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BooK

Royal

C~mmentari_es.

_The_things which I have faid already, ~nd whac I fhall hereafrer add more di–

fiinétly, I took up at firíl: in the time of my youth, as I heard them accidencally

difcourfed amongíl: rnen: ·for indeed abouc thac time, ánd for fome years afcer–

wards, there was fcarce any meeting of Perfons of Qg_ality bue where thefe paffa–

ges were rhe common entertainment : Afterwards, in rny more r.ipe years, I re–

ceived a farther informacion chereof frotn chofe who had been Guards tothe per–

fons

óf

Carvajal

and

Gonfalo Pi°farro:

for the Tents wherein thefe cwo perfons

were lodged were near ro each ocher;

thac che Souldiers-who were appointed

to be their Guards, being Perfons of Note , did ofren rhange their íl:ations , and

pafs from one Tenc

another: and opon their Teílimonies who have feen and

heard thefe Matters I ground rny Relation.

And nów to fhew che difference between che particulars related by chis Au–

thour touching the behaviours of

Cnrvajal

and

Pifarro

after their imprifonment :

and that which we have wriccen and fhall write hereafter , we fhall excraét fome

· few fayings of chem, which indeed are nothing bue vulgar calk and füeec-news,

and not received by Perfons of Quafüy and underíl:anding; _That which

Palentino

faith~ Chap.the 90th, is'this: Then chey carried

Francifco de Carvajal

before the Pre–

fident; who was taken. in che purfuic' as he was fallen in a Bog ; and as he was

, conduéted by

Pedro

Paidivia,

the Cornrnonalty was

incenfed againíl: him, that

they would have killed hirn; which

Carvajal

perceiving, defired the Prefidenc not

to hinder chem, bue fuffer chem

kill him in chac very place.

le happened at

thac time, that the Bifhop of

Co:i;,co

carne to him, and faid, wherefore was ir,

Car·–

>uaja!,

that thou killedíl: my Brother ? for he had haoged his Brother

Ximene:i;,

after

the Bactel of

Guarina:

whicb he anfwereti, that he had noc killed him: Who

was it chen, faid

die

Bifhop? His cnvn defüoy, faid

Carvajal :

wifu which thé

Bi–

íhop grow1ng angry, and,laying befare him the crime he comrriicted in che mur–

therof his Brother, he bore up to him, and gave him chree or four blowsoverthe

Face wich his

Fiíl:.

like ma_nner much P~ople flocked in upon him; giving him opprobriousfan–

guage , reviliog him far the many

ill

and crue;l afüoos thac he had done ;

all

which

Carvajal

was fileQt, and made no reply; At that time

Diego Centeno

coming

in, reproved tbe people far their rude treatmenc of him ; which caufed

Carvajal

look earneíl:ly upon him; and ask him, who he was, that dealt fo civily with

him :

Centeno

replyed, Sir, do not you kqow

Diego Centeno?

truth, Sir, faid

Car–

vajal,

I have feen your back~párts

afien, chat coming n'ow to fee your face; I

fcarce knew you : meaning the purfüits he had made after him: Howfoever

Cm–

.reno

was fo little ·offended at chis reply, chat he followed him into che Tenc, where

he was detaihed prifon~r, and íl:ill concinued to offer him all che fervices which

were ii'I his power to doe {or him, chough he was well aífured, that if he were in

his condition, he would not íhew the like to him; which when

'Caro.aja!

heard,

he made a little paufe and íl:op , and faid , Seignlor

Diego Centeno,

I·am no fuch

Cbilf\ or F.~ol , as with theJear and apprehenfion of death,

be moved unto

rnuth

foil~

and vain ho¡tés, ·as to requeíl: of you any kindneís or good Offite ; Jl0r

rémember at ány i:ime,· in che beíl: days of my life, that ever fach a ridku–

ious propo,fal was made

me as chis formal offer of fervice which you make nie;

. which l)aving faid, chey carried him into·the Tent.

Iri

<lll the'Royal Army there,was bue one man killed, of

Pifarro's

there were fif.:

teen; which happened according to the difpofition of Divine Providence; chac

'his Majéíl:y might have occafion thereby to exercife his merey and clemency co–

wards

·Pí 1

arr~

and his S0ul<;iiers. And chus did God out of his infinite compaflion

put an ·~nd·i?o thefe troubles, with

little 'effufion of bloud as chis which happen•

ed : wbich-indeed was-very -íl:range, in cafe we confider , that on boch

:ficf

es chere

weré fourcéen hundred Mµfqµetiers, feventeen _pieces of Cannon , above fix huñ;

dred 9qrfe',-'with a great riuín~er of Piques arid Lances:

for when ~he King's

pat•ty perceived in what ma'nner cheit Enemies were !oíl: and defeaced , they had

nothing to doe, but to receive them, and give them quarcer wheo-CheyJ"urren-

dred,

&c.

· ·

. '

the follow_ing'Chapter, which is the ninecy firfr, having related the fencence

which was pafled upan

Gon 1 a!o Pifarro;

he there adds, that when feveral gave

their Votes to have bis q_uarrers fet up in the publick places of che

City,

··the Prefi–

dent, out óf refpeél: to che Marquis, bis Brother, refufed to giYe bis corifent chere–

unco : and that at his death he fhewed himfelf very penitenc for che fios he had

committed