the thousand men from Palencia and DuenÌ„as were also hindered from joining with him by reason of the Lord High Constable's beeing at PenÌ„aflor whereby hee plainly perceived his own and the other Captain 's unadvisedness and over-sight in spinning out so much time there The Lord High Constable the Lord Admiral and the other Grandees concluded to make their Rande-vous at PenÌ„aflor leaving with the Queen and for guard of the Town the Cardinal of Tortosa Don Bernardo de Sandoval Marquis of Denia with his troop of Hors Don Diego de Rojas Lord of Santiago de la Puebla with his and as many companies of Foot which was sufficient the walls of the Town beeing in very good repair They presently dispatched orders to those in garrison at Portillo to com to the Rande-vous and to the Earl of OnÌ„ate to staie with his Hors in Simancas to hinder Valladolid from sending any succor to Iohn de Padilla This done the Earl of Haro having given command over-night to have his men in a readiness the next morning they all marched to PenÌ„aflor where they reposed that night beeing Sundaie Mundaie by break of daie becaus they would lose no time the Governors and the Captain General drew all their forces into the field which amounted to about seven thousand Foot and two thousand four hundred Hors besides som Noblemen and Gentlemen of the greatest qualitie in Castilla That daie they did nothing but muster their men sending in mean time som Light-horsmen to discover in what posture Iohn de Padilla was in Torrelobaton for they were generally of opinion to besiege him so close that hee might not go thence without giving them battle and they made no question of worsting him their Armie exceeding his if not in number in goodness and valor of the men With this resolution they returned to their quarters SECT XVIII JOhn de Padilla and the other Captains understanding the advantage the Cavaliers would have of them in the field durst not encounter them and fearing to bee besieged they began too late to bee sensible of their own carelesness or imprudence in staying so long at Torrelobaton and thinking their safest cours would bee to march secretly thence assoon as possibly they could and make no staie until they arrived at Toro where they might remain securely until the succors came to them from Zamora Leon Salamanca and the other Cities whereof they were in daily exspectation or go from thence to Salamanca as they saw occasion they resolved so to do Whereupon a certain Priest sitting at the table with him thus said S ir I have seen a Prophecie in which is declared that the Commonalties shall this daie bee vanquished and the Cavaliers remain victorious therefore I beseech you S ir depart not this daie from Torrâ—lobaton Whereunto Iohn de Padilla made this answer Go tâ—ust not in such foolish and vain predictions but in God repose your confidence to whom I shall willingly sacrifice this life and my person for the publick good of these Kingdoms and in regard it is now no time to flinch I do resolv to die and let him dispose of mee as shall bee most for his Glorie This was on Tuesdaie morning whilest Iohn de Padilla was at break-fast Which done his Armie marched out with all silence possible and in good order the Artillerie in the Van his Foot divided into two squadrons and hee bringing up the rear with the hors The Governors and their Captain General soon had intelligence of Iohn de Padilla's march and presently made after him three several waies whom without any great difficultie they took prisoner and routed all his Armie The manner of their fight is diversly reported by several Authors but one who saie's hee was a spectator thereof relate's it thus That upon St George's daie the Cavaliers having notice of Iohn de Padilla's departure from Torrelobaton towards Toro they sallied out upon him from three several places those of Tordesillas charged his Armie in the Van those of Medina de Rioseco in the Rear and those of Simancas falling desperately in upon the Flanks put all in disorder The Commoners marched until they came neer Villalar in very good order and the Cavaliers were of several opinions concerning the giving of them battle Some said it was enough to make them flie and lose their credits and that it was wisdom not to put a business of such importance to the hazard of one battle That their Foot was very numerous and in appearance good that those which the Lord high Constable brought were but few and much harassed besides if they miscarried in this enterprise their hopes were all destroied with their forces But the Marquis of Astorga the Earl of Alva Don Diego de Toledo insisted with much eagerness to charge them their voices carrying it against the more timorous partie they did make after them Who having great store of excellent hors I. de Padilla's men being ill disciplin'd besides the waies being so deep