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BooK

Royal

Commentarie.r.

ply the fame Counfel to your felf, which

will

be,as wholfome fot\you as for_

me: .And now pray do me che favoar to reach me a cup of thac liquor,whicl:í

the

Jndians

ar~ drinking : che Gentle_man prefencly arofe from his Seac, and w,ith-.

out ocher reply, wenc andJecched a

Difh

of chac liquor, and brought ir tó

Can111-

jal;

who received it; and to fhow bis compliance with che Gencleman's kindnefs,

drank ir, and chrew che di(µ from him: And chus chis Spark was repaid:for his

good Counfel; by which he was put

out of councenance, chat when he after~

wards jeíl:ed with any of his fri,end~ and that any ofthem fonnd him roo nimble in

his Repartees; they would fay, Away, away, Lec ús goe ro

Carvajal,

and hewill'

fer

ali at rights.

.Another Gentleman of good qualicy, younger chan che other,,

bue loofe and exttavagant .

irt1

che vices pf ,hi_s youth, and who took pleafure to

publifh and boaíl: of them; ,beg¡iñ c9 pr~a~h

C:?lrvajal

in the fame manner as che

other had done, feeming very z~álous fpr his Repentance, ,being fhortly to dye•.

To which

Carvajalmade

chis anfwer, You have fpoken, Sir, like a Saint, puc,

we have this Proverb,

Ayoung Saint, andan old Devi{:

:with which chis young·

Gentleman was puc to filence~-, .Bue another Gencleman received fev.erer language.

from-him, being known to come wit_h imemion ro fcorn and .criumph.over him;,

rather

han to admoniíh or c:_qmforc him :

for

his Salucation was this;

kifs your~

oríhip's hands, Good Seignior Lieutet;tanc _General:.For though your Worfhip;

would nave hanged me af fuch a place;.-yet, ( havil!g ·now forgotten' ir)

come

to know wherein

may ferve you, whi~h

fhall reaifüy perform withouc remem-.

brance of my late ill uíage._ Sir; replied

¡Carvajal,

Whac is ir you .can,doe fot'

me, which you offer wit_h fuch mighcy, oftentation and gravicy

Can you fave

'my life

lf¡ou cannot doe th_ac, you can do-e nothing; When, as you fay,

w.oulcf ·

have hange you,

could

hay

e done ic if

had pleafed : but perhaps you were fo

mucha R,afcal, rhat

di.d

Jl.Ot

ihink you W.Orth che ha.nging·; .and now,,forfoorh;

you would fell mé what

YQU;

have noc. · -Go your ways, in the Name o[God, bf!-'

fore

fay worfe to you.

ln~this manner did he fcorn~and criqmph ova: bis Ené~

mies, and nev~r did he carry himfelf vvith that conftancy of mind, aut.horicy;

gra-:

vicy and fieadinefs as he did chat day w,hen he;was caken.

was acquajnted wicli.

ali chofe three Gentlemgi w,hom

have h~te menrioned, .bue. ic is not r.eafon to

name any man, bue o¡:roccafion of forne grpat aól:ion :· but chey all afcerwards be¿

gme Cicizens

éf

Couo,

and had che beíl: quam:rs of.that City affigneQ ,ca them/

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P. ;¡.,

xxx1x.

'¡_1

I¡

¡.

Of the -Captai~s wh~ were .~x~cuted,

d:d

how

i!ie/~l Hea j;

were_Jent

int~

divers parts-of that

Kingdom.

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_r~\'

()

the preceding Difcourf~ we fhalt: add c]lis

01l

¡l

dif(er~~; natúre

~ó.

all che refi. Therc: w

s a cerca~ Soul<;iier,called

·Diego de Tapi>a,

whom

knew, and of whom

have made mention in 9gr

l;;Iiftory of

Flori~4,r;

lib:

~hap.

18.

and who had

been

cine of

c,arvi:tjals

Souldiers_t and much. eíl.~~m~d

hY.

fi~m,

becaufe he was a

good

S9uldier, afü-ve and

fit

for,;bufinefs.

Jde,,was-of,lit·

de íl:ature, pµt well fha_ped ¡md _had r.evol~ed over to

Carvajal

before, tae Battel

Huarina;

chis.

poor

f~llow, coming to

Carvajal,

}Vept_,

aqd fheqfJil:lany cear.~

~ith great tenderneís : alas, Sir, faid he, ,Father, -ho~,_,nmch am

croóbled

t_o

fee you in chis diíl:refs;

wiíl; to God, th~t my life mighc fatisfie.folé~ours, for,

it could never be 'betcer offered than

for-

yeu. Ala.s• .Sir,.

h°"v

much

grie~

-ved far you! had yoú fled)"ánd-made youúfcape_wic~

m~,

had

fared_iotlM.-wife

wich you.

'"fo which

Car;ajal

replied,

do not doub~ o.f the forrow!.il~ci .fenfe ,

you

have of my condition,i a_pd

I am

inucp o_bijged,.~Q, y9u for,tl;i~ e~pr~ffions

y.ou

have made of your

gooa

will

~o.

tpé.,,

offering to

e~change,ypµt Ne, ro

purc

haf~ mine: Bue tell,

ni~ , ·

Brother

Dfego

fine~ w~ w.ere fuc_h great and inti–

mare Fnends, ,why chou didíl: not tell

me.of

chy intention c_o b~ gope, thac, we

rnight have

fled_a~ay

cogeche~? Wirh

whi~o

A~f

the:~~a!ldersrby ~gr~

m~cdlr

ea1e ,