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VII.

R.oyal

Commentariú~

a Standard in

_Couo

againft

Hern,wde-z.. :

and not this

Pero;

for during ali the rimé

this War, I remained at

Co:i::.co,

and then in cafe chis

Pero Hernande:i::.

who lod–

ged in my Father's hou~ ~had fec up any Standard

C<?lours , ir could ·not have

pafled wichour my knowlecige ; ·and cherefore in chis matter I may rarher be cre–

dired th:m tbis Aurhour. The Yourh whom I .mentioned {n che cwenty

fiftq

Chaprer of che fecond Book .to have hadan Infirmicy in bis Eyes; an_d that by

applying a cercain medicina.! Herb thereumo I recovered his Sighr which was in

danger ro be lo{t , was the Son of this honeíl: Souldiér, and was born in rny Fa-

.ther's houfe :

attd

how in this year,

1611.

He livc::s at

Oliva

Palencia,

his Fa':–

ther's (',oumrey, alld _is called

_Martin .L~1!

-whom his Exce!lehcy _the Duke,of

Feria,

and che Righc Honourable che Marquis of

Vil!anueva de Barca Rota,

do ern–

,ploy in

che.ir

fervice whenfoever they ha~e occafion to huy Hórfes, or bréed chen;i

U!)

ro che Manage; for he became an Ex,cellent Horfeman in dr~íling the Genec¡

~-hich was rhe Horfe chac gained and conquered our Countrey,

&c.

When

Pero Hernandei

che Loyal received che

firft

lntél!igence of che Rebellion

Hernandez. Girón;

he was rhen in che

Anrw,

rrading for che Herb called

Cr1c~,.

whiéh, wiéh arl Herb called

Tunu,

yields a great Revenile to his Majefiy :

And ih"en leaviog

his

ernploymenc , like a lbyál Subjeél:

his King , he \~•ent to

the Maríhal's Camp, where he rernained umill he was taken Prifoner ac che Bat:

tel of

Chuquynca,

and prefented

Ffancifco Hernande:i:.

for a Perfon ofQualicy, and

one eminent for che many Services he had forrnerly aéted in fervice ofhis lmpe

rial Majefiy , for which reafon

Hernandez..

gave prefenc order to have him execu:

ted ; and accordingly che Hangman ordering him to kneel clown, that he might

put che Halcer more conveniently abouc his Neck ; and it happening ac the famé

time, thar a certain Souldier asking the Executioner fome queíl:ions, which whilíl:

he rurned about his Head to anfwer, and was in difcourfe with the Souldier,

rofe chis

Pero

and ran

wich fuch

wiftnefs, chat a Horfe could noc have overta–

·ken

him; and direétly coming

the prefence of

Hernandez.

he caíl: himfelf at

-bis Feet , and ernpracing bocl-i his Le~, he moíl: earneíl:ly prayed ánd begg«d his

merey: chis Petition of his was feconded by all then prefent, and partftu'latly

Chriftopher de Funes,

a Citizen of

Huamanca,

interceded for hirn, .faying, thac the

poor Wrecch had ¡¡lready tafied of death by che apprehenfions he had co'nceíved

of it when' the Halter was about his Neck;

Francifto Hernandez.

at the impormni-·

of fo marty·friends, rather than his own inclinations, gave him his Pardon.

This particular paífed in the rnanner,before relaced; for afterwards in the ci'me of.

peace, I have heard che Scory repeated in my Father's houfe, boch in che pre-.

·fence and in che abfence of chis

Pero Hmande:i::.

che Loyal; whofe efcape out of

~he hands of the Rebels unto his Majefiy's Camp we íhall relate in its due place;

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