The
Conquest
of
the
Weast
India
.
The
Byrth
and
lynage
of
Hernando
Cortez
.
IN
the
yeare
of
our
Sauiour
,
1485.
being
kings
of
Castill
and
Aragon
,
the
Catholike
princes
Fernando
and
Isabell
his
wyfe
,
was
borne
Hernando
Cortez
in
a
towne
called
Medellin
,
situated
in
the
prouince
of
Andulozia
:
his
Father
was
named
Martyn
Cortez
de
Monroy
,
&
his
mother
was
called
Lady
Katherin
Pisarro
Altamirano
,
they
were
bothe
of
good
byrth
,
and
procéeded
from
foure
principall
houses
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
house
of
Cortez
,
the
house
of
Monroy
,
the
house
of
Pisarro
,
and
the
house
of
Altamirano
,
which
foure
houses
are
auncient
,
noble
and
honorable
:
yet
these
parents
but
poore
in
goods
,
but
riche
in
vertue
&
good
life
,
for
whiche
cause
they
were
muche
estéemed
and
beloued
among
theyr
neighbours
.
His
mother
was
of
inclination
deuoute
,
but
somewhat
harde
:
his
father
was
charitable
and
mercyfull
,
who
in
his
youth
applied
himselfe
to
the
warres
,
and
was
Liuetenant
to
a
company
of
horsemen
.
Hernando
Cortez
in
his
childehood
was
very
sickely
,
so
that
many
tymes
he
was
at
the
poynt
of
death
:
And
when
he
came
to
.xiiij.
yéeres
of
age
,
his
parents
sent
him
to
the
Vniuersitie
of
Salamanca
,
where
he
remayned
twoo
yeares
,
learnyng
Grammar
,
and
then
returned
to
Medellin
werie
of
his
studie
,
yea
possible
for
want
of
money
:
yet
his
parents
were
much
offended
with
him
for
leauing
his
studie
,
for
theyr
onely
desire
was
to
haue
had
him
a
student
at
lawe
,
whiche
is
a
facultie
both
riche
and
worshipfull
,
consideryng
their
sonne
to
be
of
a
good
witte
and
abilitie
:
Yet
he
caused
muche
strife
in
his
Fathers
house
,
for
he
was
a
very
vnhappy
ladde
,
high
minded
,
and
a
louer
of
chiualrie
,
for
which
cause
he
determined
with
himselfe
to
wander
abroad
to
séeke
aduentures
.
And
at
that
instant
happened
two
iorneys
fit
for
his
purpose
&
inclination
.
The
one
of
them
was
to
Naples
wyth
Gonsalo
Hernandez
of
the
Citie
of
Cordoua
,
who
was
a
worthy
man
,
&
named
the
great
captaine
.
And
the
other
iourney
was
to
the
Weast
India
,
with
the
Lorde
Nicholas
de
Ouando
,
a
knight
of
the
order
of
Larez
,
who
was
then
appointed
for
gouernour
of
those
parties
.
And
musing
with
himselfe
which
waye
to
take
,
determined
to
passe
into
India
,
chiefly
bycause
the
gouernour
was
of
his
acquaintance
,
and
such
a
one
as
would
haue
care
of
him
.
And
likewise
the
great
desire
of
gold
made
him
to
couet
that
voyage
more
than
the
Iorney
vnto
Naples
.
Now
in
the
meane
while
that
the
fleet
was
preparing
for
India
,
it
chaunced
,
Hernando
Cartez
pretended
to
go
vnto
a
certaine
house
in
the
night
season
to
talke
with
a
woman
,
and
clyming
ouer
a
Wall
whyche
was
of
weake
foundation
,
both
he
and
the
Wal
fell
togither
:
So
that
with
the
noyse
of
hys
fall
,
and
ratling
of
his
armoure
which
he
ware
,
came
out
a
man
newly
married
,
and
findyng
him
fallen
at
hys
dore
would
haue
slayne
hym
,
suspecting
somewhat
of
his
newe
married
wife
,
but
that
a
certaine
olde
woman
(
being
his
mother
in
lawe
)
wyth
great
perswasions
stayed
him
from
that
fact
.
Yet
with
the
fall
he
fell
into
a
grieuous
Ague
,
and
continued
sicke
for
a
long
season
,
so
that
he
could
not
procéede
vppon
his
voyage
with
the
gouernour
Ouando
.
And
when
he
had
obtained
and
fullye
recouered
his
health
,
he
mynded
to
passe
into
Italy
,
And
so
toke
hys
way
towarde
Valentia
,
wandering
here
and
there
almoste
a
whole
yeare
wyth
much
necessitye
and
penurie
,
and
then
returned
home
againe
to
Medellyn
,
with
determination
to
procéed
vppon
his
pretended
voyage
of
India
:
Wherevppon
hys
father
and
mother
waying
their
sonnes
estate
,
desired
God
to
blesse
hym
,
and
gaue
him
money
in
his
purse
for
his
iorney
.
The
age
of
Cortez
when
he
passed
into
India
.
HErnando
Cortez
was
of
the
age
of
nintéene
yeares
,
in
the
yeare
of
Christ
1504.
and
then
he
went
toward
India
,
and
agréed
for
his
passage
and
victual
with
Alonso
Quintezo
who
went
in
companie
of
other
four
shippes
laden
with
merchandise
,
whiche
nauie
departed
from
saint
Lucas
de
Barramedo
,
with
prosperous
nauigation
,
vntyll
they
arriued
at
the
Iland
of
Gomera
one
of
the
Cauarie
Ilands
,
where
they
did
prouide
themselues
of
all
things
necessarie
for
so
long
a
voyage
as
they
then
had
in
hand
.
Alounso
Quintezo
,
being
greedie
of
his
voyage
,
and
desirous
to
come
to
the
Ilande
of
Sainte
,
Domingo
before
his
fellowes
,
hoping
to
sel
his
commoditie
the
better
,
departed
from
Gomera
in
the
night
season
without
knowledge
giuing
vnto
his
company
.
But
incontinent
after
he
had
hoysed
vp
his
sayles
,
arose
vp
so
great
a
winde
and
tempest
,
that
his
maine
mast
brake
,
whereby
hee
was
forced
to
re●ourne
backe
againe
to
the
Ilande
of
Gomera
.
And
he
made
earnest
requeste
to
them
of
the
other
shyppes
to
staye
for
him
,
vntyl
hee
hadde
mended
his
Mast
,
who
friendlye
and
neyghbourlye
graunted
hys
desire
,
and
departed
altogither
,
sayling
in
sight
the
one
of
the
other
certayne
dayes
:
yet
the
sayde
Quintero
,
seyng
the
weather
stedfast
,
and
harpyng
vpon
gaynes
,
flewe
from
his
fellowes
agayne
.
And
where
as
Frances
Ninio
de
Guelua
his
pilote
was
not
experte
in
that
Nauigation
,
they
knew
not
where
they
were
at
length
:
the
Mariners
did
giue
sundry
Iudgements
:
the
Pilote
was
in
great
perplexitie
and
sadnesse
,
their
passengers
lamented
,
and
bewayled
their
vnfortunate
successe
:
the
Master
of
the
shippe
layde
the
faulte
to
the
Pilote
,
and
the
Pilote
likewise
charged
the
Master
,
for
it
did
appeare
that
they
were
fallen
out
before
.
In
this
meane
time
their
victuall
wared
skant
,
and
their
freshe
water
wanted
,
so
that
they
prepared
themselues
to
die
.
Some
cursed
theyr
fortune
,
others
asked
mercie
at
Gods
hande
,
lookyng
for
death
and
to
be
eaten
of
the
Cariues
.
And
in
this
tyme
of
tribulation
came
a
Doue
flying
to
the
shippe
,
beyng
on
good
Friday
at
Sunne
sette
,
and
satte
him
on
the
shippe
toppe
:
whereat
they
were
all
comforted
,
and
tooke
it
for
a
myracle
and
good
token
and
some
wept
with
ioy
,
some
sayd
that
God
had
sente
the
Doue
to
comforte
them
,
Santo
Domingo
,
whiche
was
firste
discried
by
Christopher
Z●rso
,
who
cryed
,
lande
,
lande
,
a
chéerefull
voyce
to
the
saylers
.
The
Pilote
looked
out
,
and
knewe
that
it
was
the
poynt
,
or
cape
of
Semana
,
and
within
foure
dayes
after
they
arriued
in
the
porte
of
Santo
Domingo
,
whiche
was
long
wished
for
,
and
there
they
founde
the
other
shippes
of
their
company
arriued
many
dayes
before
.
The
time
that
Cortez
abode
in
Santo
Domingo
.
SOone
after
that
the
Gouernoure
Ouando
was
in
his
regimente
and
office
,
Cortez
arriued
at
Santo
Domingo
,
and
the
Gouernoures
Secretarie
,
called
Medina
,
receyued
and
lodged
him
,
and
also
enformed
him
of
the
estate
of
the
Iland
,
and
aduised
hym
what
was
néedefull
to
doe
,
wishing
that
hée
would
be
a
dweller
there
,
and
that
he
should
haue
a
plot
to
build
vpon
,
with
certaine
ground
for
husbandry
.
But
Cortez
his
thought
was
cleane
contrary
,
for
hée
iudged
,
that
as
soone
as
he
came
thither
,
he
should
lade
with
gold
,
whereby
hée
did
little
estéeme
his
friend
Medina
his
counsell
,
saying
,
that
he
had
rather
goe
to
gather
gold
,
than
to
trauell
in
husbandrie
.
Medina
yet
perswaded
him
,
that
he
shoulde
take
better
aduisement
,
for
to
finde
golde
,
was
doubtfull
,
and
very
troubesome
.
This
talke
ended
,
Cortez
went
to
kisse
the
Gouernours
handes
,
and
to
declare
the
cause
of
his
comming
,
with
other
newes
from
Estremadure
the
Gouernours
Countrey
.
The
Gouernour
friendly
welcommed
him
,
and
also
perswaded
him
to
abide
there
,
the
which
councell
he
accepted
,
and
shortlye
after
wente
to
the
warres
,
whereof
was
Captayne
Iaymes
Velasques
,
in
the
prouince
of
Anigua
Iaqua
,
and
Guaca
Iarima
,
and
other
Lordships
whiche
were
not
as
yet
pacifyed
wyth
the
late
rebellion
of
Anacoana
widdowe
,
who
was
a
gentlewoman
of
great
liuing
.
Ouando
gaue
vnto
Cortez
certayne
Indyans
in
the
Countrey
of
Daiguae
,
and
also
the
office
of
publike
notarie
in
Azua
,
a
towne
whyche
the
Gouernour
had
builded
,
and
there
dwelt
Cortez
fyue
or
syxe
yeares
,
and
began
to
play
the
good
husband
.
Now
in
this
meane
season
he
woulde
haue
gone
to
Veragua
,
which
was
reported
to
bee
maruellous
riche
,
with
the
Captayn
Iaymes
de
Nicuesa
:
but
bycause
of
an
empostume
that
he
had
vnder
his
righte
knée
,
he
went
not
,
and
as
it
happened
,
he
was
therein
fortunate
,
for
that
thereby
hée
escaped
great
perils
and
troubles
,
whiche
happened
to
them
that
went
on
that
voyage
and
iourney
.
Things
that
happened
to
Cortez
in
the
Ilande
of
Cuba
.
THe
Lorde
Iames
Colori
being
Admirall
and
chiefe
Gouernour
of
the
new
India
,
sent
one
Iaymes
Velasques
to
conquer
the
Ilande
of
Cuba
,
in
the
yeare
.
1511.
And
gaue
vnto
him
men
,
Armour
,
and
other
thinges
necessarie
.
And
then
Hernando
Cortez
wente
to
that
conquest
as
a
Clearke
to
the
Treasorer
called
Michaell
de
Passamontes
,
for
to
kéepe
the
accompts
of
the
Kings
fiftes
and
reuenewes
,
being
so
intreated
and
required
by
the
same
Iaymes
Velasques
,
bycause
he
was
holden
for
a
man
both
able
and
diligente
.
And
it
followed
,
that
in
the
repartition
of
the
lands
conquered
,
Iaymes
Velasques
gaue
vnto
Cortez
the
Indians
of
Manicora●
,
in
coniunct
company
with
his
brother
in
lawe
called
Iuan
Xuarez
,
wherevpon
Cortez
did
inhabite
in
Saint
Iames
de
Barucoa
,
whiche
was
the
first
place
of
habitation
in
that
Ilande
,
whereas
he
bredde
and
broughte
vp
Kine
,
Shéepe
,
and
Mares
,
and
was
the
first
that
hadde
there
any
heard
or
flocke
,
and
with
his
Indians
he
gathered
great
quantitie
of
golde
,
so
that
in
short
time
he
wared
riche
,
and
ioyned
in
company
with
one
Andres
de
Duero
a
Merchaunt
,
and
put
in
two
thousande
Castlins
for
his
stocke
.
He
was
also
highly
estéemed
with
Iaymes
Velasques
,
and
put
in
authoritie
to
dispatch
businesse
,
and
to
giue
order
for
edifices
.
In
his
tyme
be
caused
a
money
house
to
be
built
,
&
also
an
Hospital
.
At
that
time
one
Iuan
Xuarez
naturall
of
the
Citie
of
Granada
,
carried
to
the
Ile
of
Cuba
his
mother
and
thrée
sisters
,
whiche
came
to
the
Iland
of
Santo
Domingo
,
with
that
vicequéene
the
Lady
Mary
of
Toledo
,
in
Anno.
1509.
hoping
to
marrie
them
there
with
rich
men
,
for
they
were
very
poore
.
And
the
one
of
them
named
Cathelina
was
wont
to
say
,
That
she
shoulde
be
a
greate
Gentlewoman
:
it
was
eyther
hyr
dreames
and
fantasies
,
or
else
some
Astronomer
hadde
made
hir
beléeue
so
,
but
hir
mother
was
reported
to
bée
very
cunning
.
The
maydens
were
beautifull
,
for
which
cause
,
and
also
being
there
but
fewe
Spanishe
women
,
they
were
muche
made
of
,
and
often
feasted
.
But
Cortez
was
woer
to
the
saide
Cathelina
,
and
at
the
ende
married
with
hir
:
Although
at
the
first
there
was
some
strife
about
the
matter
,
and
Cortez
put
in
prison
,
bycause
he
refused
hir
for
his
wife
,
but
she
demaunded
him
as
hir
husband
by
faith
and
troth
of
hand
:
wherein
Iaymes
Velasques
did
stande
hir
friende
,
by
reason
of
an
other
sister
of
hyrs
which
he
had
,
but
of
an
euil
name
.
It
so
fell
out
that
one
Baltazar
Bermudez
,
Iuan
Xuares
,
and
the
two
Anthony
Velasques
,
with
one
Villegas
accused
Cortez
,
that
he
ought
to
marrie
with
Cathelina
,
yet
those
witnesses
spake
of
euill
will
many
things
,
as
touching
the
affaires
committed
to
his
charge
,
alleadging
that
he
vsed
secret
dealing
with
certaine
persons
.
The
which
causes
although
they
were
not
true
,
yet
they
carried
great
colour
therof
.
For
why
?
many
went
secretly
to
Cortez
his
house
,
complayning
of
Iaymes
Velasques
.
Some
bycause
they
had
not
iust
repertition
of
the
conquered
Indians
,
and
other
some
not
according
to
deserte
.
Contrariwyse
Iames
Velasques
gaue
credit
to
his
talebearers
,
bicause
Cortez
refused
to
marrie
with
Cathelina
Xuarez
,
&
vsed
vncourteous
words
vnto
him
in
the
presence
of
many
that
stoode
by
,
and
also
commaunded
him
to
warde
.
And
when
Cortez
sawe
himselfe
in
the
stockes
,
he
feared
some
proces
of
false
witnesse
,
as
many
times
dothe
happen
in
those
parties
.
At
time
conueniente
he
brake
the
locke
off
the
stockes
,
and
layde
hand
vpon
the
Sword
and
Target
of
the
kéeper
,
and
brake
vp
a
windowe
,
escaping
thereby
into
the
stréete
,
and
tooke
the
Church
for
Sanctuary
.
But
when
Iaymes
Velasques
had
notice
thereof
,
he
was
greatlye
offended
with
Christopher
Lagos
the
Iayler
,
saying
,
that
for
money
he
had
losed
him
:
wherefore
he
procured
by
al
meanes
to
plucke
him
out
of
the
Sanctuary
.
But
Cortez
hauing
intelligence
of
his
dealing
,
did
resiste
and
withstand
his
force
.
Yet
notwithstanding
one
daye
Cortez
walking
before
the
Churche
dore
,
and
being
carelesse
of
his
businesse
,
was
caught
by
the
backe
with
a
Serieant
called
Iohn
Esquier
and
others
,
and
then
was
put
aboorde
a
Shyppe
vnder
hatches
.
Cortez
was
welbeloued
among
his
neighboures
,
who
did
well
consider
the
euill
will
that
the
Gouernour
bare
vnto
him
.
But
nowe
Cortez
séeing
himselfe
vnder
hatches
,
despaired
of
his
libertie
,
and
did
verily
thinke
,
that
he
shoulde
be
sent
prisoner
to
the
Chancerie
of
Santo
Domingo
,
or
else
to
Spayne
,
who
being
in
this
extremitie
,
soughte
all
meanes
to
get
hys
foote
out
of
the
chayne
,
and
at
length
he
gote
it
out
,
and
the
same
nighte
he
changed
his
apparell
with
a
ladde
that
serued
him
,
Iames
Velasques
,
and
in
this
sorte
swamme
to
lande
,
and
wente
home
to
hys
owne
house
,
and
spake
with
Iohn
Xuarez
hys
brother
in
law
,
and
tooke
Sanctuarie
agayne
with
Armour
.
Then
the
Gouernoure
Iames
Velasques
sente
hym
worde
,
that
all
matters
shoulde
bee
forgotten
,
and
that
they
shoulde
remayne
friendes
,
as
in
tyme
past
they
hadde
bin
,
and
to
goe
with
hym
to
the
Warres
agaynste
certayne
Indians
that
hadde
rebelled
.
Cortez
made
hym
no
aunswere
,
but
incontinent
married
with
mistresse
Catalina
Xuarez
according
to
his
promise
,
and
to
lyue
in
peace
.
Iames
Velasques
procéeded
on
hys
iourney
wyth
a
greate
companye
agaynste
the
Rebelles
.
Then
sayde
Cortez
to
hys
brother
in
lawe
Iohn
Xuares
,
bryng
me
(
quoth
he
)
my
Launce
and
my
Crosbowe
to
the
Townes
ende
.
And
so
in
that
euening
hée
wente
out
of
Sanctuarie
,
and
taking
hys
Crosse
bowe
in
hande
,
hée
wente
with
his
brother
in
lawe
to
a
certayne
Farme
,
where
Iames
Velasques
was
alone
,
with
his
householde
seruauntes
,
for
hys
armye
was
lodged
in
a
Village
thereby
,
and
came
thither
somewhat
late
,
and
at
suche
tyme
as
the
Gouernoure
was
perusing
hys
Booke
of
charges
,
and
knocked
at
his
dore
which
stoode
open
,
saying
:
Héere
is
Cortez
that
woulde
speake
with
the
Gouernoure
,
and
so
wente
in
.
Iames
Velasques
sawe
hym
armed
,
and
at
such
an
houre
,
he
was
maruellously
afrayde
,
desiring
hym
to
rest
hymselfe
,
and
also
to
accepte
hys
Supper
:
No
Sir
(
quoth
he
)
my
onely
comming
is
,
but
to
knowe
the
complayntes
you
haue
of
me
,
and
to
satisfye
you
therein
,
and
also
to
bée
youre
friende
and
seruitor
.
They
then
embraced
eache
other
in
token
of
friendship
.
And
after
long
talke
,
they
lay
both
in
one
bedde
,
where
Iames
de
Orrelano
founde
them
,
who
went
to
carrie
newes
to
the
Gouernoure
,
how
Cortez
had
fledee
.
After
this
sort
came
Cortez
agayne
to
his
former
friendshyppe
with
Iames
Velasques
,
and
procéeded
with
him
to
the
Warres
,
but
afterwarde
at
his
returne
,
he
was
lyke
to
haue
bin
drowned
in
the
sea
:
For
as
he
came
from
the
Caues
of
Bani
to
visite
certayne
of
hys
Shepheardes
and
Indians
that
wrought
in
the
Mines
of
Ba●r●●●oa
where
his
dwelling
was
,
his
Canea
or
little
boare
ouerthrew
,
being
night
,
and
halfe
a
league
from
land
,
with
tempeste
,
wherby
he
was
put
to
his
shiftes
,
and
forced
to
swimme
,
and
happened
to
espye
lyght
that
certayne
Shepheardes
had
which
were
at
supper
néere
the
Sea
side
.
By
suche
like
perils
and
daungers
,
runne
the
excellente
menns
their
race
,
vntill
that
they
arriue
at
the
Hauen
where
their
good
lotte
is
preserued
.
The
discouerie
of
new
Spayne
.
FRaunces
Hernandes
de
Cordoua
did
first
discouer
Xucatan
,
going
with
thrée
Shyps
for
Indians
,
or
else
to
barter
.
These
Shippes
were
sette
forthe
by
Christopher
Morante
,
and
Lope
Ochoa
de
Saizedo
,
in
Anno.
1517.
And
although
he
broughte
home
nothing
at
that
time
but
stripes
,
yet
he
broughte
perfect
relation
,
how
the
Countrey
was
rich
of
gold
and
siluer
,
and
the
people
of
the
countrey
clothed
.
Then
Iames
Velasques
Gouernoure
of
the
Iland
of
Cuba
,
sent
the
next
yeare
following
his
kinsman
,
called
Iohn
de
Grijalua
,
with
two
hundred
Spanyardes
in
foure
Shippes
,
thinking
to
obtayne
much
gold
and
siluer
for
his
Merchandise
at
those
places
,
which
Fraunces
Hernandez
had
enformed
him
:
So
that
Iohn
de
Grijalua
wente
to
Xucatan
,
and
there
foughte
with
the
Indians
of
Champoton
,
and
was
hurt
.
From
thence
he
entred
the
riuer
of
Tauasco
,
which
Grijalua
hadde
so
named
,
in
the
whiche
place
he
bartered
for
things
of
small
value
.
He
had
in
exchaunge
golde
,
cloth
of
cotten
wooll
,
and
other
curious
things
wrought
of
feathers
.
He
was
also
at
Saint
Iohn
de
Vlhua
,
and
tooke
possession
for
the
King
,
in
the
name
of
Iames
Velasques
,
and
there
also
exchanged
his
Haberdashe
wares
,
for
Golde
,
and
Couerlets
of
cotten
,
and
feathers
:
and
if
he
hadde
considered
his
good
fortune
,
he
would
haue
planted
habitation
in
so
rich
a
land
,
as
his
company
did
earnestly
request
him
,
and
if
he
had
so
done
,
then
had
he
bin
as
Cortez
was
.
But
suche
wealth
was
not
for
him
which
knew
it
not
,
although
he
excused
himselfe
,
saying
,
he
went
not
to
inhabite
,
but
to
barter
onely
in
traffike
of
his
Marchandise
,
and
to
discouer
whether
that
land
of
Xucatan
were
an
Ilande
,
or
no.
And
finding
it
a
mayne
land
,
and
populous
,
he
left
off
for
very
feare
.
Likewise
,
some
of
his
company
were
desirous
to
returne
to
Cuba
,
among
whome
,
Pedro
de
Aluado
,
who
was
farre
in
loue
with
a
woman
of
that
countrey
.
So
they
determined
to
returne
,
with
relation
to
the
Gouernoure
of
suche
things
as
hadde
happened
till
that
day
,
and
sayled
homewardes
along
the
coast
to
Panuco
,
and
so
came
to
Cuba
,
to
the
greate
griefe
of
many
of
hys
company
.
Yea
some
of
them
wept
,
with
sorrowe
that
hée
would
not
abide
in
that
rich
countrey
.
He
was
fiue
monethes
vpon
his
voyage
homewarde
from
land
to
lande
,
and
eyght
monethes
till
his
returne
to
the
Citie
.
But
when
he
came
home
,
the
Gouernoure
hauing
hearde
of
his
procéedings
,
would
not
looke
vppon
him
,
whiche
was
hys
iust
reward
.
The
Inuentorie
of
the
treasure
that
Grijalua
brought
for
his
wares
.
IOhn
de
Grijalua
bought
of
the
Indians
of
Potonchan
,
Saint
Iohn
de
Vlhua
,
and
other
places
of
that
coast
,
suche
thynges
as
made
his
fellowes
farre
in
loue
with
the
Countrey
,
and
loth
to
depart
from
thence
.
The
workmanship
of
many
of
the
things
that
they
bought
,
was
more
worth
than
the
thing
it selfe
,
as
this
Inuentory
perticularly
doth
shew
.
The
Inuentory
.
-
A
Little
Idoll
of
golde
hollowe
.
-
A
greater
of
golde
,
with
hornes
and
heare
,
with
a
string
of
beadestones
aboute
his
necke
,
and
a
Flyeflappe
in
his
hand
,
and
a
little
stone
for
his
nauell
.
-
A
péece
of
golde
,
like
the
patent
of
a
Challice
,
garnished
with
stones
.
-
A
Skull
of
golde
,
with
two
hornes
,
and
blacke
heare
.
-
Two
and
twenty
earerings
of
golde
.
-
Two
and
twenty
péeces
of
an
other
fashion
.
-
Foure
bracelettes
of
golde
very
broade
.
-
A
payre
of
beades
of
golde
,
the
stones
hollowe
,
wyth
a
Frogge
of
golde
hanging
at
the
same
.
-
Another
paire
,
with
a
Lyon
of
golde
.
-
A
great
paire
of
earerings
of
golde
.
-
Two
little
Eagles
of
golde
hollowe
.
-
A
little
Saltseller
of
golde
.
-
Two
earerings
of
golde
with
Turkie
stones
.
-
A
coller
to
hang
aboute
a
womans
necke
,
of
twelue
péeces
,
with
four
and
twenty
stones
hanging
thereat
.
-
A
great
coller
of
golde
.
-
Sixe
little
collers
of
golde
thinne
.
-
Seauen
other
collers
of
gold
with
stones
.
-
Foure
earerings
of
golden
leafe
.
-
Twentie
fishing
hookes
of
golde
.
-
Twelue
graines
of
gold
,
waying
fiftie
Ducke●s
.
-
A
headlace
of
gold
.
-
Certaine
thinne
planches
of
gold
.
-
I
Potedge
pot
of
gold
.
-
In
Idoll
of
golde
hollowe
.
-
Certaine
thinne
brouches
of
gold
.
-
Nine
beade
stones
of
gold
.
-
Two
payre
of
g●●t
beades
.
-
One
payre
of
wodden
beades
guilt
.
-
A
little
cuppe
of
golde
,
with
eighte
purple
stones
,
and
twentie
thrée
stones
of
an
other
collour
.
-
Foure
belles
of
gold
.
-
A
little
sauser
of
gold
.
-
A
little
boxe
of
gold
.
-
Certaine
smal
collers
of
gold
of
smal
value
.
-
A
hollow
apple
of
gold
.
-
Fourtie
hatchets
of
gold
mixed
with
copper
,
valued
in
two
thousand
fiue
hundred
Duckets
.
-
A
whole
harne●s
or
furniture
for
an
armed
man
of
gold
thinne
beaten
.
-
An other
whole
armour
of
wood
with
leaues
of
golde
,
garnished
with
little
blacke
stones
.
-
A
certaine
piece
made
like
vnto
a
feather
,
of
an
hyde
and
gold
ioyntly
wrought
.
-
Foure
pieces
of
armour
of
wood
made
for
the
knées
,
and
couered
with
golden
leafe
.
-
Two
targets
couered
with
feathers
of
many
and
fyne
colours
.
-
Diuerse
other
targets
of
gold
and
feathers
.
-
A
tuffe
of
feathers
of
sundry
colours
,
with
a
little
byrd
in
the
middest
,
very
liuely
.
-
A
wing
of
gold
and
feathers
.
-
Two
flyflappes
of
feathers
.
-
Two
little
chamberpottes
of
Allabatter
,
beset
with
many
trimme
stones
,
and
some
fyne
,
&
among
them
there
was
one
esteemed
at
two
thousand
Duckets
.
-
Certaine
beades
of
tinne
.
-
Fiue
paire
of
woodden
beades
rounds
and
couered
wyth
a
lease
of
gold
very
thinne
.
-
A
hundred
and
thirty
hollow
bead
stones
of
gold
.
-
Many
beades
of
woodde
gilt
.
-
A
paire
of
Sissers
of
wood
gilt
.
-
Two
gilt
vissors
.
-
A
vissor
of
strange
gesture
of
gold
.
-
Foure
vissors
of
wood
guilt
.
-
Foure
dishes
of
wood
couered
with
golden
leafe
.
-
A
dogges
head
of
gold
beset
with
stones
.
-
An other
beastes
head
garnished
with
gold
.
-
Fiue
paire
of
rush
shooes
.
-
Thrée
red
hides
.
-
Seuen
rasors
of
flint
stone
,
for
to
cut
vp
men
that
were
sacrifised
.
-
Two
painted
dishes
of
wood
with
an
Ewer
.
-
A
garment
with
halfe
sléeues
of
feathers
of
excéeding
fine
colours
.
-
A
couerlet
of
feathers
.
-
Many
couerlets
of
cotten
very
fine
.
-
Many
other
couerlets
of
cotten
course
.
-
Two
kerchiefs
of
good
cotten
.
-
Many
perfumes
of
sweete
odor
,
much
of
that
countrey
fruits
.
-
They
also
brought
a
gentlewoman
that
was
giuen
them
,
and
other
prisoner
Indians
.
And
for
one
of
them
was
offered
hys
weight
in
golde
,
but
Grijalua
woulde
not
take
it
.
They
also
brought
newes
that
there
were
Amazons
women
of
warre
,
in
certaine
Ilandes
,
and
manye
gaue
credit
,
being
amazed
at
the
things
that
they
had
brought
bartered
for
things
of
a
vile
price
:
as
here-vnder
appeareth
the
Merchandise
that
they
gaue
for
al
the
aforesaid
Iewels
.
The
Inuentorie
of
the
Spanish
Merchandise
.
-
SIxe
course
shirts
.
-
Thrée
paire
of
Maryners
breeches
of
lynnen
.
-
Fiue
paire
of
womens
shoes
.
-
Fiue
broad
leatherne
girdels
wrought
with
coloured
thréed
,
with
their
purses
.
-
Manye
purses
of
shéepes
skinne
.
-
Sixe
glasses
a
little
gilt
.
-
Foure
brouches
of
glasse
.
-
Two
thousand
beadstones
of
glasse
greene
.
-
A
hundred
paire
of
beades
of
diuerse
colours
.
-
Twenty
woodden
combes
.
-
Sixe
paire
of
Sissers
.
-
Fiftéene
kniues
great
and
small
.
-
A
thousand
taylers
nedels
.
-
Two
thousand
pinnes
of
sorts
.
-
Eight
paire
of
corded
shoes
.
-
A
paire
of
pinsers
and
a
hammer
.
-
Seauen
red
night
cappes
.
-
Thrée
coates
of
colours
.
-
A
freese
coate
with
a
cap
of
the
same
.
-
An
old
gréene
veluet
coats
.
-
An
olde
veluet
cappe
.
The
determination
of
Cortez
to
prepare
a
Nauie
for
discouerie
.
BYcause
Iohn
de
Grijalua
was
absent
a
longer
season
than
was
Francisco
Hernandez
de
Cordona
,
before
his
returne
,
or
giuing
aduise
of
his
procéedings
,
the
gouernoure
Valasques
prepared
a
Caruel
,
and
therein
sent
one
Christofer
de
Olid
,
for
to
séeke
Grijalua
with
succor
if
néed
wer
,
and
gaue
Olid
great
charge
,
that
he
should
returne
with
newes
from
Grijalua
with
all
spéede
:
But
this
messenger
taried
but
a
small
while
vpon
his
voyage
,
and
saw
but
little
of
Yucatan
,
and
not
fynding
Grijalua
,
he
returned
backe
againe
to
Cuba
,
which
returne
happed
not
wel
for
the
gouernour
nor
yet
for
Grijalua
.
For
if
he
had
procéeded
for
the
on
his
way
to
Saint
Iohn
de
Vlhua
,
hee
had
then
mette
with
whom
he
sought
for
,
and
likewise
caused
him
to
haue
inhabited
there
.
But
he
excused
him self
,
alleaging
that
he
had
lost
his
ankers
,
and
was
therfore
forced
of
necessitie
to
returne
.
And
as
soone
as
Olid
was
departed
on
that
voyage
,
Pedro
de
Aluarado
returned
to
Cuba
,
wyth
full
relation
of
the
discouerie
,
&
brought
many
things
with
hym
,
wrought
in
gold
,
with
strange
coloured
feathers
,
and
cotton
wool
.
The
gouernour
Iames
Valasques
reioyced
much
to
behold
those
principles
:
And
all
the
Spaniardes
of
Cuba
wondered
therat
,
and
likewise
to
heare
the
whole
relation
of
the
iourney
.
Yet
the
gouernour
feared
the
returne
of
his
kinsman
,
bycause
some
of
his
companye
that
came
sicke
and
diseased
from
those
parties
,
saide
that
Grijalua
meaned
not
to
inhabite
there
;
and
that
the
people
and
land
was
great
,
and
also
how
the
same
people
were
warlike
:
likewise
the
gouernour
feared
the
wisedome
and
courage
of
his
kinsman
.
Wherevppon
he
determined
to
send
thyther
certaine
shippes
,
with
souldiers
and
armor
and
other
trifling
things
,
thinking
chiefly
to
enrich
himself
by
barter
,
and
also
to
inhabite
by
force
.
He
requested
one
Baltazer
Vermudez
to
take
that
voyage
in
hand
,
who
accepted
the
offer
,
but
he
demaunded
thrée
thousand
duckets
for
his
furniture
and
prouision
.
Their
gouernour
hearing
this
demaund
,
answered
,
that
in
suche
sorte
the
charges
would
be
more
than
the
profite
:
And
so
for
that
tyme
lefte
off
the
matter
,
bycause
he
was
couetous
,
and
loth
to
spend
,
thinking
to
prouide
an
army
at
other
mens
cost
,
as
he
had
done
before
,
when
Grijalua
went
firste
on
that
voyage
,
for
at
that
time
one
Francisco
de
Montezo
did
furnish
one
shippe
.
And
also
certaine
gentlemen
called
Alaunso
Fernandez
,
Porto
Carero
,
Alaunso
de
Auila
&
Iames
de
Ordas
with
manye
others
,
wente
with
Grijalua
at
theyr
proper
costes
and
charges
.
It
followed
that
the
gouernour
brake
the
matter
to
Cortez
,
&
required
that
the
voyage
shoulde
be
set
forth
betwixte
them
,
knowing
that
Cortez
had
two
thousand
Castlyns
of
gold
in
the
power
of
one
Andres
de
Duero
,
a
merchaunt
,
and
also
that
Cortez
was
a
man
diligent
,
wise
,
and
of
stoute
courage
.
Cortez
being
of
haughtye
stomacke
,
accepted
both
the
voyage
and
the
charges
,
thinking
the
cost
would
not
be
much
.
&c.
So
that
the
voyage
and
agréemente
was
concluded
,
whervpon
they
sent
one
Iohn
de
Sanzedo
to
the
kings
counsel
and
chauncery
,
resident
in
the
Iland
of
Santo
Domingo
,
who
were
then
religyous
persons
)
to
haue
and
obtain
of
them
licence
,
fréelye
to
goe
and
traffike
into
those
parties
of
●
newe
discouerie
,
and
also
to
séeke
for
Iohn
de
Grijalua
,
for
they
imagyned
that
wythout
hym
small
trafficke
woulde
bee
hadde
,
whyche
was
,
to
exchaunge
trifles
of
Haberdashe
for
golde
and
syluer
.
The
chiefe
rulers
of
gouernemente
at
that
tyme
in
the
kings
counsell
there
,
were
these
following
,
Sogniour
Alounso
de
Santo
Domingo
,
Segniour
Luys
de
Figuer●a
,
&
Segniour
Barnardo
de
Munsaned●
,
who
graunted
the
licence
,
and
appointed
Hernando
Cortez
for
captaine
Generall
of
the
voyage
,
and
setter
forth
in
company
of
Iames
Velasques
.
They
also
appointed
a
Treasurer
,
and
Surueyour
to
procure
for
the
kings
portion
or
parte
,
whych
was
according
to
custome
one
fifte
parte
.
In
thys
meane
season
Cortez
prepared
hymselfe
for
the
Iourney
,
and
communed
wyth
hys
especiall
friendes
to
sée
who
woulde
beare
hym
companye
:
And
hee
founde
thrée
hundred
men
that
agréed
to
his
request
.
He
then
bought
a
Caruell
and
Vergantine
,
and
another
Caruell
that
Pedro
de
Aluarado
brought
home
.
An other
Vergantine
he
had
of
Iames
Valesques
:
he
prouided
for
them
armour
,
artillery
,
and
other
Munition
:
hee
brought
also
wyne
Oyle
,
Beanes
,
Pease
,
and
other
victuals
necessarye
:
he
toke
vp
also
vppon
hys
credite
,
of
one
Iames
Sauzed●
muche
Haberdashe
,
to
the
value
of
seauen
hundred
Castlyns
in
golde
.
The
gouernour
Velasques
deliuered
vnto
hym
a
thousande
Castlyns
whyche
he
possessed
of
the
goods
of
one
Pamfil●
de
Naruaiz
in
hys
absence
,
alleaging
that
he
had
no
other
money
of
hys
owne
proper
.
And
beeyng
in
thys
manner
agréed
,
the
Articles
and
Conenauntes
were
drawen
and
set
downe
in
wryting
,
Alounso
de
Escalantes
,
the
thrée
and
twenty
day
of
October
Anno.
1518.
In
this
meane
time
arriued
at
Cuba
,
Iohn
de
Grijalua
,
vpon
whose
arriuall
,
the
gouernour
chaunged
his
purpose
and
pretence
,
for
hee
refused
to
disburse
any
more
money
,
nor
yet
would
consent
that
Cortez
should
furnish
his
Nauie
.
For
the
onely
cause
was
,
that
he
ment
to
dispatch
backe
againe
his
kinseman
and
his
army
.
But
to
behold
the
stoute
courage
of
Cortez
,
his
charges
,
and
liberalitie
in
expences
,
it
was
straunge
,
Amador
de
Larez
a
principal
man
,
to
intreate
him
to
leaue
off
the
voyage
(
considering
the
Grijalua
was
returned
)
and
that
he
would
pay
him
al
the
costs
&
charges
that
he
had
layd
out
.
Cortez
understanding
the
gouernors
minde
,
made
answere
vnto
Larez
,
that
he
wold
not
leaue
of
the
Iorney
,
for
very
shame
,
nor
yet
breake
the
agréement
made
.
Andreas
de
Duero
,
&
of
Pedro
de
Xerez
&
others
.
With
that
which
money
he
bought
two
ships
,
6.
horses
,
&
much
apparel
,
&
began
to
furnish
a
house
&
kepe
a
good
table
for
commers
&
goers
:
he
went
also
armed
like
a
captaine
,
&
many
wayting
&
attending
vpon
him
,
whereat
diuerse
murmured
,
saying
that
hee
was
a
Lord
without
rente
.
In
thys
meane
whyle
came
Grijalua
to
the
Cittie
of
Sainte
Iames
de
Cuba
:
but
hys
kinseman
the
gouernour
woulde
not
loke
vppon
hym
bycause
he
had
leste
and
forsaken
so
riche
a
lande
.
Also
it
grieued
him
inwardlye
that
Cortez
procéeded
thitherward
so
strong
and
mightye
,
and
coulde
by
no
meanes
disturbe
or
lette
hym
,
and
to
sée
the
greate
traine
that
wayted
vppon
hym
wyth
manye
of
them
that
had
byn
the
other
voyage
with
Grijalua
:
yea
if
that
he
should
disturbe
him
,
bloud
shedde
would
follow
in
the
Citie
.
So
that
he
was
forced
to
dissemble
his
sorow
.
Yet
(
as
many
affyrme
)
hee
commaunded
that
hee
shoulde
haue
no
victuals
solde
vnto
hym
.
Nowe
Cortez
departed
from
thence
,
proclayming
himselfe
for
General
,
and
that
the
gouernour
Valasques
had
nothing
to
doe
wyth
hys
Nauie
,
requesting
his
soldiers
to
enbarke
themselues
wyth
such
victuals
as
they
had
.
He
also
bargayned
wyth
one
Fernando
Alfonso
for
certaine
Hogges
and
Shéepe
that
were
prepared
for
the
shambles
,
and
gaue
vnto
hym
a
chayne
of
golde
and
brouches
for
payment
,
and
also
moneye
,
to
pay
the
penaltie
that
the
butcher
fel
into
for
not
prouiding
the
Cittie
.
And
so
he
departed
from
Saint
Iames
de
Baracoa
the
eightéenth
of
Nouember
,
with
about
thrée
hundred
Spaniardes
in
sixe
shippes
.
The
nauie
and
men
that
Cortez
caried
with
him
to
the
Conquest
.
COrtez
departed
from
Saint
Iames
de
Barocoa
with
small
prouision
of
victuals
for
suche
a
number
of
men
,
and
also
for
the
nauigation
whyche
as
yet
was
vncertaine
.
And
beeyng
out
of
that
parte
,
he
sent
Pedro
Xuarez
Gallinato
with
a
Caruell
to
I●ymaica
for
vittailes
,
commaunding
him
,
that
those
things
which
he
should
there
buy
,
to
goe
therwith
to
Cape
de
Corrientes
,
or
to
S.
Anthonies
point
,
which
is
the
farthest
part
of
that
Iland
Westward
.
And
he
himselfe
wente
with
his
companye
to
Macaca
,
and
boughte
there
greate
quantitie
of
bread
,
and
some
Hogges
,
of
one
Taymaio
.
Then
he
procéeded
to
the
Trinitie
Ilande
,
and
there
boughte
an
other
Shippe
of
one
Alonso
Guillen
.
And
of
perticulare
persons
he
bought
thrée
Horses
,
and
fiue
hundred
bushels
of
Corne
.
And
being
there
at
roade
,
he
had
aduice
,
that
Iohn
Nonez
Sedenio
passed
that
way
with
a
Shippe
laden
with
victuals
,
for
to
make
sale
thereof
at
the
Mynes
.
Wherevppon
he
sente
Iames
de
Orda●
,
with
a
Caruel
well
armed
,
for
to
take
him
,
and
to
bring
him
vnto
S.
Anthonies
point
.
Ordas
went
and
tooke
him
at
the
Channell
de
Iardines
,
and
brought
him
to
the
place
appointed
.
Sedenio
broughte
the
register
of
his
marchandise
,
whiche
was
greate
store
of
bread
,
Bacon
,
and
Hennes
:
Cortez
gaue
him
chaynes
of
golde
,
and
other
pieces
for
payment
,
and
a
bil
for
the
rest
.
In
consideration
whereof
,
Sedenio
wente
with
him
to
the
Conquest
.
In
the
Trinitie
Ilande
Cortez
gathered
togyther
two
hundred
men
more
,
who
had
bin
in
Grijalua
hys
company
,
and
were
dwellers
in
that
Iland
,
and
in
Matancas
,
Carenias
,
and
other
Villages
,
and
sending
his
ships
forward
,
he
went
with
his
men
by
land
to
Hauana
,
which
was
then
inhabited
on
the
South
side
in
the
mouth
of
the
riuer
called
Onicaxinall
,
but
there
they
would
sell
him
no
prouision
,
for
feare
of
the
Gouernour
Velasques
.
But
yet
one
Christopher
Galsada
rentgatherer
to
the
Byshoppe
,
and
receyuer
for
the
Popes
Bulles
,
solde
to
him
great
store
of
Bacon
and
bread
of
that
Countrey
called
Maiz
,
and
other
prouision
,
whereby
his
fléete
was
reasonably
prouided
.
&c.
And
then
he
beganne
to
distribute
his
men
and
vittayles
aboorde
eache
vessell
in
good
order
.
Then
came
Aluarado
with
his
caruell
,
with
his
other
friendes
Christopher
de
Olid
,
Alonso
de
Auila
,
Francisco
de
Monteio
,
&
manye
others
of
Grijalua
hys
company
,
who
had
bin
to
talke
with
the
Gouernoure
Velasques
.
And
among
them
came
one
Garnica
so
called
,
with
letters
for
Cortez
from
Velasques
,
wherein
he
wrote
,
desiring
him
to
abide
there
,
for
that
he
meant
to
come
himselfe
,
or
else
to
send
vnto
hym
,
to
treate
of
matters
profitable
for
them
both
.
Also
,
the
sayd
Gouernour
sente
other
secret
letters
to
Iames
de
Ordas
and
others
,
requiring
them
to
apprehende
and
take
prisoner
Cortez
.
Nowe
Ordas
did
inuite
Cortez
to
a
banket
aboorde
his
Caruel
,
Saint
Iames
de
Barocoa
,
but
Cortez
vnderstood
the
matter
,
and
fayned
hymselfe
to
be
very
sicke
,
and
also
fearing
some
vprore
,
he
went
aboorde
his
Shippe
Admirall
,
and
shot
off
a
péece
of
Ordinance
,
giuing
warning
to
his
Nauie
to
be
in
a
readinesse
to
make
sayle
,
and
to
follow
him
to
Saint
Anthonies
poynte
,
whiche
was
done
with
expedition
,
and
there
in
the
Towne
of
Guani
Guaniga
he
mustered
his
men
,
and
found
fiue
hundred
and
fifti●
Spanyardes
,
wherof
fiftie
were
Marriners
.
He
deuided
them
into
eleuen
companies
,
and
appointed
these
persons
following
for
Captaynes
,
that
is
to
say
,
Alonso
de
Auila
,
Alonso
Fernandez
Porto
Carrero
,
Iaimes
de
Ordas
,
Francisco
de
Monteio
,
Francisco
de
Morla
,
Francisco
de
Salzeda
,
Iohn
de
Escalante
,
Iohn
Velasques
de
Leon
,
Christopher
de
Olid
,
and
one
Escouar
,
and
he
himselfe
as
Generall
tooke
one
Company
.
He
made
these
many
Captaynes
,
bycause
his
whole
fléete
was
eleuen
sayle
,
and
that
eache
of
them
shoulde
seuerally
be
Captayne
,
both
of
Shippe
and
men
.
He
also
appoynted
for
chiefe
Pilote
Antonio
de
Alamines
,
who
had
taken
charge
before
with
Francisco
de
Hernandez
de
Cordoua
,
and
Grijalua
.
&c.
He
carried
also
200
Indians
,
borne
in
the
Ile
of
Cuba
,
to
serue
and
to
carrie
baggage
,
&
also
certayne
Negros
with
some
Indian
women
,
and
sixtéene
Norses
&
Mares
,
with
great
prouision
of
Bacon
,
corne
,
bisket
,
hennes
,
wine
,
oyle
,
pease
,
and
other
fruites
,
with
great
store
of
Haberdash
,
as
Belles
,
necklaces
,
beades
of
glasse
,
collers
,
points
,
pinnes
,
purses
,
nedels
,
girdels
,
thredde
,
kniues
,
sissers
,
pinsars
,
hammers
,
hatchets
,
Shirts
,
Coyses
,
headkerchiefes
,
handkerchiefs
,
bréeches
,
coates
,
clokes
,
cappes
,
Marriners
bréeches
,
all
that
which
Merchandise
he
deuided
among
his
nauie
.
The
Ship
Admiral
was
of
the
burthen
of
a
hundred
Tunnes
.
Other
thrée
Shippes
of
the
burthen
of
eightie
Tunnes
the
péece
.
All
the
residue
were
small
withoute
ouerloppe
,
and
vergan
ines
.
The
deuice
of
his
enfigne
or
aunciente
,
was
flames
of
fire
in
white
and
blewe
,
with
a
redde
crosse
in
the
middest
,
and
bordred
round
with
letters
,
in
the
Lattine
and
Spanishe
tongs
,
which
signified
this
in
effect
:
friends
,
let
vs
follow
the
Crosse
,
and
with
liuely
faith
with
this
standerde
we
shall
obteyne
victorie
.
The
premisses
(
as
ye
haue
hearde
)
was
the
furniture
that
Cortez
prouided
for
his
iourney
,
and
with
so
small
a
thing
he
conquered
so
greate
and
mightie
an
Empire
,
&
strange
Countreys
,
vnknowen
at
that
time
.
There
was
neuer
Captayne
that
did
with
like
army
ouercome
so
infinite
a
people
,
&
bring
both
them
and
their
countrey
vnder
subiection
.
He
caried
no
money
to
pay
his
souldiers
,
but
was
rather
much
indebted
to
others
at
his
departure
.
And
to
say
the
truth
,
there
néeded
any
money
to
make
pay
to
those
souldiers
that
went
to
the
Conquest
,
for
if
they
shuld
haue
serued
for
wages
,
they
would
haue
●one
to
other
places
néere
hand
.
But
in
India
,
euery
on●
pretendeth
the
state
of
a
noble
man
,
or
else
great
riches
.
Now
all
the
fléete
being
in
readinesse
(
as
ye
haue
hearde
,
)
C●rtez
he
ga●an
exhortation
to
his
company
as
followeth
.
The
Oration
that
Cortez
made
to
his
Souldiers
.
MY
louing
fellowes
and
déere
friendes
,
it
is
certayne
that
euery
valiant
manne
of
stoute
courage
,
doth
procure
by
déedes
to
make
him selfe
equall
with
the
excellente
men
of
his
time
,
yea
and
with
those
that
were
before
his
time
.
So
it
is
that
I
do
now
take
in
hand
such
an
entarprise
,
as
godwilling
shall
be
héereaster
of
greate
fame
,
for
my●e
heart
doth
pronosticate
vnto
mée
,
that
we
shall
winne
greate
and
rich
Countreys
,
and
manye
people
,
as
yet
neuer
séene
to
anye
of
oure
nation
,
yea
and
(
I
beléeue
)
greater
Kingdomes
than
those
of
oure
Kinges
.
And
I
assure
you
,
that
the
desire
of
glory
dothe
furthèr
extend
,
than
treasure
,
the
whiche
in
forte
,
mortall
life
doth
obtayne
.
I
haue
now
prepared
Shippes
,
Armor
,
Horses
,
and
other
furniture
for
the
warres
,
with
victuall
sufficient
,
and
all
things
that
are
vsed
as
necessary
in
Conquestes
.
I
haue
but
at
greate
costes
and
charges
,
wherein
I
haue
not
onely
employed
myne
owne
goodes
,
but
also
the
goodes
of
my
friendes
,
yet
me
thinketh
that
the
employmente
thereof
dothe
encrease
my
treasure
and
honor
.
We
ought
(
louing
fellowes
)
to
leaue
off
small
things
,
when
great
matters
doe
offer
themselues
.
And
euen
as
my
trust
is
in
God
,
euen
so
greater
pr●●●e
shall
come
to
our
kings
,
and
a
nation
of
this
〈…〉
,
than
hath
héeretofore
of
any
other
.
I
doe
not●●●●s
how
acceptable
it
will
be
to
God
our
sauiour
,
for
whose
〈◊〉
I
do
chiefly
and
willingly
hazard
my
goods
and
trauel
.
I
will
not
nowe
it
●t
of
the
perils
and
danger
〈…〉
I
haue
passed
〈…〉
good
men
doe
rather
〈…〉
.
We
dot
now
attempt
and
beg●●
〈…〉
good
and
iust
,
and
the
almighty
God
in
whose
name
and
holy
faith
this
voyage
is
begonne
,
will
assuredly
graunte
vnto
vs
victory
,
and
the
time
will
shew
the
end
of
things
well
begonne
.
Therefore
we
will
now
haue
an
other
manner
in
our
procéedings
,
than
eyther
Cordoua
or
Grijalua
hadde
,
whereof
I
meane
not
nowe
to
dispute
,
for
the
presente
time
doth
hasten
vs
away
,
but
at
our
arriuall
,
we
will
do
what
shall
séeme
vnto
vs
conuenient
.
Héere
déere
friends
do
I
lay
before
you
great
gaynes
,
but
wrapped
in
greate
trauell
,
yet
Vertue
is
an
enimie
to
idlenesse
.
&c.
Therefore
if
you
will
accept
hope
for
Vertue
,
or
Vertue
for
hope
,
and
also
if
ye
forsake
me
not
,
as
I
will
not
forsake
you
,
I
will
with
Gods
help
make
you
in
shorte
time
the
richest
men
that
euer
passed
this
way
.
I
doe
sée
you
are
but
fewe
in
number
,
but
yet
such
men
of
haughtie
courage
,
that
no
force
or
strength
of
Indians
can
offende
.
Likewise
wée
haue
experience
,
that
Christ
our
sauiour
hathe
alwayes
fauoured
our
nation
in
these
parties
.
Therfore
my
déere
friendes
,
let
vs
now
in
Gods
name
depart
ioyfull
,
exspecting
good
successe
,
according
to
our
beginning
.
&c.
The
entrance
of
Cortez
into
the
Iland
of
Acusamill
.
WIth
the
aforesayd
communication
,
Cortez
.
gaue
great
hope
to
his
company
of
waightie
matters
,
yea
and
great
admiration
of
his
person
,
so
that
all
his
company
had
an
earnest
desire
to
procéede
on
that
ioyney
.
And
Cortez
likewise
reioyced
,
to
sée
his
men
so
willing
:
and
incontinente
,
they
embarqued
themselues
,
and
after
their
prayers
made
vnto
God
,
hoysed
vp
their
sayles
,
and
with
faire
winde
departed
the
eighttenth
day
of
Februarie
Anno
1519.
And
beyng
at
Sea
,
he
willed
all
his
nauie
(
as
the
vse
is
)
to
haue
S.
Peter
for
their
patrone
,
warning
them
alwayes
to
follow
the
Admirall
(
wherin
he
went
)
bycause
he
carried
a
light
for
the
night
season
to
guide
them
the
way
,
whiche
was
almost
East
and
West
from
S.
Anthonies
point
,
being
the
nerest
part
of
Cuba
to
Cape
de
Cotoche
,
which
is
the
first
land
point
of
Yucatan
,
whither
they
were
bounde
,
so
that
being
there
,
they
might
run
along
the
coast
,
betwene
the
North
point
and
the
West
.
The
firste
night
the
Hernando
Cortez
began
to
passe
ouer
the
gulfe
betwéene
Cuba
&
Yucatan
,
being
little
aboue
lx.
leagues
,
the
winde
rose
vp
at
Northeast
with
much
force
,
so
that
all
the
Fléete
were
separated
without
sight
the
one
of
the
other
:
yet
by
the
accompt
that
their
Pilots
kept
,
they
arriued
all
sauing
one
at
the
Ilande
of
Acusamil
,
although
not
at
one
time
,
and
those
that
last
ariued
,
wer
the
Admirall
,
and
Captayne
Morla
his
Ship
,
who
had
lost
his
Ruther
,
but
by
shoting
off
a
pece
,
Cortez
:
vnderstood
his
necessitie
,
and
came
vering
to
him
,
and
amayned
his
sailes
to
succour
him
,
being
in
the
night
season
.
Yet
when
the
day
appeared
,
it
pleased
God
that
the
rage
of
the
tempest
ceassed
,
&
being
cléere
day
,
they
found
agayne
their
Ruther
,
and
trimmed
the
Ship
,
and
made
sayle
,
and
sayled
that
day
and
the
next
following
,
without
sighte
of
land
,
or
any
of
the
Fléete
.
But
the
third
day
they
arriued
at
a
cape
or
point
of
land
,
called
Womens
cape
.
Cortez
commanded
Morla
to
follow
him
,
directing
his
course
to
séeke
the
residue
of
his
Fléete
,
and
arriued
in
this
forte
at
the
Iland
of
Acusamil
,
and
there
found
all
his
nauie
excepte
one
,
whereof
they
hearde
no
newe●
in
many
dayes
after
.
The
people
of
that
Ilande
beholding
suche
a
straunge
sight
,
The
Indians
of
Acusamil
gaue
newes
to
Cortez
of
certaine
bearded
men
.
NOw
Cortez
seeing
these
Indians
quiet
and
wel
pleased
,
and
also
very
seruiceable
,
he
did
determyne
to
take
away
theyr
Idols
,
and
to
giue
them
a
remembraunce
of
Iesu
Christ
borne
of
the
Virgin
Mary
,
by
one
Melchior
a
fisherman
and
very
rustical
,
who
had
bin
ther
before
with
Francisco
Hernandez
de
Cordoua
,
who
declared
vnto
them
,
that
Cortez
his
Lord
and
captaine
would
enforme
them
of
a
better
god
,
and
better
lawes
,
than
those
which
they
maintained
.
The
Indians
answered
,
that
they
were
contented
therewith
,
and
went
with
them
vnto
their
temples
,
and
there
brake
downe
their
Idols
,
and
celebrated
diuine
seruice
,
teaching
them
to
adore
and
worshippe
Christ
crucifyed
,
so
that
they
were
verye
attentiue
to
the
doctrine
,
and
ceased
sacrifise
of
men
which
they
were
wont
to
vse
.
These
Indians
did
wonder
much
at
the
shippes
and
horses
,
yea
and
marueyled
as
muche
at
our
colour
and
beardes
,
WOrshipful
sirs
,
I
departed
from
Cuba
with
cleuen
saile
in
my
fléete
,
furnished
with
fiue
hundred
and
fiftie
Spaniardes
,
and
I
arriued
here
at
Acusamil
from
whence
I
write
you
this
letter
.
The
people
of
this
Iland
haue
certifyed
me
,
that
there
is
in
that
countrey
fiue
or
sixe
bearded
men
,
and
in
al
pointes
like
vnto
vs
:
they
can
not
here
enforme
me
of
anye
other
signes
or
tokens
,
but
hereby
I
do
coniecture
,
and
certainely
beleue
that
ye
be
Spaniards
.
Both
I
and
these
gentlemen
of
my
company
do
come
to
discouer
and
inhabit
this
land
,
we
hartily
pray
you
that
within
sixe
days
after
the
receite
hereof
,
ye
come
vnto
vs
,
without
any
excuse
or
delay
,
and
if
ye
so
doe
,
al
we
of
this
nauie
wil
gratifye
your
gentlenesse
&
good
seruice
that
ye
shal
do
vnto
vs
.
I
do
send
you
a
Vergantyn
wherin
you
may
come
,
&
two
shippes
for
your
safeconduct
.
Hernando
Cortez
.
THis
letter
being
written
,
there
was
found
an
inconuenience
,
which
was
,
they
knew
not
how
to
carrye
the
letter
so
secretly
that
it
might
not
be
séene
,
&
they
taken
for
espies
,
wherof
the
saide
Indians
stoode
in
great
feare
.
Then
Cortez
bethought
him
,
that
the
letter
wold
passe
wrapped
in
the
haire
of
the
head
of
one
of
them
,
for
ordinarily
the
Indians
wear
lōgheare
,
&
on
their
solemn
feasts
&
in
wars
they
vse
their
haire
platted
&
bound
about
their
forheads
.
And
he
appointed
captaine
of
the
Vergantine
wherin
the
messengers
went
,
Iohn
de
Escalante
,
&
Iames
de
Ordas
for
captaine
of
the
other
two
ships
,
with
fiftie
men
if
any
nede
should
happen
.
So
shortly
after
she
ships
arriued
at
the
place
appointed
,
Escalante
set
a
land
his
messengers
,
and
abode
there
eight
days
they
returne
,
although
he
promised
them
to
abide
there
but
sixe
dayes
.
And
then
séeing
that
they
came
not
,
he
surmysed
that
they
were
either
slaine
or
taken
captiues
:
&
so
returned
backe
againe
to
Acusamill
without
his
messengers
,
wherof
al
the
army
were
sorowful
,
&
chiefly
Cortez
,
thinking
that
the
Indians
had
wrong
enformed
him
.
Nowe
in
this
meane
season
they
trymmed
their
shippes
of
the
hurte
receiued
by
the
late
tempest
,
&
at
the
returne
of
the
two
ships
and
Vergantyne
,
they
hoysed
vp
sailes
and
departed
.
A
miraculous
chaunce
how
Geronimo
de
Aguilao
came
to
Cortez
.
CAlachuni
and
all
his
subiectes
were
full
of
heauinesse
(
as
it
semed
)
with
the
departure
of
the
Christians
,
bycause
they
were
wel
vsed
at
their
handes
.
From
Acusamil
the
fleete
sayled
to
get
the
coast
of
Yucatan
tothe
cape
called
Womens
point
,
with
prosperous
weather
,
&
there
Cortez
came
to
an
Anker
,
desirous
to
sée
the
disposition
of
the
lande
,
and
the
manner
of
the
people
:
but
it
liked
him
not
,
so
that
the
next
day
folowing
being
shrouetuisday
,
he
departed
,
meaning
to
double
the
sayde
cape
,
and
so
to
passe
to
Cotoche
and
to
viewe
it
.
But
before
they
hadde
doubled
the
poynte
,
Peter
de
Aluarado
shotte
off
a
piece
,
in
token
that
hee
was
in
great
peril
,
wherevppon
the
other
shippes
drewe
neare
to
knowe
what
hadde
happened
:
And
when
Cortez
vnderstoode
that
Aluarados
shippe
was
in
so
great
a
leake
that
with
two
pumpes
they
mighte
not
emptie
the
water
,
he
found
no
other
remedy
but
to
returne
backe
again
to
Acusamil
with
al
his
fléet
.
The
Indians
of
the
Ilande
came
incontinent
to
the
water
side
very
ioyfull
,
and
to
knowe
whether
they
had
left
any
thing
behind
them
.
The
Christians
enformed
them
of
their
mishap
,
and
came
a
shore
,
&
in
short
time
found
the
leake
&
amended
it
.
The
Saterday
following
they
toke
shipping
again
,
al
the
army
excepte
Hernando
Cortez
,
and
fiftie
of
his
company
,
then
the
wind
arose
contrary
,
and
so
much
,
that
they
could
not
departe
that
day
:
&
the
furie
of
the
winde
endured
al
that
night
,
but
in
the
morning
it
waxed
calme
,
so
that
they
myghte
proceede
on
their
voyage
.
But
for
as
much
as
that
was
the
Sabboth
daye
,
they
determined
to
heare
diuine
seruice
,
and
after
dinner
to
make
saile
.
When
their
seruice
was
ended
,
and
Cortez
fitting
at
his
meate
,
there
was
newes
brought
him
that
a
little
vessell
called
a
Canoa
,
came
vnder
saile
toward
the
shippes
,
whiche
seemed
to
come
from
Yucatan
:
with
that
newes
Cortez
arose
from
his
meate
,
to
behold
whether
the
Canoa
went
,
and
perceiuyng
that
she
left
the
way
toward
the
shippes
,
he
sente
Andrew
de
Tapia
with
certaine
others
,
as
secrete
&
closely
as
might
be
deuised
,
to
lye
in
ambushe
for
their
comming
a
shoare
.
The
Canoa
arriued
in
a
calme
place
,
out
of
the
which
came
foure
men
all
naked
,
except
their
priuie
members
,
and
the
heare
of
their
heades
platted
and
bound
aboute
their
foreheades
like
vnto
women
,
with
bowes
and
arrowes
in
their
hands
:
three
of
them
which
were
Indians
,
wer
afraide
when
they
saw
the
Spaniards
with
their
drawen
swordes
,
and
would
haue
fled
againe
to
their
Canoa
,
but
the
Christian
feared
not
,
and
desired
his
fellowes
in
the
Indian
tong
to
abide
with
hym
.
And
then
he
began
to
speake
in
the
Spanish
tongue
in
thys
wise
:
Maisters
are
ye
Christians
,
yea
(
quoth
they
)
and
of
the
Spanish
nation
.
Then
he
reioyced
so
much
,
that
the
teares
fell
from
his
eyes
,
and
demaunded
of
them
what
day
it
was
,
although
he
had
a
Primer
wherein
he
dayly
prayed
.
He
then
besought
them
earnestlye
to
assist
him
with
their
prayers
&
thanksgiuing
vnto
god
for
his
deliuery
,
&
kneling
deuoutly
downe
vppon
his
knees
,
holding
vp
his
handes
,
his
eyes
toward
heauen
,
and
his
face
bathed
with
teares
,
made
his
humble
prayer
vnto
God
,
giuing
most
hartie
thankes
,
that
it
hadde
pleased
hym
to
deliuer
him
out
of
the
power
of
Infidels
and
infernal
creatures
,
and
to
place
hym
among
Christians
and
men
of
his
owne
nation
.
Andrew
de
Tapia
holpe
hym
vppe
,
and
toke
hym
in
hys
armes
,
Geronimo
de
Aguilar
,
I
was
borne
in
the
Cittie
of
Esifa
in
the
Andolozia
,
and
by
misfortune
I
was
loste
after
this
sorte
.
In
the
warres
of
Darien
and
in
the
time
of
the
contentions
and
passions
of
Iames
de
Nicuessa
,
and
Vasco
Nonez
Balboa
,
I
came
with
Captaine
Valdinia
in
a
little
Caruell
,
toward
Santo
Domingo
,
to
giue
aduice
to
the
Admirall
and
gouernour
,
of
the
troubles
which
had
happned
,
and
my
comming
was
for
men
and
victuals
:
and
likewise
we
brought
twentye
thousand
Duckettes
of
the
kings
in
Anno.
15
11.
And
when
we
apported
at
Iamayca
,
our
Caruel
was
lost
on
the
shallowes
whiche
were
called
the
Vipars
,
and
with
greate
pain
we
entred
(
about
twenty
persons
)
into
the
boate
,
with
out
sayle
,
water
or
bread
,
and
weake
prouision
of
oares
:
we
thus
wander
thirtéene
or
fourtéene
dayes
,
and
then
the
currant
,
whiche
is
there
very
great
&
runneth
alway
weastward
,
cast
vs
a
shoare
in
a
prouince
called
Maija
,
&
traueling
on
our
way
,
seauen
of
our
fellowes
died
wyth
hunger
&
famin
.
And
captain
Valdinia
&
other
4.
were
sacrifised
to
the
ydols
by
a
cruel
and
cursed
Cacike
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
Lord
in
whose
power
we
fell
,
&c.
And
after
the
sacrifice
,
they
were
eaten
among
the
Indians
for
a
solemne
banket
:
and
I
,
and
other
sixe
wer
put
into
a
Cage
or
coupe
,
to
be
fatned
for
an
other
sacrifice
.
And
for
to
escape
suche
abhominable
death
,
we
brake
the
prison
and
fledde
through
certaine
mountaines
:
So
that
it
pleased
God
that
wee
mette
with
another
Cazike
who
was
enimy
to
him
that
first
toke
vs
,
his
name
was
Quinqus
,
a
man
of
more
reason
and
better
condition
,
hee
was
Lord
of
Xamansana
:
he
accepted
vs
for
his
captiues
,
but
shortly
after
he
dyed
,
and
then
I
aboad
with
Taxmar
his
heire
.
Then
deceased
other
fiue
of
our
fellowes
,
so
that
there
remayned
but
onely
I
and
one
Gonsalo
Guerrer
,
a
maryner
,
who
now
abydeth
with
Nachancan
the
Lorde
of
Chetemal
,
and
he
married
with
a
rich
gentlewoman
of
that
countrey
,
by
whom
he
hath
children
,
and
is
made
a
Captaine
,
and
wel
estéemed
with
the
Cazike
for
the
victories
that
he
hath
had
in
the
wars
against
the
other
Lords
.
I
sent
vnto
him
your
worships
letter
,
desiring
him
that
he
would
come
with
me
hauing
so
fit
a
passage
,
but
he
refused
my
request
,
I
belieue
for
verye
shame
,
bycause
hee
had
his
nose
ful
boared
of
holes
,
&
his
eares
sagged
,
hys
face
&
handes
painted
according
to
the
vse
of
the
countrey
,
or
else
he
abode
there
for
the
loue
he
bare
to
his
wife
and
children
.
All
those
whiche
stoode
by
&
hard
this
Historie
,
were
amased
,
to
heare
Geronimo
de
Aguilar
report
howe
those
Indians
did
sacrifise
&
eate
mans
flesh
.
They
also
lamented
the
miserie
&
death
of
his
fellowes
,
and
highly
praysed
God
,
to
sée
him
frée
from
his
bondage
&
from
such
cruel
&
barbarous
people
,
&
to
haue
likewise
so
good
an
enterpreter
with
them
,
for
vndoubtedly
it
semed
a
miracle
that
Aluarados
ship
fel
into
a
leak
,
for
with
the
extremity
they
returned
back
again
to
that
Iland
,
wheras
with
contrarie
winde
they
were
constrayned
to
abide
the
comming
of
Aguilar
.
And
certainly
he
was
the
mean
&
speech
of
al
their
procéedings
.
And
therfore
haue
I
bin
so
prolixious
in
the
rehearsal
of
this
matter
,
as
a
notable
point
of
this
historie
.
Also
I
wil
not
let
to
tell
how
the
mother
of
Geronimo
de
Aguilar
,
became
mad
.
&c.
When
she
hard
the
hir
son
was
captiue
among
people
the
vsed
to
eate
mans
flesh
,
&
euer
after
when
she
saw
any
flesh
spitted
or
roasted
,
she
would
make
an
open
outcrie
,
saying
,
oh
I
miserable
woman
,
behold
this
is
the
flesh
of
my
deare
beloued
sonne
who
was
all
my
comfort
.
The
Iland
of
Acusamil
.
THe
Indians
naturall
of
that
countrey
do
cal
their
Ilande
Acusamil
,
&
corruptlye
Cosumel
.
Iohn
de
Grijalua
was
that
first
Spaniard
that
apported
there
,
and
named
it
the
holy
Roode
,
bycause
hee
fell
in
sighte
therof
on
holy
roade
daye
.
It
contayneth
ten
leagues
in
length
&
thrée
leagues
in
breadth
,
although
some
say
more
,
some
lesse
:
it
standeth
twentye
degrées
on
this
side
the
equator
,
and
fiue
leagues
from
the
womens
cape
:
it
hath
thrée
villages
,
in
the
which
liueth
nere
;
thousand
men
.
The
houses
are
of
stone
and
brick
,
and
couered
with
straw
&
bowes
,
&
some
with
tile
.
