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wichouc diffimulation : chefe Vifttants obferved every word he faid, and ali his

motions and behaviour, which were courceoas and obliging towards them, with–

out che leaíl: fympcome of jealouGe or fufpiciqn of evil praél:ices ; and coming cq

{peak of che Souldiers, he cold chern, that he was glad to fee fuch brave fellows

in che Town, and chat he eíl:eemed them to be che flower of

Peru :

wich which

faying chey parced with great fatisfaétion from him, and carried che news fo

Don

Sebaftian

and che other Confpiracours, who thereupon gave immediace order to

.puc off che Sporrs which were appoimed, and chat they íhould aífemble togecher

rhat nighr, and in che morning begin che Rebellion, that che Plot which had been

long conceived, and of which they had been long in labour, might not prove

abortive at che laíl:. And here

Palentino

ends chis Chapter.

. .

The Souldiers, not being able to fuffer any longer delay of a matt<:r which they_

earneíl:ly deGred, agreed by common confem to kill che General and make an

Infurreél:ion through the whole Countrey. The principal perfons in chis Confpi–

racy ,:,,ere

Don Sebaftian de Cafti/la,

l;gM

de Gufman, Bafco Godine¡' Baltafar Pelta,~

quez,, Gomez., Hernandez,

che Lawyer, befides feveral other Souldiers of note, Epoíl:

_of which were chen prefent in che City of

P!ate;

for, as hath been Caíd, Fhey in–

viced and encoliraged one che other.

EgM

Guz.man

came chither purpofely to en~

ter imo che Confult, though he pretended to che General thar his defign was tq

obtain his pardon from the Crov, n for having killed

Hernan de Mexia,

which .the

good General believed to be true ; and, fufpeding no defign in him againíl: bis

own

lifo

!!nd fafety, he readily gave Letters in bis favour qdth to che Secular and

Ecclefia!l-ical Judges of

Potocfi,

in boch which Courts, as he faid, he was

be ac–

quitted. Thefe Letters of recommendacion were fent by che Souldiers (now r~–

folved ro rebell)

EgM

de Guz.man

then at bis Lodging in

Potoc(i,

wirh orders,

tha t

íoon as he íhould hear chac che General was killed, chat then he and his

panions íhou

ld prefenrly be in Arms. And now e_very thing being prepared,

he:

Afiaffioati.is

mee in the Chamber of one

Hernando Guillado,

where díey refol–

ved

to ad rh

fir bloudy intent che next morning by break of day : for execution

of which

Sebaftian

appointed feven perfons onely together. with him[elf to

i.r,~ ·

; eneral ; for

many were employed, it would give a jealcuíie, and oc–

1011·

-he Gates to

íhut, and caufe an alarm over che whole City. .

Gard Te/lo

GHz man

had got wich him into his Chamber about fourteen or fifceen ocher

fiout Companions, who were to div-ide themfelves in teveral parcies about che

Streets near che General's Houfe to affiíl: and relieve

Don Sebaftian,

if occáGon

íhould be. Another party of about nine or ten perfons, having one

Gomez., Mo–

g9/lon

for their cl1ief, were placed in an empty Houfe where none inhabited, be–

longing to

Hernañdo Pif_arro,

and there attended for the Carne deíign.

chis po–

fiure they continued all night, and next morning by break of day they fent Spies

ro the comer of every Screet, to hearken if any noife were in the City, or the

Houfe of che General ; and finding che Gate open, they prefently gave notice

thereof to che Confpiratours, who refolved to kill che Gener~l in bis Bed.

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