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'Royal Comtnentarier.

BooK

VII.

fifcy fiabbs wich cheir Daggers , as chis Auchour averrs ; faying, chat

Francifco

Hernande~ Giron

and his Aífociaces had confpired

to doe either in che Town–

houfe or in che Shop of a Publick Nocary , where che Governour ufed to hold

his Courc of Jufüce. Thus far

Palentino.

And becaufe ic

noc reafon, chac we fhould

pofüively contradiét

che,W,ri–

cings of chis Authour, which in many places may

be'

caken up

frem

vulgar

Re–

ports; we fhall'_therefore ornic aH_farther cornputacion, and proceep ac;cording

che rnechod of our Hiílory in che·relacion of wfiac really paíled

che City of

Co~co,

where

was perfonally prefenc, and was an eye-witnefs óf what was

chere tranfaéted ; which was chis; The Offence caken at che Severicy of Jufüce

execuced in che

CharcM,

did feem to concern no ocher Cirizen of

Cozco,

tban one–

Francifco Hernandez.. Giron,

who kept no converfaticm or correípondence

with

che Inhabitants, bue wich the Souldiers onely, which was a fofficienc indicatioo

of his evil Incentions. And receiving informations, that che Marfhal rnade En–

quiries afc~r him, and being confcibus to himfelf of bis own guilc, he became

wary of his own perfoa, and refolved fpeedily to break forch into open Rebellion.

To which e'h_d

enrered into cornrnunicacion with fome Souldiers who were his

Friends, heing.Q'ot above cwelve or chirceen in nurnber; namely,

¡ohn Cabo, An~o–

nio Carrillo,

whom

we have made rnemion in che Hiíl:ory of

Florida, Diego Ga–

'1.liland

and

'J.ohn Gaviland

his brocher ,

Nunno Mertdio!a,

and

Diego de A/varado

che

Lawyer; who availed himfelf more of his skill in War, chao in Law; and indeed

he had reafon not to boaH: himfelf much ofhis Leaming, for he had never fhewo

any, eicher .in War or Peace; chefe Souldiers, chough poor, were yec honourable,

and ofnoble excraétion. Befides chefe , he imparced his defign to

Francifco Her–

nandez..

and

ThomM VafqHez..,

who was a rich Cicizen, and a ,principal perfon of

rhe Corporacioo, and one of che

firíl:

Conquerours, when

Atahualpa

was a prifo–

ner : and wich him he encred into a Difcourfe of chefe matters, upoo occafion of

a quarrel which forne few momhs befare had arifen becween chis

ThomM Vafquez:.

and che Governour

Gil. Rlimirez..

Avalos;

who ouc of paffion racher chao reafon

apprehended

VafqHez..,

and clapt him imo rhe publick prifon, proceeding againfr

hirn rather like a parcy,than a Judge; of which

ill

ufage

Vafquez:.

had reafon to

·complain, fince chat ·co perfons of his quality and ancienc family ic was ufual

íhew ali honour and ref~ét.

fomcifco Hernandez..

caking hold of chis difpofüion

fíafquez..

to revenge che injuries he h:id received, eaíily prevailed upon him

accep

t che propof

al and to eogage himfelf to be of his parcy : in like rnanner

he drew

another.to

join with him; called

'/ohn de Piedrahita,

a man of a mean for–

_rnne, an

d one who

for che mofi pare of che year lived in che Councrey wich his

Jndiani

;

he was :ilfo of an unquiec cemper, and fo needed no greac perfuafion to be

prevailed upon by

Francifco Hernandez...

Theíe two---Cicizens, and another called

Alonfo Diaz..

engaged wich

Hernandez

che infurreétion he made (though

Palentino

names anocher called

Rodrigo de Pineda)

but neither he, nor others who wenc with him to che Cicy of

Le,

RtJeJ,

did

·join wich

Hernandez:.

in his rebellion , chough they followed .bis party afterwards ,

{ as

will appear in chis Hiílory) rather out of fe:ir rhan. !ove, or any interell:

whatfoever; for they abandoned his parcy wich che

firíl

opporcunicy chac prefen–

ted, and revolted over -to his Majefiy's fervice; which was che ruine and defiruc–

tion oí

Hernandez...

•

Palentipo

líaving nominated withouc any diíl:inél:ion Citizens and Souldiers that

were engaged in chis conípiracy ; he fays, chat chey plotted to kili 'rhe Governour:

and raife a rumult in che City, and over

all

che Kingdom : bue

am confidenc:

chat chis repare was framed by a perfon who was ill affeéted to the Inhabicams

Peru,

far he never fpeaks of chern , bue wich a prejudice , calling chem Tray-

tours and rebellious perfons.

The truth is,

am a native of thac Cicy and confequencly a Son ofchat Ernpire;

and cherefore it croubles me to hear my Comreymen

cauflefly reproached

wich che terms of diQoyalcy; who never offended his Royal Majeíly; r1ay, chey

condemn them of rebellion, or at beíl: fufpeét them of rreafon, who did che fer–

vice to acquire to his Majeíly

vaft Empire, and

wealchy as h:ith filled ali che

world witn its riches. For my pare,

proceíl: in rhe faith of

Chriíl:ian , chat

will

fpeak che truth, withouc any parciality or favour; and

will

declare and

plainly confefs che truth of all che proceedings of

Hernandez..,

and where they are

·obfcure

confufed

doubtfull ,

!hall

render

rhem

as plain and manifeíl:

able.