Their
temples
and
towers
are
made
of
lime
&
stone
very
wel
built
:
thei
haue
no
other
fresh
water
but
out
of
welles
and
raine
water
.
Calachuni
is
their
chiefe
Lord
:
they
are
browne
people
&
goe
naked
:
&
if
any
weare
cloth
,
it
is
made
of
cotten
wool
only
to
couer
their
priuie
members
:
they
vse
long
hear
platted
&
bound
about
their
foreheads
:
they
are
great
fishermen
,
so
the
fish
is
their
chiefest
foode
&
sustenance
,
they
haue
also
Maiz
which
is
for
bread
:
also
good
fruites
:
&
hony
,
but
somewhat
soure
:
and
plots
for
bées
,
which
contayn
.
1000
hiues
.
They
knew
not
to
what
vse
wax
serued
,
but
when
they
saw
our
men
make
candels
therof
,
they
wondred
therat
.
Their
dogges
haue
Foxe
faces
and
barke
not
,
these
they
gelde
and
fatten
to
eate
.
This
Iland
is
ful
of
high
mountaines
,
&
at
the
feete
of
them
,
good
pastures
,
many
Deare
,
and
wilde
Boares
,
Connyes
and
Hares
,
but
they
are
not
great
.
The
Spaniardes
with
their
handguns
and
crossebowes
prouide
them
of
that
victual
,
fresh
salt
and
dried
.
The
people
of
this
Iland
are
Idolaters
,
they
doe
sacrifice
children
,
but
not
manye
.
And
many
times
in
stead
of
children
they
sacrifice
dogges
.
They
are
poore
people
,
but
very
charitable
and
louing
in
their
false
religion
and
beliefe
.
The
religion
of
the
people
of
Acusamil
.
THe
temple
is
like
vnto
a
square
Toure
broad
at
the
foote
,
&
steps
round
about
it
,
&
from
the
middest
vpward
very
straight
:
the
top
is
hollow
&
couered
with
straw
:
it
hath
foure
windowes
with
frontals
and
galleries
.
In
that
holow
place
is
their
chappel
,
wheras
their
Idols
do
stand
.
The
temple
that
stoode
by
the
sea
side
was
such
a
one
,
in
the
which
was
a
maruellous
straunge
Idol
,
The
Battell
and
winning
of
Potenchan
.
COrtez
procéeded
with
his
Fléete
very
ioyfull
,
bycause
he
had
found
one
of
his
Ships
which
hée
thought
had
bin
lost
,
&
aported
at
the
riuer
de
Grijalua
,
whiche
in
the
Indian
tong
is
called
Tauases
,
and
anckred
at
the
riuers
mouth
,
fearing
to
enter
in
with
the
bigger
vessels
ouer
the
barre
:
and
incontinente
came
manye
Indians
to
gaze
at
them
and
theyr
Shippes
,
who
were
armed
with
feathers
,
and
suche
lyke
armour
as
they
vse
,
séeming
a
farre
off
trimme
fellowes
.
They
wondered
not
muche
to
sée
oure
Shyppes
and
menne
,
bycause
they
hadde
séene
before
Iohn
de
Grijalua
in
the
same
Riuer
.
The
behauiour
of
that
people
,
and
scituation
of
the
Countrey
,
liked
Cortez
verye
well
,
so
that
leauyng
sufficiente
garde
in
hys
Shyppes
,
he
manned
hys
Vergantynes
and
Boates
,
and
carried
with
hym
certayne
pieces
of
Ordinance
,
and
with
force
of
oares
he
entred
the
Riuer
agaynste
the
streame
,
whiche
was
verye
greate
,
and
hauyng
rowen
little
more
than
halfe
a
league
,
they
espyed
a
greate
Towne
walled
wyth
Timber
,
and
the
houses
made
of
mudwall
,
couered
with
strawe
.
The
Towne
wall
was
verye
strong
,
with
loope
holes
to
offende
withall
.
And
before
oure
menne
came
néere
the
Towne
,
they
mette
with
manye
little
Boates
,
whiche
the
Indians
call
Tahucup
,
full
of
armed
menne
,
shewyng
themselues
desirous
of
battayle
.
Cortez
procéeded
forwardes
,
and
made
vnto
them
signes
of
peace
,
declaring
vnto
them
by
his
interpreter
,
that
hys
commyng
thither
was
not
to
molest
or
disquiet
them
,
but
onely
to
take
freshe
water
,
and
to
buy
victuals
,
as
menne
that
trauelled
by
Sea
,
and
stoode
in
néede
thereof
,
promising
good
paymente
for
anye
thing
that
they
shoulde
take
.
The
Indians
hearyng
theyr
request
,
promised
to
shewe
theyr
message
to
the
Townesmen
,
and
woulde
also
returne
with
theyr
aunswere
and
vittayles
,
and
so
departed
.
In
shorte
space
they
returned
againe
,
and
broughte
bread
and
fruite
,
and
eyght
Turki●
Cockes
,
and
presented
it
franckely
vnto
them
.
Cortez
gaue
them
thankes
,
The
Indians
demaunded
one
nyghtes
space
to
doe
the
one
and
the
other
,
and
departed
towarde
the
towne
.
Cortez
also
went
to
a
little
Iland
that
standeth
in
the
riuer
,
to
abide
their
aunswere
,
so
that
eache
pretended
to
deceyue
the
other
,
for
the
Indians
demaunded
that
time
,
to
the
intent
to
carrie
that
night
away
theyr
goodes
,
and
to
put
in
safetie
their
wiues
and
children
in
the
Mountaynes
,
and
likewise
to
gather
their
men
of
warre
to
defende
theyr
Towne
.
Thys
newes
lyked
well
Cortez
,
wherevppon
he
appoynted
two
Captaynes
,
whose
names
were
Alonso
de
Auila
,
and
Peter
de
Aluarado
,
and
to
eache
of
them
fiftie
menne
.
The
same
nyghte
hée
sente
certayne
Souldyers
wyth
a
sea
compasse
,
to
lye
in
ambushe
in
the
woodde
whyche
stoode
betwéene
the
riuer
and
the
towne
,
for
two
considerations
.
The
one
,
bycause
the
Indians
shoulde
sée
,
that
there
were
no
moe
Spanyardes
in
the
Ilande
,
than
were
the
daye
before
.
And
the
other
was
,
that
hys
menne
hearing
their
watchword
,
shoulde
assaulte
the
towne
on
the
land
side
.
And
as
soone
as
the
day
appeared
,
came
eight
boates
of
Indians
armed
,
wheras
oure
Campe
was
pitched
,
who
broughte
a
little
victuall
,
saying
they
could
get
no
more
,
bycause
that
the
inhabitantes
of
the
Towne
were
fledde
,
with
feare
of
them
,
and
their
deformed
vessels
,
desiring
them
to
returne
aboorde
their
Shippes
,
and
not
to
disquiet
the
people
of
that
Countrey
.
The
interpreter
aunswered
,
that
it
was
against
humanitie
to
suffer
them
to
perishe
wyth
hunger
,
yea
and
if
they
woulde
heare
the
cause
of
theyr
comming
,
they
should
shortly
sée
what
profite
would
redound
vnto
them
.
The
Indians
replyed
,
that
they
woulde
take
no
counsell
of
straungers
and
menne
whome
they
knewe
not
.
Lykewise
,
they
thoughte
not
good
to
lodge
suche
guestes
in
their
houses
,
for
they
séemed
terrible
,
and
such
as
would
be
commaunders
.
But
if
they
woulde
néedes
haue
water
,
they
mighte
take
riuer
water
,
or
else
make
welles
on
the
shore
,
for
so
dyd
they
at
theyr
néede
.
Then
Cortez
séeyng
that
wordes
preuayled
not
,
hée
signifyed
vnto
them
that
he
woulde
enter
their
Towne
by
force
,
to
sée
it
and
their
Countrey
,
for
to
giue
thereof
relation
to
the
greatest
Prince
in
the
worlde
,
who
hadde
sent
them
thither
:
requesting
them
to
be
therewith
contented
,
considering
he
meante
not
to
disquiet
them
:
and
if
they
would
not
permitte
the
same
,
he
would
commend
himselfe
to
his
God
,
and
to
the
strength
and
force
of
hys
men
.
The
Indians
aunswered
agayne
,
that
they
shoulde
depart
,
and
not
thus
bragge
in
other
mens
land
,
for
in
no
wise
they
woulde
permitte
them
to
enter
their
Towne
.
And
if
with
this
warning
they
would
not
departe
,
they
meante
to
kyl
both
him
and
as
many
as
were
with
him
.
Yet
Cortez
ceassed
not
to
vse
all
humanitie
with
those
barbarous
people
,
according
to
the
commaundemente
and
instructions
giuen
vnto
him
by
the
King
of
Castill
,
whiche
was
,
to
require
those
people
oftentimes
with
peace
,
before
the
attempting
of
warre
,
or
entring
perforce
into
their
Townes
and
Countrey
,
so
that
yet
agayne
he
conuited
them
with
peace
,
promising
them
libertie
with
good
entertainement
,
assuring
them
of
things
profitable
both
for
body
and
soule
,
and
that
they
myghte
accompt
themselues
happie
with
the
knowledge
thereof
:
but
if
now
they
would
refuse
his
offer
,
he
did
then
warne
them
to
make
them
ready
for
the
euening
,
for
before
the
going
downe
of
the
Sunne
,
he
did
hope
with
the
help
of
his
God
,
to
rest
and
take
vp
his
lodging
in
the
Towne
,
in
despite
of
all
the
inhabitants
thereof
,
who
had
refused
his
offer
.
The
Indians
laughed
at
his
talke
,
and
skorning
at
him
,
they
returned
to
the
Towne
,
to
enforme
their
fellowes
of
the
pride
and
madnesse
that
they
thought
they
hadde
hearde
.
Then
the
Spanyardes
wente
to
dinner
,
and
hauing
well
refreshed
themselues
,
they
putte
on
their
Armour
,
and
went
aboorde
their
Boates
and
Vergantines
,
looking
for
some
aunswere
from
the
Indians
,
and
séeyng
the
Sunne
decline
apace
,
and
no
aunswere
,
Cortez
aduised
the
Spanyardes
that
lay
in
ambushe
in
the
woodde
,
to
giue
assault
,
and
he
embarqued
himselfe
with
his
rapier
and
Targette
,
gyuyng
likewise
assaulte
with
néere
two
hundred
men
,
who
comming
néere
the
Towne
walles
,
discharged
his
Ordinance
,
and
lept
into
the
water
to
the
knées
,
and
began
valiantly
to
assault
the
walles
and
bulwarkes
.
The
Indians
séeyng
their
enimies
so
nigh
vnto
them
,
beganne
to
fighte
with
ceurage
,
shooting
arrowes
,
throwing
of
dartes
and
stones
,
wherewith
they
hurte
about
twenty
Spanyardes
:
yea
,
and
though
the
fearefull
noyse
of
the
Ordinance
did
many
times
so
annoy
them
,
being
things
so
straunge
,
and
neuer
before
séene
of
them
,
yet
they
fledde
not
from
the
walles
,
but
resisted
the
Christians
valiantlye
,
and
suffered
them
not
to
enter
the
Towne
that
way
,
if
they
had
not
bin
assaulted
in
another
place
.
But
when
the
Company
that
lay
in
ambush
hearde
the
shooting
of
their
fellowes
,
they
began
likewyse
theyr
onsette
.
The
Indians
knowyng
nothyng
what
was
prepared
behynde
theyr
backes
,
and
hauing
also
theyr
handes
full
in
defending
the
entrance
by
the
Riuer
:
and
the
Christians
fyndyng
that
parte
of
the
Towne
without
resistance
,
entred
in
wyth
a
terrible
noyse
,
killing
as
many
as
they
mette
.
Then
the
Townesmen
vnderstoode
theyr
ouersyghte
,
and
woulde
haue
remedyed
it
,
and
fledde
from
the
place
where
Cortez
was
gyuing
combat
,
whereby
Cortez
and
hys
Company
entred
the
Towne
at
ease
,
without
contradiction
,
so
that
hée
and
the
other
Companye
of
his
Souldyers
mette
togither
at
the
Markette
place
,
and
expulsed
all
the
Indians
out
of
the
Towne
,
excepte
those
that
were
taken
prisoners
,
and
the
carkases
of
the
deade
.
Then
the
Chrystians
soughte
the
spoyle
,
and
founde
nothyng
but
Turkie
Hennes
,
and
some
thyngs
wrought
of
Cotten
wooll
,
but
verye
little
Golde
.
There
was
that
daye
aboue
foure
thousande
Indians
in
fyghte
and
defence
of
the
Towne
:
There
was
much
Indian
bloud
shedde
,
bycause
they
fought
naked
,
manye
were
wounded
,
and
fewe
Captiue
.
Cortez
lodged
himselfe
wyth
hys
armie
in
the
chiefest
Temple
of
the
Idolles
,
where
was
roome
sufficiente
.
They
kepte
that
nyghte
good
watche
,
as
in
a
house
of
enimies
,
but
the
poore
Indians
durst
not
once
interrupte
them
.
After
thys
sorte
was
Potonchan
taken
,
béeyng
the
fyrste
Cytie
that
Cortez
wanne
by
force
in
all
hys
Conquest
.
The
Battell
of
Cintla
.
AL
the
nighte
Cortez
slept
not
,
but
rather
occupyed
himselfe
in
carrying
the
wounded
men
,
&
other
stuffe
aboord
the
Shyps
,
Hernando
Cortez
with
his
horsemen
wente
to
séeke
a
better
passage
,
and
to
enclose
himselfe
among
certayne
trées
on
their
left
hand
,
for
to
set
vpon
the
enimies
when
time
should
serue
.
The
footemen
procéeded
on
,
and
passed
many
marishe
groundes
,
vntill
they
came
to
the
tilled
land
.
The
Indians
were
expert
in
those
places
wher
they
beganne
the
battayle
,
shooting
with
their
bowes
and
slings
,
and
throwing
of
dartes
.
And
although
our
men
did
some
hurt
among
them
with
their
Crossebowes
,
handgunnes
,
and
Ordinance
,
when
they
were
in
place
to
shoote
,
yet
the
Indians
pursued
our
men
so
thicke
,
that
they
could
not
put
them
off
,
for
by
pollicie
,
the
Indians
of
Potonchan
hadde
soughte
out
that
place
:
and
it
is
to
bée
thoughte
that
they
were
not
barbarous
,
nor
of
small
vnderstanding
in
warres
,
yet
notwithstandyng
wyth
muche
payne
,
oure
men
gate
out
of
that
place
,
and
obtayned
another
somewhat
better
,
and
more
playner
grounde
,
whereas
they
myghte
vse
their
Ordinance
,
and
fyghte
with
their
weapons
bodye
to
body
.
But
the
Indians
béeyng
so
greate
a
number
,
Now
at
this
instant
came
Cortez
with
al
his
company
of
horsemen
,
being
wearied
with
the
trauaile
in
passing
such
strange
lakes
and
wildernesse
,
wherof
the
countrey
is
replenished
.
Our
men
being
ioyful
of
his
comming
,
they
began
to
enforme
him
what
wonders
they
had
sene
a
horseman
do
,
which
came
to
succour
them
,
demanding
of
him
which
of
their
company
it
was
.
Cortez
answered
and
faithfully
assured
them
,
that
it
was
none
of
their
company
,
bicause
it
was
not
possible
for
any
of
them
to
come
any
sooner
:
Then
they
al
gaue
God
praise
,
belieuing
that
it
was
a
helpe
sent
from
heauen
.
Cortez
said
(
my
deare
fellows
)
forwards
,
for
god
is
with
vs
.
Then
the
horsemen
set
vpon
the
Indians
,
and
with
force
of
lance
droue
them
out
of
the
marish
ground
,
and
brake
their
mayne
battel
.
The
Indians
incontinent
left
the
fielde
,
and
fled
into
the
thicke
woodden
,
the
footemen
followed
them
,
and
slue
aboue
thrée
hundred
Indians
,
besides
many
other
that
were
hurt
.
There
wer
aboue
seauenty
Spaniardes
wounded
with
arrowes
and
stones
.
And
whether
it
were
with
labour
of
the
battel
,
or
with
excessiue
heate
,
or
with
drinking
the
water
of
that
place
,
there
fel
such
a
stitch
in
their
loynes
,
that
about
a
hundred
of
them
fel
flat
vpon
the
ground
,
not
able
to
go
nor
stand
.
their
fellowes
being
forced
to
carry
them
on
their
backes
,
But
it
pleased
god
that
the
same
night
the
payne
wente
from
them
,
being
in
the
morning
wel
againe
.
Who
séeyng
themselues
deliuered
from
so
manye
perils
,
gaue
moste
humble
thankes
to
the
almightye
god
that
had
miraculously
deliuered
them
.
They
all
agréed
that
thrée
times
they
had
séene
the
straunge
horseman
,
with
the
speckled
horse
,
fight
in
their
fauour
,
as
is
aforesaid
,
beléeuing
generally
it
was
a
miracle
,
as
certainely
it
did
appeare
,
for
the
Christians
did
not
alone
sée
this
thing
,
but
also
the
Indians
dyd
muche
note
it
,
for
the
maruelous
flercenesse
wherwith
he
came
vppon
them
,
with
such
great
murder
,
that
they
were
amased
,
and
almoste
blynde
with
hys
bryghtnesse
,
being
so
trodden
vnder
hys
féete
.
The
captiue
Indians
after
the
battayle
declared
the
circumstance
therof
.
The
Lord
Tauasco
submitteth
himselfe
to
the
Christians
.
COrtez
released
some
of
hys
prisoners
and
sent
them
to
their
Lorde
,
saying
that
it
grieued
him
the
hurt
done
on
both
parties
,
but
the
fault
was
theirs
.
And
that
god
was
witnesse
of
hys
innocencie
and
also
of
hys
curtesie
offered
vnto
them
.
But
notwithstanding
all
that
was
paste
,
he
pardoned
their
errour
with
sucke
condition
,
That
if
in
continent
or
within
two
dayes
,
theyr
Lorde
woulde
come
vnto
him
,
to
yéelde
satisfaction
of
their
malice
and
stubbornesse
,
and
to
treate
of
peace
and
friendship
,
warning
and
aduising
them
,
that
if
they
came
not
wythin
the
time
appointed
,
hee
woulde
enter
into
his
countrey
,
burning
and
spoyling
with
slaughter
both
great
&
smal
,
armed
and
vnarmed
:
with
which
message
the
messengers
departed
,
and
Cortez
returned
to
the
towne
to
cure
his
wounded
men
.
The
next
day
came
fiftie
anncient
Indians
to
craue
pardon
for
their
offence
,
Certaine
questions
that
Cortez
demaunded
of
the
Cacike
Tauasco
.
MAny
things
passed
betweene
our
men
&
the
Indians
:
for
where
the
Indians
vnderstood
them
not
,
their
behauiour
was
much
to
laugh
at
.
And
vsing
conuersation
with
our
men
,
&
seeing
they
receiued
no
hurts
of
them
,
they
brought
to
the
towne
their
wiues
and
children
,
which
were
no
smal
number
.
And
among
many
matters
that
Cortez
communed
with
Tauasco
by
the
mouth
of
Ieronimo
de
Aguila
his
enterpreter
:
The
first
question
was
:
Whether
there
wer
mynes
of
gold
or
siluer
in
that
countrey
,
and
from
whence
they
had
that
small
quantitye
that
they
hadde
broughte
vnto
them
?
The
second
question
was
:
Why
they
denyed
him
their
friendshippe
,
more
than
the
other
captaine
that
had
bin
there
the
yeare
before
?
The
third
was
:
Why
they
being
so
many
in
number
,
fled
from
them
being
so
fewe
?
The
fourth
was
:
To
giue
them
to
vnderstand
the
mightie
power
of
the
king
of
Castill
.
As
touching
Sir
(
quoth
he
)
the
Mynes
of
gold
and
siluer
in
our
country
,
we
séeke
for
none
,
for
we
séeke
not
after
treasure
and
riches
,
but
we
procure
and
desire
a
quiet
life
.
And
that
golde
whiche
we
haue
,
was
founde
by
chaunce
:
for
we
know
not
what
Mynes
do
mean.
Yet
notwithstanding
further
within
the
lande
,
whereas
the
sunne
doth
hide
himselfe
,
ther
the
people
do
finde
muche
gold
and
are
giuen
to
séeke
the
same
.
And
as
touching
the
captaine
that
was
here
of
late
,
we
seeing
the
men
and
shippes
to
be
such
as
we
had
neuer
before
seene
,
spake
vnto
them
and
demaunded
what
they
would
haue
,
they
sayde
that
their
comming
was
,
to
chaunge
their
merchandice
for
gold
and
nothyng
else
,
wherefore
we
graunted
to
their
request
.
But
now
séeing
greater
vessels
and
moe
in
number
,
wee
feared
least
ye
came
to
take
our
substance
.
And
I
knowing
my selfe
nothing
inferiour
to
any
of
my
neyghbours
,
would
not
permit
any
iniurie
to
be
offered
me
,
and
that
he
and
his
subiectes
did
estéeme
themselues
the
most
valiant
of
men
of
warre
in
all
these
parties
,
and
that
none
durste
take
away
their
goods
,
women
,
and
children
,
to
be
sacrificed
by
force
,
wherevpon
he
thought
to
withstande
those
fewe
Christians
,
but
(
quoth
he
)
I
founde
my selfe
deceiued
,
seeyng
we
could
not
kill
any
of
your
companye
.
And
likewise
the
brightnesse
of
youre
weapons
dyd
blynde
vs
,
and
the
woundes
you
made
were
incurable
.
But
the
noyse
and
lightning
of
your
ordinance
dyd
more
amase
vs
,
than
either
thunder-clappes
or
tempest
:
and
also
the
great
spoyle
that
you
made
among
vs
therwith
:
likewise
your
straunge
horses
made
vs
greatly
to
wonder
,
to
behold
their
open
mouthes
,
wee
feared
to
be
swallowed
.
And
then
to
consider
their
swiftnesse
in
running
,
we
knew
no
creature
could
escape
them
.
But
the
first
horse
that
fought
with
vs
,
put
vs
in
marueylous
feare
,
being
but
one
,
but
when
we
espyed
many
,
then
all
oure
helpe
was
past
,
for
we
belieued
that
the
horse
and
man
was
al
one
incorporate
.
How
the
Indians
of
Potonchan
brake
downe
their
Idols
,
and
worshipped
Christ
crucified
.
WIth
the
relation
of
Tauasco
Cortez
sawe
that
the
countrey
was
not
for
Spaniardes
,
nor
yet
he
toke
it
a
thing
conueniente
to
settle
themselues
where
no
golde
nor
siluer
was
,
or
other
riches
.
And
so
pretended
to
passe
forwardes
to
discouer
westward
the
lande
endewed
with
golde
.
But
before
his
departure
,
he
declared
to
those
new
conquered
Indians
,
that
the
Lord
in
whose
name
he
and
hys
company
had
taken
that
iourney
was
king
of
Spayne
and
Emperour
of
Christians
,
and
the
greatest
Prince
in
the
worlde
,
vnto
whom
many
kings
and
Princes
dyd
homage
and
obey
.
And
that
hys
rule
and
gouernemente
in
iustice
proceeded
from
God
,
beeing
iust
,
holy
,
peaceable
,
and
sweete
,
and
also
the
Monarchie
of
the
vniuersall
did
appertaine
vnto
him
.
And
for
these
causes
he
required
them
to
yelde
themselues
as
his
subiectes
.
And
it
they
would
doe
so
,
there
shoulde
ensue
vnto
them
great
profite
,
lawes
and
pollicie
.
And
as
touching
their
religion
,
he
declared
their
blindnesse
&
greate
abuses
which
they
vsed
in
worshipping
many
Gods
,
and
in
making
sacrifice
vnto
them
with
mans
blood
,
yea
&
thinking
that
those
images
and
Idols
,
did
or
coulde
doe
good
or
euill
vnto
them
,
being
dumbe
,
without
life
or
soule
,
yea
and
the
worke
of
their
owne
hands
.
He
certifyed
them
of
one
god
maker
of
heauen
and
earth
,
and
all
creatures
whom
the
Christians
did
worshippe
and
serue
,
and
that
all
creatures
ought
to
doe
the
same
.
In
conclusion
with
thys
doctryne
they
brake
downe
their
Idols
,
and
receyued
the
crosse
,
Cortez
hauing
first
declared
vnto
them
the
great
miseries
that
the
son
of
God
suffered
on
the
Crosse
for
mankynde
.
And
in
the
greatest
temple
of
Potonchan
,
set
vp
a
Crosse
in
remembrance
of
the
death
of
Christ
and
celebrated
the
feast
vpon
their
knees
,
and
the
multitude
of
Indians
likewise
,
and
departed
to
their
meate
.
Cortez
desired
them
within
two
dayes
to
come
agayne
to
theyr
diuine
seruice
.
And
that
day
was
Palme
sunday
.
And
so
they
did
and
brought
an
infinite
number
of
men
women
and
children
of
other
villages
with
them
whych
was
straunge
to
behold
.
And
there
generally
gaue
theyr
vassalship
to
the
king
of
Spaine
into
the
handes
of
Hernando
Cortez
,
with
protestation
of
perpetuall
friendship
with
the
Spanish
nation
.
So
that
these
were
the
fyrste
vassals
that
the
Emperour
had
in
the
new
Spayne
.
And
this
feast
and
ceremony
ended
,
our
men
toke
shipping
with
the
palme
boughes
in
their
handes
.
In
this
doyng
Cortez
deserued
no
lesse
prayse
than
in
his
victorie
,
for
he
vsed
wisedome
with
manhoode
in
all
his
doings
:
he
lefte
those
Indians
with
a
newe
faith
,
and
the
towne
frée
and
without
hurt
,
he
toke
none
for
slaues
,
nor
yet
any
spoyle
nor
exchanged
his
merchaundice
for
any
thing
although
he
aboade
there
twentye
dayes
.
The
towne
is
called
in
the
Indian
tongue
Potonchan
,
that
is
to
saye
,
a
place
that
stincketh
,
and
our
menne
named
it
,
the
victorie
.
The
Lord
(
as
ye
haue
heard
)
was
called
Tauasco
,
and
therefore
the
firste
Spaniardes
that
came
thyther
,
named
the
riuer
Tauasco
,
but
Grijalua
called
it
after
hys
owne
name
,
whose
name
and
remembraunce
will
not
so
soone
be
forgotten
.
And
truely
all
those
that
do
discouer
newe
countreys
,
ought
to
make
perpetuall
their
owne
names
.
This
town
doth
containe
neare
fiue
and
twentye
thousand
houses
(
as
some
say
)
but
as
euery
house
standeth
by
himselfe
like
an
Iland
,
it
seemeth
much
bigger
than
it
is
in
déede
.
The
houses
are
great
,
made
of
lime
stone
,
&
bricke
:
others
there
are
made
of
mood
wal
,
and
rafters
&
couered
with
straw
or
bordes
.
Their
dwelling
is
in
the
vpper
part
of
the
house
,
for
the
greate
moystnesse
of
the
riuers
and
lakes
,
and
for
feare
of
fier
,
they
haue
theyr
houses
separated
the
one
from
the
other
.
Without
,
the
towne
they
haue
more
fairer
houses
than
wythin
for
their
recreation
and
pleasure
.
They
are
browne
people
,
and
go
almost
naked
,
and
eat
mans
flesh
sacrificed
.
Their
weapons
are
bowes
and
arrowes
,
slyngs
,
darts
,
and
lances
.
The
good
entertainement
that
Cortez
had
in
Saint
Iohn
de
Vlhua
.
CAptaine
Cortez
and
his
company
beeyng
embarked
,
sayled
weast
wards
as
nye
the
shoar
as
thei
might
.
And
this
coast
hauing
no
harbors
,
they
founde
no
place
where
they
might
Anker
safely
with
their
greater
vessels
,
vntil
they
arriued
vpon
Mandie
thursday
at
Saint
Iohn
de
Vlhua
,
whiche
séemed
a
good
harbor
for
them
.
The
Indians
of
this
place
call
this
harbour
Chalchicoeca
,
there
the
fleete
came
to
Anker
.
They
were
not
so
soone
at
Roade
,
but
incontinente
came
two
little
boates
named
Acalles
,
enquiring
for
the
Generall
of
the
Fléete
,
who
when
they
came
to
hys
presence
,
dyd
humble
reuerence
vnto
him
,
and
sayde
vnto
hym
that
Teudilli
the
Gouernoure
of
that
Prouince
sente
to
knowe
what
people
they
were
,
and
what
they
woulde
haue
,
and
whether
they
meante
to
stay
there
or
procéede
farther
.
Aguillar
dyd
not
well
vnderstande
that
language
.
Cortez
caused
them
to
come
aboorde
hys
Shyppe
,
gyuyng
them
thankes
for
theyr
paynes
and
visitation
.
Hée
made
vnto
them
a
banket
of
Wyne
and
Conserua
,
and
sayde
vnto
them
,
that
the
nexte
day
followyng
hée
woulde
come
alande
,
and
talke
with
the
Gouernoure
,
whome
hée
besoughte
not
to
alter
him
not
hys
people
wyth
hys
commyng
a
shore
,
for
he
meant
not
to
molest
hym
,
but
rather
to
pleasure
and
profyte
hym
.
To
that
these
messengers
were
rewarded
wyth
certayne
gyftes
,
they
eate
and
dranke
,
but
yet
suspected
euill
,
although
they
lyked
the
Wyne
well
,
wherefore
they
desired
to
haue
thereof
,
and
also
of
the
Conserua
,
to
presente
vnto
theyr
Lorde
,
whyche
was
giuen
them
,
and
so
departed
.
The
nexte
daye
béeyng
good
Friday
,
Cortez
came
alande
wyth
hys
Boates
full
of
menne
,
and
broughte
hys
Horses
and
artillerie
a
shore
by
little
and
little
,
wyth
all
hys
menne
of
warre
,
and
two
hundred
Indians
of
Cuba
,
whyche
serued
to
toyle
and
laboure
.
Hée
planted
hymselfe
in
the
best
scituation
that
hée
coulde
fynde
among
the
Sandy
bankes
on
the
Sea
syde
,
and
there
pytched
hys
Campe
,
and
hauyng
néere
that
place
manye
trées
,
they
builte
them
Cotages
with
boughes
.
From
a
little
Village
that
was
at
hand
,
came
many
Indians
to
gaze
at
things
so
straunge
,
and
the
like
neuer
séene
vnto
them
,
and
brought
with
them
gold
to
barter
for
suche
toyes
,
as
the
two
little
Boates
had
broughte
from
them
before
.
They
brought
also
bread
and
meate
readie
dressed
after
their
vse
likewise
to
sell
.
Oure
men
chaunged
wyth
them
beadestones
of
glasse
,
looking
glasses
,
sissers
,
kniues
,
pinnes
,
and
suche
other
wares
,
whereof
the
Indians
were
not
a
little
glad
,
returning
home
to
their
houses
,
shewing
their
neighbours
.
The
ioy
and
pleasure
that
these
simple
soules
tooke
with
these
trifles
,
was
so
greate
,
that
the
next
day
they
came
agayne
wyth
other
Indians
laden
with
Iewels
of
gold
,
Turkie
Hennes
,
bread
,
meate
,
and
fruite
,
that
suffised
for
all
the
Campe
,
and
for
the
same
they
receyued
nedels
,
and
beadestones
of
glasse
,
but
the
poore
soules
thought
themselues
therewith
so
riche
,
that
they
knewe
not
where
they
were
with
ioy
and
pleasure
,
yea
and
they
thoughte
that
they
hadde
deceyued
the
Straungers
.
Nowe
Cortez
séeyng
the
greate
quantitie
of
golde
broughte
and
bartered
so
foolishly
for
trifles
of
no
valewe
,
proclaymed
throughout
all
hys
host
,
that
no
Christian
shoulde
take
any
golde
vppon
greate
penaltie
,
The
talke
of
Cortez
with
Teudilli
.
AL
the
former
talke
was
had
without
an
Interpreter
,
bycause
Ieronimo
de
Aguillar
vnderstoode
not
thys
language
,
bycause
it
differed
muche
from
the
spéeche
of
the
other
Indians
,
whereas
hée
hadde
bin
captiue
:
for
whyche
cause
Cortez
was
somewhat
carefull
,
bicause
he
would
largely
haue
discoursed
with
Teudilli
.
It
chanced
that
among
those
twentie
women
giuen
hym
in
Potonchan
,
Nowe
Cortez
béeyng
assured
of
hys
true
Interpreters
,
hée
celebrated
hys
accustomed
deuine
seruice
,
and
Teudilli
wyth
hym
,
and
after
they
hadde
dyned
in
Cortez
hys
Tente
in
presence
of
many
Spanyardes
and
Indians
,
Cortez
enformed
Teudilli
howe
that
hée
was
vassall
to
the
Lord
Charles
of
Austria
Emperour
of
the
Christians
,
and
Kyng
of
Spayne
,
and
Lorde
ouer
a
greate
parte
of
the
worlde
,
whome
great
Kings
and
Princes
dyd
serue
and
obey
:
and
that
all
Princes
were
glad
to
bée
hys
friendes
for
his
Vertue
and
myghte
.
And
hée
hauyng
aduertisemente
of
that
Countrey
and
Lorde
thereof
,
had
sente
him
thyther
to
visite
hym
on
hys
behalfe
,
and
to
enforme
hym
of
certayne
secrete
matters
,
the
effecte
whereof
he
hadde
in
wrytyng
.
The
present
and
answere
that
Mutezuma
sente
vnto
Cortez
.
AFter
the
message
sente
,
and
the
answere
promised
,
Teudilli
tooke
his
leaue
,
and
within
twoo
flight
shoote
of
Cortez
his
campe
,
he
caused
a
thousande
cotages
of
boughes
to
be
made
,
&
lefte
there
twoo
principall
men
as
Captaynes
ouer
two
thousande
persons
men
and
women
,
and
then
departed
for
Cotosta
hys
dwellyng
place
.
The
twoo
Captaynes
had
charge
to
prouide
the
Christians
of
all
things
necessarie
,
and
the
women
serued
to
grynde
their
corne
and
make
bread
of
Maiz
,
and
to
dresse
theyr
fishe
and
flesh
and
other
victuals
,
and
the
men
serued
to
carrie
the
dressed
meate
to
the
Christians
campe
,
and
wood
,
water
,
&
grasse
for
the
horses
and
al
other
necessaries
,
and
this
they
passed
eight
dayes
.
In
this
meane
season
returned
the
poste
with
a
riche
and
gentle
present
,
whiche
was
many
couerlets
and
clothes
of
cotton
,
white
,
and
of
other
colours
wrought
,
many
tuffes
of
feathers
very
fayre
,
and
some
things
wrought
with
golde
and
fethers
,
quantitie
of
Iewels
and
péeces
of
golde
and
siluer
,
twoo
thinne
whéeles
,
the
one
of
siluer
whiche
wayde
.
25.
markes
with
the
signe
of
the
Moone
,
and
the
other
whéele
of
golde
which
wayed
a
hundreth
markes
,
made
like
vnto
the
Sunne
,
with
many
leaues
and
beasts
,
a
very
curious
péece
of
worke
:
these
two
things
they
helde
for
Gods
in
that
countrey
,
&
giueth
them
the
colours
of
the
metall
that
is
likest
them
,
euery
whéele
was
two
yardes
&
a
half
broade
,
and
so
proportionally
in
compasse
round
aboute
,
this
present
was
estéemed
at
20900.
Ducates
.
This
present
shold
haue
bene
giuen
to
Grijalua
,
if
he
had
not
so
soone
departed
as
the
Indians
reported
.
He
also
gaue
vnto
Cortez
this
answere
,
that
Mutezumas
his
Lorde
was
very
gladde
to
know
,
&
to
be
friend
to
suche
a
mighty
Prince
as
the
king
of
Spayne
was
,
and
that
in
his
time
should
arriue
in
his
countrey
such
new
people
,
&
the
like
neuer
séene
before
,
&
that
he
was
readie
to
shew
them
al
pleasure
&
honour
,
requesting
him
to
sée
what
things
he
stoode
in
néede
of
for
the
time
that
he
meant
to
abide
there
,
as
well
for
himselfe
as
for
his
ships
,
army
and
deceasse
,
and
it
should
be
prouided
abundantly
:
yea
&
also
if
he
could
finde
any
thing
in
that
countrey
to
his
contentment
,
to
present
to
the
Emperour
of
Christians
,
he
would
willingly
prouide
it
.
All
these
excuses
did
Mutezuma
by
the
mouth
of
Teudilli
declare
vnto
Cortez
,
thinkyng
to
driue
him
from
his
purpose
&
pretended
iourney
,
alleaging
the
foresayd
difficulties
and
perils
,
the
Indians
did
also
hope
that
with
some
contrary
weather
they
should
be
forced
to
leaue
that
coast
&
countrey
.
Notwithstanding
this
contradiction
,
so
much
the
more
desire
had
Cortez
to
visite
Mutezuma
,
who
was
so
great
a
prince
in
that
parties
,
&
throughly
to
discouer
the
treasure
which
he
imagined
to
be
there
.
And
hauing
receiued
the
present
,
&
also
the
answer
,
he
gaue
vnto
Teudilli
a
garment
of
his
owne
wearyng
,
and
many
other
trifles
of
his
Haberdash
,
to
be
sente
vnto
Mutezuma
,
saying
that
if
it
were
for
no
other
purpose
but
onely
to
sée
so
mightie
and
vertuous
a
Prince
,
it
should
be
requisite
and
iuste
to
trauayle
vnto
his
Court
,
how
much
the
more
,
he
was
of
duetie
constrayned
to
doe
the
Embassage
which
the
Emperour
of
Christians
had
willed
and
commaunded
him
to
doe
,
for
otherwyse
he
shoulde
incurre
the
displeasure
of
the
King
his
mayster
,
wherefore
he
besought
Teudilli
yet
once
agayne
to
aduertise
Mutezuma
of
his
constant
determination
,
bycause
hée
shoulde
vnderstande
that
he
would
not
leaue
off
hys
pretended
purpose
for
any
inconuenience
that
was
obiected
vnto
him
.
Alleagyng
moreouer
,
that
he
who
had
commen
2000.
leagues
by
sea
,
mought
well
goe
70.
leagues
by
lande
,
and
consideryng
that
he
had
many
at
his
charge
with
small
prouision
,
and
likewise
his
shippes
in
daunger
,
he
required
that
with
all
expedition
the
messengers
should
be
dispatched
.
Teudilli
desired
him
to
recreate
himself
,
&
not
to
take
any
grief
,
for
as
much
as
he
himself
did
dayly
aduertise
Mutezuma
of
his
procéedings
,
euen
so
with
all
expedition
the
full
resolution
should
come
from
Mexico
,
although
it
were
somewhat
farre
off
.
And
as
for
his
victuals
,
he
shoulde
take
no
care
,
for
abundantly
he
should
be
prouided
.
And
also
desired
him
for
so
much
as
he
was
not
well
placed
among
those
sandy
bankes
,
that
it
might
please
him
,
to
goe
with
him
to
certayne
townes
aboute
sire
or
seuen
leagues
from
thence
.
Cortez
refused
that
offer
,
wherevpon
Teudilli
departed
,
and
he
abode
there
ten
dayes
looking
for
answere
from
Mutezuma
.
How
Cortez
knew
of
discorde
and
dissention
to
be
in
the
Countrey
.
IN
this
meane
season
certayne
Indians
were
esp●ed
,
that
went
lurkyng
a
farre
of
among
the
sandy
hilles
.
And
those
came
not
neare
the
Indians
,
that
serued
the
Spainarde
,
Cortez
demaunded
what
people
they
were
,
&
for
what
cause
they
went
lurkyng
so
farre
off
,
and
came
no
néerer
vnto
them
.
The
twoo
Captaynes
answered
,
that
they
were
husbandmen
,
that
went
aboute
theyr
husbandry
.
Certez
lyked
not
theyr
answere
,
but
suspected
that
they
had
tolde
hym
a
lye
:
for
it
séemed
vnto
hym
that
those
people
desired
to
come
among
the
Christians
,
and
that
they
durste
not
with
feare
the
Indians
of
Teudilli
,
and
so
it
was
in
very
déede
.
For
all
that
coaste
and
mayne
lande
within
as
farre
as
Mexico
,
was
full
of
the
newes
and
straunge
things
that
our
men
had
done
in
Potonchan
.
Wherefore
they
all
desired
to
sée
them
and
to
talke
with
them
,
but
they
durste
not
for
feare
of
the
Indians
of
Culhua
,
who
are
subiectes
vnto
Mutezuma
,
wherevpon
Cortez
sente
fiue
Spaniardes
to
call
them
with
signes
and
tokens
of
peace
.
This
company
of
Indians
were
in
number
twentie
,
and
were
gladde
to
beholde
those
fiue
men
commyng
towardes
them
,
and
were
desirous
to
sée
suche
straunge
people
and
shippes
,
wherefore
they
came
willingly
altogither
vnto
Cortez
his
Tente
.
These
Indians
dyd
differ
muche
from
all
the
other
Indians
yet
séene
,
for
they
were
hygher
of
person
,
and
had
the
grystels
of
theyr
noses
flitte
,
The
other
Indians
of
Mutezuma
,
had
theyr
lippes
and
eares
bored
,
with
rounde
stones
hangyng
at
the
iagges
thereof
,
yet
they
had
not
suche
foule
flittes
in
their
noses
,
but
they
had
suche
bored
holes
that
a
manne
myght
put
any
singer
of
his
hande
through
them
,
with
rings
of
golde
and
stone
hanging
thereat
,
the
euill
fauoured
sighte
of
theyr
faces
made
our
men
to
muse
.
Cortez
communed
with
them
by
hys
interpreter
Marina
,
to
knowe
from
whence
they
were
,
they
answered
,
that
they
were
dwellers
in
Zempoallan
,
a
Cittie
distant
from
thence
one
dayes
iourney
,
situated
vpon
a
riuer
side
,
and
bordered
vpon
the
Countrey
of
Mutezumazin
,
and
that
their
Cazique
or
Lorde
had
sente
them
,
to
sée
what
Goddes
were
comen
in
those
Teucallis
,
that
is
to
say
,
Temple
,
saying
,
also
that
they
durste
not
come
sooner
,
not
knowyng
what
people
they
were
.
Cortez
made
muche
of
them
and
shewed
a
chéerefull
countenaunce
vnto
them
,
for
they
séemed
very
bestiall
,
he
declared
vnto
them
that
he
was
gladde
of
theyr
commyng
,
and
to
knowe
the
good
will
that
theyr
Lorde
bare
vnto
him
,
and
gaue
them
Haberdashe
toyes
,
and
shewed
them
the
Horses
and
Armour
,
a
straunge
sighte
for
them
.
And
so
they
wente
through
the
army
lookyng
and
gasing
here
and
there
as
menne
amazed
.
And
in
all
the
tyme
they
abode
there
,
they
vsed
no
conuersation
with
the
other
Indians
.
Cortez
enquired
of
Maryna
the
cause
thereof
,
and
shée
sayde
that
those
menne
did
not
onely
speake
an
other
languague
,
but
also
did
appertayne
to
another
Lorde
,
who
was
not
vassall
to
Mutezuma
,
but
by
force
and
extortion
.
Cortez
was
very
gladde
of
that
newes
,
for
hée
con●ectured
by
the
talke
of
Teudilli
that
Mutezuma
had
warres
and
enimies
,
wherevppon
hée
tooke
aside
three
of
those
Indians
whiche
séemed
moste
wysest
,
and
demaunded
of
them
by
Maryna
what
Lordes
there
were
in
that
Countrey
:
they
answered
that
Mutezuma
was
Lorde
ouer
all
,
although
in
euery
Cittie
and
Prouince
was
a
Lorde
,
yet
neuerthelesse
all
in
generall
dyd
paye
tribute
and
serue
him
as
vassals
,
nay
rather
lyke
slaues
.
But
yet
many
of
them
of
late
dayes
did
reknowledge
hym
by
force
of
armes
,
and
payde
vnto
him
suche
tolle
and
tribute
that
they
were
not
accustomed
to
pay
,
of
whiche
number
their
Lorde
of
Zempoallan
was
one
of
them
,
and
other
his
neyghbours
,
who
many
tymes
helde
him
warre
to
be
frée
from
his
tiranny
and
bondage
,
but
yet
sayde
they
,
it
preuayled
not
,
for
his
hoste
was
greate
and
his
warriers
valiant
.
Cortez
receyued
greate
pleasure
to
finde
in
that
countrey
dissention
and
discorde
among
some
Noble
menne
,
and
at
deuision
among
themselues
,
thynking
thereby
the
better
to
bryng
his
purpose
to
passe
.
He
gaue
thanks
vnto
those
Indians
for
their
aduise
,
offeryng
vnto
them
his
fauour
,
helpe
and
friendshippe
,
praying
them
to
come
often
to
his
campe
,
and
so
tooke
his
leaue
of
them
,
with
his
commendations
to
their
Lorde
,
and
sente
him
certayne
presents
,
with
aduertisement
,
that
shortly
he
would
come
and
sée
him
,
yea
and
also
serue
him
.
How
Cortez
went
to
suruey
the
Countrey
with
foure
hundreth
men
.
AT
the
ende
of
tenne
dayes
came
Teudilli
backe
againe
,
and
brought
certaine
cloth
of
Cotton
,
and
other
things
made
of
feathers
well
wrought
for
recompence
of
the
thyng
sente
vnto
Mexico
.
And
warned
Cortez
to
departe
,
for
at
that
tyme
there
was
no
remedie
to
sée
Mutezuma
,
and
to
looke
what
was
necessary
for
his
prouision
and
furniture
,
and
it
shoulde
be
prouided
,
offeryng
the
same
seruice
at
any
time
that
hée
shoulde
happen
to
come
that
way
.
Cortez
would
not
accept
the
offer
,
saying
:
That
he
would
not
departe
from
that
countrey
,
vntill
he
had
bothe
séene
and
talked
with
Mutezuma
.
The
gouernour
Teudilli
yet
agayne
replied
,
that
he
shoulde
not
contende
therein
,
and
with
those
wordes
departed
from
hym
.
The
nexte
night
followyng
be
with
all
those
Indians
as
well
men
as
women
whiche
attended
to
serue
and
prouide
the
Spanishe
campe
,
wente
from
thence
:
so
that
in
the
mornyng
all
the
cotages
were
emptie
,
where
those
seruitors
had
bene
.
Cortez
suspecting
this
alteration
prouided
himselfe
with
preparation
for
battayle
,
&
finding
the
matter
contrary
to
his
expectation
,
he
deliberated
to
séeke
a
sure
roade
or
harbor
for
his
nauie
,
&
also
a
good
plotte
or
situation
to
buylde
vpon
,
for
then
he
fully
meant
to
obtayne
perpetuitie
&
to
conquere
the
lande
,
considering
that
he
had
found
such
great
tokens
of
gold
,
plate
,
&
other
riches
,
&
there
aboute
within
a
whole
league
compasse
was
no
fit
place
for
the
purpose
:
for
why
?
all
was
sandy
ground
,
&
such
as
tossed
too
&
fro
with
the
winde
,
with
other
morish
ground
not
méete
for
habitation
.
In
consideration
wherof
he
sent
Francisco
de
Monteio
,
with
two
vergantines
,
and
fiftie
men
,
to
runne
along
the
coast
,
vntill
they
should
finde
some
reasonable
poart
and
good
scituation
to
build
vpon
.
Monteio
procéeded
on
his
voyage
,
and
sayled
in
sighte
of
lande
,
vntill
he
came
to
Panuco
,
withoute
finding
anye
port
or
harbor
,
sauing
the
shadowe
of
a
Rocke
,
whyche
stoode
somewhat
distant
from
the
land
a
sea
boord
,
so
that
at
thrée
wéekes
ende
he
returned
backe
agayne
with
the
foresayde
newes
.
Hauing
runne
so
little
a
way
,
he
fell
into
suche
terrible
currants
,
that
although
he
made
waye
wyth
oares
and
sayles
,
yet
the
sayde
Currant
forced
hym
backe
agayne
.
Also
he
broughte
newes
,
that
the
Indians
of
that
coast
did
let
themselues
bloud
,
offering
the
same
vnto
them
vpon
little
strawes
,
in
token
of
friendship
or
deitie
.
The
relation
of
Monteio
contented
not
Cortez
,
yet
notwithstandyng
he
pretended
to
goe
to
the
shade
or
succoure
of
the
Rocke
,
bycause
hée
was
enformed
,
that
néere
that
place
,
was
two
fayre
Riuers
,
wyth
store
of
wooddes
,
necessarye
for
tymber
and
fyre
woodde
,
greate
quantitie
of
stones
to
builde
with
,
fayre
pastures
,
and
ground
for
tyllage
,
although
the
harbour
was
not
sufficiente
for
hys
Nauie
and
contratation
,
bycause
that
roade
was
without
defence
,
and
open
vppon
the
Northe
,
which
is
the
winde
that
most
ruleth
with
greatest
hurte
vpon
that
coast
.
And
also
considering
that
Teudilli
and
hys
menne
were
departed
,
fearing
also
the
want
of
victuals
,
and
likewise
,
that
hys
Shyppes
myghte
perishe
vppon
the
shore
,
he
commaunded
to
lade
aboorde
all
theyr
stuffe
,
and
hée
wyth
foure
hundred
menne
,
and
all
his
Horses
,
followed
on
the
hygh
way
that
the
Indians
hadde
gone
.
After
hée
hadde
iourneyed
thrée
leagues
,
hée
came
to
a
fayre
vadeable
Riuer
,
and
passing
ouer
the
Riuer
,
hée
found
a
towne
not
inhabited
,
for
the
inhabitantes
thereof
were
fledde
with
feare
:
he
entred
into
a
great
house
,
which
séemed
the
place
of
the
Lorde
of
the
Towne
,
built
with
timber
and
earthen
walles
,
the
foundation
whereof
was
raysed
with
handie
worke
,
about
a
fadome
high
:
the
roofe
was
couered
with
strawe
,
but
of
a
fayre
&
strange
workemanshippe
inwardes
,
with
many
greate
pertitions
,
some
full
of
pottes
of
honey
,
and
Maiz
,
with
other
grayne
whiche
they
kéepe
in
store
all
the
yeare
:
other
roomes
had
cloth
of
Cotten
wool
,
wrought
with
feathers
,
golde
and
siluer
.
Cortez
commaunded
Proclamation
to
be
made
,
that
none
of
his
company
shoulde
take
any
thyng
away
,
vppon
payne
of
deathe
(
onely
victuals
excepted
)
to
the
intente
to
obtayne
the
good
will
and
friendship
among
the
Indians
.
There
was
in
that
Village
a
Temple
,
whiche
hadde
a
little
Tower
with
a
Chappell
on
the
toppe
,
and
twentie
steppes
to
come
vnto
the
Chappell
,
where
they
found
some
Idolles
,
and
many
bloudy
papers
,
and
much
mans
bloud
of
those
which
hadde
bin
sacrificed
,
as
Marina
dyd
certifie
.
They
found
also
the
blocke
where
vppon
they
vsed
to
cutte
open
the
menne
sacrificed
,
and
the
razors
made
of
Flint
,
wherewyth
they
opened
their
breastes
,
and
plucked
out
their
heartes
béeyng
aliue
,
throwing
them
vppe
toward
Heauen
as
an
offering
,
and
after
this
done
,
they
annoynted
their
Idolles
,
and
the
papers
they
offered
,
and
then
burned
them
.
This
sight
put
a
great
compassion
,
yea
and
a
feare
among
our
Spanyards
,
who
did
beholde
these
things
.
From
this
Village
they
went
to
other
thrée
or
foure
,
and
found
none
aboue
two
hundred
houses
,
and
all
without
people
,
yet
well
prouided
with
victuall
,
as
the
firste
towne
was
,
Cortez
returned
from
thence
to
discharge
his
Shippes
,
and
to
take
order
to
sende
for
moe
men
:
and
with
desire
to
beginne
habitation
,
in
these
affaires
he
occupyed
hymselfe
tenne
dayes
.
How
Cortez
rendred
vp
his
charge
and
office
with
pollicie
.
WHen
Cortes
was
come
where
his
Ships
were
,
and
the
residue
of
his
company
,
hée
began
this
talke
,
saying
:
Now
my
louing
friends
and
fellowes
,
ye
doe
sée
what
greate
mercy
God
hathe
shewed
vnto
vs
,
in
bringing
vs
safe
and
in
health
to
so
good
and
riche
a
Countrey
,
as
by
manifest
signes
and
tokens
we
haue
alreadye
séene
,
yea
and
howe
plentifull
of
meate
,
inhabited
of
people
,
better
clothed
,
and
of
more
iudgement
and
reason
,
than
the
others
whiche
ye
haue
séene
,
since
your
firste
comming
:
also
better
buildings
,
fieldes
of
grayne
and
corne
;
yea
and
it
is
to
be
thought
,
that
the
things
not
yet
séene
,
doe
surmount
all
that
hithervnto
ye
haue
playnely
séene
.
Wherefore
wée
ought
to
giue
most
hartie
thankes
vnto
God
,
and
to
beginne
oure
habitation
héere
,
whereas
we
shall
enioy
the
grace
and
mercy
of
God
.
And
to
bryng
this
matter
to
passe
,
me
thinke
best
that
we
abide
héere
,
vntill
we
may
finde
a
better
port
or
scituation
.
Also
that
we
make
a
wall
or
Castell
for
oure
defence
,
if
néede
shou'de
happen
,
for
the
people
of
this
land
hath
little
ioy
of
our
comming
and
abiding
héere
.
It
was
then
considered
that
from
that
place
they
might
the
sooner
haue
friendshippe
and
contractation
with
the
Indians
and
Townes
nexte
adioyning
,
as
Zempoallan
,
and
others
whyche
were
enimies
to
Mutezuma
,
and
béeyng
in
this
order
once
placed
,
they
myghte
discharge
their
Shyppes
,
and
sende
them
incontinent
to
Cuba
,
Santo
Domingo
,
Iamayca
,
Borriquen
,
and
other
Ilandes
,
or
else
to
Spayne
for
more
men
,
armour
and
Horsses
,
and
for
clothing
and
victuals
.
Moreouer
,
it
was
thought
iust
and
méete
,
to
sende
relation
of
all
their
procéedings
to
the
Emperoure
theyr
King
and
maister
,
And
bycause
all
these
things
should
be
done
in
good
order
,
Cortez
determined
as
Captayne
generall
,
to
appoint
a
Counsell
,
Aldermen
,
and
Iudges
.
And
also
ordeyne
all
other
offices
that
shoulde
be
necessary
and
néedefull
to
rule
and
gouerne
a
Citie
,
whych
he
then
pretended
to
edifie
and
erecte
,
the
whiche
Magistrates
should
fully
commaund
,
vntill
such
time
that
the
Emperour
should
otherwise
prouide
in
matters
conuenient
for
his
seruice
.
After
this
diligence
put
in
vre
,
he
solemnely
tooke
possession
of
all
the
land
,
in
the
name
of
the
Emperour
Charles
King
of
Castill
,
with
all
the
actes
and
ceremonies
,
as
to
such
a
matter
apperteyned
.
And
demaunded
of
Francisco
Fernandez
notarie
appoynted
,
that
he
shoulde
gyue
vnto
him
by
testimonie
in
writing
,
all
the
actes
done
therein
.
All
his
company
aunswered
,
De
la
vera
Crux
,
bycause
that
one
goodfriday
they
had
entred
into
that
land
.
After
these
things
finished
,
Cortez
began
before
the
saide
Notary
,
another
act
in
presence
of
the
iudges
,
who
were
Alounso
Fernandez
Portocarero
,
and
Francisco
de
Monteio
,
in
whose
handes
he
made
cession
,
and
dyd
desyst
from
all
rule
and
offices
whiche
heretofore
he
had
receiued
,
which
was
his
gouernership
,
captaineship
and
general
discouerer
,
recetued
in
the
Chauncerie
of
Santo
Domingo
,
at
the
handes
of
the
presidentes
,
who
were
there
chiefe
of
the
kings
counsell
,
and
presidents
,
likewise
be
protested
not
to
vse
the
power
and
auctority
of
the
gouernour
of
Cuba
,
Admirall
of
India
,
for
so
much
the
now
none
of
them
had
any
rule
or
gouernement
in
that
Countrey
which
he
and
his
fellowes
had
newely
discouered
,
and
begun
to
enhabite
in
the
name
of
the
king
of
Castil
,
as
his
naturall
subiectes
.
The
which
auctoritie
he
likewise
required
to
be
set
downe
in
recorde
,
and
to
haue
a
copie
of
the
same
.
How
the
soudiours
chose
Cortez
for
Captaine
generall
,
and
chiefe
ruler
in
Iustice
.
AL
the
newe
officers
toke
possession
and
charge
of
their
offices
,
and
entred
into
the
towne
house
to
counsel
according
to
the
vse
and
custome
of
Castill
.
In
the
which
congregation
or
counsel
then
holden
,
many
matters
were
had
in
question
as
touching
the
good
gouernemente
of
the
common
weale
.
And
among
many
other
things
,
they
al
agréed
to
electe
Hernando
Cortez
for
captaine
generall
and
chiefe
Iustice
,
and
to
giue
vnto
him
full
power
and
authority
for
all
matters
appertayning
to
the
wars
and
conquest
,
vntill
such
time
as
the
Emperour
should
otherwise
prouide
:
with
this
determination
the
next
day
following
al
the
Aldermen
,
Iudges
,
and
Counsellers
,
went
vnto
Cortez
,
and
sayde
vnto
him
:
Sir
we
haue
greate
néede
of
a
guide
and
captaine
for
the
warres
to
procéede
vppon
the
conquest
of
this
countrey
,
wherfore
vntil
such
time
as
the
Emperour
shall
prouide
therein
,
they
all
besought
hym
to
accepte
that
office
and
charge
,
approuing
him
a
man
most
fit
for
the
same
,
both
to
rule
and
gouerne
,
for
the
great
experience
that
they
had
séene
of
his
courage
,
wisdome
,
and
pollicie
,
and
by
Vertue
of
their
offices
,
did
commaund
him
to
accept
the
same
,
saying
,
that
in
so
doing
,
God
and
the
king
shoulde
bee
faithfully
serued
.
And
they
woulde
thankfully
gratify
the
same
,
knowing
that
at
his
hands
they
should
be
ruled
with
iustice
,
vsed
with
humility
,
&
be
preserued
with
diligence
and
strength
.
And
for
that
purpose
,
they
had
chosen
him
for
that
office
,
giuing
vnto
him
their
ful
&
whole
authority
,
submitting
themselues
vnder
his
hands
,
iurisdiction
&
defence
.
Cortez
accepted
the
charge
at
smal
entreating
,
for
he
desired
nothing
so
much
.
And
being
in
this
sort
elected
general
,
the
counsel
said
vnto
him
.
Sir
you
do
wel
vnderstand
,
that
vntil
such
time
as
we
shal
bee
better
planted
in
this
countrey
,
we
haue
not
wherwith
to
maintaine
our selues
but
only
with
suche
things
as
are
abord
our
shippes
.
Therfore
it
may
please
you
to
commaund
it
to
be
brought
a
shore
,
and
that
you
take
therof
what
shal
seme
good
vnto
you
,
for
your
houshold
and
familie
,
and
the
residue
may
be
taxed
at
a
reasonable
price
,
and
so
to
be
deuided
among
them
:
&
for
payment
they
wold
al
binde
themselues
,
or
else
the
presently
it
should
be
deducted
out
of
the
stocke
,
after
that
the
kings
sift
parte
were
subtracted
.
Likewise
they
desired
him
to
value
his
ships
and
artillery
,
bycause
they
would
make
like
payment
for
the
same
,
and
that
from
thence
forwards
the
ships
should
serue
in
common
,
for
to
passe
to
the
Ilands
for
bread
,
wine
,
clothes
,
weapons
,
horses
,
and
other
things
which
should
be
néedeful
for
the
new
towne
and
army
,
for
therby
shey
mought
be
better
cheape
prouided
than
if
merchants
should
prouide
them
,
consideryng
alway
they
seke
for
excessiue
gaine
,
saying
that
if
it
would
please
hym
to
accepte
thys
offer
and
request
,
they
would
thankfully
requite
the
same
.
Cortez
aunswered
,
that
at
the
time
he
made
his
preperation
and
furniture
in
Cuba
,
he
ment
not
to
sel
his
prouision
as
others
vsed
to
do
,
Al
this
did
Cortez
for
to
get
their
loue
and
fauour
,
bycause
there
were
many
that
loued
hym
not
,
althoughe
in
very
trouth
he
was
of
his
own
nature
liberal
and
large
in
experiences
with
al
his
souldiers
in
the
warres
.
The
receiuing
of
Cortez
into
Zempoallan
.
FOr
as
much
as
the
situation
there
was
not
conuenient
to
place
the
newe
worke
,
they
determined
to
go
from
thence
,
to
Aguiahuiztlan
,
which
standeth
nere
the
shadowe
of
the
rocke
that
Monteis
had
informed
them
of
,
wherevppon
Cortez
commaunded
the
shippes
to
depart
,
for
that
place
.
And
he
with
his
foure
hundred
men
and
horses
would
goe
by
land
,
and
there
mete
them
,
which
may
be
about
ten
leagues
iorney
.
In
this
order
the
fléete
departed
,
and
likewise
Cortez
with
his
company
toward
Z●mpoallan
which
stoode
directly
weastward
.
And
after
he
had
iourneyed
three
leagues
he
came
to
the
riuer
which
deuided
the
Lordshippe
of
Mutezuma
and
Zempeallan
,
&
coulde
finde
no
passage
,
wherefore
he
was
forced
to
returne
to
the
seaside
,
where
with
muche
adoe
they
passéd
ouer
,
and
so
trauayled
on
that
side
of
the
river
,
&
found
cotages
of
fishermen
and
other
poore
houses
,
and
some
sowen
ground
,
and
procéeding
on
their
iorney
at
length
they
came
into
very
faire
valleys
,
wher
was
great
store
of
deare
,
and
stil
they
went
along
the
riuer
side
,
hoping
to
finde
some
good
towne
,
and
in
short
space
,
they
espied
neare
twenty
persons
vppon
the
ioppe
of
a
hill
,
Cortez
commaunded
foure
of
his
horsemen
to
fetch
them
vnto
him
,
willing
them
to
make
signes
of
peace
vnto
them
,
but
if
they
flie
(
quoth
he
)
then
follow
them
,
vntill
you
ouertake
them
,
for
they
shall
stand
vs
in
steade
,
as
wel
to
lead
vs
the
way
as
to
serue
vs
for
enterpreters
.
The
horsemen
tooke
on
theyr
way
,
and
when
they
came
to
the
hill
toppe
,
they
made
signes
of
peace
vnto
them
,
but
the
poore
and
fearefull
Indians
fledde
with
spéede
,
yea
being
a●●ased
and
in
great
feare
to
beholde
suche
a
monsterous
thyng
as
a
horseman
,
beleuyng
assuredly
,
These
men
had
in
theyr
eares
and
noses
bored
holes
,
with
rings
of
golde
hangyng
thereat
,
for
so
was
the
vse
of
Zempoallan
,
they
enformed
Cortez
that
the
Cittie
was
neare
at
bande
.
Cortez
demaunded
the
cause
of
their
commyng
thither
,
they
answered
to
behold
and
sée
so
straunge
a
sight
,
but
why
fledde
you
then
(
quoth
he
?
)
For
feare
only
sir
sayde
they
,
of
people
which
we
knew
not
.
Then
Cortez
willed
them
to
put
all
feare
aside
,
and
tolde
them
that
he
with
his
small
company
woulde
goe
vnto
their
Cittie
to
visite
their
Lorde
,
and
to
be
acquaynted
with
him
:
the
Indians
sayde
,
that
the
day
was
farre
spent
,
and
that
it
was
late
to
goe
that
night
to
Zempoallan
,
but
if
it
pleased
hym
they
would
conduct
him
to
a
village
whiche
stoode
on
the
otherside
of
the
Riuer
and
within
sight
,
and
although
it
were
but
a
small
village
,
yet
there
was
reasonable
lodging
with
meate
sufficiente
for
his
armie
:
their
counfell
séemed
well
,
so
they
wente
to
that
village
,
and
when
they
were
comen
thither
,
the
Indians
craued
licence
to
goe
&
to
aduertife
their
Lorde
how
the
straungers
abode
in
that
place
,
promising
to
returne
the
nexte
day
with
answere
.
Some
of
the
Indians
had
licence
to
do
the
message
,
the
others
abode
there
,
attendyng
and
prouiding
for
the
newe
gestes
,
&
in
this
order
they
were
al
lodged
and
their
supper
abundantly
prouided
.
That
night
Cortez
fortified
himselfe
as
strong
as
mought
be
,
and
the
nexte
morning
came
a
hundreth
men
laden
with
Hennes
,
saying
that
their
Lord
much
reioyced
of
their
comming
,
and
bicause
he
was
so
grosse
and
vnwealdie
,
he
came
not
personallye
vnto
him
,
but
yet
notwithstanding
he
aboade
in
the
cittie
expecting
his
comming
.
Cortez
friendly
welcomed
them
,
and
with
that
presente
,
he
and
his
company
brake
their
faste
,
and
then
proceeded
with
his
guives
in
good
order
with
two
fauconets
in
readinesse
,
if
néede
should
happen
:
and
from
that
passage
of
the
riuer
they
had
a
faire
way
vntil
they
came
to
another
riuer
,
which
being
likewise
waded
ouer
,
they
discried
Zempoallan
,
whiche
stoode
a
myle
distant
from
them
,
all
beset
wyth
fayre
Orchardes
and
Gardens
,
verye
pleasaunte
to
beholde
:
they
vsed
alwayes
to
water
them
with
sluses
when
they
pleased
.
There
procéeded
out
of
the
Towne
many
persons
,
to
behold
and
receyue
so
strange
a
people
vnto
them
.
They
came
with
smiling
countenance
,
and
presented
vnto
them
diuers
kinde
of
Floures
,
and
sundry
fruites
,
which
none
of
our
menne
had
héeretofore
séene
.
These
people
came
without
feare
among
the
Ordinance
,
with
this
pompe
,
triumph
and
ioy
they
were
receiued
into
the
Citie
,
which
séemed
a
beautifull
Garden
:
for
the
trées
were
so
gréene
and
high
,
that
scarsely
the
houses
appeared
.
At
the
Citie
gate
stoode
many
graue
persons
of
nobilitie
,
as
Magistrates
of
the
Citie
,
who
solemnely
welcomed
the
Strangers
.
Within
this
great
house
was
a
long
rew
of
lodgings
,
and
on
the
other
side
sixe
or
seuen
Towers
one
higher
than
another
.
They
procéeded
on
,
dissimulyng
the
errour
of
the
siluer
walles
,
and
followed
their
guide
vntill
suche
time
as
they
came
to
the
Lordes
lodging
,
who
came
forth
accompanied
with
many
auncient
persons
,
and
better
attired
than
the
other
Citizens
were
,
with
twoo
Gentlemen
that
ledde
him
by
the
armes
.
They
saluted
eche
other
according
to
the
vse
of
their
countreys
,
and
then
entred
into
the
pallayce
,
where
certayne
principall
men
conducted
Cortes
and
all
his
trayne
to
their
lodgyng
,
and
Captayne
Cortes
was
lodged
in
the
house
whiche
had
the
glisteryng
walles
,
situated
in
the
markette
place
,
whiche
house
was
sufficient
for
him
and
all
his
company
.
And
when
they
were
placed
,
and
behelde
the
walles
,
they
were
ashamed
of
their
owne
folly
:
for
where
they
thought
those
walles
had
bene
adorned
with
siluer
,
they
faunde
them
cleane
contrary
.
Cortes
deuided
his
men
,
caused
his
horses
to
be
trimmed
,
and
planted
his
ordinaunce
at
his
dore
,
The
talke
that
the
Lorde
of
Zempoallan
had
with
Cortez
.
THe
nexte
day
in
the
mornyng
came
the
Lorde
,
to
visite
Cortez
with
an
honorable
company
,
and
presented
vnto
him
many
garments
wrought
of
Cotten
wolle
,
according
to
their
fashion
,
with
a
knot
on
the
shoulder
like
vnto
the
Egiptian
garments
,
and
certaine
iewels
of
golde
that
might
be
worth
two
thousande
Ducates
,
besechyng
both
him
and
his
company
to
recreate
themselues
and
take
their
reste
,
and
at
that
present
he
meante
not
to
trouble
him
with
any
matters
:
And
so
tooke
his
leaue
for
that
time
as
he
had
done
the
day
before
,
willing
him
to
demaunde
and
call
for
any
thing
that
he
should
néede
.
Cortez
gaue
him
hartie
thanks
,
and
so
departed
.
Then
came
moe
Indians
in
number
then
were
there
Spaniardes
,
with
their
courses
&
seruice
of
meate
ready
dressed
,
and
many
boughes
of
daintie
fruits
.
In
this
sorte
they
were
feasted
&
banketed
fiftene
daies
must
plentuously
.
The
next
day
folowyng
,
Cortez
sent
vnto
the
Spaniardes
certaine
olde
garments
of
the
Spanishe
fashion
,
and
many
other
trifles
,
besechyng
him
to
appoynt
a
day
of
conserence
at
his
owne
pallayce
:
worde
was
sent
agayne
that
be
was
ready
and
very
well
contented
.
Where
vpon
Cortez
tooke
with
him
fiftie
of
his
men
all
armed
,
and
left
the
residue
at
his
lodgyng
in
a
good
readinesse
,
and
appoynted
an
vnder
Captayne
to
gouerne
them
.
The
Lorde
hearing
of
his
comming
,
came
out
of
his
Course
into
the
streate
to
receyue
him
.
And
hande
in
hand
they
entred
togither
into
a
lowe
hall
,
whiche
they
vse
for
the
extremitie
of
heate
in
that
countrey
,
the
plotte
that
they
buylde
vpon
is
raysed
a
fadome
from
the
grounde
,
so
that
they
ascende
vpon
steppes
,
and
the
walles
plaistered
with
very
white
lime
,
their
tile
is
eyther
of
straw
or
leaues
of
trées
,
very
beautifull
and
straungely
wrought
,
and
a
good
defence
against
the
rayne
.