that they could hardly march seeing the enemie advance towards them in great bodies several waies their courage began to fail yet their Captains animated them all they could The Cavaliers follow'd them stil in this manner their hors skirmishing now then with them until they came neer Villalar where having got within shot of them they let flie their Ordnance amongst their ranks who march'd very close which kill'd them by heaps This made their hearts fal to their heels for hast to get into the town they ran one over the other notwithstanding all their officer's endeavors to keep them in order for their further misfortune there fel so fierce a shower of rain that the Foot stuck fast engaged in the mire to the very knees neither could they make any use of their Artillerie partly by reason of the ill wether partly through the baseness of their gunners the chief wherof nam'd SaldanÌ„a a native of Toledo not wel understanding his office fled awaie left the Artillerie in a plowed field Although some have reported that Don Pedro Maldonado dealt privatly with the gunners so to engage the Ordnance that they should do no execution against the Cavaliers having so promised his Uncle the Earl of Venavente who had made him sensible of his error However it was the Cavaliers seized upon all their Artillerie and divers of Padilla's men both Hors and Foot saved themselvs by coming to them having first changed their red crosses into white ones which was the sign of the Loial Partie Iohn de Padilla expressed a great deal of courage and valour in his own person and seeing his game quite lost hee with five Horsmen more charged into the Earl of Venavente's troop and beeing known to bee the General of the other Partie by the richness of his Armor was presently encountred by Don Pedro Baçan Lord of Valduerna native of Valladolid Iohn de Padilla was in complete Armor and bore
grieved them to the souls that any man should die in that quarrel yet nothing would do SECT XXXIX ON Thursdaie the 21 of Februarie Iohn de Padilla marched out of Zaratan with his whole Camp which consisted of seven thousand Foot and five hundred Lances at two of the clock after midnight going very silently in good order and taking Guides along with them to shew them the waie to Torrelobaton in the very Suburbs whereof hee took up his quarters robbing and plundering all they could lay hands on but the people had carried all their best goods into the Town which was very strong The next daie Iohn de Padilla commanded his great Ordnance to bee planted in convenient places to batter â—he Town which hee did very smartly but all his shots were to little purpose for the rampires were extraordinarie After this hee gave them a brisk assault with great clamors of men and bouncing of Guns but hee got nothing by that for the besieged defended themselvs with much resolution In this Conflict which lasted all daie were divers slain and hurt but the most part were of Iohn de Padilla's men who fought at disadvantage having no defence nor rampires to shelter them so that seeing the great loss hee received and the little good hee did mosâ— of their ladders beeing too short and those that ventured to mount up were either knock'd down dead or shrewdly wounded hee thought it his best waie to fall off and sound a Retreat so the combate ceased for that time All that night Iohn de Padilla labored to entrench himself and rais a batterie in another place that hee might give them another fresh assault the next daie The Lord Admiral and the others at Tordesillas beeing advertised of Iohn de Padilla's beeing advanced to Torrelabaton sent presently to draw the Garrisons out of Simancas and Portillo with intent to reliev Torrelobaton if possible although they were but weak in Foot and the enemie had great store and very good First they sent out two Troops of Hors to discover the order and strength of the enemie's Camp with whom they had som slight skirmishes This daie Iohn de Padilla wasted in raising a new batterie and planting his Artillerie but hee found that pâ—rt of the Town no less strong then the former so that hee could do no execution but on the morrow which was the third daie of his beeing there hee removed his Ordnance to another part of the wall which was weaker where hee made som breaches which those of Valladolid and Toledo spying ran presently hurrying without order to enter the dispute continued very hot a great while but the Besieged behaved themselvs so gallantly that they were forced to retreat with no smal loss The same daie the Earl of Haro Captain General having left a sufficient Guard in Tordesillas marched out to face the enemie with a matter of a thousand Lances intending to give the Alarm on one side of the Town whil'st the Governor Don Francisco Ossorio Lord of Valdonquillo carried in a fresh suppliâ— of souldiers on the other Hee