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Royal

Co111mentatie$~

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VI.

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P.

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Nerr/ Orders

publijbed by the Prefiden't-

for fuppre/Jing ]J.ehels~

The

Olfence~ which the

Indians

took_ to

f

ee

Spaniards

whippéd.

The great Trouble , tpe Prefident_had to an.l

fwer

ihe

Demands

of

Pretenders; and

how

he went from

the

City

to mak,~ a Djvifion of Lands~

N

o

R did che Troubles end heré in tbis Empire caÍ!ed

PerH,

npr ~ere

all che Infurreél:ions fupprefied by the Defeat of

Gonfalo Pifa.rro

and

bis

Capcains ; bue racher were che Spirics of ll)en more furiouíly inflamed

thari befare, as will appear by the fequel of this Hiíl:ory : for we muft

know thac after che Viél:ory obtained ac

Sacfahuana,

che Prefident di[pacched tha,t

very day to

Coúo

cwo of bis Captains ,

R emando M exia 1ie Guz:,man

and

M artin de

Robles,

with fome Souldiers in w,hom they moíl: confided , to feiíe chofe of the

Enemies Party who were fled chicher after che Defeat, and

to

prevenc their own

Souléliers from plundering·or doirig fpoil in fhe

Cicy,,

.and from taking prívate re–

venge by bloud or ocherwife, under che pretenc.t;:,of L.ibeny_of War, as ic was

faid fome defigned ro doe. The day following; afrer che execucion of

Gonf alo

Pi–

farro,

and his Affociaces ,, the :Prefidenc raifed bis Camp from that famed field ,

and marched cowards che

Cicy,

which chough bue (our leagues from chence, yec hi

was cwo days on che way ; and in chac time he decached a Parcy of ttuíl:y Souldi~

ers under che command of Captain

Alonfo de

Men.dºfª,

with lníl:ruétipns

to

maí-ch

into che

Ch11rw

and

Potocji,

and

to

feife and rake tht;! Captains which

Gonf tlo

Pifárro

had fent -ióto chofe pares ; namely ,

Francifco

de

Efpinofa ,

and

Diego

C

11rvajal

\

che

Gallant, of wbom we have fonnerly made.mention; and

Licenciado

Polo

Hondegar–

do

received a Commiffion to be Captain General•of chofe Provinces

~

with Or–

ders to puniíh chofe who ñad favoured the Caufe of

Pif arro

,

and likewife thofo

who did not engage themfelves in the fervice of his Majeíl:y , bue ftood neriters ;

neither aél:ing as Traytors, nor Nofeffing chetnfelves lpyal ;· ~md rherefore were

fe~

verely fined

for

their cowardife and wanc of duty. Wich

Liánciado PQfo

Captairi

Gr11viel de Rqjas

was alío difpatched in qualicy of Treafurer fqr bis Majeíly, to col–

leét che Fifchs and Tribute of che Royal revenue, "Yith the Fines which che Go~

vernour íhould infliét on Traytbrs and Neuters.

Ou_c of whicb, as

Akguftiné

ca:.

rate

faith , Book che feventh, Chaprer thé eighrh.

Licenciado Polo

in a Ihort timé

tai[ed a million and two thoufand pieces of Eight ; for that

Gfaviel dé

RojM

df

ing on bis journey to che

Charc,u,

Poló

was forced to execure che Office of Trea~

farer in his íl:ead :

And

in the mean time; whilíl: theie ching~were a6ting ) n che' ·

Q.q qqq

i

thiihM