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VÍ.
CH A P.
XXIII.
Don
Sebaftia.n
de
Caftilla
and his A/fociates
kjll
the
Govú–
noz,r
Pedro de Hinojofa,
an4 his Lieutenant
Alonfo de
Caíl:ro.
Some of the lnh~bitants efcape out of the Citj;
attd others of them are imprifoned. What courfe the
Re–
beis tak§ in their alfairs after this.
S
O foon as the·S~ies brought word that che General's Gate was opened,
Dop
Seba–
ftian
·and his Affociates fallied out from their Chamber where they had lodged
that night : and though they were all felelt and choice men, yet they were
fo
af–
füghted and difiraéted with the Villany they were going to aét, as if they had
been to charge
a
formidable enemy, whereas indeed chey were going to
kili a
Gentleman, who fearing and apprehending no evil, ga:ve eafie ae:cefs
to
all people.
In
íhorr, they entring the Houfe, the
firíl:
perfon they met was
Alon{o de Caftro,
who was Deputy-Governour, who, feeing men come up in chac cumulcuous man–
ner; thought co qualifie them wich good words, and faid, Genclernen, what
is
the
occafion of chis commocion? God fave che King.
Prefemly
Don Sebaftian,
drawing his Sword, 'tIS ,not now feafonable, faid he, for fuch creatie?. The De-·
puty feeing his Sword drawn, curned his back and fled, bue a certain Souldier,
called
Anfe!mo
d'Érvias,
purfued him, and ran him through with his Rapier, and
tacked him to che Wall, with which che poinc ofhis Sword being benr, when he
would have given him a thruft or two more, che Ra_pier would not enter, which
made rhe Souldier fay, what a tough hide chis Oog Traitour hath, bue ochers co–
ming in to hi~ aid they foon difpatched him. Then ruíhing into che Chamber of
Pedro
de
Hinojofa,
they foun~ him not there, nor in any ofche ocher Rooms of tpe
Houfe, at which chey were much trbubled, fearing leíl: he had made his efcape:
whereupon
cwo
of thern putting out cheir heads ar the Window of che Streec,
cried out, che Tyrant is dead, che Tyrant is dead; which they faid, incending
ro
call
their own complotters to their affiíl:ence, before,che people of che City could
come to che refcue of che General : chofe who remained below in che yard fear–
ched for him in ali prívate paffages and encries of che Houfe ; and ac length
a
Souldier chanced to find him in a fecret comer, near che neceffary Office, and
faid, in a jeering manner, Sir, I befeech your Woríhip
to
come forth, for here
is
Don 7ohn de Caftilla
and other Cavaliers come to [peak with you and
kifs
your
hands. The General hereupon coming forth in his morning Gown,
a
Souldier
called
Gonpi!o de Mata
went boldly up to him, and faid, Sir, thefe Gentlemen are
defirous to have you for cheir Lord, their General, and their Father, as
Palentino
reports Chapter che cwelfth, in thefe words. The General fmiling as it were,
f
pake out aloudi What me
!
alas, Genclemen, command me
as
you pleafe:
to
which
G,1,rci Te/lo de Vega
rnade anfwer,
A
curfe light on you, 'tis now too late,
we have a good General already of
Don Sebaftian,
and with chat run him thorough
the Body to the very
Hile
of his Sword, wich which he immediately fell to che
ground ; and endeavouring to arife,
Antonio de Sepulveda
.ind
Anfe!mo de HerviM,
carne in upon him, and gave him two wounds more, with which he,cried out for
a
Confeífour, bue he fpeedily expired : by this time
Don Gm·ci Te/to
was come
down, and being told that che General was dead, he bid them make fure work,
for
che whole affair depended chereupon:
fo
Anfe!mo de
HerviM
returned to him, who
lay extended on the ground, and gave him a good ílafh over che face, with which
he
yielded up his laíl: breath. Then ali che Affaffinates garhering in a body carne
to
che Market-place, and cried ouc, God fave rhe King, che Tyrant is dead, which
is the common language of Rebels in
Peru
;
and then they plundred che Houfe
andina rnoment all was carried away,
&c.
Thns far
Diego Hernand'e-::...
But
as r~
that great cut which they fay
Her-¡¡ia-s
gave him over the face, ir
was
not wirh a
Sword, bue a dafh
w
ith a ílab of Silver which chey had taken out of his Clofer
where
he
had heaped
up
fo
many as
if
they had been Tiles
to
cover
a
Houfe
~
with