desired of the Lord Admiral that they might bee Horsmen but the Earl of Haro thought that not so convenient hee having more need of the Cavalrie for the field-battle Beeing com within sight of the Town in the Evening they staied upon the top of a hill whence the Earl sent a partie of his Hors to skirmish with som Arcabusiers who beeing betwixt the besieged and the mud-walls stood much to their advantage but seeing his men cruelly galled and able to do no good there hee commanded they should retreat to the bodie which was still upon the hill expecting Don Francisco Ossorio to put in execution their intended design but whil'st they were thus staying arrived a Gentleman with a Letter from the Lord Admiral to the Earl of Haro saying That hee might return again for hee had notice since that there was no such need of putting any succor into Torrelobaton for there was already strength sufficient to defend it notwithstanding this countermand divers Gentlemen offered to go into the Town but it could not bee attempted the Lord Admiral having forbidden the Ladders to bee brought which were agreed upon So it behoved the Earl to go back again that night to Tordesillas without bringing his purpose to effect to satisfie the Lord Admiral who as it afterwards proved was very much over-seen therein But som say hee was angrie becaus the Earl of Haro did not follow his advice in the prosecution of that design Iohn de Padilla beeing alarmed by these thousand Hors and finding that hee had not force enough for the offensive and defensive both sent presently to Valladolid for more Upon receipt of his Letter three thousand Foot and four hundred Hors were ordered to march to the Armie at Torrelobaton vvho vvent vvith as good a will to fight as if they had gon to gain the Iubilee On Saturday 28 Febr. they arrived in the suburbs to the no less rejoicing and encouragement of the Besiegers then the dis-heartening and terror of the Besieged who sent to the Lord Admiral complaining very much of Valladolid saying That onely that Citie â—id them all the mischief Sunday Munday and Tuesday they battered incessantly with all their Ordnance and very many were killed on both sides A man could not peep above the wall but hee had presently a bullet or an arrow in his head yet the Cavaliers stood out manfully but beeing not above four hundred Foot and som few Hors they were not able to defend themselvs and wâ—thstand the continual assaults of the Enemie having no intermission nor time to take any rest besides provisions began to fail them Iohn de Padilla having raised several batteries against the Town at last one of them made a breach where whil'st the besieged were defending themselvs in another part of the Town those of Valladolid entred with their Colors they sacked the Town with the greatest crueltie in the world they killed the poor laboring men becaus they could not give them what they demanded spilled all their Wines breaking the tubs in pieces they plundered the Churches stript the Altars and broke open the Tombs thinking to finde som hidden treasure therein Finally they did such things that the most savage bruits who have not the use of reason could not do wors respecting neither humane things nor divine Next daie beeing Wednesdaie they fell to battering of the Tower which defended it self stoutly but beeing full of women and children that had retired themselvs thither for securitie who feeling it shake at everie shot that hit it cried out fearing it would fall upon their heads and having nothing to eat it was surrendered upon condition to secure all their lives and half their goods Thus Iohn dâ— Padilla took Torrelobaton which was no inconsiderable piece of service Hereby hee gained himself much reputation amongst the Common-people it beeing but three leagues from Tordesillas where the Governors
drew out five thousand men into the field to fight though hee paied dearly for it afterwards The Confederates having lost their respect to the Vice-Roy agreed to lose likewise the fear of God They made a Conspiracie amongst them the result whereof was to rob and take away all the riches of the Monasteries and Churches Which beeing discovered the loial Partie desired Don Rodrigo de Mendosa Marquess of Cenete to take upon him the Autoritie of the Justice for the King which hee did and like a good resolute Gentleman hee hung up three or four of the chief Conspirators and so the robberie which they intended was prevented and the Citie quieted for certain daies But soon after the Confederates marched into the field towards Denia to drive the Vice-Roy out of the Kingdom Ten thousand men in Arms Valencia furnished to that effect The Clergie with their Hoods upon their heads and Crosses in their hands stood all at the gate of San Vicente and as the Confederates passed by them the Priests and Friers said to them Sirs Misericordia