The
Lorde
and
Cortes
satte
them
downe
vpon
thrée
footed
stooles
made
all
of
one
péece
,
the
Lorde
commaunded
his
seruitours
to
stande
aside
,
and
by
their
interpreters
they
began
to
common
of
their
affayres
a
great
space
,
in
demaundes
and
answeres
,
bicause
Cortes
desired
to
be
well
instructed
of
the
affayres
of
that
countrey
,
and
lykewise
of
that
mightie
kyng
of
Mutezuma
.
This
Cacike
or
Lord
although
he
were
huge
and
laden
with
fleshe
,
yet
in
his
demaundes
and
questions
séemed
very
wise
.
The
summe
of
all
Cortes
his
talke
was
to
shewe
the
cause
of
his
comming
thither
,
and
who
had
sente
him
,
euen
as
he
had
done
in
Tabasco
to
Teudilli
and
others
.
This
Cacike
after
he
had
heard
Cortes
attentiuely
,
he
began
a
long
communication
,
makyng
his
complaynt
and
opening
his
griefe
in
this
sorte
.
MIghtie
Sir
,
Mexico
Tenuchtitlan
with
their
men
of
Culhua
did
not
only
vsurpe
my
Citie
,
but
also
my
lands
by
force
of
armes
,
in
suche
sorte
that
my
power
coulde
not
resiste
them
.
And
nowe
we
seyng
our
errour
,
haue
thought
it
to
late
to
preuayle
agaynst
them
to
take
away
our
yoke
of
seruitude
and
bondage
,
although
we
haue
attempted
it
.
And
as
often
as
we
haue
so
done
,
still
the
victorie
was
theyrs
,
and
the
ouerthrowe
ours
.
Nowe
all
suche
as
doe
submitte
themselues
vnto
them
,
are
taxed
with
certayne
trioutes
,
and
reknowlegyng
them
for
Lordes
,
are
defended
by
them
,
and
estéemed
as
friendes
.
But
if
after
such
submission
made
,
any
chaunce
to
speake
agaynst
them
,
or
rebell
,
then
they
are
terribly
corrected
,
yea
murdered
,
and
after
Sacrifice
made
to
the
Goddes
of
warre
,
called
Tezcatlipuca
and
Vitzilepuchtli
of
theyr
carkasses
,
then
is
theyr
fleshe
eaten
in
banquet
,
and
those
who
remayne
alyue
,
doe
serue
for
slaues
,
yea
and
the
Fathers
,
Mothers
and
Children
,
are
compelled
to
labour
and
toyle
from
the
Sunne
rising
to
the
Sunne
settyng
,
with
confiscation
of
all
theyr
goodes
and
landes
.
And
besides
all
this
crueltie
and
vituperie
,
they
sende
theyr
officers
and
Serieantes
to
execute
the
premisses
,
who
without
eyther
pittie
or
mercie
many
tymes
suffereth
them
to
sterue
with
hunger
.
And
beyng
thus
cruelly
punished
of
Mutezuma
,
who
nowe
raigneth
in
Mexico
,
who
woulde
not
suffer
to
bée
Vassall
willingly
to
so
good
a
Prince
as
you
enformed
me
of
the
Emperour
,
although
it
were
but
onely
to
bée
frée
from
suche
vexation
and
robbery
whiche
suche
a
mighty
King
coulde
doe
.
And
with
these
wordes
the
teares
gusshed
out
of
his
eyes
,
and
pawsing
a
whyle
,
he
beganne
to
extoll
the
strength
,
magnificence
and
situation
of
Mexico
planted
in
a
greate
lake
of
water
:
also
he
exalted
the
riches
,
courte
,
Maiestie
and
mightie
power
of
Mutezuma
,
Hée
sayde
also
howe
Tlaxcallan
,
Huexocinco
and
other
prouinces
thereaboute
,
as
also
the
people
called
Totonaquez
of
the
Mountaynes
were
of
contrary
opinion
to
the
Mexicans
,
yea
enimies
vnto
them
,
who
had
intelligence
what
had
happened
in
Tauasco
,
Yea
sir
(
quoth
hée
)
if
it
please
you
,
I
will
treate
suche
a
compact
with
this
people
that
Mutezuma
with
al
his
power
shall
not
preuayle
agaynst
vs
.
Cortes
reioyced
in
harte
to
heare
this
newes
,
and
sayde
vnto
him
.
It
grieueth
mée
to
heare
of
the
euill
vsage
of
Mutezuma
towarde
his
countrey
and
subiectes
.
But
I
assure
you
with
Gods
helpe
I
will
deliuer
you
,
yea
and
reuenge
all
your
iniuries
,
for
my
commyng
hither
is
to
take
away
all
euill
customes
,
and
to
helpe
the
oppressed
,
to
fauour
the
prysoner
,
and
comforte
the
afflicted
,
and
chiefly
to
abolishe
tyrannie
.
And
for
the
good
entertaynement
that
I
haue
receyued
at
your
handes
,
I
doe
remayne
yours
to
doe
you
any
pleasure
,
and
to
defende
you
agaynst
your
enimies
,
and
the
lyke
will
I
doe
for
your
friendes
,
wherefore
I
pray
you
aduertise
them
thereof
as
many
as
are
of
our
confederacie
.
Cortes
then
tooke
hys
leaue
,
saying
that
he
had
bene
many
dayes
there
,
and
that
he
had
greate
néede
to
goe
visite
his
shippes
and
menne
,
who
muche
desired
his
returne
,
and
abode
in
Aquiahuiztlan
,
where
hée
meante
to
soiourne
for
a
certayne
season
,
and
from
thence
dayly
they
mighte
conferre
of
their
affayres
.
The
Lorde
of
Zempoallan
sayde
,
that
if
it
pleased
hym
to
abyde
with
him
hée
woulde
gladly
accept
it
,
and
if
his
businesse
were
suche
that
he
might
not
,
that
then
he
besought
him
to
remember
him
.
Then
the
Lorde
commaunded
eyght
maydens
to
be
called
,
who
were
very
well
apparelled
after
theyr
maner
,
Cortes
receyued
the
presente
with
thankes
,
bycause
he
woulde
not
offende
the
giuer
thereof
.
And
so
departed
with
their
women
ridyng
behinde
them
,
with
many
Indian
women
to
wayte
vpon
them
,
and
many
Indian
men
to
beare
them
company
,
and
to
puruey
all
things
necessarie
.
Things
that
happened
to
Cortez
in
Chiauiztlan
.
THe
same
day
that
they
departed
from
Zempoallan
they
came
to
Chiauiztlan
,
and
yet
the
shippes
were
not
arriued
.
Cortes
marueyled
at
their
long
tarying
in
so
shorte
a
iourney
,
there
was
a
village
within
shotte
of
a
hargabushe
from
the
rocke
called
Chiauiztlan
standyng
vpon
a
litle
hill
.
Cortes
hauing
little
to
do
,
went
thither
with
his
men
,
and
the
Indians
of
Zempoallan
,
who
certified
Cortes
that
the
village
was
appertayning
to
a
Lorde
oppressed
by
Mutezuma
.
They
came
to
the
foote
of
the
hill
,
without
sighte
of
any
man
of
the
towne
,
excepte
twoo
,
that
Marina
vnderstoode
not
,
and
going
vp
the
hill
,
the
horsemen
to
fauour
their
horses
would
alight
,
bicause
the
ascending
was
cragged
and
euill
way
.
Cortes
commaunded
that
they
shoulde
not
alight
,
bycause
the
Indians
shoulde
thinke
that
there
was
no
place
highe
nor
lowe
,
but
that
these
horses
shoulde
and
coulde
come
vnto
it
.
So
by
litle
and
litle
they
came
into
the
towne
,
and
finding
no
creature
there
,
they
feared
some
deceyte
,
yet
approchyng
further
,
they
mette
with
twelue
auncient
men
,
whiche
brought
with
them
an
interpreter
who
vnderstoode
the
languague
of
Culhua
and
the
speache
of
that
place
,
whiche
is
the
language
of
the
Totonaquez
,
or
inhabitauntes
of
the
Mountaynes
,
These
auncient
menne
declared
that
the
cause
of
theyr
goyng
out
of
the
towne
,
was
bycause
that
they
had
neuer
séene
anye
such
men
as
the
Spaniardes
were
,
nor
yet
heard
that
any
such
had
passed
that
way
,
wherefore
with
feare
they
had
fledde
from
thence
.
But
(
quoth
they
)
when
the
Lord
of
Zempoallan
aduertised
vs
,
how
you
did
hurt
no
bodye
,
but
rather
being
a
people
good
and
peaceable
,
then
wee
were
well
assured
who
ye
were
,
when
we
saw
you
come
toward
vs
.
And
wee
are
nowe
comen
vnto
you
on
the
behalfe
of
the
Lorde
,
to
bring
you
to
your
lodging
.
Cortez
gaue
them
thankes
,
and
went
with
them
to
a
certaine
place
where
the
Lord
was
abydyng
their
comming
wel
accompanyed
:
he
shewed
vnto
the
Christians
great
good
wil
,
and
maruelled
to
see
those
straungers
with
their
long
beardes
.
The
Lord
toke
a
little
chafyngdishe
in
his
hande
,
This
done
they
set
them
down
,
The
Casike
certifyed
Cortez
euen
as
the
Lord
of
Zempoallan
had
done
,
but
he
stood
in
great
feare
least
Mutezuma
should
be
offended
for
receyuing
and
lodging
him
within
that
towne
,
without
his
commaundement
,
and
being
in
thys
communication
,
sodenly
appeared
twentye
men
entring
where
they
sate
,
with
certain
wands
like
cudgels
in
their
hands
,
which
did
signify
that
they
were
rent
gatherers
&
in
ech
other
hand
,
a
fly
flap
of
feathers
,
the
Cacike
&
hys
company
were
soare
afrayde
.
Cortez
demaunded
wherefore
he
so
altered
himself
,
he
answered
,
bicause
those
twenty
Indians
were
collecters
of
Mutezuma
,
and
that
he
feared
that
they
would
complayne
of
him
,
hauing
founde
those
Christians
there
,
he
feared
likewise
cruell
punishment
for
the
same
.
Cortes
comforted
him
,
saying
that
Mutezuma
was
his
friende
,
and
that
he
would
so
vse
the
matter
that
he
shoulde
receyue
no
blame
at
all
,
but
rather
that
Mutezuma
shoulde
giue
him
thankes
for
that
whiche
he
had
done
:
And
if
Mutezuma
did
not
,
or
would
not
so
accept
it
,
that
then
he
would
defend
both
him
and
his
subiects
,
for
(
quoth
he
)
euery
one
of
my
men
is
sufficient
for
a
thousand
Mexicans
,
as
Mutezuma
himselfe
was
well
enformed
by
the
late
warres
at
Potonchan
.
Yet
for
and
notwithstanding
all
this
talke
,
the
Lorde
and
all
his
folke
were
in
great
feare
,
and
meante
to
arise
and
to
lodge
the
receyuers
.
Cortes
woulde
not
suffer
him
,
and
bycause
(
quoth
he
)
thou
shalte
sée
what
&
and
my
men
can
doe
,
commaund
thy
seruaunts
to
apprehend
and
take
prysoners
these
receyuers
of
Mexico
,
and
I
wil
abide
here
with
thée
,
in
such
sorte
that
Mutezuma
with
all
his
power
shall
not
offende
thée
.
With
the
courage
that
he
receyued
at
these
wordes
,
he
commaunded
to
lay
hande
vpon
the
Mexicans
,
and
bycause
they
defended
themselues
,
they
were
sore
beaten
,
and
layde
euery
one
in
a
seuerall
prison
,
The
messages
sent
by
Cortez
vnto
Mutezuma
.
THe
nighte
beyng
farre
spent
,
and
the
Indians
that
kepte
the
watch
being
asleepe
,
Cortez
aunswered
that
it
grieued
him
much
,
Cortez
brought
them
out
of
the
towne
and
gaue
them
victuall
to
carry
with
them
.
And
charged
for
the
liberty
and
curtesie
shewed
vnto
them
,
that
they
should
signifye
to
Mutesuma
their
Lorde
,
howe
that
he
was
his
assured
friend
,
and
that
after
he
had
vnderstanding
of
his
fame
,
goodnes
and
mighty
power
,
he
much
desired
to
sexue
him
yea
and
that
he
helde
himselfe
happy
,
to
fynde
himselfe
at
such
a
time
&
season
to
loose
those
his
seruaunts
,
and
to
shew
therin
his
good
wil
,
likewyse
he
woulde
do
all
that
lay
in
him
to
preserue
the
honour
and
auctority
of
so
gret
a
Prince
as
hee
was
,
&
also
to
defende
his
subiectes
and
to
loke
to
his
affaires
as
his
owne
proper
,
although
his
highnesse
dyd
little
estéeme
hys
friendshippe
as
appeared
by
Teudilli
,
who
departed
from
him
without
bidding
him
farewell
,
and
likewise
absenting
all
the
people
of
the
sea
coaste
:
yet
thys
notwithstanding
he
would
not
let
to
do
him
seruice
at
all
times
when
occasion
shoulde
serue
,
and
to
procure
by
all
meanes
possible
his
grace
,
fauour
,
and
friendship
,
and
that
he
was
fully
perswaded
,
that
his
hyghnesse
woulde
not
refuse
his
good
will
and
friendship
,
considering
that
with
his
acquaintance
,
God
had
done
much
for
him
,
to
méete
with
a
seruaunte
of
the
Emperoures
,
for
thereby
he
might
know
great
secretes
of
holy
things
,
and
also
receyue
greate
benefytes
,
if
then
he
would
refuse
the
same
,
the
fault
shoulde
be
his
:
but
yet
notwithstanding
he
trusted
in
his
wisedome
,
that
considering
the
thing
well
,
he
woulde
be
glad
both
to
sée
hym
,
and
talke
with
him
,
and
also
to
be
friende
and
brother
with
the
King
of
Spayne
,
in
whose
most
happie
name
,
both
he
and
his
company
were
come
thither
.
And
as
touching
his
seruauntes
that
remayned
in
prison
,
hée
woulde
so
vse
the
matter
,
that
they
should
escape
all
perill
,
promising
also
to
set
them
at
libertie
to
pleasure
him
,
and
that
incontinente
he
woulde
haue
done
it
,
but
onely
bycause
he
woulde
not
offende
the
Lorde
of
the
Towne
,
who
had
friendly
entertayned
him
with
greate
curtesie
,
for
which
cause
he
would
not
presume
to
controll
him
in
his
owne
house
,
nor
yet
to
shewe
himselfe
vnthankefull
.
The
messengers
departed
with
this
message
very
glad
and
ioyfull
,
promising
to
accomplishe
faithfully
that
charge
committed
vnto
them
.
The
confederacy
and
rebellion
done
by
the
industrie
of
Cortez
.
WHen
the
Cazike
founde
missing
the
two
prisoners
,
he
blamed
muche
the
guarde
or
watch
,
and
pretended
forthwith
to
murther
those
that
remayned
.
Then
came
Cortez
,
and
requested
that
their
deathe
shoulde
be
pardoned
,
for
so
muche
as
they
were
but
officers
obediente
to
their
Lorde
and
maister
,
and
according
to
iustice
they
had
committed
no
offence
,
nor
yet
deserued
anye
correction
in
the
facte
,
whiche
was
seruice
to
their
King
:
but
for
so
muche
as
they
shall
not
flée
as
the
other
two
haue
done
,
deliuer
them
vnto
mee
,
and
I
will
take
them
to
my
custody
and
charge
.
Vpon
this
request
the
eyghtéene
prisoners
were
delyuered
vnto
Cortez
,
who
sent
them
aboorde
his
Shyppes
,
and
there
commaunded
them
to
be
put
in
prons
.
The
Lorde
and
his
counsellors
fearing
what
mighte
followe
,
entred
into
councell
what
was
best
to
doe
,
consideryng
that
they
certaynely
beléeued
that
the
two
prisoners
whiche
were
escaped
,
would
certifie
in
Mexico
the
shame
and
cruell
entertaynemente
done
vnto
them
.
Some
replyed
that
it
was
iust
and
requisite
to
sende
vnto
Mutezuma
hys
tribute
,
with
other
presentes
,
to
mitigate
hys
anger
,
and
to
excuse
them
,
and
accuse
the
Christians
,
who
were
the
causes
of
the
apprehension
of
his
officers
,
and
to
craue
pardon
of
their
erroure
and
ouersighte
whyche
they
hadde
committed
as
madde
men
,
in
dishonor
of
the
maiestie
of
Mexico
.
In
this
sorte
they
resolued
themselues
fully
to
rebell
,
and
not
to
lose
so
good
an
occasion
,
wherevppon
they
besoughte
Hernando
Cortes
to
bée
their
defendor
and
Captayne
,
considering
that
for
his
sake
they
had
begun
that
enterprise
,
and
whether
Mutezuma
shoulde
prepare
hys
army
againste
them
or
no
,
yet
they
on
their
parte
were
fully
pretended
to
hold
hym
warre
,
and
to
desist
from
seruitude
.
God
knoweth
how
glad
Cortes
was
to
heare
this
matter
,
for
he
well
wayed
that
it
was
the
high
way
to
hys
iourneys
ende
:
yet
dissimuling
the
cause
,
he
aunswered
that
they
should
well
looke
to
the
thing
which
they
meant
to
take
in
hande
,
bycause
(
quoth
he
)
I
vnderstande
that
Mutezuma
is
a
mightie
Prince
,
but
if
ye
will
valiantly
procéede
,
I
will
be
youre
Captayne
,
and
safely
defende
you
,
for
I
do
more
estéeme
your
friendship
,
than
the
good
will
of
Mutezuma
,
whyche
I
nothing
care
for
:
therefore
lette
me
knowe
what
number
of
men
of
warre
yée
are
able
to
make
.
Sir
(
quoth
they
)
among
all
our
friends
wée
are
able
to
make
a
hundred
thousande
menne
of
warre
.
I
lyke
that
well
quoth
Cortez
,
wherefore
incontinente
sende
youre
postes
,
with
aduise
vnto
all
your
friendes
in
league
againste
Mutezuma
,
and
certifie
them
of
this
agréemente
and
succoure
of
the
Christians
,
not
(
quoth
he
)
that
I
stande
in
néede
of
your
help
,
for
I
alone
with
my
company
are
able
to
stande
againste
those
of
Culhua
,
although
they
were
as
manye
more
,
but
reason
required
that
they
shoulde
be
warned
of
your
pretence
,
and
to
be
in
readinesse
for
the
same
,
fearing
least
Mutezuma
mighte
sende
his
army
vpon
a
suddayne
,
and
finde
you
vnprouided
.
With
this
aduise
and
encouragement
of
Cortez
,
&
also
they
themselues
being
a
people
heady
and
of
small
consideration
,
they
dispatched
incontinent
their
messegers
to
all
the
Townes
and
Villages
of
neyghbours
and
friendes
,
aduertising
them
what
they
hadde
determined
,
exalting
the
strangers
aboue
the
cloudes
.
And
by
this
meanes
rebelled
many
Cazikes
&
townes
,
and
all
the
whole
Mountaynes
,
so
that
there
was
not
left
any
collector
or
other
officer
of
Mexico
in
al
those
borders
,
with
open
proclamation
of
warres
againste
Mutezuma
,
and
all
his
adherentes
.
Cortez
his
intent
was
on
the
other
side
,
to
stirre
vp
these
Indians
,
to
get
both
their
goodes
,
willes
,
and
landes
,
for
otherwise
,
he
could
not
well
bring
his
matter
to
passe
:
he
only
caused
the
officers
of
Mutezuma
,
to
be
taken
prisoners
,
and
to
be
loused
agayne
,
he
fayned
a
greate
loue
to
Mutezuma
,
and
stirred
his
subiectes
agaynste
him
,
he
offered
to
be
their
defendor
,
and
lefte
them
rebelled
,
to
the
intent
that
they
should
stand
in
néede
of
him
.
The
foundation
of
the
riche
Towne
called
Vera
Crux
.
AT
this
instant
the
Fléete
was
arriued
at
the
port
,
then
wente
Cortez
to
visit
them
,
and
carried
with
him
many
Indians
of
the
Rebels
,
both
of
that
Towne
,
and
also
of
Zempoallan
,
who
did
good
seruice
to
cutte
downe
timber
,
and
to
carrie
stones
to
the
place
appoynted
,
for
the
building
of
the
Citie
,
named
the
riche
towne
of
Vera
Crux
,
accordyng
to
the
determination
,
when
the
officers
were
appoynted
for
the
same
,
and
chosen
in
S.
Iohn
de
Vlhua
,
and
in
good
order
made
repertition
to
the
inhabitants
of
the
ground
,
and
plottes
to
builde
vpon
.
They
appoynted
also
a
place
for
the
high
Churche
,
a
Market
place
,
a
Towne
house
,
a
Gayle
,
store
houses
,
a
kay
or
Wharse
,
to
lade
or
vnlade
,
a
butcher
row
,
&
other
places
necessary
to
the
good
gouernement
and
pollicie
of
a
Towne
.
They
also
drew
out
a
plot
to
build
the
Castel
or
Fort
on
,
néere
the
roade
in
a
place
conueniente
,
and
in
this
sort
began
theyr
worke
,
and
their
houses
made
with
mudwall
,
for
the
earth
there
is
good
for
that
purpose
.
And
euery
man
being
this
occupyed
in
this
new
worke
,
came
from
Mexico
two
kinsmen
of
Mutezuma
,
Cortez
welcommed
them
friendly
and
ioyfully
,
and
also
lodged
them
in
Cotages
néere
vnto
the
water
side
,
and
sent
forthwith
for
the
Lorde
of
Chiautztlan
,
that
had
rebelled
,
who
came
at
his
commandement
.
Cortez
sayd
vnto
him
,
lo
sée
what
troth
I
haue
vsed
with
thée
,
for
Mutezuma
dareth
not
to
send
any
army
,
no
nor
yet
displease
anye
person
where
I
am
.
Therefore
from
this
daye
forwarde
you
and
all
youre
lignage
and
friendes
maye
accompte
your selues
frée
and
exempt
from
the
seruitude
of
Mexico
,
without
rendryng
the
tributes
accustomed
.
He
requested
to
set
at
libertie
the
prisoners
,
and
to
restore
them
to
the
Ambassadors
of
Mutezuma
.
Thys
Cazike
wylled
Cortez
to
doe
what
pleased
him
,
for
sayde
he
,
euen
as
wée
haue
chosen
you
for
oure
Captayne
,
we
will
not
excéede
one
iote
of
youre
commaundemente
:
where
vppon
hée
returned
home
to
his
towne
,
and
the
Ambassadors
toward
Mexico
,
all
well
pleased
and
content
.
Nowe
fame
flew
abroade
,
blasing
that
Mutezuma
feared
the
Christians
,
wherevpon
all
the
Totonaques
prepared
themselues
for
the
warres
,
taking
cleane
awaye
from
Mexico
their
tribute
and
obedience
.
The
Ambassadors
departed
from
Cortez
with
theyr
prisoners
,
and
manye
other
things
that
were
giuen
than
,
of
linnen
,
wollen
,
skynnes
,
glasse
,
and
yron
,
being
greately
amazed
at
the
things
which
they
had
séene
.
How
Cortez
tooke
by
force
of
armes
Tizapansinca
.
NOt
long
after
that
these
things
had
happened
,
the
Indians
of
Zempoallan
sente
vnto
Cortes
,
to
desire
him
of
succour
against
the
garrison
of
Culhua
,
which
Mutezuma
mainteyned
in
Tizapansinca
,
who
did
greately
anoy
them
,
in
spoyling
,
burning
,
and
destroying
theyr
corne
in
the
fieldes
,
and
flew
their
husbandmen
,
and
toke
many
prisoners
.
The
Towne
of
Tizapansinca
doth
confine
with
the
Totonaquez
,
and
with
the
grounde
of
Zempoallan
,
and
is
a
good
strong
Towne
,
scituated
néere
the
Riuer
,
and
hath
a
fort
standing
vpon
a
high
rocke
.
And
bycause
this
Towne
was
strong
,
and
planted
among
them
who
were
alwayes
seditious
and
Rebelles
,
Mutezuma
placed
there
his
garrison
,
who
séeyng
the
officers
of
receyuers
and
auditors
come
flying
thyther
for
helpe
,
béeyng
persecuted
of
the
Rebels
,
they
wente
out
to
pacifie
the
Rebellion
,
and
for
to
chasten
them
,
they
burned
and
destroyed
whatsoeuer
they
found
,
and
also
had
taken
many
prisoners
.
Cortez
hearing
this
newes
,
departed
towarde
Zempoallan
,
and
from
thence
in
two
dayes
iourney
with
a
greate
armye
of
Indians
to
Tizapansinca
,
whiche
stoode
eyghte
leagues
and
more
from
that
Citie
.
The
garrison
of
Culhua
came
into
the
fielde
,
thinkyng
to
haue
hadde
battayle
onely
with
those
of
Zempoallan
,
but
when
they
saw
the
Horsemen
and
the
bearded
men
,
they
lost
theyr
courage
,
and
beganne
to
flye
as
fast
as
they
myghte
possible
:
theyr
succoure
béeyng
néere
,
they
were
seene
in
holde
:
they
woulde
haue
entred
into
theyr
Castell
,
but
for
the
swiftnesse
of
the
Horses
which
stopped
theyr
way
.
And
when
the
Horses
coulde
not
ascende
vp
vnto
the
forte
,
Cortes
alighted
with
other
foure
of
hys
men
,
and
among
the
preasse
of
the
Townesmen
gote
into
the
forte
,
This
was
the
firste
victory
that
Cortes
had
among
the
subiectes
of
Mutezuma
,
whereby
all
the
Mountaynes
remayned
frée
from
the
vexations
of
the
Mexicans
,
and
all
our
men
with
great
fame
and
reputation
,
as
well
among
their
friendes
,
as
among
their
enimies
,
in
so
much
that
afterwardes
when
any
neede
did
happen
among
the
Indians
,
they
would
immediately
sende
vnto
Cortes
for
one
of
his
men
,
saying
,
that
one
man
alone
of
the
Chrystians
,
was
sufficient
to
be
their
Captayne
and
securitie
.
Thys
was
a
good
begynnyng
for
the
pretence
of
Cortes
.
Now
when
he
came
to
Vera
Crux
wyth
hys
company
triumphantly
,
he
founde
there
Francisco
de
Salzeda
,
who
was
come
with
his
caruell
which
he
had
boughte
of
Alonso
Cauallero
,
a
dweller
in
Saint
Iames
de
Cuba
,
and
was
left
there
to
be
grounded
and
dressed
at
his
departure
from
thence
.
He
brought
with
him
.
70.
Spanyardes
,
and
nine
Horses
and
Mares
,
wherewith
they
all
maruellously
reioyced
.
The
presents
that
Cortez
sent
to
the
Emperour
for
his
fifte
.
Cortez
made
greate
hast
in
building
vp
the
new
town
and
the
Castell
,
bycause
the
Citizens
and
souldiers
mighte
haue
succoure
againste
winde
and
rayne
,
and
commoditie
of
householde
,
and
lykewise
to
bée
assured
of
defence
against
enimies
if
néede
shoulde
happen
,
pretending
lykewise
with
all
expedition
,
to
enter
within
the
land
toward
Mexico
,
to
sisit
Mutezuma
,
and
to
leaue
in
that
newe
worke
all
thing
in
good
order
,
he
finished
many
thinges
,
touching
as
well
the
peace
as
the
warre
.
He
commaunded
to
be
brought
a
lande
out
of
his
shippes
all
the
armour
&
other
furniture
for
the
warres
,
with
the
Merchandise
,
victuall
and
other
prouision
,
and
to
deliuer
it
to
the
rulers
of
the
newe
Cittie
;
accordyng
to
his
promisse
.
He
also
signified
vnto
all
his
company
that
it
was
méete
and
conuement
,
to
sende
relation
to
the
Kyng
of
all
theyr
proceedings
and
dealings
in
that
countrey
,
with
demonstration
of
Golde
and
Siluer
there
founde
.
And
(
quoth
he
)
to
deale
vprightly
in
this
case
,
it
is
necessary
to
deuide
equally
our
treasure
to
euery
man
his
portion
,
accordyng
to
the
vse
of
the
warres
,
the
deuision
beyng
made
,
then
firste
and
principally
lette
vs
deduct
the
Kings
fifte
parte
.
And
for
the
better
performance
therof
,
I
doe
name
and
appoynt
Alounsod
A●il
Treasurer
for
the
King
,
and
also
I
doe
elect
Gonsalo
Mexia
Treasurer
of
the
armie
.
All
the
newe
Magistrates
ratified
his
sayings
,
and
allowed
his
discretion
and
wisedome
,
praysing
the
election
of
the
newe
officers
as
men
moste
méete
for
suche
an
office
,
and
besought
them
to
accept
theyr
charge
.
This
diligence
done
,
he
commaunded
to
bring
foorth
into
the
markette
place
all
the
goodes
and
treasure
which
they
had
gotten
,
as
well
cloth
of
Cotten
,
Feathers
,
Golde
,
and
Plate
,
whiche
mought
amount
vnto
in
valew
the
summe
of
.
27000.
Ducates
:
The
same
he
caused
to
be
delyuered
vnto
the
newe
elected
treasorers
by
account
,
requestyng
the
whole
counsell
of
the
Cittie
that
they
shoulde
make
deuision
thereof
.
The
counsellours
and
communaltie
replyed
,
saying
:
Sir
here
is
nothing
to
deuide
,
for
deductyng
the
fifte
parte
whiche
appertayneth
to
the
King
,
all
the
reste
shall
be
to
make
payment
for
the
furniture
whiche
you
prepared
for
this
voyage
,
and
you
beyng
satisfied
,
then
the
shippes
,
munition
and
furniture
shall
serue
in
common
for
vs
all
,
beséeching
him
with
one
assent
to
take
all
the
treasure
,
and
to
sende
vnto
the
kings
maiestie
his
portion
or
fifte
parte
,
euen
as
shoulde
seeme
most
conuenient
vnto
him
.
Cortes
replied
and
sayde
,
And
where
I
haue
appoynted
certayne
things
to
send
to
the
King
,
of
more
value
than
his
fifte
parte
,
it
mighte
please
them
,
for
as
muche
as
they
were
suche
things
as
coulde
not
be
well
deuided
,
and
likewyse
the
firste
fruite
of
that
Conquest
,
fréely
to
giue
him
libertie
to
vse
his
discretion
in
that
onely
poynt
.
They
al
in
generall
graunted
to
his
request
,
wherevpon
he
tooke
out
of
the
stocke
,
these
things
followyng
.
Inuentary
.
-
FIrste
the
twoo
whéeles
of
Golde
and
siluer
,
whiche
Teudilli
presented
vnto
him
on
the
behalfe
of
Mutezuma
.
-
A
coller
of
golde
of
eight
péeces
,
whereat
hanged
a
hundreth
four
score
and
thrée
little
Emeraldes
,
and
twoo
and
thirtie
little
redde
stones
,
lyke
vnto
Rubies
,
of
small
value
:
there
hanged
at
the
same
coller
seauen
and
twentie
little
belles
of
Golde
,
and
certayne
heads
of
pearle
.
-
Another
coller
of
foure
doubled
twiste
,
with
a
hundreth
and
twoo
Rubies
,
and
a
hundreth
and
seuentie
and
twoo
Emeraides
,
and
tenne
good
pearles
well
sette
,
and
for
border
or
fringe
sixe
and
twentie
belles
of
golde
:
both
those
collers
were
beautifull
to
beholde
,
and
had
many
other
fine
thyngs
wrought
in
them
,
more
than
is
here
declared
.
-
Many
graynes
of
golde
of
the
bignesse
of
a
pease
,
euen
as
they
were
founde
.
-
A
Casket
of
graynes
of
golde
of
the
same
sorte
.
-
A
Helmet
of
woodde
champed
vnth
golde
and
besette
with
stones
,
and
at
the
beuier
fiue
and
twentie
belles
of
golde
,
and
vpon
the
roppe
a
gréene
birde
,
with
his
eyes
,
beake
,
and
féete
of
golde
.
-
A
sallet
of
planches
of
golde
,
and
belles
rounde
aboute
it
,
decked
with
stone
.
-
A
bracelet
of
golde
of
small
weight
.
-
A
rodde
lyke
vnto
a
roiall
Scepter
,
with
twoo
rings
of
golde
hangyng
thereat
,
garnished
with
pearle
.
-
Foure
forkes
with
thrée
shepchookes
at
ech
,
couered
with
feathers
of
sundry
colours
.
-
Many
payres
of
shoes
made
of
Deere
skinnes
,
sowed
with
golde
thréede
,
and
in
the
soales
were
sette
certayne
stones
of
colour
white
and
blewe
whiche
shyned
fayre
.
-
Sixe
payre
of
letherne
shoes
of
diuers
colours
,
garnished
with
golde
,
siluer
,
and
pearle
.
-
A
Targatte
of
woodde
couered
with
leather
,
beset
round
about
with
belles
of
Latton
,
and
the
bosse
in
the
midst
was
planched
with
gold
,
and
there
was
engraued
vpon
the
same
Vitsilopucthli
,
God
of
the
warres
,
and
also
foure
heads
set
crossewise
,
whiche
heades
were
of
a
Lion
,
a
Tigre
,
an
Eagle
,
and
an
Owle
,
verye
liuely
made
with
feathers
.
-
Many
skinnes
of
beast
and
foule
,
corried
and
dressed
in
their
feathers
and
in
haire
.
-
Foure
and
twenty
targets
of
gold
feathers
,
and
set
with
pearle
both
curious
and
gallant
to
behold
.
-
Fiue
Targets
of
feathers
and
siluer
.
-
Foure
fishes
of
gold
wel
wrought
.
-
Two
birdes
called
Auades
,
and
other
birdes
of
gold
.
-
Certaine
Hatchets
and
a
rod
of
latten
.
-
Diuerse
loking
glasses
garnished
with
gold
.
-
Many
Myters
and
crownes
of
gold
&
feathers
wrought
of
many
colours
beset
with
pearle
and
stone
.
-
Many
faire
feathers
of
sundry
colours
.
-
Many
tuffes
of
feathers
adorned
with
siluer
and
gold
.
-
A
garment
like
a
coape
of
cotten
,
wouen
of
sundry
coulours
,
and
in
the
middest
a
blacke
whele
made
of
feathers
.
-
Many
surplices
,
vestments
,
palles
,
frontals
and
ornaments
of
Idols
alters
and
temples
.
-
Many
couerlets
of
cotten
of
diuerse
colours
,
whyche
shewed
like
vnto
vnshorne
veluet
.
-
Manye
shirtes
,
Iackettes
,
headclothes
and
other
naperie
.
-
Many
Carpets
and
hangings
of
cotten
.
Al
these
things
wer
more
beautiful
than
rich
,
although
the
whéeles
were
very
rich
,
the
workmanshippe
of
al
the
rest
,
was
more
worth
than
the
thing
it selfe
.
The
colours
of
the
cloth
of
cotten
wool
was
excéeding
fine
,
and
the
fethers
natural
.
The
pounced
worke
in
gold
and
siluer
did
excéed
our
goldsmithes
,
of
whiche
things
we
wil
write
in
an
other
place
.
They
ioyned
with
this
present
certaine
Indian
bookes
of
figures
which
serue
to
their
vse
for
letters
:
these
bookes
are
solden
like
vnto
clothes
,
and
written
on
both
sides
.
Some
of
these
bookes
were
made
of
cotten
&
glewe
,
At
that
time
the
Indians
of
Zempoallan
had
many
prisoners
to
sacrifice
.
Cortez
demaunded
them
to
send
vnto
the
Emperour
,
but
the
Indians
desired
him
to
pardon
them
,
for
if
we
so
do
(
quoth
they
)
we
shall
offend
our
gods
,
who
will
take
awaye
our
corne
and
children
from
vs
,
yea
and
also
our
liues
in
so
doing
.
Yet
notwithstanding
,
Cortez
tooke
foure
of
them
,
and
two
women
which
were
al
yong
and
lustie
.
But
it
was
very
strange
to
sée
those
that
shold
be
sacrificed
,
how
they
wer
trimmed
and
deckt
with
feathers
,
and
went
dauncing
through
the
Cittie
,
asking
almes
for
their
sacrifice
&
death
.
It
was
also
strange
to
sée
the
offerings
that
were
giuen
them
.
They
had
at
their
eares
hanging
rings
of
gold
beset
with
turkie
stones
,
&
likewise
other
rings
at
their
lippes
,
whiche
shewed
their
téeth
bare
,
a
griesely
sight
to
sée
,
but
yet
estéemed
among
them
a
thing
beautifull
.
Letters
from
the
army
and
magistrates
of
the
new
towne
directed
to
the
Emperour
.
WHen
this
present
and
fift
part
was
layde
aside
for
the
king
,
Cortez
required
the
magistrats
to
name
and
appoint
two
atturnyes
,
to
carry
the
Emperors
portion
vnto
Spayne
.
And
that
he
for
his
part
wold
giue
vnto
them
his
full
power
,
and
letter
of
attourneye
,
with
also
one
of
his
beste
Shippes
for
that
voyage
.
The
Counsell
of
the
newe
towne
chose
Alounso
Fernandez
Portocarero
,
and
Francisco
de
Monteio
for
that
iourneye
:
whereof
Cortez
was
verye
glad
,
and
gaue
them
Antonio
de
Alominos
for
their
pilot
,
with
golde
and
plate
sufficiente
for
tourne
and
retourne
of
the
voyage
.
Cortez
gaue
them
instructions
,
what
they
shoulde
doe
particularlye
for
hym
,
in
the
Courte
of
Spaine
as
also
in
Ciuil
,
and
the
towne
where
he
was
borne
.
Hee
sente
to
his
Father
and
Mother
certaine
money
,
with
newes
of
his
prosperitye
:
hee
sente
also
with
them
the
ordinaunces
and
actes
instituted
,
and
wrote
by
them
a
large
letter
to
the
Emperour
,
in
the
whiche
hee
gaue
full
aduertisemente
of
all
things
whyche
hadde
passed
from
the
time
of
his
departure
from
the
Ilande
of
Cuba
vntil
that
day
,
and
of
the
discord
betwéene
bym
and
Iames
Valasques
,
and
of
their
greate
traueyle
and
paynes
,
with
the
greate
good
will
whiche
they
all
bare
vnto
hys
royall
seruice
:
hee
certified
likewise
of
the
riches
of
that
countreye
,
with
the
maiestie
and
power
of
Mutezuma
.
Hee
offered
to
bring
in
subiection
vnto
his
royall
Crown
and
state
of
Castil
,
al
that
Empire
,
&
to
winne
also
the
greate
Citie
of
Mexico
,
and
to
bring
that
mightie
king
Mutezuma
to
his
handes
quicke
or
deade
.
Beséeching
the
Emperours
maiestie
to
haue
hym
in
remembraunce
when
offices
and
prouisions
shoulde
bee
sente
vnto
that
newe
Spayne
latelye
discouered
at
hys
great
costes
,
and
in
recompence
of
hys
paines
and
trauell
.
The
Counsell
and
magistrates
of
Vera
Crux
wrote
also
two
letters
to
the
Emperour
,
the
one
was
touching
the
successe
of
their
procéedings
in
his
royall
seruice
.
In
that
letter
,
went
onely
the
Aldermens
firmes
,
and
Iudges
.
The
other
letter
was
firmed
by
the
generalitye
and
chiefest
of
the
army
,
the
contentes
whereof
was
in
substance
,
They
also
moste
humblye
besought
him
,
that
the
gouernement
thereof
,
and
of
al
that
hereafter
shoulde
bee
conquered
,
might
be
giuen
to
Hernando
Cortez
their
guide
,
generall
captaine
,
and
chiefe
Iustice
by
them
electe
and
chosen
,
saying
,
that
wel
he
had
deserued
the
same
,
for
that
he
alone
spent
more
than
the
whole
army
vpon
that
iourney
.
And
that
it
might
please
his
maiesty
to
confirm
that
,
which
they
generally
of
fréewill
had
done
for
theyr
owne
safegard
and
securitye
,
in
the
name
of
his
royall
maiestie
.
And
if
by
chaunce
his
maiestie
had
already
giuen
the
sayde
office
of
gouernement
to
any
other
person
,
that
it
might
please
him
to
reuoke
it
.
For
so
should
it
be
expedient
for
his
seruice
,
and
quietnesse
of
the
countrey
.
And
thereby
might
be
excused
,
rumours
,
slanders
,
perils
,
and
slaughters
,
that
myght
ensue
,
if
any
other
should
gouerne
and
rule
as
captaine
general
.
And
moreouer
they
besoughte
hys
maiestie
to
graunte
them
aunswere
with
breuity
,
and
good
dispatch
of
theyr
attourneys
,
who
departed
from
the
porte
of
Aguiahuistlan
in
a
reasonable
shippe
the
twenty
sixe
day
of
Iuly
.
Anno.
1519.
They
touched
by
the
way
at
Marien
a
port
of
Cuba
,
declaring
that
they
went
to
Hauana
:
they
passed
through
the
chanell
of
Bahama
without
disturbaunce
,
and
sayled
with
a
prosperous
winde
,
till
they
arriued
in
Spayne
.
The
cause
why
the
generaltye
had
written
these
letters
was
,
suspecting
Iames
Velasques
,
who
had
frends
and
great
fauour
in
the
Court
and
counsel
of
Indias
,
and
also
some
secrete
friendes
in
Cortez
his
campe
.
For
Francisco
Salzeda
brought
newes
that
Iames
Velasques
had
already
obteyned
a
graunt
of
the
Emperor
for
the
gouernment
of
that
land
by
the
meanes
of
one
Bonito
Martinez
going
into
Spayne
.
And
although
they
knew
not
the
certainty
thereof
,
yet
it
was
most
true
,
as
shal
appeare
in
another
place
.
An
vproāre
among
the
souldiers
against
Cortez
,
and
the
punishment
for
the
same
.
THere
wer
some
in
the
host
the
murmured
against
the
election
of
Cortez
,
for
thereby
was
excluded
Iames
Valasques
,
vnto
whom
they
bare
good
wil.
Some
were
Valasques
friends
,
and
other
some
his
kinesfolkes
,
who
letted
not
to
say
openly
,
that
Cortez
by
flattery
,
sutteltie
and
giftes
had
gotten
and
obtayned
his
purpose
.
And
that
the
dissymulation
in
makyng
hym selfe
to
bee
entreated
and
prayed
to
accepte
that
charge
and
office
,
was
a
thing
ceastily
fayned
,
whereby
suche
election
coulde
not
bee
of
anye
value
,
and
chieflye
without
any
such
authority
of
the
Ierome
Friers
dam
,
who
ruled
and
gouerned
the
Indians
as
chiefe
presidents
:
how
muche
more
they
hadde
newes
that
Iames
Velasques
had
already
obteyned
the
gouernement
of
that
land
,
and
Yucatan
.
Then
Cortez
began
to
vnderstande
in
those
matters
,
and
made
information
who
had
raysed
vp
this
rumoure
,
and
béeing
knowen
,
he
apprehended
the
chiefest
,
and
sent
them
prisoners
aboorde
his
Ship
:
and
to
molifye
their
wrath
,
he
shortly
releassed
them
agayne
,
the
which
afterwards
was
cause
of
more
mischief
,
for
these
his
enimies
woulde
haue
fledde
with
a
Vergantine
and
killed
the
maister
,
pretending
to
flye
vnto
the
Ilande
of
Cuba
,
Iames
Velasques
of
the
great
present
sent
vnto
the
Emperour
,
to
the
intent
it
shoulde
be
taken
from
their
attorners
passing
néere
the
porte
of
Hauana
,
with
all
the
letters
and
relations
of
their
businesse
,
bycause
the
Emperoure
shoulde
not
sée
it
,
to
conceyue
well
of
their
procéedings
.
Then
Cortez
began
to
be
agréeued
in
earnest
,
and
apprehended
diuers
of
them
,
whose
confessions
being
taken
,
the
matter
was
manifestly
knowen
to
be
true
,
and
there
vppon
according
to
the
processe
,
Iohn
Escudero
,
and
Iames
Cermenio
pilot
,
and
condemned
Gonsalo
de
Vmbria
and
Alonso
Penate
to
be
whipped
,
and
incontinent
execution
was
done
,
all
the
rest
being
pardoned
.
With
this
correction
Cortez
was
more
feared
,
and
also
estéemed
,
than
before
he
was
,
for
certainely
if
he
hadde
vsed
gentlenesse
,
he
should
neuer
haue
tamed
them
,
yea
and
if
he
had
not
loked
to
them
in
time
,
he
had
bin
spoyled
:
for
their
pretence
was
,
to
haue
aduertised
Iames
Velasques
,
who
would
haue
preuented
them
of
their
Shyps
and
present
,
and
yet
afterwarde
he
sente
a
Caruell
after
the
sayd
Ship
,
although
it
were
too
late
.
Cortez
caused
all
his
Shippes
to
be
sunke
,
and
broken
vpon
the
shore
,
a
most
worthy
facte
.
COrtez
purposed
to
goe
vnto
Mexico
,
and
would
not
gyue
his
Souldyers
to
vnderstand
it
,
bycause
they
shoulde
not
refuse
the
iourney
,
through
the
talke
of
Teudilli
,
especially
hearing
that
the
Citie
of
Mexico
was
situated
vpon
water
,
whyche
they
imagined
to
be
excéeding
strong
,
as
in
effect
it
was
:
Also
he
requested
the
other
Maisters
and
Pylots
to
publish
among
the
army
,
that
the
Shyppes
were
so
rotten
and
wormeaten
,
that
they
were
not
fytte
to
goe
to
sea
agayne
,
and
that
they
shoulde
,
when
they
chanced
to
espye
him
and
many
of
his
Souldies
togither
,
come
and
certifie
him
openly
of
the
estate
and
force
of
the
sayde
Shippes
,
bycause
that
afterwardes
they
shoulde
not
laye
any
fault
to
his
charge
.
According
to
this
instruction
,
the
Pylots
and
Maisters
did
accomplish
his
commaundemente
:
for
shortlye
after
they
espyed
him
among
a
flocke
of
his
companye
,
and
then
came
they
vnto
him
,
saying
:
Sir
,
your
nauie
is
not
to
make
any
moe
voyages
,
by
reason
that
they
are
all
leake
,
and
spoyled
,
rotten
,
and
worme
eaten
,
wherfore
according
to
our
duetie
,
we
do
certifie
you
thereof
,
to
prouide
therein
as
you
shall
see
cause
.
All
the
Souldiers
gaue
credite
to
their
tale
,
bycause
the
Shippes
had
bin
there
more
than
thrée
monethes
.
And
after
long
talke
aboute
the
matter
,
Cortez
commaunded
that
they
shoulde
profite
themselues
of
them
the
best
that
they
myght
,
and
as
for
the
Hulles
,
let
them
sinke
or
runne
a
shore
,
fayning
great
sorrow
for
so
great
a
losse
,
and
want
of
such
prouision
.
And
in
this
manner
they
lette
runne
a
shore
fyne
of
the
best
Shyppes
,
sauyng
theyr
Ordinance
,
vittayles
,
sayles
,
Cables
,
Ankers
,
ropes
,
and
all
other
tacle
:
and
shortely
after
they
spoyled
other
foure
vessels
,
but
that
was
done
wyth
some
difficultie
,
bycause
they
beganne
to
surmise
the
intente
of
Cortez
,
and
beganne
openly
to
saye
,
that
Cortes
meant
to
carrie
them
to
the
slaughter
house
.
He
then
pacifyed
them
wyth
gentle
wordes
,
saying
,
what
is
he
that
will
refuse
the
warres
in
so
riche
a
Countrey
?
if
there
be
any
of
you
that
wyll
leaue
my
companye
,
hée
or
they
may
(
if
please
them
)
returne
to
Cuba
in
a
Shyppe
that
yet
remayneth
.
And
this
hée
spake
,
to
knowe
howe
many
were
the
cowards
,
meanyng
in
tyme
of
néede
to
haue
no
trust
or
confidence
in
them
.
Then
dyuers
shamelesse
persons
demaunded
licence
to
returne
to
Cuba
,
but
they
were
suche
as
loued
no
warres
.
There
wer
also
others
that
said
nothing
,
who
woulde
gladly
haue
retourned
,
séeyng
the
greatenesse
of
the
Countrey
,
and
the
multitude
of
the
people
,
but
yet
they
were
ashamed
to
shewe
cowardise
openlye
.
Cortez
knowing
his
souldyers
mindes
,
commanded
the
other
Ship
to
be
sunke
,
so
that
then
they
were
all
without
hope
to
goe
out
of
that
Countrey
at
that
time
,
exalting
and
praysing
the
noble
minde
of
Cortes
shewed
in
that
worthy
facte
.
Certaynely
it
was
a
déede
necessary
for
the
present
time
,
and
done
by
the
iudgement
of
a
stout
Captayne
,
although
he
lost
much
by
his
Shyppes
,
and
abode
without
succour
of
the
sea
.
There
are
few
of
these
examples
,
which
are
not
of
valiant
personages
,
as
was
omiez
Barbaroza
with
the
cut
arme
,
who
a
few
yeares
past
brake
seauen
Galleys
and
Foystes
,
to
winne
thereby
Bugia
,
as
largely
I
do
write
thereof
in
battayles
of
the
sea
in
our
dayes
.
How
the
inhabitants
of
Zempoallan
brake
downe
their
Idolles
.
EVery
day
séemed
long
to
Cortes
,
with
the
desire
to
sée
Mutezuma
.
He
nowe
began
to
publishe
openly
his
iourney
and
departure
,
and
chose
out
of
the
body
of
his
host
a
hundred
and
fiftie
men
,
which
he
thought
sufficient
to
leaue
for
safegard
of
the
new
towne
and
fort
,
which
was
almost
finished
,
and
appoynted
Pedro
de
Hircio
their
Captaine
,
leauing
with
them
two
Horses
,
and
two
small
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
wyth
many
Indians
to
serue
them
,
and
fiftie
Townes
round
about
them
in
faithfull
friendship
and
league
,
out
of
the
which
Townes
they
might
alwayes
haue
at
their
néede
fiftie
thousande
men
of
warre
:
and
he
departed
with
the
residue
of
his
Spanyardes
towarde
Zempoallan
,
whyche
mighte
be
foure
leagues
from
thence
,
and
was
scarcely
come
to
the
Towne
,
Francisco
Garray
sayled
along
hys
coast
,
and
were
in
sight
of
Vera
Crux
.
With
this
newes
he
returned
incontinent
with
a
hundred
of
his
men
,
suspecting
euill
of
those
Shippes
.
At
his
comming
to
Vena
Crux
,
his
Captaine
there
enformed
him
how
he
had
gone
himselfe
to
know
what
they
were
,
and
from
whence
they
came
,
and
what
they
would
,
but
coulde
speake
with
none
of
them
.
Cortes
beyng
informed
how
they
roade
at
anker
,
toke
Captaine
Hircio
and
certaine
of
his
company
to
expect
their
commyng
ashore
,
suspectyng
them
muche
,
bicause
they
roade
so
farre
off
,
being
by
signes
and
tokens
willed
to
come
into
the
Harbor
.
Cortes
hauing
wandered
neare
thrée
miles
,
mette
with
thrée
Spaniardes
whiche
came
from
the
shippes
,
the
one
of
them
sayde
that
he
was
a
Notary
,
and
the
other
twoo
were
to
serue
for
witnesses
in
their
affayres
,
which
was
,
to
ascite
and
notifie
certaine
wrytings
,
whiche
they
shewed
not
:
and
also
to
require
Cortes
by
vertue
of
the
same
,
to
come
and
make
repartition
of
that
countrey
with
captayne
Garay
their
generall
,
for
theyr
sayd
Captaine
pretended
that
conquest
(
as
first
discouerer
of
the
same
,
)
certifying
moreouer
that
hée
was
determined
to
inhabite
twentie
leagues
distant
from
that
place
Westwarde
neare
vnto
Nahutlan
,
whiche
nowe
is
called
Armeria
,
Cortes
answered
,
that
they
should
returne
vnto
their
shippes
,
and
to
will
theyr
Captayne
to
come
to
Vera
Crux
with
his
nauie
,
and
there
they
woulde
commune
togither
aboute
his
comming
,
and
if
he
stoode
in
néede
of
any
thing
it
shoulde
be
prouided
.
And
if
it
were
(
as
they
reported
)
that
he
was
comen
on
the
Kings
affaires
,
he
woulde
gladly
fauour
his
procéedings
,
considering
that
he
and
all
his
were
there
in
seruice
of
his
highnesse
,
how
muche
more
beyng
all
of
one
nation
.
They
answered
,
that
in
no
wise
their
captaine
nor
none
of
his
army
would
come
ashore
,
nor
yet
come
where
as
Cortes
was
.
With
this
answere
Cortes
vnderstood
the
matter
,
and
layde
holde
of
them
,
and
went
and
placed
himself
in
ambushe
behinde
a
little
hill
of
sande
,
whiche
stoode
right
ouer
agaynst
the
shippes
,
beyng
neare
sunne
sette
,
&
slepte
there
that
night
till
daye
approched
,
and
the
mornyng
farre
spent
,
hopyng
that
Garay
his
Pilote
or
some
of
his
company
woulde
come
ashore
,
meanyng
likewise
to
apprehende
them
for
to
be
certified
what
course
they
had
made
,
and
what
hurte
they
had
done
,
and
findyng
them
guiltie
,
to
sende
them
prysoners
into
Spayne
:
likewise
he
desired
to
knowe
whether
they
had
spoken
with
any
vassals
of
Mutezuma
,
and
seyng
they
came
not
a
lande
his
suspition
was
the
greater
.
Cortes
commaunded
thrée
of
his
men
to
chaunge
apparell
with
the
thrée
messengers
that
came
from
Garay
,
The
Mariners
of
the
skiffe
set
a
lande
twoo
men
with
Hargabushes
,
and
other
two
men
with
Crossebowes
,
and
an
Indian
who
went
straight
way
to
the
bushes
,
thinkyng
to
finde
their
fellowes
.
Then
stept
forth
Cortes
and
caught
them
before
they
coulde
gette
aborde
the
skiffe
,
although
they
meant
to
haue
defended
themselues
,
so
that
one
of
them
who
was
a
Pilote
,
hauing
his
Hargabushe
ready
charged
,
&
would
haue
shot
at
captaine
Hircio
,
&
assuredly
if
his
match
and
pouder
had
bene
good
he
had
slayne
him
:
When
the
general
aborde
the
ships
perceiued
this
deceit
,
he
would
abide
no
longer
,
&
commaunded
to
make
saile
,
not
tarying
for
his
skiffe
.
By
these
seuen
men
taken
at
two
times
Cortes
was
satisfied
,
&
also
certified
how
captain
Garay
had
sayled
along
the
coast
séeking
Florida
,
and
arriued
in
a
riuer
(
the
King
of
that
prouince
was
called
Panuco
,
)
where
they
founde
little
golde
,
barteryng
aborde
their
shippes
:
all
theyr
golde
passed
not
thrée
thousande
Castelins
,
but
in
exchaunge
of
things
of
small
value
:
nothing
contented
Garay
on
that
voyage
,
bycause
the
quantitie
of
golde
was
small
and
not
fine
.
With
this
newes
Cortes
returned
to
Zempoallan
with
his
men
which
he
brought
in
his
company
:
and
there
concluded
and
fully
agreed
with
those
Indians
to
pull
downe
theyr
Idols
&
sepulchres
of
their
Cassikz
,
whiche
they
did
reuerence
as
Gods
,
perswading
them
to
worship
the
God
of
heauen
.
And
after
this
doctrine
their
league
of
friendship
was
effectually
established
,
and
with
other
townes
adioyning
against
Mutezuma
.
Those
Indians
gaue
vnto
him
gagues
to
be
alwayes
faithfull
of
worde
&
promisse
,
and
offered
vnto
him
as
many
men
fitte
for
warre
&
seruice
as
he
woulde
require
.
Cortes
receiued
the
gagues
which
were
of
the
principallest
persons
of
the
townes
,
as
Mamexi
,
Teuch
,
and
Tamalli
,
he
tooke
also
a
thousand
Tamemes
,
that
is
to
say
,
men
that
are
carriers
,
who
ordinarily
taketh
his
burden
vpon
his
backe
which
is
halfe
a
hundred
waight
,
and
those
fellowes
followe
the
campe
with
their
bagge
&
bagage
:
These
men
serued
for
horses
to
draw
the
ordinance
,
and
to
carrie
other
munition
and
victuals
.
How
Olintlec
exalted
the
mightie
power
of
Mutezuma
.
COrtes
departed
from
Zempoallan
(
leauing
that
towne
named
Siuillia
,
)
toward
Mexico
,
the
sixtenth
day
of
August
of
the
same
yéere
,
with
400.
Spaniardes
and
fiftene
horses
,
&
sixe
péeces
of
ordinance
,
and
1300.
Indians
with
the
carriers
&
men
of
Cuba
.
And
when
Cortes
departed
from
Zempoallan
he
had
not
one
vassall
of
Mutezuma
in
his
campe
to
leade
them
the
way
towarde
Mexico
,
for
al
were
fledde
,
seing
the
new
league
,
or
else
by
commaundement
of
their
Lord
:
and
the
Indians
of
Zempoallan
knew
not
well
the
way
.
The
first
thrée
dayes
iourney
the
army
passed
through
the
countrey
of
their
friendes
,
&
were
louingly
receyued
and
lodged
,
especially
in
Xalapan
.
The
fourth
day
they
came
to
Sicuchima●l
,
whiche
is
a
strong
place
situated
on
a
hill
side
very
craggy
,
and
the
way
to
passe
there
vnto
is
made
with
force
of
mans
hande
as
a
stayre
.
And
if
the
inhabitants
thereof
would
haue
resisted
the
entraunce
,
with
great
difficultie
bothe
footemen
&
horsemen
mought
haue
entred
the
towne
,
but
as
afterwarde
appeared
,
they
were
commaunded
by
Mutezuma
to
lodge
them
and
also
to
honour
them
.
The
rulers
of
that
towne
sayde
to
Cortes
,
that
for
as
muche
as
he
wente
to
visite
their
Prince
Mutezuma
,
he
should
assure
himselfe
that
they
were
and
would
be
his
friendes
.
This
towne
hath
many
villages
and
farmes
beneath
in
the
playne
,
for
Mutezuma
was
alwayes
prouided
there
of
.
5000.
men
of
warre
.
Cortes
gaue
great
thankes
to
the
Lorde
for
his
curtesse
and
good
entertaynement
,
muche
estéeming
the
good
will
of
this
Lord
Mutezuma
,
and
so
departed
from
thence
,
and
wente
to
passe
ouer
a
mountayne
very
high
,
the
passage
whereof
he
named
Nembre
de
dios
,
bycause
it
was
the
first
that
he
had
passed
,
beyng
so
asperous
and
highe
,
that
there
is
none
suche
in
all
Spayne
,
for
it
conteyned
directly
vpright
thrée
leagues
,
and
hath
in
many
places
grapes
and
trées
with
hony
.
And
discendyng
downe
on
the
other
st●●
of
that
hill
,
they
came
to
a
towne
called
Theuhixuacan
,
whiche
is
a
forte
and
friende
to
Mutezuma
,
where
our
army
was
receyued
and
entertayned
as
in
the
other
towne
behinde
.
And
from
thence
he
traueled
thrée
dayes
in
a
countrey
inhabitable
,
and
passed
some
necessitie
of
hunger
,
&
much
more
of
thirst
,
And
in
token
that
he
had
receyued
that
commission
from
his
Lorde
,
Considering
now
that
he
shoulde
passe
through
Taxcallan
to
goe
to
Mexico
,
Taxcallan
being
a
greate
&
sirong
Citie
,
and
warlike
people
:
he
dispatched
four
Zeampoalianezes
to
the
Lordes
and
Captaynes
of
that
Citie
,
on
the
behalfe
of
Zempoallan
and
his
owne
,
offering
vnto
them
his
friendship
and
fauour
,
giuing
them
to
vnderstande
,
that
those
few
Christians
woulde
come
vnto
their
Citie
to
serue
them
,
desiring
them
to
accept
the
same
,
thinking
assuredly
that
those
of
Taxcallan
would
haue
done
with
him
as
the
Zempoallanezes
had
done
,
which
were
both
good
and
faithful
,
who
had
always
vsed
trouth
with
him
,
cuen
so
he
thought
that
now
he
moughte
credite
them
,
for
they
had
enformed
him
,
that
the
Tlaxcaltecas
were
their
friendes
,
and
so
would
be
his
,
considering
that
they
were
vtter
enimies
to
Mutezuma
,
and
willingly
would
goe
with
him
to
the
siege
of
Mexico
,
with
desire
of
libertie
,
and
to
reuenge
olde
iniuries
and
griefes
,
whiche
they
had
susteyned
many
yeares
before
of
the
people
of
Culhua
.
Cortez
refreshed
himselfe
in
Zaclotan
fiue
dayes
,
where
is
a
fresh
riuer
and
quiet
folke
,
pulling
downe
the
Idolles
,
and
placed
a
remembrance
of
Christ
crucifyed
,
as
he
hadde
done
in
all
the
Townes
that
he
had
passed
.
He
toke
his
leaue
of
Olintlec
,
leauing
him
wel
pleased
,
&
went
to
a
town
two
leagues
from
thence
along
the
riuer
side
,
whereof
was
Lorde
Iztaemixtlitan
,
one
of
the
Gentlemen
who
had
giuen
him
the
slaues
and
collers
of
golde
.
This
towne
standeth
in
a
playne
grounde
of
two
leagues
compasse
,
which
is
replenished
with
so
many
houses
as
doth
séeme
to
touche
one
another
,
in
that
way
that
our
army
passed
:
and
the
towne
it selfe
doth
contayne
fiue
thousande
householdes
,
standing
on
a
hill
,
and
on
the
one
side
thereof
is
the
Lordes
house
with
a
strong
forte
,
being
the
beste
yet
séene
in
those
parties
,
walled
with
good
stone
with
barbucan
and
déepe
ditche
.
There
Cortes
rested
himselfe
thrée
dayes
,
abiding
the
foure
messengers
whiche
he
sent
from
Zacloton
,
to
knowe
the
answere
that
should
be
brought
.
The
first
encounter
that
Cortez
had
with
the
men
of
Tlaxcallan
.
COrtes
seyng
the
long
tarying
of
the
messengers
,
he
departed
from
Zaclotan
without
any
intelligence
from
Tlaxcallan
.
Our
camp
had
not
marched
much
after
their
departure
from
that
place
,
but
they
came
to
a
great
circuite
of
stone
made
without
lyme
or
morter
,
That
strange
and
costly
wall
,
séemed
a
thing
of
greate
maiestie
to
our
Spanyardes
,
and
more
superfluous
than
profitable
,
yet
they
suspected
that
the
Tlaxcaltecas
were
valiant
warriers
,
who
had
suche
defense
made
agaynst
them
.
And
as
Cortes
and
his
army
stoode
beholding
thys
worke
,
Iztaemixtlitan
thought
he
had
bin
afrayde
to
procéede
forward
,
and
prayed
him
(
for
so
much
as
he
was
his
Lordes
friend
)
not
to
passe
that
way
,
nor
yet
through
the
Countrey
of
Tlaxcallan
,
for
so
muche
as
he
wente
to
visite
his
maister
,
for
(
quoth
he
)
if
they
knowe
you
to
be
my
Lordes
friende
,
they
will
séeke
youre
displeasure
,
as
they
haue
done
to
others
,
and
I
will
prouide
you
guides
to
leade
you
continually
through
the
domini●●f
Mutezuma
,
where
you
shall
be
well
receyued
and
prouided
,
vntil
you
come
to
Mexico
.
But
Mamexi
and
the
others
of
Zempoallan
willed
hym
to
refuse
that
offer
and
counsell
in
any
wise
,
alleatgyng
that
it
was
an
onely
pretence
to
separate
them
from
the
friendship
of
that
prouince
,
whose
people
were
good
,
honorable
,
and
valiant
,
and
that
Iztaemixtlitans
perswasion
was
to
prohibite
theyr
helpe
and
succoure
agaynst
Mutezuma
,
willing
hym
earnestly
to
giue
no
credite
vnto
hys
sayings
,
for
he
and
his
allyes
are
false
Traytors
,
and
meante
to
bryng
hym
into
some
snare
,
where
they
myghte
kill
both
him
and
his
company
,
and
féede
vppon
theyr
fleshe
.
Cortes
for
a
space
was
amazed
at
the
talke
of
the
one
and
the
other
,
but
in
conclusion
he
accepted
the
councell
of
Mamexi
,
for
that
he
hadde
conceyued
a
better
opinion
of
the
Zeampoallanezes
his
allyed
friendes
,
than
of
the
others
.
And
setting
all
feare
asyde
,
he
tooke
the
way
to
Tlaxcallon
,
byddyng
Iztaemixtlitan
farewell
,
and
with
thrée
hundred
Souldyers
on
a
ranke
,
he
entred
the
way
in
the
wall
,
and
procéeded
in
good
order
all
the
way
forwardes
,
carrying
the
Ordinance
ready
charged
,
and
he
himselfe
the
leader
of
all
his
army
,
yea
and
sometimes
he
woulde
be
halfe
a
league
before
them
,
to
discouer
and
make
the
way
playne
.
And
hauing
gone
the
space
of
thrée
leagues
from
that
circuite
,
be
commaunded
his
footemen
to
make
hast
,
bycause
it
was
somewhat
late
,
and
he
with
his
Horsemen
went
to
descrye
the
way
forwardes
,
who
ascendyng
vp
a
hyll
,
two
of
the
formost
horsemenne
mette
with
fiftéene
Indians
armed
with
swordes
and
Targets
and
tuffes
of
feathers
,
whiche
they
vse
to
weare
in
the
warres
.
These
fiftéene
were
spyes
,
and
when
they
sawe
the
Horsemen
,
they
beganne
to
flye
with
feare
,
or
else
to
gyue
aduise
.
Then
approched
Cortez
with
other
thrée
horsemen
,
calling
to
them
to
stay
,
but
by
no
meanes
they
woulde
abyde
:
then
syre
Horsemen
ranne
after
them
,
and
ouertooke
them
,
who
ioyned
all
togither
,
with
determinatio
rather
to
dye
than
to
yéelde
,
shewing
them
signes
to
stande
still
;
yet
the
Horsemen
comming
to
lay
handes
on
them
,
they
prepared
themselues
to
battayle
,
and
foughte
,
desendyng
themselues
for
a
whyle
.
In
thys
fyghte
the
Indians
slewe
two
of
theyr
Horses
,
and
as
the
Spanyardes
doe
witnesse
,
at
two
blowes
they
cutte
off
a
Horse
head
,
bridle
and
all
.
Then
came
the
rest
of
the
Horsemenne
,
and
the
army
approched
,
for
there
were
in
syghte
néere
fiue
thousande
Indians
in
good
order
,
to
succoure
theyr
fiftéene
fyghting
menne
,
but
they
came
too
late
for
that
purpose
,
for
they
were
all
slayne
wyth
the
anger
that
was
taken
for
the
killyng
of
the
two
Horses
,
and
woulde
not
render
themselues
in
tyme
:
yet
notwythstandyng
theyr
fellowes
foughte
,
vntyll
they
espyed
oure
armye
commyng
,
and
the
Ordinance
,
then
they
returned
,
leauyng
the
fielde
to
oure
menne
,
but
oure
Horsemenne
followed
them
,
and
slewe
aboute
70
,
persons
of
them
,
withoute
receyuing
anye
hurte
.
Thys
done
,
Yet
Cortes
beléeued
them
,
and
gaue
them
thanke●
for
theyr
curtesie
and
good
will
,
and
that
accordyng
to
theyr
request
he
woulde
goe
vnto
theyr
Towne
,
and
accepte
their
friendshippe
.
And
touchyng
the
deathe
of
his
Horses
,
he
required
nothyng
,
for
within
shorte
space
he
expected
many
moe
:
but
yet
God
knoweth
how
sorowfull
he
was
for
the
want
of
them
,
and
not
only
so
muche
for
them
,
as
that
the
Indians
shoulde
thinke
that
Horses
could
dye
,
or
be
slayne
.
Cortez
procéeded
forwardes
aboute
two
leagues
where
the
Horses
were
kylled
,
although
it
was
almost
Sunnesette
,
and
his
men
wéeried
,
hauing
trauelled
farre
that
day
.
His
will
was
,
to
haue
pitched
his
Camp
in
a
strong
place
of
water
:
wherefore
he
planted
his
army
by
a
Riuer
side
,
whereas
they
remayned
all
that
night
with
good
watche
both
of
footemen
and
horsemen
,
fearing
some
assault
:
but
there
was
no
attempt
giuen
that
night
,
whereby
they
might
haue
taken
better
rest
,
than
they
were
aware
of
.
How
there
ioyned
a
hundred
and
fiftie
thousand
men
against
Cortez
.
THe
next
morning
at
Sunne
rising
,
Cortez
departed
with
his
army
in
good
order
,
and
in
the
middest
of
them
wente
the
fardage
and
artillerie
,
and
as
soone
as
they
were
come
to
a
little
Village
there
néere
at
hande
,
they
mette
with
the
other
two
messengers
of
Zempoallan
,
who
departed
from
them
at
Zaclotan
:
they
came
with
pitifull
chéere
,
exclayming
of
the
Captaynes
of
the
power
of
Tlaxcallan
,
who
had
bounde
them
,
and
deteyned
them
from
returning
;
but
with
good
fortune
,
that
nighte
they
hadde
broken
loose
,
and
escaped
,
for
otherwise
in
the
morning
following
,
they
had
bin
sacrificed
to
the
God
of
Victory
,
and
after
the
sacrifice
,
to
be
eaten
,
for
a
good
beginning
of
their
warres
,
protesting
the
like
to
be
done
with
the
berded
men
,
and
with
as
many
as
came
with
them
.
They
had
no
sooner
tolde
their
tale
,
when
there
appeared
behinde
a
little
hill
about
a
thousande
Indians
,
verye
well
appoynted
after
their
fashion
,
and
came
with
suche
a
maruellous
noyse
and
crye
,
as
though
theyr
voyces
shoulde
haue
pearced
the
Heauens
,
hurling
at
oure
menne
stones
,
dartes
,
and
shotte
wyth
bowes
and
arrowes
.
