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VII.

Royal.

Commentarier.

CH A P. X.

Francifco

Hernandcz

retires with his A.rmy.

In his Maje–

fiy'

amp

great

onfufion by dive.rfity of opinions.

mutiny

raifed in the City

Piura;

and

h0w

was

pacified.

.Rancifco Hernande~

according to

his

f'ormer re(o!udon withdrew his Forces·frorit

Pachae11mac

in fuch haíle rha

c che Souldiers left behind chem ali rhings which

were ufelefs and

cumberfome.ro

them , which were all taken away by che King's

Party, who upo

n retreat of che

Enemy, wichouc order from their Commanders ,

plundered every thing chat remained : Upon chis alteration of affairs, che

u(Hces

·encered into confulcacion wich the Fiekl Officers; and fümmoned unto the.Coun–

cil ofWar, beGdes che Capcains

feveral Planters,.who were men of Éílares in

che J(ingdom, and were well experienced in che Affairs of chat Councrey : bue

iñ

fuch variety ofopinions, rhere was great confuGon, every one perfül:ing in his own

perfuaGon,, preífed eagerly thac his Counfel mighc be caken. A~lengch after long

debates, i.t was.concluded chac

Paulo de Menefes,

wich ftx hundred feleét men ,

íhould purfue afcer

H.e~nandez..:

the next <lay che detachmenc béing made, che cwo

Generals contrádiél:ed che refolucion concluded ar che Council of War , and orde–

red chat no more chao

¡i

hundred men íhould be drawn out, for that it would be

too great a weakriing to che Camp to be deveíl:ed of che greacen numb~r of rhe

choiceíl: meo. Howfoever che

uíl:ices remained cortíl:ant to their

firíl

Refolves,

and again comrna

nded t

hat che detachment íhould be made of che fix hundred

men ; which was

agq.in

contradiél:ed by che two Generals, who were of opinion

thac a

imndred m

en we

re fufficient to keep che E}lémy in Alarrns, and

receive

fuch.as

were deíirous to revolr. Between chefe,contradiél:ory Orders

PaHlo de Me–

ncfes w

as greatly confufed, and much rnore-troubled, becaufe he was noc permir–

red ro cake wich him chofe Comrades and Friends of his in whorn he moff con–

fided to íl:and by him, and who were deGrous to keep him.company. And here

we will leave chein

declare chofe maccers , which paífed ac che fame rime in

the City of St,

Michae! de Píura.

The

uíl:ices, as we menc_ioned l?efore, had fent advices to all che Governours of

the.Ki9gdorn·concerníng che rebellion of

Hernandn,

and iífued out tbeir Orders

and Warrancs

raife and at;[Jl Souldiers to reíiíl: and deíl:roy che Rebels. The

Governour of

Piura

called

¡ohn Delgadillo

gave his Cornmiffion to

Francifco

Silva,

a Souldier of good fame an_d repucacion, who lived in that City, wich

In–

íl:ruél:ions to leavy Souldiers in

Tumpiz.,,

and along che waíl:, and to bring wich

hin:i as rnany as he rnuld rai[e.

Francifco de Silva

wenc accordingly and. rerurned

Piura

wich a parcy of about twency fix or cwenty feven Souldiers, who having

remained.chere _abouc ~welve or chirreen days without any care caken

prnvide

them wich Viltuals, or Lodging, and being poor men, and notable to rnaintain

themfelves , they carne

che Governour wich their Capcain

Francifco de Sih,a

and deíired his Lícenc~ to goe to che .Cicy of

Los Reyes

to ferve his Majeíl:y_. The

Governour being preffed by che Inrreacies and Importunities of all che Citizens af–

(ented thereunco; bue che next day, che Souldiers being drawn out, and ready

march, che Governour, wichout any reafon for it, revoked his Licence, and gave

a poltcive Cornmand, chat every o~e íh?uld repair to his quarters, and n~icher go'

out from thence, nor out of che C1ty w1chout farther order.

Francifco Hernande~

and his cornpanions, finding chac no entreaties could prevail on che Governour,

rhey refolved to k,ill him , and plunder che Cicy , ;,md chen depa(t and offer their

fervice

Hernandez.. Giront

lince they were denyecj leave to ferve his Majefiy. The

inatter was ÍQon agreed , and abouc cwelve or chirreen

therri weil armed wenc

inco rhe Governour's houfe, and took him ,. and killed a

uíl:ice

Peace of che·

lower rank, and made feizure of Guns, Head-pieces, Swords, Bucklers, Lan–

ces, Halbards, with a greac provifion of:Powder

ánd chen carrying forrh che

Roya\ Standard they prodairned upen pai~ of deach, thac every man fhould re–

pair tbereunto; chen they broke open che royal Treafury, and carried all rhe mo-

e e ce c -.

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