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Royal C
ommentariu.
BooK_VI.
- · ·--;~r the Ernper~urs an
d Grandees of the World had_ done intb their ~apita! Ci–
ties : for that wichout
arms.or men, counfeJ or advice, and onely by the favour
and air of his bappy fortune he confounded his enemies, who had giveri him a
cruel and fatal blow, had they not been fools, and not ruined thernfe.Jves by their
own mil_tarriag~,
In
fine, he recovered tpe Treafure which was loíl:, requiring
it
from thofe
to
whofe cuíl:ody
it
was comrnitted, and thereby received an increafe
both of the Gold and of the Silver : for in regard the Robbers had promifcuouíly
fei(ed on all the Treafure, as well that which appertained
to
the King as to private
men ; the PreGdem laid a Sequefiration upon ali in the narne of bis Majefiy.
After which licenfe was given to partiéular perfons to rnake tneir dernands,
ancl
bring t~ir proofs, by affigning the Marks and Numbe!s which were upon the
Bars
of Silver and -Ingots of Gold : for it hath been an anc1ent cuíl:orne alI}ongíl:
thofe
who trade for
Peru,
to
fiamp Marks and Numbers upon the Gold and Silver
íhip–
ped for their refpefüve accounts; whereby in cafe offhipwreck or any other
misfor–
rune, ,ever_y·m¡¡n rn_ay know bis own, and demand ic for birnfelf: and fo rhofe
who
certified their Marks, and made proof chac che feveral parcels d~rnanded
belonged
,
w
chern, had cheir goods reíl:ored co c!mn ; bue then fuch as could not, lo!l-their
int~reíl, which was applied to the fervice ofhis Majefiy: And by this accidentthe
]?refident racher gained than !oíl:, for all chings turn to che benefit of chof~ who are
favoured
by
forcune. The Treafure being recovered, che Prefideot entred
apeo
exarninati0n of chofe who adventured ro poífefsrhemfelves of the Bars of
Silver
which
Sa!gu~ro
brought to the City: an_d though this Party were not in combinati–
on with the
Contreriu,
yec finding che City in a cornbufl:ion, they rnade ufe of
that
opportunity -to rob fomething for themfelves .:
fo
fome of them were whipped,
others pillpried ; and not onely Rebels but Pilferers w,ere puniíhed, who thoughc
it g9od fiJhiog in troubled waters.
.
.
.
.. !he Prefidenc ordefed the Head of
Hernando de Contrew
to be fet on the Gal–
lows, and pitch~d µpon a Spike of Iron, wirh his name written upan it; bue no
other puniíhment was paífed by the Preíident upon the Offenders ; for
when
he
returned to
Panama
he found that work already done to his hand, for they were ali
,killed before he carne thicher. After which, with great,expedition, he ernbarked
f~r
Spain,
as
Palentino
rnentions in the tenth Chapter of his fecond Pare in thefe
words:
,
Thus did the Preíident
Gafca
confurnr)m~ all the good fortunes which had
be.:
faln hirn both in
Spain
and
Peru,
by the late profperous fuccefs in recovery of che
Treafure. which was robb,ed frorn him, which was Ggnalized by many re1,I1arkable
citcurníl:ances: with this Treafure he embarked for
Spain,
·
where qeing happily ar–
rived, he travelled into
Germany
to
attend on bis Majeíly~ who had already beíl:ow–
ed on him the Bifhoprick of
Placenc'ia,
which was become vacant by che death of
Don Lewis Cabefa de Vaca
of happy mtmory; in which charge hé cóntinued
untill
the year
6
r, wfien
flgn Phelipe
our Catholick King and Lord advanced him to che
)3ifhoprick of
Ciguen_sa;
in which he·remained untill the month
1óf
Ñóvem6er
7
7,
when God was pleafed to cake him out of this prefenc world. Thus far
Palmtino,
,which is.confir.med by
Lope:;;; de Gomara,
Cha
p.
19
3.
•
Gafca,
faith he, embarked at
Numbre de pios,
and arrived in
S
pain in_the
month
ofr~&,
in tbe year
1
5'5º,
with gr~ac riches belonging co others, bue.as to himíelf
his cbief Wealth was bis Reputation.
In
going and coming, and in his time
there, be [pene above four years : the Emperour rnade him Biíhop 0f
Pútcntt:ia,
and ·ca led him
to
AugsburY,__
in
Germany,
to certifie unto him by word of
mooch
all
matters which had paíled in the
lndies,
wich che true fiate of
Peru.
Thus far
Gomf{,ra
with which he concludes thac Chapcer. And though this Auchour fays
the Prefident
Gafca
foughc with the Rebels, and fubdued diem;;he rneans,
tha:
his good fortune had delivered them into bis hands by the refolution and care
óf
mhers, for he never faw them eicher dead or aliv~. Thus did this worthy perfoo
p)Oíl: happily conclude his days, whofe rnemory ought for ever to be celebrated;
in regard chat by bis good fortune, excellent conduét, prudence and, wifedorn
the
·new Empire containing a thoufand three hundred leagues in Iength was recovered
and reíl:ored to the Emperour
Charles
che Fifch, with a vaff Treafure which
h~
broughc with hirn.
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