Misericordia and they answered swearing Cuerpo de Dios Iusticia Iusticia And indeed God's Justice did abundantly fall upon their heads for the greatest part of those that answered so were either killed in battle or executed by Justice afterwards Iohn Caro and Sorolla were Captains of this Armie The Confederates having the sole power and command of Valencia Iohn Caro was sent with a sufficient force to besiege the Castle of Corbera six leagues from Valencia which while hee was battering with some peeces of Artillerie Don Geronimo Vique who at that time was at a Monasterie of Friers of the order of San Geronimo half a league from the Castle desired to speak with him who overcom with his persuasions and powerful reasons raised his siege Which the Thirteen of the Confederacie hearing took tâ—e Office of Captain General from Iohn Caro and conferred it upon Sorolla By this time the Vice-Roy with some forces which hee had raised was came to Gandia to succor the Castle of Corbera And Sorolla with his Armie went seeking the Vice-Roy as hee passed hee ruined and spoyled all the places that belonged to Don Geronimo Vique becaus hee had persuaded Iohn Caro to leave the Castle At last coming to Gandia hee met with the Vice-Roy's Armie and gave them battle wherein manie were killed on both sides but at length the Confederates won the daie and the Vice-Roy with the Earl of Oliva and divers other Lords and Gentlemen that remained alive were inforced to retreat to Denia whither Sorolla with his men still puâ—sued them And beeing arrived at a town called Vergel one league short of Denia Mossen Baltazar Vives Lord of that place refreshed them and afterwards conveied them safe to Denia where hee imbarked for Peniscola whence they wâ—nt to the town of Morella where they raised more men Sorolla returned to Valencia where hee entered with his Armie very joiful and content with his conquest By this time the Duke of Segorbe Don Alonso de Aragon was com into the field with above four thousand Foot and divers gentlemen with their servants and others on hors-back to the number of one hundred and sixtie whereof was Captain Don Jayme Ferrer son to Don Luis Ferrer who was Lord Steward to the Queen Donia Iuana at Tordesillas And beeing quartered at Almenara a league and half from Monviedro with intent to besiege it which was the strongest and most considerable Fort the Confederates had but four leagues from Valencia notice was given him that the enemie appeared with no less then eight thousand Foot and some Hors fleshed with their Victorie over the Vice-Roy and recruited with many fresh men from Valencia Whereupon the Duke sent Don Iayme with the Hors to discover and according to his advice hee would follow as speedily as might bee with the Foot This was carried with so much discretion and valor that the Duke gave them an absolute rout leaving above five thousand men dead upon the place for which it is called to this daie The field of slaughter This Victorie restored the Kingdom which if it had otherwise succeeded the Common People had become absolute Masters without any contradiction Things beeing in this condition the Vice-Roy returned with a fresh supplie and incamped his Armie about Alcira and Xativa The People were somwhat amazed and startled at the rout the Duke had given them Yet those of Alcira and Xativa marched out very strong to meet with the Vice-Roy and finding him a league from the Citie they gave him battle the conflict was so hot and so well maintained on both sides that it was hard to saie which had the advantage the combate continued all daie and at night both Armies beeing very wearie and great store of men hurt they were both glad to retreat seeking refreshment and medicaments to dress their wounded men About this time the Cities of Oribuela and Alicante with all the Towns and Places under their jurisdiction associated themselvs with the People of Valencia But all the Gentrie and persons of qualitie followed their Governor Don Pedro Masa who was inforced to quit those two Cities and the Castle of Oribuela whereof hee was Governor But Don Iayme de Puyg a valorous Gentleman who was Lievtenant of the Castle under the Governor with fifteen or sixteen men defended himself gallantly against the furie of the Common people when in their violentest heat they killed burned and sacked the Gentlemen's houses The Marquis de los Velez Don Pedro Faxardo Adelantado Mayor that is Lord Deputie or Lord Lievtenant of the Kingdom of Murcia having notice of the rising of Oribuela levied what force hee could and marched to reliev the distressed Gentrie having order from the Emperor to assist the Governor of Oribuela upon all occasions Don Pedro Maca with his hors beeing joyned with the Marquis de los Velez the Common People of Oribuela and the jurisdiction thereof who were above eight thousand marched