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rage chan good difcipline: for che Rebels having confidered che ficuation of che
place, ordered and difpoftid cheir Souldiers to the moíl: advantage
~
It was
l'IO
plain
or open Countrey wheré' they were
to
fight, bue amongíl: Buíhes and Trees, and
great Rocks and Caves, by which the River
Amancay
paífes.
H~mande:;:,
his Soul–
diers divided themfelves imo feveral parties and places covered and íbeltered with
Trees and Bulhes. The Maríhal's meo boldly and openly defcended from a Hill,
and being come wichin Mufquec-íhot , évery one co fignalize himfelf the better ,
told his Condition, and his Name, who and whac he was.
.
The Enfign of
John Ramon
named
Gonfalo de Mata
cáme
fo
neár che Eriemy, as
to
call
to
them, and cry~d out aload, I am
Mam;
I am
.Mata;
one of bofe who
lay clofe in che Bu(hes·perce'iving him within Mufquet-íbot, anfwered him, I am
a
Matador,
a
Matador,.or
a Killer of him; and wich that !et fly ar him, and íbot
him
foil
in the Breaíl, with which he fell dead to the ground : the like happeried
to
others; of which many were killed and wounded, without fe~ing who hure
them : And chough che Mar.íhal re-inforcéd the detachment with freíh Forces,
fo
that che Skirmiíb cominued untill three a dock in che afternoon, in which above
forty principal per.fons were killed and wounded, yet no advantage was gained by
chis Engagement: amoµgíl: chefe a young Gentleman of.abouc eighteen years of
age, called
Don Felipe Enrique:;:,
had che misfortune
tb
be ílain, and was much la–
memed by boch Armies; and Captain
Ayrenaga
was wounded. The King's parry
having fuíl:ained chis lofs in che Skirrnifh, were nota liccle cooled in thei( courage
and abaced in cheir meccle. During che.Fight cwo Souldiers belonging to
Hernan–
de:;:,
revolced to che Maríhal , one of which was called
Sancho de Vayona :
and one
Souldier of che Maríhal's paífed over to
Hernandez.,,
named
--,-de Bilbao,
of
wbóm
we have formerly rnade mention, and how he declareg, that wherefoever he
füft
faw
Hernande:;:.,
he would fly to his Party.
·
_
The Skirrnifh being ended, and che Souldiers retired:
Palentino,
Chapter the
forty fourch, faith; That che Marfhal entered into confultacion with
Lcrenfo de
Aldana, Gomez., de A/v,1rado, Diego M aldonado, Gomé,:., de Solú,
and other principal
perfons in the Camp; to whom he fignifyed che great defire he had to engage che
Rebels, upon aífurance chae
Bayona
the Souldier (who was juíl: then come over from
che Enemy) had given liiim , that fer cert:ün they would never lland a íb,ock,
bue turn their backs at the
firíl:
charge : bue
Lorenfo de Aldana
and
Diego Maldona–
do
being of another opinion, took him afide, and j:,erfuaded him to decline an
Engagemenr, and to have patience for a while: fince he liad fuch manifeíl: ad–
vantages over che Rebels~ both in men, and in che ground where they were en–
camped: and rnoreover, ali che
Indian1
and all that Countrey were diípofed
to
fa–
vour and ferve him. As
to
che Rebels, chey had no other refuge or fortification
than chofe Rocks and Woods ; in which being kept in by che
Jndian1
,-
and as it
were befieged on ali fides, rhey muíl: in a fhort time be cornpelled by famine
ro one of chefe cwo things, either to abandon cheir
faíl:
places , end then ,they
will eirher disband, or fepatare of thernfelves, or be eafily routed by us ; or che
greateíl: pare of them, will pafs over to us, wichouc hazarding che life of any of
chofe Loyal Gentlemen who are engaged in chis quarrel:
a'II
iwhich will eafily be
dfeéted , by fianding íl:ill withouc aétion , and onely keepiog a good watch and
ward in cafe che Enémy fhould make an attempt, ánd efpecially upon that high
point ofLand which runs out upon che Riv~r, and which overfees both Camps;
which país if he cquld rnake good, he would be better fortified and fecured than
the Enemy.
In
chis advice and opinion moíl: of che principal Officers concurred:
onely
Martin de Roble1
(to whom che t0arfhal had g1ven che Company which be–
long~d to
Diego de Almendra. )
and fome few othérs were of a contrary opinion,
and infiíl:ed much
to
give them batee!: bowfoever
LO(enyo de A!dana
was
fo
ear-
. neíl: .in rhe matter, chac che Marfhal promifed and gave him his word, that he
would not -fight. And upon chis refolucion he difpacched a Meffenger awa-y pre–
fencly to che Camp of che
J
uíl:ices, to fend him fome fmall Field-pieces with a
recruit of Mufquetiers, to play upon chat poinc of che broken part of the Moun–
cain which the Enemy had poffeífed ; for éhat driving chem ouc from chence, they
would eicher be forced
to
yield, or elfe to fighc cheir way in open field. Thus
far
Palentino,
by which appears che great defire of the Maríhal to engage theRebels,
contrary to the opinion of all his Officers, and to che great and \:veighcy reafons alle–
ged by them; which Council not being followed, occaGoned che ruine and de–
firufüon which infued; as will fpeedily appear in whac.fol!ows.
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CH A P.