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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	left_a	wing_n	1,146	5	8.9534	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36282	Don Henriquez de Castro, or, The conquest of the Indies a Spanish novel / translated out of Spanish by a person of honour.; Historia tragicomica de Don Henrique de Castro. English	Loubayssin de Lamarca, Francisco.	1686 (1686)	Wing D1844; ESTC R11561	51,279	188

of their Nation fresh in their memory would give quarter to none of those they found in the Fort nor would they pardon the things that were inanimate for they immediately entirely razed the place that there might remain no monument to Posterity of their having groaned under the yoak of those Cruel Tyrants They after this advantage marched fiercely against Valdivia who was the fortifying Penco one of the most famous Ports of the Province of Chilli This General who had notice of their march might have waited for them in the Town which was in good Condition enough to have made a long resistance or he might have defended the entries of the Lanes through which they must have necessarily past to come to him but despising Enemies which he had always beaten he went out to meet them in the plain thinking astonish them with his undauntedness but the Indians incouraged by the Remonstrances of Ruminagui and by the taking the Fort of Tucapel far from taking fright as they had been accustomed to do whensoever they saw the Spaniards appear put themselves in Battel under the Command of Covaruvias with as great Discipline as if they had been experienced Forces Don Alonso took the command of the right Wing leaving that of the left to Ruminagui Valdivia governing himself by the Disposition of the Army of the Enemies put himself at the Head of the Forces which were to engage the Malecontents leaving to Don Henriques de Castro the Care of attacking the Indians This young Spaniard had given so many Proofs of his Courage that Valdivia made no difficulty of intrusting him with so important a Command and to prefer him before many old Officers who bandy'd for it Don Henriques did not belye the good Opinion which his General had conceived of his Valour he at the first onset broke through the best Batalians of the Indians till he came to that which Ruminagui Commanded in person and although this Prince did all that could be expected from a great General yet he could not hinder his Forces from giving way and taking flight at the sight of a Man who carry'd Death wherever he directed his Steps Don Henriques pursued the Run-aways with so much heat that he came with them to the same place where the Fort of Tucapel had been which the Indians had razed the Day before He there made a hault and drew up his Men again in Battel for fear lest the Indians should rally and surprising him might take from him a Victory which he looked upon himself as secure of He left therefore the pursuit of the Run-aways and returned to the Field of Battel where he found Don Alonso Conqueror of the left Wing of the Spanish Army which he had entirely defeated The two Generals were notwithstanding still engaged in a private Combat with a Party of Chosen Men disputing weakly the Victory with the Rebels Valdivia could not take any advantage of the Succors that Henriques so opportunely brought him for Don Alonso doubling his Courage at the sight of the new Enemy which came to attack him made by the Death of the unfortunate Valdivia Victory declare it self on his side those who fought in his Defence lost Courage seeing him fall and breaking in upon on those which Don Henriques led up again to the Fight drew them along with them notwithstanding the Generous endeavour of their Chief who was at last himself forced to follow the Multitude This cruel turn of Fortune put him into so great a Consternation that he marched the rest of the Day without knowing whither he went in this Profound Melancholy he went so far from the Field of Battel that he found himself at the beginning of the Night at the foot of a high Mountain covered with Mirtles and Palm-Trees this Hill which seemed to bound his Course stopped him and made him for some time suspend that Grief which possest all his thoughts and feeling his Horse which had received many Wounds in the fight fail under him he lighted that he might not fall under him The Night was so dark that Don Henriques would easily have resolv'd to spend all the Night in this place lest he should lose himself by venturing to climb up the Mountain if the Moon which rose almost at the same time had not by its Light shewn him a Cross which was set up upon the side of it he thought by this Mark that it had been inhabited by Christians so he endeavoured to get up notwithstanding his weariness when he was come thither he found no Habitation but only the entry of a dark Cave before which this Cross was erected he perceived at the end of this Cave a Light and therefore thought he might there take the rest which he had need of he had not advanced six steps before he discovered a terrible Lion which seemed to guard this dark Habitation this furious Beast which was lain down rose as soon as he saw Don Henriques appear beating his sides with his Tail and beginning to Roar in a most hidious manner The Spaniard as brave as he was was surprised at so unlooked for an Accident and did not know whether he had best leave this furious Beast in his retreat or secure to himself by his Death this Grotto which seem'd to him in the deplorable Condition to which he was reduc'd absolutely necessary for him But a new Object soon made this Dispute with himself cease for he saw come from the end of the Grotto a young Man who having made the Lyon retire demanded of him what he lookt for in this solitary Place Don Henriques told him that he had lost himself in the Path of the Mountain and desir'd him to give him a retreat for that Night only he made no difficulty of receiving this new Guest into his Subteranean Habitation and having-brought him to the further end of the Grotto did not Charm him less by his good Meen than by the obliging Air with which he receiv'd him Don Henriques also admir'd the docile Temper of the Lyon which obeyed all his orders as if it had been a little Dog Don Henriques had the leasure to consider the Charms of his Land-Lord by the light of a Stick of that Aromatick Wood which the Indians make use of in the dark instead of Candles and seeing him have a delicate Complection which did not agree with the plainness of his House-hold-stuff and lodging he took him for an Apparition and all the Objects which appeared to his Eyes for delusions which would vanish at the return of the Light Don Garcia for so was this solitary Person called having observed the astonishment of his Guest endeavoured to make it cease with these words I find said he that you are surprized to see this Cave inhabited by a man of my Age you can hardly believe in so great a Youth I can abandon all those Pleasures which others seek after with so much earnestness I know very well also that you can hardly