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to íbew how well he accepced chern, he gave him Commiffion to be a Capcain,
wich a Warranc requiring che
Indians
to ferve him upon che way, and co furniíh
him wich neceifaries for his Journey ; and farcher commanded, chat no Merchanc
in
Potocji
íl10uld open bis Shop or fell any ching uncill his Partner had cleared bis
hands of ali bis Mercbandife. The Merchanc, proud of chefe favours, wenc bis
way and fold his Goods ac che rares he pleafed ; and having gained above chircy
choufand pieces of
Eighc, he recurned to
Carvajal,
and ro fecure himfelf of his
fa–
vour, he cold him,
tly.iche had gained eighc choufand pieces of Eighc in Parcner–
íhip wich hirn, and
chacfour choufand, which was che moiecy rhereof belonged
co him:
Carvajal,
to make his Souldiers merry, began to fpeak in che Merchant's
phrafe aad /lyle; and wld him chac he could noc be facisfiéd with a general ac–
count uncill he faw his Book. The Merchanc readily drew it out, and read che
feveral parcels; as,
lmprimú,
for
fo
many pieces of Cloth of Gold;
Item,
fo
many
pieces
of
Satcin,
fo
man
y
of Velvet,
fo
rnany of Darnask,
fo
many fine Cloacbs
of
Sigovia
Woof~
fo
many pieces of fine Holland andCambrick, and
fo
feveraf of
them with cheir prices, whicb he brought from
Spain;
che lafl: parcel of ali was
three dozen of Cornbs, which arnounced to
fo
much.
Carvajal
was filent uncill
he came
~(i).
this parce! ; and chen he cvied out, hold, hold, reade cbat parce! once
again ; which when he had done, he curned about co hisSouldiers, and faid,
Do
not you think_, Gentlemen, that he char.Y,;es me over mr,ch in thiJ parce!
of
Combs
?
The
Souldiers laugbed hearrily
co
hear füm íl:op ac chis marcer of che Cornbs, and to
país by ali che gro!fer fums preceding. Thus was the Partneríhip diífolved, and
Carvajal,
having caken his íhare of che gains, difpacched away his Parmer well
treaced and favoured by him; as he did all chofe who brougbc hirn any benefit.
This paifage, or fome ocher very like ir, a certain Auchour relates in a diffe–
rent manner, which was chis:
Carvajal,
purfuing afoer
Diego Centeno,
happened
one day to cake three of bis Souldiers, two of which being che mofl: confiderable,
he hanged up preíently ; and coming to che chird, he found him
to
be a firanger
and a,native of
Greece,
ca,lled Mafier
Franci{co?
and pretended to be a Chirurgeon,
thóugh in reality he knew nothing of chat Profeffion; and chis fellow, as che
greaceíl: Mifcreanr of che-three, he ordered íhould be hanged on che higheíl: Gib–
bec-:
Francifco,
hearing chis Sencence, faid to him, Sir, Why will you trouble
yqur felf co hang füch a pitifull Rafea! as
I
am, who am noc worch che hanging,
and wliio have never given you any caufe of offence ; and, Sir,
I
may be uíefull to
you in curing your wounds, being a Chirurgeon by rny profeffion :
well,
faid he,
go thy ways, and'J pardon thoe for wh1tfoever thou haft already done or fhalt doefor the fu..
t,¡re, on condition that thowcure my Mules, for l am fure thou art more a Farrier than
4
Doilour.
Maíler
Francifco,
having goc free by thefe rneans, in a few rnomhs time
afrerwards he made his efca¡;,e, and ferved
Diego Centeno,
and after che 13attel of
Buarina
being again taken,
Carv11jaf
ordered chac he íhould be hanged ; but Ma–
íler
Francifco
defired his Woríhip's excufe, for that ac fuch a rime he had pardoned
him both for what was paíl and wbac íhould be hereafter : and hereofI challenge
your paroll, as becomes che hcmour of a Souldier, which
I
know you highly
'efleem.
The Jlevif take thee, faid
Carvajal,
and doft thou remember this now?
Í
/l
kfep
my
Promife, go, look efrer my Muln, and run away
,u
often
tU
thou wilt
;
if ali the ene–
mies
of
my Lord th'e Gove'rnour were fi~ thee we fho11!d foon be Friends.
Tbe íl:ory of
Maíl:er
Francifco
is
cold of a cercain Prieíl: in che farne rnanner onely with change
of Perfons.
In
his purfuit afrer
Diego Centeno
he took three perfons of chofe which he called
Weavers or Trirnmers ; who, as cheir neceflicies urged them, ran from one fide
to
anocher ; and of chis
fort
of people he pardoned none, bue hanged as many of
thern as he could cace.h: and naving hanged cwo of tbern, che third chinking to
plead fomething for bis pardon, coki him, chat he had been his Servant, and had
eaten often ofnis Brea~; bis rneaning was, chat afeen times, as a Sollidier, he had
eacen wich him ac his Table.
Curfed, faid
Carvajal,
be that Bread which hath bem
fo i/l emplOJed: nnd turning to the Executioner, takf me this Gentleman, and hang him
up
on the higheft branch of.yonder Tree, having had the honour to eat of my Bread.
And leíl:
chis
Chapcer íhould be ovet long we bave choughc
fit
to divige ic inca cwo pares.
C HAP.