in pursuit of them to the top of a mountain called Rajolar with intent to give them battle their intilligence assuring them that they were far the greater number The Governor advised with the Marquis about relieving the Castle of Oribuela which was in great necessitie every one of his Troopers carrying in a sack of provision behinde him whilest the Marquess amused the enemie with skirmishes for hee doubted not to bee back with him time enough to discomfit them This was don accordingly and beeing drawn up in Batalia the Marquis secured the waie to the Castle that the Governor might go thither with his Hors and having put in his provisions return to the battle which was dexterously and successively effected with the slaughter of above four thousand of the Rebells So the Marquis cleared all the Countrie about Oribuâ—la But seeing how infected the whole Kingdom was and what multitudes of people were com in to the Commoners encouraged by their Victorie for it is
submissions to him saying that God had sent him to give them libertie and that hee would procure them much monie and arms Those of Xativa adored him as their Redeemer and called him El Encubierto or the man disguised saying God had sent him for the redressing of the oppressed People Hee made them believ that hee was the Prince Don Iohn Son to the Catholick King and Queen deceased and that for certain â—ecret causes and Revelations of God's Judgments it was convenient for him not to bee publickly known in the world for long time past but now since the Kingdom 's were in so distressed a condition and in so great necessitie of their naturall King to own and defend them and settle them in the same peaceable Government as they injoyed during his Father's Reign hee desired to reveal himself unto them and that it was God's will also This those wretched Confederates beleiving followed and honored him as if hee had been their God Thus having gained the affection and esteem of these Rebels hee conferred with divers of the Citie of Valencia of la Huerta and other places thereabouts inticing them to put in execution what that Tyrant Vicente Periz had alreadie moved Hee dealt likewise with some places of Aragon and Catalunia which were alreadie tottering and half at least inclining to Commotion ingaging them that at the same instant if possible as hee should make his Attempts upon Valencia they should all rise in arms and secure those parts for him Within Valencia hee had his intelligencers and instruments whom hee imployed to murder the Marquis of Cenete then Governor of the Citie These were so faithful to him in this treacherous design that hee wanted not assistants to convey him over the walls into the Citie whereby hee might the better contrive his plot seeing the disposition of the place and having a more free communication with the inhabitants allure and draw to his byas more complices to strengthen his partie and execute his wicked intention This was so cunningly carried that if God had not otherwise disposed it the whole Kingdom at that time ran a notable hazard of beeing absolutely destroied The Citie of Valencia as I have told you beeing in so miserable a condition the Religious men with other good and loial people went to petition the Marquis of Cenete who then was in the Camp to take upon him the Government of that distressed Citie Which hee did like a noble man as hee was The people expressed so much contentment and comfort in his presence that in all the Monasteries and Churches they sung with great solemnitie the Te Deum laudamus and all the bâ—lls rung out in testimonie of an universal joie The Marquis was a man of such courage and resolution that when throughout the whole Citie of Valencia no bodie durst so much as name God King or Iustice hee took divers of the rebellious disturbers and hanged them So that they began to bee affraid and sculked in corners Soon after having notice of a band of these Confederates which were fled from Valencia hee marched out against them and meeting them about Monviedro hee brought away their Colors having routed and put them all to flight Amongst divers great hazards which the Marquis ran of losing his life by the insolence or treacherie of these Confederates one I shall give in particular A monstrous disorderly multitude of these wretches beeing gathered together in Valencia fell like a furious storm upon the Marquis his hous with huge clamorous out-cries and â—lashing of weapons not understanding each other's minde nor knowing what they would have The Marquis hearing the nois went down to quiet the tumult beeing well provided and attended but his Ladie seeing him engaged amongst a throng of such vile respectless people and fearing lest hee should bee murthered by them took such a fright that her weak Constitution beeing not able to resist the violence of that sudden apprehension