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VI.

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he began co encer imo Treaty wich fome Friends, chacit would be good poiicy

renounce che Cauíe of

Don García

and

Don Seblljlian,

and to declare chemfelves

for his Majeíl:y, againíl: ali Rebels: And whereas the humour of che Souldi5rs

was generally inclined hereumo, che Propofal took very well amongfi chem ,

thac chey marched away witb chis good intencion.

·Andas

Don García

was upon

che way, he received intelligence of che Deíign and Plot of

Ramon,

which was

not füange , becau[e ie was ufual for them

fe!! one che ocher ; bue he took lit–

tle care of bis perfon, and ílighted che information : far, being a young man, and

of liccle experience, and unskilfull in military affairs> he formed vain confiderati–

ons within him[elf, which failed him in che end : and, not fo much as acquain–

ting h1s Friends wich che Advices he had received, he proceeded on his way,

cill

fell

inco chofe Snares which wich due circumfpeétion might have been

a–

voided.

tohn Eamon ,

in hi? fecond day's march, received intelligence, that

Don Garci//1,

was acquainted widí·his Deíign; for chofe Peoplt! plaid a double Game, and car–

ried News and Informations

all Sides and Parties. Wherefore

t,ohn Ramon,

thoughc it time to make íhort work, and fo prefently difarmed five of che

principal Souldiers which belonged to

Don G11rcia,

and took away their Horfes.

from chem : and haíl:ning with what [peed they could after

Don Garcill,

who was

advanced befare them, chey foon .overtook him and bis Companions, who were

four perfons, and diíarmed them of their Lances and Mufquets, and difmoumed

~hem from their Horfes; bue not to pue a farcher affronc on them, chey deveíl:ed

them noc ofche privilege of Souldiers to wear their Swords gire abouc them.

Don

Garcia,bei~g

forry _chac_h~ ha~ not _ferved

Ramon

che fame_Tricl~ that

Ramon

had plaid

upon hin:, offered to Jom wICh.hun, and declare for h1s_ Maieíl:y ; bue his propo–

fal was re¡eéted, becau[e

Ramon,

was refolved to appropnate ali che merit to him-

fe)f.

Don Garcia

and his Comrades, finding chemfelves in chis deílicuce and forlom

condition , refolved to return to

Dorz Sebaftian de Caflilla :

and on che road chey

di[patched away a Souldier called

Rodrigo de Arevalo

with the News; who made

fuch expedition ,, as

Palentino

faith, thac he arrived in che City that nighc abouc

nine a clock, being the eleventh of

March;

which being che hour when the Soul–

diers were drawn up

che Marke~-place, and difcorirfed a~d converfed cogether,

they faw

Arevalo

commg a-fooc, w1th a melancholy and deieéted councenance; ac

which fight chey all flocked abouc him to hear che News ; as did alfo

Don.

JJba–

Jlian,

who was noc che leaíl: concetned therein.

, ·

Don Sebaflian,

having underíl:ood the News, called a Council ofchofe whom he

eíteemed his moíl: aífured and intimare Friends

nam~ly,

Va(coGodine~, Balrafar

Ve/az.,quez.,

and

Te/lo de Vega

and demanded their adv1ce and fenfe upon che pre-'

fenc Emergency; bue they, being all divided i~ their opinions,

Vafco Godinez.,,

who

fiad been the mofi aétive Man in this Rebellion, ( as he bimfelf had confeíled )

took.

Don Sebaflian

aíide an·d·aparc from che reíl:, and cold him plainly, chac if he

would fecure hisParcy and make good his Caufe ; he muíl: immediately kili eigh–

teen or cwency Men who were tben aétually in the Market-place, being notori–

ouíly known to be affeéted to che King's party; who being caken off, there would

be none remaining befides Friends and fuch as he mighc confide and truíl: himfelf

with; and that nothing then could íl:and in his way

oppofe che atcainment of

bis ultimare delires.

Don Sebaflian

of whom we have formerly given che charac–

ter of a Noble and generous nature; an[wered him, whac have thefe Gemlemen

done-to me, thac I fhould kill them? and commit an oucrage fo bloudy and unpa-

. ralleled as,this?

it be neceffary for che füccefs of my deíigns, to kili cbefe men,

I would racher be unfortunate, and fuffer them to kill me, than draw foch guilt

upon my [el( No fooner had

Godinez.,

heard chis faying, and underíl:ood che feníe

Don Sebaflian,

than he refolved at che fame rnoment to

kili

him, fince he would

not affent to che deach of thoíe whom he profcribed for enemies; and then he faid

to him, Sir, Prayexpeét me awhile here, and I

will

return ro you again prefently ;

having faid chis, he went into che Market-place ,- where che Soµldiers were füll

remaining ; and feeking amongíl: che croud for chofe whom he had named, and

profcribed to be killed , he found them divided in feveral parties, and becaufe he

could noc[peak privacely to them, by reafoo of che company then prefenr ,

took them one by one íingly by che hand, and fqueezed them hard three or four

times, which was che token given them to prepare, and affifi hirn in che Trea

y y

fon whiGh