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VII. -
CH A P.
111.
Franc.ifco Hernandez
difcovers the Governo'ur, and ta~es
him and goes into the Mark__et-placé
;
he
opens the Prifon
cloors and fets the Prifoners at Liberty: he caufes
Don
Balcafar de Caíl:illia,
cmd
the Accountant
John de Car.:
ceres
to be kj!led.
A
LL
this time
Francifco Hernandez. Giroñ
and his Aífociates remained in che
.
Houfe of_
Alonfo de Loa_yfa
purpofely
to
take che Governour, fuppo[mg that
if they had him in their hands , ali the City would yield and furrender to them~ ·
And being informed that he was concealed in the room with the Wornen , chey
rah
a
Bench againíl: che
firíl:
door , and broke it open, and coming to-che fecond,
chofe within parlied wich them, defiring them co país their words, noc
to
kili che
Governour, nor do.hirn other hure; whish
Hernande:t
having given accordingly,
the
doors were opened ; and che Goveroour being taken ,
Hernandez.
carried him
to his own Houfe , where he Jefe him under a fecure Guard ; and chen he went
into che Market-place, with ali his Companions, who were not above cwelve or
thirteen in number. .
But chis Imprifonment of che Governour, that is, the taking.of him and car–
rying him ro his Houfe, and committing him inco fafe cuílody, was not perfor–
ined
in
lefs than three hours anda half's time : by which ic plainly appears, that
in cafe the Governour had gone forch, as my Father and other friends advifed him,
and had rnade good che Market-place, and founded an Alarm, fümmoning ali bis
Maje{ly's loyal Subjeéts
ro
his Affiíl:ence, no doubt bue che Rebels would have–
been afrighted, and foon abfconded chemfelves in places· where they could have
found the beíl: refuge : the which every one confeíled after the maccer was over.
And now having the curiofity
to
fee whac was afüng, I wenc out into che Mar–
kec place, where I found a few of chofe poor rafcally fellows, who were ready to ·
run away in cafe chey had feen any
to
oppoíe chem : bue che darkneís ofche nighc,
and che boldneís of chofe Confpiracours to enter into a Houfe fo
ful!
of people,
affi-ighced the Governour and all che Company wirh a furprizing fear, and chafed
ali che Citizens and Souldiers out of che Town ;
w
ho joyning togecher mighc ea–
ftly and wirhoac che leaft difficulcy have confounded che Rebels. Abouc half an
_hour after !])idnight, when I was in che Marker-place, carne
ThomM Vafquez.,
pran–
·cing on Horfe-back, and anocher following him with clieir Lances in cheir hands,
and asked
Hernandez.
what fervice he had to comrnand.thern
?
-ro which he an- ,
fwered, chac all he had
to
defire ac prefenc was, thac they would goe che rounds,
and advife all'people chat they mee, not to be afraid ; and in cafe of trouble, .or
.danger, rhatthey íhould 'apply themfelves tQ him, who was in che Market-place,
ready to fuccour and ferve al! his Friends and Maíl:ers.
In
like manner foon after
chis, .carne another Citizen called
Lllonfo Di~,
mounced on Horfe-báck wich his
Lanc~ in his hand ; co whom
Hernandez.
ordered che fame ching as he had done
·to
VaZJquez.:
fo tbac ali che Citizens who were engaged in chis Confpiracy were
·onely rhree, námely,
ThomM Vaz.quez., 'fohn de Pedrahira,
and
Alonfo Diaz.,,
for
he
cha
e
was wirh
Va:tque:t
was a ílranger , and no
Ciriz.,en;
chougfi foon afrerwards
feveral others carne and joyned wich chem, more out of fear rhan affeél:ion, as
plainly appears: for they all left and deferted them wich the firíl: occafion which
preíenceq. Thefe poor Rebels, finding rhemfelves few in number, and that none
c¡ime in ti) their affiílence ; went direétly
to
che Prifons, and opened che doors, to
recruit cheir oumbers; and marched direétly with them
to
the Market-place,
wbere chey remained uncill break of day, and chen rhey found i:hac ali che For–
ces rhey could make, ·did noc amount to above forty men. And chough
Palentino
·
makes a long and formal ílory of chis bufinefs, and tells ns, thac rhey ran abouc
che Streets crying out Liberry, Liberty , and chac chey produced great íl:ores
of
Pikts and Muíquecs, and fer up a Standard ; and that
ilernandn
made Proclama-
,
tion