Cortes
made
many
tokens
of
peace
vnto
them
,
In
bothe
encounters
remayned
many
Indians
slayne
and
wounded
,
and
of
the
Spaniardes
some
were
hurt
,
but
none
killed
,
giuyng
moste
hartie
thankes
vnto
God
for
their
deliuery
from
so
great
a
multitude
of
Indians
their
enimies
with
muche
ioye
and
pleasure
of
the
victory
.
Then
they
wente
to
pitche
their
campe
in
a
village
called
Teoacaziaco
,
where
was
a
little
Tower
and
a
Temple
,
and
there
fortified
themselues
,
and
buylte
cotages
of
bowes
and
strawe
.
The
Indians
of
Zeampoallan
,
and
those
of
Iztacmixtlitan
did
play
the
valiant
men
that
day
,
wherfore
Cortes
honoured
them
with
harty
thankes
.
This
day
was
the
first
of
September
.
The
night
followyng
our
men
slepte
not
quietly
with
feare
of
inuasion
of
their
enimies
,
Cortes
was
well
preuented
that
night
,
for
the
answere
liked
him
not
,
but
rather
séemed
braue
,
and
a
matter
determined
to
be
done
as
they
had
sayde
:
lykewise
those
whiche
were
taken
prysoners
,
certified
that
his
enimies
were
ioyned
togither
to
the
number
of
a.
150000.
It
was
moste
true
that
the
Tlaxcaltecas
had
gathered
all
their
whole
power
to
apprehende
the
bearded
menne
,
and
to
make
of
them
a
more
solemne
sacrifice
vnto
their
Goddes
,
than
at
any
time
heretofore
they
had
done
,
with
a
generall
banquet
of
their
flesh
,
which
they
called
Celestial
.
The
Captaines
of
Tlaxcallan
deuided
their
souldiers
into
foure
battayles
,
the
one
to
Tepeticpac
,
another
to
Ocotelulco
,
the
third
to
Tizatlan
,
and
the
fourth
to
Quiahuiztlan
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
men
of
the
Mountaynes
,
the
men
of
the
Lymepittes
,
the
men
of
the
Pinetrées
,
and
the
water
men
,
euery
of
these
had
their
Lordes
and
Captaynes
whome
they
shoulde
repayre
vnto
and
obey
,
and
all
these
foure
sortes
of
men
dothe
make
the
body
of
the
common
weale
and
cittie
,
and
also
commaunde
both
in
tyme
of
warre
and
peace
.
So
that
euery
of
these
Captaynes
had
his
iust
portion
or
number
of
warriers
,
but
the
general
of
al
the
whole
army
was
called
Xicotencatl
,
who
was
of
the
Limepits
:
and
he
had
the
standart
of
the
cittie
,
which
is
a
Crane
of
gold
with
his
wings
spred
,
adorned
with
Emeralds
&
siluerworke
,
which
standart
is
according
to
their
vse
,
either
caried
before
the
whole
host
or
else
behinde
them
all
.
The
second
Captaine
or
Lieuetenant
was
Maxixcazin
,
&
the
number
of
the
whole
army
was
.
150000.
men
.
Such
a
great
number
they
had
ready
against
.
400.
Spaniardes
&
yet
at
length
ouercome
:
neuerthelesse
after
all
this
broyle
,
they
were
most
greatest
friends
.
These
foure
captains
came
with
their
chpany
that
the
fields
where
they
were
séemed
a
forest
.
They
were
trimme
felowes
&
well
armed
according
to
their
vse
,
although
they
were
paynted
so
that
their
faces
shewed
like
diuels
with
great
tuffes
of
feathers
and
triumphed
gallantly
.
The
host
(
as
is
declared
)
was
deuided
into
foure
parts
,
their
instrumentes
of
warre
were
hunters
bornes
,
and
drummes
called
attabals
made
like
a
caldron
and
couered
with
vellam
.
So
that
the
Spanyardes
in
all
the
discouery
of
India
did
neuer
sée
a
better
army
togither
nor
better
ordered
.
The
threatning
of
the
Indian
campe
agaynst
the
Spanyardes
.
THese
Indians
were
great
braggers
,
and
sayde
among
themselues
,
what
madde
people
are
these
that
threatneth
vs
and
yet
knoweth
vs
not
:
But
if
they
will
be
so
bolde
to
inuade
our
countrey
without
our
licence
,
let
vs
not
sette
vpon
them
so
soone
,
it
is
meete
they
haue
a
litle
reste
,
for
we
haue
tyme
inough
to
take
&
binde
them
,
let
vs
also
sende
them
meate
for
they
are
commen
with
empty
stomackes
:
And
againe
they
shall
not
say
that
we
do
apprehende
them
with
wearinesse
and
hunger
.
Then
the
mayne
battell
and
whole
army
sette
foorth
with
a
terrible
and
maruellous
noyse
,
and
came
so
fierce
vppon
our
menne
,
till
they
entred
into
our
campe
without
any
resistaunce
,
and
there
were
at
handye
strokes
and
wrastlyng
with
the
Spanyardes
,
and
in
a
good
space
coulde
not
gette
them
out
,
killyng
many
of
them
whiche
were
so
bolde
to
enter
:
and
in
this
sorte
they
sought
foure
howers
,
before
they
coulde
make
way
among
their
enimies
.
And
then
the
Indians
began
to
faynt
,
seyng
so
many
dead
on
theyr
side
,
and
the
greate
woundes
they
had
,
and
that
they
coulde
kill
none
of
the
Christians
:
yet
the
battayle
ceased
not
till
it
drewe
neare
night
and
then
they
retyred
.
Whereof
Cortes
and
his
Souldiers
were
excéedyng
gladde
,
for
they
were
fully
weried
with
killyng
of
Indians
,
so
that
all
that
nighte
our
men
triumphed
with
more
ioy
than
feare
,
consideryng
that
the
Indians
fought
not
by
night
,
they
slepte
and
tooke
their
reste
at
pleasure
,
whiche
they
had
not
done
til
that
tyme
,
but
alwayes
kept
bothe
watche
and
warde
.
The
Indians
finding
many
of
their
hoste
missyng
,
yet
they
would
not
yéelde
themselues
as
ouercome
,
as
after
did
appeare
.
They
coulde
not
well
tell
howe
many
were
slayne
,
nor
yet
our
men
had
leasure
to
count
them
.
The
nexte
day
in
the
mornyng
Cortes
wente
forth
to
runne
the
fieldes
as
he
had
done
before
,
The
nexte
day
followyng
,
the
foure
Captaynes
sente
thrée
seuerall
things
in
present
to
Cortes
,
and
the
messengers
that
brought
them
sayd
:
Sir
behold
here
fiue
slaues
,
Cortes
answered
,
that
both
he
and
his
were
mortal
men
euen
as
they
were
.
And
bicause
that
alwayes
he
had
vsed
to
tell
them
trouth
,
wherfore
did
they
vse
to
tell
him
lies
,
and
lykewise
to
flatter
him
,
for
he
desired
to
bée
their
friende
,
aduising
them
not
to
be
madde
and
stubborne
in
their
opinion
,
for
if
they
so
did
,
assuredly
they
shoulde
receyue
great
hurte
and
dammage
.
Likewise
(
quoth
he
)
it
is
apparant
vnto
you
how
many
of
your
side
are
slayne
without
the
losse
of
one
of
mine
,
and
with
this
answere
sent
them
away
.
Notwithstanding
the
answere
sent
,
there
came
aboute
.
30000.
of
them
euen
to
Cortes
his
campe
to
proue
their
Corselettes
,
as
they
had
done
the
day
before
,
but
they
returned
with
broken
pates
.
Here
is
to
be
noted
,
that
although
the
first
day
the
whole
host
of
Indians
came
to
combat
with
our
men
,
&
finally
all
they
came
to
fight
,
yet
the
next
day
they
did
not
so
,
but
euery
seueral
captaine
by
himselfe
,
for
to
deuide
the
better
the
trauayle
&
paynes
equally
among
them
:
&
bicause
that
one
should
not
disturbe
another
through
the
multitude
,
considering
that
they
should
fight
but
with
a
few
,
&
in
a
narrow
place
,
&
for
this
consideration
,
their
battayles
were
more
fresher
&
stronger
,
for
eche
captaine
did
contende
who
should
do
most
valiantly
,
for
to
get
honour
,
&
especially
in
killyng
one
Spaniarde
,
for
they
thought
that
all
their
hurtes
shoulde
be
satisfied
with
the
death
of
one
Spaniarde
,
or
taking
one
prisoner
.
Likewyse
is
to
bée
considered
,
the
straungenesse
of
their
battayle
,
for
not
withstandyng
their
controuersie
all
those
fiftene
dayes
that
they
were
there
,
whether
they
fought
or
no.
How
Cortez
cut
off
the
handes
of
fiftie
Indian
espies
.
THe
nexte
day
after
these
presentes
were
sente
vnto
them
as
Goddes
,
whiche
was
the
sixte
of
September
,
there
came
to
the
Campe
fiftie
Indians
of
Tlaxcallan
,
whiche
séemed
after
theyr
sorte
honest
menne
,
and
gaue
vnto
Cortes
bread
,
cherries
,
&
Gynnea
cocks
,
as
they
ordinarily
vsed
to
do
,
enquiring
how
all
his
Spaniardes
did
and
what
they
meant
to
doe
,
and
whether
they
stoode
in
necessitie
of
any
thing
.
And
after
this
communication
they
went
vp
and
downe
the
camp
,
gasing
and
beholding
the
horses
,
armour
and
artillery
,
and
séemed
amased
to
sée
such
things
.
But
the
effect
of
their
comming
was
the
office
of
espies
.
Teuche
of
Zempoallan
marking
these
things
,
who
being
of
a
childe
brought
vp
in
wars
,
by
reason
wherof
he
was
expert
and
wise
,
came
vnto
Cortes
,
saying
,
sir
it
semeth
not
well
,
that
these
Tlaxcaltecas
wander
vp
&
downe
your
campe
beholding
the
entrance
and
going
out
of
the
same
,
Nowe
the
originall
cause
was
not
bycause
Teuch
was
more
wise
than
the
Christians
,
but
by
reason
that
hée
had
séene
and
heard
those
Indians
commune
with
the
subiectes
of
Iztacmixilitan
to
féele
their
mindes
,
and
wyth
craft
and
subtiltie
to
obteyne
their
desire
:
whereby
Cortez
vnderstoode
that
those
fellowes
came
not
to
any
good
purpose
:
he
apprehended
that
Indian
whiche
stoode
nexte
vnto
him
,
and
hauing
him
alone
from
his
fellowes
,
by
his
interpreters
examined
him
effectually
,
After
this
confession
taken
,
Cortes
full
prudently
commaunded
to
take
also
the
seuerall
confessions
of
other
foure
or
fyue
,
who
likewise
confessed
that
they
were
all
espies
,
vppon
whose
confessions
they
were
al
fiftie
taken
prisoners
,
When
the
Tlaxcaltecas
sawe
their
espyes
come
in
thys
pickle
,
they
were
in
a
maruellous
feare
,
and
it
séemed
a
newe
world
vnto
them
:
they
also
beléeued
that
oure
men
hadde
some
familiar
spirites
that
did
instructe
them
of
their
thoughtes
,
and
with
feare
of
cutting
off
hands
,
there
went
no
moe
espies
with
victuals
.
An
embassage
that
Mutezuma
sente
to
Hernando
Cortez
.
WHen
those
espyes
were
gone
,
oure
men
espyed
out
of
our
Campe
a
great
multitude
of
men
goe
crossing
ouer
a
hill
,
and
it
séemed
that
they
were
those
that
the
Captayne
Xicotencatl
hadde
in
ambush
:
and
although
it
was
néere
night
,
Cortes
determined
to
followe
them
,
At
that
season
were
come
sixe
noble
men
from
Mexico
,
These
ambassadors
on
the
behalfe
of
Mutezuma
,
declared
,
that
their
Lord
would
be
friende
with
the
Emperoure
,
and
also
with
him
,
and
his
company
,
requestyng
to
knowe
what
tribute
he
woulde
yearely
demaunde
,
in
golde
,
plate
,
pearles
,
slaues
,
or
garments
,
or
of
any
other
thing
that
was
within
his
kingdome
,
and
the
same
tribute
he
woulde
well
and
truly
pay
withoute
delay
,
wyth
such
condition
,
that
neyther
he
nor
his
company
shoulde
come
vnto
Mexico
.
And
this
request
(
quoth
they
)
is
not
only
bycause
you
should
bée
disturbed
to
come
into
hys
countrey
,
but
chiefly
bycause
the
waye
is
euill
,
barren
,
Cortez
dyd
thankefully
receyue
the
present
and
gentle
offer
for
the
Emperoure
King
of
Castile
,
but
(
quoth
hée
)
my
earnest
desire
is
,
that
you
depart
not
til
ye
sée
the
end
of
these
warres
whyche
I
haue
nowe
in
hande
,
bycause
yée
shall
carrie
newes
thereof
to
Mexico
,
what
I
pretende
to
doe
againste
these
mortall
enimies
of
Mutezuma
.
Then
Cortez
fel
into
an
ague
,
for
which
cause
he
went
not
out
to
skyrmish
as
he
was
wonte
to
do
,
but
only
prouided
to
make
his
Camp
strong
against
certaine
flockes
of
Indians
,
whiche
came
dayly
to
skirmishe
,
for
that
was
as
ordinarie
,
as
the
meate
that
was
wont
to
be
broughte
to
them
:
but
yet
these
skirmishes
nor
furie
of
the
Indians
were
not
like
to
their
fierce
beginning
.
Cortez
now
meaneth
to
take
a
purgation
for
his
ague
:
tooke
certayne
pilles
whiche
he
broughte
with
hym
from
Cuba
,
at
suche
houre
of
the
nighte
as
is
vsed
for
purgations
.
It
happened
that
the
nexte
daye
following
,
before
hys
purge
had
wrought
,
came
thrée
great
companies
of
Indians
to
besiege
his
Camp.
It
should
séeme
that
those
Indians
had
some
intelligence
of
his
sicknesse
,
or
else
thinking
with
feare
that
he
durst
not
come
abroade
as
he
was
wont
to
doe
.
Cortes
being
aduertised
of
this
newes
,
withoute
anye
more
respect
to
his
purgation
taken
,
Hernando
Cortez
was
a
greate
sufferer
of
trauell
and
paynes
,
and
one
of
the
firste
that
alway
was
at
any
assay
or
brunt
of
enimies
,
and
he
was
not
onely
a
good
man
of
his
handes
,
but
also
graue
in
counsell
.
And
hauing
thus
purged
hym selfe
,
and
taken
rest
those
dayes
,
he
watched
euery
night
that
fell
to
his
lotte
,
as
well
as
any
other
souldier
,
and
so
continually
he
vsed
to
do
.
He
was
not
for
this
the
lesse
estéemed
,
but
rather
muche
the
more
beloued
among
hys
men
.
How
Cortez
wan
a
great
Citie
called
Zimpanzinco
.
IN
an
euening
Cortes
went
vp
to
the
toppe
of
his
Tower
,
and
looking
rounde
aboute
hym
,
he
espyed
aboute
foure
leagues
distant
in
the
Mountaynes
among
rockes
and
procéeding
out
of
a
wodde
dyuers
smokes
,
whereby
he
ymagined
people
to
be
there
:
he
opened
not
his
minde
to
anye
man
,
but
commaunded
two
hundred
of
his
men
to
followe
hym
,
and
some
Indians
hys
friendes
,
and
within
thrée
or
foure
houres
of
the
nyghte
he
toke
hys
iourney
towarde
the
Mountaynes
,
béeing
very
darke
.
It
was
determined
that
the
Horses
which
were
fallen
,
should
be
returned
to
the
Campe
,
and
that
of
the
residue
,
eache
Horseman
shoulde
leade
hys
Horse
by
the
bridle
,
and
so
procéede
on
theyr
way
,
and
shortly
after
the
Horses
were
well
agayne
,
but
they
neuer
knewe
of
what
motion
they
hadde
fallen
:
wyth
the
darkenesse
of
the
nyghte
they
lost
theyr
way
to
the
Mountaynes
,
and
chanced
into
a
cragged
rockie
waye
,
that
they
thoughte
neuer
to
haue
come
out
thereof
.
And
after
a
whyle
that
they
had
gone
this
euill
waye
,
wyth
their
heare
standing
with
very
feare
,
they
espyed
a
little
lyghte
,
and
tooke
the
way
thyther
,
where
they
founde
a
little
house
,
wherein
were
two
Women
,
and
those
Women
,
with
other
two
women
that
afterwards
they
mette
,
conducted
them
to
the
Wildernesse
,
where
they
had
espyed
the
smoke
,
and
before
day
they
sette
vppon
certayne
Villages
,
and
slewe
many
,
yet
they
burned
not
those
Villages
,
bycause
they
should
not
be
perceyued
through
the
lyght
thereof
.
They
receyued
there
aduyse
,
that
néere
at
hand
were
great
populations
,
and
soone
after
he
came
to
Zimpanzinco
,
a
towne
of
twenty
thousand
houses
,
as
after
dyd
appeare
by
the
visitation
of
Cortes
.
These
inhabitantes
béeyng
vnaduised
of
this
suddayne
happe
,
were
taken
in
their
beddes
,
and
came
out
all
naked
through
the
stréetes
to
knowe
what
the
great
mourning
and
lamentation
meante
:
at
the
first
entrance
many
were
slayne
,
The
feare
of
these
poore
inhabitantes
was
so
greate
,
that
they
fledde
without
respect
of
the
father
to
the
child
,
or
husbande
to
the
Wyfe
;
or
yet
eyther
of
house
or
goodes
.
Cortes
commaunded
sygnes
of
peace
to
be
made
vnto
them
,
and
with
that
they
stayed
,
and
before
the
Sunne
rising
,
the
Towne
was
pacifyed
.
Cortez
went
vp
into
a
Tower
to
descry
the
Countrey
,
and
there
espyed
a
moste
greate
population
:
he
then
demaunded
what
it
was
:
aunswere
was
made
that
it
was
called
Tlaxcallan
,
and
the
Townes
therevnto
apperteynyng
.
Then
he
called
hys
Spanyardes
,
and
sayd
vnto
them
:
beholde
,
what
woulde
it
haue
preuayled
vs
to
kyll
these
poore
soules
,
hauyng
yonder
so
manye
enimies
?
and
wythoute
doyng
anye
more
hurte
in
that
Towne
,
hée
wente
to
a
fayre
Fountayne
there
at
hande
,
and
thyther
came
the
Rulers
of
that
Towne
,
and
other
foure
hundred
menne
withoute
weapon
,
and
broughte
wyth
them
muche
victuall
,
most
humbly
they
besought
Cortes
to
doe
them
no
more
hurte
,
gyuing
hym
likewise
greate
thankes
,
that
hée
hadde
so
fauourablye
vsed
them
,
offering
both
to
serue
and
obey
hym
,
and
from
that
daye
forwarde
they
woulde
not
onely
kéepe
hys
friendshippe
,
but
also
trauell
wyth
the
Lordes
of
Tlaxcallan
and
others
,
that
they
shoulde
doe
the
same
.
Cortez
replyed
,
that
sure
he
was
,
howe
they
had
foughte
agaynste
hym
before
that
time
,
although
that
nowe
they
broughte
hym
meate
,
yet
notwithstandyng
hée
pardoned
them
,
and
also
receyued
them
into
hys
seruice
and
friendshippe
,
to
the
vse
of
the
Emperoure
.
Wyth
thys
communication
he
departed
from
them
,
and
returned
to
the
Campe
verye
ioyfull
wyth
so
good
successe
,
hauyng
suche
a
daungerous
beginning
,
wyth
the
suddayne
fall
of
theyr
Horses
,
wherein
the
Prouerbe
is
fulfylled
,
whyche
sayeth
,
Speake
not
euill
of
the
daye
,
till
it
be
at
an
ende
.
They
hadde
also
a
greate
hope
,
that
those
newe
friendes
woulde
bée
a
meane
,
to
cause
the
Tlaxcaltecas
to
leaue
from
Warre
,
and
to
become
theyr
friendes
.
From
that
day
forward
he
commaunded
that
none
of
hys
Campe
shoulde
doe
any
hurte
to
any
Indian
,
and
certifyed
his
men
that
the
same
daye
his
warres
were
at
an
ende
with
that
prouince
.
The
desire
that
some
of
the
Spanyardes
had
to
leaue
the
warres
.
WHen
Cortez
was
returned
so
ioyfull
to
his
Camp
,
he
founde
some
of
his
men
discouraged
with
the
suddayne
mishappe
of
the
Horses
,
fearing
that
likewise
some
misfortune
hadde
happened
to
Cortes
,
but
when
they
sawe
him
come
well
and
with
victorie
,
their
ioy
was
great
,
although
true
it
is
that
manye
of
his
men
were
not
well
pleased
,
but
desired
muche
to
leaue
the
warres
,
and
to
returne
to
the
coast
,
as
they
had
often
requested
,
but
nowe
chiefly
séeyng
such
a
great
Countrey
,
and
full
of
people
,
who
woulde
not
permitte
theyr
abiding
there
,
and
they
béeyng
so
fewe
in
number
in
the
middest
among
them
withoute
hope
of
succoure
,
certaynely
things
to
be
feared
.
With
this
murmuration
they
thought
it
good
to
talke
with
Cortes
,
And
although
some
secretely
enformed
Cortes
of
thy●
matter
,
yet
he
gaue
no
eare
to
their
talke
,
but
an
a
night
as
hée
came
out
of
hys
Tower
to
ouerlooke
the
watche
,
hée
hearde
a
loude
talke
out
of
one
of
the
Cotages
,
and
beganne
to
hearken
what
theyr
communication
was
:
and
the
matter
was
,
that
certaine
souldiers
sayde
these
wordes
:
If
our
Captayne
be
madde
,
and
go
where
he
may
be
slayne
,
let
him
goe
alone
,
what
néede
we
to
follow
him
.
Cortez
hearyng
this
talke
,
called
twoo
of
his
friendes
for
witnesse
,
willyng
them
to
harken
his
souldiers
talke
,
for
he
that
durst
speake
suche
wordes
would
be
ready
to
doe
it
.
Also
he
hearde
others
say
,
what
shall
our
iourney
be
as
Pedro
Carbonerotes
was
?
who
went
into
Barbaria
to
take
Mores
,
and
he
and
all
his
were
there
slayne
,
wherefore
sayde
they
let
vs
not
follow
him
but
turne
in
time
.
It
grieued
Cortez
muche
to
heare
this
talke
,
who
would
fayne
haue
corrected
them
but
it
was
not
then
tyme
,
wherefore
he
determined
to
leade
them
with
sufferaunce
,
and
spake
vnto
them
as
followeth
.
The
Oration
made
by
Cortez
to
his
Souldiers
.
MAisters
and
louyng
friendes
,
I
did
choose
you
for
my
fellowes
,
and
ye
chose
me
for
your
captaine
,
and
all
was
for
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
the
augmenting
of
his
holy
faith
,
&
also
the
seruice
of
our
soueraigne
Lord
the
King
now
Emperour
:
and
next
for
our
owne
commoditie
,
I
(
as
yée
haue
séene
)
haue
not
fayled
nor
yet
displeased
yée
,
nor
yée
likewise
haue
otherwise
done
to
me
vnto
this
day
.
But
now
I
do
féele
faintnesse
in
some
,
yea
and
an
euill
will
to
goe
forwarde
in
the
warres
whiche
we
haue
in
hande
:
but
(
God
be
praysed
)
it
is
now
finished
,
at
the
least
the
ende
is
vnderstood
,
what
it
may
be
,
and
also
the
wealth
that
may
follow
,
as
partely
you
haue
séene
,
but
much
without
comparison
of
that
you
haue
not
séene
,
whiche
is
a
thing
that
doth
excéede
the
greatnesse
of
our
wordes
or
thoughts
.
Feare
not
my
louyng
fellowes
to
goe
and
abide
with
me
,
God
forbidde
that
I
should
thynke
,
yea
or
that
any
shoulde
reporte
,
that
feare
vexeth
my
company
,
or
else
disobedience
to
their
Captayne
,
whiche
is
a
perpetuall
infamie
,
if
wée
shoulde
leaue
this
Lande
,
this
Warre
,
this
way
already
made
,
and
returne
as
some
doe
desire
,
shall
wée
then
lyue
at
reste
,
loytring
as
well
and
loste
folke
:
God
forbidde
,
that
euer
oure
nation
shoulde
haue
suche
a
name
,
hauyng
warres
of
honour
.
And
whether
(
I
pray
)
shall
the
Oxe
goe
where
he
shall
not
helpe
to
ploughe
the
grounde
?
doe
yée
thinke
peraduenture
that
yée
shall
finde
lesse
people
,
worse
armed
,
and
not
farre
from
the
sea
?
I
doe
assure
you
,
that
in
so
thynkyng
yée
séeke
after
fiue
féete
for
a
Catte
,
yea
and
you
shall
trauell
no
way
,
but
that
you
shall
méete
some
euill
passage
(
as
the
Prouerbe
sayth
)
yea
and
farre
worser
than
this
that
we
haue
in
hande
.
For
why
(
God
be
thanked
)
since
wée
came
into
this
Countrey
,
we
neuer
wanted
meate
,
friendes
,
neyther
money
nor
honour
.
For
nowe
yée
sée
that
yée
are
estéemed
more
than
menne
,
yea
as
persons
immortall
,
and
Goddes
,
if
it
mighte
be
spoken
,
for
these
Indians
beyng
so
many
and
without
number
,
and
so
armed
as
ye
your selues
affirme
,
yet
can
they
not
kyll
one
of
vs
:
and
as
touchyng
theyr
weapons
,
you
sée
that
they
are
not
poysoned
,
as
the
Indians
of
Cart●gena
,
Veragna
,
and
the
Caribez
doe
vse
,
whiche
haue
killed
many
of
our
nation
therewith
,
dying
as
madde
menne
ragyng
.
And
if
there
were
no
other
cause
than
this
onely
,
you
shoulde
not
séeke
others
with
whome
to
warre
:
I
doe
confesse
that
the
Sea
is
somewhat
farre
from
vs
,
and
neuer
Spaniarde
trauelled
so
farre
into
the
mayne
lande
of
India
,
as
wée
haue
done
:
for
why
nowe
we
leaue
the
Sea
a
hundreth
and
fiftie
myles
behinde
vs
,
nor
yet
euer
any
hath
come
so
neare
Mexico
where
Mutezuma
dothe
reside
,
from
whome
suche
messages
and
Treasure
wée
haue
receyued
.
It
is
nowe
but
thrée
score
myles
thyther
,
and
the
worste
is
paste
,
as
you
doe
sée
,
if
we
come
thither
,
as
I
truste
in
Iesus
wée
shall
,
then
shall
we
not
onely
gette
and
winne
for
the
Emperoure
oure
naturall
Lorde
a
riche
Lande
,
greate
Kingdomes
,
infinite
Vassalles
,
but
lykewyse
for
oure selues
muche
riches
,
as
Golde
,
Siluer
,
Pretious
stones
,
Pearles
,
and
other
commoditie
,
and
besides
thys
,
the
greatest
honour
that
euer
any
nation
did
obtayne
.
For
loke
howe
great
a
King
this
is
,
howe
large
his
countrey
is
,
and
what
greate
multitude
of
people
hée
hath
,
so
muche
the
more
is
our
glory
.
Besides
all
this
,
wée
are
bounde
as
Christians
to
exalte
and
enlarge
oure
Catholyke
fayth
,
as
wée
haue
begonne
,
abo●●●ng
Idolatrie
and
blasphemie
agaynst
our
Sauiour
Christe
,
takyng
away
the
blouddy
Sacrifice
and
eatyng
of
mannes
fleshe
,
so
horrible
and
agaynste
nature
,
and
many
other
grieuous
sinnes
so
muche
here
vsed
,
for
the
foulenesse
whereof
I
name
them
not
.
And
therefore
(
I
saye
)
feare
you
nor
yet
doubte
you
the
victorie
,
consideryng
that
the
worste
is
paste
.
Of
late
wée
ouercame
the
Indians
of
Tabasco
,
and
also
an
hundreth
and
fiftie
thousande
this
other
daye
of
the
Tlaxcaltecas
,
who
haue
the
onely
name
of
breakers
of
Lyons
iawes
:
so
with
Gods
helpe
you
shal
be
Conquerers
of
the
reste
,
if
ye
faynt
not
and
folowe
me
.
All
hys
company
was
pleased
and
contente
with
this
comfortable
exhortation
,
and
those
that
were
faynt
harted
recouered
strength
.
And
hys
valiaunt
Souldiers
recouered
double
courage
,
&
those
who
hated
him
began
to
honour
him
:
and
in
conclusion
he
departed
from
thence
excéeding
welbeloued
of
all
his
company
.
But
all
his
former
talke
was
very
néedefull
as
time
then
requyred
:
for
why
?
some
of
his
(
as
you
haue
heard
)
were
desirous
to
returne
:
likewise
vpon
dissention
,
rebellion
mought
haue
growen
,
and
he
forced
to
returne
to
the
sea
coaste
,
where
all
his
toyle
and
trauell
taken
had
bene
lost
.
How
Xicotencatl
came
for
Embassadour
to
Cortez
his
Campe
.
Cortez
had
not
so
soone
made
an
ende
of
his
talke
,
when
Xicotencatl
came
entryng
into
the
campe
,
who
was
chiefe
and
generall
captayne
in
Tlaxcallan
,
&
of
all
the
warres
:
he
brought
in
his
company
fiftie
persons
of
auctoritie
to
kéepe
him
company
.
They
approched
neare
where
Cortes
was
,
and
saluted
eche
other
according
to
the
vse
of
their
countrey
.
Their
salutations
ended
and
the
parties
setten
downe
,
Xicotencatl
began
the
talke
,
saying
:
Sir
I
am
come
on
mine
owne
behalfe
and
also
of
my
fellow
Captaine
,
and
Lieuetenant
Maxixca
,
and
in
the
name
of
many
other
noble
personages
,
and
finally
in
the
name
of
the
whole
state
and
common
weale
of
Tlaxcallan
,
to
beséeche
and
pray
you
to
admitte
vs
into
your
friendshippe
,
and
to
yéelde
our selues
and
countrey
vnto
your
King
,
crauyng
also
at
your
hande
pardon
for
our
attempt
in
takyng
armes
agaynst
you
,
wée
not
knowyng
what
you
were
,
nor
what
you
sought
for
in
our
countrey
.
And
where
we
presumed
to
resists
and
defende
your
entrance
,
we
did
it
as
agaynst
straungrrs
whome
we
knewe
not
,
and
suche
menne
as
we
had
neuer
heretofore
séen
:
and
fearyng
also
that
you
had
bene
friendes
to
Mutezuma
,
who
is
and
alwayes
hath
bene
our
mortall
enimy
.
And
these
things
wée
suspected
,
seyng
Mutezuma
his
seruaunts
in
your
company
,
or
else
we
imagined
that
you
were
comen
to
vsurpe
our
libertie
,
the
whiche
of
tyme
without
memory
we
haue
possessed
,
as
our
forefathers
did
with
the
shedyng
of
their
bloud
.
And
of
our
owne
naturall
prouision
we
wante
cotten
woolle
to
clothe
vs
,
wherfore
in
tyme
paste
we
wente
as
naked
as
we
were
borne
,
but
some
of
vs
vsed
other
clothe
to
couer
our
nakednesse
,
made
of
the
leaues
of
the
trée
called
Metl
:
and
Salte
also
wée
wanted
,
of
which
twoo
things
so
necessarie
to
humayne
lyfe
,
Mutezuma
had
greate
store
,
and
other
our
enimies
,
with
whome
we
are
rounde
aboute
enuironed
.
And
lykewise
where
wée
haue
no
golde
.
stones
of
value
,
or
any
riche
thyng
to
barter
with
them
,
of
very
pure
necessitie
many
times
we
are
forced
to
sell
our
owne
bodies
to
buy
these
wantes
.
And
this
extremitie
(
sayde
he
)
wée
néeded
not
,
if
that
we
woulde
be
subiectes
and
vassalles
to
Mutezuma
.
But
yet
had
we
rather
all
in
generall
to
ende
our
lyues
,
than
wée
woulde
putte
oure selues
in
suche
subiection
,
for
we
thynke
our selues
as
valiaunt
menne
in
courage
as
our
forefathers
were
,
who
alwayes
haue
resisted
agaynst
him
and
his
grandfather
,
who
was
as
mightie
as
nowe
is
he
:
wée
woulde
also
haue
withstoode
you
and
your
force
,
but
wée
coulde
not
,
although
we
proued
all
our
possibilitie
by
night
and
day
,
and
found
your
strength
inuincible
,
and
we
no
lucke
agaynst
you
.
Therefore
sithence
our
fate
is
such
,
we
had
rather
be
subiect
vnto
you
than
vnto
any
others
.
For
wée
haue
knowen
and
hearde
by
the
Zeampoallanezes
,
that
you
doe
no
euill
,
nor
came
not
to
vexe
any
,
but
were
moste
valliaunt
and
happie
,
as
they
had
séene
in
the
warres
,
beyng
in
your
companie
.
For
whiche
consideration
,
we
truste
that
our
libertie
shall
not
be
diminished
,
but
rather
our
owne
persons
,
wyues
,
and
familie
better
preserued
,
and
our
houses
and
husbandry
not
destroyed
.
And
in
summe
of
all
his
talke
,
the
teares
trickling
downe
his
chéekes
,
he
besought
Cortes
to
wey
that
Tlaxcallan
did
neuer
at
any
tyme
reknowledge
any
superiour
King
or
Lorde
,
nor
at
any
time
had
commen
any
person
among
them
to
commaunde
,
but
onely
he
,
whome
they
did
voluntarily
electe
and
chose
as
their
superiour
and
ruler
.
It
can
not
be
tolde
,
howe
muche
Cortes
reioyced
with
this
Embassage
,
and
to
sée
such
a
mighty
Captayne
come
vnto
his
campe
to
submitte
himselfe
:
and
also
it
was
a
matter
of
great
wayght
to
haue
that
Cittie
in
subiection
,
for
the
enterprice
whiche
he
had
in
hande
,
whereby
he
fully
made
an
account
that
the
warres
were
at
an
ende
,
to
the
great
contentation
of
him
and
his
company
,
and
with
great
fame
and
reputation
among
the
Indians
.
Cortes
with
a
mery
and
louing
countenaunce
answered
,
laying
to
their
charge
the
hurte
and
damage
whiche
he
had
receyued
in
their
countrey
,
bycause
they
refused
at
the
firste
to
harken
vnto
him
,
and
quietly
to
suffer
him
to
enter
into
their
countrey
,
euen
as
he
had
required
and
desired
by
his
Messengers
of
Zeampoallan
sente
vnto
them
from
Zaclotan
.
Yet
al
this
notwithstandiyg
,
he
did
both
pardon
the
kyllyng
of
his
twoo
horses
,
the
assaultyng
of
him
in
the
highe
way
,
and
the
greate
lies
whiche
they
had
moste
craftily
vsed
with
hym
,
(
for
where
as
they
themselues
fought
agaynst
him
,
yet
they
layde
the
faulte
to
others
)
likewise
their
pretence
to
murder
him
in
the
ambush
prepared
for
him
,
(
enticing
him
to
come
to
their
Citie
,
)
without
makyng
firste
defiance
according
to
the
law
of
armes
.
These
causes
notwithstanding
,
he
did
louingly
receyue
their
offer
made
in
subiection
to
the
Emperour
,
and
in
this
sorte
departed
,
saying
,
that
shortely
hée
woulde
be
with
him
in
Tlaxcallan
,
and
presently
he
coulde
not
goe
with
him
for
the
dispatche
of
the
Ambassadours
of
Mutezuma
.
The
receyuing
and
entertaynement
of
Cortez
in
Tlaxcallan
.
IT
grieued
muche
the
Embassadours
of
Mutezuma
,
to
sée
Xicotencates
in
the
Spanishe
Campe
,
and
the
offer
made
vnto
Cortes
in
the
behalfe
of
his
King
,
of
their
persons
,
Cittie
and
goodes
,
aduising
Cortes
to
gyue
no
credite
vnto
them
,
for
all
their
saying
(
quoth
they
)
is
treason
and
lies
,
and
to
the
entent
to
locke
you
vp
in
their
Cittie
.
Cortes
answered
,
that
although
their
aduise
were
true
,
yet
he
did
determine
to
go
thither
,
for
that
he
feared
them
lesse
in
the
towne
then
in
the
fielde
.
They
hearyng
this
answere
and
determmation
,
besought
him
to
giue
vnto
one
of
them
licen●e
to
returne
vnto
Mexico
,
to
aduertise
Mutezuma
of
all
that
was
past
,
with
an
answere
to
their
Ambassage
,
promising
within
sixe
dayes
to
haue
newes
from
Mexico
,
and
till
then
prayed
him
not
to
departe
with
his
Campe
.
Cortes
graunted
their
request
,
and
abode
there
the
time
appointed
,
expectyng
the
answere
.
In
this
meane
season
came
many
of
Tlaxcallan
in
the
camp
,
some
brought
Ginnea
cockes
,
other
brought
bread
and
Cherries
,
and
gaue
it
for
nothyng
in
comparison
,
with
merry
countenaunce
,
desiryng
them
to
goe
home
with
them
vnto
their
houses
.
The
sixth
day
the
Mexican
came
,
accordyng
to
promise
,
Wherevpon
Cortez
seyng
the
good
will
of
so
many
Gentlemen
his
newe
friendes
,
and
lykewise
the
Indians
of
Zeampoallan
,
of
whome
he
had
good
credite
,
did
so
importune
him
and
assure
him
of
his
goyng
,
he
commaunded
his
fardage
to
be
laden
and
also
his
ordinaunce
,
and
departed
towarde
Tlaxcallan
,
whiche
was
sixe
leagues
from
that
place
,
with
as
good
order
as
it
had
bene
to
a
battayle
:
And
at
the
Tower
where
he
had
pitched
hys
campe
,
he
lefte
certayne
Crosses
for
a
memorie
,
with
a
greate
heape
of
stones
,
He
was
lodged
in
the
greatest
temple
,
which
had
many
great
and
fayre
lodgyngs
,
sufficient
for
hym
and
all
his
companie
,
except
the
Indians
hys
friends
which
were
lodged
in
other
Temples
.
He
set
certayne
limittes
,
out
of
the
whiche
he
commaunded
straightely
that
none
of
hys
company
should
passe
,
vpon
payne
of
deathe
,
and
also
commaunded
that
they
shoulde
take
nothing
,
but
what
shoulde
be
giuen
them
.
His
commaundement
was
well
obserued
,
for
none
presumed
to
goe
a
stoanes
cast
without
his
licence
.
The
Indian
Gentlemen
shewed
greate
pleasure
and
curtesie
to
the
strangers
,
and
prouided
them
of
all
things
necessarie
,
and
manye
of
them
gaue
theyr
daughters
vnto
them
,
in
token
of
true
friendshippe
,
and
likewise
to
haue
fruite
of
their
bodyes
,
to
be
brought
vp
for
the
warres
,
beyng
such
valiant
men
.
This
Countrey
lyked
well
oure
men
,
and
the
greate
loue
of
the
people
.
They
abode
there
at
their
pleasure
twenty
dayes
,
in
whiche
time
they
did
procure
to
knowe
particularly
the
estate
of
their
common
weale
and
secretes
,
and
also
were
sufficiently
instructed
of
the
estate
of
Mutezuma
.
The
description
of
Tlaxcallan
.
TLaxcallan
is
properly
in
the
Indian
tong
as
much
to
say
,
as
bread
well
baked
,
for
there
is
more
grayne
called
Centli
gathered
,
than
is
in
all
the
prouince
round
about
.
In
times
past
the
Citie
was
called
Texcallan
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
valley
betwixt
two
hilles
.
It
is
a
greate
Citie
,
and
planted
by
a
riuer
side
,
whiche
springeth
out
of
Atlancatepec
,
and
watreth
the
most
parte
of
that
prouince
,
and
from
thence
issueth
out
into
the
South
sea
,
by
Zacatullan
.
This
Citie
hathe
foure
goodly
stréetes
,
whiche
are
called
Tepeticpac
,
Ocotelulco
,
Tizatlan
,
Quiahuiztlan
.
The
firste
stréete
standeth
on
hygh
vpon
a
hyll
,
farre
from
the
riuer
,
whiche
maye
be
aboute
halfe
a
league
,
and
bycause
it
standeth
on
a
hill
,
it
is
called
Tepeticpac
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
hyll
,
and
was
the
firste
population
which
was
founded
there
on
high
,
bycause
of
the
warres
.
An other
stréete
was
scituate
on
the
hill
side
towarde
the
Riuer
,
bycause
at
the
building
thereof
,
there
were
many
pyne
trées
:
they
named
it
Ocotelulco
,
which
is
to
say
,
a
pine
apple
plot
.
This
stréete
was
beautifull
,
and
firste
inhabited
of
all
the
Citie
,
and
there
was
the
chiefest
Market
place
,
where
all
the
buying
and
selling
was
vsed
,
and
that
place
they
called
Tianquiztli
:
in
that
stréete
was
the
dwelling
house
of
Maxixca
.
Along
the
Riuer
side
in
the
playne
standeth
another
stréete
called
Tizatlan
,
bycause
there
is
muche
lyme
and
chalke
.
In
this
stréete
dwelled
Xicotencatl
,
Captayne
generall
of
the
common
weale
.
There
is
another
stréete
named
by
reason
of
the
brackish
water
,
Quiahuiztlan
,
but
since
the
Spanyardes
came
thither
,
all
those
buildings
are
almost
altered
,
after
a
better
fashion
,
and
built
with
stone
.
In
the
plaine
by
the
riuer
side
,
standeth
the
Towne
house
,
and
other
offices
,
as
in
the
Citie
of
Venice
.
This
Tlaxcallan
was
gouerned
by
noble
and
riche
men
:
they
vse
not
that
one
alone
should
rule
,
but
rather
flye
from
that
order
,
as
from
tyrannie
.
In
their
warres
(
as
I
haue
sayde
before
)
they
haue
foure
Captaynes
,
whiche
gouerneth
●ache
one
stréete
,
of
the
whiche
foure
,
they
do
elect
a
Captayne
generall
.
Also
there
are
other
Gentlemen
that
are
vndercaptaynes
,
but
a
small
number
.
In
the
warres
they
vse
their
standerde
to
be
carried
behynde
the
army
,
but
when
the
battayle
is
to
be
fought
,
they
place
the
standerde
where
all
the
hoste
may
sée
it
,
and
he
that
commeth
not
incontinent
to
hys
auntient
,
payeth
a
penaltie
.
Their
standerd
hathe
two
crossebowe
arrowes
set
thereon
,
whiche
they
estéeme
as
the
relikes
of
their
auncetors
.
Thys
standerd
two
olde
souldiers
and
valiant
menne
,
being
of
the
chiefest
Captaynes
,
haue
the
charge
to
carrie
,
in
the
which
standerde
an
abusion
of
southsaying
,
eyther
of
losse
or
victory
is
noted
.
In
this
order
they
shote
one
of
these
arrowes
against
the
first
enimies
that
they
méete
,
and
if
with
that
arrow
they
doe
eyther
kill
or
hurte
,
it
is
a
token
that
they
shall
haue
the
victorie
,
and
if
it
neyther
kill
nor
hurt
,
then
they
assuredly
beléeue
that
they
shall
lose
the
field
.
This
prouince
or
Lordship
of
Tlaxcallan
,
hath
.
28.
Villages
and
townes
,
wherein
is
conteyned
150000.
householdes
.
They
are
men
well
made
,
and
good
warriors
,
the
lyke
are
not
among
the
Indians
.
They
are
very
poore
,
and
haue
no
other
riches
,
but
only
the
grayne
or
corne
called
Centli
,
and
with
the
gayne
and
profite
thereof
,
they
doe
both
cloth
themselues
,
and
paye
their
tributes
,
and
prouide
all
other
necessaries
.
They
haue
many
market
places
,
but
the
greatest
and
most
vsed
dayly
,
standeth
in
the
stréete
of
Ocotelulco
,
whiche
is
so
famous
,
They
sell
such
things
in
that
market
,
as
héere
we
vse
,
&
al
thing
vnto
them
néedeful
to
eate
,
and
cloth
for
themselues
,
and
necessaries
for
building
.
They
haue
all
kinde
of
good
policie
in
the
Citie
:
there
are
Goldsmithes
,
fetherdressers
,
Barbors
,
hotehouses
,
and
potters
,
who
make
as
good
earthen
vessel
,
as
is
made
in
Spayne
.
The
earth
is
fat
and
fruitefull
for
corne
,
fruite
,
and
pasture
,
for
among
the
pine
trées
groweth
so
muche
grasse
,
that
our
men
féede
their
cattell
there
,
whiche
in
Spayne
they
can
not
do
.
Within
two
leagues
of
that
Citie
standeth
a
rounde
hill
of
sixe
miles
of
heigth
,
and
fiue
and
fortie
myles
in
compasse
,
and
is
now
called
Saint
Bartholmewes
hill
,
where
the
snow
fréeseth
.
In
times
past
they
called
that
hill
Matealcucie
,
who
was
their
God
for
water
.
They
had
also
a
God
for
wyne
,
who
was
named
Ometochtli
,
for
the
great
dronkennesse
whiche
they
vsed
.
Their
chiefest
God
was
called
Camaxtlo
,
and
by
another
name
Mixcouatl
,
whose
Temple
stoode
in
the
stréete
of
Oc●telulco
,
in
the
whiche
temple
there
was
sacrifised
some
yeares
aboue
eyghte
hundred
persons
.
In
Tlaxcallan
they
spake
thrée
languages
,
that
is
to
saye
,
Nahualh
,
whiche
is
the
courtly
spéech
,
and
chiefest
in
all
the
land
of
Mexico
:
an
other
is
called
Otomir
,
which
is
most
commonly
vsed
in
the
Villages
:
There
is
one
onely
stréete
that
spake
Pinomer
,
which
is
the
grosest
speache
.
There
was
also
in
that
Citie
a
common
Iayle
,
where
fellons
lye
in
yrons
,
and
all
things
which
they
held
for
sinne
,
was
there
corrected
.
It
chanced
at
that
time
a
Townesman
to
steale
from
a
Spanyard
a
little
golde
,
The
aunswere
of
the
Tlaxcaltecas
touching
the
leauing
of
their
Idolles
.
WHen
Cortez
saw
that
these
people
executed
Iustice
,
and
liued
in
Religion
after
theyr
manner
,
although
abhominable
and
diuelish
:
and
alwayes
when
he
desired
them
to
leaue
off
from
their
Idolatrie
and
that
cruell
vanitie
,
in
killing
and
eating
men
sacrifised
,
considering
that
none
among
them
how
holly
soeuer
he
were
,
would
willingly
be
slayne
&
eaten
,
Some
of
them
aunswered
,
that
they
woulde
gladly
do
it
,
onely
to
pleasure
him
,
but
they
feared
that
the
commons
would
arise
and
stone
them
.
Others
sayde
,
that
it
was
an
hard
matter
to
vnbeléeue
that
which
their
forefathers
had
so
long
beléeued
,
and
that
it
shoulde
be
a
cause
to
condemne
their
forefathers
and
themselues
.
Others
sayde
,
that
it
mighte
be
in
time
they
woulde
conuert
,
séeing
the
order
of
the
Christian
Religion
,
and
vnderstanding
the
reasons
and
causes
to
turne
Christians
,
and
likewise
perceyuing
thoroughly
the
manner
and
life
of
the
Christians
,
with
their
lawes
and
customs
:
and
as
for
warlike
feates
,
they
were
satisfyed
,
&
had
séene
suche
tryall
,
that
they
helde
them
for
men
inuincible
in
that
poynte
,
and
that
their
God
did
help
them
.
Cortes
promised
them
,
that
shortlye
he
woulde
bring
them
suche
men
,
as
shoulde
instruct
and
teache
them
,
and
then
they
should
sée
which
way
was
best
,
with
the
greate
ioy
and
fruite
that
they
shoulde
féele
.
They
accepting
that
councell
which
he
like
a
friende
had
giuen
them
,
and
for
as
much
as
presently
it
could
not
be
brought
to
passe
by
reason
of
his
iourney
to
Mexico
,
he
desired
them
,
that
the
Temple
wherein
he
was
lodged
,
shoulde
be
made
a
church
for
him
and
his
company
,
and
if
it
pleased
them
,
they
mighte
also
come
to
sée
and
heare
their
diuine
seruice
.
The
Indians
graunted
to
his
request
,
and
dayly
came
among
them
all
the
time
of
their
abode
there
,
and
some
came
and
dwelte
with
the
Spanyardes
,
but
the
chiefest
friende
was
Captayne
Maxixca
,
who
neuer
went
from
Cortez
.
The
discord
betweene
the
Mexicans
and
Tlaxcaltecas
.
COrtez
being
throughly
satisfyed
of
theyr
hartie
good
wylles
,
he
demaunded
of
them
the
estate
and
riches
of
Mutezuma
.
They
exalted
him
greately
,
as
men
that
had
proued
his
force
.
And
as
they
affyrmed
,
it
was
néere
a
hundred
yeares
that
they
mainteyned
warre
with
him
and
his
father
Axaiaca
,
and
others
his
Vnckles
and
Grandfathers
.
And
saide
also
,
that
the
golde
and
treasure
of
Mutezuma
,
was
without
number
,
and
his
power
and
dominion
ouer
all
the
lande
,
and
hys
people
innumerable
:
for
(
quoth
they
)
he
ioyneth
sometime
two
hundreth
thousand
men
,
yea
and
thrée
hundred
thousande
for
one
battayle
.
And
if
it
pleased
hym
,
he
woulde
make
as
manye
men
double
,
and
thereof
they
were
good
witnesse
,
bycause
they
had
manye
times
sought
with
them
.
Maxixca
desired
that
Cortes
should
not
aduenture
himselfe
into
the
power
of
the
men
of
Culhua
,
wherat
some
of
the
Spanyardes
feared
and
suspected
euill
of
the
matter
.
Cortes
tolde
him
,
that
notwithstanding
all
those
things
whiche
they
had
tolde
him
,
he
was
fully
minded
to
goe
to
Mexico
,
to
visit
Mutezuma
,
wishing
him
to
aduise
hym
what
he
mought
do
,
or
bring
to
pa●se
for
them
with
Mutezuma
,
for
he
woulde
willingly
do
it
,
for
the
curtesie
shewed
vnto
him
,
and
that
he
beleeued
Mutezuma
woulde
graunt
him
any
lawfull
request
.
Then
they
besought
him
to
procure
for
them
a
licence
to
haue
cotten
wooll
and
salte
out
of
his
Countrey
,
for
(
sayd
they
)
in
time
of
the
warres
we
stoode
in
great
néede
thereof
,
and
that
they
had
none
but
suche
as
they
boughte
by
stealthe
of
the
Comercans
verye
deere
,
in
change
of
golde
:
for
Mutezuma
had
made
a
straight
lawe
,
whereby
all
suche
as
carried
anye
of
those
commodities
to
them
shoulde
be
slayne
.
Then
Cortez
enquired
the
cause
of
their
disorder
and
euill
neyborhood
.
They
aunswered
,
that
their
griefes
were
olde
,
and
cause
of
libertie
:
but
as
the
Ambassadors
did
affyrme
,
and
Mut●zuma
afterward
declare
,
it
was
not
so
,
but
for
other
matter
farre
differente
.
So
that
eache
partye
alleadging
their
causes
,
theyr
reasons
were
,
that
the
yong
menne
of
Mexico
and
Culhua
dyd
exercise
and
bryng
them
vppe
in
warlike
feates
néere
vnto
them
,
and
vnder
theyr
noses
,
to
theyr
greate
annoyance
,
whereas
they
moughte
haue
gone
to
Panuco
and
Teocantepec
,
hys
frontiers
a
farre
off
.
Lykewyse
theyr
pretence
was
,
to
haue
warre
wyth
them
béeyng
theyr
neyghbors
,
onely
to
haue
of
them
to
sacrifice
to
their
Gods
:
so
that
when
they
would
make
any
solemne
feast
,
then
would
they
send
to
Tlaxcallan
for
men
to
sacrifice
,
with
such
a
great
army
,
that
they
might
take
as
many
as
they
néeded
for
that
yeare
:
for
it
is
most
certayne
if
Mutezuma
woulde
,
in
one
daye
hée
moughte
haue
broughte
them
in
subiection
,
and
slayne
them
all
,
ioyning
his
whole
power
in
effect●
:
but
his
purpose
was
,
to
kéepe
them
for
a
pray
to
hunt
withall
,
for
men
to
be
sacrificed
to
his
Goddes
,
and
to
eate
,
so
that
hée
woulde
neuer
sende
but
a
small
armye
againste
them
:
whereby
it
did
chance
that
sometimes
those
of
Tlaxcallan
did
ouercome
.
Cortez
receyued
great
pleasure
to
heare
these
discordes
betwixt
his
newe
friendes
and
Mutezuma
,
whiche
was
a
thing
fitte
for
his
purpose
,
for
by
that
meanes
he
hoped
to
bring
them
all
vnder
subiection
,
and
therefore
hée
vsed
the
one
and
the
other
secretely
,
to
build
his
pretence
vpon
a
good
foundation
.
At
all
this
communication
there
stoode
by
certayne
Indians
of
Vexozinc●
,
whiche
had
bin
against
our
men
in
the
late
warres
,
the
which
Towne
is
a
Citie
as
Tlaxcallan
,
and
ioyned
with
them
in
league
of
friendship
against
Mutezuma
,
who
oppressed
them
in
like
effect
of
slaughter
for
their
Temples
of
Mexico
,
and
they
also
yéelded
themselues
to
Cortes
for
vassals
to
the
Emperoure
.
The
solemne
receyuing
of
the
Spanyardes
into
Chololla
.
THe
Ambassedors
of
Cortes
séeyng
the
determination
of
Cortes
to
procéede
on
his
iourney
towarde
Mexico
,
they
besoughte
him
to
goe
by
Chololla
,
whiche
stoode
fiue
leagues
from
thence
,
certifying
that
Chololla
was
a
Citie
in
their
friendship
,
and
that
there
he
might
at
his
pleasure
abide
the
resolution
of
their
Lord
Mutezuma
,
whether
it
were
his
pleasure
that
he
should
enter
into
Mexico
or
no.
This
request
was
onely
to
haue
him
from
thence
,
for
truly
it
gréeue●
much
Mutezuma
of
theyr
new
friendshippe
and
league
,
fearyng
that
thereof
woulde
some
great
displeasure
happen
towardes
him
,
and
therefore
procured
all
that
was
possible
to
haue
him
from
thence
,
sending
him
alwayes
presents
to
allure
him
to
come
from
thence
the
sooner
.
But
when
the
Tlaxcaltecas
saw
that
he
would
goe
to
Chololla
,
it
grieued
them
muche
,
saying
vnto
Cortes
,
that
Mutezuma
was
a
liar
and
fraudelent
person
,
and
that
Chololla
was
a
cittie
his
friende
but
not
constant
,
and
it
mighte
happen
that
they
would
displease
him
,
hauyng
him
within
their
Cittie
,
wishyng
him
to
looke
wel
to
himself
:
The
women
that
were
giuen
to
the
Spaniardes
at
their
firste
entraunce
,
had
vnderstandyng
of
a
snare
that
was
layde
to
murder
them
at
their
commyng
to
Chololla
,
by
meanes
of
one
of
the
foure
Captaynes
,
who
had
a
sister
which
discouered
the
thing
to
Pedr●
de
Aluarado
who
kepte
hir
.
Wherevpon
Cortez
consulted
with
the
Tlaxcaltecas
to
sende
certayne
messengers
to
Chololla
,
to
request
their
Captaynes
and
rulers
to
come
vnto
him
,
who
did
their
message
accordingly
,
and
the
Cholollans
woulde
not
come
,
but
yet
they
sent
thrée
or
foure
persons
to
excuse
them
,
saying
that
they
were
not
well
at
ease
,
praying
him
to
signifie
vnto
them
what
he
woulde
haue
:
the
Tlaxcaltecas
enformed
Cortes
that
those
messengers
were
menne
of
small
credite
and
of
lowe
degrée
,
wishyng
hym
not
to
departe
till
theyr
Captayne
came
.
In
this
forte
Cortes
returned
theyr
messengers
backé
agayne
,
with
commaundement
written
,
declaring
that
if
they
came
not
within
thrée
dayes
,
hée
woulde
proclayme
them
rebelles
and
his
vtter
enimies
,
and
as
suche
would
he
chasten
them
with
all
rigour
.
When
this
commaundement
came
vnto
them
,
the
next
day
followyng
came
many
Lordes
and
Captaynes
to
make
their
excuse
,
saying
,
that
the
Tlaxcaltecas
were
their
enimies
,
and
that
through
them
they
coulde
not
liue
in
safetie
:
lykewise
they
knewe
of
the
euill
reporte
whiche
they
had
made
agaynst
them
:
wherefore
they
besought
him
to
giue
no
credite
vnto
them
,
for
why
,
they
were
both
false
and
cruell
menne
:
beséechyng
him
also
to
goe
with
them
to
their
Citie
,
and
then
he
shoulde
sée
that
all
was
but
a
mockery
that
had
bene
tolde
him
,
and
they
his
good
and
faythfull
friends
:
and
laste
of
all
they
offered
to
serue
him
as
tributary
subiectes
.
Cortes
commaunded
that
all
this
talke
should
be
sette
downe
in
wryting
before
the
Notary
and
his
interpreters
,
and
so
tooke
his
leaue
of
the
Citizens
of
Tlaxcallan
.
Maxixca
wepte
at
his
departure
,
but
there
wente
in
his
pany
a
hundreth
thousande
men
of
warre
:
there
were
among
them
many
Marchantes
that
wente
to
barter
for
Salte
and
Mantels
.
Cortes
commaunded
that
those
hundreth
thousande
men
should
go
alwayes
by
themselues
:
that
day
he
reached
not
to
Chololla
,
but
abode
by
a
broke
side
,
and
thither
came
many
of
the
citie
,
to
desire
him
that
the
Tlaxcal●ecas
should
not
doe
any
hurte
in
their
countrey
:
wherevpon
Cortes
commaunded
them
to
returne
backe
againe
all
sauing
.
5000.
or
there
aboute
,
much
against
their
willes
.
But
they
stil
required
him
to
take
good
héede
of
those
euill
folke
,
who
be
not
(
quoth
they
)
men
of
warre
,
but
●edlers
,
and
men
of
double
harte
:
and
they
of
their
partes
would
be
very
loth
to
leaue
him
in
any
peril
or
daunger
,
hauing
giuen
themselues
to
be
his
true
and
faithfull
friendes
.
The
nexte
day
in
the
morning
the
Spaniardes
came
to
Chololla
,
and
there
came
out
néere
,
10000
,
Indians
to
receyue
him
with
their
Captaynes
in
good
order
:
many
of
them
presented
vnto
him
bread
,
foule
,
&
roses
,
and
euery
Captayne
as
he
approched
welcomed
Cortes
,
and
then
stoode
aside
that
the
reste
in
order
mighte
come
vnto
him
.
And
when
he
came
entring
into
the
Citie
,
all
the
other
Citizens
receyued
him
,
marueling
to
sée
such
men
&
horses
.
After
all
this
came
out
all
the
religious
menne
,
as
Priests
,
and
Ministers
to
the
idols
(
who
were
many
and
straunge
to
beholde
,
)
and
all
were
clothed
in
white
lyke
vnto
surplices
,
and
hemmed
with
Cotten
thréede
:
some
brought
instrumentes
of
musicke
like
vnto
Cornettes
,
other
brought
instruments
made
of
bones
,
other
an
instrument
like
a
ketel
couered
with
skin
,
some
brought
chafing
dishes
of
coales
with
perfumes
,
others
brought
idols
couered
,
and
finally
they
al
came
singing
in
their
language
,
which
was
a
terrible
noyse
,
and
drew
néere
Cortes
and
his
company
,
sensing
them
with
swéete
smelles
in
their
sensers
.
With
this
pompe
and
solemnitie
(
whiche
truely
was
great
)
they
brought
him
into
the
Cittie
,
and
lodged
him
in
a
house
where
was
roume
inough
for
him
and
his
,
and
gaue
vnto
eche
of
them
a
Gynnea
cocke
,
and
his
Indians
of
Tlaxcallan
,
Zempoallan
and
Iztacmixtlitan
,
were
prouided
by
themselues
.
The
conspiracie
of
the
Cholollans
to
kill
Cortes
and
his
men
.
AL
that
night
followyng
Cortes
was
vigilant
with
all
his
company
,
for
bothe
in
the
way
and
in
the
towne
they
had
found
some
of
the
things
wherof
they
had
bene
aduised
before
in
Tlaxcallan
,
and
although
their
firste
present
was
a
Gynnea
cocke
to
eche
mans
allowance
,
other
thrée
dayes
followyng
they
gaue
them
nothing
almost
to
eate
,
and
very
seldome
the
Captaynes
came
to
visite
them
,
whereof
Cortes
had
great
suspition
.
And
in
this
meane
while
the
Embassadours
of
Mutezuma
entreated
him
to
leaue
of
his
iourney
to
Mexico
,
alleaging
that
their
great
King
woulde
die
in
beholdyng
their
beardes
&
gesture
:
other
times
they
sayde
that
there
was
no
passage
,
other
times
they
woulde
say
that
they
wanted
wherewith
to
sustayne
them
.
And
seyng
them
fully
and
in
euery
respecte
answered
to
all
these
poyntes
,
they
caused
the
Townes
menne
to
enforme
them
,
that
where
Mutezuma
his
abiding
was
,
were
monstrous
Lysardes
,
Tigers
,
Lions
,
and
many
other
flerce
heastes
,
the
whiche
when
Mutezuma
commaunded
to
be
losed
,
were
sufficient
to
plucke
in
péeces
,
and
to
destroy
those
fewe
straungers
:
and
seyng
that
all
these
pollicies
auayled
not
,
they
consulted
with
the
Captaynes
and
chiefe
Citizens
to
murder
the
Christians
.
And
bycause
they
shoulde
so
bryng
it
to
passe
,
the
Embassadours
promysed
the
Citizens
greate
rewardes
on
the
behalfe
of
Mutezuma
,
and
presented
to
theyr
generall
a
drumme
of
Golde
,
and
promised
to
bryng
the
thirtie
thousande
souldiers
whiche
lay
aboute
twoo
leagues
from
thence
:
the
Cholollans
promysed
to
deliuer
them
bounde
hande
and
foote
.
But
yet
they
woulde
not
consente
that
those
Soldiers
of
Culhua
should
come
into
their
Cittie
,
fearyng
that
they
(
vnder
colour
of
friendshippe
)
woulde
remayne
with
the
towne
,
for
why
,
the
Mexicans
had
vsed
the
lyke
sleyght
.
And
in
this
forte
they
with
one
bolte
meante
to
kill
twoo
byrdes
at
a
shote
,
for
they
thought
to
take
the
Spaniardes
sléepyng
,
and
then
to
remayne
with
the
Towne
of
Chololla
.
And
our
men
beyng
also
ready
to
departe
from
thence
for
theyr
small
chéere
with
euill
countenaunce
,
Cortes
hearyng
this
newes
,
slepte
not
,
but
incontinent
examined
twoo
of
the
Citizens
,
who
confessed
the
thyng
euen
as
it
passed
,
and
as
the
Gentlewoman
had
declared
:
where
vpon
Cortes
stayed
his
iourney
twoo
dayes
,
to
mollifie
the
matter
and
to
disapoynt
them
of
that
euill
pretended
purpose
,
and
also
to
correcte
their
offences
,
he
commaunded
their
rulers
to
be
called
,
saying
that
he
had
to
talke
with
them
,
and
when
they
were
comen
be
requyred
them
neyther
to
vse
lies
nor
deceytes
with
hym
,
but
rather
lyke
menne
to
defie
him
to
the
fielde
and
battayle
,
for
(
quoth
hée
)
honest
menne
vse
rather
to
fighte
than
to
lie
.
They
all
answered
that
they
were
his
friendes
and
seruitours
,
and
no
liars
,
and
that
it
mighte
please
him
to
shewe
them
when
he
woulde
departe
,
for
they
woulde
goe
armed
to
kéepe
hym
company
.
He
answered
that
he
woulde
departe
the
nexte
day
followyng
,
and
that
he
required
but
onely
some
of
their
slaues
to
carry
his
fardage
,
bycause
his
owne
Tamemez
or
Carriars
were
weried
:
lykewise
he
requyred
some
prouision
of
victuall
.
At
this
laste
requeste
they
smyled
,
saying
among
themselues
,
to
what
purpose
will
these
men
haue
victuals
,
for
shortly
they
themselues
shal
be
boyled
and
eaten
with
the
sause
called
Axi
,
yea
,
and
if
Mutezuma
had
not
pretended
their
bodies
for
his
owne
dishe
,
they
had
bene
eaten
here
before
this
tyme
.
The
punishment
that
Cortez
executed
for
conspiracie
.
THe
nexte
day
in
the
mornyng
the
Chol●llans
thinkyng
that
they
had
their
determinate
purpose
in
good
readinesse
,
they
came
and
brought
many
to
carry
their
fardage
,
&
other
some
to
carry
the
Spaniardes
vppon
their
backes
,
hopyng
to
apprehend
them
in
the
same
order
.
There
came
also
many
armed
men
of
the
most
valiantest
,
to
kill
him
that
should
disorder
himselfe
.
Likewise
that
day
their
Priests
sacrificed
ten
children
of
thrée
yea●es
of
age
to
their
God
Quezalcouail
,
fiue
of
these
children
were
menne
,
and
the
other
fiue
wemen
,
whiche
was
their
custome
when
they
began
their
warres
:
the
Captaynes
placed
themselues
at
the
foure
dores
of
Cortes
his
house
with
some
armed
men
.
Cortes
carely
in
the
mornyng
had
secretely
in
a
readinesse
the
Indians
of
Zempoal●an
and
Tlaxcallan
,
Their
offence
beyng
manifest
,
coulde
not
be
denied
,
and
lookyng
one
vpon
an
other
,
their
colours
waxed
pale
and
wanne
,
saying
,
this
man
is
lyke
vnto
our
Goddes
,
who
knoweth
all
things
,
therefore
lette
vs
not
denie
the
truth
,
and
openly
before
the
Embassadours
of
Mutezuma
confesse
their
errour
and
euill
facte
.
Then
sayd
Cortes
to
the
Embassadours
,
you
do
sée
that
we
should
haue
bene
slaine
by
the
Cholollans
,
and
through
the
procurement
of
Mutezuma
,
but
yet
I
beleue
it
not
,
consideryng
that
he
is
my
friende
and
a
mightie
Prince
,
saying
also
that
Noble
men
vsed
neyther
treason
nor
lyes
,
wherefore
feare
not
you
,
but
these
dissemblyng
Traytors
shall
be
punished
,
for
you
are
persons
inuiolable
and
messengers
of
a
Prince
,
whome
he
meante
to
serue
and
not
offende
,
bicause
he
had
an
assured
opinion
in
Mutezuma
,
to
be
a
vertuous
Prince
,
and
one
that
woulde
not
committe
villanie
.
All
these
wordes
he
spake
,
bycause
he
woulde
not
fall
out
with
Mutezuma
,
vntill
he
sawe
himselfe
within
the
Cittie
of
Mexico
.
Incontinent
he
commaunded
some
of
those
Captaines
to
be
slayne
,
and
kepte
the
residue
bounde
.
Then
he
shotte
off
hys
handgun
,
whiche
was
the
watch
vnto
his
armye
,
who
forthwith
sette
vppon
the
Townesmen
,
and
within
two
houres
slewe
sixe
thousand
persons
and
more
.
Cortes
commaunded
that
they
shoulde
kill
neyther
woman
nor
childe
:
they
foughte
welnéere
fyue
houres
:
they
sette
fire
on
all
the
houses
and
Towers
that
made
resistance
,
and
draue
all
the
inhabitantes
out
of
the
Towne
.
The
dead
carcases
lay
so
thicke
,
that
of
force
they
must
treade
vpon
them
.
There
were
twentie
Gentlemen
,
and
many
Priestes
,
who
ascended
vp
to
the
high
tower
of
the
temple
,
whiche
hathe
a
hundred
and
twenty
steppes
,
from
whence
wyth
arrowes
and
stones
they
did
muche
hurt
,
and
woulde
not
yéelde
,
wherevpon
oure
men
set
fier
to
the
Tower
,
and
burned
them
all
.
Then
they
exclaymed
on
their
Goddes
,
who
woulde
neyther
helpe
them
nor
their
Citie
and
holy
sanctuary
.
The
Citie
being
sacked
,
oure
men
tooke
the
spoyle
of
golde
,
plate
,
and
feathers
,
and
the
Indians
their
friendes
tooke
clothes
and
salte
,
which
was
the
treasure
that
they
desired
.
Cortez
commaunded
to
ceasse
the
spoyle
.
The
other
Captaynes
that
lay
bounde
,
hearing
of
suche
a
greate
destruction
and
punishment
,
most
pitifully
besought
Cortez
to
loase
some
of
them
,
for
to
sée
what
was
become
of
their
Gods
and
common
people
.
Likewise
they
humbly
besought
him
to
pardon
them
,
who
had
not
so
muche
fault●
as
Mutezuma
,
who
perswaded
and
entised
them
to
that
pretended
treason
.
Vpon
their
lamentable
request
,
he
loased
two
of
them
,
and
the
next
day
following
the
Citie
was
as
ful
of
people
agayne
,
that
there
séemed
not
one
to
be
wanting
.
At
the
sute
of
the
Tlaxcaltecas
who
were
put
for
mediators
,
Cortes
pardoned
them
all
,
and
sette
his
prisoners
at
libertie
,
assuring
them
that
the
like
correction
he
woulde
do
vppon
al
them
that
should
dissemble
or
shewe
an
euil
countenance
,
or
make
lyes
,
or
fynally
vse
anye
kinde
of
treason
toward
him
:
wherevpon
they
all
abode
in
greate
feare
.
He
made
the
knot
of
friendship
betwéene
them
and
the
Tlaxcaltecas
,
which
in
time
past
had
bin
betwixt
them
,
for
Mutezuma
and
his
auncetors
made
them
enimies
,
with
fayre
promises
,
words
and
also
feare
.
