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VII.

Royal Commentaries.

cafe they {hould purfüe, 11~d fall on him

the rere : bue after he had marched

days, and found that no purfuit was made afier him ; and had underílood by

his

Spyes; that the CMncils held in the Enemies Camp were various, and com–

monly comradiétory, and tbat what the

uíl:ices ordered, was agaia councermanded

by the Generals ; he took courage and rnarched more leifürely and with more eafe

and ferurity than before. Howfoever things paífed not fo frnooth and fair neicher

betweetl him and his moíl: inrimate friends, bue rhat many quarrels and difputes arofe

arnongíl: thern, for being come to the valley called

Huarcu,

he ha,nged up cwo of his

principal Souldiers, upon abare fu(picion, that they intended rn revolt; for amongíl:

. them ajealoufteonely was fufficient to cake away che life of any man whacfoever;

though he were che greareíl: Confidem, and the mofi: zealous for cheir caufe.

Her–

nande:G

proceeding forward carne to che valley of

Chincha,

whicb was a Counrrey a–

bounding and plentifull of all proviftons; for which reafon Capcain

Nsmno Afendio!a

a<Mfed

Hernande:G

to remain there for three or four days for refrefhment ofhis Soul–

diers and making Provifions which were neceífary for their farcher march ; bue

Her–

nandez..

would noc adm~c of chis Counfel; and looking at the fame time on

Mendio!iii

he fanfted, chat his coumenance changed ac che refufal, and chac he feemed difcon–

tented; whicb opinion others nouriíhing in him, endeavoured to increafe and im–

prove, and told him plainly thac

Mendio!a

was refolved to pafs over to che King's

party, ·which belief

Hernandez..

eafily admitted, when he calted to mind chat

Gam–

who was his Enfign was

alrea.dy

revolced with

Diego.de

Silva,

and thence he cer–

tainly concluded chac it was with cleftgn

make way for bis Captain, and to treac

·and fecure conditions for him againíl: che time tlnat he íhoulcl find opporcunicy to

efcape ; upon which fufpicion onely he ordered his Lieucenant General

cake

away bis Horfe arrd Arms, and

difcharge him cheArmy ; which was accor~ing–

executed; and not onely

fo,

but with chem alfo he was deprived of his life.

And chus poor Captain

Nunno Mendiola

ended his days, which was a dt1e reward of

his demerit, having been one ofthe Confpiracours engaged .in chis rebellion. N<~t–

whhfianding which feveral S@uldiers íl:ill continued

+ev0lr, and carne

aH/o

Menefu,

giving him advice, that

Francifco Hernandez.,

was in great diforder by

reafon that he was deferted

many of his Souldiers, fo chat he had fcarce

300

men with him, though in reality chey were above

500.

Paulo de Menefes

being

encouraged wich chis News, entered into confultation with his friends of the ma11-

net how he might beac up che Enemies quarcers in the nighc ; which being agreed,

and che Sould-iers on the mar-ch, chey called to mind, chac c-hey had 1:nade no provi–

fion of Corn for cheir Horfes, which was a mmer which íhould h¡¡ve been chought

upon before: bue whilíl: they were conftdering hereof, a certain Souldier, whowas

one of chofe which had larely revolced from

Hernande:1;;,,

called

Francifco de CuevM,

fiepc out, and cold chem, that he knew from whence to fetch a fufficient quancicy

M ayz.,:

whereupon

Paulo de Menefes

[ene him away wich a dozen of

lndians

carry che proviíion. The Souldier accordingly went and difpatched away che

Jndi–

"ns

wich chefr

ful!

burtbens, ordering them

go before, and rhat he would pre–

fendy follow,

foon ás his Horfe had eaten his Com : when che Souldier found

himfelf alor;ie, iníl:ead of remrning

fiO

Paulo de Menets,

he paffed over

Francifco

Hernandez. ;

to whom he gave an accounc of che number of his Enemies, that chey

were marchiP.gagainíl: him, and of cheir defign to beat up his quatcers, che nighc

follo\

i!lg: He then asked his pardon for having deferted him, faying, thac it was

the Providence of God which hád diveéted him for goed>and fe~t him to bring

this Imelligence, that the Enemy rnigh'c

hot

take him

upbn

fürprize. Now it is

faid, thacthe reafon of this revolt of che Sbuldier again to

He-rnande:G

was occafio–

ned by a word which fell from ·a tertain Souldier belonging to

Paulo de Menefes,

who, cifcouríing wich another conC'erning che Rebels, faid , -thac fo foon as che

·War was ended, ~he beíl: ofthefe Runagates wbuld be called toan account and whip–

ped, and fenc to che Gallies: which being over-heard 0y this Souldier, he refolved

ro rernrn

his former Capcam, and to merit his Pardon, by che intelligence he

broughr him.

Franci[co Rernandez.

allarum'd wich rhis it'lf-ormatien, remained ali chac

· Evening and the nighc following in a pofiure of defence and ready

rnceive the ·

Enemy: bt1t when

Paulo de M enefes

and

Lope de Martin

ane che other Captains

found chat

FrancifcodeCueva

carne not back, they preferitly fufpeéted, thac he was

returned to

Hernande:1;;,,

and had given him advice of cheir deíign

fürpri!le him in

che night ; wherefote chey cbanged cheir refolucion, aod ordered their S0uldiers

march unto a place calleo

Villacori,

-about five Leagues diftant fromttheir former

quarrers

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