shee presently expired Vicente Periz Captain of the Rebells with a numerous Armie intrenched himself and planted his Cannon within sight of Valencia where hee remained som time In his Camp hee had a bell at the sound whereof a numberless gang of thievs such as his Armie was composed of ran out of the Citie to him And had not the Marquis been very circumspect without question they had suprised the Citie but finding little probabilitie of effecting their design upon Valencia they marched towards Monviedro thinking to make the Vice-Roy rais his siege thence but within two daies after Monviedro was surrendered to him which was of no small importance for thereby hee had an open and free passage to receiv succour out of Castilla The Marquis hearing that the Confederates were marched towards Monviedro with their Cannon and having intelligence of their intentions followed them but with no considerable force and meeting some of his own foot companies which having been much galled by their Cannon and small shot were retreating towards Valencia quite disheartned hee strove to incourage them as well as hee could representing to them the service of God and their King but prevailing not with them howëver heâ— advanced and set upon the enemie crying aloud Let the King live and the Traytors die and without fear of their muskets or Cannon which played fiercely upon him hee charged into the middest of them God whose caus hee fought preserving him and striking their baser hearts with fear insomuch that hee had them all at his mercie Yet his nobleness and generositie was such though they deserved it not that hee commanded his men who were very busie in killing to forbear further execution crying out Let them not die let them not die having thus quite routed these Mutiniers hee returned to Valencia with the spoil and all their Artillerie where hee was received with joy and tears The Vice-Roy afterwards beeing before Xativa with intent to reduce it to the Emperor's subjection the Rebels dealt so cunningly with some of his Souldiers who sowed the same dissention in his Camp as was within the Town that by certain signs they understood each others intentions and they agreed at one and the same time to fall upon the Loyall Partie and murther them and having taken their Artillerie to storm Valencia sack it and kill all that were for the Emperor in it This conspiracie was discovered but there was no remedie to hinder it neither in the Vice-Roy's Camp nor in Valencia for the Confederates were very numerous and the Loyall Pâ—â—sons but a small Partie The Marquis at the intreatie of the honest people of Valencia went to the Vice-Roy's Camp before Xativa where hee found more disorder then was reported and the infection less curable then hee imagined The sign that these Conspirators had agreed upon was that in the night at a certain hour those of the Camp should cry out Paie Paie Mutinie Mutinie and those within the Citie should answer Paie Paie Mutinie Mutinie The Vice-Roy and
Astorga which Towns belonged to the Lord Admiral the Earl of Venavente and Marquis of Astorga their envie and spight beeing so inveterate that if they could but blemish any one of these Noblemen's eies they would not stick to have pull'd out their own SECT XIV DOn Francisco de Veamonte by order of the Lord high Constable surprised and possessed himself finding no great resistance of the Town of Ampudia or Fuent Empudia belonging to the Earl of Salvatierra who was then playing the mad mutinier in the mountains of Alava and could by no means bee reduced to the Lord high Constable The Commoners to gain favor with the Earl of Salvatierra determined to retake Ampudia To which effect one night in the said month of Ianuarie Iohn de Padilla and the Bishop made an alarm in the Citie of Valladolid causing proclamation to bee made that every hous should furnish a Souldier to go with Iohn de Padilla as far as Cabecon for the expedition of Ampudia in regard they had intelligence that five Companies of Foot and hors were marched out of Tordesillas and Simancas to take it from the Earl of Salvatierra who was a great supporter of their caus But the Cavaliers for the better accomplishment of their design sent ten Scouts before to discover and ride close to Valladolid whom those of the Citie perceiving presently sallied out and gave not over the pursuit of them until they had recovered Simancas By which means the the rest went securely on to Ampudia without receiving the least hindrance from Valladolid who were diverted by those of Simancas Iohn de Padilla with great store of men one whole Cannon and three or four field-peeces marched to Cabecon and Cigales from whence he sent back again all the men of Valladolid onely two Companies with which and the rest of his men hee arrived in very good order at Ampudia where hee found the Cavaliers masters both