The
Citizens
hauing
their
generall
flayne
,
chose
an
other
with
licence
of
Cortes
.
The
Sanctuary
or
holy
place
among
the
Indians
was
Chololla
.
CHololla
is
a
city
as
Tlaxcallan
,
and
hathe
but
one
person
who
is
gouernour
and
general
Captayne
,
chosen
by
the
consente
of
all
the
Citizens
.
It
is
a
Citie
of
twentie
thousande
householdes
within
the
walles
,
and
in
the
suburbes
as
muche
more
.
It
sheweth
outwardes
verye
beautifull
,
and
full
of
towers
,
for
there
are
as
manye
temples
as
dayes
in
the
yeare
,
&
euery
temple
hath
his
tower
.
Our
men
counted
foure
hundred
towers
.
The
men
and
women
are
of
good
disposition
well
fauoured
,
and
very
wittie
.
The
women
are
Goldsmithes
and
also
Caruers
,
the
men
are
warriers
,
and
light
fellowes
,
and
good
maisters
for
any
purpose
:
they
goe
better
apparelled
than
anye
other
Indians
yet
séene
.
They
weare
for
their
vtter
garment
clokes
like
vnto
Moriscos
,
but
after
an
other
sort
.
Al
the
Countrey
rounde
aboute
them
is
fruitefull
and
eareable
grounde
,
well
watered
,
and
so
full
of
people
,
that
there
is
no
wast
grounde
,
in
respect
whereof
,
there
are
some
poore
,
whiche
begge
from
dore
to
dore
.
The
Spanyardes
hadde
not
séene
any
beggers
in
that
Countrey
before
they
came
thither
.
Chololla
is
a
Citie
of
most
deuotion
and
Religion
in
all
India
,
it
is
called
the
Sanctuary
or
holy
place
among
the
Indians
,
and
thither
they
trauelled
from
many
places
farre
distante
on
pilgrimage
,
and
for
this
cause
there
were
so
many
temples
.
Their
Cathedrall
Temple
was
the
best
and
hyghest
of
all
the
new
Spayne
,
with
a
hundred
and
twenty
steppes
vppe
vnto
it
.
The
greatest
Idoll
of
all
their
Gods
was
called
Quezalcouately
,
God
of
the
ayre
,
who
was
(
say
they
)
the
founder
of
their
Citie
,
being
a
Virgin
of
holy
lyfe
,
and
great
penance
.
He
instituted
fasting
and
drawing
of
bloud
out
of
their
eares
and
tongs
,
and
lefte
a
precepte
,
that
they
shoulde
sacrifice
but
onely
Quayles
,
Doues
,
and
other
foule
.
He
neuer
ware
but
one
garmente
of
Cotten
,
whyche
was
white
,
narrow
and
long
,
and
vpon
that
a
mantle
besette
with
certayneredde
crosses
.
They
haue
certayne
gréene
stones
whiche
were
hys
,
and
those
they
kéepe
for
relikes
.
One
of
them
is
lyke
an
Apes
head
.
Héere
they
abode
twentye
dayes
,
and
in
thys
meane
whyle
there
came
so
manye
to
buy
and
sell
,
that
it
was
a
wonder
to
sée
.
And
one
of
the
things
that
was
to
bée
séene
in
those
fayres
,
was
the
earthen
vessell
,
which
was
excéeding
curious
and
fine
.
The
hill
called
Popocatepec
.
THere
is
a
hill
eyght
leagues
from
Chololla
,
called
Popocatepec
,
whiche
is
to
say
,
a
hill
of
smoke
,
for
manye
tymes
it
●asteth
oute
smoke
and
fier
.
Cortez
〈◊〉
thither
tenne
Spanyardes
,
with
manye
Indians
,
to
carrie
their
victuall
,
and
to
gu●●e
them
in
the
way
.
The
ascending
vp
was
very
troublesome
,
and
full
of
craggie
rockes
.
They
approched
so
nigh
the
toppe
,
that
they
heard
such
a
terrible
noyse
which
procéeded
from
thence
,
that
they
durst
not
goe
vnto
it
,
for
the
ground
dyd
tremble
and
shake
,
and
great
quantitie
of
Ashes
whyche
disturbed
the
way
:
but
yet
two
of
them
who
séemed
to
be
most
hardie
,
and
desirous
to
sée
straunge
things
,
went
vp
to
the
toppe
,
bicause
they
would
not
returne
with
a
sleuelesse
aunswere
,
and
that
they
myghte
not
be
accompted
cowardes
,
leauing
their
fellowes
behinde
them
,
procéeded
forwards
.
The
Indians
sayd
,
what
meane
these
men
?
for
as
yet
neuer
mortall
man
tooke
suche
a
iourney
in
hande
.
These
two
valiant
fellowes
passed
through
the
desert
of
Ashes
,
and
at
length
came
vnder
a
greate
smoke
verye
thicke
,
and
standing
there
a
while
,
the
darkenesse
vanished
partly
away
,
and
then
appeared
she
vul●an
and
concauetie
,
which
was
about
halfe
a
league
in
compasse
,
out
of
the
whiche
the
ayre
came
reb●unding
,
with
a
greate
noyse
;
very
shrill
,
and
whistling
,
in
sort
that
the
whole
hil
did
tremble
.
It
was
to
be
compared
vnto
an
ouen
where
glasse
is
made
.
The
smoke
and
heate
was
so
greate
,
that
they
coulde
not
abide
it
,
and
of
force
were
constreyned
to
returne
by
the
way
that
they
had
ascended
:
but
they
〈◊〉
not
gone
farre
,
when
the
vulcan
began
to
lash
out
flames
of
fier
,
ashes
,
and
imbers
,
yea
and
at
the
last
stones
of
burning
fire
:
and
if
they
had
not
chanced
to
finde
a
rocke
,
where
vnder
they
shadowed
themselues
,
vndoubtedlye
they
had
there
bin
burned
.
When
with
good
tokens
they
were
returned
where
they
left
their
fellowes
,
the
other
Indians
kissed
their
garments
as
an
honor
due
vnto
Gods.
They
presented
vnto
them
such
things
as
they
had
,
and
wondred
much
at
their
facte
.
Those
simple
Indians
thoughte
,
This
vulcan
is
like
vnto
the
vulcan
of
Cicilia
,
it
is
high
and
round
,
and
neuer
wanteth
Snowe
about
it
,
and
is
séene
a
farre
off
in
the
nighte
,
it
lasheth
out
flames
of
fire
.
There
is
néere
aboute
this
hyl
many
Cities
,
and
Huexozinco
is
one
of
the
nighest
.
In
tenne
yeares
space
this
straunge
hill
of
workyng
dyd
expell
no
vapoure
or
smoke
:
but
in
the
yeare
.
1540.
it
beganne
agayne
to
burne
,
and
with
the
horrible
noyse
thereof
,
the
neyghbours
that
dwelte
foure
leagues
from
thence
were
terrifyed
,
for
the
especiall
straunge
smokes
that
then
were
séene
,
the
like
to
their
predecessors
hadde
not
bin
séene
.
The
ashes
that
procéeded
from
thence
came
to
Huexozinco
,
Quelaxcopan
,
Tepiacac
,
Quauhquecholla
,
Chololla
,
and
Tlaxcallan
,
whiche
standeth
tenne
leagues
from
thence
,
yea
some
say
,
it
extended
fiftéene
leagues
distant
,
and
burned
their
hearbes
in
their
gardens
,
their
fieldes
of
corne
,
trées
,
and
clothes
that
lay
a
drying
.
The
consultation
that
Mutezuma
had
,
concerning
the
comming
of
Cortez
into
Mexico
.
COrtez
pretended
not
to
fall
out
with
Mutezuma
,
before
his
comming
to
Mexico
,
and
yet
he
vnderstoode
all
Mutezuma
hys
pretence
,
wherevppon
he
complayneth
to
the
Ambassadors
,
saying
that
he
muche
maruelled
that
suche
a
mightie
Prince
,
who
by
so
manye
Gentlemen
had
assured
his
friendship
vnto
him
,
shoulde
nowe
procure
his
totall
destruction
,
in
not
kéeping
hys
promise
and
fidelitie
,
In
consideration
whereof
,
where
he
meant
to
visit
him
as
a
friend
,
that
now
he
would
goe
to
his
Courte
as
an
enimie
.
The
Ambassadors
excused
their
maisters
cause
,
besieching
him
to
withdrawe
hys
furie
,
and
to
giue
licence
to
one
of
them
to
goe
to
Mexico
,
who
woulde
bryng
aunswere
from
thence
with
all
spéede
.
Cortes
graunted
vnto
the
request
,
the
one
of
them
went
,
and
returned
agayne
within
sixe
dayes
in
company
of
another
messenger
that
hadde
gone
thither
before
,
who
broughte
tenne
platters
of
golde
,
and
a
thousande
fiue
hundred
mantels
of
cotten
,
with
much
victuall
,
and
Cacao
whiche
is
a
kinde
of
fruite
that
serueth
for
currant
money
among
them
.
Likewise
they
brought
a
certaine
kind
of
wine
or
licoure
made
of
Cacao
and
Centli
.
They
enformed
Cortes
,
that
Mutezuma
was
innocente
of
the
coniuration
in
Chololla
,
nor
by
anye
meanes
priuie
to
their
dealings
,
affyrming
moreouer
that
the
garrizon
of
souldyers
did
apperteine
to
Acazinco
,
and
Acazan
,
who
were
neyghbors
to
Chololla
,
who
by
inducement
of
some
naughtye
persons
,
had
procured
that
thing
,
saying
that
he
shuld
both
sée
and
vnderstand
him
to
be
his
faithful
and
louing
friend
,
praying
him
to
come
forwarde
on
his
iourney
,
for
he
would
abide
his
comming
in
Mexico
.
This
ambassage
pleased
well
Cortez
,
but
Mutezuma
feared
,
when
he
hearde
of
the
slaughter
,
Mutezuma
went
incontinent
to
his
Oratorie
,
and
shut
in
himselfe
alone
,
where
he
abode
in
fasting
and
prayer
eyght
dayes
,
with
sacrifice
of
many
menne
,
to
asilake
the
fury
of
his
Idolles
,
who
séemed
to
be
offended
.
The
voyce
of
the
Diuell
spake
vnto
him
,
bidding
him
not
to
feare
the
Christians
,
saying
they
were
but
fewe
,
and
when
they
were
come
,
he
shoulde
doe
what
he
lysted
with
them
,
willing
him
in
no
wise
to
ceasse
from
the
bloudy
sacrifice
,
least
some
mischance
might
happen
vnto
him
.
And
assured
hym
that
he
should
haue
the
Goddes
Vitzipuchtli
,
and
Tescatlipuca
to
preserue
and
kéepe
hym
.
And
bycause
Quezalcouatle
was
agréeued
for
wante
of
bloudy
sacrifice
,
he
permitted
the
Straungers
to
punishe
them
of
Chololla
.
And
Mutezuma
hearing
this
dyuelishe
Oracle
,
and
likewise
Cortez
hauing
warned
him
that
hée
would
visite
hym
as
an
enimie
,
he
was
by
this
perswasion
of
Sathan
,
the
better
willing
to
receyue
hym
into
Mexico
.
Likewise
Cortes
when
he
came
to
Chololla
,
was
strong
,
and
hadde
at
commaundemente
a
mightie
power
,
and
there
made
hymselfe
stronger
,
the
fame
whereof
,
was
blowen
abroade
,
throughout
all
the
dominions
of
Mutezuma
.
And
whereas
the
poore
Indians
hadde
but
onely
maruelled
at
their
persons
and
furniture
,
nowe
they
began
to
tremble
and
to
feare
at
his
doings
,
so
that
wheresoeuer
he
came
,
they
opened
him
the
gates
with
pure
feare
,
more
than
for
any
loue
.
Muteznma
at
the
beginning
,
pretended
to
feare
Cortes
with
the
fearefull
passages
and
other
perils
and
danger
,
as
the
fortitude
of
Mexico
,
with
his
greate
multitude
of
subiectes
,
and
the
great
number
of
Princes
that
dyd
both
serue
and
obey
him
:
and
séeyng
that
all
these
things
profited
not
,
he
thoughte
to
haue
ouercome
him
with
gyftes
and
treasure
,
knowyng
that
he
hadde
required
golde
:
yet
he
sawe
that
nothing
woulde
,
preuayle
,
for
that
Cortez
woulde
néedes
come
to
sée
hym
,
wherevppon
,
he
tooke
counsell
of
the
Diuell
what
he
shoulde
doe
in
that
case
,
Things
that
happened
to
Cortez
in
his
iourney
to
Mexico
.
COrtez
hauyng
so
good
an
aunswere
of
the
Ambassadors
,
he
gaue
licence
to
as
manye
of
the
Indians
hys
friendes
,
as
listed
to
departe
home
to
their
houses
,
and
he
likewise
departed
from
Chololla
with
some
borderers
that
would
néedes
follow
him
.
He
lefte
the
way
that
the
Mexicans
had
perswaded
him
to
come
,
for
it
was
bothe
euill
and
daungerous
,
as
the
Spaniarde
whiche
went
to
the
vulcan
had
seene
,
he
went
another
playner
way
and
more
nearer
.
That
day
he
traueled
but
foure
leagues
,
bicause
he
meant
to
lodge
in
the
villages
of
Huexozinco
,
where
he
was
friendly
receyued
,
and
they
presented
vnto
him
slaues
,
garments
,
and
golde
,
although
but
little
,
for
they
are
poore
by
reason
that
Mutezuma
hath
enuironed
them
aboute
,
bicause
they
were
of
the
parcialitie
of
Tlaxcallan
.
The
nert
day
in
the
morning
be
ascended
vp
a
hill
couered
with
snowe
,
which
was
sixe
myles
of
heigth
,
where
if
the.
30000.
Souldiers
had
wayted
for
them
,
they
might
easily
haue
taken
them
,
by
reason
of
the
great
colde
:
and
from
the
toppe
of
that
hill
,
they
discouered
the
land
of
Mexico
,
and
the
great
lake
with
his
villages
rounde
about
,
whiche
is
an
excéedyng
goodly
sight
.
But
when
Cortes
saw
that
beautifull
thing
,
his
ioy
was
without
comparison
,
and
he
tooke
not
so
much
pleasure
,
but
some
of
his
men
feared
as
muche
,
and
there
was
a
murmuration
among
them
to
returne
backe
againe
,
yea
and
like
to
haue
bene
a
mutinie
among
them
.
But
Cortes
with
his
wisedome
and
dissimulation
did
pacifie
the
matter
,
with
courage
,
hope
,
and
gentle
wordes
,
Tlaxcallan
,
Huexozinco
,
and
Chololla
.
And
the
seruants
of
Mutezuma
made
cotages
of
straw
for
the
Tamemez
or
carriers
,
who
were
laden
with
the
fardage
,
and
victuals
:
there
was
a
good
supper
prepared
for
them
,
and
great
fires
to
warme
them
,
and
all
things
necessary
.
Thither
came
many
principall
persons
from
Mexico
to
visite
him
,
among
whome
was
a
kinsman
of
Mutezuma
,
who
presented
vnto
Cortes
the
value
of
thrée
thousand
Ducates
in
gold
,
&
besought
him
to
returne
backe
againe
,
and
to
haue
consideration
of
the
pouertie
,
hungrr
,
&
euill
way
,
yea
and
to
passe
in
litle
boates
in
daunger
of
drowning
.
And
as
for
tribute
to
be
giuen
to
the
Emperour
,
a
greater
summe
should
be
appointed
than
though
he
went
personally
to
Mexico
,
yea
and
that
it
should
be
payde
at
what
place
he
would
apoint
.
Cortes
welcomed
them
,
as
reason
did
require
,
and
presented
vnto
them
haberdashe
toyes
,
which
they
estemed
in
much
,
&
chiefly
he
did
louingly
entertayne
Mutezuma
his
kinesman
,
vnto
whome
he
made
this
answere
,
saying
,
I
woulde
gladly
serue
&
pleasure
such
a
mightie
prince
as
your
soueraigne
Mutezuma
is
,
if
it
lay
in
my
handes
without
offence
of
the
King
my
mayster
,
and
concerning
my
goyng
to
Mexico
,
Mutezuma
shall
receyue
both
pleasure
and
honour
rather
than
otherwise
,
&
after
I
haue
talked
with
him
I
will
soone
returne
,
likewise
hunger
I
feare
not
,
neyther
yet
doubt
that
I
nor
none
of
mine
shall
wante
,
and
for
my
passage
on
the
water
,
I
say
it
is
nothing
in
comparison
of
twoo
thousande
leagues
,
which
I
haue
sayled
onely
to
come
and
visit
him
.
But
yet
for
all
this
talke
,
if
they
had
founde
him
carelesse
,
they
would
haue
pinched
him
as
some
doth
say
,
for
he
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
that
he
nor
his
men
slept
not
by
night
,
nor
yet
vnarmed
themselues
,
yea
and
also
if
it
chanced
them
to
finde
in
the
night
season
any
that
were
not
of
their
company
,
they
slew
them
out
of
hand
,
desiring
him
to
aduise
his
men
thereof
,
least
any
of
them
should
happen
to
fall
into
that
daunger
,
which
would
much
grieue
him
,
and
with
this
talke
they
went
all
to
take
their
reste
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
he
proceded
forward
and
came
to
Amaquemecan
which
is
two
leagues
from
thence
,
&
standeth
in
the
prouince
of
Chalco
,
a
towne
that
contayneth
20000.
householders
.
The
Lorde
of
that
towns
presented
to
Cortes
fourtie
women
slaues
,
and.
3000.
Ducats
in
gold
,
with
meate
abundantly
for
two
dayes
,
and
secretely
made
complaynt
vnto
him
of
Mutezuma
.
And
from
thence
he
went
to
another
towne
foure
leagues
from
thence
,
the
one
half
therof
was
builte
vpon
the
lake
,
and
the
other
halfe
vpon
the
lande
at
the
foote
of
a
ragged
hill
.
There
went
in
his
company
many
subiectes
of
Mutezuma
for
purueyers
,
but
yet
both
they
and
the
townes
men
would
fayne
haue
layde
hand
vpon
the
Spaniardes
,
and
euery
night
would
sende
their
spies
to
sée
what
the
Christians
did
,
but
the
watch
slew
about
twentie
of
them
,
whervpon
the
matter
stayed
and
their
pretence
tooke
no
effect
:
sure
it
is
a
thing
to
laugh
at
,
for
at
euery
fancie
they
woulde
proue
to
kill
them
,
and
yet
they
were
not
for
the
purpose
.
The
nexte
day
in
the
mornyng
came
twelue
Lordes
from
Mexico
,
among
whome
was
Cacama
Neuew
to
Mutezuma
,
who
was
Lorde
of
Tezcuco
a
yong
man
of
.
xxv
.
yeares
of
age
,
whom
the
Indians
did
much
honour
:
he
was
carried
vpon
their
shoulders
,
&
when
they
set
him
downe
one
went
before
with
a
brome
to
swéep
the
dust
out
of
his
way
.
These
Gentlemen
came
to
accompany
Cortes
excusing
Mutezuma
,
saying
that
he
was
not
well
at
ease
&
therfore
he
came
not
personally
to
receiue
him
.
And
yet
they
entreated
Cortes
to
returne
backe
againe
,
&
not
to
come
vnto
Mexico
,
gyuing
him
to
vnderstand
by
signes
,
that
they
would
there
displease
him
,
yea
&
also
defend
the
passage
&
entrance
,
a
thing
easie
to
be
done
,
but
they
were
either
blinded
or
else
they
durst
not
breake
the
Calsey
.
Cortes
entertayned
them
like
noble
men
,
&
gaue
vnto
them
of
his
haberdashe
,
&
departed
from
the
towne
with
many
graue
personages
who
carried
with
them
a
great
trayne
,
whiche
filled
vp
the
way
well
nigh
as
they
should
passe
,
wondring
at
their
beardes
,
harneys
,
apparell
,
horses
&
ordinaunce
,
saying
to
themselues
,
these
be
Gods.
Cortes
gaue
them
warning
not
to
come
among
the
horses
,
nor
among
his
men
,
for
feare
they
would
kil
them
.
This
he
made
them
beléeue
bicause
he
would
not
haue
his
way
stopped
,
for
that
the
number
of
the
was
so
great
.
They
then
came
to
a
towne
buylte
vpon
the
water
of
two
thousand
houses
,
and
before
they
came
thither
they
had
gone
more
than
halfe
a
league
vppon
a
fayre
Calsey
,
whiche
was
twentie
foote
brode
:
the
towne
had
fayre
houses
and
many
towers
:
the
Lord
of
the
towne
did
receyue
them
worshipfully
,
and
prouided
all
things
plentifully
,
desiryng
him
to
abide
there
that
night
,
and
secretly
made
complayntes
against
Mutezuma
,
of
many
wrongs
and
exactions
done
by
him
,
and
certified
him
,
that
from
thence
the
way
was
very
fayre
to
Mexico
,
and
al
the
like
●alsey
as
he
had
passed
.
With
this
newes
Cortes
was
very
glad
,
for
he
meant
to
haue
stayed
there
for
to
haue
buylte
barkes
and
foystes
,
&
yet
he
feared
least
they
woulde
breake
the
calsey
,
wherfore
he
had
alwayes
a
care
ouer
Cacama
,
who
with
the
other
Lordes
desired
him
not
to
abide
there
,
but
to
procéede
forward
to
Iztacpalapan
,
which
was
but
twoo
leagues
off
,
and
that
the
Lorde
thereof
was
another
Neuew
to
Mutezuma
.
To
admit
their
request
he
went
with
them
to
that
towne
,
and
from
thence
to
Me●ico
was
but
twoo
leagues
,
the
which
the
next
day
he
might
goe
at
pleasure
;
and
come
timely
into
the
Citie
,
&
in
this
order
came
to
Iztacpalap●n
.
Euery
two
houres
came
messengers
betwixte
Cortes
and
Mutezuma
:
then
came
Cuetlauac
Lorde
of
that
towne
,
with
the
Lorde
Culhuacan
his
hinsman
〈…〉
him
,
who
presented
vnto
him
,
slaues
,
ga●●ments
,
and
feathers
,
and
to
the
value
of
foure
thousande
Ducates
in
golde
.
Cuetlanac
receyued
al
the
Spaniards
into
his
own
house
,
whiche
hath
very
fayre
sod●ings
all
of
stone
and
Carpenters
worke
excéeding
well
wrought
,
with
〈◊〉
&
low●
roumes
,
with
all
kinde
of
seruice
:
The
chambers
were
hanged
with
cloth
of
Cotten
,
very
rich
,
after
their
maner
.
There
were
fayre
gardens
replenished
with
many
swéete
floures
,
and
swéete
trées
garnished
with
networke
,
made
of
Canes
,
and
couered
with
roses
and
other
fine
hearbes
,
with
sundry
pondes
of
swéete
water
.
There
was
an
other
garden
very
beautifull
of
all
sortes
of
fruytes
and
hearbes
,
with
a
great
ponde
walled
with
lyme
and
stone
,
and
was
foure
hundreth
paces
square
,
made
with
fayre
steppes
to
discende
vnto
the
bottome
in
many
places
,
and
was
full
of
diuers
kindes
of
fishes
,
and
many
kinde
of
water
birds
,
which
somtimes
couered
the
pond
,
as
Gulles
.
Mewes
,
and
such
like
.
Iztacpallapan
is
a
towne
of
.10000
.
households
,
&
is
planted
in
a
lake
of
salt
water
,
the
one
half
of
the
towne
buylt
on
the
water
,
&
the
other
on
the
lande
.
The
Solemne
pompe
wherewith
Cortez
was
receyued
into
Mexico
.
FRom
Iztacpalapan
to
Mexico
is
twoo
leagues
all
vpon
a
fayre
calsey
,
vpon
the
which
eight
horsemen
may
passe
on
ranke
,
and
so
directly
straight
as
though
it
had
bene
made
by
line
.
And
who
soeuer
hath
good
eiesight
might
discerne
the
gates
of
Mexico
from
thence
.
Coyoacan
is
a
towne
of
sixe
thousande
dwellers
,
Vizilopuchtli
is
of
fiue
thousand
.
These
townes
are
planted
in
the
lake
,
and
are
adorned
with
many
temples
,
whiche
haue
many
fayre
towers
,
that
doe
beautifie
excédingly
the
lake
.
There
is
great
contractation
of
Salte
,
which
is
made
there
,
and
from
thence
is
carried
abrode
to
fayres
and
markets
,
whiche
thing
was
a
greate
rente
to
Mutezuma
.
Vpon
this
Calsey
are
many
drawe
bridges
buylt
vpon
fayre
arches
that
the
water
passeth
through
.
Cortes
passed
this
calsey
with
.
400.
Spaniardes
.
&
.
6000.
Indians
his
friends
:
theyr
passage
was
with
much
ado
,
by
reason
of
the
great
multitude
of
Indians
which
came
to
sée
him
,
&
comming
neare
the
citie
,
there
adioyned
another
calsey
with
a
broder
passage
,
where
standeth
a
strong
bulwark
of
stone
of
the
heigth
of
.ij.
fadom
,
with
two
towers
on
eche
side
,
and
two
gates
very
strong
.
Here
at
this
forte
came
thrée
thousande
Courtiers
and
Citizens
to
receyue
him
,
&
euery
of
them
touched
the
grounde
with
his
right
hand
and
kissed
it
,
and
passed
forwards
in
the
order
as
they
came
.
These
salutations
endured
an
houre
&
more
.
From
the
bulwark
the
calsey
lieth
directly
,
and
before
the
eutraunce
into
the
streate
there
is
an
other
drawebridge
made
of
timber
ten
paces
broade
,
vnder
the
which
the
water
passeth
too
and
fro
.
At
this
bridge
came
Mutezuma
to
receyue
Cortes
vnder
a
Canapie
of
gréene
feathers
&
golde
with
much
argentery
hangyng
thereat
,
whiche
Canapie
foure
noble
men
did
carry
.
And
the
two
princes
Cuetlauac
,
and
Cacama
his
neuewes
,
did
leade
him
by
eache
arme
:
all
thrée
were
riche
appareled
&
al
of
one
fashion
,
except
Mutezuma
,
whiche
had
a
payre
of
shoes
of
golde
besette
with
pretious
stones
,
and
the
soles
were
tied
to
the
vpper
part
with
latchets
,
as
is
painted
of
the
Antikes
.
His
Gentlemen
wente
by
two
and
two
laying
downe
and
taking
vp
mantels
and
couerlets
vpon
the
ground
,
bicause
his
féete
should
not
touche
the
same
:
then
followed
him
as
in
procession
.
200.
noble
men
barefooted
,
with
garments
of
a
richer
liuery
than
the
first
thrée
thousand
.
Mutezuma
came
in
the
middest
of
the
streate
,
and
the
others
came
behinde
him
as
nigh
the
wal
as
they
mought
,
their
faces
towards
the
grounde
,
for
it
was
a
great
offence
to
looke
him
in
the
face
.
Cortes
alighted
from
his
horse
,
and
according
to
our
vse
went
to
embrace
him
,
but
the
Princes
who
led
him
by
the
armes
would
not
suffer
him
to
come
so
nigh
,
for
they
held
it
for
sin
to
touch
him
,
but
yet
saluted
ech
one
the
other
.
Cortes
put
about
Mutezuma
his
necke
a
coller
of
Margarites
,
Diamondes
,
&
other
stones
al
of
glasse
.
Mutezuma
receyued
it
thankfully
,
&
wente
before
with
one
of
the
princes
his
Neuewes
,
&
commaunded
the
other
to
lead
Cortes
by
the
hand
next
after
him
in
the
middest
of
the
streat
:
and
procéeding
forwarde
in
this
order
,
then
came
the
Gentlemen
in
the
richest
liuery
to
welcome
him
one
by
one
,
touchyng
the
ground
with
their
handes
,
&
after
returned
to
their
standyng
.
And
if
the
Citizens
had
come
as
they
requested
,
all
that
day
would
not
haue
serued
for
salutations
.
The
coller
of
glasse
pleased
well
Mutezuma
,
and
bycause
he
woulde
not
take
without
giuyng
a
better
thing
as
a
great
prince
,
he
commaunded
to
be
brought
twoo
collers
of
redde
prawnes
,
which
there
are
muche
estéemed
,
and
at
euery
one
of
them
hanged
eight
shrimpes
of
gold
of
excellent
workemanship
,
&
of
a
finger
length
euery
one
,
he
put
these
collers
with
his
owne
hands
about
Cortes
his
necke
,
the
which
was
estéemed
a
most
great
fauour
,
yea
and
the
Indians
marueled
at
it
.
At
this
time
they
were
come
to
the
streate
ende
,
whiche
was
almost
a
mile
long
,
broade
,
straight
and
very
fayre
and
full
of
houses
on
eche
side
,
in
whose
dores
,
windowes
and
tops
was
such
a
multitude
of
Indians
to
beholde
the
strangers
,
that
I
knowe
not
who
wondered
most
,
our
men
to
sée
such
a
number
of
them
,
or
else
they
to
sée
our
men
,
their
ordinance
&
horses
,
a
thing
so
straunge
vnto
them
.
They
were
brought
vnto
a
great
court
or
house
of
idols
,
which
was
the
lodging
of
Axaiaca
,
at
the
dore
whereof
Mutezuma
tooke
Cortes
by
the
hande
and
brought
him
into
a
fayre
hall
,
and
placed
him
vpon
a
riche
carpet
,
saying
vnto
him
,
Sir
nowe
are
you
in
your
owne
house
,
eate
and
take
your
rest
&
pleasure
,
for
I
wil
shortly
come
and
visite
you
againe
.
Such
(
as
you
heare
)
was
the
receiuing
of
Hernando
Cortes
by
Mutezuma
a
most
mightie
King
,
into
his
great
and
famous
Citie
of
Mexico
,
the
eight
day
of
Nouember
.
1519.
The
Oration
of
Mutezuma
to
the
Spanyardes
.
THe
house
where
the
Spaniardes
were
lodged
was
great
and
large
,
with
many
fayre
chambers
sufficient
for
them
all
:
it
was
nete
,
cleane
matted
,
and
hanged
with
cloth
of
Cotten
,
and
feathers
of
many
colours
,
pleasant
to
behold
.
When
Mutezuma
was
departed
from
Cortes
,
he
began
to
sette
his
house
in
order
,
and
placed
the
ordinaunce
at
his
dore
,
and
hauing
all
his
things
in
good
sorte
,
he
went
to
a
sumptuous
dinner
that
was
prepared
for
him
.
As
soone
as
Mutezuma
had
made
an
ende
of
his
dinner
hearyng
that
the
straungers
were
rysen
from
the
table
,
and
reposed
a
while
,
then
came
he
to
Cortes
,
salutyng
him
,
and
satte
downe
by
him
.
He
gaue
vnto
him
diuers
iewels
of
gold
plate
,
feathers
,
and
many
garments
of
Cotten
,
both
riche
,
well
wouen
,
&
wrought
of
straunge
colours
,
a
thing
truely
,
that
did
manifest
his
greatnesse
,
and
also
confirme
their
imagination
.
This
gifte
was
deliuered
honorably
,
and
then
began
his
talke
as
foloweth
:
Lorde
and
Gentlemen
,
I
doe
much
reioyce
to
haue
in
my
house
such
valiant
men
as
ye
are
,
for
to
vse
you
with
curtesie
,
and
entreate
you
with
honour
,
according
to
your
descrte
and
my
estate
.
And
where
heretofore
I
desired
that
you
shoulde
not
come
hither
,
the
onely
cause
was
,
my
people
had
a
greate
feare
to
sée
you
,
for
your
gesture
&
grimme
beards
did
terrifie
them
,
yea
,
they
reported
that
yée
had
such
beastes
as
swallowed
men
,
and
that
your
comming
was
from
heauen
,
bringing
with
you
lightning
,
thunder
&
thunderbolts
,
wherwith
you
made
the
earth
to
tremble
&
to
shake
,
and
that
yée
slew
therewith
whom
ye
pleased
.
But
now
I
do
sée
&
know
that
you
are
mortall
men
,
&
that
ye
are
quiet
&
hurt
no
man
:
also
I
haue
séene
your
horses
,
which
are
but
your
seruauntes
,
and
youre
Gunnes
lyke
vnto
shootyng
Trunkes
.
I
do
now
hold
all
for
fables
and
lyes
which
hath
bin
reported
of
you
,
and
I
do
also
accept
you
for
my
néere
kinsmen
.
My
father
tolde
me
that
hée
had
heard
his
forefathers
say
,
of
whome
I
doe
descende
,
that
they
helde
opinion
howe
they
were
not
naturals
of
thys
lande
,
but
come
hither
by
chance
,
Tauasco
,
Teocazinco
,
and
Chololla
,
béeyng
so
few
,
to
ouercome
so
many
.
Now
agayne
,
if
ye
ymagine
that
I
am
a
God
,
and
the
walles
and
roufes
of
my
houses
,
and
all
my
vessell
of
seruice
to
be
of
pure
golde
,
as
the
men
of
Zempoallan
,
Tlaxcallan
,
and
Huexozinco
haue
enformed
you
,
it
is
not
so
,
and
I
iudge
you
to
be
so
wise
,
that
you
giue
no
credit
to
such
fables
.
You
shall
also
note
,
that
through
your
commyng
hither
,
manye
of
my
subiectes
haue
rebelled
,
and
are
become
my
mortall
enimies
,
but
yet
I
purpose
to
breake
their
wings
.
Come
féele
you
my
body
,
I
am
of
fleshe
and
bone
,
a
mortal
man
as
others
are
and
no
God
,
although
as
a
King
I
doe
estéeme
my selfe
of
a
greater
dignitie
and
preheminence
than
others
.
My
houses
you
do
also
sée
,
which
are
of
tymber
and
earthe
,
and
the
principallest
of
Masons
worke
,
therefore
nowe
you
do
both
knowe
and
sée
what
odious
lyars
those
talebearers
were
.
But
troth
it
is
,
that
golde
plate
,
feathers
,
armour
,
iewels
,
and
other
riches
,
I
haue
in
the
treasory
of
my
forefathers
a
long
time
pr●serued
,
as
the
vse
of
Kings
is
,
all
the
which
you
&
yours
shal
enioy
at
all
times
.
And
now
it
may
please
you
to
take
your
rest
,
for
I
know
that
you
are
wéery
of
your
iourney
.
Cortez
with
ioyfull
countenance
humbled
himselfe
,
séeyng
some
teares
fall
from
Mutezuma
his
eyes
,
saying
vnto
him
,
vppon
the
trust
I
haue
hadde
in
youre
clemencye
,
I
insisted
to
come
both
to
sée
and
talke
wyth
your
highnesse
,
and
now
I
know
that
all
are
lyes
which
hath
bin
tolde
me
.
The
like
youre
highnesse
hath
hearde
reported
of
vs
,
assure
youre selfe
,
that
the
Emperoure
Kyng
of
Spayne
is
your
naturall
Lorde
,
whome
yée
haue
expected
for
,
he
is
the
onely
heyre
from
whence
youre
lynage
dothe
procéede
,
and
as
touching
the
offer
of
youre
highnesse
treasure
,
I
do
most
hartyly
thanke
you
.
After
all
this
communication
,
Mutezuma
demaunded
whether
the
bearded
men
whiche
came
with
him
,
were
eyther
his
vassals
or
his
slaues
,
bycause
he
would
entertayne
eache
one
according
to
his
estate
.
Cortes
aunswered
,
Then
he
departed
,
and
wente
home
to
his
Pallace
,
and
there
enformed
himselfe
particularlye
who
were
Gentlemen
,
and
who
were
not
,
and
according
therevnto
,
sent
euery
one
particular
gift
or
present
.
To
the
Gentlemen
he
sente
the
rewarde
by
his
Controller
,
and
to
the
Marriners
&
other
seruitors
,
by
a
Page
of
his
housholde
.
The
Maiestie
and
order
,
wherewith
Mutezuma
was
serued
.
MVtezuma
was
a
man
of
a
small
stature
and
leane
,
his
couloure
tawnie
as
all
the
Indians
are
.
He
hadde
long
heare
on
hys
heade
,
sixe
little
heares
vppon
him
,
as
though
they
hadde
bin
put
in
with
a
bodkin
.
His
thinne
bearde
was
blacke
.
Hée
was
a
man
of
fayre
condition
,
and
a
doer
of
Iustice
,
well
spoken
,
graue
and
wise
,
beloued
and
feared
among
his
subiectes
.
Mutezuma
doth
signifie
sadnesse
.
To
the
proper
names
of
Kings
and
Lords
,
they
do
adde
this
sillable
C.
whiche
is
for
curtesie
and
dignitie
,
as
we
vse
Lord
.
The
Turke
vseth
Zultan
.
The
Moore
or
Barbarian
calleth
his
Lorde
Mulley
,
and
so
the
Indians
say
Mutezumazin
.
His
people
hadde
him
in
such
reuerence
,
that
he
permitted
none
to
sit
in
his
sight
,
nor
yet
in
his
presence
to
weare
shoes
,
nor
looke
him
in
the
face
,
except
very
few
Princes
.
He
was
glad
of
the
conuersation
of
the
Spanyardes
,
and
would
not
suffer
them
to
stande
on
foote
,
for
the
great
estimation
he
had
of
them
,
and
if
he
lyked
any
of
the
Spanyardes
garments
,
he
woulde
exchange
his
apparell
for
theirs
.
He
changed
his
owne
apparell
foure
times
euery
day
,
and
he
neuer
clothed
himselfe
agayne
with
the
garmentes
whiche
he
hadde
once
worne
,
but
all
suche
were
kept
in
his
Guardrobe
,
for
to
giue
in
presents
to
his
seruantes
and
Embassadors
,
and
vnto
valiante
souldyers
which
had
taken
any
enimie
prisoner
,
and
that
was
estéemed
a
great
reward
,
and
a
title
of
priuiledge
.
The
costly
mantels
wherof
had
bin
diners
sent
to
Cortes
,
were
of
the
same
Guardrobe
.
Mutezuma
went
alwayes
very
net
and
fine
in
hys
attire
.
He
bathed
him
in
his
hotehouse
foure
times
euerye
day
.
He
went
seldome
out
of
his
Chamber
,
but
when
hée
went
to
his
meate
.
He
eate
alwayes
alone
,
but
solemnelye
and
with
great
abundance
.
His
table
was
a
pillowe
,
or
else
a
couple
of
coulloured
skynnes
.
His
Chayre
was
a
fourefooted
stole
made
of
one
péece
,
and
hollowe
in
the
middest
,
well
wroughte
and
paynted
.
His
table
clothes
,
napkins
and
towels
were
made
of
Cotten
woll
,
verye
white
and
newe
,
for
he
was
neuer
serued
but
once
wyth
that
naperie
.
Foure
hundred
Pages
broughte
in
hys
meate
,
all
sonnes
of
greate
Lordes
,
and
placed
it
vppon
a
table
in
his
great
Hall.
The
meate
béeyng
broughte
in
,
then
came
Mutezuma
to
beholde
the
dishes
,
and
appoynted
those
dishes
that
liked
him
best
,
and
chasing
dishes
were
prepared
to
kéepe
that
moate
warme
,
and
seldome
would
eate
of
any
other
dish
,
except
the
Lord
Stewarde
or
Controller
should
highly
commende
any
other
dishe
.
Before
he
sate
downe
,
came
twentie
of
his
wiues
of
the
fayrest
and
best
estéemed
,
or
else
those
that
serued
wéekely
by
turne
,
broughte
in
the
bason
and
ewer
,
wyth
greate
humblenesse
.
This
done
,
he
sate
him
downe
,
and
then
came
the
Lord
Steward
,
and
drewe
a
wodden
nette
before
him
,
bycause
none
shoulde
come
nigh
his
table
.
And
this
noble
man
alone
placed
the
dishes
,
and
also
tooke
them
away
,
for
the
Pages
who
broughte
in
the
meate
came
not
néere
the
table
,
nor
yet
spake
any
word
,
nor
no
man
else
.
While
the
Lord
Mutezuma
was
at
his
meate
,
excepte
some
Iester
,
they
al
serued
him
barefooted
.
There
assisted
alwayes
somewhat
a
farre
off
,
sixe
auntiente
and
noble
men
,
vnto
whome
he
vsed
to
giue
of
the
dish
that
best
lyked
him
,
who
receyued
the
same
at
his
hande
with
greate
reuerence
,
and
eate
it
incontinent
,
without
loking
in
his
face
,
whiche
was
the
greatest
humilitie
that
they
coulde
vse
before
him
.
He
had
musike
of
Fiddle
,
Flute
,
and
of
a
Snayle
shell
,
and
a
Caudron
couered
with
a
skinne
,
and
suche
other
strange
instrumentes
.
They
hadde
very
euill
voyces
to
sing
.
Always
at
dinner
time
he
had
Dwarfes
,
crookebackes
,
and
other
deformed
counterfets
,
all
for
maiestie
and
to
laugh
at
,
who
hadde
their
meate
in
the
Hall
among
the
Iesters
and
Idyots
,
whiche
were
fedde
with
parte
of
the
meate
that
came
from
Mutezuma
hys
table
,
all
the
rest
of
the
meate
was
giuen
to
thrée
thousand
of
the
Guard
,
who
attended
ordinarily
in
the
yarde
or
court
,
and
therefore
they
say
that
there
was
broughte
for
his
table
thrée
thousande
dishes
,
and
as
manye
pottes
of
wine
,
suche
as
they
vse
,
and
that
continually
the
buttrey
and
Pantrey
stoode
open
,
whiche
was
a
wonder
to
sée
what
was
in
them
.
The
platters
,
dishes
,
and
cuppes
,
were
al
of
earth
,
whereof
the
King
was
serued
but
once
,
and
so
from
meale
to
meale
new
.
He
had
likewise
his
seruice
of
golde
and
plate
verye
riche
,
but
he
vsed
not
to
bée
serued
with
it
,
(
they
say
)
bycause
he
woulde
not
be
serued
twice
therewith
,
the
whiche
he
thoughte
a
base
thing
.
Some
affirme
,
that
yong
children
were
slayne
and
dressed
in
diuers
kind
of
dishes
for
Mutezuma
his
table
,
but
it
was
not
so
,
only
of
mans
flesh
sacrifised
he
fedde
nowe
and
then
.
The
table
being
taken
vp
,
then
came
againe
the
Gentlewomen
to
bring
water
for
his
hands
,
with
the
like
reuerence
as
they
vsed
at
the
first
,
and
then
went
they
to
dinner
with
the
other
wiues
,
so
that
then
the
Gentlemen
and
Pages
waited
as
their
course
fell
.
The
footeplayers
that
played
before
Mutezuma
.
WHen
his
table
was
taken
vp
,
and
his
seruitors
gone
to
meate
,
Mutezuma
sate
stil
:
then
came
in
the
suiters
that
hadde
any
affayres
to
deale
with
him
,
barefoted
,
for
all
the
persons
did
vse
that
reuerence
,
excepte
some
Princes
his
kinsmen
,
as
the
Lordes
of
Tescuco
,
and
Tlacopan
,
and
a
fewe
others
:
and
béeing
colde
weather
,
they
vsed
to
weare
olde
ragged
clothes
vppon
theyr
riche
garmentes
.
Al
suiters
vsed
to
make
thrée
or
foure
curtesies
,
not
loking
toward
his
face
,
and
speaking
vnto
him
their
heads
downewardes
,
and
in
that
order
retyred
backe
agayne
.
Mutezuma
aunswered
his
suiters
very
grauely
,
with
lowe
voyce
,
and
in
fewe
words
,
and
not
to
al
suiters
,
for
others
his
secretaries
or
counsellers
that
stoode
by
,
answered
for
him
,
and
hauyng
their
aunswere
,
they
returned
backewardes
,
not
turning
their
tayles
to
the
prince
.
After
these
businesses
done
,
hée
vsed
some
recreation
,
hearing
Iesters
or
songs
,
wherein
he
delighted
much
,
or
else
to
looke
vpon
the
players
,
who
play
with
their
féete
,
as
we
doe
with
oure
handes
.
These
haue
a
cudgell
like
vnto
a
pastlers
rowler
,
whiche
they
tosse
high
and
lowe
,
as
it
were
a
bal
in
the
ayre
,
straunge
to
beholde
.
They
vse
other
playes
to
passe
the
tyme
,
in
such
an
order
,
that
it
séemed
maruellous
to
the
lookers
on
.
Cortez
broughte
into
Spayne
some
of
these
players
.
Also
they
vse
Matachines
,
in
suche
sorte
they
do
play
,
that
they
stand
each
vppon
others
shoulders
,
and
he
that
standeth
highest
,
sheweth
many
feates
.
Sometime
Mutezuma
did
beholde
the
players
,
who
played
at
a
game
called
Patoliztli
,
whiche
is
muche
like
oure
Tables
,
and
they
play
with
beanes
,
squared
like
dice
,
which
they
call
Patolli
,
and
throw
them
out
of
both
their
hands
vpon
a
matte
,
or
else
vpon
the
ground
,
where
are
made
certaine
strikes
,
vpon
which
they
set
downe
the
chance
that
is
throwen
:
and
at
this
game
they
play
all
that
they
haue
,
and
many
tymes
they
valew
theyr
owne
bodyes
,
and
play
that
into
captiuitie
,
and
to
remayne
a
slaue
,
I
meane
such
as
are
common
gamesters
of
small
estate
.
The
Tennis
play
in
Mexico
.
SOmetimes
Mutezuma
went
to
the
Tennis
Courte
.
Their
ball
is
called
Villamaliztli
,
and
is
made
of
the
gumme
which
commeth
from
a
trée
called
Vlli.
This
trée
groweth
in
a
hote
Countrey
.
The
gumme
being
kneded
togither
,
and
so
made
round
,
is
as
blacke
as
pitch
,
and
somewhat
heauie
,
and
very
harde
for
the
hande
,
but
yet
good
and
light
to
rebound
,
and
better
than
our
windballes
.
They
play
not
at
chases
,
but
at
bandie
,
or
at
check
,
that
is
,
if
the
ball
touch
the
wall
it
loseth
.
They
maye
strike
the
ball
with
any
part
of
their
body
,
but
there
is
alwayes
a
penaltie
if
they
only
strike
not
with
the
buttoke
or
side
,
whiche
is
the
finest
play
:
wherefore
they
vse
a
skynne
vpon
eache
butttocke
.
They
play
so
many
to
so
many
for
a
packe
of
mantels
,
or
according
to
the
abilitie
of
the
players
.
Also
they
play
for
golde
and
feathers
,
and
sometime
for
their
owne
bodyes
,
as
they
vse
at
Patolli
,
which
is
there
permitted
&
lawfull
.
The
Tennis
Court
is
called
Tlachco
,
and
is
a
Hall
long
and
narrow
,
but
wyder
vpwards
,
than
downewardes
,
and
higher
on
the
sides
than
at
the
ends
,
which
is
an
industrie
for
their
play
.
The
house
is
always
white
and
smooth
in
the
side
walles
:
they
haue
certain
stones
like
vnto
mylstones
,
with
a
little
hole
in
the
middest
that
passeth
through
the
stone
,
the
hole
is
so
small
,
that
scarcely
the
ball
maye
passe
through
,
but
hée
that
chanceth
to
strike
the
ball
into
the
hole
,
whiche
seldome
happeneth
,
winneth
the
game
,
and
by
an
auntiente
lawe
and
custome
among
Tennis
players
,
he
ought
to
haue
the
clokes
of
all
those
that
stande
and
beholde
the
play
,
on
that
side
that
the
ball
went
in
,
and
in
some
Tennis
Courtes
,
the
halfe
of
the
garmentes
of
them
that
stande
lookyng
on
.
The
winner
is
then
bounde
to
make
certayne
sacrifice
to
the
God
of
the
Tennis
play
,
and
to
the
stone
where
the
ball
entred
.
The
beholders
of
the
play
woulde
saye
,
that
suche
a
wynner
should
be
a
thiefe
and
an
adulterer
,
or
else
that
he
shoulde
dye
quickly
.
They
vsed
in
the
Temple
of
the
Tennis
play
two
Images
of
the
God
of
the
ball
,
which
stoode
vpon
the
two
lower
walles
.
Their
Sacrifice
was
celebrated
at
midnighte
,
with
many
Ceremonies
and
Witchcraftes
,
and
songs
for
that
purpose
.
Then
came
a
Prieste
from
the
Cathedrall
Churche
,
wyth
other
Religious
persons
to
blesse
the
Sacrifice
,
saying
certayne
diuelishe
prayers
,
and
throwing
the
ball
four
tymes
in
the
Tennis
Court
.
In
thys
order
was
the
Tennis
play
consecrated
,
and
after
thys
consecration
it
was
lawfull
to
play
,
or
else
not
,
for
this
dilligence
was
firste
to
be
done
when
any
Tennis
Court
or
play
was
newly
built
.
The
owner
of
the
Tennis
Courte
also
woulde
neuer
suffer
any
to
play
,
vntill
he
had
first
offered
something
to
the
Idoll
,
theyr
superstition
was
so
great
.
Mutezuma
broughte
the
Spanyardes
to
behold
this
pastyme
,
and
gaue
them
to
vnderstande
,
that
he
delyghted
much
in
thys
game
,
and
also
to
sée
our
men
play
at
Cardes
and
Dyce
.
The
number
of
wiues
that
Mutezuma
had
in
his
house
.
MVtezuma
had
many
houses
as
wel
in
Mexico
as
without
,
for
his
recreation
and
pleasure
,
as
also
for
his
ordinary
dwelling
.
To
write
of
al
it
should
be
tedious
,
but
where
his
continual
abyding
was
,
he
named
Tepac
,
that
is
to
say
,
Pallace
.
And
that
Pallace
had
twenty
dores
or
gates
which
had
their
outcomming
into
the
common
streates
.
It
hath
thrée
courtes
,
and
in
the
one
standeth
a
fayre
fountaine
,
many
halles
,
and
a
hundred
chambers
of
twentie-thrée
,
and
thirtie
foote
long
,
an
hundered
bathes
&
hot-houses
:
and
although
the
building
was
without
nayles
,
yet
very
good
workmanship
.
The
walles
were
made
of
masons
work
,
and
wrought
of
Marble
,
Iaspe
,
and
other
blacke
stone
,
with
vaines
of
redde
,
like
vnto
rubies
and
other
stones
,
whiche
glistered
very
fayre
:
the
Rooffes
wer
wrought
of
Tymber
,
and
curiously
carued
:
the
Timber
was
Cedre
,
Cipers
,
&
Pynetree
:
the
chambers
were
painted
and
hong
with
cloth
of
cotten
,
and
clothe
made
of
Conneys
haire
and
feathers
.
The
beddes
were
poore
and
of
no
vallew
,
for
they
were
nothing
but
Mantels
layde
vpon
mattes
,
or
vpon
Hay
,
or
else
mattes
alone
:
fewe
men
lay
within
those
houses
.
There
were
a
thousande
women
,
and
some
affyrme
that
there
were
thrée
thousand
,
accounting
gentlewomen
,
seruaunts
and
slaues
:
the
most
were
noble
mens
daughters
,
Mutezuma
toke
of
them
for
himselfe
,
those
that
liked
him
best
,
and
the
others
he
gaue
in
mariage
to
Gentlemen
his
seruaunts
.
The
saying
was
that
he
had
at
one
tyme
a
hundreth
&
fiftie
women
hys
wiues
with
childe
,
who
through
the
perswasion
of
the
Deuill
tooke
Medicines
to
caste
theyr
creatures
,
bycause
they
knewe
that
they
shoulde
not
inherite
the
state
:
these
hys
wiues
had
many
olde
women
for
their
Guarde
,
for
no
man
was
permitted
to
looke
vpon
them
.
The
shielde
of
armes
that
is
sette
in
his
pallayce
,
and
likewyse
carried
to
the
warres
,
is
an
Eagle
soryng
vpon
a
Tiger
hys
talents
bente
as
takyng
pray
.
Some
thynk
it
is
a
Gryphon
and
not
an
Egle.
The
Gryphons
in
time
paste
,
say
they
,
did
cause
the
vale
of
Auacatlan
to
be
dispeopled
,
for
they
were
greate
deuourers
of
menne
,
and
that
theyr
abidyng
was
in
the
Mountaynes
of
Teoacan
:
they
approue
that
these
Mountains
were
called
Cuitlachtepelt
,
of
Cuitlachtli
,
which
is
a
Gryphon
bigger
than
a
Lion
:
but
the
Spaniardes
dyd
neuer
sée
any
of
them
.
The
Indians
by
theyr
olde
Pictures
doe
paynt
those
Gryphons
to
haue
a
kynde
of
heare
and
no
feathers
,
and
also
affirme
,
that
with
theyr
talandes
&
téeth
they
breake
mens
bones
.
They
haue
the
courage
of
a
Lion
and
the
countenaunce
of
an
Egle
:
they
paynte
him
with
foure
féete
,
and
téeth
,
with
a
kinde
of
downe
more
lyke
woolle
than
feathers
,
with
his
beake
,
talandes
and
wings
.
And
in
all
those
things
the
picture
agreeth
with
our
paynting
and
wryting
,
in
suche
sorte
that
a
Gryphon
is
no
approued
naturall
Foule
,
nor
yet
beast
.
Plinie
iudgeth
this
tale
of
Gryphons
to
be
lies
.
There
are
also
other
Lordes
that
giue
the
Gryphon
in
their
armes
,
flying
with
a
harte
in
his
Talandes
.
A
house
of
Foule
,
whiche
were
onely
preserued
for
their
feathers
.
MVtezuma
had
another
house
,
with
very
good
lodgings
and
fayre
gallaries
,
buylt
vpon
pillers
of
Iaspe
,
whiche
extendeth
towarde
a
goodly
garden
,
in
the
whiche
there
are
ten
pondes
or
moe
,
some
of
salte
water
for
sea
foule
,
&
other
some
of
fresh
water
for
riuer
foule
and
lake
foule
,
which
pondes
are
deuised
with
sluyses
to
emptie
&
to
fill
at
their
pleasure
for
the
cleannesse
of
the
feathers
.
There
is
such
a
number
of
foule
,
that
scarcely
the
ponds
may
holde
them
,
and
of
suche
diuers
kindes
bothe
in
feathers
and
makyng
,
as
sure
it
was
an
admiration
for
the
Spaniardes
to
beholde
,
for
the
moste
of
them
they
knew
not
,
nor
yet
had
at
any
tyme
séene
the
lyke
.
And
to
euery
kynde
of
foule
they
gaue
suche
bayte
as
they
were
wont
to
féede
of
in
the
fieldes
or
Riuers
.
There
did
belong
to
that
house
thrée
hundred
persons
of
seruice
:
some
were
to
clense
the
pondes
:
other
some
did
fishe
for
bayte
:
other
some
serued
them
with
meate
:
other
did
loose
them
and
trimme
theyr
feathers
:
others
had
care
to
looke
to
their
egges
:
others
to
sette
them
abroode
:
others
cured
them
when
they
were
sicke
:
and
the
principallest
office
was
to
plucke
the
feathers
:
for
of
them
was
made
riche
Mantels
,
Tapissarie
,
Targattes
,
Tuffes
of
feathers
,
and
many
other
things
wrought
with
Golde
and
Siluer
:
a
most
perfite
worke
.
A
house
of
foule
for
hawking
and
other
straunge
things
.
THere
is
another
house
with
large
quarters
&
lodgings
,
which
is
called
a
house
for
foule
,
not
bycause
there
are
more
than
in
the
other
,
but
bycause
they
bee
bigger
and
to
hauke
withal
,
and
are
foule
of
rapine
,
wherfore
they
are
estéemed
as
more
nobler
than
al
the
others
.
There
are
in
this
house
many
high
halles
,
in
the
whiche
are
kept
men
,
women
and
Children
:
in
some
of
them
are
kept
suche
as
are
borne
white
of
colour
,
which
doth
very
seldome
happen
:
in
other
some
are
dwarfes
,
crokebackes
,
burstenmen
,
counterfaites
,
and
monstrous
persons
,
in
greate
number
:
they
say
that
they
vsed
to
deforme
them
when
they
were
children
,
to
sette
forth
the
kings
greatnesse
:
euery
of
these
persons
were
in
seuerall
Halles
by
themselues
.
In
the
lower
Halles
were
greate
Cages
made
of
Tymber
:
in
some
of
them
were
Lyons
,
in
other
Tygres
,
in
other
Ownzes
,
in
others
Wolues
:
in
conclusion
,
there
was
no
foure
footed
beaste
that
wanted
there
,
onely
to
the
effect
that
the
mightie
Mutezuma
might
say
that
hee
had
such
things
in
his
house
.
They
were
fed
with
their
ordinary
,
as
Gynea
cockes
,
Deare
,
Dogges
,
and
such
like
.
There
was
also
in
other
Halles
great
Earthen
vessels
,
some
with
earth
,
and
some
with
water
,
wherin
were
snakes
,
as
grosse
as
a
mans
thigh
,
Vipers
Crocodrilles
,
whiche
they
cal
Caymanes
,
or
Lizarts
of
twenty
foote
long
,
wyth
suche
Scales
and
head
as
a
Dragon
hathe
:
Also
other
little
Lisarts
,
and
other
venemous
beastes
and
Serpentes
as
well
of
the
water
as
of
the
land
,
a
terrible
fight
for
the
lokers
on
.
There
were
also
other
Cages
for
foule
of
rapyne
of
all
sortes
,
as
Hawkes
,
Kyghtes
,
Boyters
,
and
at
the
least
nine
or
ten
kind
of
Haukes
.
This
house
of
foule
had
of
dayly
allowance
fiue
hundred
Gynea
cockes
,
and
thrée
hundred
men
of
seruice
,
besides
the
Falconers
and
Hunters
,
which
are
infinite
.
There
were
many
other
sortes
of
Foules
that
our
men
knowe
not
,
which
séemed
by
theyr
beake
and
talents
good
to
Hauke
withal
.
To
the
Snakes
and
other
venemous
beastes
they
gaue
the
bloude
of
men
sacrifised
,
to
féede
them
,
and
some
saye
they
gaue
vnto
them
mannes
fleshe
,
whych
the
greate
Lysarts
doe
eate
very
well
.
The
Spaniardes
saw
the
floure
couered
with
bloud
like
a
iealy
in
a
slaughter
house
,
it
stonke
horribly
.
It
was
straunge
to
sée
the
officers
in
this
house
howe
euery
one
was
occupied
.
Our
men
tooke
greate
pleasure
in
beholding
suche
straunge
thyngs
,
but
they
coulde
not
awaye
wyth
the
roaryng
of
the
Lyons
,
the
fearefull
hissing
of
the
Snakes
and
Adders
,
the
dolefull
howling
and
barking
of
the
Wolues
,
the
sorowfull
yelling
of
the
Ownzes
&
Tigres
,
when
they
would
haue
meate
.
Moste
certaine
,
in
the
nighte
season
it
séemed
a
Dongeon
of
Hell
,
and
a
dwelling
place
of
the
Deuill
,
and
euen
so
it
was
in
déede
,
for
neare
at
hande
was
a
Hall
of
a
hundred
&
fiftie
foote
long
,
and
thirtie
foote
broad
,
where
was
a
Chappel
with
the
Roofe
of
siluer
and
gold
in
leafe
Wainescotted
,
and
decked
with
greate
store
of
pearle
and
stone
,
as
Agattes
,
Cornerines
,
Emeraldes
,
Rubies
,
and
diuerse
other
sortes
,
and
thys
was
the
Oratory
where
Mutezuma
prayed
in
the
nighte
season
,
and
in
that
chappell
the
Diuell
did
appeare
vnto
hym
,
and
gaue
him
answere
accordyng
to
his
prayers
.
He
had
other
houses
lyke
vnto
Barnes
,
onely
for
the
feathers
of
foules
,
and
for
mantels
whiche
procéeded
of
his
rentes
and
tributes
,
a
thing
muche
to
be
séene
:
vpon
the
dores
was
sette
his
armes
,
whiche
was
a
Connie
.
Here
dwelled
the
chiefe
officers
of
his
house
,
as
Tresorer
,
Controller
,
Receyuers
and
other
officers
appertainyng
to
the
Kings
reuenewes
.
Mutezuma
had
no
house
wherein
was
not
an
oratory
for
the
Deuill
,
whome
they
worshipped
for
the
Iewels
there
.
And
therefore
those
houses
were
great
and
large
.
The
Armory
of
Mutezuma
.
MVtezuma
had
some
houses
of
Armour
,
vpon
the
dores
wherof
stoode
a
bow
and
arrowes
.
In
these
houses
was
greate
store
of
all
kinde
of
munition
whiche
they
vse
in
their
wars
:
as
Bowes
,
Arrowes
,
Slings
,
Launces
,
Dartes
,
Clubbes
,
Swordes
and
Bucklers
,
and
gallant
Targettes
more
trimme
than
strong
,
Skulles
and
Splintes
,
but
not
many
,
and
al
made
of
woodde
,
gilte
or
couered
with
leather
.
The
woodde
whereof
they
make
their
Armour
and
Targettes
,
is
very
harde
and
strong
,
for
they
vse
to
toaste
it
at
the
fire
,
and
at
their
arrowe
endes
they
inclose
a
litle
péece
of
flinte
stone
,
or
a
péece
of
a
fishe
bone
called
Libisa
,
and
that
is
venemous
,
for
if
any
hée
hurte
therewith
and
the
head
remayne
in
the
wounde
,
it
so
festereth
,
that
it
is
almost
incurable
.
Theyr
swordes
are
of
woodde
,
and
the
edge
thereof
is
flint
stone
,
inclosed
or
ioyned
into
a
staffe
,
with
a
certaine
kynde
of
glew
whiche
is
made
of
a
roote
called
Zacolt
and
Teuxalli
,
whiche
is
a
kinde
of
strong
sande
,
whereof
they
make
a
mixture
,
and
after
kneade
it
with
bloud
of
Battes
or
Rearemice
and
other
foule
,
which
doth
glewe
maruelous
strong
,
and
lightly
neuer
vncleaueth
:
of
this
stuffe
they
make
nayles
,
pearcers
,
&
ogars
,
wherwith
they
bore
timber
&
stone
:
with
theyr
swordes
they
cut
speares
,
yea
and
a
horse
necke
at
a
blowe
,
and
make
dentes
into
iron
,
whiche
séemeth
a
thing
vnpossible
and
incredible
.
In
the
Citie
no
man
may
weare
weapon
,
but
onely
in
warres
,
huntyng
,
and
among
the
kings
Guarde
.
The
Gardens
of
Mutezuma
.
BEsides
the
foresayde
houses
hée
had
many
others
for
hys
onely
recreation
and
passetyme
,
with
excellent
fayre
gardens
of
medicinall
hearbes
,
swéete
floures
,
and
trées
of
delectable
sauour
,
whiche
were
many
,
and
a
thing
to
gyue
prayse
to
God
the
maker
and
creator
of
all
.
In
that
Garden
were
a
thousande
personages
,
made
and
wrought
artificially
of
leaues
and
flowers
.
Mutezuma
woulde
not
permitte
that
in
this
Garden
shoulde
be
any
kynde
of
potte
Hearbes
,
or
thyngs
to
be
solde
,
saying
,
that
it
dyd
not
appertayne
to
Kings
to
haue
thyngs
of
profite
among
theyr
delytes
and
pleasures
,
for
suche
thyngs
(
sayde
hée
)
dyd
appertayne
to
Merchants
.
Yet
notwithstanding
he
had
Orchards
with
many
and
sundry
fruites
,
but
they
stoode
farre
from
the
Cittie
,
and
whyther
seldome
times
hee
wente
:
he
had
likewise
out
of
Mexico
pleasaunte
houses
in
wooddes
and
forrestes
,
of
greate
compasse
,
enuyroned
with
water
,
in
the
which
he
hadde
fountaynes
,
riuers
,
pondes
with
fishe
,
warrantes
of
Conneys
,
rockes
&
couert
where
were
Harts
,
Buckes
,
Hares
,
Foxes
,
Wolues
,
and
such
like
,
with
wildernesse
for
euery
sort
.
To
these
places
the
Lords
of
Mexico
,
vsed
to
goe
and
sporte
themselues
,
suche
and
so
manye
were
the
houses
of
Mutezuma
,
wherein
fewe
Kings
were
equall
with
him
.
The
court
and
Guarde
of
Mutezuma
.
HE
had
dayly
attending
vppon
hym
in
hys
priuye
garde
sixe
hundred
noble
men
and
gentlemen
,
and
eche
of
them
thrée
or
foure
seruants
,
and
some
hadde
twenty
seruaunts
or
moe
,
according
to
his
estate
:
and
in
this
maner
he
had
thrée
thousand
men
attendant
in
his
court
,
and
some
affirm
more
,
al
the
which
were
fed
in
his
house
of
the
meate
that
came
from
his
table
.
The
seruing
men
alwayes
abode
belowe
in
the
court
all
the
daye
,
and
wente
not
from
thence
tyll
after
Supper
.
It
is
to
be
thought
that
his
Guard
was
the
greater
,
bycause
the
straungers
were
there
,
although
in
effecte
of
troth
it
is
most
certayne
,
that
all
the
Lords
that
are
vnder
the
Mexicall
Empire
(
as
they
say
)
are
thirtie
persons
of
high
estate
,
who
are
able
to
make
each
of
them
a
hundred
thousand
men
.
There
are
thrée
thousand
Lordes
of
Townes
,
who
haue
many
vassals
.
These
noble
menne
did
abide
in
Mexico
certayne
tyme
of
the
yeare
,
in
the
Court
of
Mutezuma
,
and
could
not
departe
from
thence
without
especiall
licence
of
the
Emperoure
,
leauing
each
of
them
a
sonne
or
brother
behinde
them
for
securitie
of
Rebellion
,
and
for
this
cause
they
had
generally
houses
in
the
Citie
:
such
and
so
great
was
the
court
of
Mutezuma
.
The
great
subiection
of
the
Indians
to
their
King.
THere
is
not
in
all
the
dominions
of
Mutezuma
any
subiect
that
payeth
not
tribute
vnto
him
.
The
noblemen
paye
theyr
tribute
in
personall
seruice
.
The
husbandmen
called
Maceualtin
,
with
body
&
goodes
.
In
this
sort
they
are
eyther
tenauntes
,
or
else
heyres
to
their
possessions
.
Those
which
are
heyres
,
do
pay
one
third
part
of
all
their
fruite
and
commoditie
that
they
doe
reape
or
bring
vp
,
as
Dogges
,
Hennes
,
Foule
,
Conyes
,
Gold
,
Siluer
,
Stones
,
Salt
,
Waxe
,
Honey
,
Mantels
,
Feathers
,
Cotten
,
and
a
certayne
fruite
called
Cacao
,
that
serueth
for
money
,
and
also
to
eate
.
Also
all
kinde
of
grayne
,
and
garden
Herbes
and
fruites
,
whereof
they
do
maynteyne
themselues
.
The
Tenantes
doe
paye
monethly
or
yearely
as
they
can
agrée
,
and
bycause
their
tribute
is
greate
,
they
are
called
slaues
,
for
when
they
maye
haue
licence
to
eate
egges
,
they
thinke
it
a
greate
fauour
.
It
was
reported
that
they
were
taxed
what
they
shoulde
eate
,
and
all
the
residue
was
taken
from
them
.
They
went
very
poorely
clothed
,
yea
and
the
most
of
their
treasure
was
an
earthen
potte
,
wherein
they
boyled
theyr
herbes
,
a
couple
of
Milstones
to
grinde
their
Corne
,
and
a
matte
to
lye
vppon
.
They
did
not
onely
pay
this
rente
and
tribute
,
but
also
serued
with
their
bodyes
at
all
times
when
the
great
King
should
commaunde
.
They
were
in
such
great
subiection
to
their
prince
,
that
they
durst
not
speake
one
word
,
although
their
daughters
shoulde
be
taken
from
them
to
be
vsed
at
their
pleasure
.
It
was
reported
,
that
of
euerye
thrée
sonnes
,
they
deliuered
one
to
be
sacrifised
,
but
the
report
was
false
,
for
if
it
had
bin
true
,
the
Townes
had
not
bin
so
replenishēd
with
people
as
they
were
:
and
also
the
noble
men
did
not
eate
mans
flesh
,
but
only
of
those
whiche
were
sacrifised
,
and
they
were
slaues
or
prisoners
taken
in
the
warres
.
Assuredly
they
were
cruell
butchers
,
and
slewe
yearely
for
that
bloudy
sacrifice
many
menne
,
and
some
children
,
but
not
so
many
as
was
reported
.
All
the
aforesayde
rentes
they
brought
to
Mexico
vpon
theyr
backes
and
in
boates
,
I
meane
so
much
as
was
necessary
for
the
prouision
of
the
house
and
Courte
of
Mutezuma
,
all
the
residue
was
spente
among
souldyers
,
and
bartred
for
golde
,
plate
,
precious
stones
,
and
other
riche
Iewels
,
estéemed
of
Princes
,
all
the
whiche
was
broughte
to
the
treasory
.
In
Mexico
was
large
and
greate
barnes
and
houses
to
receyue
and
keepe
the
Corne
for
prouision
of
the
Citie
,
with
officers
and
vnderofficers
,
who
did
receyue
the
same
,
and
kepte
accompte
thereof
in
bookes
of
paynted
figures
.
Also
in
euerye
Towne
was
a
receyuer
,
who
bare
in
his
hand
a
rodde
or
a
bushe
of
feathers
,
and
those
gaue
vp
their
accomptes
in
Mexico
.
If
any
such
had
bin
taken
with
deceypt
and
falsehoode
,
death
was
his
reward
,
yea
and
his
kinred
punished
with
penalties
,
as
of
a
lignage
of
a
Traytor
to
his
Prince
.
The
Husbandmenne
,
if
they
payd
not
well
their
tribute
,
were
apprehended
for
the
same
,
and
if
they
were
founde
to
bée
poore
through
sicknesse
and
infirmitie
,
then
they
were
borne
withall
,
but
if
they
were
found
to
be
lazie
and
slouthfull
,
they
should
be
vsed
accordingly
:
but
in
conclusion
,
if
they
payde
it
not
at
a
daye
appoynted
,
then
they
shoulde
bée
solde
for
slaues
to
pay
their
dette
,
or
else
be
sacrificed
.
There
were
many
other
prouinces
,
whiche
paid
a
certayne
portion
,
and
reknowledged
seruice
,
but
this
tribute
was
more
of
honor
than
profite
.
