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Royal
Commentaries.
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his
lefc ami, and took his Companion on his back, for he was not able
to
íland
upon bis leggs, and
fo
he carrie.d h~m to an Hofpita!, where they received fick and
wounded people; where he left h1m , and tald them chat there was a man killed
in a field hard by , whom they would do well co bury ;_and in the mean
time
(;u:,:,m11~
fled
to
che Church.
Pero Num1e:t
was carried alfo to che Hofpiral, where
he was cured , though rnortified, as before defcribed :, bue
Hern,,,, de Mexia
dyed ,
of the wound he had received in his forehead, for the piece of che dagger could
not be drawn out ofbis fcull. Many other Challenges and Duels happened ac chac
time in that Countrey, not onely between the Inhabitants, bue alfo becween Tra.,.
vellers, as they encountred on che High-way: I knew forne of chern , and could
relate che Particulars thereof; but what we have faid a!ready füall ferve for
aú
0chers of chis nacure.
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C HA P. XXI.
A
Challenge which
paffed
between
Martin de Robles
ami
Paulo
de Men'efes;
how that quarrelwas tak,en z,p.
Pe–
dro de Hinojofa
goes to the
<;:harcas,
where he finds ma–
n
y
Souldiers ready to rife up in Arms. lnformations were
given to the Governour
Hinojofa
concerning this M?ttiny:
with what vain hopes he entertained the Souldiery•
.
S
Everal other prívate quarrels and challenges paífed ar that time, which are re–
lared by
Palentino,
and particularly between
M,:irtin de Rohles
and
Paulo de Mme–
fes,
and many orher fober and grave perfons, of whom I could tell many Stories,
which I heard in thofe times, but chat chey feerned rarher ridiculous, and to
rnake fporc , rhan any thing of moment. The Souldiers, to caufe quarrels and
difturbances ro compafs their own ends, raifed falfo repares and lyes upon feveral
rich and honourable Perfons, by which che fpirirs of men being inflamed , fome
ufe mighche made of their afliíl:ence: And
fo
chey raifed a reporc, chat
Paulo de
Menefe1,
who was then Governour-of che
Charcas,
had been difhonefi with the
Wife
of
..Martin de Robles:
O[
which
Palentino
wrires a long Chaprer, which be–
ing too ceJious to infert here , we fhall onely repeat che fubfiance of
ir.
This Difgrace being publifhed, and che Paule aggravated by che Souldiers who
ca1¿1e
to
cake pare wirh one fide and che orher ; and chat rhings were proceeded
' fo
far that borh Parries were ready to engage , ao expedient was found to recon–
cile all: which was, chat
Paulo de Menefes
fhould abfolutely deny the faét ; and
to conv~nce che World that the teílimony was a fal(e and a notorious Lye, he was
to marry the Daughter of
Martín de Robles,
a Child of feven years of age, and he
hirnfelf of above feventy : by which means both Parries were reconciled, and che
Souldiers on both fides difappointed and jeared by
Martín de Robles
,
who was a
witty, pleafant man, and would neither [pare his Hend nor his foe, to lofe his jeíl:;
and would laugh
to
tbink what fools be had made of his friends, and foes che
Souldiers, who were gaping ro be employed in thefe quarrels.
Palentino,
fpeaking
ofthis reconciliarion , in che Second Pare of his Second Book, hath thefe words ;
In
fine, fairh he, afcer many Allegarions, and Replies, and Anfivers made there–
unco; ir was concluded asan expedienc for all, rhat
Paulo de MenefeJ
fhould marry
wirh
Donna Maria,
the Daoghter of
Martín de Robles,
though at chat time of feven
years of age onely ; and rhat her Facher fhould oblige him, rhat when fhe came
to accompHfh rhe years of twelve, chac then he fhould give to
Paulo de Mmfes
thirry four thoufand¡ieces of Eight for her Portian. And wich this Agreernenc
Pau{o de Menefes
an
M artin
de
RobleJ
were reconciled and made perfeét good
friends, which much troubled and difappointed che Souldiers, who deíired to
fi{h in thefe muddy waters, and ro convert thefe privare difcords into publick
Rebelli9n.; whereby every one figured to him[elf foq,e greac advamage, and ro
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be made