thetn, commanded
by an experienced Souldier; who had all been iníl:ruéted i'n the School of an ex–
cellent Mafter , and were for the_ir bravery termed bis Sons : and thefe made fuch
expedition in the purfuit of thern, that they overtook them t\V¡Odays journey
from
Arequepa,
and feizing upon every one of them, they brought them back a–
gain to the Cicy , not fuffering one man of them
to
efcape. Amongíl: thefe was
a noble Gentleman , one of the
firfr
Conquerours, and an Inhabitant of thatCi–
ty,
called
Miguel Cornejo;
wbo ·had fome years befare much obliged
Francifeo dé
Carvt!ljal
when he carne
firfr
into
Peru,
before he had Lands or Eíl:a~e, or had ac.
quired any Fame, or Reputation, or Intereíl: in that Countrey : the manner of
iE
was this;
Caroajal
travelling with bis Wife
Donna Catalina Leyton,
one rnaid-fervant
and cwo men-fervams, carne to
A nequepa,
where finding no Inn nor Houfe of en–
tertainment
to
receive hirn, he remained in che Screets : for it is to be noced, rhát
in thofe times, and rnany years afrerwards, there were no Houfes of publick en–
certainment iQ all
Pme;
·
nor were there any when I carne from thence, in rhe year
1
5
60;
bue Travellers were u[ed .to cake up their quarrers with the Inhabitams of
che Countrey or Province; for fuch was che generofity ofthofe Genclemen in chofe
days who had Lands and
Jndians
allotted to cbern ., that they frankly received aB
Strangers into their Houfes, affording thern entercainrnent not onely for days and
weeks, . bue alfo for rnonchs and years, and likewife furniíhed themwith Clothes
untill fuch time as chey were able to provide for themfelves; che
w
hich generous
and obliging ufage was the common cuíl:ome anc;i prac1ice ,of chae whole Coun–
crey.
In chis condition was
Francifco de Carvajal
in
that City withouc friend or
acquaintance , or houfe whereunco to refort , and
fo
remained for the [pace of
three hours on horfe-back with bis whole family in a .comer of che Market-place;
when
Miguel Cornejo
having taken notice of him, ·as he was going to Church,
at
bis retum went up
to
hirn , and asked him whac bis bufinefs was fo long there ,
fmce for above three hours he had obferved him in thac place
?
Sir, anfwered
Carvajal,
I have no kindred, friends or acquaintance in chis Councrey, and there
being no Inns or places of publick encertainment whereunto I rnight goe to be re–
ceived , I am enforced to íl:ay in chis comer of che Street. To which
Mif,uel
Cor–
nejo
replyed , Your Woríhip hat
no need of another Inn than rny Hou[e ,
whereunco if you pleafe to goe, yo
!hall find us all -ready
to
ferve you to che
utmofr of our power. After chis he carried them to bis Houfe and entercained
them untill fuch time as thacMarquis--l¿on
Francifco Pifarro
beíl:owed fome Lands
and Houfes on
Carvajal
in chat City ; for Re-\.vas or1e of thofe choice Souldiers
which
Don Antonio
de
.Mendofa,
Vice-king of
Mexico,
[ene to che affiítence of che
Marquis
Pif1:irro,
when Prince
Manco Inca
had raifed great Forces againíl: him ;–
as we have forrnerly related in its due place.
When
Francifco de Carvajal
underíl:ood that
Miguel Cornejo
was amongíl che pri–
foners that were taken, he caufed them al! to be brought
t0
bis prefence, and ha–
ving feen
Cornejo,
he took him afide, and began verykindly
to
complain and chicle
.
Lllll
him.