In
this
sort
Mutezuma
had
more
than
sufficiente
to
prouide
his
house
&
warres
,
and
to
heape
vp
great
store
in
his
treasory
.
Moreouer
,
he
spente
nothing
in
the
buildings
of
his
houses
,
for
of
long
time
he
had
certayne
townes
that
payd
no
other
tribute
,
but
only
to
worke
and
repayre
continually
his
houses
at
their
owne
proper
cost
,
and
payde
all
kind
of
workemen
,
carrying
vpon
their
backes
,
or
drawing
in
sleddes
,
stone
,
lyme
,
timber
,
water
,
and
all
other
necessaries
for
the
worke
.
Likewise
they
were
bounde
to
prouide
all
the
fierwod
that
should
be
spent
in
the
Court
,
whiche
was
a
great
thing
,
and
did
amount
to
230.
hundred
waight
a
day
,
which
was
fiue
hundred
mens
burthens
,
and
some
dayes
in
the
winter
much
more
.
And
for
the
Kings
Chimneys
they
brought
the
barke
of
Oke
trées
,
whiche
was
best
estéemed
for
the
light
thereof
,
for
they
were
greate
sorcerers
.
Mutezuma
had
100.
cities
with
their
prouinces
,
of
whome
he
receiued
rentes
,
tributes
,
&
vassalage
,
where
he
mainteined
garrison
of
souldiers
,
&
had
treasorers
in
each
of
them
.
His
dominion
did
extend
from
the
North
sea
to
the
South
sea
,
&
600.
miles
in
longitude
within
the
maine
land
,
although
in
very
déed
ther
were
some
towns
,
as
Tlaxcallon
,
Mechuacan
,
Panuco
,
and
Teocantepec
,
whiche
were
his
enimies
,
and
payde
him
neyther
tribute
nor
seruice
:
but
yet
the
ransome
was
muche
,
when
any
of
them
were
taken
.
Also
there
were
other
kings
and
noble
men
,
as
of
Tezcuco
and
Tlacopan
,
which
were
not
in
subiection
vnto
him
,
but
onely
in
homage
and
obedience
,
for
they
were
of
his
owne
lignage
,
vnto
whome
Mutezuma
married
hys
daughters
.
The
scituation
of
Mexico
.
MExico
at
the
time
when
Cortes
entred
,
was
a
Citie
of
sixtye
thousande
houses
.
The
Kings
house
and
other
noble
mens
houses
were
great
,
large
,
and
beautifull
,
the
others
were
small
and
roynish
,
without
eyther
dores
or
windowes
:
and
although
they
were
small
,
yet
there
dwelled
in
some
of
them
two
,
thrée
,
yea
and
tenne
persons
,
by
reason
whereof
,
the
Citie
was
wonderfully
replenished
with
people
.
This
Citie
is
built
vpon
the
water
,
euen
in
the
same
order
as
Venice
is
.
All
the
body
of
the
Citie
standeth
in
a
greate
large
lake
of
water
.
There
is
thrée
sortes
of
stréetes
very
broade
and
fayre
,
the
one
sorte
are
onely
of
water
,
with
many
bridges
,
an
other
sort
of
onely
earth
,
and
the
thirde
of
earth
and
water
,
that
is
to
saye
,
the
one
halfe
earth
to
walke
vpon
,
and
the
other
halfe
for
boates
to
bring
prouision
of
all
sorts
.
These
stréetes
are
kepte
alwayes
cleane
,
and
the
moste
parte
of
the
houses
haue
two
dores
,
the
one
towarde
the
calsey
,
and
the
other
towarde
the
water
,
at
the
whiche
they
take
boate
to
go
where
they
list
.
And
although
this
Citie
is
founded
vppon
water
,
yet
the
same
water
is
not
good
to
drynke
,
wherefore
there
is
broughte
by
conduit
water
from
a
place
called
Chapult●pec
,
thrée
myles
distant
from
the
Citie
,
which
springeth
out
of
a
little
hill
,
at
the
foote
whereof
standeth
two
Statues
or
couered
Images
wrought
in
stone
,
with
their
Targettes
and
Launces
,
the
one
is
of
Mutezuma
,
and
the
other
of
Axaiaca
his
father
.
The
water
is
broughte
from
thence
in
two
pypes
or
Canalls
in
greate
quantitie
,
and
when
the
one
is
foule
,
then
all
the
water
is
conuayed
into
the
other
,
til
the
first
be
made
cleane
.
From
this
fountayne
al
the
whole
Citie
is
prouided
,
so
that
they
goe
selling
the
same
water
from
stréete
to
stréete
in
little
boates
,
and
doe
paye
a
certayne
tribute
for
the
same
.
This
Citie
is
deuided
into
two
stréetes
,
the
one
was
called
Tlatelulco
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
litle
Iland
,
and
the
other
Mexico
,
where
Mutezuma
his
dwelling
and
courte
was
,
&
is
to
be
interpreted
a
spring
.
This
stréete
is
the
fayrest
and
most
principall
,
and
bycause
of
the
Kings
pallace
there
,
the
Citie
was
named
Mexico
,
although
the
old
and
first
name
of
the
Citie
was
Tenuchtitlan
,
whiche
doth
signifie
fruite
out
of
stone
,
for
the
name
is
compounded
of
Tetl
,
which
is
,
stone
,
and
Nuchtli
,
which
is
fruite
,
called
in
Cuba
,
Tunas
.
The
trée
that
beareth
this
fruite
,
is
named
Nopal
,
and
is
nothing
almost
but
leaues
of
a
foote
broade
and
round
,
and
thrée
ynches
thicke
,
some
more
,
and
some
lesse
,
according
to
the
growth
,
full
of
thornes
whiche
are
venemous
:
the
leafe
is
gréene
,
and
the
thorne
or
pricke
russet
.
After
that
it
is
planted
,
it
encreaseth
,
growing
leafe
vnto
leafe
,
and
the
foote
thereof
commeth
to
bée
as
the
body
of
a
frée
,
and
one
leafe
dothe
not
onely
produce
another
at
the
poynt
,
but
at
the
sides
of
the
same
leaues
procéedeth
other
leaues
:
And
bycause
héere
in
Spayne
is
of
the
same
trées
and
fruite
,
it
néedeth
no
further
description
.
In
some
prouinces
where
water
is
scante
,
they
vse
to
drynke
the
iuice
of
these
leaues
.
The
fruite
thereof
called
Nuchtli
,
is
lyke
vnto
fygges
,
and
euen
so
hathe
hys
little
kernels
or
graynes
within
,
but
they
are
somewhat
larger
,
and
crowned
lyke
vnto
a
Medler
.
There
are
of
them
of
sundrye
coloures
,
some
are
gréene
without
,
and
Carnationlike
within
,
which
haue
a
good
tast
.
Others
are
yellowe
,
and
others
white
,
and
some
speckled
:
the
best
sort
are
the
white
:
it
is
a
fruite
that
will
last
long
.
Some
of
them
tasteth
of
peares
,
and
other
some
of
Grapes
:
it
is
a
colde
and
a
fresh
fruite
,
and
best
estéemed
in
the
heate
of
Sommer
.
The
Spanyardes
doe
more
estéeme
them
than
the
Indians
.
The
more
the
grounde
is
laboured
where
they
growe
,
the
fruite
is
so
muche
the
better
.
There
is
yet
another
kinde
of
this
fruite
redde
,
and
that
is
nothing
estéemed
,
although
his
tast
is
not
euill
,
but
bycause
it
dothe
coloure
and
dye
the
eaters
mouth
,
lippes
,
and
apparell
,
yea
and
maketh
his
vryne
looke
like
pure
bloud
.
Many
Spanyardes
at
their
first
comming
into
India
,
and
eating
this
fruite
,
were
in
a
maze
,
and
at
their
wittes
ende
,
thinking
that
all
the
bloud
in
their
bodyes
came
out
in
vryne
:
yea
and
manye
Phisitions
at
theyr
first
comming
were
of
the
same
beliefe
:
for
it
hathe
happened
,
when
they
haue
bin
sent
for
vnto
such
as
haue
eaten
this
fruite
,
they
not
knowing
the
cause
,
and
beholding
the
vryne
,
by
and
by
they
ministred
medicine
to
staunch
bloud
:
surely
a
thing
to
laugh
at
,
to
sée
the
Phisitions
so
deceyued
.
Of
this
fruite
Nuchtli
and
Tetl
,
which
is
a
stone
,
is
compounded
Tenuchtlitan
,
When
this
Citie
was
begunne
to
bée
founded
,
it
was
placed
néere
vnto
a
great
stone
that
stoode
in
the
middest
of
the
lake
,
at
the
foote
whereof
grewe
one
of
these
Nopal
trées
,
and
therefore
Mexico
giueth
for
armes
and
deuise
the
foote
of
a
Nopal
trée
springing
from
a
stone
,
according
to
the
Cities
name
.
Others
do
affirme
,
that
this
Citie
hathe
the
name
of
his
first
founder
,
called
Tenuch
,
béeyng
the
seconde
sonne
of
Iztacmixcoatl
,
whose
sonnes
and
descendentes
did
first
inhabite
thys
lande
of
Ananac
,
called
nowe
newe
Spayne
.
Howsoeuer
the
opinions
are
,
certayne
it
is
that
the
scituation
is
called
Tenuchtlitan
,
and
the
dwellers
there
Tenuchea
Mexico
.
Mexico
is
as
much
to
say
,
as
a
spring
or
fountayne
,
according
to
the
propertie
of
the
vowell
and
spéech
.
Others
doe
affirme
,
that
Mexico
hathe
his
name
of
a
more
auntiente
time
,
whose
firste
founders
were
called
Mexiti
,
for
vnto
this
day
the
Indian
dwellers
in
one
strete
of
this
citie
are
called
of
Mexica
.
The
Mexiti
tooke
name
of
their
principallest
Idoll
called
Mexitli
,
who
was
in
as
greate
veneration
as
Vitzilopuchtli
,
God
of
the
warre
.
Mexico
is
enuironed
with
swéete
water
,
and
hathe
thrée
wayes
to
come
vnto
it
by
calsey
,
the
one
is
from
the
West
,
and
that
calsey
is
a
mile
and
a
halfe
long
.
Another
from
the
North
,
and
conteyneth
thrée
myles
in
length
.
Eastwarde
the
Citie
hathe
no
entrye
.
But
Southwarde
the
Calsey
is
syxe
myles
long
,
whyche
was
the
waye
that
Cortez
entred
into
the
Citie
.
The
lake
that
Mexico
is
planted
in
,
although
it
séemeth
one
,
yet
it
is
two
,
for
the
one
is
of
water
saltishe
,
bitter
,
and
pestiferous
,
and
no
kinde
of
fyshe
lyueth
in
it
.
And
the
other
water
is
wholesome
,
good
and
swéete
,
and
bringeth
forth
small
fishe
.
The
salte
water
ebbeth
and
floweth
,
accordyng
to
the
winde
that
bloweth
.
The
swéete
water
standeth
higher
,
so
that
the
good
water
falleth
into
the
euill
,
and
reuerteth
not
backward
,
as
some
hold
opinion
.
The
salt
lake
conteyneth
fiftéene
miles
in
breadth
and
fifteene
in
length
,
and
more
than
fiue
and
fortie
in
circuite
,
and
the
lake
of
sweete
water
conteyneth
euen
as
muche
,
in
such
sort
,
that
the
whole
lake
conteyneth
more
than
thirtie
leagues
,
and
hath
about
fiftie
townes
scituated
round
about
it
,
many
of
whyche
Townes
doe
conteyne
fiue
thousand
housholdes
,
and
some
tenne
thousande
,
yea
and
one
Towne
called
Tezcuco
,
is
as
bigge
as
Mexico
.
Al
this
lake
of
water
springeth
out
of
a
Mountayne
that
standeth
within
sight
of
Mexico
.
The
cause
that
the
one
part
of
the
lake
is
brackishe
or
saltish
,
is
,
that
the
bottome
or
ground
is
all
salte
,
and
of
that
water
greate
quantitie
of
salt
is
dayly
made
.
In
this
greate
lake
are
aboue
two
hundred
thousande
little
boates
,
which
the
Indians
call
Acalles
,
and
the
Spanyardes
call
them
Canoas
,
according
to
the
spéeche
of
Cuba
and
Santo
Domingo
,
wrought
like
a
kneding
trough
:
some
are
bigger
than
other
some
,
according
to
the
greatenesse
of
the
body
of
the
trée
whereof
they
are
made
.
And
where
I
number
two
hundred
thousand
of
these
boates
,
I
speake
of
the
least
,
for
Mexico
alone
hathe
aboue
fiftie
thousande
ordinarily
to
carrie
and
bring
vnto
the
Citie
victuall
,
prouision
,
and
passengers
,
so
that
on
the
market
day
all
the
stréetes
of
water
are
full
of
them
.
The
Market
place
of
Mexico
.
THe
Market
is
called
in
the
Indian
tong
Tlanquiztli
:
euery
parish
hath
his
Market
place
to
buy
and
sel
in
:
but
Mexico
,
and
Tlatelulco
only
,
which
are
that
chiefest
cities
,
haue
great
fayres
and
places
fitte
for
the
same
,
and
especiallye
Mexico
hath
one
place
where
most
dayes
in
the
yeare
is
buying
and
selling
,
but
euery
fourth
day
is
the
greate
Market
ordinaryly
:
and
the
like
custome
is
vsed
throughout
the
dominions
of
Mutezuma
.
This
place
is
wide
and
large
,
compassed
round
about
with
dores
,
and
is
so
great
,
that
a
hundered
thousand
persons
come
thither
to
choppe
and
change
,
as
a
Cittie
most
principall
in
all
that
region
.
Wherefore
the
resort
is
from
farre
parties
vnto
that
place
.
Euery
occupation
and
kinde
of
Marchandise
hath
his
proper
place
appointed
,
which
no
other
may
by
any
means
occupy
or
disturbe
.
Likewise
pesterous
wares
haue
their
place
accordinglye
,
(
that
is
to
say
)
stone
,
timber
,
lyme
,
bricke
,
and
all
kinde
of
stuffe
vnwrought
,
being
necessarie
to
buylde
withall
.
Also
mattes
both
fine
and
course
of
sundry
workemanship
,
also
coles
,
woodde
,
and
all
sorts
of
Earthen
vessell
glazed
and
painted
very
curiously
:
Deare
skinnes
both
rawe
and
tanned
in
haire
and
without
haire
,
of
many
colours
,
for
shoomakers
,
for
bucklers
,
Targets
,
Ierkins
,
and
lyning
of
woodden
Corselets
:
also
skinnes
of
other
beastes
and
foule
in
feathers
ready
dressed
of
all
sortes
,
the
colours
and
straungnesse
thereof
was
a
thing
to
behold
.
The
richest
Marchandise
was
salte
,
and
mantels
of
Cotten
wolle
of
diuers
colours
,
both
great
and
small
,
some
for
beddes
others
for
garments
and
clothing
,
other
for
Tapissarie
to
hang
houses
,
other
cotten
clothe
for
linnen
breaches
,
shirtes
,
table
clothes
,
towels
,
napkins
,
and
suche
like
things
.
There
were
also
Mantels
made
of
the
leaues
of
the
trée
called
Metl
,
and
of
Palme
trée
,
&
Connie
heare
,
which
are
wel
estéemed
,
being
very
warm
,
but
the
couerlets
made
of
feathers
are
the
best
:
they
sell
thréede
made
of
Connie
heare
,
péeces
of
linnen
clothe
made
of
cotten
wolle
,
also
skaynes
of
thréede
of
all
colours
:
also
it
is
straunge
to
sée
the
great
store
of
poultrie
that
is
brought
to
that
market
,
and
although
they
eate
the
fleshe
of
the
foule
,
yet
the
feathers
serue
for
clothing
,
mixyng
one
sorte
with
another
.
There
are
of
these
foule
so
many
sortes
and
seuerall
colours
,
that
I
can
not
number
them
:
some
wilde
,
some
tame
,
some
water
foule
,
and
other
some
of
rapine
.
All
the
brauery
of
the
market
,
is
the
place
where
golde
and
feathers
ioyntly
wrought
is
solde
,
for
any
thyng
that
is
in
request
is
there
liuely
wrought
in
golde
and
feathers
and
gallant
colours
.
The
Indians
are
so
expert
and
perfite
in
this
science
,
that
they
will
worke
or
make
a
Butter
flie
,
any
wilde
beaste
,
trées
,
roses
,
floures
,
hearbes
,
rootes
or
any
other
thyng
so
liuely
,
that
it
is
a
thyng
maruelous
to
behold
.
It
hapneth
many
tymes
that
one
of
these
workemen
in
a
whole
day
will
eate
nothyng
,
onely
to
place
one
feather
in
his
dew
perfection
,
turnyng
and
tossing
the
feather
to
the
lighte
of
the
Sunne
,
into
the
shade
or
darke
place
,
to
sée
where
is
his
moste
naturall
perfection
,
and
till
his
worke
be
finished
he
will
neyther
eate
nor
drinke
.
There
are
few
nations
of
so
muche
fleame
or
sufferance
.
The
Arte
or
Science
of
Goldsmiths
among
them
is
the
moste
curious
,
and
very
good
workemanship
engrauen
with
toles
made
of
flinte
,
or
in
moulde
.
They
will
caste
a
platter
in
moulde
with
eight
corners
,
and
euery
corner
of
seuerall
mettall
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
one
of
golde
,
and
the
other
of
siluer
,
without
any
kinde
of
sowder
:
they
will
also
founde
or
cast
a
litle
caudren
with
lose
handles
hangyng
thereat
,
as
we
vse
to
caste
a
Bell
:
they
will
also
caste
in
mould
a
fish
of
mettal
with
one
scale
of
siluer
on
his
back
and
another
of
gold
:
they
will
make
a
Parret
or
Popingay
of
mettall
,
that
his
tongue
shall
shake
,
and
his
head
moue
,
&
his
wings
flutter
:
they
wil
caste
an
Ape
in
mold
,
that
both
hands
&
féete
shall
stirre
,
&
holde
a
spindle
in
his
hande
séeming
to
spinne
,
yea
and
an
apple
in
his
hande
as
though
he
would
eate
it
.
Our
Spaniardes
were
not
a
litle
amazed
at
the
sight
of
these
things
,
for
our
Goldsmithes
are
not
to
be
compared
vnto
them
.
They
haue
skil
also
of
Amell
worke
,
and
to
sette
any
pretious
stone
.
But
now
as
touchyng
the
markette
,
there
is
to
sell
Golde
,
Siluer
,
Copper
,
Leadde
,
Latton
,
and
Tinne
,
although
there
is
but
little
of
the
thrée
laste
mettals
mentioned
.
There
are
Pearles
,
Pretious
stones
,
diuers
and
sundry
sortes
of
Shelles
,
and
Bones
,
Sponges
,
and
other
pedlers
ware
,
whiche
certainely
are
many
and
straunge
sortes
,
yea
and
a
thing
to
laughe
at
their
Haberdashe
toyes
and
trifles
.
There
are
also
many
kinde
of
hearbes
,
rootes
,
and
séedes
,
as
well
to
be
eaten
as
for
Medicine
,
for
bothe
men
,
wemen
and
chyldren
haue
great
knowledge
in
hearbes
,
for
through
pouertie
and
necessitie
,
they
séeke
them
for
theyr
sustenaunce
and
helpe
of
theyr
infirmities
and
diseases
.
They
spende
little
among
Phisitions
,
although
there
are
some
of
that
Arte
,
and
many
Poticaries
,
who
doe
bryng
into
the
markette
,
oyntments
,
Siroppes
,
waters
,
and
other
drugges
fitte
for
sicke
Persons
:
they
cure
all
diseases
almost
,
with
hearbes
,
yea
as
muche
as
for
to
kill
lyse
they
haue
a
proper
hearbe
for
the
purpose
.
The
seuerall
kyndes
of
meates
to
be
solde
is
without
number
,
as
Snakes
without
head
&
tayle
,
little
Dogges
gelte
,
Moules
,
Rattes
,
Long
wormes
,
Lyse
,
yea
and
a
kinde
of
earth
,
for
at
one
season
in
the
yiere
they
haue
Nettes
of
mayle
with
the
which
they
rake
vp
a
certayne
duste
that
is
bredde
vpon
the
water
of
the
lake
of
Mexico
,
and
that
is
knéeded
togither
like
vnto
oas
of
the
sea
:
they
gather
much
of
this
victuall
,
&
kéepe
it
in
heapes
,
&
make
therof
cakes
like
vnto
brickebats
:
they
sell
not
only
this
ware
in
the
market
,
but
also
send
it
abroad
to
other
fayres
&
markets
a
far
of
:
they
eat
this
meate
with
as
good
stomake
as
we
eate
chéese
,
yea
and
they
holde
opinion
that
this
skumme
or
fatnesse
of
the
water
,
is
the
cause
that
such
great
number
of
foule
commeth
to
the
lake
,
which
in
the
winter
season
is
infinite
.
They
sel
in
this
market
venison
by
quarters
or
whole
,
as
Does
,
Hares
,
Connies
,
and
Dogges
,
and
many
other
beastes
,
whiche
they
bring
vp
for
the
purpose
,
and
take
in
huntyng
.
There
are
a
great
number
of
shoppes
that
sell
all
kinde
of
orfall
and
tripes
.
It
is
a
wonder
to
sée
how
so
much
meate
ready
dressed
coulde
be
spent
.
There
is
also
fleshe
and
fishe
rosted
,
boyled
and
baked
,
Pies
and
Eustardes
made
of
diuers
sortes
of
egges
,
the
great
quantitie
of
bread
is
without
number
.
Also
corne
of
all
sortes
threshed
and
vnthreshed
.
The
greate
store
of
sundry
kyndes
of
fruytes
is
maruellous
whiche
are
there
solde
,
bothe
gréene
and
ripe
:
there
is
one
sorte
as
bigge
as
Almondes
called
Cacao
,
whiche
is
bothe
meate
and
curxant
money
.
There
are
diuers
kind
of
colours
to
be
solde
,
whiche
they
make
of
Roses
,
floures
,
fruites
,
barkes
of
trées
,
and
other
things
very
excellent
:
they
sell
there
Honie
of
sundry
kindes
,
oyle
of
Chian
,
made
of
a
séede
like
vnto
mustarde
séede
,
and
oynting
any
paynted
clothe
therewith
,
the
water
can
not
hurte
it
,
they
also
dresse
ther
with
their
meate
,
although
they
haue
both
butter
and
larde
.
Theyr
sundry
sortes
of
wines
shal
be
declared
in
an
other
plate
:
it
woulde
be
a
prolirious
thing
to
rehearse
all
the
things
that
are
to
be
solde
in
that
markette
.
There
are
in
this
fayre
many
Artificers
,
as
Packers
,
Barbars
,
Cutlers
,
&
many
others
,
although
it
was
thought
that
among
these
Indians
were
none
such
.
All
the
things
recited
,
and
many
others
which
I
speake
not
of
,
are
solde
in
euery
market
of
Mexico
,
all
the
sollers
paye
a
certaine
summe
for
theyr
shops
or
standings
to
the
King
,
as
a
custome
,
&
they
to
be
preserued
and
defended
from
théeues
:
and
for
that
cause
there
goe
certayne
Sergeants
or
officers
vp
&
downe
the
market
to
espie
out
malefactours
.
In
the
middest
of
the
market
standeth
a
house
whiche
may
be
seene-throughout
the
fayre
,
&
there
sitteth
twelue
aunc●ent
men
for
iudges
to
dispatch
lawe
matters
:
their
buying
and
selling
is
to
chaunge
one
ware
for
another
,
as
thus
,
one
giueth
a
hen
for
a
bundell
of
Maiz
,
other
giue
mantels
for
salte
,
or
money
whiche
is
Cacao
,
and
this
is
theyr
order
to
choppe
and
chaunge
:
they
haue
measure
and
strike
for
all
kynde
of
corne
,
and
other
earthen
measures
for
Hony
and
Wine
,
and
if
any
measure
be
falsified
,
they
punish
the
offenders
and
breake
their
measures
.
The
great
Temple
of
Mexico
.
THe
Temple
is
called
Teucalli
,
that
is
to
say
,
Gods
house
,
Teutl
signifieth
God
,
&
Calli
is
a
house
,
a
vowell
very
fitte
,
if
that
house
had
bene
of
the
true
God
.
The
Spaniards
that
vnders●and
not
the
language
,
do
pronounce
and
call
those
Temples
Cues
,
and
the
God
Vitzilopuchtli
,
Vchilob●s
.
There
are
in
Mexico
many
parishe
churches
,
with
towres
,
wherein
are
chappels
and
Altares
where
the
images
&
idols
do
stande
,
&
those
chappels
do
serue
for
burial
places
of
their
founders
,
and
the
Parishioners
are
buried
in
the
Churchyarde
.
All
their
temples
are
of
one
fashion
,
therefore
it
shal
be
nowe
sufficient
to
speake
of
the
cathedral
church
.
And
euen
as
those
temples
are
al
in
generall
of
one
making
in
that
citie
.
Idoe
beleue
that
the
lyke
was
neuer
séene
nor
harde
off
.
This
temple
is
square
,
&
doth
containe
euery
way
as
much
ground
as
a
crossebow
can
reach
leuell
:
it
is
made
of
stone
,
with
foure
dores
that
abutteth
vpon
the
thrée
calseys
,
and
vpon
an
other
parte
of
the
Cittie
,
that
hath
no
calsey
but
a
fayre
streate
.
In
the
middest
of
this
Quadern
standeth
a
mount
of
earth
and
stone
square
lykewise
,
and
fiftie
fadom
long
euery
way
,
buylte
vpward
like
vnto
a
pyramide
of
Egipt
,
sauyng
the
toppe
is
not
sharpe
but
playne
and
flatte
,
and
ten
fadom
square
:
vpon
the
weast
side
,
are
steppes
vp
to
the
toppe
,
and
were
in
number
and
hundreth
and
fourtene
,
whiche
beyng
so
many
,
high
,
and
made
of
good
stone
dyd
séeme
a
beautifull
thing
.
It
was
a
straunge
sight
to
beholde
the
Priestes
,
some
goyng
vp
and
some
downe
with
ceremonies
,
or
with
men
to
be
sacrificed
.
Vpon
the
toppe
of
this
Temple
are
two
great
Alters
,
a
good
space
distant
the
one
from
the
other
,
and
so
nigh
the
edge
or
brimme
of
the
wall
,
that
scarcely
a
man
mought
go
behind
them
at
pleasure
.
The
one
Alter
standeth
on
the
●ight
hande
,
&
the
other
on
the
left
,
they
were
but
of
fiue
foote
highe
,
eche
of
them
had
the
hacke
part
made
of
stone
,
paynted
with
monstrous
and
foule
figures
,
the
Chappell
was
fayre
&
well
wrought
of
Masons
worke
&
timber
,
euery
Chappell
had
thrée
loftes
one
aboue
another
,
susteyned
vpon
pillers
,
&
with
the
height
thereof
it
shewed
like
vnto
a
fayre
tower
,
and
beautified
the
Cittie
a
farre
of
:
from
thence
a
man
mought
sée
all
the
eittie
and
townes
rounde
aboute
the
lake
,
whiche
was
vndoubtedly
a
goodly
prospect
.
And
bycause
Cortes
&
his
company
should
sée
the
beautie
thereof
,
Mutezuma
brought
him
thither
,
and
shewed
hym
all
the
order
of
the
Temple
,
euen
from
the
foote
to
the
toppe
.
There
was
a
certaine
plot
or
space
for
the
idoll
priests
to
celebrate
their
seruice
without
disturbance
of
any
.
Their
general
prayers
were
made
toward
the
rising
of
the
sunne
.
Vpon
ech
alter
standeth
a
great
idoll
.
Beside
this
tower
that
standeth
vpon
the
pyramide
,
there
are
fourtie
towers
great
&
small
belonging
to
other
little
temples
which
stand
in
the
same
circuite
,
the
which
although
they
were
of
the
same
making
,
yet
theyr
prospect
was
not
westwarde
,
but
otherwayes
,
bicause
there
should
be
a
difference
betwirte
the
great
temple
&
them
.
Some
of
these
Temples
were
bigger
than
others
,
and
euery
one
of
a
seuerall
God
,
among
the
whiche
there
was
one
rounde
temple
dedicated
to
the
God
of
the
ayre
called
Quecalcoua●l
,
for
euen
as
the
ayre
goeth
rounde
about
the
heauens
,
euen
for
that
consideration
they
made
his
temple
rounde
.
The
entraunce
of
that
Temple
had
a
dore
made
lyke
vnto
the
mouth
of
a
Serpent
,
There
were
other
Teucalles
in
the
citie
,
that
had
the
as●●nding
vp
by
steps
in
thrée
places
:
all
these
temples
had
houses
by
themselues
with
all
seruice
&
priests
&
particular
Gods.
At
euery
dore
of
the
great
temple
standeth
a
large
Hall
&
goodly
lodgings
,
both
high
and
lowe
round
about
,
which
houses
were
common
armories
for
the
Citie
,
for
the
force
and
strength
of
euery
towne
is
the
temple
,
and
therfore
they
haue
there
placed
their
store
house
of
munition
.
They
had
other
darke
houses
full
of
idols
,
greate
&
small
,
wrought
of
sundry
mettals
,
they
are
all
bathed
and
washed
with
bloud
,
and
do
shewe
very
blacke
through
theyr
dayly
sprinklyng
and
anoynting
them
with
the
same
,
when
any
man
is
sacrificed
:
yea
&
the
walles
are
an
inche
thicke
with
bloud
,
and
the
grounde
is
a
foote
thicke
of
bloud
,
so
that
there
is
a
diuelish
stench
.
The
Priests
or
Ministers
goeth
dayly
into
those
Oratories
,
and
suffer
none
others
but
great
personages
to
enter
in
.
Yea
and
when
any
such
goeth
in
,
they
are
bounde
to
offer
some
man
to
be
sacrificed
,
that
those
bloudy
hangmen
and
ministers
of
the
Diuell
may
washe
their
handes
in
bloud
of
those
so
sacrificed
,
and
to
sprinkle
their
house
therewith
.
For
their
seruice
in
the
kitchin
they
haue
a
ponde
of
water
that
is
filled
once
a
yéere
,
which
is
brought
by
conduct
from
the
pryncipal
fountayne
.
All
the
residue
of
the
foresayde
circuite
serueth
for
places
to
breede
foule
,
with
gardens
of
hearbes
and
swéete
trees
,
with
Roses
and
floures
for
the
Altars
.
Such
,
so
great
&
straunge
was
this
temple
of
Mexico
,
for
the
seruice
of
the
Diuell
who
had
deceiued
those
simple
Indians
.
There
dothe
reside
in
the
same
temple
continually
fiue
thousand
persons
,
and
all
they
are
lodged
and
haue
theyr
liuing
there
,
for
that
temple
is
maruellous
riche
,
&
hath
diuers
townes
onely
for
their
maintenaunce
and
reparation
,
and
are
bounde
to
sustayne
the
same
alwayes
on
foote
.
They
doe
sowe
corne
,
and
maintayne
all
those
fiue
thousande
persons
with
bread
,
fruyte
,
flesh
,
fishe
,
and
firewoodde
as
much
as
they
néede
,
for
they
spende
more
fire
woodde
than
is
spent
in
the
kings
courte
:
these
persons
doe
liue
at
their
hartes
ease
,
as
seruauntes
and
vassals
vnto
the
Goddes
.
Mutezuma
brought
Cortes
to
this
temple
,
bicause
his
men
shoulde
sée
the
same
,
and
to
enforme
them
of
his
religion
and
holinesse
,
wherof
I
will
speake
in
an
other
place
,
being
the
most
straunge
and
cruellest
that
euer
was
harde
off
.
The
Idols
of
Mexico
.
THe
Gods
of
Mexico
,
were
two
thousand
in
number
,
as
the
Indians
reported
,
the
chiefest
were
Vitcilopuchtli
and
Tezcatlipuca
,
whose
images
stoode
highest
in
the
Temple
vppon
the
Altars
:
they
were
made
of
stone
in
ful
proportion
as
bigge
as
a
Gyant
.
They
were
couered
with
a
lawne
called
Nacar
.
These
images
were
besette
with
pearles
,
precious
stones
,
&
péeces
of
gold
,
wrought
like
birds
,
beasts
,
fishes
,
and
floures
,
adorned
with
Emeralds
,
Turquies
,
Calcedons
,
and
other
little
fine
stones
,
so
that
when
the
lawne
Nacar
was
taken
away
,
the
Images
séemed
very
beautifull
to
beholde
.
The
Image
had
for
a
girdle
great
snakes
of
gold
,
There
was
another
God
,
who
hadde
a
greate
Image
placed
vppon
the
toppe
of
the
Chappell
of
Idols
,
and
hée
was
estéemed
for
a
speciall
and
singular
God
aboue
all
the
rest
.
This
God
was
made
of
all
kinde
of
séedes
that
groweth
in
that
Countrey
,
and
being
ground
,
they
made
a
certayne
past
,
tempered
with
childrens
bloud
,
and
Virgins
sacrifised
,
who
were
opened
with
their
razures
in
the
breastes
,
and
their
heartes
taken
out
,
to
offer
as
first
fruites
vnto
the
Idoll
.
The
Priestes
and
Ministers
doe
consecrate
this
Idoll
with
great
pomp
and
many
Ceremonies
.
All
the
Comarcans
and
Citizens
are
presente
at
the
consecration
,
with
great
triumph
and
incredible
deuotion
.
After
the
consecration
,
The
Charnell
house
or
place
of
dead
mens
sculles
for
remembrance
of
death
.
WIthout
the
temple
,
and
ouer
againste
the
principall
dore
thereof
,
a
stones
cast
distant
,
standeth
the
Charnell
house
onely
of
dead
mens
heads
prisoners
in
warres
and
sacrifi●ed
with
the
knife
.
This
monument
was
made
like
vnto
a
Theatre
,
more
larger
than
broade
,
wrought
of
lyme
and
stone
,
with
ascending
steppes
,
in
the
walles
whereof
was
graffed
betwixt
stone
and
stone
a
skul
with
the
teeth
outwards
.
At
the
foote
and
head
of
this
Theatre
,
were
two
Towers
,
made
only
of
lime
and
skulles
,
the
téeth
outwarde
,
and
this
wall
hauing
no
other
stuffe
,
séemed
a
straunge
sight
.
At
and
vppon
the
toppe
of
the
Theatre
,
were
70.
polles
,
standing
the
one
from
the
other
foure
or
fiue
foote
distant
,
and
eache
of
them
was
full
of
staues
from
the
foote
to
the
toppe
.
Each
of
these
staues
had
others
made
fast
vnto
them
,
so
that
euery
of
them
had
fiue
skulles
brothed
through
the
temples
.
Andrewe
de
Tapia
did
certifie
me
,
that
he
and
Gonsalo
de
Vmbria
dyd
recken
them
in
one
daye
,
and
founde
a
hundred
thirtie
and
sixe
thousande
skulles
on
the
polles
,
staues
,
and
steppes
.
The
other
Towers
were
replenished
out
of
number
,
a
most
cruell
custome
,
being
only
mens
heads
slaine
in
sacrifice
,
although
it
hath
a
shewe
of
humanitie
for
the
remembrance
there
placed
of
death
.
There
are
also
men
appoynted
,
that
when
one
skull
falleth
,
to
set
vp
another
in
his
place
,
so
that
the
number
may
neuer
want
.
How
Cortez
tooke
Mutezuma
prisoner
.
HErnando
Cortez
and
his
companye
,
were
sixe
dayes
in
beholding
and
perusing
the
scituatien
of
the
Citie
,
and
secretes
of
the
same
,
with
the
notable
thinges
before
rehearsed
:
they
were
often
visited
by
Mutezuma
,
&
the
Gentlemen
of
hys
Courte
,
and
abundantly
prouided
of
things
necessarye
for
his
vse
,
and
the
Indians
of
his
company
.
Likewise
his
Horses
were
cherished
and
serued
with
gréene
barley
and
grasse
,
whereof
there
is
plentie
all
the
yeare
:
Likewise
of
corne
,
meale
,
roses
,
and
of
all
thynges
that
their
owners
would
request
,
The
quarrell
wherewith
he
had
armed
himselfe
for
that
purpose
,
was
,
that
the
Lorde
Qualpopoca
hadde
slayne
nine
Spanyardes
:
likewise
encouraged
him
the
greate
presumption
of
his
letters
written
to
the
Emperour
Charles
his
king
,
wherein
he
wrote
that
he
would
take
Mutezuma
prisoner
,
and
dispossesse
him
of
his
Empyre
.
These
causes
considered
,
he
tooke
the
letters
of
Pedro
Hircis
,
wherein
was
written
,
howe
Qualpopoca
was
the
cause
of
the
death
of
nine
Spanyardes
,
and
put
those
letters
into
his
pocket
,
and
walking
vp
and
downe
his
lodging
,
tossyng
too
and
fro
these
ymaginations
in
his
brayne
,
full
of
care
of
the
great
enterprise
that
he
had
in
hande
,
yea
he
hymselfe
iudging
the
matter
doubtfull
,
and
his
head
béeyng
in
this
sort
occupyed
,
he
chanced
to
espye
one
wall
more
whiter
than
the
rest
,
and
beholding
the
same
,
he
sawe
that
it
was
a
dore
lately
dammed
vp
,
&
callyng
vnto
him
two
of
his
seruaunts
(
for
all
the
residue
were
asléepe
)
bycause
it
was
late
in
the
nighte
,
he
opened
that
dore
,
The
nexte
daye
in
the
morning
came
certayne
Spanyardes
vnto
hym
,
and
manye
Indians
of
Tlaxcallon
,
saying
that
the
Citizens
did
goe
about
to
conspire
their
deathe
,
and
to
breake
downe
the
bridges
of
the
calseys
,
to
bryng
their
purpose
the
better
to
passe
.
So
that
with
this
newes
,
béeyng
true
or
false
,
Cortes
left
the
one
halfe
of
his
men
to
defende
and
keepe
his
lodging
,
and
at
euery
crosse
stéete
he
planted
me
,
and
the
residue
he
sent
to
the
Court
by
two
and
two
,
and
thrée
and
three
,
and
he
hymselfe
came
to
the
pallaice
,
saying
that
he
must
talke
wyth
Mutezuma
of
matters
that
did
emport
their
liues
.
Cortes
was
secretely
armed
.
Mutezuma
hearyng
howe
Cortez
attended
for
hym
,
came
forth
and
receyued
him
,
taking
him
by
the
hand
,
and
placed
him
in
his
seate
.
Thirtie
Spanyardes
wayted
vpon
Cortez
,
and
the
residue
aboue
without
at
●he
dore
.
Cortez
saluted
Mutezuma
according
to
his
accustomed
manner
,
and
began
to
iest
and
talke
merily
as
hée
was
wont
to
do
.
Mutezuma
beeyng
carelesse
of
the
thing
that
Fortune
hadde
prepared
agaynste
hym
,
was
also
very
merrie
,
〈◊〉
pleased
with
that
conuersation
.
He
gaue
vnto
Cortez
Iewels
of
golde
,
and
one
of
his
daughters
,
and
other
noble
mens
daughters
to
others
of
his
company
.
Cortes
receyued
the
gift
,
for
otherwise
it
hadde
bin
a
frent
vnto
Mutezuma
.
But
yet
he
enformed
him
,
that
he
was
a
married
man
,
and
that
he
coulde
not
merrie
with
his
daughter
,
for
the
Christian
law
did
not
permitte
the
same
,
nor
yet
that
any
Christian
inought
haue
more
than
one
wife
,
vppon
payne
of
infamy
,
and
to
be
marked
in
the
forehead
.
After
all
this
talke
ended
,
Cortez
tooke
the
letters
of
Pedro
Hircio
,
and
caused
them
to
be
interpreted
vnto
Mutezuma
,
makyng
hys
grieuous
complaynte
agaynste
Qualpopoca
,
who
hadde
slayne
so
many
Spanyardes
through
hys
commaundement
,
yea
and
that
his
subiectes
had
published
,
that
they
woulde
kill
the
Spanyardes
,
and
breake
downe
the
bridges
.
Mutezuma
excused
himselfe
earnestly
,
as
well
of
the
one
as
of
the
other
,
saying
,
the
report
giuen
out
agaynste
hys
subiectes
was
false
and
vntrue
,
and
as
for
Qualpopoca
who
had
slayne
the
Spanyardes
,
he
was
innocent
thereof
:
and
bycause
that
he
shoulde
sée
the
troth
,
he
called
incontinent
certayne
of
his
seruauntes
,
commaunding
them
to
goe
for
Qualpopoca
,
and
gaue
vnto
them
his
seale
,
whiche
was
a
stone
that
he
ware
at
his
wrest
engraued
with
the
figure
of
the
God
Vitzilopuchtli
,
and
the
messengers
departed
therewith
incontinent
.
Cortez
replyed
and
sayd
:
My
Lord
,
your
highnesse
must
goe
with
me
to
my
lodging
,
and
there
abide
,
vntill
youre
messengers
returne
with
Qualpopoca
,
and
the
certayn●tie
of
the
deathe
of
my
men
:
In
my
lodging
youre
highnesse
shall
rule
and
commaund
as
you
do
héere
in
Court
,
your
person
shall
bée
well
vsed
,
wherefore
take
you
no
care
,
for
I
will
haue
respecte
vnto
youre
honor
,
as
to
myne
owne
proper
,
or
the
honor
of
my
〈…〉
you
to
pardon
me
in
this
my
request
,
for
if
I
shoulde
doe
otherwise
,
and
dissemble
with
you
,
mine
own
company
would
be
offended
with
me
,
saying
that
I
doe
not
defende
them
,
according
to
duetie
.
Wherefore
commaund
your
householde
seruauntes
to
repose
themselues
without
alteration
,
for
be
you
assured
,
that
if
any
hurte
come
vnto
me
,
or
vnto
anye
of
mine
,
youre
person
shall
pay
the
same
with
life
,
considering
that
it
lyeth
in
youre
hand
to
goe
quietly
with
me
.
Mutezuma
was
sore
amazed
,
saying
,
Sir
,
my
person
is
not
fytte
to
be
a
prisoner
,
yea
,
and
though
I
woulde
permitte
the
same
,
my
subiectes
would
not
suffer
.
They
abode
arguing
the
matter
néere
foure
houres
,
and
at
length
Mutezuma
was
content
to
goe
,
hauing
promise
that
he
should
rule
and
gouerne
as
he
was
wont
to
do
.
Cortes
commaunded
a
place
in
his
lodging
to
be
trimmed
for
him
,
and
he
went
forthwith
thither
with
Cortes
.
There
came
many
noble
men
barefooted
,
wéeping
and
lamenting
the
case
,
carrying
their
best
garmentes
vnder
their
armes
,
and
brought
a
rich
seate
,
whereon
Mutezuma
was
placed
,
&
they
carried
hym
vpon
their
shoulders
.
When
it
was
blowen
abroade
in
the
Citie
that
Mutezuma
was
carried
prisoner
to
the
Spanyards
lodging
,
all
the
Citie
was
on
an
vprore
?
but
yet
Mutezuma
did
comfort
the
Gentlemen
that
carried
and
followed
him
wéeping
,
praying
them
to
ceasse
their
lamentation
,
saying
that
he
was
not
prisoner
,
nor
yet
wont
with
the
Chrystians
againste
his
will
,
but
for
his
onely
pleasure
.
Cortes
appointed
a
Spanish
garde
for
him
,
with
a
Captayne
,
the
which
he
dayly
changed
,
and
had
Spanyards
always
in
his
company
to
make
him
past
time
.
Hernando
Cortez
did
,
in
taking
Mutezuma
prisoner
in
his
owne
house
,
béeing
a
most
mighty
King
,
&
in
a
most
strong
fort
among
infinite
people
,
he
hauyng
but
only
450
,
companions
.
The
recreation
of
Hunting
,
whiche
Mutezuma
vsed
.
MVtezuma
had
not
only
al
the
libertie
that
he
desired
in
the
Citie
,
béeyng
prisoner
among
the
Spanyardes
,
but
also
Cortes
permitted
him
to
hunt
and
hauke
,
or
to
go
to
the
temple
,
for
he
was
very
deudute
,
and
a
great
hunter
.
When
he
went
a
hunting
,
he
was
carried
vpon
mens
shoulders
with
eyght
or
ten
Spanyards
in
his
guard
,
and
thrée
thousande
Mexicans
,
who
were
Gentlemen
,
his
seruants
,
and
hunters
,
of
whome
he
hadde
a
great
number
,
some
to
séeke
the
game
,
others
to
beate
the
couertes
,
and
others
to
marke
.
Some
of
those
Hunters
were
only
for
hares
and
connyes
,
other
for
all
sorts
of
Déere
,
Wolues
,
foxes
,
and
such
like
.
They
were
very
perfite
with
theyr
bowes
,
and
good
markemen
,
for
he
that
missed
his
marke
at
fourescore
pases
distant
was
punished
.
It
was
strange
to
sée
the
number
of
people
that
wente
with
him
on
hunting
,
and
to
sée
the
slaughter
of
beasts
killed
,
with
hande
,
slaues
,
〈◊〉
,
and
bowes
,
〈…〉
those
beastes
wire
tame
,
and
other
braue
and
〈…〉
,
and
Ounces
,
It
is
a
h●●de
thing
to
take
a
〈…〉
hunting
as
they
do
,
being
in
manner
a
naked
people
,
and
the
beast
couragious
and
strong
,
but
yet
the
Prou●●●e
saith
,
slight
and
cunning
is
better
than
〈◊〉
.
It
is
a
more
straunge
thyng
to
take
any
foule
that
flieth
in
the
ayre
as
their
Fauconers
doe
,
for
after
they
haue
once
marked
and
set
eye
vpon
any
foule
,
the
Faulconers
of
Mutezuma
will
vnder
take
to
catch
him
,
although
the
foule
be
neuer
so
swifte
of
wing
,
beyng
at
the
least
so
commaunded
,
by
the
King
.
It
happened
one
day
that
Mutezuma
stoode
in
his
gallerie
with
his
Guarde
of
Spanyardes
,
who
had
espied
a
fayre
Hauke
soryng
in
the
ayre
,
oh
quoth
they
what
a
fayre
Hauke
flieth
ponder
,
Mutezuma
bearyng
their
talke
,
called
vnto
him
certayne
of
his
Faulconers
,
commaundyng
them
to
followe
that
Hauke
&
to
bring
him
vnto
him
.
The
Faulconers
wente
to
fulfill
his
request
,
and
followed
that
foule
with
such
diligence
,
that
in
shorte
space
they
brought
the
Hauke
vnto
him
,
who
presented
the
same
vnto
the
Spanyards
,
&
●●ing
truely
almoste
incredible
,
but
yet
certified
by
worde
and
wrytings
of
the
present
witnesses
.
Their
chiefest
and
most
pleasant
pastime
of
Hauking
was
,
of
Kightes
,
Ranens
,
Crowes
,
Pies
,
and
other
birdes
of
hardie
stomake
and
〈◊〉
in
flight
,
greate
and
small
of
all
sortes
,
for
the
which
he
had
Egles
,
Buyters
,
and
other
foule
of
rapyne
marueylous
swifte
of
wing
,
and
suche
as
woulde
mounte
very
high
in
the
ayre
,
with
the
whiche
they
murdered
Hares
,
Wolues
,
and
(
as
some
say
)
Hartes
.
He
had
other
foulers
,
that
vsed
Nettes
,
Snares
,
and
sundry
engine
,
Mutezuma
vsed
much
to
shoote
in
a
tronke
,
and
with
his
bow
killed
many
wilde
beastes
.
His
houses
of
pleasure
as
I
haue
before
declared
,
stoode
sixe
myles
from
the
Citie
in
pleasant
wooddes
:
and
alwayes
when
he
went
a
huntyng
after
the
tyme
that
he
was
prysoner
,
the
same
day
he
would
returne
agayne
to
Cortes
his
lodging
,
although
he
banketed
&
feasted
with
the
Spaniardes
at
his
places
of
sporting
and
pastime
,
and
would
alwayes
at
his
returne
to
his
lodgyng
giue
some
present
vnto
them
,
that
had
accompanied
him
that
day
.
Cortes
seyng
the
liberalitie
of
Mutezuma
,
sayde
vnto
him
:
sir
,
my
company
are
vnruly
fellowes
,
and
as
I
vnderstand
,
they
haue
founds
out
faine
of
your
treasure
,
and
haue
made
spoyle
thereof
:
whenfore
I
would
know
your
pleasure
what
shal
be
d●●●
with
th●̄
An●
in
effect
it
was
the
treasure
that
Cortes
himselfe
had
founde
out
.
Mutezuma
answered
,
saying
,
sir
that
treasure
which
they
haue
founde
,
did
appertayne
vnto
the
Go●des
:
But
yet
notwithstandyng
,
let
them
leaue
the
seathers
,
and
all
suche
things
as
are
〈…〉
all
the
〈◊〉
take
for
you
〈◊〉
them
,
and
if
you
will
haue
more
,
I
will
prouide
it
for
you
.
How
Cortez
began
to
plucke
downe
the
Idols
of
Mexico
.
WHen
Mutezuma
went
vnto
the
temple
,
he
went
lea●ing
vpon
a
noble
mans
arme
,
●●else
was
●●ode
betw●●ne
two
,
a●●
a
noble
personage
went
〈…〉
before
him
with
thrée
small
wandes
in
his
hande
,
signifying
thereby
that
the
King
in
person
was
there
at
hand
,
and
in
token
also
of
iustice
and
correction
,
If
he
had
bene
carried
vpon
〈…〉
shoulders
then
at
his
●lighting
dow●●
he
●●●ke
one
of
those
●●ddes
into
his
owne
hand
.
He
was
a
Pri●●●ful
of
ceren●●●●●●
in
al
his
doings
,
but
the
substance
of
his
estate
is
already
declared
,
from
the
time
that
Cortes
entred
into
Mexico
vntil
this
present
.
Those
first
dayes
that
the
〈…〉
the
Citie
,
&
as
often
as
〈…〉
to
the
temple
,
〈◊〉
men
were
slayne
〈◊〉
sacri●●ce
.
And
to
pr●hibite
suche
abhominable
cr●●ltie
&
sinne
,
c●̄mitted●●
the
preson●●
of
the
Christian●
who
went
in
com●●●
of
Mutezuma
,
Cortes
required
,
Mutezuma
,
to
commaund●
that
no
mans
fleshe
should
be
any
more
spoyled
,
or
bloud
sh●●de
in
sacrifice
,
and
in
not
fulfilling
his
request
,
he
would
dest
,
dy
●●th●
the
temple
and
Cittie
.
Also
he
signified
vnto
him
,
that
he
himselfe
woulde
throw
downe
the
idols
,
before
th●●
presence
and
all
the
Citizens
.
Mutezuma
r●●lied
to
his
●emaū●
,
saying
:
It
may
please
you
to
leaue
of
your
determination
,
wa
st
that
in
so
doing
all
the
Citie
fall
into
an
vprore
and
rebellion
to
defende
their
good
Gods
,
and
auncient
Religion
,
the
which
Gods
had
alwayes
prouided
them
of
water
,
bread
,
health
,
light
,
and
all
other
things
néedefull
.
This
notwithstanding
,
the
first
time
that
Mutezuma
wente
to
the
temple
after
his
imprisonment
,
Cortes
and
his
company
wente
with
him
,
and
euery
of
them
layde
handes
vpon
the
idols
,
&
threwe
them
downe
headlong
from
their
seates
,
and
Altars
,
and
other
Chapels
,
Mutezuma
with
this
sight
was
in
great
agonie
,
yea
and
his
subiects
ready
to
take
weapon
to
slay
them
there
present
,
but
yet
Mutezuma
commaunded
his
subiectes
to
stay
from
their
pretence
:
beséechyng
Cortes
to
stay
from
his
procéedings
,
at
whose
request
〈◊〉
●eas●d
,
for
he
thought
as
yet
time
serued
not
for
the
purpose
and
pretence
:
but
he
declared
vnto
them
by
his
interpreters
as
followeth
.
The
exhortation
that
Cortez
made
to
Mutezuma
and
to
the
Citizens
of
Mexico
,
concerning
their
Idols
.
ALl
creatures
in
the
world
(
mightie
prince
,
and
y●●
Gentlemen
and
religions
person●
whether
it
be
yée
here
or
we
in
Spayne
,
or
whatsoeuer
other
nation
that
it
may
be
)
haue
I
say
,
all
one
begynnyng
and
ending
of
mortall
lyfe
,
whiche
is
had
from
God
:
we
are
al
formed
and
made
of
one
mettall
,
and
haue
all
soules
and
senses
,
euen
so
doubtlesse
as
we
are
like
in
proportion
of
body
and
soule
,
yea
and
kinsfolke
in
bloud
,
although
that
by
the
prouidence
of
the
same
our
God
,
some
are
borne
fayre
and
beautifull
,
and
other
some
fo●le
and
disfigured
:
some
of
one
colour
and
some
of
another
:
some
prudent
and
wise
,
and
other
some
fonde
and
foolishe
,
without
eyther
iudgement
or
vertue
:
in
the
which
his
maruellous
works
God
sheweth
himselfe
iuste
,
holy
and
almightie
,
giuyng
those
seuerall
giftes
,
to
the
entent
that
the
wise
and
learned
inought
teache
the
rude
and
ignorant
,
and
to
guyde
the
blinde
into
the
right
way
of
saluation
,
by
the
steppes
of
true
and
vnsayned
religion
.
Therfore
I
and
my
fellowes
,
as
your
gestes
and
kinsmen
,
according
to
equitie
doe
pr●●ure
and
wish
the
same
vnto
you
.
A
man
and
his
life
consisteth
in
thrée
things
as
yée
shal
vnderstande
,
that
is
body
,
soule
,
and
goodes
:
as
for
your
goodes
and
ritches
,
whiche
is
the
least
that
wée
desire
,
for
yée
know
well
that
we
haue
taken
nothing
forcible
from
you
,
but
●●ely
those
things
whiche
yée
haue
fréely
and
liberally
giuen
vs
likewise
we
haue
not
hurt
,
misused
or
molested
your
persons
,
wiues
or
chyldren
,
nor
yet
do
meane
any
such
thing
,
your
soules
health
onely
is
the
thing
we
séeke
,
for
your
saluation
,
and
that
we
nowe
pretende
to
shewe
;
and
to
giue
vnto
you
perfite
notice
of
the
true
and
euerlasting
God
.
There
is
none
of
naturall
iudgement
can
denie
,
but
that
there
is
one
God
,
but
yet
through
ignoraunce
and
deceyte
of
the
Diuell
,
will
also
thinke
,
that
there
are
many
Goddes
,
and
not
acerte
vnto
the
true
God
.
But
I
〈◊〉
say
and
moste
assuredly
certifie
you
,
that
there
is
no
other
true
God
,
but
onely
●e
whome
we
Christians
doe
serue
,
adore
,
and
worshippe
,
the
which
is
one
eternall
,
without
beginnyng
and
without
ende
,
the
onely
creator
&
gouernour
of
things
created
:
he
alone
made
the
Heauens
,
the
Sunne
,
the
Moone
,
and
Starres
,
the
whiche
his
creatures
ye
doe
worship
:
he
(
I
say
)
founded
and
made
the
Sea
,
and
the
sundry
and
maruelous
fishes
therein
:
he
planted
and
made
the
lande
with
all
the
monstrous
beastes
therein
,
foules
likewise
in
the
ayre
,
Plantes
,
Hearbes
,
Stones
and
suche
like
.
Al
the
whiche
creatures
ye
as
blinde
and
ignorant
do
hold
for
Goddes
.
Our
almighty
God
after
he
had
finished
and
made
all
the
former
workes
with
his
own
blessed
hands
,
made
one
man
&
one
woman
,
and
being
so
formed
and
wrought
,
he
put
a
soule
and
breath
into
each
body
,
and
then
deliuered
the
worlde
vnto
them
,
shewyng
them
Paradise
and
glory
.
So
that
of
that
manne
and
woman
,
we
all
mortall
menne
procéeded
in
generation
,
and
in
this
sorte
are
the
handy
worke
of
God
,
kinsmen
and
brethren
.
Nowe
if
we
will
come
vnto
God
our
father
,
it
is
néedefull
and
necessary
that
we
be
good
,
vertuous
,
pitifull
,
innocent
and
vnder
obedience
,
the
whiche
yée
can
not
be
if
you
worshippe
statues
,
images
,
idols
,
and
vse
bloudy
sacrifice
of
mans
fleshe
.
Is
there
any
of
you
that
woulde
willingly
be
slayne
?
no
truely
:
why
then
doe
you
slea
other
so
cruelly
,
and
where
you
can
put
no
soules
,
why
doe
you
take
them
from
thence
?
there
is
none
of
you
,
nor
your
false
Gods
,
that
can
make
soules
,
nor
can
forge
mens
bodies
of
fleshe
and
bone
,
for
if
yée
coulde
,
there
is
none
of
you
woulde
be
without
children
,
accordyng
to
your
owne
appetite
and
desire
,
in
fashion
,
beautie
and
workemanship
.
But
where
our
God
of
heauen
dothe
make
al
creatures
,
he
vseth
therein
his
owne
discretion
,
and
giueth
chyldren
to
whome
hée
pleaseth
:
and
therefore
is
he
GOD
alone
,
and
for
these
causes
shoulde
yée
haue
,
estéeme
,
and
worshippe
him
for
suche
a
mightie
God
,
desiryng
of
him
by
prayers
to
giue
rayne
and
temperature
,
that
the
earth
may
bryng
foorth
Corne
,
Fruite
,
Hearbes
,
Fleshe
,
Foule
,
and
all
other
necessaries
for
the
sustentation
of
lyfe
.
All
these
thyngs
the
harde
stones
giueth
not
vnto
you
,
no
nor
yet
your
dry
woodden
images
&
colde
mettall
,
neyther
yet
the
small
séedes
wherewith
your
seruaunts
and
slaues
,
with
theyr
filthy
handes
doe
make
these
images
and
foule
statues
,
Will
yée
knowe
who
is
God
,
and
where
he
is
?
lifte
vp
your
eyes
vnto
Heauen
,
and
then
shall
you
vnderstande
that
aboue
is
a
Godhead
or
Deitie
that
moueth
the
heauens
,
and
gouerneth
the
course
of
the
Sunne
,
ruleth
the
Lande
and
replenisheth
the
Sea
,
who
prouideth
for
Man
and
Beast
bothe
Corne
and
Water
.
This
God
whome
yée
nowe
imagine
in
your
hartes
,
him
(
I
say
)
serue
and
worshippe
,
not
with
death
of
menne
or
blouddy
sacrifice
abominable
,
but
with
deuotion
and
humble
prayer
as
we
Christians
doe
.
And
consider
well
,
that
to
teach
and
instruct
you
,
these
things
,
was
the
cause
of
our
commyng
hither
.
With
this
exhortation
,
Cortes
aplaked
the
yre
of
the
Priestes
and
Citizens
,
theyr
idols
beyng
throwen
downe
,
Mutezuma
tooke
order
that
no
moe
shoulde
be
sette
vp
,
commaundyng
to
swéepe
and
make
cleane
the
Chappels
of
the
stinking
bloud
that
was
in
them
,
forbidding
sacrifice
of
mans
flesh
.
Mutezuma
and
his
officers
made
a
solempne
vowe
and
promise
to
permitte
no
more
slaughter
of
men
,
and
to
set
vp
a
Crosse
for
remembrance
of
the
death
and
passion
of
Iesu
Christe
borne
of
the
virgin
Marie
.
The
whiche
their
promisse
was
well
fulfilled
,
for
after
that
day
the
Spanyardes
coulde
neuer
heare
nor
finde
of
any
moe
sacrifice
:
But
yet
there
abode
in
their
hartes
a
mortall
rancor
,
the
whiche
coulde
not
long
be
dissimuled
.
Truely
in
this
worthy
facte
Cortes
gotte
more
honour
than
though
he
had
ouercomen
them
in
battayle
.
The
burning
of
the
Lorde
Qualpopoca
and
other
Gentlemen
.
AFter
twentie
dayes
that
Mutezuma
had
bene
prysoner
,
returned
the
messengers
who
had
gone
with
the
seale
for
Qualpopoca
,
and
brought
him
,
his
Sonne
,
and
other
fiftene
principall
persons
,
with
them
,
the
whiche
by
inquirie
made
,
were
culpable
and
partakers
in
the
counsell
and
death
of
the
nine
Spaniardes
.
Qualpopoca
entred
into
Mexico
accompanied
like
a
greate
Lorde
as
he
was
,
beyng
borne
vpon
his
seruaunts
shoulders
in
rich
furniture
.
As
sone
as
he
had
saluted
Mutezuma
,
he
&
his
Sonne
were
deliuered
vnto
Cortes
,
with
the
other
fiftene
Gentlemen
.
Cortes
placed
them
asunder
,
and
commaunded
them
to
be
put
in
Irons
,
and
theyr
examinations
taken
,
they
confessed
that
they
had
slayne
those
Spaniardes
in
battayle
.
Cortes
demaunded
of
Qualpopoca
if
he
were
subiect
to
Mutezuma
,
why
(
quoth
he
)
is
there
any
other
Prince
to
whome
I
might
be
in
subiection
?
giuing
almost
to
vnderstand
that
he
was
a
Lorde
absolute
.
Cortes
answered
,
that
a
farre
greater
Prince
was
the
King
of
Spayne
,
whose
subiects
vnder
colour
of
friendship
and
salfeconduct
he
had
slayne
.
But
(
quoth
he
)
nowe
shalte
thou
make
payment
thereof
.
And
beyng
agayne
more
straighter
examined
,
they
confessed
that
they
had
slaine
two
Spaniards
by
the
aduice
and
inducement
of
the
greate
prince
Mutezuma
,
and
the
residue
were
slayne
in
the
warres
,
and
had
assaulted
their
houses
,
and
entred
their
countrey
,
wherefore
they
helde
it
lawfull
to
kill
them
.
Through
the
confession
pronounced
by
their
owne
mouthes
,
sentence
was
giuen
against
them
,
and
they
condemned
to
be
burned
,
whiche
sentence
was
openly
executed
in
the
market
place
in
sight
of
all
the
people
,
without
any
mutine
or
slaunder
,
and
with
great
silence
,
terrour
&
feare
of
the
newe
maner
of
iustice
which
they
sawe
there
executed
vpon
so
noble
a
man
,
in
the
chiefe
seate
and
kyngdome
of
Mutezuma
,
beyng
gestes
and
straungers
.
The
cause
of
the
burnyng
of
Qualpopoca
.
AT
the
time
that
Cortes
departed
from
Vera
Crux
,
he
left
in
commission
to
Pedro
Hircio
,
to
procure
to
inhabite
in
that
place
which
is
called
Almeria
,
&
not
to
permit
Francisco
de
Garray
to
soiourne
there
,
for
so
much
as
once
he
was
driuen
from
that
coast
.
Now
Hircio
to
fulfill
his
commission
,
sente
to
requyre
those
Indians
with
peace
and
friendship
,
and
to
yéeld
themselues
for
vassals
of
the
Emperour
.
Qualpopoca
Lorde
of
Nahutlan
,
which
is
now
called
as
aforesaid
Almeria
,
sent
to
aduertise
Pedro
Hircio
,
that
he
could
not
come
to
yéelde
his
obedience
,
for
the
enimies
that
were
in
the
way
:
but
if
it
would
please
him
to
sende
some
of
his
men
,
for
the
securitie
of
the
way
,
he
would
willyngly
come
vnto
him
.
Hircio
hearing
this
answere
,
sent
foure
of
his
men
,
giuing
credite
to
his
message
,
and
for
the
desire
he
hadde
to
inhabite
there
.
When
the
soure
Spanyardes
came
into
the
prouince
of
Nahutlan
,
there
mette
with
them
many
armed
men
,
who
slew
two
of
them
,
and
made
thereof
a
great
triumph
:
the
other
two
escaped
sore
wounded
,
and
returned
with
that
newes
to
the
Towne
of
Vera
Crux
.
Pedro
Hircio
beleeuing
that
Qualpopoca
had
done
that
iniurie
,
armed
out
agaynst
hym
fiftie
Spanyardes
,
and
ten
thousand
Indians
of
Zempoallan
,
with
two
horses
,
and
two
péeces
of
Ordinance
.
Qualpopoca
hearing
this
newes
,
came
with
a
mightie
power
to
driue
them
out
of
his
Countrey
,
and
in
that
encounter
,
seauen
Spanyardes
were
slayne
,
and
many
Zempoallanezes
,
but
at
the
ende
he
was
ouercome
,
his
Countrey
spoyled
,
and
Towne
sacked
,
and
many
of
his
army
slaine
and
taken
captiues
.
The
prisoners
declared
,
that
by
the
commaundement
of
the
greate
Lorde
Mutezuma
,
all
this
vprore
was
attempted
by
Qualpopoca
:
it
mighte
well
be
,
for
at
the
houre
of
death
they
confessed
the
same
.
But
some
affirme
,
they
sayde
so
,
but
to
excuse
themselues
,
and
to
lay
the
fault
to
the
Mexicans
,
Hircio
wrote
these
newes
to
Cortez
béeyng
in
Chololla
,
and
through
these
letters
Cortez
apprehended
Mutezuma
(
as
is
afore
declared
.
)
How
Cortez
put
a
payre
of
giues
on
Mutezuma
his
legges
.
BEfore
the
execution
of
Qualpopoca
and
hys
fellowes
,
Cortes
declared
vnto
Mutezuma
,
that
Qualpopoca
and
his
company
had
confessed
,
that
by
hys
aduice
and
commaundemente
,
the
nine
Spanyardes
were
slayne
,
wherein
he
had
done
very
euill
,
they
being
his
friendes
and
guestes
:
but
(
quoth
he
)
if
it
were
not
in
respect
of
the
loue
I
beare
vnto
you
,
this
matter
shoulde
not
in
this
sort
be
shut
vp
,
and
then
knocked
a
payre
of
giues
on
his
legges
,
saying
,
he
that
killeth
ought
to
be
killed
,
according
to
the
lawes
of
God
.
These
things
did
.
Cortes
,
bycause
he
shoulde
occupye
himselfe
in
his
owne
griefe
and
sorrow
,
and
to
let
other
mens
passe
.
Mutezuma
waxed
pale
with
countenance
of
death
,
through
the
great
feare
that
he
was
in
,
séeyng
himselfe
in
Irons
,
a
new
and
strange
thing
for
suche
a
great
King
,
excusing
himselfe
that
he
was
innocent
of
the
facte
.
And
as
soone
as
the
execution
of
burning
was
done
,
Cortez
commaunded
to
put
away
the
Irons
that
Mutezuma
ware
,
offering
him
libertie
,
and
willing
him
to
goe
vnto
his
owne
pallace
,
who
reioyced
much
to
sée
himselfe
out
of
the
Irons
,
and
gaue
Cortes
most
hartie
thankes
,
and
refused
to
goe
home
to
his
owne
pallace
,
surmising
that
the
offer
was
but
wordes
,
or
else
fearing
least
his
subiects
woulde
kyll
him
,
séeing
him
out
of
the
Spanyardes
power
,
for
permitting
himselfe
to
be
taken
prisoner
,
and
so
to
be
kept
.
Hée
sayd
also
,
that
if
he
went
from
them
,
his
subiectes
woulde
rebell
,
and
compell
him
to
kill
the
Spanyardes
.
Truly
the
poore
simple
soule
was
of
small
hearte
and
courage
,
to
suffer
himselfe
to
be
taken
prisoner
,
and
after
his
imprisonment
woulde
neuer
procure
libertie
,
Cortes
offering
it
vnto
him
,
and
many
of
his
noble
men
desired
him
.
And
remayning
in
that
order
,
there
was
none
in
Mexico
durst
offende
any
Spanyard
for
feare
of
displeasing
him
,
for
Qualpopoca
came
70.
leagues
with
only
warning
him
that
the
great
Lorde
had
sent
for
him
,
shewing
hym
the
figure
of
his
seale
,
yea
and
al
the
péeres
of
his
realme
that
dwelte
farthest
off
,
were
ready
to
obey
hys
commaundementes
.
How
Cortez
sent
to
seeke
for
Mines
of
golde
into
diuers
places
.
COrtez
had
a
greate
desire
to
know
howe
farre
the
Empire
of
Mutezuma
dyd
extende
,
and
what
friendship
was
betwixte
him
and
other
Kings
and
Princes
Comarcans
,
and
also
to
gather
togither
a
good
summe
of
gold
,
to
send
to
Spayne
to
the
Emperoure
for
his
custome
or
firste
parte
,
with
full
relation
of
the
Countrey
people
,
and
things
happened
vntill
that
day
.
Wherefore
he
prayed
Mutezuma
to
shew
him
where
the
mynes
were
,
from
whence
he
and
his
subiectes
had
the
golde
and
plate
.
Mutezuma
graunted
to
his
request
,
and
incontinent
appoynted
eyght
Indians
,
of
the
which
four
were
Goldsmythes
,
who
had
knowledge
and
vnderstanding
of
Mynes
,
and
the
other
foure
were
guydes
for
the
iourney
He
commaunded
them
that
by
two
and
two
they
shoulde
goe
into
foure
prouinces
,
that
is
to
say
Zucolla
,
Malinaltepec
,
Tenich
,
and
Tutepec
,
with
other
eyghte
Spanyardes
whiche
Cortez
appoynted
,
to
haue
knowledge
of
the
riuers
and
mynes
of
gold
,
and
to
bring
a
moster
of
the
same
.
The
eyght
Spanyardes
departed
on
their
iourney
,
with
the
other
eyghte
Indians
,
with
tokens
from
Mutezuma
.
Zucolla
is
80.
leagues
from
Mexico
,
and
the
Lord
therof
is
subiect
to
Mutezuma
,
who
shewed
vnto
the
Spanyardes
thrée
riuers
with
golde
,
and
gaue
of
each
riuer
a
moster
thereof
,
although
it
were
but
little
,
for
with
want
of
knowledge
they
knew
not
wel
the
manner
how
to
get
it
out
of
the
riuer
.
These
messengers
in
their
iourney
too
and
fro
,
passed
through
thrée
prouinces
full
of
people
and
habitation
,
with
good
buildings
&
frutefull
ground
,
and
the
people
of
the
one
of
them
called
Tlamacolapan
,
are
of
good
reason
and
iudgemente
,
and
better
apparelled
than
the
Mexicans
.