of the Town and Fort. Iohn de Padilla's men beeing mad of fighting fell to storming the Town and having made two great breaches in the old and new Wall the Cavaliers retreated to the Fort whither they pursued them But the Cavaliers seeing they were but few the enemies manie and stout-fighting men they quitted the Fort leaving in it a Governor with 60 Hors som Foot getting out at a private Sallie-port they fled to the Tower of Mormojon one league distant from Ampudia whereof when John de Padilla had notice hee followed them with his whole Armie and beeing arrived at Mormojon hee found they had made themselvs strong within the Castle which was scituate upon the side of the Mountain called Toroços towards the Champain John de Padilla's souldiers were all so animated and desirous to grapple with the Cavaliers that making a furious on-set and burning down the gates they were just entring the Town when all the people came out in Procession the Priests with their robes and Crosses in their hands and the women and children bare-footed fell upon their knees with tears and humble supplications to John de Padilla that hee would not suffer them to bee sack'd or plundered But his men cried out No no let us sack the Town At which words John de Padilla turned himself towards his souldiers saying Take notice Gentlemen our intention is not to ransack or destroie any people especially those who are not culpable by which and other such like plausâ—ble language hee pacified the furious greediness of his souldiers and persuaded them to do what hee pleased which done hee told the people upon his word no man of his should offer them any violence but they must bring a thousand Duckets to content his Armie and swear to bee true to the Commonaltie whereunto the poor Townsmen out of fear suddenly condescended and John de Padilla quartered all his men there but with express order that they should paie for every thing except Provender for their Horses which the people were willing to give them Soon after John de Padilla commanding one half of his Armie to lay close siege to the Castle and block up all the Advenues with the other half he returned to do the like to those within the Fort of Empudia who would willingly have surrendred it and those of Mormojon likewise if John de Padilla would have secured them their lives onely but hee refused it and swore if they stood out hee would hang every man of them so hee assaulted them several times very furiously but seeing how courageously they defended themselvs to the loss of no smal number of his men hee was glad they would deliver it upon better conditions which were these That they should resign the Fort vvith all things belonging thereunto as Munition Victuals houshold-stuff c. And march freely out with all their own Arms horses and baggage which they did to the number of one hundred and threescoâ—e hors and Foot Fray Antonio de Guevara in his Epistles reporteth that the Bishop of Zamora encouraging his Souldiers in this assault said to them So my boyes get up nimbly fight and die couragiously and let my Soul go at a venture along with yours since you die in so just and Holie an enterprise Iohn de Padilla would not suffer any dammage or havock to bee made of any thing within the Fort nor stand to batter it much without becaus the Earl of Salvatierra had written to him to take it with the least prejudice to him that might bee Those of the Commonaltie were very well pleased at the taking of Empudia and Iohn de Padilla's Armie increased daily by the confluence of people to him from the Beherriâ—s The Bishop of Zamora departed from Empudia to Monçon thence to Magaz spoiling and doing all the mischief hee could to those of the Cavaliers partie Hee caused Maçariegos and other Towns to bee sacked insomuch that hee was asmuch dreaded as fire in places that were not able to resist him But in Valladolid they found great miss of him to defend them from the incursions of those in garrison at Simancas SECT XV. THe Bishop of Zamora by Letters promises and other private practises sollicited and egged on the people of Burgos asmuch as in him laie to make another Commotion in the Citie But the Lord High Constable was so vigilant and zealous to advance his Majestie 's service that hee did not onely keep those of Burgos in good order and subjection but endeavored by the same means the Bishop used to gain the people of Valladolid The plot beeing discovered or at least suspected they cunningly returned an answer to the Citie of Burgos inclosing therein a Copie of the Letter which they shrewdly imagined was of the Lord High Constable's own forging and not from the Citie to the end they might both bee read publickly which occasioned such a tumult and mutinie among the people that like hare-brained inconsiderate creatures they presently rose in Arms and would have turned the Lord