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VII.
Royal
Commentaries.
ever
to
apprehend che woríl, and provide againft the [urprife of an enemy, chough
diílant and far removed; for exarnple ofwhich we íhall lay before them the pre–
fent misfortune.
For
Francifco Hernande:{,,
having been informed from
Lope Martín
and his Companions of the quarcers and condition of
Paulo de Mene(e,,
he prefencly
put his Forces in order
to
rnarch againíl hirn wich ali poffible cliligence : and here–
in fortune favoured him very much; for chough one of
Martin Lope's
Cornpanions
had made his efcape, yet he was
fo
affrighted wich the apprehenGons ofdeath, thac
he bid bimfelf in a Cave, and had not power to go forward wich this information
to
Paulo Menefe,,
which was of che higheíl: importance to him; for want ofwhich,
on confidence of fuch vigilanc Sencinels as
Lope Martín
and his Cornpanions, boch
he and bis Souldiers repofed [ecurely .wichout fear or fü[picion of any forprife.
About break ofday in the morning acertain ~ouldier, who wenc out of che Camp
to gacher a little
M ayz..
in thofe Fields, heard on a fudden the noife of people co–
ming towards him ; and looking about him, efpied a party of about thirty Horfe,
which
Hernandez..
had
[ene
for che Van-guard to amufe che enemy, and entertain
them wich skirmiíhing_uncill che reíl: of his Forces were come up to their affiíl:ence.
The Souldier imrnediately ran in wich the advice, and gave the alarm; but
Paulo
de Menefe,
fuppoGng thac che enemy was noc rore numerous than what che Soul–
dier reponed them to be, he kept his ground and would not recrear, untill [eeing
the enemy very near, and appearing on che Sands, and him[elf almoíl: furrounded
wich Forces far greater chan his own, he chen gave orders to make a recrear with
al! fpeed, whilíl: he in perfon defended che Rere againíl: che enemies attempt, in
which many were killed and wounded on one íide and the other ; and in chis
rnanner they conrinued fighring and skirmiíhing the greateíl: part of the day, un–
till rhe whole Force of
Hernandez..
was come up ; and chen the confufion was great
as well amongíl chofe who purfüed as thofe that fled, not being able by reafon of
the noife and duíl to difünguifh one from che ocher: chis purfuit continued for
the fpace of three leagues, in which Capcain
d'
Avalo,
with five or fix more were
wounded, and abouc fourteen or fifceen were killed, and amongíl: them
Michael
de Cornejo
a very honeíl: man, and a Citizen of
Arequepa,
and one of che firíl: Con–
querours, to whom
Francifco de Carvajal,
Lieucenant-General to
Gonfalo Pifarro,
rnade many acknowledgments of friendíhip for che kindnefs and generofüy he had
íhewn him, as we have formerly mencioned. His death was occafioned by .the
Borgonion he wore, having the Vifard clofe íhut down, whereby, and with che
duíl: raifed by thofe who purfued, and chofe who fled, and by che violent heat
which is always in rhofe Valleys, he was ílifled and fuffocated. He was much
lamented by al! that knew him, being a perfon ofgreat goodnefs and honour, as ap–
pears by the entertainment and reception he gave to
Francifco de Carvajal,
his Wife
and Family, when he found them in che Markec-place of
Arequepa
defütute ofLodg–
ing,
or
Money, or Friends to entertain rhem. Notwichílanding this fucceís which
the Rebels had in purfuit of cheir enemies, who fled before them, yet their lofs was
greater by che revolt of many of their own Souldiers to che King's party; which
cau[ed them to give over che purfüit, and found a retrear,. leíl: che example of
thofe who Bed íhould be che caufe of a general muciny and defeétion amongíl: their
Forces.
'-john Rodriguez., de Vil/alobo,
a Citizen of
Couo,
was one of thofe who re–
volted that day from
Hernande:{,,
whom though he had endeavoured to engage ro
him by che marriage of his Wife's Siíl:er, yet the loyalty he owed
to
his Prince
was of greater prevalency wich him chan che bond and tie of alliance : bue
Hernan–
dez.,
feemed
to
make light of his de[ertion, fwearing, in contempc and difdain of
him, that he was more troubled for a Sword he carried wich him than he was for
his perfon or any other concernmenr relating to him : And farrher to fhew his con–
fidence, and che aílurance he had to prevail, he again publickly declared, that
he
gave free libercy to any man who was weary of his fervice to pafs over
to
the fide
of the Juíl:ices, for he pretended not
to
entertain forced and preífed Souldiers, bue
willing and faichfull Friends. As to
Paulo deMenefes
hirnfelf, he lefc his Souldiers
and fled _to
Chincha,
which
Pttlentino
teíl:ifies in thefe words:
When
Paulo de M enefe,,
fays he, faw that bis Souldiers fled, and that his Body
of Horfe ran away in ful! carriere, he turned out ofthe way, and paífed chrough a
fandy Countrey towards che River
Pifco,
and with three other Companions, who
followed him, carne to
Chincha,
&c.
Thus far chis Authour.
As che Rebels returned from che purfuit, they gathered up al! che
Arms,
Coats,
Cloaks and other things of burthen, which che King's parcy had fcattered in the
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