Malinaltepec
is
70.
leagues
from
Mexico
,
from
whence
also
they
brought
mosters
of
golde
,
the
which
is
had
out
of
a
great
riuer
,
by
the
naturals
of
that
Countrey
.
Tenich
standeth
vp
towarde
the
head
of
the
same
riuer
of
Malinaltepec
,
who
are
people
of
another
language
,
and
would
not
permitte
our
men
to
haue
relation
of
the
thing
that
they
sought
.
The
Lorde
of
that
place
is
called
Coatelicamatl
,
who
is
not
subiecte
to
Mutezuma
,
nor
yet
is
his
friende
,
thinking
that
his
men
hadde
bine
spyes
:
but
when
he
was
enformed
who
they
were
,
he
gaue
the
Spanyardes
licence
to
be
resolued
of
their
affayres
,
but
straitly
commaunded
,
that
the
Indians
of
Mexico
should
not
presume
to
come
into
his
dominion
.
When
the
Mexicans
hearde
these
newes
,
they
required
the
Spanyardes
not
to
credite
that
Cazike
,
saying
,
that
he
was
an
euill
and
a
cruell
man
,
and
would
surely
kill
them
.
Our
men
were
somewhat
amazed
,
fearing
to
talke
with
Coatelicamatl
,
although
they
hadde
his
licence
,
séeyng
the
people
of
the
countrey
armed
with
Launces
of
fiue
and
twenty
foote
long
:
but
yet
at
length
leauing
cowardise
aside
,
they
procéeded
forwards
.
Coatelicamatl
receyued
them
curteously
,
and
shewed
them
sixe
or
seauen
riuers
with
golde
,
out
of
the
which
graynes
of
golde
were
taken
in
his
presence
,
who
gaue
the
same
moster
vnto
them
,
and
sente
also
his
Embassadors
to
Cortez
,
offering
his
lande
and
person
vnto
him
,
with
certayne
mantels
,
and
Iewels
of
golde
.
Cortez
more
reioyced
of
the
Embassage
,
than
of
the
gold
and
presents
,
knowing
thereby
that
Mutezuma
hys
enimies
desired
his
friendshippe
:
but
Mutezuma
and
hys
counsell
liked
not
the
matter
,
for
although
Coatelicamatl
is
no
great
Lord
,
yet
his
people
are
good
souldyers
,
and
his
countrey
full
of
wildernesse
,
of
Rockes
and
Mountaynes
.
The
other
that
wente
to
Tutepec
,
which
standeth
néere
the
sea
coast
,
and
twelue
leagues
from
Malinaltepec
,
returned
likewise
with
moster
of
golde
of
two
Riuers
,
and
brought
newes
that
the
Countrey
was
fit
to
buylde
vppon
,
with
hope
to
reape
muche
golde
,
finding
once
an
arte
to
get
it
out
of
the
riuer
.
Cortez
hearing
these
news
,
prayed
Mutezuma
to
build
a
house
there
in
the
name
of
the
Emperoure
Charles
,
who
incontinente
sente
thither
workemen
and
labourers
,
whyche
within
two
monethes
hadde
built
a
greate
house
,
and
other
thrée
little
houses
round
aboute
it
,
with
a
ponde
of
water
full
of
fishe
,
and
fiue
hundred
Duckes
,
and
a
thousand
fiue
hundred
Turkie
cockes
and
hennes
,
and
muche
housholde
stuffe
,
so
that
the
gifte
was
worth
twentie
thousand
Castlins
of
golde
.
He
gaue
vnto
hym
also
twenty
bushels
of
the
grayne
called
Centli
,
readye
sowen
,
and
two
thousand
stockes
of
trées
called
Cacauatl
,
whiche
bringeth
forthe
the
fruite
Cacao
,
that
serueth
for
money
and
meate
.
Cortes
began
this
husbandrye
,
but
yet
made
not
an
ende
thereof
,
with
the
comming
of
Pamfilo
de
Naruaiz
,
and
the
vprore
in
Mexico
,
whiche
shortly
followed
.
He
also
besoughte
Mutezuma
to
certifie
him
if
there
were
any
sure
porte
or
harbor
on
the
Sea
coast
,
where
the
Spanish
nauie
mought
ride
in
safetie
:
he
aunswered
that
he
knew
of
none
,
but
that
he
woulde
sende
to
make
enquirie
thereof
.
And
forthwith
he
commaunded
all
that
coast
to
be
painted
in
a
cloath
made
of
cotten
woll
,
with
all
the
riuers
,
bayes
,
créekes
and
capes
that
were
within
his
dominion
.
In
all
the
same
portrayture
did
not
appeare
anye
porte
,
skale
,
or
sure
roade
,
sauyng
a
gulfe
that
falleth
out
of
the
Mountaynes
,
which
place
is
now
called
the
harbor
of
Saint
Martine
,
and
Saint
Anthonie
in
the
prouince
of
Coazacoalco
.
The
Spanyards
thought
the
same
to
be
a
straight
or
passage
into
the
South
sea
,
to
passe
vnto
the
Maluccos
and
spicerie
,
but
they
were
deceiued
although
they
beléeued
the
thing
that
they
desired
.
Cortes
for
this
purpose
sent
tenne
Spanyardes
,
all
good
marriners
and
Pylots
,
in
companye
of
the
Indians
that
Mutezuma
sent
on
that
voyage
at
his
owne
cost
.
They
departed
,
and
came
to
Chalohicoeca
,
where
firste
they
came
aland
,
the
which
place
is
now
called
S.
Iohn
de
Vlhua
.
They
wente
70.
leagues
along
the
coast
,
without
finding
any
Riuer
,
although
they
mette
with
many
brookes
of
shallowe
water
,
not
fytte
for
a
roade
for
Shyppes
.
They
aported
at
Coazacoalco
,
the
Lorde
whereof
was
enimie
to
Mutezuma
,
hys
name
was
Tuchintlec
,
who
friendly
receyued
the
Spanyardes
,
for
he
hadde
intelligence
of
them
,
at
their
lying
at
Potonchan
.
He
gaue
vnto
them
boates
,
to
sounde
and
séeke
the
Riuer
,
where
they
found
sixe
fadome
in
deapth
,
and
wente
vppe
that
Riuer
twelue
leagues
,
wher
they
descryed
many
great
townes
,
and
it
séemed
a
fruitefull
soyle
.
This
Cazike
Tuchnitlec
,
sente
vnto
Cortes
with
the
Spanyards
certayne
gold
,
precious
stones
,
and
cloth
of
cotten
,
with
apparrell
made
of
skynnes
,
and
tygers
,
requesting
his
friendship
,
and
to
admitte
him
tributarie
to
the
Emperour
,
paying
yéerely
a
certayne
portion
of
his
riches
,
with
suche
condition
,
that
the
Indians
of
Culhua
should
not
enter
into
his
iurisdiction
.
Cortes
muche
reioysed
with
these
messages
,
and
was
glad
of
the
finding
of
the
faire
riuer
,
for
the
Marriners
hadde
enformed
him
,
that
from
the
riuer
of
Grijalua
vnto
Panuco
,
was
no
riuer
to
be
found
,
but
I
beléeue
they
were
deceyued
.
Cortes
returned
backe
agayne
some
of
those
messengers
,
with
a
present
of
Spanish
ware
for
Tuchnitlec
,
and
to
be
better
enformed
of
all
his
meaning
,
with
a
special
charge
to
knowe
the
commoditie
of
that
porte
and
Countrey
,
who
went
,
and
in
shorte
time
returned
wel
satisfyed
of
their
demaund
:
wherevpon
Cortes
sente
thyther
Iohn
Velasques
de
Leon
,
for
Captayne
of
a
hundred
and
fifty
Spanyardes
,
with
commission
to
build
a
fort
.
The
imprisonment
of
Cacama
,
King
of
Tezcuco
.
THe
weake
courage
and
stomake
of
Mutezuma
,
caused
his
subiectes
not
onely
to
murmure
,
but
also
to
seeke
meanes
of
rebellion
,
especially
his
nephew
Cacamazin
,
Lorde
of
Tezcuco
,
who
was
a
stoute
yong
man
and
an
honorable
,
and
one
that
receiued
greate
griefe
of
his
Vncles
imprisonment
:
and
séeing
that
the
matter
séemed
long
,
he
besought
his
Vncle
to
procure
his
libertie
,
and
to
shew
himselfe
a
Lorde
,
and
not
a
slaue
:
but
séeing
at
length
that
he
could
not
accepte
and
follow
his
councell
,
he
began
to
stirre
in
the
matter
,
threatning
the
death
and
destruction
of
the
Spanyardes
.
Some
said
,
that
Cacama
did
begin
that
matter
,
to
reuenge
the
iniurie
and
dishonor
done
vnto
his
Vncle
.
Others
saide
,
that
his
meaning
was
to
make
himselfe
Kyng
of
Mexico
.
Others
held
opinion
,
that
his
pretence
was
only
to
make
an
ende
of
the
Spanyards
.
But
let
it
be
for
whatsoeuer
purpose
.
Once
he
gathered
a
great
army
,
which
he
coulde
not
want
,
although
Mutezuma
was
prisoner
,
especially
against
the
Spanyards
.
He
published
that
he
would
redéeme
his
Vncle
out
of
Captiuitie
,
and
expulse
the
Straungers
,
or
else
kill
and
eate
them
.
This
was
a
terrible
newes
for
the
Christians
,
but
yet
for
all
those
bragges
Cortes
dismayde
not
,
rather
hée
determined
forthwith
to
prepare
himselfe
for
the
warres
,
and
to
besiege
him
in
his
owne
house
and
Towne
,
sauing
that
Mutezuma
disturbed
him
,
saying
that
Tezcuco
was
a
place
very
strong
,
and
scituated
in
water
,
and
that
Cacama
was
a
man
of
bolde
and
stoute
courage
,
and
had
at
commaundemente
the
Indians
of
Culhua
,
and
was
also
Lorde
of
Culhuacan
and
O●umpa
,
whiche
were
fortes
of
great
strength
,
thinking
to
bring
the
matter
to
a
better
passe
another
way
:
so
that
Cortez
ruled
himselfe
by
the
counsell
of
Mutezuma
,
and
sent
vnto
Cacama
,
praying
him
to
haue
in
remembrance
the
friendshippe
that
hadde
bin
betwixt
them
two
,
from
the
time
that
he
came
and
broughte
hym
into
Mexico
,
and
that
alwayes
peace
was
better
than
warre
,
and
especially
for
a
noble
man
of
vassals
,
for
the
begynnyng
of
warres
was
pleasant
to
hym
that
knewe
not
what
warres
meante
:
and
in
so
doyng
,
he
shoulde
do
both
pleasure
and
seruice
to
the
Kyng
of
Spayne
.
Cacama
aunswered
,
that
he
had
no
friendship
with
him
that
woulde
take
away
hys
honor
and
kingdome
,
Also
(
quoth
he
)
what
haue
I
to
doe
wyth
the
Kyng
of
Spayne
,
who
is
a
man
that
I
know
not
,
no
nor
yet
would
gladly
heare
of
hym
.
Cortez
turned
agayne
to
admonishe
and
require
hym
diuers
tymes
to
leaue
off
his
determination
,
and
wylled
Mutezuma
to
commaunde
hym
to
accepte
hys
offer
.
Wherevpon
Mutezuma
sente
vnto
hym
,
desiryng
him
to
come
vnto
Mexico
,
to
take
some
order
in
those
controuersies
and
discordes
betwixte
hym
and
the
Spanyardes
.
Cacama
aunswered
very
sharply
vnto
his
Vncles
request
,
saying
,
if
you
had
bloud
in
your
eye
,
or
the
hearte
of
a
Prince
,
you
woulde
not
permit
your selfe
to
bée
prisoner
,
and
captiue
of
foure
poore
straungers
,
who
with
their
fayre
speache
and
flatteryng
talke
haue
bewitched
you
,
and
vsurped
your
kingdome
,
no
nor
yet
,
suffer
the
Goddes
of
Culhua
to
be
throwen
downe
and
spoyled
,
yea
and
the
Mexican
religion
and
holy
places
,
violated
and
troden
with
théeues
feete
and
deceyuers
:
likewise
the
honour
,
glory
,
and
fame
of
your
predecessors
blotted
and
abased
,
through
your
faynt
stomacke
and
cowardize
.
But
notwithstanding
,
accordyng
to
your
request
,
and
to
repayre
our
religion
to
restore
the
Goddes
to
their
Temples
,
to
preserue
the
kingdome
,
and
to
procure
libertie
for
you
and
the
Cittie
,
I
will
obay
your
commaundement
:
But
how
?
not
with
my
handes
in
my
bosome
,
but
lyke
a
warrier
,
to
kill
those
Spaniardes
who
haue
so
affrented
the
nation
of
Culhua
.
Our
men
stoode
in
great
perill
,
as
well
of
the
losing
of
Mexico
as
of
their
owne
liues
,
if
this
warre
and
mutinie
had
not
soone
bene
qualified
:
for
why
?
Cacama
was
valiant
,
stoute
,
and
a
good
souldier
,
yea
and
well
furnished
of
men
of
warre
:
also
the
Citizens
of
Mexico
,
were
desirous
of
the
same
,
for
to
redéeme
Mutezuma
their
prince
,
and
to
kill
the
Spaniardes
,
or
else
to
expulse
them
out
of
the
Cittie
.
But
poore
Mutezema
remedied
the
matter
,
knowyng
or
foreseing
,
that
warres
would
not
preuayle
,
yea
and
beleued
,
that
at
the
ende
all
shoulde
fall
vpon
his
backe
.
He
dealt
with
certayne
Captaynes
&
Gentlemen
that
dwelt
in
Tezcuco
with
Cacama
,
to
apprehend
him
,
and
bryng
him
prysoner
,
considering
that
he
was
their
king
and
yet
aliue
.
But
whether
it
were
,
that
those
Captaynes
had
serued
Mutezuma
in
the
warres
,
or
whether
it
were
for
giftes
&
rewardes
,
they
apprehended
Cacama
being
in
counsell
among
them
,
treatyng
of
his
warres
pretended
,
and
embarked
him
in
a
boate
armed
for
the
purpose
,
and
so
brought
him
to
Mexico
without
any
further
slander
or
stryfe
,
and
when
he
was
comen
to
Mexico
,
they
put
him
on
a
riche
seate
,
as
the
Kings
of
Tezcuco
were
wonte
to
sitte
vpon
,
beyng
the
greatest
Prince
in
all
that
lande
next
vnto
Mutezuma
:
and
in
this
sorte
brought
him
before
his
vncle
,
After
that
Cacama
was
in
this
order
prysoner
,
with
the
consent
of
Mutezuma
was
elected
Lorde
and
Prince
of
Tezcuco
and
Culhuacan
,
Cucuzca
,
Cacama
his
yonger
brother
,
who
was
abidyng
in
Mexico
with
his
vncle
,
and
fled
from
his
brother
:
Mutezuma
did
entitle
him
with
the
ceremonies
accustomed
vnto
Princes
newly
elected
and
chosen
.
So
that
forthwith
he
was
obeyed
in
Tezcuco
by
Mutezuma
his
commaundement
,
for
he
was
there
better
beloued
than
Cacama
,
who
was
somewhat
of
a
croked
nature
.
In
this
sorte
was
remedied
all
the
former
perill
,
but
if
there
had
bene
many
Cacamas
,
it
would
haue
fallen
out
otherwise
.
Here
Cortes
made
kings
,
and
commaunded
with
as
great
auctoritie
as
though
he
had
obtayned
already
the
whole
Empire
of
Mexico
:
and
certainely
sithens
his
first
entry
into
that
countrey
,
he
had
an
assured
hope
to
win
Mexico
,
and
to
be
Lorde
ouer
the
whole
state
of
Mutezuma
.
The
Oration
that
Mutezuma
made
vnto
his
Noble
men
,
yeelding
himselfe
to
the
King
of
Castile
.
AFter
the
imprisonment
of
Cacama
,
Mutezuma
proclaymed
a
Parliament
,
vnto
the
which
came
all
the
Seniors
Comarcans
,
and
beyng
all
together
,
he
made
the
Oration
followyng
vnto
them
.
My
kinsmen
,
friendes
and
seruants
,
yée
do
well
know
that
eightene
yeares
&
haue
bene
your
kyng
,
as
my
fathers
and
Grandfathers
were
,
and
alwaies
I
haue
bene
vnto
you
a
louing
Prince
,
and
yée
vnto
me
good
and
obedient
subiectes
,
and
so
I
hope
you
will
remayne
all
the
dayes
of
my
life
.
Ye
ought
to
haue
in
remembrance
,
that
eyther
ye
haue
heard
of
your
fathers
,
or
else
our
adeuines
haue
instructed
you
,
Yée
shall
nowe
doe
me
seruice
and
pleasure
,
that
yée
yéelde
your selues
vnto
this
Captayne
for
vassals
of
the
Emperoure
King
of
Spayne
our
soueraygne
,
I
my self
haue
already
yéelded
me
for
his
seruitour
and
friend
,
praying
you
that
from
hence
forwardes
ye
obey
him
as
ye
haue
obeyed
mée
.
And
that
yée
yéelde
and
pay
vnto
him
the
tributes
,
customes
and
seruice
that
ye
were
wont
to
pay
vnto
me
,
and
in
so
doyng
,
ye
can
doe
me
no
greater
pleasure
.
Also
they
had
a
certaine
Prognostication
and
forwarning
by
their
Priestes
of
the
comming
from
the
east
parties
a
straunge
people
,
Cortes
gaue
vnto
Mutezuma
moste
hartie
thankes
on
the
behalfe
of
the
Emperour
,
and
for
himself
,
and
comforted
him
,
who
was
very
sad
,
promysing
also
that
alwayes
he
should
be
kyng
and
Lorde
,
&
commaunde
as
heretofore
he
had
done
,
and
better
,
yea
and
also
he
should
be
chief
ruler
of
all
the
other
landes
and
countreys
,
that
he
shoulde
gette
and
bryng
to
the
seruice
of
the
Emperour
.
The
Golde
and
Iewels
that
Mutezuma
gaue
vnto
Cortes
for
tribute
.
AFter
certaine
dayes
that
Mutezuma
and
his
counsell
had
yéelden
their
obedience
,
Cortes
sayde
vnto
him
,
how
that
the
Emperour
was
at
great
costes
&
charges
in
his
warres
,
wherfore
it
should
be
necessary
that
his
newe
vassals
shoulde
begin
to
serue
in
some
thing
,
and
to
pay
their
tribute
,
willyng
him
to
sende
throughout
his
dominion
to
sée
what
coulde
be
gathered
of
Gold
,
and
that
he
himselfe
should
beginne
firste
to
pay
tribute
to
the
example
of
others
.
Mutezuma
answered
that
he
was
contented
so
to
doe
,
willyng
that
some
of
his
men
shoulde
goe
vnto
the
house
of
foule
for
the
same
.
There
went
many
,
and
there
sawe
golde
in
planches
like
brickebattes
,
Iewels
,
and
péeces
wrought
in
a
hall
,
and
two
chambers
which
were
opened
vnto
them
.
The
Spaniardes
wondering
at
the
sight
,
would
not
touch
any
thing
,
without
giuing
firste
aduertisement
to
Cortes
,
who
incontinent
went
thither
,
and
caused
it
all
to
be
carried
to
his
lodgyng
:
besides
this
treasure
Mutezuma
gaue
vnto
him
rich
clothes
of
cotten
and
feathers
maruelously
wouen
in
figures
&
colours
,
it
séemed
without
comparison
,
for
the
Spaniardes
had
neuer
séene
the
like
:
he
gaue
vnto
him
more
,
twelue
shooting
tronkes
,
wherewith
he
himself
was
wont
to
passetime
:
some
of
them
were
payn●ed
with
birdes
,
beasts
,
floures
&
trées
very
perfite
,
a
worke
surely
much
to
be
commended
:
and
some
of
them
were
engrauen
very
curiously
,
with
their
mouldes
and
pellets
of
golde
.
He
sente
also
his
seruants
by
twoo
and
twoo
,
and
fiue
and
fiue
,
ech
company
with
one
Spaniarde
,
to
the
Lords
of
other
prouinces
,
fourescore
,
and
a
bundred
leagues
from
Mexico
,
to
gather
in
golde
for
the
accustomed
tributes
,
and
newe
seruice
to
the
Emperour
.
Euery
Lorde
and
Seignior
payde
the
quantitie
appointed
&
taxed
by
Mutezuma
,
in
golde
,
plate
,
iewels
,
stones
and
pearles
.
The
messengers
returned
,
although
they
had
taried
somewhat
long
on
their
iourney
,
of
whom
Cortes
receyued
all
that
they
brought
,
and
caused
it
to
be
molten
,
out
of
the
whiche
was
had
in
fine
golde
1600000.
Castlins
,
of
the
value
of
seuen
shillings
and
sixe
pence
the
péece
,
and
rather
more
,
and
also
fiue
hundred
markes
of
plate
,
after
sixe
Ducates
the
marke
.
This
treasure
was
deuided
among
the
Souldiers
,
but
not
all
:
euery
man
was
payde
accordyng
to
his
office
.
The
horsemen
had
twise
as
muche
as
the
footemen
.
Also
C●rte's
was
payde
out
of
the
stocke
the
money
promised
him
in
Vera
●rux
.
There
came
to
the
kings
parte
.
32000.
Castlins
and
a
bundred
markes
of
plate
,
the
whiche
was
wrought
there
in
platters
,
saucers
,
cuppes
,
ewers
and
other
péeces
,
according
to
the
Indian
fashion
,
to
be
sent
to
the
Emper●ur
.
Besides
this
,
the
present
that
Corte
▪
layde
afide
,
and
take
out
of
the
sto●ke
to
send
to
the
Emperour
,
was
worth
.
100000.
Ducates
,
in
pearles
,
precious
stones
,
golde
,
and
feathers
,
feathers
and
filuer
,
and
many
other
tewels
,
as
the
gallant
tr●nkes
,
whiche
beside
their
,
value
were
straunge
to
dehold
,
wrought
with
the
brauery
aforesayde
.
This
present
appoynted
,
was
not
sent
,
for
that
and
al
the
rest
was
afterwarde
loste
at
the
troubles
in
Mexico
,
as
hereafter
shall
more
playnly
appeare
.
How
Mutezuma
required
Cortez
to
departe
from
Mexico
.
COrtes
seyng
himselfe
riche
and
mightie
,
he
occupied
hymselfe
in
thrée
things
,
the
one
was
to
sende
vnto
Santo
Domingo
and
other
Ilands
,
newes
of
his
procéedings
and
prospotitie
,
and
also
m●ney
to
prouide
menne
,
horses
and
armour
,
for
his
owne
company
were
to
fewe
for
so
greate
a
countrey
.
The
other
was
,
to
take
fully
and
wholly
the
state
of
Mutezuma
,
hauing
him
prisoner
,
and
also
at
his
commaundement
Tlaxcallan
,
Coa●elteamath
,
and
Tuchintlec
,
knowyng
also
that
the
Indians
of
Panuco
,
Tecoantepe●
,
and
Mechuatun
,
were
mortall
enimies
to
the
Mexicans
,
who
woulde
ayde
and
assist
him
hauing
néede
of
their
helpe
,
his
thirde
pretence
was
,
to
procure
all
the
Indians
to
be
Christened
,
the
which
purpose
he
tooke
first
in
hand
,
as
a
thing
most
nede●
full
.
On
the
other
side
,
Mutezuma
repented
himselfe
,
hauyng
newes
that
Pamfilo
de
Naruaiz
was
arriued
,
who
came
as
enimy
to
Cortes
,
yea
and
after
all
this
he
was
at
length
driuen
out
of
Mexico
,
These
notable
things
shal
be
re●ersed
in
their
order
.
But
now
Mutezuma
came
,
and
desired
Cortes
to
departe
out
of
his
countrey
,
adnising
hym
that
otherwise
bothe
be
and
his
menne
were
in
perill
of
killyng
,
saying
also
,
that
thrée
especiall
causes
moued
him
to
this
requeste
:
the
one
was
,
the
dayly
sute
of
his
subiectes
,
who
enportuned
him
to
come
out
of
captiuitie
,
and
to
murder
the
Spanyardes
,
saying
,
that
it
was
a
great
shame
for
them
to
suffer
theyr
Prince
to
bée
in
pryson
in
the
power
of
so
fewe
straungers
,
whom
they
might
vse
as
a
footebal
:
hauing
dishonored
them
and
robbed
them
of
their
goodes
,
gatheryng
and
heaping
vp
their
gold
for
themselues
,
&
for
their
king
,
who
as
séemed
by
their
doings
,
was
but
a
poore
fellowe
,
and
if
hée
would
not
accept
their
offer
and
sute
,
that
then
of
theyr
owne
auctoritie
they
would
take
the
thyng
in
hande
,
for
so
much
as
he
refusing
to
be
theyr
king
they
woulde
also
refuse
to
be
his
vassals
,
giuyng
warnyng
and
aduice
that
he
should
looke
for
no
better
rewarde
at
the
Spaniardes
handes
,
than
Qualpopoca
and
Cacama
his
Neuewe
had
receiued
,
although
they
shoulde
flatter
him
neuer
so
muche
.
An other
cause
was
that
the
Diuell
had
appeared
vnto
him
,
and
willed
him
to
kill
those
Christians
,
or
dryue
them
out
of
the
lande
,
threatnyng
him
that
if
he
did
not
so
,
that
then
he
woulde
goe
from
him
and
neuer
talke
any
more
with
him
,
for
(
quoth
he
)
with
their
gospels
,
baptisme
and
deuotion
,
they
doe
muche
displease
me
.
Mutezuma
answered
him
,
that
there
was
no
reason
to
kill
them
being
his
friendes
and
honest
men
,
but
he
would
entreate
them
to
departe
,
(
vnto
this
)
the
Diuell
answered
that
hée
should
do
so
,
and
therein
he
would
receyue
great
pleasure
,
for
eyther
he
woulde
goe
his
way
and
leaue
him
,
or
else
that
Christian
fellowes
should
departe
,
for
they
sow
here
(
quoth
he
)
a
Christian
fayth
the
which
is
much
against
our
Religion
,
and
can
not
dwell
both
togither
.
Another
cause
was
,
that
Mutezuma
was
not
well
pleased
with
the
imprysonment
of
Cacama
,
whom
once
he
loued
excedyng
wel
:
so
in
fine
,
secretely
hee
repented
him
of
all
that
was
past
in
the
Spanyardes
fauour
,
and
chiefly
by
the
persuasion
of
the
Diuell
,
who
sayde
that
he
coulde
not
doe
vnto
him
a
more
acceptable
seruice
,
and
of
greater
pleasure
to
the
Goddes
,
than
to
expell
the
Spaniardes
and
abolishe
the
name
of
Christians
,
and
in
so
doyng
,
the
seate
of
Kings
should
not
finish
in
the
linage
of
Culhua
,
but
rather
be
enlarged
,
&
his
children
should
raigne
after
him
,
wishing
him
not
to
beléeue
in
prophes●es
,
sithence
the
eight
yeare
was
past
,
and
was
nowe
in
the
eyghtenth
yeare
of
his
raigne
.
For
these
causes
,
or
possible
for
other
whiche
we
knowe
not
off
,
Mutezuma
prepared
an
army
of
a
hundred
thousand
men
so
secretely
,
that
Cortes
knew
not
thereof
,
to
the
effecte
,
that
if
the
Spanyardes
woulde
not
departe
,
being
once
more
required
,
that
then
he
meant
not
to
leaue
one
of
them
aliue
.
With
this
determination
,
he
came
for
the
one
day
into
the
yard
or
courte
,
and
had
long
conference
and
consultation
with
his
Gentlemen
aboute
this
matter
.
This
done
,
he
sente
for
Cortes
,
who
liked
not
this
newes
,
saying
to
him selfe
,
I
pray
God
this
message
be
to
good
purpose
,
and
taking
twelue
of
his
men
whych
were
readyest
at
hand
,
went
to
know
wherefore
hée
had
sente
for
him
.
Mutezuma
arose
from
the
place
where
hée
sate
,
and
tooke
Cortez
by
the
hande
,
commaunding
a
stoole
to
be
brought
for
him
,
and
so
sate
them
downe
both
togither
,
and
beganne
his
talke
as
followeth
.
Sir
,
I
beséeche
you
to
departe
from
this
Citie
and
Countrey
,
for
my
Gods
are
sore
offended
with
me
,
bycause
I
doe
,
and
haue
permitted
you
héere
so
long
:
demaunde
of
me
what
you
please
,
and
it
shall
be
giuen
you
,
bycause
I
loue
you
well
:
and
thinke
you
not
,
that
I
giue
you
this
warning
in
iest
,
but
rather
in
good
earnest
,
therefore
it
is
conuenient
,
that
you
depart
.
It
séemed
strange
vnto
Cortez
this
talke
.
Also
he
saw
by
the
countenance
of
Mutezuma
,
that
some
thing
was
a
working
,
and
before
the
interpreter
of
Mutezuma
had
made
an
end
of
his
talke
,
Cortes
willed
one
of
his
men
to
goe
forthwith
,
and
to
aduise
all
his
fellowes
,
saying
,
that
the
waight
of
their
liues
was
in
question
.
Then
our
men
called
to
remembrance
what
was
tolde
them
in
Tlaxcallon
,
considering
that
it
was
néedeful
of
courage
and
help
from
God
to
bring
them
out
of
that
daunger
.
When
Mutezuma
had
ended
his
tale
,
I
haue
(
quoth
Cortes
)
vnderstood
your
meaning
,
Cortes
sayde
,
you
knowe
;
that
when
I
came
into
thys
Countrey
,
I
commaunded
all
my
Shippes
to
be
sonke
,
so
that
nowe
I
haue
neede
of
●●ne
conueniente
to
builde
vessels
to
earrie
vs
into
oure
Countrey
wherefore
my
request
is
that
you
commaund
some
of
your
Carpenters
to
be
called
,
to
cutte
downe
timber
for
the
purpose
,
for
I
haue
men
that
can
make
the
vessels
.
And
this
done
,
wée
will
departe
,
so
that
you
giue
vs
the
golde
whiche
you
haue
promised
,
and
certifie
you
the
same
to
youre
Gods
and
vassals
.
Mutezuma
receyued
great
pleasure
at
this
aunswere
,
and
sayd
,
your
request
shall
be
fulfilled
:
and
incontinente
he
sent
for
many
Carpenters
.
Likewise
Cortes
prepared
certayne
of
his
Marriners
for
Shipwrightes
.
All
the
which
workemen
went
vnto
great
woddes
of
Pinetrées
,
and
there
cut
downe
the
●●mber
necessarye
for
the
purpose
.
Mutezum●
being
a
simple
man
,
gaue
credite
to
all
Cortez
his
talke
:
Cortes
likewise
aduertised
his
men
of
his
procéedings
,
and
sayd
vnto
them
,
M●●●zuma
would
haue
vs
departe
out
of
his
Countrey
,
bycause
his
vassals
and
the
Diuell
ha●he
entised
him
therevnto
:
wherefore
it
is
néedefull
that
we
build
shipping
,
and
therefore
I
praye
you
goe
with
these
Indians
,
and
procure
to
cut
downe
the
best
timber
fit
for
oure
purpose
,
and
in
tho
〈…〉
God
will
prouide
for
vs
,
whose
affayres
w●
haue
〈◊〉
in
hand
,
of
remedie
and
succour
in
suthe
sort
th●●ine
lose
not
this
frutefull
countrey
.
It
is
also
necessary
,
that
when
you
come
vnto
the
wodde
,
that
you
make
all
the
delay
possible
,
giuing
a
shew
that
you
are
busse
occupyed
,
and
with
great
desire
to
make
an
ende
,
that
those
Indians
may
suspect
nothing
of
oure
pretence
.
Departe
in
Gods
name
,
and
aduise
me
alwayes
what
doth
passe
in
your
affaires
.
The
feare
that
our
men
stoode
in
to
be
s●crisis●d
.
EIght
dayes
after
their
departure
toward
the
wodder
,
arriued
fifteene
saile
of
ships
at
the
coast
of
Chalch●●oeca
.
The
Indians
of
that
coast
adiused
M●tezuma
therof
,
who
was
not
a
little
afraide
with
the
newes
,
&
called
Cortes
vnto
him
,
who
feared
asmuch
some
vprore
there
,
and
when
they
shewed
Cortez
the
Mutezuma
was
come
forth
into
the
yarde
,
he
suspected
that
if
Mutezuma
pleased
,
they
shoulde
be
all
destroyed
.
Wherefore
he
said
vnto
his
men
,
maisters
and
friends
,
Mutezuma
hath
sent
me
,
considering
what
passed
this
other
day
,
I
hold
it
for
no
good
token
,
I
nowe
goe
to
knowe
his
wyll
:
wherefore
,
whatsoeuer
happen
,
be
you
alwayes
vigilant
and
ready
,
commending
your selues
to
God
.
Remember
also
whome
ye
are
,
and
who
are
these
Infidels
,
abhorred
of
God
,
and
friends
vnto
the
Diuel
,
without
weapon
,
and
experience
in
warre
:
if
we
chance
to
fight
,
the
handes
of
each
of
vs
shal
shew
by
déede
with
sword
,
the
vallor
and
courage
of
our
heartes
:
yea
,
and
although
we
all
die
,
yet
shall
we
remaine
with
victory
,
for
that
we
haue
fulfilled
the
thing
we
tooke
in
hand
,
and
the
seruice
which
we
owe
vnto
God
as
faithfull
Christians
,
with
our
duetie
as
true
subiects
to
our
prince
.
They
all
answered
,
saying
,
we
wil
do
all
our
possibilitie
while
life
lasteth
,
withoute
feare
of
perill
or
daunger
,
for
we
lesse
estéeme
deathe
than
honor
.
With
this
aunswere
Cortes
wente
to
Mutezuma
,
who
sayde
vnto
him
,
Senior
Captayne
,
you
shall
vnderstande
that
now
you
haue
Shippes
wherein
you
may
departe
,
therefore
now
at
your
pleasure
make
you
ready
.
Cortez
answered
,
not
knowing
of
that
shipping
,
saying
,
Mightie
Sir
,
when
my
Shippes
are
finished
I
will
depart
,
nay
(
quoth
Mutezuma
)
I
meane
not
those
Shyppes
,
for
there
are
ariued
eleuen
other
Shippes
at
the
coast
néere
vnto
Zempoallan
,
and
shortlye
I
shall
be
certifyed
,
whether
the
people
that
are
come
in
them
,
are
come
a
shore
,
and
then
shall
we
know
what
people
,
and
how
many
they
are
in
number
.
Blessed
is
Iesu
Christe
(
quoth
Cortez
)
vnto
whome
I
giue
most
hartie
thankes
for
his
great
mercies
shewed
vnto
me
,
and
to
the
Gentlemen
of
my
company
.
One
of
Cortes
his
men
went
to
shewe
the
glad
tidings
to
their
fellowes
,
who
then
receyued
double
strength
,
praysing
God
,
and
embraced
one
another
wyth
great
pleasure
and
ioy
.
And
Cortes
with
Mutezuma
béeing
in
communication
togither
,
came
another
poast
,
who
broughte
newes
of
fourescore
Horsemen
that
were
landed
,
with
eyght
humdred
footemen
,
and
twelue
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
Mutezuma
hearing
the
newes
that
this
poast
hadde
broughte
,
arose
from
his
seate
,
and
tooke
Cortes
in
hys
armes
,
saying
,
now
do
I
more
loue
you
,
than
I
haue
done
héeretofore
,
and
will
this
day
dyne
with
you
.
Cortes
gaue
him
thankes
for
the
one
and
the
other
,
and
in
this
sorte
wente
hande
in
hand
to
Cortes
his
Chamber
,
who
willed
his
Spanyards
not
to
make
any
extraordinary
ioy
,
or
alteration
,
but
that
they
shoulde
kéepe
all
togither
with
vigilant
watche
,
and
to
giue
hartie
thankes
vnto
God
for
the
comfortable
newes
.
Mutezuma
and
Cortes
dyned
togither
with
greate
content
and
pleasure
,
the
one
thynking
to
abide
and
to
enioy
the
kings
state
and
Countrey
,
the
other
thinking
that
then
they
woulde
auoyd
the
land
.
But
notwithstanding
all
these
ymaginations
,
a
certaine
Indian
Captaine
importuned
Mutezuma
secretely
to
kill
all
Cortes
his
menne
,
being
but
few
in
number
,
and
then
should
he
be
the
readier
to
dispatch
the
others
that
were
newly
come
,
and
not
to
permitte
them
to
ioyne
one
with
another
:
yea
and
againe
,
when
the
newe
come
menne
shoulde
knowe
of
the
deathe
of
their
countreymen
,
they
would
not
presume
to
abide
in
the
lande
.
With
this
counsell
Mutezuma
called
many
his
friends
and
chiefe
estates
to
counsell
,
propounding
the
case
and
iudgement
of
the
Captaine
,
whych
béeyng
among
them
throughly
hearde
,
there
were
many
of
sundrye
opinions
,
How
Iames
Velasques
sent
Pamfilo
de
Naruaizagainst
Cortes
.
IAmes
Velasques
béeyng
sore
agréeued
,
with
desire
of
reuenge
against
Cortes
,
not
only
for
his
expences
at
the
time
of
preparation
of
Cortes
his
fléete
,
whiche
was
but
small
,
but
of
méere
hatred
of
the
present
honor
&
prosperitie
of
Cortes
.
Wherevpon
he
inuented
greate
causes
and
quarrels
againsto
him
,
saying
and
alleaging
,
that
Cortez
hadde
not
giuen
accompt
of
his
procéedings
vnto
him
,
béeyng
Gouernoure
of
Cuba
,
and
Cortez
his
Deputie
,
but
rather
without
his
consent
and
knowledge
,
had
sente
to
Spayne
to
the
King
,
aduise
of
his
discouery
,
as
who
would
say
,
that
was
treason
,
or
an
euill
facte
:
but
chiefly
his
fury
was
,
knowing
how
Cortes
had
sent
an
honorable
present
,
with
the
Kings
parte
or
portion
of
treasure
vnto
Spayne
,
yea
and
whole
relation
of
the
discouery
,
with
Francisco
de
Monteio
,
and
Alounso
Fernandez
Portocarrero
,
the
whiche
procéedings
Iames
Velasques
meant
to
disturbe
,
for
that
he
hadde
layde
in
ambushe
a
coupell
of
caruels
,
to
haue
taken
Cortes
hys
presente
,
and
messengers
,
the
whiche
his
pretence
and
purpose
tooke
no
place
,
so
that
with
the
prosperous
newes
of
Cortes
,
his
furie
and
madnesse
the
more
encreased
,
ymagining
still
his
destruction
.
And
being
occupyed
in
these
sonde
ymaginations
,
it
happened
that
his
Chaplin
,
one
Benito
Martine
,
broughte
letters
from
the
Emperoure
vnto
him
,
with
title
and
letters
pattentes
,
of
Generall
and
chiefe
Gouernour
of
all
that
then
was
discouered
,
inhabited
,
and
conquered
in
the
land
and
coast
of
Yucatan
.
With
this
newes
,
Velasques
began
to
triumph
,
not
only
so
much
for
the
honor
,
as
also
to
driue
Cortez
from
Mexico
.
Wherevpon
,
he
incontinent
prepared
this
Fléete
or
Nauie
of
eleuen
Shyppes
,
and
seauen
Vergantines
,
with
nine
hundred
men
,
and
fourescore
Horses
,
and
appoynted
one
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
for
Captayne
Generall
,
and
his
Deputie
in
the
regiment
of
the
Countrey
:
and
for
his
more
quicker
dispatch
,
he
himselfe
wente
with
him
throughout
that
Ilande
,
till
they
came
to
Guaniguanico
,
whiche
is
the
Westermost
harbor
of
the
Ilande
,
and
being
there
Naruaez
ready
to
departe
for
Mexico
,
and
Velasques
to
returne
to
Cuba
,
came
the
lisenciat
Lucas
Vasques
de
Aillon
,
a
chiefe
Iudge
of
Santo
Domingo
,
in
name
of
the
whole
Chancery
,
to
require
Velasques
vpon
great
penalties
,
that
he
should
not
permitte
or
suffer
Pamsfilo
de
Naruez
to
proceede
on
th●t
voyage
agaynst
Cortes
,
whiche
woulde
bee
cause
of
Murther
,
ciuil
warres
,
and
other
mischiefes
among
the
Spanyards
,
yea
and
that
Mexico
should
be
in
daunger
of
losing
,
wyth
all
the
rest
that
was
conquered
,
and
in
quiet
to
the
Kings
vse
,
saying
vnto
him
moreouer
,
that
if
there
were
anye
discorde
betwéene
them
for
goodes
,
or
poyntes
of
honor
,
that
then
it
did
apperteyne
to
the
Emperoure
to
iudge
,
and
determine
the
cause
,
and
not
that
he
himselfe
should
be
iudge
in
his
owne
cause
,
vsing
force
against
the
other
partie
,
praying
them
for
the
seruice
of
God
and
the
King
,
that
if
they
would
goe
to
conquere
,
that
then
they
shoulde
séeke
other
Countreys
,
hauing
so
good
an
armye
and
fléete
,
and
Countreys
ynough
to
séeke
.
This
diligence
,
request
and
authoritie
of
the
Licenciate
Aillon
,
to
Velasques
and
Naruaez
preuayled
not
:
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
tooke
shipping
in
Guaniguanico
,
and
sailed
till
he
came
néere
vnto
Vera
Crux
with
al
his
fléete
,
and
hauing
intelligence
that
there
were
a
hundred
and
fiftie
Spanyards
of
Cortes
his
band
,
he
sente
vnto
them
a
Priest
,
with
one
Iohn
Ruiz
de
Gueuara
,
and
Alonso
de
Vergara
,
to
require
them
to
receyue
him
for
their
Captayne
and
gouernoure
.
But
the
newe
Citizens
would
giue
no
care
to
their
talke
,
but
rather
apprehended
them
,
&
sente
them
prisoners
to
Mexico
to
Cortez
,
to
aduertise
hym
of
their
embassage
,
wherevpon
Naruaez
vnshipped
his
men
,
horses
,
armor
,
&
artillery
,
&
went
with
them
directly
to
Zēpoallā
.
The
Indian
Comarcans
being
as
well
friends
to
Cortez
,
as
vassals
to
Mutezuma
,
gaue
vnto
him
golde
,
mantels
,
and
vittayles
,
thinking
that
they
had
bin
Cortez
his
men
.
The
substance
of
a
letter
that
Correz
wrote
vnto
Naruaez
.
BEfore
Cortes
knew
the
effect
of
the
comming
of
this
new
fléete
,
his
head
was
sore
troubled
,
for
,
on
the
one
side
he
was
glad
of
the
comming
of
his
owne
nation
,
on
the
other
side
he
liked
not
so
great
an
armye
.
Likewise
he
ymagined
,
that
if
they
came
to
succour
him
,
he
helde
the
Countrey
for
conquered
:
also
if
that
they
were
come
againste
him
,
he
iudged
the
Countrey
to
bée
lost
.
He
iudged
also
,
that
if
they
were
come
from
Spayne
,
that
then
they
hadde
brought
to
him
the
thing
loked
for
,
but
if
they
were
come
from
Cuba
,
he
feared
ciuil
warres
.
He
also
thought
,
that
from
Spayne
could
not
come
so
many
folke
in
so
shorte
space
.
Finally
,
he
déemed
,
that
his
olde
enemie
Iames
Velasques
was
come
personally
,
but
when
he
knew
the
whole
truth
,
then
was
he
muche
more
pensiue
,
thinking
that
the
thread
of
his
prosperitie
was
cut
asunder
,
yea
and
that
they
would
be
meane
to
stoppe
the
gappes
of
the
whole
discouery
,
both
of
the
secretes
of
the
land
,
mines
and
treasure
,
as
also
,
in
the
knowledge
of
the
friends
or
enimies
of
Mutezuma
.
It
shoulde
be
also
a
let
to
inhabite
the
places
which
he
had
begunne
,
yea
and
also
to
Christen
the
Indians
,
whiche
was
the
principall
thing
that
he
pretended
,
yea
&
a
let
or
stop
of
many
other
things
begun
in
the
seruice
of
God
&
the
prince
,
fearing
also
by
flying
from
one
inconuenience
,
to
fall
into
many
,
and
also
if
he
should
permit
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
to
come
vnto
Mexico
,
it
shoulde
be
a
meane
of
hys
perdition
:
if
likewise
he
should
encounter
him
,
he
feared
some
rebellion
in
the
Citie
,
and
the
setting
at
libertie
of
Mutezuma
,
putting
in
perill
his
owne
honour
,
life
,
and
trauayle
:
and
to
auoyde
all
these
daungers
and
inconueniences
,
he
determined
remedy
.
First
,
he
dispatched
twoo
men
,
the
one
vnto
Iohn
Velasques
de
Leon
,
who
was
gone
to
inhabite
at
Coazacoalco
,
willyng
him
at
the
sight
of
his
letter
to
repaire
vnto
Mexico
,
giuing
him
aduise
of
the
comming
of
Naruaez
and
of
the
great
néede
that
he
stoode
in
,
of
him
&
his
company
.
The
other
messenger
he
sent
to
Vera
Crux
,
to
bryng
full
relation
of
the
arriuall
of
Naruaez
,
and
what
was
his
pretence
.
The
letter
sent
to
Iohn
Velasques
,
came
no
sooner
to
his
hande
,
but
forthwith
he
obeyed
and
fulfilled
the
same
,
contrary
to
the
expectation
of
Naruaez
,
for
he
was
his
brother
in
law
,
and
kinsman
vnto
Iames
Velasques
.
Cortes
seing
his
constancie
,
had
him
euer
after
that
tyme
in
great
estimation
.
From
the
Vera
Crux
came
twentie
of
the
townes
men
with
certificat
what
Naruaez
had
published
,
and
brought
with
them
a
priest
,
with
Alonso
Gueuara
and
Iohn
ruiz
de
Vergara
,
who
had
comen
to
Vera
Crux
to
amotiue
the
towne
,
vnder
colour
that
they
had
brought
the
commission
from
the
king
.
Cortes
on
the
otherside
,
sent
vnto
Naruaez
seignior
Bartholome
de
Olmedo
,
with
other
two
Spaniards
,
to
offer
vnto
him
his
friendship
,
&
otherwise
to
require
&
commaunde
him
on
the
behalfe
of
the
kyng
&
of
his
owne
,
as
chiefe
iustice
of
the
land
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
rulers
and
Aldermen
of
the
towne
of
Vera
Crux
,
who
were
then
in
Mexico
,
that
he
shoulde
enter
peaceably
,
without
making
any
alteration
vntill
his
auctoritie
and
commission
were
séene
and
allowed
,
and
to
make
no
slaunder
or
vprore
to
the
hinderance
of
the
king
his
maisters
procedings
.
But
al
this
diligence
and
letters
of
Cortes
and
the
other
rulers
preuailed
not
,
he
seing
this
,
set
at
libertie
the
priest
that
was
brought
prisoner
,
and
sente
him
vnto
Naruaez
,
with
certaine
riche
collers
of
gold
,
and
other
iewels
with
a
letter
,
wherein
he
wrote
,
that
he
was
more
gladder
of
his
comming
in
that
fleete
than
any
other
,
for
the
friendship
and
olde
acquaintaunce
that
had
bene
betwixt
them
,
desiring
him
that
they
mought
talke
and
conferre
togither
,
alone
,
for
to
take
order
to
prohibite
wars
,
sedition
,
bloudshedde
and
disquietnesse
among
them
,
beyng
of
one
nation
and
brethren
,
requestyng
him
to
shew
his
commission
from
the
king
vnto
him
,
or
vnto
the
counsell
of
Vera
Crux
,
and
he
would
willingly
obey
it
as
reason
did
require
:
and
if
he
had
not
brought
any
such
commission
,
yet
he
would
make
some
honest
agrement
with
him
.
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
seing
himselfe
strong
and
mightie
,
did
little
regarde
Cortes
his
letters
,
offers
,
nor
requestes
,
and
chiefly
bycause
Iames
Velasques
was
sore
displeased
with
Cortes
.
The
talke
of
Naruaez
to
the
Indians
,
and
his
answere
to
Cortes
.
PAmphilo
de
Naruaez
declared
to
the
Indians
that
they
were
deceyued
with
their
opinion
in
Cortes
,
for
that
he
alone
was
Captayne
generall
and
chiefe
Lorde
,
and
that
Cortes
was
but
a
naughty
man
,
and
so
were
all
they
of
his
company
which
are
now
in
Mexico
,
who
were
all
but
his
boyes
,
The
Indians
gaue
credite
to
his
talke
seyng
so
many
bearded
men
and
horses
,
and
therevpon
began
to
attende
and
serue
him
,
leauyng
their
olde
friendes
in
Vera
Crux
.
Also
Naruaez
began
to
flatter
Mutezuma
,
and
sente
him
worde
that
Cortes
aboade
in
that
countrey
against
the
will
of
his
Prince
,
&
that
he
was
a
couetous
rebell
,
who
robbed
his
countrey
,
and
that
he
pretended
to
kill
Mutezuma
.
and
to
make
himself
king
.
Also
that
his
comming
was
to
set
him
at
libertie
,
and
to
restore
vnto
him
all
that
those
wicked
fellowes
had
taken
from
him
.
And
bicause
that
others
should
take
example
of
their
factes
,
he
would
commaunde
them
all
to
be
slaine
,
willing
him
to
take
no
care
,
for
in
short
space
they
would
sée
ech
other
.
And
that
when
he
had
set
him
at
libertie
with
restitution
of
his
goodes
,
he
would
incontinent
departe
his
countrey
.
These
treaties
were
so
foule
&
abhominable
,
with
the
iniurious
wordes
which
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
spake
openly
against
Cortes
and
his
men
,
yea
they
séemed
odious
vnto
all
his
owne
hoste
&
army
,
and
some
of
his
own
men
checked
him
for
the
same
,
especially
Barnardin●
de
Santa
Clara
,
who
seyng
the
countrey
so
peaceable
and
so
well
pleased
with
Cortes
,
he
could
not
let
but
reprehende
Naruaez
in
his
wordes
.
Also
the
licenciat
Aillon
required
him
diuers
times
to
cease
from
his
slanderous
talke
,
vpon
paine
of
death
&
losse
of
his
goodes
,
&
also
not
to
procéede
towarde
Mexico
,
for
the
great
hurte
that
might
ensue
,
with
slander
among
the
Indians
,
disquietnesse
among
the
Spaniardes
,
and
offence
to
the
Emperour
his
Maiestie
.
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
being
moued
with
his
talke
layde
hand
vpon
Aillon
,
being
a
chiefe
iudge
for
the
King
,
and
apprehended
also
his
Secretary
&
an
other
officer
,
and
forthwith
shipped
them
,
and
sente
them
to
Iames
Velasques
gouernour
of
Cuba
.
But
when
Aillon
saw
himselfe
at
sea
,
and
frée
from
Naruaez
,
he
began
to
threaten
the
Mariners
,
commanding
them
not
to
presume
to
carrie
him
to
Cuba
to
Velasquez
his
power
,
but
onely
to
Santo
Domingo
,
where
he
was
one
of
the
kings
counsell
in
chancery
:
the
Mariners
fearing
the
Kings
iustice
,
obeyed
his
commandement
and
when
he
was
aported
at
Santo
Domingo
,
he
wholly
enformed
the
Counsell
there
,
of
Naruaez
and
his
wicked
dealyng
,
whose
testimonie
and
information
did
much
blemishe
the
credite
of
Velasques
,
Pedro
de
Aluarado
,
and
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
,
with
other
principall
persons
of
his
company
.
Also
he
made
diuision
of
his
goodes
among
his
men
before
they
came
to
possesse
it
.
Many
of
Naruaez
his
company
did
amotiue
themselues
,
through
the
commaundement
of
the
Licenciat
Aillon
,
and
through
the
same
and
liberalitie
of
Cortes
.
Wherevpon
incontinent
one
Pedro
de
Villalobos
a
Portingal
,
and
sixe
or
seuen
more
fledde
vnto
Cortes
,
yea
and
others
wrote
vnto
him
,
offeryng
themselues
to
his
seruice
,
if
by
chauce
they
should
encounter
.
Cortes
receyued
the
letters
,
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
was
slouthfull
and
carelesse
.
Naruaez
made
answere
to
Cortes
his
letter
by
seignior
Bartholome
de
Olmedo
,
the
substaunce
of
his
message
was
,
that
forthwith
he
shoulde
repayre
to
the
place
where
he
was
abiding
,
and
there
he
should
sée
the
Emperours
commission
&
order
,
wherein
was
auctoritie
giuen
to
hym
to
take
and
kéepe
that
countrey
for
Iames
Velasques
,
yea
and
that
already
he
had
made
a
towne
of
men
onely
,
with
all
officers
therevnto
appertayning
.
After
this
letter
and
message
sent
,
he
dispatched
likewise
one
Barnaldino
de
Quesada
,
and
Alonso
de
Mata
,
to
requyre
Cortes
to
depart
and
leaue
the
countrey
vpon
paine
of
death
,
and
to
notifie
vnto
him
these
actes
by
order
of
law
.
Cortes
layde
hande
vpon
Alonso
de
Mata
,
bicause
he
named
himselfe
the
kings
Notary
,
and
shewed
no
title
or
authoritie
for
the
same
.
The
talke
that
Cortez
had
with
his
owne
Souldiers
.
COrtes
perceyuing
the
small
fruyte
that
his
letters
(
presentes
)
and
messengers
,
obtayned
at
the
handes
of
Naruaez
,
and
that
in
no
case
,
he
woulde
shewe
his
commission
whiche
came
from
the
kyng
,
he
determined
to
goe
vnto
him
,
and
according
to
the
olde
Prouerbe
,
Face
to
face
doth
get
respect
,
and
likewise
if
it
were
possible
,
to
agrée
vpon
some
good
order
and
quietnesse
:
wherevpon
he
sent
Rodrigo
Aluarez
his
surueyor
,
with
Iohn
Velasques
,
and
Iohn
del
Rio
,
to
treate
with
Naruaez
of
many
matters
,
whereof
thrée
things
were
the
principalest
.
The
first
was
,
that
they
two
might
méete
alone
,
or
else
so
many
,
for
so
many
,
and
that
Naruaez
should
permit
Cortes
to
abyde
in
Mexico
,
and
he
withall
his
company
shoulde
conquere
Panuco
or
other
kingdomes
,
also
that
Cortes
would
pay
the
charges
,
and
haue
consideration
to
gratifie
his
souldiers
,
or
else
that
Naruaez
should
abide
in
Mexico
,
and
deliuer
vnto
Cortes
.
400.
of
his
men
,
to
the
intent
that
with
them
,
and
his
owne
men
he
myght
procéede
to
séeke
other
countreys
to
conquere
.
Laste
of
all
,
he
required
to
sée
the
kings
commission
,
for
that
he
would
obey
the
same
.
Naruaez
liked
none
of
these
offers
,
only
he
accepted
that
they
should
méete
togither
with
ech
of
them
ten
Gentlemen
for
securitie
,
bound
with
solemne
othe
,
and
firmed
this
agréement
with
their
names
.
But
it
tooke
no
effect
,
for
Rodrigo
Aluarez
aduised
Cortes
that
Naruaez
had
made
a
snare
to
apprehend
him
,
or
to
kill
him
at
their
méeting
.
Cortes
vnderstoode
the
matter
,
or
else
he
had
some
other
intelligence
by
some
that
loued
him
wel
.
And
this
former
agrement
taking
no
place
,
Cortes
determined
to
goe
vnto
him
.
But
before
his
departing
,
he
declared
vnto
his
company
,
saying
,
I
trust
ye
haue
in
remembrance
what
&
how
much
I
haue
done
for
you
,
since
the
beginning
of
this
enterprise
,
yea
&
also
how
louingly
&
friendly
yée
haue
dealt
for
me
:
Yée
shall
now
vnderstand
that
Iames
Velasques
,
in
stéede
of
thankes
giuing
vs
,
hath
sent
to
murder
vs
,
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
,
who
is
a
stubborne
&
an
vnreasonable
man
,
one
readie
to
execute
our
good
desertes
done
in
the
seruice
of
God
&
our
Prince
,
with
an
euill
reward
.
And
the
cause
is
only
,
for
doyng
our
duetie
in
the
sending
of
the
Kings
parte
&
portion
to
his
Roiall
person
&
not
vnto
him
.
Also
this
Naruaez
hath
already
confiscated
our
goodes
,
and
giuen
them
to
other
men
,
and
our
bodies
condemned
to
the
Gallows
,
yea
and
our
fame
and
honour
plaide
at
tables
,
with
great
iniurious
&
slanderous
wordes
proclaymed
agaynst
vs
,
which
things
truly
are
not
of
a
Christian
,
no
nor
yet
we
with
Gods
helpe
will
let
the
matter
so
to
slippe
:
yea
and
though
we
ought
to
leaue
the
reuengment
vnto
God
,
yet
we
will
not
suffer
them
to
enioy
our
trauayles
&
paynes
,
who
are
now
comen
white
fingered
to
spoile
the
bloud
of
their
neighbours
,
yea
&
like
madde
men
to
striue
against
their
owne
nation
,
sowing
slander
among
those
Indians
which
serued
vs
as
our
friends
,
yée
&
procuring
more
cruel
warres
,
than
the
ciuill
warre
betwene
Mario
&
Sila
,
or
of
Cesar
&
Pompeio
,
who
turned
vpsidowne
the
Romaine
Empire
.
Wherfore
I
do
determine
to
méete
him
by
the
way
,
&
not
to
suffer
him
to
come
vnto
Mexico
,
for
it
is
better
to
say
,
God
saue
you
,
than
they
to
come
&
say
who
is
there
?
yée
&
though
they
are
many
,
a
good
hart
doth
breake
euill
fortune
,
as
it
hath
appered
by
vs
,
who
haue
passed
thorow
the
pikes
since
our
comming
hither
:
moreouer
,
I
doubte
not
but
that
many
of
Naruaez
his
company
will
come
vnto
vs
.
Therfore
my
déere
friends
doe
I
giue
,
you
aduise
of
my
pretence
,
to
the
entent
the
those
which
will
goe
with
me
,
let
them
prepare
themselues
,
&
those
that
will
not
,
let
them
remaine
to
kéepe
Mexico
&
Mutezuma
,
whiche
is
as
much
in
effect
.
At
the
end
of
his
talke
he
promised
great
rewards
if
that
with
victory
he
returned
.
His
men
answered
al
with
one
voyce
,
that
they
were
al
at
his
commandement
,
&
ready
to
fulfil
his
wil
,
yet
some
feared
the
pride
&
blindnesse
of
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
:
on
the
otherside
the
Indians
began
to
be
lusty
,
to
sée
dissention
among
the
Spanyardes
,
&
that
the
Indians
of
the
coast
were
ioyned
in
league
with
the
new
come
men
.
The
requests
of
Cortez
to
Mutezuma
.
AFter
al
his
talk
&
answer
of
his
souldiers
,
he
went
to
visite
&
to
comune
with
Mutezuma
for
to
departe
on
his
iourney
,
with
somewhat
the
lesser
care
,
&
also
to
proue
the
minde
&
wil
of
Mutezuma
,
vnto
whome
he
vttered
his
mind
as
foloweth
.
Sir
you
know
the
loue
the
I
haue
,
&
desire
to
serue
you
,
&
chiefly
the
trust
againe
,
that
you
will
haue
to
my
companions
when
I
am
gone
from
this
citie
.
Therfore
I
pray
you
:
that
it
may
please
you
to
remaine
here
in
this
lodgyng
,
&
to
haue
regard
vnto
these
strangers
,
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
his
procedings
was
not
come
to
his
eare
,
or
else
,
it
may
be
that
Mutezuma
dissimuled
the
matter
with
inwarde
pleasure
,
that
one
Christian
should
kill
the
other
,
thinkyng
thereby
to
haue
most
sure
his
libertie
,
and
the
Goddes
pleased
.
The
imprisonment
of
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
.
COrtes
was
so
wel
beloued
among
hys
companie
,
that
they
offered
willingly
to
goe
with
him
,
by
reason
whereof
he
chose
.
250.
men
fitte
for
his
iourney
,
&
lefte
other
.
200.
in
guarde
of
Mutezuma
and
the
Citie
,
with
Pedro
de
Aluarado
for
their
Captayne
.
He
lefte
also
with
them
the
artillerie
and
foure
Foystes
readye
made
,
to
haue
the
lake
in
subiection
,
beséeching
them
onely
to
haue
speciall
regard
that
Mutezuma
fled
not
from
them
to
Naruaez
,
and
not
to
permitte
him
to
goe
out
of
their
fort
or
strong
house
.
With
those
fewe
Spanyards
Cortes
tooke
his
iourney
with
no
more
but
oyght
or
nine
Horsemen
,
and
certayne
Indians
for
his
seruice
,
and
carriage
.
Passing
through
Chololla
and
Tlaxcallan
,
he
was
honorably
receyued
and
lodged
,
and
aboute
fiftéene
leagues
from
Zempoallan
where
Naruaez
was
abiding
,
he
mette
with
two
Priestes
,
and
his
old
especial
friend
Andres
de
Duero
,
who
had
lente
him
money
for
the
setting
for
the
of
that
voyage
.
These
thrée
persons
came
to
require
him
to
obey
the
Generall
lately
come
as
Lieutenant
to
the
Gouernour
Velasques
,
and
to
deliuer
vnto
him
the
Countrey
,
with
all
the
fortes
or
Castels
therein
,
aduising
him
,
that
if
he
would
not
accomplish
the
same
,
that
then
he
woulde
procéede
againste
him
,
euen
as
an
enemie
and
Rebell
,
to
the
execution
of
death
.
Likewise
,
if
he
would
fulfill
the
request
made
vnto
him
,
that
then
he
shoulde
haue
libertie
,
and
conueniente
shipping
to
depart
,
both
for
him
,
and
as
many
as
would
goe
with
him
.
Cortes
aunswered
,
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
made
a
mockery
and
iest
at
his
commaundemente
,
and
tooke
Prisoner
the
Notarie
whiche
came
from
Cortes
with
that
order
,
holding
Cortes
for
madde
,
who
made
so
manye
bragges
with
so
small
a
company
.
And
before
Iohn
Velasques
de
Leon
,
and
Iohn
de
Rio
,
Cortes
his
friendes
,
he
mustered
his
men
,
who
were
in
number
fourescore
Hargabushers
,
a
hundred
and
twentie
Crossebowes
,
sixe
hundred
men
,
with
other
weapon
,
and
fourescore
Horsemen
,
Naruaez
signifyed
againe
vnto
Mutezuma
with
the
messengers
who
carried
all
the
triumph
and
muste●
pointed
,
all
his
former
dealings
,
but
hearing
that
Cortes
was
néere
at
hande
,
he
sente
out
hys
lyght
Horsemen
to
dyscrie
his
Campe
.
All
Naruaez
his
Horses
were
readye
sadled
and
brideled
,
and
his
men
armed
.
Cortes
entred
so
close
and
secret
,
that
no
man
almost
hearde
him
,
and
the
firste
worde
hée
spake
,
hauyng
all
hys
men
within
with
him
,
was
,
shut
the
gates
,
and
strike
,
downe
with
them
.
There
were
at
that
time
many
shining
wormes
,
whiche
with
their
glistering
séemed
matches
of
Hargabushe
,
so
that
if
one
péece
at
that
time
had
bin
discharged
,
they
woulde
haue
bin
in
a
great
feare
.
Naruaez
béeing
about
to
put
on
his
priuie
coate
,
came
one
vnto
him
,
saying
:
Sir
,
Cortes
is
néere
your
lodgyng
,
let
him
come
in
(
quoth
he
)
for
he
commeth
to
talke
with
me
.
Naruaez
had
his
men
in
foure
Towers
of
his
lodging
,
and
he
himselfe
was
in
the
one
,
with
a
hundred
Spanyardes
,
and
at
his
dore
thirtéene
péeces
of
Ordinance
ready
charged
.
Cortes
commanded
his
chiefe
Sheriffe
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
,
with
fortie
or
fiftie
of
his
fellowes
,
to
goe
vp
into
Naruaez
his
Chamber
,
and
he
himselfe
with
other
twentie
men
abode
at
the
dore
to
defende
and
kéepe
that
none
might
enter
thereat
,
vntil
he
had
finished
his
businesse
.
The
residue
of
his
men
besieged
the
other
Towers
,
so
that
they
might
not
succoure
one
another
.
Naruaez
hearing
the
noyse
,
woulde
néedes
fighte
,
although
he
was
required
to
stay
his
handes
,
and
comming
out
at
his
Chamber
dore
,
they
strake
out
one
of
his
eyes
with
a
pike
,
and
then
they
layde
hande
vpon
hym
,
dragging
and
drawyng
him
downe
the
stayres
by
the
héeles
,
and
when
he
sawe
hymselfe
broughte
before
Cortes
,
he
sayde
,
oh
Senior
Cortes
,
thanke
your
great
fortune
,
in
hauyng
my
person
prisoner
,
This
combat
endured
but
a
while
,
for
within
one
hour
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
,
and
the
chiefest
of
his
company
were
taken
prisoners
,
and
their
weapons
&
armour
taken
from
all
the
rest
.
There
were
slayne
of
Naruaez
his
men
sixeteene
,
and
of
Cortes
his
side
were
killed
only
two
persons
with
a
peece
of
Ordinance
.
They
had
no
leysure
to
giue
fire
to
their
Ordinance
,
with
the
great
diligence
and
hast
of
Cortes
,
sauing
vnto
one
péece
that
killed
the
two
men
.
The
tutche
holes
were
stopped
with
waxe
,
through
the
great
raine
that
had
fallen
.
By
this
meane
those
that
were
ouercome
,
did
take
occasion
to
ymagine
that
Cortes
had
suborned
the
maister
gunner
,
and
others
.
Cortes
vsed
great
sobrietie
and
discretion
,
for
he
would
not
permitte
anye
of
the
prisoners
to
be
reuiled
or
misused
with
any
iniurious
wordes
,
no
nor
yet
Naruaez
,
who
hadde
spoken
so
much
euill
of
him
,
although
many
of
hys
men
desired
reuengement
.
Pedro
de
Maluenda
seruaunt
to
Iames
Velasques
,
who
was
chiefe
Stewarde
to
Naruaez
,
fledde
to
the
Shippes
with
all
the
stuffe
that
he
coulde
gette
,
without
any
lette
of
Cortes
.
Héere
may
you
sée
what
difference
and
aduantage
is
betwixt
man
and
man
,
what
did
eache
of
these
Captiues
say
,
thinke
,
and
doe
,
seldome
time
dothe
happen
that
so
fewe
of
one
nation
dothe
ouercome
so
many
of
the
same
nation
,
especially
the
greater
number
béeyng
fresh
,
lustie
,
and
in
a
strong
holde
.
The
Rebellion
of
Mexico
against
Cortes
.
AFter
that
Cortes
had
obteyned
victorye
against
Naruaez
,
he
knew
very
well
the
most
part
of
his
company
,
vnto
whome
he
spake
curteously
,
praying
them
to
forget
the
things
past
,
and
so
would
hée
also
.
And
also
likewise
,
that
it
mighte
please
them
to
goe
with
him
to
Mexico
,
whiche
was
the
richest
Citie
of
all
that
India
.
He
also
restored
to
euerye
man
his
armour
and
weapons
,
whiche
were
taken
from
them
in
their
ouerthrowe
.
Hee
also
left
very
sew
of
them
prisoners
with
Naruaez
.
The
Horsemen
tooke
the
fielde
with
stomacke
to
fight
,
but
after
they
had
hearde
of
hys
offer
,
they
submitted
themselues
.
In
conclusion
,
all
those
that
were
come
,
hoping
of
spoyle
,
were
glad
to
accepte
his
offer
,
and
to
goe
with
him
with
faithfull
promise
truly
to
serue
him
.
He
renued
his
power
in
Vera
Crux
,
and
brought
thyther
the
nauie
of
Naruaez
He
also
dispatched
two
hundred
Spanyardes
to
the
riuer
of
Garay
,
and
sent
also
Iohn
Velasques
de
Leon
with
other
two
hundred
men
.
To
inhabite
of
Coazacoalco
.
He
dispatched
also
a
Spanyarde
by
post
to
Mexico
,
with
newes
of
the
victory
,
and
hée
himselfe
followed
towarde
Mexico
,
with
the
great
care
that
he
had
of
those
whome
he
had
lefte
there
in
guard
of
Mutezuma
and
the
Citie
.
The
Post
that
wente
on
this
iourney
,
in
steade
of
thankes
,
was
sore
wounded
by
the
Indian
Rebelles
,
but
although
he
was
so
hurte
,
yet
he
returned
to
Cortes
,
wyth
newes
that
Mexico
was
reuolted
,
and
that
they
had
burned
the
foure
Foystes
,
also
assieged
the
Spanish
house
,
and
throwen
downe
a
wall
,
and
myned
another
,
yea
and
set
fire
●pon
the
munition
,
taken
away
their
vittayles
,
and
had
broughte
them
to
suche
extremitie
,
to
be
eyther
slayne
,
or
remayne
prisoners
,
sauing
that
Mutezuma
commaunded
to
ceasse
the
combate
,
yea
and
for
all
that
they
woulde
not
leaue
their
armoure
,
nor
departe
from
the
siege
,
only
they
somewhat
amayned
their
furie
for
theyr
princes
sake
.
These
newes
were
sorrowfull
to
Cortes
,
for
thereby
his
pleasure
was
turned
into
care
,
the
rather
to
make
hast
to
succoure
his
friendes
and
fellowes
,
for
if
he
hadde
delayed
hys
comming
but
a
small
whyle
,
he
had
founde
them
eyther
slayne
,
or
else
their
bodyes
ready
to
sacrifice
:
but
his
greatest
comforte
was
,
that
Mutezuma
remayned
styll
prisoner
.
He
mustered
his
men
in
Tlaxcallan
,
and
founde
of
his
Spanishe
nation
a
thousand
footemen
,
and
néere
a
hundred
Horsemen
,
He
procéeded
forwardes
towarde
Tezcuco
,
where
he
founde
none
of
the
Gentlemen
of
his
acquaintance
,
nor
yet
he
there
was
receyued
,
as
in
time
past
he
had
bin
,
but
rather
he
found
a
great
alteration
in
the
Countrey
,
and
also
many
townes
without
people
,
or
else
rebelled
.
