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who feared leíl they íhould be more cruel towards them than
Don Sebajli,m
had
beeq. Thus far
Diego Hernande:,:,.
Then tbey nominated.tbe Lawyer
Gomez.. Hernande:,:,
to
be Lieucenant-General
of che Army, and
¡ohn Orti:,:, de Carate
and
Pedro del Cafti/lo
to be ~aptains
of
Fooc : this Elefüon was made, to fignifie, thac tbey would not difpofe of the rni–
llrary Offices arbitrarily, bue in fucha manner as that che Citizens íhould bave
a
fhare with them in che Governmenc, which they accepted more out of fear than
good will towards che Caufe or Perfons with whom they were embarked. Here–
upon Prochmation was rnade tbat al! people fhould obey
Bafeo Godinez..
as Genera],
and
Baltafar Velaz..quez..
as Major-General; and íix Souldiers were prefenc]y difpat–
ched away to feiCe upon
Don García
and th'e reíl: who were returned from t~e good
employmenc tbey were fent about for killíng the Marfhal
A!onfo de A/varado.
Baltafar Velaz quez..,
to fhew the p(,)wer ofhis Offíce,- caufed two Souldiers
of
note to be drawn and quartered, who brought Lecte,s and Advices from
EgM
de
Gu,:,man
ar
Potocji
to
])on Sebaftian de Cajl-i!la.
He'femenced another Souldier to
be
hanged, called
.francifco de Villalobos,
and two ocher Souldiers, who were Friends
to
him,
to
have cheir hands cut off, bue by che mediation of the other Souldiers,
a remi!Iion wa~ gramed
to
have onely one hand difmembred: al! wbich 'chis good
Major-general aéted witbin che [pace of four hours afcer be was prometed to chis
honour. The day following
M artín de Robles, Paulo de Menefes, Diegode Almmdr,u
and
Diego de Velaz.quez,
entred into che.City; having fled from che Souldiers who
fought
to
cake cbem, cogetber with feveral ochers of lefs note and eíl:eern. The
wbichbeing known
to
Bafeo Godinez,
who kepc bis Bed in tendernefs to his wound,
he fent to call
¡óhn de Ortiz:-
to
him, and defüed him
to
perfuade
Paulo de MenefeJ,
M artin de Robles
and che reíl:, who were newly arrived,
to
aífemble together in
Council, and joiü with the reíl: in confirming che Elefüon of him to be Chief
Ju~ice and Captain-General, and alfo rbe Secclemenc made upon him of che
Eílate
of-Pedro de_Hinojofa.,
To which demand they made anfwer, that they had
no power nor aurhority
fo
to doe, nor was an aél: of cbeirs eirher legal or valid ,
and if he would cake their counfel as Friends, they would advife him to de{ifl:
from fuch like precenfions ; for chac it would look as if che killing of
Don Sebajlian
de
Cafti!la
had been aél:ed by him for the fake of his own intereíl, and not for che
fervice of his Majeíl:y: wich chis anfwer
Godinez..
grew highly incenfed, and with
a loud voice vowed, chac whofoever pretended to abate che leaíl tittle of his ho–
nour, he would pretend to cake away their ,lives. Wherefore he commanded
thern all to emer into Confulcacion, and having [et fixty or eighcy Souldiers at che
Door of che Rootn where chey were aífémbled, he gave ofders e~ kili him or
them w~o fhould refufe to fign or lec bis hand ro any thing which he required to be
done: which when
Paulode Mene/es
and his Companions underíl:ood, chey appro- ,
ved che Eleél:ion, chougb much againíl: cheir will, and would have done much more
if
it had been demanded; for
Gomez Hernandez..,
che Lawyer, aífored chem chat in
e1fe chey complied not with him he was refolved
to
pur every one of chem to deach.
Godinn,
finding himfelf now confirmed by che aurbority of two Aílemblies, was
very much pleafed, chough both Sencences ferved onely for his greater condemna–
tion.
Rika M artín,
who was che chief of five Mufqueriers, fenc to cake
Don Ga,–
úa Te/lo de Guz.man,
had che formne
to
apprehend him abooc five leagues diíl:ant
from che City, being on bis way thicher, in hopes of che favour and proteél:ion of
Don Sebaftian de Cafti!la
and his party: bue whcm he underíl:ood rhac
Bafeo Godine:,:,
and
Baltafar Pelaz.quez,
and
Gomez Hernandez.,
who had been Ehe chief Confpira–
tours and concrivers of che Murcher of
Pedr0 de Hinojofa,
and had been deepeíl: in
the Rebellion, and ·who had been che moíl: intimare_Friends of
Don Sebaflian,
were che perfons who had aífa!Iinaced hirn, he could not but greatly admire and
remain a(tonifhed, chinking ir impoílible that chofe who were more deeply con–
cerned in chat black Murcher and Rebellion chan
Don Seba(lia-;¡,
fhould objeél: thac
crime to him onely, and kill him for that which was their own Ploc il_nd Confpi–
racy. And whe1eas he was a Man who had been principally concerned in ali che
Plots and Intrigues of che Rebels, he cold
Kiba M art,:n
chat h~did noc queíl:ioh bar
tharchey would kill him to prevent che difcoveries he mighc make ofal! the Plots
and Villanies they had contrived and aél:ed: And fo it bapµened,
for.
fo
foon as he
was broughc to cheCicy,
Bafco.Godinez
gave order
•to
Pelaz.quez,
as
Palentzjzo.
faith,
to kill hirn; which be accordingly performed, to prevenc che Teíl:imGnies ,and
Evidence which be mighc produce again!1 chem. Thefe are che words of char
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