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VI.
fon which he was going
to
aét:. Having done this, he rernrned to the houfe, and
in his way thither he mee with
Gomez., Hernandez.,
~
to whom in a few words he
cornmunicated his Deíign, which he faid, tended
to
che publick good, and which
would undoubtedly be well accepted by his Majefty as a piece of great and glori–
ous fervice ; and that therefore he fhould cal! füch to his affiíl:ence as he knew
wot1ld favour chis ente¡prile :
Gomez. Hernandez.,
wenc
accordingly into the Market–
place, and called fome
of
them by cheir names, bue meo were timorous and fe:ir-
full ro engage in che DeGgn.
·
Whereupon
Gomez., Hernandez,
returned :ilone and enrered with
Bafco Godine:{,
in–
to ·the room where
Don Sebaftian
remafoed, and both immediately cloíed in with
him, and gave _him many Stabbs wich theit Daggers; and though he wore
a
Coat ofMail, yet they made a íhifr
to
wound him.through ir.
Baltafar ("elaz.,quez.,
who was prefent at the beginning of the Scuffie, gave a Screek, and retired back
upon,
the fudden furprize; but perceiving chat their intent was to kili him, he
carne alfo.
to
their affiíl:ence, and gave him feveral Stabbs, that he mighr gain
a
íhare wi~h them in che rnerit of that aét:ion: another alfo íl:roke him with a Hal–
bert ,'
which he wielded about, wichouc refpell: cq any, by which fome of his
Friends íl:anding by were wounded; as
Palentino
affirms, Chap.
16.
but notwich–
Handing all chis,
Don Sebaftian
got from amo
ngíl: them with many Wounds, and
crept into a dark room , and endeavoured to
efE:ape.outat the back door into rhe
Marker-place, whi(h if he had do_ne, it had
cauíed great ílaughter and effufton of
bloud.
Baltafar Yelazquez
and four or five others followed him into che dark
room, bue duríl: not [earch afcer him with their Weapons, for fear of wounding
one another: and in che mean time
Yelazque:t
advifed them to carry the News
into
che Market-place, and
to
declare his Death , that
fo
bis Friends rnight not ac–
te,mpt,
to
fuccour him; and told rhern, that he would íl:ay behind to di[patch and
make a final end of him: chus whilíl: every one did bis part
Yelaz.quez.
had found
Don Sebaftian,
and gave him rnany more Wounds both in his Head and Neck;
and then the poor Gentleman cried out for a Confe!four, untill his voice fai!ed
him: then
Yelazquez,
lefr him, and w~nt to feek for help to drag him out to che
Souldiers, and to that purpo[e
he
called
Diego de Analos
and
Gomez. Hernande:t
;
bue
when they carne to the plac~ where he was, they found he had crepi to che door
of his Chamber, where he lay extended and pamiog; and then they redoubled
their
firoaks untill he expired his laíl: brearh, which was about ten a Clock ac
night.: in
this bu!He
Yafao Godinez,
received a ílight wound in bis right hand.
Then they drew out the dead Body of
Don Sebaftian
arnongíl: the Souldiers, cry–
ing out before it, God fave che King, rhe Tyrant is dead ;
Yafc.o Godine:t
was rhe
mo{t' forward of any
tó
proclairn this aét:ion, God fave che King, faid he, the
Tyrant is dead, and
I
killed him : though ir is rnofi cenain rhat there was not one
of cheíe A!faffinates who was nota greacer Rebel, Tyranc and Traitour than this
'Gentleman ; which they fhewed and evidenced to the world when they becarne
Miniíl:ers of Juílice, and under thac name perpetr:ited the moíl: bloudy and horrid
Villanies ii:i the world. Thus
far
Diego Hernandez.
in the Chapter aforefaid.
CH A P.
XXVI.
The
choice·of 0./ficers both civil
and
militmy.
V
afeo Go–
dinez
iJ
declared
General.
The death
of
Don Garcia
and others, without admitting them time to confefs.
T
HUS
chis poor Gentleman,
Do!! Seb1tftian de Caftilla,
being affaffinated
by
thoíe who had perfüaded him, andas
ic
were forced fom to kill che General
Pedro de Hinojofa
.then Governour ; the[e good and godly men now made them–
felves Judges, and-ereét:ed a Court of Juíl-ice
to
cry chofe who had been che Mur–
therers of che Governour, füppoÍlng thereby to gain favour and credit, and ren- ·
der chemfelves
faithfull
and Joya! Subjeéts to
his
Maiefiy.
And
though
thefe
fe!-
lows