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V.
Ro_yal
Commentariet.
ing the perfon deíigned
to
bring people from
Peru: Yaldivia
remained in the Ciry
of
Santiago:
And when all people were in a readinefs and prepared for their Voy–
age, he carne privarely out in che nighr, juíl: ar the time when ali people were em–
barked, and were at rhe momh of rhe harbour.
Pedro de Paldivia
over-taking them'
chere , caufed great íl:ore of Mear
to
be dreffed, and inviced rhem all aíhoar
to
dinner
to
che number of about twemy perfons; ali which carne willingly
to
re–
ceive che favour of his inviration:
fo
foon as che dinner was done, and che table
taken away, he earneíl:ly recommended
Francifco de Villagra
to
them ( whom he
eíl:eemed as liis own Sorf ) and deGred them, thac íince he went wirh them·on rhe
_fame deGgn, ro bring people to inhabic and increafe their Coumrey; rhey would ·
lend
Vil/agra
fome Gold in
ca[e
bis occáíions íhould require
it,
che which
every
one promiíed co doe with greac readinefs. Afcer which
Ya!divia
walked ouc of
che Arbour where chey fate, andas ifhe intended co look towards che Sea; he on
a fudden leaped into a Boat , and rówed aboard a Ship, where he feized ori
áll
che Gold which imponed above eighty thoufand pieces of eighc ; howfoever he
noted che quamicy and paffed
to
every man's credic che fums which concerned him.
The perfons he toók :with him for bis companions were
'/eronimo de Aldereté, Ga–
fpar de Villaroel, ¡ohn de Cepeda,
Captain
Jofre,
Lewú
de Toledo, Don Antonio Be!tran,
Diego Garcio de Corceres, VfncéntirJ de Monte,
and
Diego Oro
his Secrerary : Before
whom he declared chac he wenc to ferve hi:s Majefiy againíl: che Rebels'under che
corrimand of
Pifarro.
And leaving chofe aíhoar
to
whom che Gold belonged, he
appoinced
Franci/co de Yillagra
to be his depury GovernoUt; and therewith imme~
diately fet fail.
Being arrived in
Peru,
they received intelligence that the Prefi-
,
denc was on his march cowards
Cow
;
whereupon chey made che beíl: of cheir
, way to
Lim11,
;
where having fupplied themfelves wich all chings neceiliry , they
went co
AndigHaJIM,
wheré they underílood that all the Army was quartered and
temained uncill che rains were pafs'd, and .the Summer feafon encred , which was
fit
for aétion. Thus far
Diego Fernande:{,, Palentino,
who wrore chis particular
Aét
agreeable to the many Tricks whichrare now praétifed in the World; and
to
which the Devil gives colour and reputation under the guife and appearance of
Reafon of Srace.
·
·
The coming of
Pedro de 'Yaldivia
with the Capt:ains and Souldiers with him
~
who were perfons of Noble Families, did much encourage and give life to che
Souldiers of
Centeno,
whofe fpirits were become low and drooping by reafon of
the late Defeac ; fo chat chere was great joy and triumph over the whole Camp,
which tbey teíl:ified by cheir fports of Running at che Ring and ocher Pafümes of
that kind. Bue Sports and Mirth have che farne operation as Mufick harh on the
fpirits of men, for chofe who are merry, it r_ejoices;. and thofe that ~re
fa9,
ic
makes more melancholy. The Prefident wnh all h1s Army made bis Wmcer
quartets in
Antahuay!la;
che Winter was very fevere
by
reafon of che concinual
Rains which rotted che Tenes; and rhe corrimon Souldiers by reafon'of cheir bad
lodging, and unaccuíl:ome4 to the clirnate, fel} fick and infirm ; but fuch was the
care
of
the Preíident, chat he provided an Hofpical for chern ; the chief Chirurge–
on and Phyfician of which being Facher
Francifco de la Rocha,
born at
Badajo:c.,
a Fri.-–
ar of che Order of che Holy Trinicy, very few died or mifcarried.
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CH A' P.