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R.oyal Commentaries.

BooK

C ,H A

XXXVJIJ.

Of the mány

V.ifits which were ma<le to

Carvajal

in Prifon,

and the J)i/courfe which pa/[ed hetween him and thofe

who went to mak_e their Triumphs over him.

the Parti~ulars which we have related concerning t~e Battel of

Sacf"–

h11nna

were aéted :md performed by ten a dock in die morning upon the

ointh

Óf

A,Pril

48.

for matcers beginoing very ~arly, ali w:is ended and ·quieced

by that.l:iour : immediately hereupon che Preftdenc diípacched away cwo Capcains

~º~~~.,

boch to _apprehend aod feií~. thofe who were fled , and to prevenc che

Diíqrders of íu

ch who

incended

plunder and fack the Cicy. .In the Evening

many -principal

Perío.ns

and Captains went to make their Vifits to che Priíoners,

fome out of fri

endíhip

to them, ochers becaufe

cheir relariop and alliance, and

others,for che fake of cheir Coumrey.: fome went to comfort them,

and

others

out of ámereíl: and d,efign

difcover their Eíl:ates and Riches wpich they might

inheri{'.:: onely thoC~

who

made.cheir Vifits to

Carvajal,

could have none of cheíe

ümfié:feracions,.forbé:hád neithq:;.J:riend, nor Kfofman, nor Countrey-maQ;

and

indeea ic was no time chen

for

any man

rnake kpown his friendíhip cowards

nim:·"'Howfoev:er' many Gentlemen of qualicy,made cheir Vifits to him, efpec!:il–

ly y9ung men who:were free, ánd aiery, and curious, and went racher

tríumph

ove1r1iirn,chan tó,rnndole wich him. But

Carvajal

was too wííe and knowing of

~re ~orld to regard Jh~m, but fcorned and come~ned che~ ; as

\Ve

ífíall íhor,tly

relace, when ,~e f:OJUe~to ~epeai his feve~al ~pc (aymgs, wh1ch

heard from chofe

who \3/,er~ preíenc th~J.day, of w~ich the H1íl:onans m_ake mention of fome ; but

in a diff'erenc manner ;, and

íhall add.Jome others wh1ch they have omicred.

C9r'!{ajal

beingi i11 'pr~fon,

cerrain fyierchan_cca!Íle to him, and "Vith mue~ con-

.cer.mqent told nim , thac fome Sou\d1ers·under h~s comrnand, had at: fuch a place

robb@d and taken from-hirn the value of ma'ny thoufands of Ducacs in merchan–

dife ;-_,and f.exípeél:,,.faid'he, t

o¡fec<~ive fatisfaél:ion from you ~ho was their

Cap–

,tain @d Comma9der , and fince

Y9U..

are íhoi:_cly t.o dye,

charge chis d~bc upon

,your Confcience;

Carvajal

lookíng about him, and feeing che Scabbard remai–

ning in the Belc a(cer they had taken awaY, his Sword, he cook it, and gave ic

, .the Mer~hanc; H~~e, Brother, faid he, cake _,chis-to earneíl: and ,in pare of what

owe ,y¡ou,

for

chenr

nocbing rnore,left me: che ;which he faid to convince,cbe

man

his fimplicicy and

foil

in d~manding che reíl:itucion of thoufands of Dacars

..from him, who had nothing remaining befides che Scabbard

c?f

a:Sword: fo foon

as this fellow was gon out, in coines another wich the like,dernand · and .having

no~ wherewith to (c\~isfie him; pe anfwered, that he did not remember he

9w–

ed any man

farrhing, unlefs it were three pen,e

Tripe,woman, whq lived

n~jlr the Gate of

Ar,nifll

Sevi!t:

~nd ch~s h~ anfwered on~ ¡folly wich another,

to convince Fools wh0 carne to demand refücut1on of vaíl: Sum ·from ,him, whom

they fa.w wichout Hat or Cloak;-'and almofi quité íl:ripped

,thofe who had ta–

ken him Prifoner: And indeed

Can111jal

himfelf was the richefi Prize of any thac

was taken chat day ; for he always carried bis ',¡Véalth with him;'w,hich was in Gold,

and noc in Silver, for 'the beccér convenience of ics carriage :· we mighc add

!1.i–

vers qther fayings which paffed tha_cday betweell_jhim and m~n_of mean co(lfiiri-

.on,' bue we fhall leave them, co recount ocher Scories becween füm and perfons of

of gr'eater qualicy : Amongíl: whiéh there carne¡!:\ one who was a man of

fa1h.i.–

on and a Capcain,,

wery chear@L,and bris~ ·

~g~,

·a

greac

Cpur

cier, a_ncl"yery

quid~ in' his R~parce~,? an~

amo~gfi,the reíl:

pftils

vermes, he

w.is

much addiéted

to \:_vhoring-and drinki,;ig_, an~, maqe open pro~~~on of chem.

nd .having dif–

coüríed forne time widi

Carvajal

ar cfle conclufion of ali he told him , chac

had managed many weighcy chings wherewith he had defiled bis confcience ; añd

that fince he was fpeedily to dye, he exhorced hiín

examine himfelf,

repent

of his.Sins, to confefs chem, and ask pardon of God. Sir, anfwered

Carvajal,

you have fpoken like

Chrifiian and

Gentleman

you are: and pray alfo ap-

ply.