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Royal

(Jommentariei.

BooK

VII.

two hundred and eighcy were wounded, of wlíich above fourcy dyed for wanc of

care and good arcendance, and for wanc ofChin:lrgeons, Medicines and good

Diet;

fine, every ching was unlucky in that difmal and fatal day. So chac the

men

killed on the Marfhal's fide , by one way or othér, were near two hundred and

fifcy in all, and of che Rebels not above feventeen. The plunder of che Field

( as this Auchour faith ) was very confiderable , being che richeft rhat ever had

been in

Pem:

for che Maríhal had engaged in chisBattel an hundred of che rich–

efi anJ principal perfons of thac Cpuncrey; and many who had fpem fix and·fe–

ven choufand pieces of

Eigh

t, and-other two, three, and four choufand'pieces.

Ac che beginning-Of..

t.be

Fight

Hernande~

gavé order to his Serjeanc Major

An–

tonio Carillo

to guard a narrnw paífage wich eight

nine Horfe,

intercepc fuch

as füould fieal away out of éowardife, and fly from che danger.

che heat of

ali

the Barre!,

Albertos de Ordunna,

Standard-bearer General to

Hernandez:,

carne

runniog

chem crailing his Colours on che ground, and cold them that chey

muíl:

01ifr

for them felves, for that cheir General was killed, and their Forces defeaced;

whereupon chey ali fled and travelled eight or nine leagues rhat night: bue che

11exc dayreceiviog intelligence from

che

Jndiam,

rhac che Marfhal was routed, and

thacH'ernandez _rémained Conquerour, rhey recurned

their Camp wich fuffici–

ent fharne and reproach for cheir Cowardife; chough chey pretended cp have

gone in purfüit of che Maríhal's men, of which many were Aed by chofe

ways :

and to coumenance chem herein, and not to fhame them,

Hernande'l;,

was pleafed ro

own, thar he had given chem Orders

purfüe chofe who had caken cheir Aighc

by chofe ways. The Viétory beiog chus gained by

Francifco Hernandez.,,

his

Lieu–

éenant-General was defirous at che end of che Fight to íhew himfelf brave; and

a Man of aétion, chóugh during che Bactel, he neither acquicted lümfelf like an

Officer , no¡; as che meanefi or lowefi of che Souldiers : bue now to doe fome–

thing , when che Souldiers broughc a Gentleman of

Camora

prifoner, named

Ro–

mero

che Commiífary, who bue four qays before hap condutred a choufandJndia,¡;

ladeo with proviftons co che Maríhal s Camp , as we have formerly memioned

of which when che Lieucenant was informed, he fent an Emiífary of his ( whom

he ufed

employ upon fuch like Meffages, called

Alonfo Gon~11les)

with Orders

có

put him co death, before he was brought into che General's prefence, well knowing

chat he would grant him his Pardon, in cafe any interceffion was made for him,

which the bloudy Hangman accordingly execuced. Then chey broughc anocher Pri–

foner before

Hernandez:,

called

Pero Hernande;(.

the Loyal, having deferved thac

Surname of diíl:inétion for che fervice, duty and fidelicy co his Majefiy , having '

always been epgaged on bis fide, bue in che

'Nar

againfi

Gonfalo Pifarro,

and al–

.fo ferved in quality of

Captain under

(ohn Va~~Hez.. Coronado,

a Cicizen of

Mexico,

when che feven Ciries were difcovered , as we have given a relacion in our

Hi–

fiory of

Florida

;

Anq now alfo he was ehgaged in the Army of che Marfhal a–

gainfi

Francifao H,rnande~

;

he had alfo che Title of Lo~al , to diílinguifh him

from other feditious and rebellious Subje& of che fame name, fuch as

Pero Her–

nande¡:,,

who was concerned in che Confpiracy of

Mufu

wich

Diego de Roj41,

have already related. This

Pero Hernandei:.

che Loyal , as

Palentino

faith , was

Taylor, with which

Francifco Hernandez

reproached him afcer he had given him

his Pardon at

che iníl:ance and requeíl: of

Chriftopher de Punes

calling him plrifull

rafcally Taylor , that füould 'dare

rife from his Shopboard,

ereét aStandard

in che narne of his Majeíl:y.

Bue

chis reporc of him was falfe; for

knew him

al! che time chat he was in

PerH;

for he lodged and dieced in my Father's houfe ;

for before he carne imo the

Jndies,

he had been a domefiick Servant in che Illu–

firious and ¡nofi Excellent Family of

Feria,

from which by che bleffing of

God

my Facher is defcended by a younger Son. , Wherefore in regard chis

Pero Her-·

nande'l;,

had been a Servanc to thac Family , and a Vailal co chofe Lords , and

Narive of

Oliva

in che Kiogdom of

Palencia;

my Facher was kind

hirn, and crea–

red him with as much refpec1 as if he had been his own Brnrher: an~ on

che

other ftde

chis

Pero Hernandez.

behaved hirnfelf

an honeíl: worchy perfon, and

kept his two Horfes, one of which

called

Paxarillo,

or·

Sparrow ,

for

che

fü,ifc–

nefs of his runnipg;

knew chis Horfe very well, and

had reafon

doe;

for with his Horfe after

che

Wars with

Hernande'l;,

were ended, a ílrange accidenc

ful! of danger befell,me,

bue

by the mercifall providence ofGod,

was preferved

from death. This very man,

P.alentino

fays, was a Taylor; bue it was

miíl:ake

his , and

mufl:

have beco

fome

oth~r man, who

was a

Iaylor , and chac fet up

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