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Royal

Commentaries.

BooK

VII.

ed at the door and faid , that

Francifco Hernande'l:. Giron

was there;

Don Balt11far

Caftillia

being near the Entry; Oh, Sir, faid he, how cómes it to pafs chac you are

late

honour us wich your Company; and immediately ordered che door co

be opened, whereupon

Francifco Hernandez.

rufhed in with bis Sword'clrawn in bis

!·igbc-hand and a Buckler in his left, anda Companioo on each fide with Parti–

fans in cheir hands.

The Gueíl:s fitting at Supper affrighted With this appe-arance aro[e from the

Table in great Confuúon:

chen faid

Hern,:mde:,:,,

Genclemen, be not afraid norc

íl:ir, for we are all engaged in chis Ploc. The Governour, withouc hearing far–

cher enrnre'd in ata door-00 the left-hand, and wenc in at che apartment, where

che women remained : in another comer of che Hall t!'1ere was anocher' door lea–

ding

the Kicchin and

che other Offices of the Houfe: by chefe two doors all

che People paffecl who were in 1:he Entries: bue thofe who \Yere near the great

door of che Hall were in moíl danger, noc knowing which way

efcape.

rohn

Alonfo Palomino

was íeaced

juíl

over againíl: che door of che Hall, wich bis back

to–

wards ic; and being known

Diego de A/varado

tbe Lawyer, and chofe who were

wjch him, chey gave him five wounds; for he, and his kinfman

Gmnimo Coflillia

were [et clown and deíl:ined

be rnarthered ; for having oppofed

Francifco Her–

nandez.

in a late mutiny, which he had cau[ed, as before related.

John Alonfo Palomino

dyed che next da"y of his wounds in che Hou[e of

Loa;fa,

not being able to goe

forth to be cured elíewhere.

They alfo killed

'fohn de Morales,

a rich Merchant, anda very honeíl: man, as he

was ac che Wedding-füpper, and happ_ened

be amongít che ocher Cirizens; for

he, without coníidering whac he did, incended to put out che Candles which

were on che Table, that in che dark their e[cape might be che more ea(ie; and

therewith drawing away the Table-cloth, ten of the eleven Candles fell down,

and were all extinguifhed ; but one remaining íl:ill lighted ; one of che Compa–

nions of

Hernande:¡;,

chruíl: bis Partifan in at his

m0uch,

and cut him therewith ftom

one Ear unto rhe other; faying,

Tr11Jtor, WoHldft rho11have

™

al/ to be kjlled here?

Then another Souldier gave him a Thruíl: chrough che Jefe Pap, wirh which he

immediJ.cely fell down dea1

that che unhappy man had no time ro tye his gol–

den cup

his Girdle , as lome have malitiouíly written concerning him. ,. The

ne~t day I faw his Body in che condition here related, for which, and the reíl of

che Tragedy, chofe who were Aélours cherein did much applaud chemíelves.

My Father, and

Diegp de Los Rios,

and

Vafco de Guevara,

aód cwo other Gencle–

rnen, who were Brochers and Kin[men of his, called

Efculantes

;rnd

Rodrigo de Lcon,

Brother of

Pero Lopez.. de Ca

alla,

and orher Citizens and Souldiers, in ali to rhe

number of chircy Ílx, paífed out ac che fome door with the Governour, and I al–

amongíl: che reíl:, not by the aparcment of che Women, bue took to che righr–

hand, ro find a paífage out by che yards of the Houfe, and here meeting a Ladder,

chey climbed up

che roof of che Houfe ; intending co pafs over into che Hou[e

John de Fi1,ueroa,

which v.ias che next houfe to them, and ooely a Ílngle Wall

becween ; from whence chere was a door opening to aobtber Screec; my Eather

finding chat chere was a Paífage chat way, call~d

che Company to~íl:ay umill

he could goe and call che Governour, by who[e meaos he hoped ro remedy tlie

farther progrefs of chis Evil : And going to che place, where che Governourwas,

he called to him, and cold him, chac chere was a paífage that

e[cap€;

aud

that time were people ro foccour and defend him: and chat, if he !)lea[ed,-ro g'oe

wich chem into che Market-place, and

cau[e

che Bells ro be rung out, and an A–

larm founded, he did noc doobt , bue that the Affaffinates and Rebtds would it\i–

m~diacely fly away, and fhift for chemfelves : bue che Gover_nour not rece~iir;

th1s counfel, returned no other Aníwer, than rhat he defaed h1m

füffer him to

remain there. My Facher returning

his Companions found rhem all climbed

up to tbe top of che roof, lead ing

che Houíe of

rohn de Figueroa :

wherefore

he defired chern once more

ílay, and expeél him, unrill he could goe, and per–

füade che Governour out of his place of concealment, where going a fecond

time , he ufed ali che Arguments and Reafons in the World

ir.duc;e him rhere–

unco, bur was not able

prevail, becaufe the Governour faníied ,

rhat r

hey

were ali in che Plot, as

Francifco Hernandez.

declarfd at his firíl: entrance

ir.to

the

Hall.

Garfilaffo,

Father, _being out of all hopes

prevail, wenc his way , and

ac the Foot of the Ladder lofr one of bis

ílippers

which he had puc on over his

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