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way,ánd thrown from their Horíl't and ~uies to eaíe the1:1 in their flight; like
thofe who are in a ílorm at Sea, throw cheir Goods and Ladmg over Board to fave
their Veífel and cheir Lives. And fuch was che formne of theíe Royalifls, who
but even now being in a condition ~o threacen cheir enemies wich a total deíl:ruc-
tion were in che nexc momenc forced to flighc and encirely defeared. ·
I~ chis place ic will be no great digreflion from our. purpofe, to relate a ffory
concerning che faichfulnefs of an Horíe ( which I knew) towards his Maíl:er, be–
cauf~ ir is rare :md curious, and becaufe fuch accidents as rhis feldom happen in che
worH , In chis Batee! of Spurs (as we may call ir) there was a cercain Gentleman
engaged of his Majeíly's party called '/oh~ '/ulio de Hogedd, a Cicizen of Coz.,co, and
one of the firíl: Conquerours of rhac Empire, who, amongíl other Horfes which he
kept, was mounted rhat day at Villacori upon one wirh black fµots, and running
ful! (peed, as Palentino faich, Hogeda fell from his Horfe, which feeing his Ma/1:er
on the ground, gave a íl:op amidíl: three bundred ocher Horfes and Beafls-of bur–
then, and would not íl:ir uncill his i),íaíl:er got up again and was mounred on his
.back ~ which faithful of an irracional Beaíl: faved che life of his Maíler, and
rnay be recounted for :ory wirhouc example ; uhlefs ic were anorher of rhe like
namre performed by ame Horfe, of which I rny felf was a wirnefs, at Couo,
whe1e, afrer che War was endtd, cerrain Gentlemen exerciíing cheir Horles afrer
che Genec fafhion, as rhey ufüally did in the common courfe every Sunday ic
happened rhar a School-fellow of mine, of mongrel race, whofe Facher was a Spa–
niard and his Mocher an Jndian, called Pedro de Alramirano, Son of Antonio de Alta–
mirano, one of che firíl: Conquerours, being mounted on chis Horfe, and running
foil [peed by aWindow on his !efe hand, he efpied a fair young Lady looking oul!
from che Houfe.belonging to Alonfo de lv(efa, che fipht ofwho1:r1 ~aufed him co-for–
get bis race, and ac che next courfe, havmg che Wmdow tm h1s nght hand, he tur–
ned bis head two or three times to fee che beaucy of che Lady. The third time
pafling che fame place, the Horfe being fenfible chac his Rider checked him in .his
carriere, he íl:rained harder chan before to gain che Race; but che young Gallant
being more incent on the beaury of his Miíl:refs than che Governmenc ofhis Horfe
he leaned too much on one fide and fell ro the ground : which when the Horf~
perceived, he gave a íl:op in his full [peed, and fiaid wichout moving untill che
Gallam arofe, and again mounced upon hin\ and then he cohtinued his courfe, to
the great admiration of chofe who were prefent. Ali which I my felf faw from a
Gallery of mr Facher's Houfe; che which aétion may ferve to confirm'the truth
of che former unto chofe who had not che faith to believe it at che firíl:. And fo
we fhall return ro che Army of che Juílices, where we fhall find noching bue ani–
mofüies, and troubles, and changes of Officers, and places of Truíl:.
CH A P. XIII.
The Juflices depri·lJe t~e two Generals of their Ojfice. Fran–
cifco Hernandez comes to Nanafca. A Spie carries the
news of the many changes. The Rebels compofe an Army
of Negroes. ··
SUch were the quarrels and diffenfions in his Majeíly's Camp between &he two
Generals, thac the Capcains and Souldiers were fcandal_ized thereat, and trou–
bled to fee on al! oécafions chings dived1y and contrarily difpofed. The Generals
being informed of thefe complaints and murmurings of che Souldiery, were per–
fuaded at the iníl:ance of feveral principal perfons to dine one day togerher, in
arder whe1:eonto wich much intreaty they brought the Juíl:ice Santillan from his .
quarcers two_ leagues off, where h~ ~.ª~ retired to a meeting \~1ich ~he Archbiíhop,
and after Duíner chey were mac1e Fnends, to che greac fansfaéhon, as Palentin<>
faith, of the whole Army. The fame day cowards Evening news was broughc to
the Camp of che defeat and rout given ac Villacori, at whkh they much admired,.
having