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Royal Commentaries.

the diíl:arbance was more enflamed than before,

that Watch and Centinels

were fet, and they were all the níghc up with Arms in their hands; yec in che

morning, when che Mayor faw that

Hernande~

had not drawn off his men; he fent

for him by a Warrant to appear befare him: Bue he, fuppoftng that his men

would not fuffer him co goe

in cafe they were acquainced therewicfu, ílipt on his

morning Gown; and, as if he intended to goe onely to che next neighbour, he

went direétly_ to the houfe of the Mayor, who prefently took him and commic–

ted him to prifon : the news hereof being brought

bis Souldiers , chey immedi–

ately difperfed, and every man íhifted for hitnfelf: bue the eight men who were

impeached took Sanétuary in the Convent ofSe.

Dominick.,

and fortified themfelves

che Steeple of che Church ; where chey befteged them for feveral days , bue

could not cake chem ; by reafon thac the paílage was very nartow, being built

for a Tower in che time of the

Jnca's;

howfoever atlengch chey furrendred and

· were puniíhed, but not with chat fev~re Juíl:ke, whkh their"rebellious praéticesdid

require; and che Tower was demoliíhed, chac ic míghc noc be made ufe offor che

fucure on fuch like occaftons.

CH A P.

XV.

· John Alonfo Palomino

and

Jeronimo Cofülla

fly

from

Cozco.

Francifco Hernandez Girqa-

prefents himfelf

befare the High Court of Jufiice

;

i,s

d{fmiffed, and returns

Cozcó ;

and he

i,s

married in

Los

Rey~s.

The Rela–

tion of another Mutiny which happeized in that

City.

HE·

Souldiers b:úng difperfed, and

Francü Hernand.~ Giron

imptifoned, the

Muciny was fuppreífed anp aU things quieted : and therefore ic was meEh

wondered, what íhould be the reafon that moved

Aionfo Palomino

anci

'fer'ónimó

Cofti!la,

who had man:ied two Siíl:ers to efcape out of che Cicy, che fecond night

after all chings were agreed: nor do I know what reafon

Palentino

had

ay, chat

this happened cwo years afterwards; than'Which nothirtg can be more falfe ;

whi.Eh

I can aver upan my own knowledge, having been an eye-Witnefs of what

paífed

at thac time in

Couo :

but true it is, thac thefe Genclemen deparced che Cicy at

mid-night, without a_ny caufe or reafon kn~w~for che (ame:

they had gone

away three or four mghcs b,{ore, when che Oty wa:s mextreme danger, fome

Conjeétures might hav.e been made upon the rea-fans <=Jf their deparcure : bue go–

ing chus a.way wichout any reafon affign-ed, the ~hole City talkeg , and made a

thoufand Conje&lres thereupGn, efpecially when ic was knQwn, that they had

lmrnt che Bridges of

Aputimac

and

Amancay

which were to be repaired ac che

· expence ar,id labour of che poor

Irrdians:

upon whkh ·a11 che Countrey was in a

confufion , and rumours were fpread , that

Francifco Hernande~ Giran

was up in

Arms at

Couo

and was become a R.ebef. Bue in che fecond Infurreétion he

rnade,

Alonfo Palomino

gave him bis reward, by killing him ac a Supper, as "':e

íhall fee hereafter; .but

¡erq-11imo Coftilla

efcap~d, being

l)Ot

prefent ac che lnvitati-

0n. Bue ro return again

che prefent Aéts of

Giron:

we·fay, that bis Souldiers

being di(perfed, and che chief Incendiaries_puniíhed, the Agreemenc was perfor•

med and

exe

cuced; and

Giran

was releafed upon bis Paroll and folemn Oath given

ro goe to

t.he

Cicy of

Los Reyes,

and there

prefent himfelf before che Royal

Courc of

Juf

üce, and give chem an accounc of che late Aétions.

DiegoMaldo–

nado

the Rich having a particular friendfuip wich hiril by reafon of their neigh–

bourhood , ( far they liv~d che nexc íl:reec one

the other) accompanied him

on his journey as faras

Antahuy/la,

being fourty leagues from

Co~co :

a~d with che

fame occaíion

M aldonado

viíited his

Indians,

and Plantations he had in chofe p·arts :

but

Palentino

faith, I know not upon whac ground, thac

Giron

was delivered inco

the hands of che High Sheriff

Maldonado,

and ofCaptain

{ohn Alonfo P11lomino,

who

were obliged at cheir own co!l: and charge to provide twenty Mufquetiersto carry

him