In
Tezcuco
met
with
him
a
Spanyarde
,
whome
Aluarado
had
sente
to
desire
him
to
come
vnto
them
,
and
to
certifie
hym
of
all
the
premisses
,
saying
moreouer
,
that
with
his
comming
their
furye
woulde
be
pacifyed
.
With
this
messenger
came
another
from
Mutezuma
,
who
declared
vnto
Cortes
,
that
hys
Lorde
was
innocent
of
all
that
was
done
,
praying
hym
,
that
if
he
had
conceiued
any
euill
opinion
agaynste
hym
,
to
putte
away
the
same
agayne
,
and
that
it
mighte
please
hym
to
goe
directly
to
hys
owne
house
,
where
hée
abode
hys
comming
wyth
the
Spanishe
guarde
,
that
he
hadde
lefte
with
him
,
who
were
aliue
and
in
good
healthe
as
he
hadde
lefte
them
.
With
thys
message
,
Cortes
and
hys
companye
reposed
all
that
nyghte
,
and
the
nexte
days
,
béeyng
Midsommer
daye
,
he
entred
into
Mexico
at
dynner
tyme
,
with
hys
hundred
Horsemen
,
and
the
thousande
footemen
,
with
a
greate
companye
of
theyr
friendes
of
Tlaxcallan
,
Huexocinco
,
and
Chololla
,
but
he
saw
but
few
folke
in
the
stréetes
,
and
small
entertaynement
,
with
manye
bridges
broken
,
and
other
euill
tokens
.
He
came
to
hys
lodgyng
,
and
all
those
of
his
companye
whyche
coulde
not
well
bée
lodged
there
,
hée
sente
them
to
the
greate
Temple
.
Mutezuma
came
forth
into
the
yarde
to
receyue
hym
,
full
heauie
and
sorrowfull
,
as
it
séemed
,
of
that
offence
whiche
his
subiectes
had
done
,
excusing
hymselfe
:
and
then
euery
one
entred
into
hys
lodgyng
and
Chamber
,
but
the
ioy
and
pleasure
of
Pedro
de
Aluarado
was
incomparable
,
saluting
the
one
the
other
,
with
demaundes
and
questions
howe
they
fared
,
yea
and
how
much
the
one
company
declared
of
prosperitie
and
pleasure
,
the
other
againe
replyed
as
muche
of
sorrow
and
trouble
.
The
causes
of
the
Rebellion
.
COrtes
procured
to
knowe
the
principall
cause
of
the
insurrection
of
the
Mexican
Indians
,
and
hauing
a
generall
daye
of
hearyng
,
the
charge
béeyng
layde
against
them
,
some
sayd
,
that
it
was
through
the
letters
and
persuasion
of
Naru●●z
:
Others
aunswered
,
their
desire
and
meaning
was
,
to
expell
the
straungers
,
according
to
agréemente
made
,
for
in
theyr
skirmishes
they
cryed
nothing
but
gette
you
hence
,
get
you
hence
:
Other
sayde
,
that
they
pretended
the
libertie
of
Mutezuma
,
for
in
theyr
Combates
they
woulde
saye
,
lette
goe
oure
God
and
Kyng
,
if
you
list
not
to
bée
slayne
.
Others
sayde
,
that
they
were
Théeues
,
and
hadde
robbed
theyr
golde
and
plate
from
them
,
whyche
was
in
valewe
more
than
seauen
hundred
thousande
duckettes
.
Others
cryed
,
héere
shall
you
leaue
the
golde
that
you
haue
taken
from
vs
.
Others
sayde
,
that
they
coulde
not
abyde
the
syghte
of
the
Tlaxcaltecas
,
and
other
theyr
mortall
enimies
.
Manye
beléeued
that
the
mutinye
〈◊〉
for
throwyng
downe
theyr
Goddes
and
Idolles
.
each
of
these
causes
were
sufficient
to
rebell
,
how
muche
more
altogither
.
But
the
chiefest
and
most
principall
cause
was
;
that
after
the
departure
of
Cortes
towarde
Naruaez
,
happened
a
solemne
holiday
,
whiche
the
Mexicans
were
wont
to
celebrate
,
and
desiring
to
obserue
the
same
,
as
they
were
wont
to
do
,
they
came
and
besoughte
Captayne
Aluarado
to
graunt
them
licence
,
&
not
to
ymagine
that
they
were
ioyned
togither
,
to
kill
the
Spanyardes
.
Aluarado
gaue
them
licence
,
with
such
conditions
,
that
in
their
Sacrifice
shoulde
no
mans
bloude
be
spilte
,
nor
yet
to
weare
anye
weapon
.
At
this
feast
,
sixe
hundred
Gentlemen
and
principall
persons
ioyned
togither
in
the
greate
temple
:
some
doe
saye
,
that
they
were
more
than
a
thousande
persons
of
greate
estate
,
but
that
nighte
they
made
a
maruellous
great
noyse
,
with
cornets
,
shels
,
clouen
bones
,
wherewith
they
made
a
straunge
musicke
:
they
celebrated
the
feast
,
their
naked
bodyes
couered
with
tele
,
made
and
wrought
with
precious
stones
,
collers
,
girdels
,
bracelettes
,
and
many
other
iewels
of
golde
,
siluer
;
and
aliofar
,
with
gallant
tuffes
of
feathers
on
their
heads
.
They
daunced
a
daunce
called
Mazeualiztli
,
which
is
to
say
,
deserte
wyth
payne
,
and
so
they
call
Mazaudi
a
husbandman
.
Thys
daunce
is
like
Netoriliztli
,
which
is
another
daunce
.
The
manner
is
,
that
they
lay
mattes
in
the
Temple
yarde
,
and
with
the
sounde
of
their
Drummes
,
called
Atabals
,
they
daunce
a
round
,
hande
in
hande
,
some
singing
,
and
others
answere
,
which
songs
were
in
the
honor
and
prayse
of
the
Godor
Saincte
,
whose
feast
it
is
,
hoping
for
thys
seruice
to
haue
rayne
,
corne
,
healthe
,
victory
,
peace
chyddren
,
or
anye
other
thing
that
they
maye
wishe
for
,
or
desire
.
These
Indian
Gentlemen
being
occupied
in
their
daunsing
and
ceremonies
,
it
fortuned
that
Pedro
de
Aluarado
went
to
the
Temple
of
Vitzilopuchtli
to
beholde
theyr
doings
,
and
whether
his
goyng
was
of
his
owne
accorde
,
or
by
the
consent
of
his
company
I
am
not
certaine
,
although
some
saye
that
he
was
aduised
howe
the
mutinie
was
there
conspired
,
as
after
did
follow
:
others
holde
opinion
,
that
their
onely
goyng
to
the
Temple
was
to
beholde
the
maruaylous
and
straunge
daunce
.
And
then
seyng
them
so
richely
attyzed
,
The
threatenings
of
the
Mexicans
agaynst
the
Spaniardes
.
THe
cause
of
this
rebellion
,
beyng
well
knowen
,
Cortes
demaunded
how
theyr
enimies
fought
,
mary
(
quoth
they
)
after
they
had
taken
weapon
agaynst
vs
for
the
space
of
ten
dayes
arew
,
they
neuer
seased
with
great
fury
to
assaulte
and
combat
our
house
,
and
we
with
feare
least
Mutezuma
shoulde
escape
and
flée
vnto
Naruaez
,
durst
not
goe
out
of
dores
to
fight
in
the
streate
,
but
onely
to
defende
the
house
with
especiall
care
of
Mutezuma
,
accordyng
to
your
charge
giuen
vnto
vs
.
Also
we
being
but
few
and
the
Indians
many
,
who
still
refreshed
their
men
,
they
did
not
onely
wery
vs
,
but
also
put
vs
in
great
feare
and
cleane
out
of
courage
,
yea
and
if
at
the
greatest
brunt
,
Mutezuma
personally
had
not
ascended
to
the
toppe
of
our
wal
,
commaunding
them
if
euer
they
meant
to
sée
him
a
liue
,
to
stay
and
cease
from
their
enterpryce
.
At
the
sight
of
Mutezuma
they
were
all
amazed
,
and
incontinent
ceased
the
combat
and
assault
.
They
sayde
also
that
with
the
newes
of
the
victory
had
agaynst
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
,
Mutezuma
requyred
his
men
to
leaue
off
from
theyr
pretence
,
not
withstandyng
the
Indians
calling
to
remembraunce
,
that
Cortes
was
a
comming
with
a
greater
company
,
at
whose
returne
they
should
haue
the
more
to
doe
,
began
afreshe
to
assaulte
the
house
,
wherevppon
some
doe
thinke
,
that
it
was
agaynst
the
will
of
Mutezuma
.
But
it
followed
,
that
one
day
the
Spaniardes
standing
in
greate
perill
,
charged
their
greatest
péece
of
ordinaunce
,
and
gyuing
fire
,
the
péece
discharged
not
,
the
Indians
seyng
the
same
,
beganne
a
freshe
with
a
marue●lous
terrible
noyce
,
vsing
staues
,
Bowes
,
lances
,
&
stones
that
came
as
thicke
as
Hayle
,
saying
nowe
will
●●ée
redéeme
our
King
,
sette
our
houses
at
libertie
,
and
reuenge
our
iniuries
.
But
in
the
middest
of
theyr
fury
the
péece
wente
of
,
without
any
more
prymyng
or
touche
,
with
a
greate
and
fearefull
thunderyng
,
the
péece
beyng
great
and
ful
of
hayle
shotte
,
with
the
mayne
pellotte
,
made
a
straunge
spoyle
among
them
,
and
with
feare
they
retyred
.
But
yet
they
beganne
to
say
,
well
,
well
,
shortely
shall
your
fleshe
be
boyled
,
although
wée
meane
not
to
eate
it
,
for
truely
it
is
very
carrayne
and
good
for
nothing
.
But
yet
we
will
bestowe
the
same
vpon
the
Eagles
,
Lions
,
Tigres
and
Snakes
,
who
shal
be
the
graues
for
your
filthy
carcases
.
But
if
forth
with
ye
let
not
Mutezuma
departe
,
and
restore
him
to
his
libertie
,
yée
shall
quickly
haue
your
rewarde
,
for
your
presumption
&
pride
,
who
durst
be
so
bold
,
as
to
lay
hande
on
Mutezuma
being
our
God
and
Lorde
,
that
giueth
vs
our
dayly
foode
.
And
yet
yée
with
your
filthy
théeues
handes
presumed
to
touch
him
,
oh
how
dothe
not
the
earth
open
&
swallow
you
which
taketh
other
mens
goodes
.
But
marke
the
end
,
for
our
Gods
whose
religion
you
did
profane
,
will
rewarde
you
according
to
your
deserte
,
&
if
they
do
not
shortly
execute
their
wrath
,
then
let
vs
alone
,
for
we
will
out
of
hande
make
an
ende
of
you
.
And
as
for
those
théeues
and
villaines
of
Tlaxcallan
your
slaues
,
shall
not
depart
praysing
their
gaynes
,
who
nowe
presume
to
take
their
maisters
wiues
,
ye
and
to
demaund
tribute
of
them
,
vnto
whome
they
themselues
are
tributors
.
These
&
such
like
were
the
wordes
of
the
Mexicans
.
But
our
men
,
although
they
were
in
a
maruelous
feare
,
yet
they
reprehended
their
folly
,
as
touchyng
Mutezuma
,
saying
that
Mutezuma
was
no
God
,
but
a
mortall
man
as
they
were
,
and
no
better
,
and
that
their
Gods
were
vayne
idols
,
and
their
religion
most
false
and
abhominable
,
and
that
only
our
God
was
holy
,
iuste
,
true
and
infinite
.
The
great
extremitie
and
daunger
that
our
men
were
put
in
by
the
Mexicans
.
IN
hearyng
the
former
talke
in
defense
of
the
house
,
and
prouiding
of
things
necessary
,
the
night
passed
away
.
And
in
the
mornyng
to
proue
the
Mexicans
intent
,
Cortes
commaunded
the
market
to
be
vsed
as
in
time
past
.
Aluarado
wished
Cortes
to
shew
himself
toward
him
as
agrieued
&
not
well
pleased
,
makyng
as
though
he
would
apprehend
&
correct
him
for
the
things
passed
,
thinking
that
Mutezuma
and
his
men
would
haue
entreated
for
him
.
Cortes
passed
not
for
that
talke
,
saying
that
th●●
were
infidels
,
diuelish
and
wicked
people
,
with
whome
suche
complementes
shoulde
not
bée
vsed
.
But
he
commaunded
a
certaine
principal
Gentleman
of
Mexico
,
who
stoode
there
presente
,
that
out
of
hande
he
should
commaunde
the
market
to
be
furnished
as
in
time
past
.
This
Indian
understanding
that
Cortes
had
spoken
euil
of
them
,
made
as
though
he
went
to
fulfill
his
commandement
:
but
he
wente
to
proclayme
libertie
,
publishyng
the
heynous
and
iniurious
wordes
whiche
he
had
harde
,
so
that
in
shorte
space
the
matter
beganne
to
ware
hoate
,
for
some
went
and
brake
downe
the
bridges
,
others
went
to
call
all
the
Citizens
,
who
ioyned
themselues
togither
,
and
besieged
the
Spaniardes
house
,
with
suche
straunge
noyse
that
one
coulde
not
heare
another
:
the
stones
flewe
lyke
hayle
,
Dartes
and
arrowes
filled
the
Spanyardes
yarde
,
which
troubled
them
much
.
Cortes
seing
this
broyle
,
he
with
certaine
of
his
men
went
out
at
one
dore
,
and
an
other
Captayne
at
another
,
with
eache
of
them
twoo
hundred
men
.
They
fought
with
the
Indians
who
slewe
foure
Spaniardes
,
and
wounded
many
moe
,
and
of
them
were
slayne
very
fewe
with
their
succor
and
defence
at
hande
.
If
our
men
fought
with
them
in
the
streates
,
then
would
they
stoppe
their
passage
at
the
bridges
:
if
they
assaulted
their
houses
,
then
they
were
beaten
with
stones
from
the
toppe
of
their
houses
whiche
were
flatte
ruffed
,
and
at
their
retire
they
persecuted
them
terribly
.
They
sette
fire
vpon
the
Spaniardes
house
in
sundry
places
,
but
chiefly
in
one
place
they
coulde
not
aplake
the
fire
a
great
whyle
,
vntill
they
threwe
downe
certayne
chambers
and
walles
,
whereas
they
had
entered
at
pleasure
,
had
it
not
bene
for
the
Artillerie
,
Crossebowes
and
handgunnes
,
whiche
were
there
in
defence
of
that
place
.
This
combat
endured
all
that
day
vntill
night
,
yea
and
in
the
night
also
they
had
their
handes
full
:
our
men
had
litle
leasure
to
sleepe
,
but
rathe●
spente
the
night
in
mendyng
the
walles
and
dores
,
and
curing
the
wounded
men
who
were
more
than
foure
score
,
&
likewise
to
set
their
men
in
order
&
readinesse
for
the
fight
of
the
next
day
following
.
It
was
no
sooner
day
,
but
the
Indians
beganne
theyr
assault
a
fresh
,
with
more
courage
and
furie
than
the
day
before
,
so
that
our
men
were
fayne
to
trust
to
their
artillery
,
the
whiche
the
Indians
feared
not
a
whitte
:
for
if
a
shotte
carried
ten
,
fiftene
or
twentie
Indians
at
a
clappe
,
they
would
close
againe
as
though
one
man
had
not
bene
missyng
.
Cortes
came
out
with
other
twoo
hundreth
men
,
and
gate
some
bridges
,
burned
some
houses
,
and
slew
many
that
defended
them
.
But
the
Indians
were
so
many
in
number
,
that
no
hurte
appeared
,
yea
and
our
men
were
so
fewe
in
comparison
of
them
,
that
although
they
fought
al
the
day
,
yet
had
they
much
a
doe
to
defend
themselues
,
how
much
more
to
offende
.
That
day
neuer
a
Spaniarde
was
slayne
outright
,
but
thrée
score
of
them
were
wounded
and
hurte
,
wherby
they
had
inough
to
do
to
cure
them
for
that
night
,
and
to
procure
remedy
and
defence
against
the
hurtes
whiche
they
receyued
from
the
house
toppes
.
The
death
of
Mutezuma
.
ALl
the
while
that
the
Engines
were
a
makyng
,
our
men
came
not
out
to
fight
,
beyng
occupied
in
the
worke
,
but
onely
to
defende
their
lodgyng
.
The
enimies
thinkyng
that
they
were
all
sore
hurte
and
wounded
,
beganne
their
warres
agayne
,
reuilyng
them
with
many
iniurious
wordes
,
threatnyng
them
,
that
if
they
woulde
not
deliuer
Mutezuma
,
that
they
woulde
giue
them
the
moste
cruellest
death
that
euer
man
suffered
,
and
came
with
great
force
to
haue
entred
the
house
.
Cortes
desired
Mutezuma
to
goe
vp
into
the
sotie
,
which
is
the
toppe
of
the
flatte
roufe
of
the
house
,
and
to
commaunde
his
subiects
to
ceasse
from
their
heate
and
furie
.
At
Cortes
his
request
he
wente
vp
,
and
leaned
ouer
the
wall
to
talke
with
them
,
who
beginnyng
to
speake
vnto
them
,
they
threw
so
many
stones
out
of
the
streate
,
houses
and
windowes
,
that
one
happened
to
hitte
Mutezuma
on
the
temples
of
his
head
,
with
whiche
blowe
he
fell
downe
to
the
ground
:
this
was
his
ende
,
euen
at
the
handes
of
his
owne
subiectes
and
vassalles
agaynst
theyr
willes
:
for
the
truth
is
that
a
Spaniarde
helde
a
Target
ouer
his
head
,
wherby
they
knew
him
not
,
nor
yet
would
beléeue
that
he
was
there
,
for
all
the
signes
and
tokens
whiche
were
made
vnto
them
.
Cortes
forthwith
published
the
hurte
and
daunger
of
life
of
Mutezuma
:
some
gaue
credite
to
his
tale
,
and
othersome
woulde
not
,
but
rather
fought
very
stoutly
.
Thrée
dayes
Mutezuma
remayned
in
extréeme
payne
,
and
at
the
ende
departed
his
life
.
And
bicause
it
shoulde
appeare
that
his
death
was
of
the
stripe
that
they
had
giuen
,
and
not
by
any
hurte
receyued
at
their
hands
,
he
caused
two
gentlemen
of
Mexico
,
who
were
prysoners
,
to
carry
him
out
vpon
their
backes
,
who
certified
the
Citizens
of
the
certentie
of
his
death
,
that
at
that
presente
tune
were
giuyng
battery
to
the
house
.
But
yet
for
all
this
they
woulde
not
leaue
off
the
combat
,
nor
yet
the
warres
,
as
some
of
our
men
thought
they
woulde
,
but
rather
procéeded
on
their
purpose
,
with
greater
courage
and
desire
of
reuenge
.
And
when
they
retyred
,
they
made
a
pityfull
lamentation
,
with
preparation
to
bury
their
king
in
Chapultepec
.
On
this
sorte
died
Mutezuma
,
who
was
holden
for
a
God
among
the
Indians
.
Some
say
that
hée
desired
to
be
Baptised
at
the
Shrouetide
before
his
death
,
and
they
prolonged
the
matter
,
thinking
at
Easter
followyng
to
haue
christened
him
with
honour
and
triumph
.
But
as
it
happened
,
it
had
bene
better
to
haue
done
it
at
that
time
according
to
his
request
.
But
with
the
comming
of
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
the
thyng
was
also
delayed
,
and
after
hée
was
wounded
it
was
likewyse
forgotten
,
with
the
troubles
that
they
were
in
.
It
was
credibly
enformed
,
that
Mutezuma
was
neuer
consentyng
to
the
death
of
any
Spaniarde
,
nor
yet
in
conspiracie
agaynst
Cortes
,
but
rather
loued
him
entierly
:
yet
some
are
of
an
other
opinion
,
and
bothe
giue
good
reasons
to
approue
their
arguments
,
but
the
truth
could
not
wel
be
knowen
,
for
at
that
tyme
our
men
vnderstoode
not
the
language
,
and
agayne
Mutezuma
after
his
death
,
lefte
none
to
open
that
secrete
.
The
Indians
affirme
that
he
was
of
the
greatest
bloud
of
all
his
linage
,
and
the
greatest
kyng
in
estate
,
that
euer
was
in
Mexico
.
It
is
also
to
be
noted
,
that
when
the
kingdomes
do
most
florish
,
then
are
they
niest
to
a
change
,
or
else
to
change
their
Lorde
,
as
doth
appeare
in
this
history
of
Mutezuma
.
Our
men
lost
more
by
the
death
of
Mutezuma
than
the
natural
Indians
,
if
we
consider
the
murder
and
destruction
that
incontinent
did
follow
.
Mutezuma
was
a
man
very
moderate
in
his
diet
,
and
not
so
vicious
as
other
Indians
,
although
he
had
many
wiues
.
He
was
also
liberal
and
frée
harted
:
he
was
estéemed
for
a
very
wise
man
,
in
my
iudgement
he
was
eyther
wise
in
lettyng
things
passe
after
that
sorte
,
or
else
a
very
foole
,
that
did
not
vnderstande
their
doings
:
he
was
as
deuoute
as
warlyke
,
for
he
had
bene
presente
in
many
battayles
:
it
is
reported
that
he
wanne
and
had
victory
in
nine
battayles
.
&
also
other
nine
times
victorie
man
for
man
in
the
fielde
,
he
reygned
seuentene
yeares
and
certaine
moneths
.
The
combat
betweene
the
Spaniardes
and
the
Indians
.
AFter
the
death
of
Mutezuma
,
Cortes
sente
vnto
his
Neuewes
,
and
to
the
other
noblemen
who
mainteyned
the
warres
,
desiryng
them
to
come
and
speake
with
him
,
and
they
came
,
vnto
whome
Cortes
spake
from
the
wall
where
Mutezuma
was
slayne
,
saying
,
that
it
were
méete
that
they
should
ceasse
from
warre
,
and
to
chose
another
king
,
and
also
to
burie
the
dead
,
and
that
he
woulde
come
to
his
buriall
as
his
friende
:
likewise
he
signified
vnto
them
,
that
for
the
loue
he
bare
vnto
Mutezuma
who
had
intreated
for
them
,
he
had
stayed
from
the
finall
spoyle
of
the
cittie
,
&
correction
of
them
for
their
rebellion
and
obstinacie
.
But
now
that
he
had
not
vnto
whome
to
haue
respect
,
he
woulde
bothe
burne
their
houses
,
and
chasten
them
,
if
that
they
submitted
not
themselues
to
his
friendship
.
They
answered
,
that
they
woulde
neyther
leaue
the
warres
,
nor
yet
estéeme
his
friendship
,
vntill
they
saw
themselues
in
their
libertie
,
and
their
wrongs
wholly
reuenged
,
yea
and
that
without
his
counsell
they
coulde
elect
the
King
vnto
whom
of
right
the
kingdome
did
apertaine
.
And
sithens
the
Gods
hath
taken
our
welbeloued
Mutezuma
,
we
will
giue
his
body
a
Sepulchre
,
as
vnto
such
a
King
doth
apperteyne
:
yea
and
if
he
would
goe
and
beare
his
friend
Mutezuma
company
to
the
Gods
,
that
then
he
should
come
forth
,
and
they
would
quickly
dispatch
him
:
and
as
for
the
residue
,
they
would
haue
rather
warre
than
peace
,
yea
and
that
they
were
not
menne
that
did
yéelde
with
wordes
.
Also
séeing
their
King
was
dead
,
for
whose
respecte
they
ceassed
to
burne
their
houses
,
rost
their
bodyes
,
and
eate
their
fleshe
,
but
nowe
(
quoth
they
)
if
ye
depart
not
,
we
will
not
dally
long
time
with
you
.
Cortez
finding
them
stoute
and
stubborne
,
liked
not
the
bargaine
.
Againe
,
he
knewe
well
that
their
meaning
was
,
that
if
they
hadde
departed
from
the
Citie
,
to
haue
spoyled
and
murthered
them
by
the
way
.
And
séeing
that
their
liues
,
rule
and
gouernement
consisted
in
strength
of
hand
and
good
courage
,
he
came
forth
in
a
morning
with
the
thrée
engines
,
foure
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
and
fiue
hundred
Spanyards
,
and
thrée
thousand
Tlaxcaltecas
,
to
fighte
with
the
enimies
,
and
to
burne
and
spoyle
their
houses
.
They
broughte
the
engines
néere
vnto
certaine
greate
houses
whiche
stoode
néere
vnto
a
bridge
,
casting
theyr
scaling
ladders
on
the
walles
,
and
so
gote
vp
to
the
toppe
where
manye
people
were
,
and
there
combated
awhile
,
but
shortly
turned
to
their
forte
againe
,
without
doing
any
greate
hurte
,
with
one
Spanyarde
slayne
,
and
manye
wounded
,
and
also
the
engines
broken
and
spoyled
,
yea
the
multitude
of
Indians
were
so
thicke
,
and
flewe
vppon
the
Ordinance
in
suche
sorte
,
that
they
had
no
leysure
to
discharge
them
.
The
stones
came
also
so
thicke
from
the
house
toppes
,
that
the
engines
were
soone
at
an
ende
.
And
the
Citizens
hauing
housed
them
againe
in
the
forte
and
lodging
,
began
to
amende
the
hurt
done
in
their
houses
,
and
to
recouer
the
stréetes
that
were
lost
:
also
the
great
Temple
,
in
the
Tower
whereof
,
fiue
hundred
principall
men
hadde
fortifyed
themselues
wyth
vittayles
,
stones
,
and
long
Launces
,
piked
with
yron
and
flint
stone
verye
sharp
,
but
truly
they
did
most
hurt
with
stones
.
This
Tower
was
high
and
strong
,
as
I
haue
before
declared
,
and
stoode
néere
vnto
the
Spanyardes
forte
,
whiche
from
that
tower
receiued
muche
hurt
.
Although
Cortes
was
somewhat
sadde
and
heauie
,
yet
he
ceassed
not
like
a
good
Captayne
to
comfort
and
encourage
his
menne
,
and
alwayes
was
the
firste
man
at
any
brunt
or
assay
,
and
hys
heart
coulde
not
permitte
him
to
remaine
penned
vp
in
that
sort
,
wherefore
he
toke
thrée
hundred
Spanyardes
,
and
went
to
assiege
the
high
tower
.
Thrée
or
foure
dayes
he
ceassed
not
that
enterprise
,
but
coulde
not
come
to
the
toppe
,
being
so
high
a
thing
,
and
manye
persons
in
defence
of
the
same
,
well
prouided
,
with
fitte
munition
for
the
purpose
,
so
that
our
men
came
dayly
tumbling
downe
the
stayres
,
flying
to
their
house
with
broken
pates
,
so
that
our
Spanyardes
dysmayed
more
and
more
,
and
many
murmured
at
the
matter
:
you
may
well
iudge
howe
Cortes
his
heart
was
afflighted
,
for
the
Indians
encreased
still
in
courage
,
hauing
the
better
hand
,
and
dayly
victory
from
the
high
Tower.
How
the
Mexicans
refused
the
offer
of
peace
made
by
Corcez
.
COrtez
considering
the
great
multitude
of
Indians
his
enimies
,
and
also
the
greate
courage
,
with
desire
of
reuengement
:
and
waying
also
how
his
men
were
weake
and
wéeryed
with
fight
,
yet
(
I
may
say
)
with
great
desire
to
goe
from
thence
,
if
that
the
Citizens
would
haue
suffered
them
:
he
began
againe
to
require
them
with
peace
,
and
to
desire
them
of
truce
,
saying
vnto
them
also
,
that
they
should
consider
,
how
that
many
of
their
side
were
slayne
,
and
yet
they
coulde
kill
none
of
them
.
They
béeing
more
hard
harted
than
before
,
answered
that
they
vtterly
refused
his
offer
,
saying
,
that
they
neuer
woulde
haue
peace
with
those
who
had
slained
their
men
and
burned
their
Gods
:
yea
(
quoth
they
)
and
although
some
of
vs
are
killed
,
yet
wée
also
do
both
kill
and
hurt
,
for
ye
are
mortall
men
,
and
not
immortall
,
as
we
are
:
beholde
ye
also
the
number
of
vs
,
vpon
Zoties
,
in
windowes
and
stréetes
:
assure
youre selues
there
are
thrée
tymes
as
manye
within
the
houses
.
So
wée
shall
sooner
make
an
ende
of
you
by
kyllyng
one
and
one
,
than
you
shall
doe
of
vs
by
killing
a
thousande
by
thousande
,
or
ten
thousand
by
ten
thousand
:
for
ending
all
these
whome
you
sée
,
there
wyll
come
so
many
more
,
and
after
them
so
manye
more
:
but
if
ye
were
once
killed
,
there
woulde
come
no
more
Spanyardes
,
yea
and
when
oure
weapons
can
not
throughly
destroy
you
,
that
then
we
will
sterue
you
to
deathe
with
hunger
and
famine
,
yea
and
though
nowe
you
would
depart
,
it
is
too
late
,
bycause
the
bridges
are
throwen
downe
,
and
the
calseys
broken
,
and
succoure
by
water
you
haue
none
.
In
this
communications
the
daye
was
spente
,
and
night
at
hand
,
their
heads
occupyed
,
and
heartes
full
heauie
,
for
hunger
alone
hadde
bin
ynough
to
finish
theyr
dayes
,
without
any
further
warre
.
That
nighte
,
the
one
halfe
of
the
number
of
Spanyardes
armed
themselues
,
and
late
in
the
euening
came
forthe
into
the
Citie
.
The
Indians
now
being
not
accustomed
to
fight
at
such
houres
,
the
Spanyardes
burned
aboue
thrée
hundred
houses
in
one
stréete
,
and
in
some
of
them
found
many
Citizens
,
of
whome
they
left
not
one
aliue
.
They
burned
and
spoyled
thrée
Zoties
néere
vnto
their
owne
lodging
,
whiche
hadde
greately
annoyed
them
before
.
The
residue
of
the
Spanyardes
whiche
abode
at
home
,
amended
the
engins
,
and
repaired
their
houses
.
As
this
iourney
hapned
well
vnto
them
,
earely
in
the
morning
they
procéeded
out
againe
,
and
wente
to
the
bridge
where
their
engins
hadde
bin
broken
,
and
although
they
founde
there
greate
resistance
,
yet
the
matter
imported
their
lines
.
They
foughte
with
noble
courage
,
and
gote
manye
towers
,
houses
and
Zoties
.
They
wanne
also
four
of
the
eyght
bridges
which
were
in
the
Citie
,
leauing
gard
in
those
places
whyche
were
wonne
,
returning
to
their
Campe
with
manye
woundes
,
keyng
both
wéery
and
full
of
care
and
sorrow
.
The
next
days
they
came
forth
again●
,
and
wanne
the
other
foure
bridges
,
and
dammed
them
vp
with
earth
,
in
such
sorte
,
that
the
Horsemen
that
way
followed
the
enimies
to
the
firme
lande
.
Cortez
being
occupyed
in
damming
vp
the
ditches
,
and
making
plaine
way
of
the
bridges
,
there
came
certayne
messengers
vnto
him
,
saying
,
that
neere
at
hand
,
abode
many
noblemen
and
Captaines
to
treate
of
peace
,
requiring
hym
to
come
vnto
them
,
praying
him
to
bring
Tlamacazque
his
prisoner
,
who
was
one
of
the
principallest
of
the
Diuels
Cleargie
there
,
to
heare
the
treatie
of
the
matter
.
Cortes
wente
,
and
carried
the
Priest
with
him
,
whome
he
appoynted
to
require
them
to
ceasse
from
contention
,
and
to
remoue
their
siege
,
but
he
came
not
backe
wyth
aunswere
.
All
thys
was
a
fayned
fetche
,
to
sée
the
state
of
the
Christian
Campe
,
or
else
to
recouer
their
religious
Tlamacazque
.
Cortes
séeyng
theyr
deceyte
,
wente
hys
way
to
dinner
,
and
was
no
sooner
sette
at
hys
meate
,
but
certayne
Tlaxcaltecas
came
running
in
with
an
open
crye
,
saying
,
that
theyr
enimies
hadde
recouered
agayne
the
bridges
,
and
wente
armed
vp
and
downe
the
stréetes
,
and
hadde
also
slayne
the
most
of
the
Spanyardes
that
were
lefte
in
garde
of
the
bridges
,
Incontinente
Cortes
wente
out
with
the
Horsemenne
,
who
were
readyest
at
that
tyme
,
and
made
way
through
the
troupe
of
enimies
,
following
them
euen
vnto
the
firme
lande
,
but
at
theyr
returne
,
the
footemen
that
were
hurt
and
wéeried
in
kéeping
of
the
stréete
,
coulde
not
susteyne
the
force
and
furie
of
the
infinite
number
of
Indians
,
whyche
came
vpon
them
,
yea
with
muche
adde
they
coulde
escape
home
to
their
forte
.
The
multitude
was
not
so
greate
of
Indians
in
the
stréete
,
but
also
by
water
in
Canoas
,
so
that
stones
flewe
on
both
sydes
,
and
galled
oure
men
cruelly
.
Cortes
was
hurte
in
one
of
hys
knées
very
sore
,
wherevppon
it
was
blowen
abroade
through
the
Citie
,
that
Cortes
was
slayne
,
whiche
newes
dyd
greately
discourage
our
men
,
and
much
animate
the
Indians
.
But
yet
Cortes
for
all
hys
payne
and
hurt
,
ceassed
not
to
embolden
&
encourage
hys
Souldyers
,
who
set
afreshe
vpon
the
enimies
.
At
the
farthest
bridge
fel
two
Horses
,
which
troubled
muche
oure
men
that
followed
.
Cortes
made
suche
way
among
the
Indians
,
that
the
Horsemen
hadde
reasonable
passage
,
and
béeyng
the
hindmost
man
himselfe
,
he
was
in
great
peril
of
taking
.
It
was
a
maruell
to
sée
what
a
spring
hée
gaue
with
hys
Horse
,
and
thereby
escaped
,
but
in
conclusion
,
with
stones
they
were
forced
to
returne
to
their
hold
,
beyng
very
late
.
As
soone
as
he
had
ended
his
supper
,
he
sente
some
of
his
men
to
gard
the
stréete
and
bridges
,
and
to
defend
the
same
againste
the
enemie
.
They
were
somewhat
ioyfull
of
their
procéedings
and
good
successe
whiche
they
hadde
the
same
day
.
Howe
Cortez
fledde
from
Mexico
.
BVt
Cortes
waying
the
substance
of
the
matter
,
sawe
in
effecte
that
his
syde
wente
to
wracke
,
wherefore
he
requested
hys
menne
to
departe
from
thence
,
who
were
not
a
little
ioyfull
to
heare
their
Captayne
pronounce
that
saying
,
for
few
or
none
of
them
escaped
vnhurt
and
wounded
.
They
feared
death
,
but
yet
wanted
not
stomacke
and
hearte
to
dye
.
The
Indians
were
so
many
,
that
if
the
Chrystians
shoulde
but
onlye
haue
cutte
their
throtes
without
resistance
,
yet
they
had
bin
too
few
for
that
purpose
.
They
were
also
in
suche
necessitie
of
bread
,
that
pinched
them
sore
.
Their
pouder
and
shotte
was
spente
,
and
almost
all
other
prouision
.
Their
house
was
welnigh
beaten
downe
about
their
eares
.
All
these
causes
were
sufficient
to
leaue
Mexico
,
and
to
séeke
to
saue
their
liues
:
yet
on
the
other
side
,
they
iudged
it
an
euill
cas●
,
to
turne
their
backes
to
their
enimies
,
for
(
quoth
they
)
the
very
stones
riseth
vp
against
hym
that
flyeth
.
They
feared
agayne
the
passage
of
the
arches
where
the
bridges
hadde
bin
,
so
that
now
they
were
full
besette
with
sorrow
,
care
,
and
misery
:
but
in
fyne
,
they
all
agréed
to
departe
that
nighte
,
for
many
dayes
before
,
one
of
their
companye
called
Botello
,
who
presumed
to
haue
good
skyll
in
the
Arte
of
Nigromancie
,
did
declare
vnto
them
,
that
if
they
would
depart
from
Mexico
at
a
certayne
houre
appoynted
,
that
then
they
shuld
escape
,
or
else
not
:
but
whether
they
gaue
credite
to
his
sayings
or
no
,
they
fully
determined
to
departe
that
night
,
and
like
vnto
politike
and
good
Souldyers
,
they
prepared
a
bridge
of
tymber
to
carrie
wyth
them
,
to
passe
ouer
the
arches
where
bridges
hadde
bin
.
This
is
most
certayne
,
they
were
all
priuie
and
agréede
to
the
departure
,
and
not
as
some
report
,
that
Cortes
fledde
away
,
leauing
aboue
two
hundred
Spanyardes
in
the
house
,
who
knewe
nothyng
of
hys
departure
,
and
were
afterwardes
all
slayne
,
sacrifised
,
and
eaten
in
Mexico
,
for
out
of
the
Citie
he
coulde
not
haue
departed
so
secretely
,
but
it
shoulde
haue
come
to
their
eares
:
howe
muche
more
out
of
one
house
,
where
they
were
all
togither
.
Cortes
called
Iohn
de
Guzman
hys
Chamberlayne
,
commaunding
him
to
open
the
hall
where
the
treasure
was
,
and
called
all
the
officers
and
others
,
to
sée
the
distribution
of
the
same
.
First
the
kings
portion
was
deducted
,
and
he
gaue
a
Horse
of
his
owne
,
and
men
to
carrie
it
:
and
for
the
remainder
,
he
willed
euery
man
to
take
what
he
listed
,
for
he
gaue
it
frankely
vnto
them
.
The
souldiers
which
had
come
with
Naruaez
,
&
now
serued
Cortes
,
were
somewhat
hungry
of
treasure
,
Cortes
gaue
charge
to
certayne
of
his
menne
,
to
garde
with
much
respecte
,
a
sonne
and
two
daughters
of
Mutezuma
,
Cacama
,
and
his
brother
,
and
manye
other
greate
Gentlemen
his
prisoners
.
He
also
appoynted
other
fortie
men
to
carrie
the
bridge
of
timber
,
and
other
Indians
to
carrie
the
Ordinance
,
and
a
little
grayne
of
Centli
that
remayned
.
The
vantgarde
he
committed
to
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
,
and
Antonio
de
Quiniones
;
and
the
reregarde
he
committed
to
Pedro
de
Aluarado
,
and
he
hymselfe
remayned
with
a
hundred
men
,
to
vse
his
discretion
.
In
this
order
,
and
with
good
deliberation
,
at
midnight
he
departed
from
Mexico
in
a
darke
myst
,
and
so
quietely
,
that
none
of
the
Indians
knewe
thereof
,
commendyng
themselues
vnto
GOD
,
beséechyng
hym
in
theyr
prayers
,
to
delyuer
them
from
that
presente
daunger
,
and
tooke
the
way
of
Tlacopan
,
béeyng
the
same
way
that
he
came
into
the
Citie
.
The
firste
arche
whereof
the
bridge
was
throwen
downe
,
they
passed
with
the
timber
bridge
whiche
they
carried
with
them
at
ease
.
In
this
meane
time
the
watche
and
espies
which
warded
in
the
hiest
temples
,
had
descried
their
flight
,
and
began
to
sounde
their
instruments
of
warre
with
a
maruelous
crie
,
saying
,
they
flie
,
they
flie
:
And
sodenly
with
this
noyse
,
they
hauing
no
armour
to
put
on
,
nor
other
impediment
,
ioyned
an
infinite
company
of
them
togither
,
and
followed
with
greate
celeritie
,
yea
and
with
suche
a
heauy
and
terrible
noyse
,
that
all
the
lake
pronounced
the
Eccho
,
saying
,
let
the
cursed
and
wicked
be
slayne
,
who
hath
done
vnto
vs
such
great
hurte
.
But
when
Cortes
came
to
plante
his
bridge
vpon
the
second
arche
of
the
Cittie
,
there
mette
him
a
greate
company
of
Indians
to
defende
the
same
,
yet
with
much
adoe
he
planted
his
bridge
and
passed
ther
vpon
with
fiue
horsemen
and
a
hundred
Spaniardes
,
and
with
them
procéeded
through
the
Calsey
to
the
mayne
lande
passing
many
perilous
places
,
wherein
swamme
both
man
and
horse
,
for
the
bridge
of
timber
was
broken
:
this
done
,
he
lefte
his
foote
menne
on
the
firme
lande
,
vnder
the
gouernement
of
Iohn
Xaramillo
,
and
returned
backe
with
the
fiue
horsemen
for
to
succour
and
helpe
the
residue
of
his
company
whiche
were
behinde
.
But
when
he
came
vnto
them
,
he
found
some
fighting
with
great
courage
,
but
many
slaine
.
He
lost
also
his
golde
and
fardage
,
his
ordinance
and
prisoners
,
yea
in
fine
he
founde
a
maruellous
change
and
alteracion
of
the
estate
he
lefte
them
in
,
wherevpon
lyke
a
good
Captayne
he
shewed
his
wisdome
and
valour
,
helpyng
and
recoueryng
as
many
of
his
men
,
as
he
myght
,
and
brought
them
into
safetie
.
He
lefte
also
Captayne
Aluarado
to
succour
the
reste
.
But
Aluarado
with
all
his
power
and
strength
could
not
resiste
the
fury
of
the
enimies
,
wherefore
with
the
Lance
in
his
hande
he
beganne
to
flie
,
seyng
the
greate
slaughter
of
his
company
,
so
that
hée
was
forced
to
passe
ouer
the
dead
carkases
,
yea
and
vpon
some
that
were
not
throughly
dead
,
who
made
a
lamentable
,
pytifull
,
and
dolefull
mone
.
And
commyng
to
the
next
arche
,
whose
brydge
was
broken
downe
,
of
necessitie
he
tooke
hys
Lance
,
and
therewith
leaped
suche
a
space
,
that
the
Indians
were
amased
to
sée
,
for
none
of
his
fellowes
could
doe
the
like
,
although
they
approued
the
enterprise
,
and
were
drowned
for
their
labour
.
When
Cortes
sawe
this
sorrowfull
fight
,
he
sate
hym
downe
,
not
to
take
any
rest
for
his
wearinesse
,
but
only
to
bewayle
the
dead
men
,
yea
and
also
them
that
were
aliue
and
in
greate
daunger
,
and
also
to
ponder
the
vnstedfastnesse
of
cruell
fortune
in
the
perdition
of
so
many
his
friends
,
such
great
treasure
and
lordshippe
,
so
greate
a
Citie
and
Kingdome
,
but
also
to
bewayle
the
sorrowfull
estate
that
he
himselfe
stoode
in
,
seyng
the
moste
of
his
men
wounded
&
hurte
,
and
knowyng
not
whyther
to
goe
,
for
that
he
was
not
certayne
of
the
helpe
and
friendship
of
Tlaxcaltecas
.
Yea
and
what
harde
hart
,
woulde
not
haue
relented
to
behold
the
dead
bodies
,
who
a
litle
before
had
entred
that
same
way
,
with
suche
magnificall
triumphe
,
pompe
and
pleasure
.
But
yet
hauing
care
of
those
whom
he
had
lefte
on
the
firme
lande
,
he
made
haste
to
Tlacopan
.
This
sorowfull
night
,
which
was
the
tenth
of
Iuly
in
An.
1520.
were
slaine
aboute
.
450.
Spaniardes
,
4000.
Indian
friends
,
and.
46.
horse
,
yea
&
(
as
I
iudge
)
all
the
prisoners
which
were
in
his
company
.
If
this
mishap
had
fortuned
in
the
day
time
,
possible
so
many
and
so
great
a
number
had
not
perished
.
But
where
it
fortuned
by
night
,
the
noyse
of
the
wounded
was
sorrowful
,
&
of
the
victors
horrible
and
feareful
.
The
Indians
cried
victory
,
calling
vpon
their
diuelish
and
filthy
Goddes
with
ioy
&
pleasure
,
our
men
being
ouercome
,
cursed
their
vnfortunate
lot
,
yea
the
hower
,
and
he
that
brought
them
thither
,
others
cried
vnto
God
for
succour
,
others
sayd
helpe
,
help
,
for
I
stande
in
daunger
of
drowning
.
I
know
not
certenly
whether
moe
perished
in
the
water
or
the
lande
,
hopyng
to
saue
themselues
by
swimming
and
leapyng
ouer
the
sluces
and
broken
places
,
for
they
say
,
that
a
Spaniarde
was
no
sooner
in
the
water
,
but
an
Indian
was
vppon
his
backe
.
They
haue
great
dexteritie
&
skill
in
swimming
,
so
that
catching
any
Spaniarde
in
the
water
,
they
would
take
him
by
the
one
arme
,
and
carrie
him
whither
they
pleased
,
yea
&
would
vnpanch
him
in
the
water
.
If
these
Indians
had
not
occupied
themselues
in
taking
the
spoyle
of
those
that
were
fallen
and
slaine
,
certenly
one
Christian
had
not
escaped
that
day
:
but
in
fine
,
the
greatest
number
of
Spaniardes
that
were
killed
,
were
those
that
went
moste
laden
with
golde
plate
and
other
iewels
,
&
those
whiche
escaped
,
were
they
that
carried
least
burdens
,
&
the
first
that
with
noble
courage
made
way
to
passe
through
the
troupe
of
Indians
.
Nowe
wée
may
safely
say
,
that
the
couetous
desire
of
gold
,
wherof
they
had
plenty
,
was
cause
of
their
death
,
and
they
may
answere
that
they
died
riche
.
After
that
those
,
whiche
had
escaped
,
were
paste
the
calsey
,
the
Indians
stayed
and
followed
them
no
further
,
eyther
for
that
they
contented
themselues
with
that
whiche
they
had
done
,
or
else
they
durst
not
fight
in
open
fielde
:
But
principally
it
is
thought
,
that
they
abode
to
mourne
and
lament
for
the
death
of
Mutezuma
his
chyldren
,
not
knowing
till
then
their
sorrowfull
ende
.
But
nowe
seyng
the
thyng
present
before
their
eyes
,
they
wrang
theyr
hands
,
and
made
a
pitifull
dole
and
crie
,
and
the
rather
,
bycause
they
themselues
had
slayne
them
against
their
willes
.
The
battayle
of
Otumpan
,
a
notable
victory
.
THe
Inhabitants
of
Tlacopan
,
knewe
not
how
our
men
came
spoyled
,
hurie
,
and
ouer
throwen
,
and
againe
our
men
stoode
in
a
maze
,
and
knew
not
what
to
doe
nor
whither
to
goe
.
Cortes
came
vnto
them
,
&
cēforted
them
&
placed
them
in
order
before
him
,
requyring
them
to
make
hast
,
vntill
they
might
come
into
the
broadefield
,
before
such
tyme
as
the
men
of
Tlacopan
should
heare
of
the
newes
passed
,
&
so
to
arme
themselues
and
to
ioyne
with
fourtie
thousande
Mexicans
,
who
after
the
mournyng
for
their
friends
,
came
marchyng
after
them
.
He
placed
in
the
vantgard
the
Indians
his
friends
,
and
passed
through
certayne
tilled
grounde
,
and
continually
fought
as
they
went
,
vntill
they
came
to
a
high
hill
,
where
was
a
tower
and
a
Temple
,
whiche
is
called
our
Lady
churche
at
this
day
.
The
Indians
slewe
some
of
the
Spaniardes
whiche
came
in
the
reregard
,
and
many
of
their
Indian
friends
,
before
they
could
get
vp
to
the
toppe
of
the
hill
.
They
loste
muche
of
the
golde
,
that
had
remayned
,
and
with
greate
hazarde
escaped
through
the
multitude
of
Indians
with
life
,
their
horses
whiche
remayned
aliue
,
were
foure
and
twentie
,
In
this
Temple
were
reasonable
lodgings
,
where
they
fortified
themselues
as
well
as
they
myght
,
and
dranke
one
to
an
other
,
but
theyr
supper
was
very
slender
.
After
their
simple
feast
was
ended
,
they
went
and
beheld
an
infinite
number
of
Indians
,
whiche
had
beset
them
almost
round
about
,
makyng
a
maruellous
shoute
and
crie
,
knowyng
that
they
were
without
victuals
,
whiche
onely
is
a
warre
worser
than
to
fight
with
the
enimie
.
They
made
many
fires
with
the
woodde
of
sacrifice
,
rounde
about
the
tower
and
Temple
,
&
with
this
pollicie
,
at
midnight
departed
secretely
.
Cortes
was
wounded
with
the
stripe
of
a
sling
,
Cortes
that
wente
with
vigilant
care
comfortyng
his
men
,
as
muche
as
was
possible
to
doe
,
200000.
Indians
.
Hernando
Cortes
fighte
that
day
,
did
holde
opinion
,
that
neuer
one
man
did
more
greater
feates
in
armes
,
and
that
he
only
was
the
meane
in
his
owne
person
to
saue
and
deliuer
them
all
.
The
entertaynement
whiche
the
Spaniardes
had
in
Tlaxcallan
.
AFter
this
victory
obtayned
,
Cortes
with
his
company
went
to
lodge
in
a
house
planted
alone
,
in
a
playne
grounde
,
from
whence
appeared
the
Mountaynes
of
Tlaxcallan
,
whereof
our
menne
muche
reioyced
:
yet
on
the
other
side
they
stoode
in
doubt
whether
they
should
finde
them
their
friendes
in
such
a
daungerous
season
,
for
bycause
the
vnfortunate
man
that
flieth
,
findeth
nothing
in
his
fauour
,
for
all
thing
that
he
pretendeth
,
happeneth
cleane
contrary
.
That
night
Cortes
himselfe
was
scoute
,
not
bycause
he
was
more
whole
then
his
fellowes
,
but
like
a
good
Captayne
,
he
deuided
the
trauayle
&
paynes
equally
,
euen
as
their
hurte
and
damage
was
come
.
Being
day
,
they
iourneyed
in
plaine
and
straight
way
,
directly
to
the
Mountaynes
and
Prouince
of
Tlaxcallan
,
they
passed
by
a
swéete
fountaine
of
water
,
where
they
wel
refreshed
themselues
,
and
after
they
came
to
Huazilipan
,
a
towne
of
Tlaxcallan
,
of
.4000
.
housholdes
,
where
they
were
louingly
receiued
&
abundantly
prouided
for
thrée
dayes
,
whiche
they
abode
there
refreshing
&
curing
their
weary
bodies
.
Some
of
the
townes
men
would
giue
them
nothing
without
payment
,
but
the
moste
parte
did
vse
them
very
gently
:
Vnto
this
Towne
came
Maxixca
,
Xicotencatlh
,
Axotecalth
,
and
many
other
principall
persons
of
Tlaxcallan
,
Cortes
did
cordially
reioyce
,
to
heare
and
finde
such
succour
and
friendship
,
in
such
good
men
of
warre
,
whereof
he
stoode
in
doubt
as
he
came
thitherward
.
He
gaue
them
most
hartie
thankes
for
their
louing
offer
,
curtesie
,
and
good
will
.
He
gaue
vnto
them
of
such
Iewels
as
remayned
,
and
sayd
vnto
them
,
the
time
will
come
,
that
I
shall
desire
your
helpe
against
the
Mexicans
,
but
now
presently
it
is
néedefull
,
to
cure
my
sicke
and
wounded
men
.
The
noble
men
that
were
there
present
,
besought
him
to
giue
them
leaue
to
skirmish
with
the
Indians
of
Culhua
,
for
as
yet
many
of
them
wandered
there
aboute
.
Cortes
graunted
their
request
,
and
sente
with
them
some
of
hys
men
,
which
were
lustie
,
and
in
good
health
,
who
procéeded
forth
all
togither
,
and
in
that
iourney
slewe
many
Indian
enimies
,
so
that
after
this
time
,
the
enimies
appeared
no
more
.
Then
with
triumph
,
pleasure
,
and
victory
,
they
departed
toward
the
Citie
,
and
oure
men
followed
.
It
is
credibly
reported
,
that
twenty
thousande
men
and
women
met
them
by
the
way
with
sundry
kindes
of
meates
:
I
do
beléeue
that
the
most
of
them
came
to
sée
them
,
for
the
great
loue
whiche
they
bare
vnto
them
,
and
likewise
to
enquire
of
their
friends
which
had
gone
with
them
to
Mexico
,
of
whome
few
returned
.
In
Tlaxcallan
they
were
honorably
receyued
,
and
well
vsed
.
Maxixca
gaue
hys
house
to
Cortes
,
and
the
residue
of
hys
company
were
hosted
at
Gentlemens
houses
,
who
cherished
them
excéedingly
,
whereby
they
forgate
the
paynes
,
sorrowes
,
and
trauels
past
,
for
in
fiftéene
dayes
before
,
they
lay
on
the
bare
ground
.
Certaynely
the
Spanyardes
were
muche
indebted
to
the
Tlaxcaltecas
,
for
their
loyaltie
and
faithfull
friendship
,
especially
vnto
that
good
and
vertuous
Gentleman
Maxixca
,
who
threwe
Xicotencatl
downe
the
stayres
and
steppes
of
the
chiefe
Temple
,
for
giuing
his
counsell
to
kyll
the
Spanyardes
,
meaning
to
reconcile
hymselfe
with
the
Mexicans
.
He
also
made
two
Orations
,
the
one
to
the
men
,
and
the
other
to
the
women
,
in
the
greate
fauoure
and
prayse
of
the
Spanyardes
,
putting
them
in
remembrance
,
howe
that
they
hadde
not
eaten
salt
,
nor
worne
cloth
of
cotten
wooll
in
many
yeares
before
,
vntil
now
that
their
friends
were
come
:
and
to
this
day
these
Indians
doe
muche
presume
of
their
fidelitie
,
and
likewise
of
the
resistance
and
battayle
they
made
with
Cortes
in
Teoacazinco
,
so
that
now
when
they
celebrate
any
great
feast
,
or
receyue
any
Christian
vizeking
,
there
commeth
of
them
out
into
the
field
sixtie
or
seauentie
thousande
men
,
to
skirmishe
and
fight
in
the
same
order
as
they
did
with
Cortes
.
The
protestation
and
request
of
the
Souldyers
to
Cortes
.
WHen
Cortes
departed
firste
from
Tlaxcallon
towardes
Mexico
to
visit
Mutezuma
,
hée
lefte
there
twentie
thousande
Castlins
of
golde
and
moe
,
besides
the
Kings
portion
which
was
sent
with
Monteio
and
Portocarrere
.
He
lefte
there
also
manye
other
things
if
néede
should
haue
happened
in
Mexico
of
money
,
or
other
things
to
prouide
his
men
in
Vera
Crux
,
and
this
he
lefte
there
also
,
to
proue
the
fidelitie
of
his
friendes
in
Tlaxcallon
.
And
after
he
had
obteyned
the
victory
against
Naruaez
,
he
wrote
vnto
the
Captayne
that
he
shoulde
sende
for
the
same
,
for
reason
required
that
in
all
things
they
should
haue
their
partes
.
The
Captaine
of
Vera
Crux
sente
fiftie
Spanyardes
and
fiue
Horsemen
for
the
same
,
who
at
their
returne
,
were
slayne
and
taken
prisoners
with
all
that
treasure
,
by
the
men
of
Culhua
who
had
rebelled
through
the
comming
of
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
,
robbing
and
spoyling
sundrye
dayes
.
But
when
Cortez
vnderstoode
this
newes
,
his
soy
was
turned
to
sorrowe
,
not
onely
for
the
golde
and
treasure
so
muche
,
as
for
the
losse
of
his
menne
,
fearyng
also
some
other
warre
or
vprore
to
haue
bin
in
the
riche
Towne
of
Vera
Crux
,
wherevpon
hée
sente
a
messenger
thyther
,
who
returned
in
shorte
time
,
certifying
that
all
the
inhabitantes
there
were
in
good
health
,
and
also
all
the
Comarcans
quiet
,
and
without
any
token
of
alteration
.
This
newes
and
answere
pleased
Cortes
and
all
his
company
,
whiche
desired
to
goe
thither
,
but
he
woulde
not
permitte
them
,
After
all
these
complayntes
and
murmurations
among
themselues
,
they
made
a
protestation
and
request
,
in
forme
as
it
were
in
the
name
of
the
King
and
all
the
company
,
praying
him
incontinent
to
departe
from
thence
,
and
to
goe
with
them
to
the
Towne
of
Vera
Crux
,
before
the
enimies
mighte
disturbe
their
way
and
passage
,
and
then
they
to
remayne
both
bought
and
solde
,
and
shutte
vp
as
it
were
in
a
prison
:
also
they
declared
,
that
in
Vera
Crux
they
should
haue
better
oportunitie
to
make
themselues
strong
,
if
that
he
meante
to
returne
agayne
vpon
Mexico
,
or
else
to
take
shipping
,
if
to
it
shoulde
séeme
conuenient
.
Cortes
hearing
this
request
,
and
determination
of
hy●
Souldyers
,
was
at
his
wits
ende
,
ymagining
that
theyr
prefence
was
,
onely
to
procure
him
to
goe
from
thence
,
and
afterwardes
to
ra●●e
him
at
their
pleasures
,
and
héeing
a
thing
cleane
contray
to
his
pretended
purpose
,
hée
aunswered
them
as
followeth
.
The
Oration
made
by
Cortez
in
answere
to
his
Souldyers
demaunde
.
MY
maisters
,
I
would
do
and
fulfill
youre
request
,
if
it
were
a
thing
méete
and
conueniente
for
you
,
for
there
is
not
one
alone
of
you
,
how
much
more
all
in
generall
,
for
whome
I
shoulde
not
willingly
aduenture
my
goodes
and
life
,
if
he
shuld
néede
the
same
:
for
why
?
your
deedes
haue
bin
such
,
that
I
stand
bound
neuer
to
forget
them
,
or
else
to
shewe
my selfe
an
ingratefull
man
.
And
thinke
you
not
good
friendes
,
although
I
do
not
fulfill
the
thing
whiche
you
so
earnestly
desire
,
that
therefore
I
estéeme
not
youre
authoritie
:
but
in
not
graunting
to
the
same
,
I
do
exalt
and
estéeme
you
in
greater
reputation
:
for
why
?
in
oure
departing
nowe
from
hence
,
oure
honor
is
blotted
and
stayned
for
euermore
,
and
in
abiding
héere
,
we
shall
like
valiant
menne
preserue
the
same
.
What
nation
is
there
,
that
had
rule
,
dominon
,
and
Empire
in
this
world
,
that
hath
not
bin
ouercome
at
some
time
?
What
famous
Captayne
returned
home
to
his
house
,
for
the
losse
of
one
battayle
?
none
truly
,
for
he
that
dothe
not
perseuer
,
shall
neuer
triumph
with
Lady
Victory
:
he
that
retyreth
,
sheweth
that
he
flyeth
,
and
remayneth
a
mocking
stocke
for
all
men
:
but
hée
that
sheweth
nobly
his
face
,
dothe
vtter
the
courage
of
his
heart
,
yea
and
is
both
feared
,
and
also
beloued
.
If
we
now
should
depart
from
hence
,
these
our
friends
would
accept
and
iudge
vs
for
cowardes
,
and
refuse
perpetually
our
friendship
.
Likewise
oure
enimies
woulde
iudge
the
same
,
and
neuer
héereafter
stande
in
feare
of
vs
,
which
shoulde
be
a
greate
shame
vnto
oure
estimation
.
Is
there
any
among
vs
,
that
would
not
holde
himselfe
affrented
,
if
it
shoulde
be
sayde
,
that
he
turned
his
backe
and
fledde
,
how
much
more
would
it
be
a
dishonor
for
vs
all
to
haue
the
same
report
?
I
doe
muche
maruell
at
the
greatenesse
of
your
inuincible
heartes
in
battell
:
you
were
wont
to
be
desirous
of
warres
,
and
nowe
that
suche
iust
and
laudable
warre
doth
offer
it selfe
,
you
doe
feare
and
refuse
the
same
:
sure
it
is
a
thing
cleane
contrary
to
oure
nature
.
What
is
hée
that
will
prate
of
harnes
,
and
neuer
ware
none
?
It
was
neuer
yet
séene
in
all
this
India
and
new
world
,
that
any
of
our
nation
retired
with
feare
.
And
woulde
you
nowe
that
it
should
be
said
,
that
Cortes
and
his
company
fledde
,
being
in
securitie
,
and
without
perill
or
daunger
?
I
beséech
God
not
to
permitte
any
suche
thing
.
The
warres
doe
muche
consist
in
fame
:
why
then
?
what
better
thyng
would
you
desire
,
than
to
be
héere
in
Tlaxcallan
in
despite
of
all
youre
enimies
,
yea
proclayming
open
warres
againste
them
,
and
they
not
dare
to
annoy
vs
?
Therefore
you
may
well
consider
,
that
héere
you
are
more
sure
than
if
you
were
from
hence
,
so
that
héere
in
Tlaxcallan
you
are
honored
with
securitie
and
strength
,
and
besides
this
,
you
haue
al
things
necessary
of
phisicke
and
medicine
to
cure
youre
woundes
and
obteyne
your
health
:
yea
,
and
I
am
bolde
to
saye
,
that
if
you
were
in
youre
owne
naturall
Countrey
,
you
shoulde
not
haue
the
like
,
nor
yet
so
much
made
off
.
I
do
nowe
meane
to
send
for
our
men
that
are
in
Coazacoalco
and
Almeria
,
and
so
we
shall
haue
a
reasonable
army
:
yea
and
although
they
come
not
,
wée
are
sufficient
,
for
we
were
fewer
in
number
when
first
we
entred
into
thys
Countrey
,
hauyng
no
friendes
:
and
likewise
you
knowe
well
,
it
is
not
the
number
that
doth
fighte
,
but
the
couragious
hearte
and
minde
.
I
haue
séene
one
of
you
discomfyte
a
whole
army
,
as
Ionatas
did
,
yea
and
manye
among
you
haue
had
victory
against
a
thousand
,
yea
ten
thousand
Indians
,
as
King
Dauid
had
againste
the
Philistines
.
I
looke
dayly
for
Horses
from
the
Ilandes
,
and
other
armoure
and
artillerie
we
shall
haue
from
Vera
Crux
.
And
as
for
vittayles
,
take
you
no
care
,
for
I
wyll
prouide
you
abundantly
,
for
they
are
thinges
that
alwayes
followe
the
Conqueroures
:
and
as
for
these
Citizens
of
Tlaxcallan
,
I
binde
my selfe
that
you
shall
finde
them
trustie
,
loyall
,
and
perpetuall
friendes
,
for
so
they
haue
promised
me
vppon
their
solemne
othes
,
yea
,
and
if
they
had
meante
otherwise
,
what
better
oportunitie
of
time
could
they
haue
wished
,
than
these
latter
dayes
,
where
as
we
lay
sicke
in
their
owne
beddes
and
houses
,
yea
some
of
vs
lame
,
wounded
,
and
in
manner
rotten
,
and
they
like
louing
friendes
haue
not
only
holpen
you
,
but
also
serued
you
with
diligence
of
seruantes
,
for
they
woulde
rather
choose
to
be
your
slaues
,
than
subiectes
to
the
Mexicans
:
theyr
hatred
is
suche
to
them
,
and
their
loue
so
great
to
you
.
And
bycause
you
shall
sée
the
troth
,
I
will
now
proue
them
and
you
,
againste
these
of
Tepeacac
,
who
slewe
of
late
dayes
twelue
Spanyardes
.
And
if
this
iourney
happen
euill
,
then
will
I
followe
youre
request
,
and
if
it
please
God
that
it
happen
well
,
then
wyll
I
entreate
and
pray
you
to
follow
my
counsell
.
The
Souldyers
hearing
this
comfortable
spéeche
,
began
to
lay
aside
their
desire
to
goe
from
thence
to
Vera
Crux
.
They
aunswered
generally
,
that
they
woulde
obey
his
commaundemente
,
it
shoulde
séeme
with
the
promise
made
,
touching
the
successe
of
the
victory
in
Tepeacac
,
and
lightly
seldome
it
happeneth
,
that
a
Spanyard
saith
no
,
when
he
is
required
to
goe
on
warfare
,
for
it
is
holden
for
a
dishonor
and
shame
.
The
warres
of
Tepeacac
.
COrtez
found
himselfe
at
hearts
ease
with
this
answere
,
for
it
was
a
thing
that
had
much
troubled
him
:
&
vndoubtedly
if
he
had
followed
his
fellowes
demand
,
he
shoulde
neuer
haue
recouered
Mexico
agayne
,
&
they
likewise
had
bin
slayne
in
the
way
towards
Vera
Crux
,
for
they
hadde
manye
perillous
places
to
passe
.
Eache
one
of
them
waxed
whole
of
his
wounds
,
sauing
some
which
dyed
for
want
of
loking
to
in
time
,
leauing
their
wounds
filthy
&
vnbound
,
as
Surgions
doe
affirme
,
with
also
their
great
trauell
&
weakenesse
,
And
likewise
other
some
remayned
lame
and
halt
,
which
was
no
small
griefe
and
losse
:
but
the
most
parte
recouered
healthe
,
as
I
haue
declared
.
After
twenty
dayes
fully
past
,
whiche
they
had
abode
in
Tlaxcallan
,
Cortes
determined
to
make
warre
with
the
Indians
of
Tepeacac
,
which
is
a
great
Towne
,
and
not
farre
from
thence
,
for
they
hadde
slayne
twelue
Spanyards
,
whiche
came
from
Vera
Crux
towardes
Mexico
.
Likewise
they
were
of
the
league
of
Culhua
,
and
therfore
were
holpen
by
the
Mexicans
,
and
did
many
times
great
hurt
to
the
inhabitantes
of
Tlaxcallan
,
as
Xicotencatl
did
testifye
.
Cortes
desired
hys
louing
friende
Maxixca
,
and
diuers
other
Gentlemen
,
to
goe
with
him
,
who
forthwith
entred
into
counsell
wyth
the
states
and
comunaltie
of
the
Citie
,
and
there
determined
with
generall
consente
to
gyue
vnto
him
fortie
thousand
fighting
men
,
besides
many
Tamemoz
,
who
are
foote
carriers
,
to
beare
the
baggage
,
victuall
,
and
other
things
.
With
this
number
of
Tlaxcaltecas
,
his
owne
men
and
horses
,
he
wente
to
Tepeacac
,
requiring
them
in
satisfaction
of
the
death
of
the
twelue
Christians
,
that
they
shuld
now
yéelde
themselues
to
the
obedience
of
the
Emperor
,
and
that
héereafter
neuer
more
to
receiue
any
Mexican
into
theyr
towne
or
houses
,
neyther
yet
any
of
the
prouince
of
Culhua
.
The
Tepeacacs
answered
,
that
they
had
slaine
the
Spaniardes
for
good
and
iuste
cause
,
whiche
was
,
that
being
tyme
of
warre
they
presumed
to
passe
through
their
countrey
by
force
,
without
their
will
and
licence
.
And
also
that
the
Mexicans
and
Culhuacans
were
their
friendes
and
Lordes
,
whom
alwayes
they
would
friendly
entertayne
within
their
towne
and
houses
,
refusing
vtterly
their
offer
and
request
,
protesting
to
giue
no
obedience
to
whom
they
knew
not
,
wishyng
them
therefore
,
to
returne
incontinent
to
Tlaxcallan
,
excepte
they
had
desire
to
ende
their
werie
dayes
.
Cortes
innuited
them
diuers
times
with
peace
,
and
seing
it
preuailed
not
,
he
began
his
warres
in
earnest
.
Their
enimies
lykewise
with
the
fauour
of
the
Culhuacans
were
braue
and
lustie
,
and
began
to
stoppe
and
defend
their
pretended
entraunce
.
And
they
beyng
many
in
number
,
with
diuers
valiant
men
among
them
,
began
to
skirmishe
sundry
times
,
but
at
the
end
,
they
were
ouerthrowen
,
and
many
slayne
,
without
killing
any
Spaniarde
,
although
many
Tlaxcaltecas
were
killed
that
day
.
The
Lordes
and
principall
persons
of
Tepeacac
seyng
theyr
ouerthrow
,
and
that
their
strength
coulde
not
preuayle
,
yéelded
themselues
vnto
Cortes
for
vassalles
of
the
Emperour
,
with
condition
to
banish
for
euer
their
allied
friendes
of
Culhua
.
And
that
he
should
punishe
and
correct
at
his
will
and
pleasure
,
all
those
whiche
were
occasion
of
the
death
of
the
twelue
Spaniardes
.
For
which
causes
and
obstinacie
,
at
the
firste
Cortes
iudged
by
his
sentence
,
that
all
the
townes
whiche
had
bene
priuie
to
the
murder
,
should
for
euer
remaine
captiues
and
slaues
:
others
affirme
that
he
ouercame
them
without
any
condition
,
and
corrected
them
for
their
disobedience
,
being
Sodomites
,
idolaters
and
caters
of
mans
flesh
,
and
chiefly
for
example
of
all
others
.
And
in
conclusion
,
they
were
condemned
for
slaues
,
and
within
twentie
dayes
that
this
warres
lasted
,
he
pacified
all
that
prouince
,
which
is
very
great
:
he
draue
from
thence
the
Culhuacans
:
he
threw
downe
the
idols
,
and
the
chiefest
persons
obeyed
him
.
And
for
more
assuraunce
he
builte
there
a
towne
,
naming
it
Segura
de
la
Frontera
:
he
appoynted
all
officers
for
the
purpose
,
being
a
towne
situated
in
the
high
way
from
Vera
Crux
to
Mexico
,
whereby
the
Christians
and
straungers
mighte
passe
without
daunger
.
In
this
warres
serued
lyke
faithfull
friendes
the
Indians
of
Tlaxcallan
,
Huexocinco
and
Cholalla
,
promysing
the
lyke
seruice
and
succour
agaynst
Mexico
,
yea
and
rather
better
than
worse
.
With
this
victory
the
Spaniardes
recouered
great
fame
,
for
they
were
thought
to
haue
bene
slayne
.
The
great
auctoritie
that
Cortez
had
among
the
Indians
.
AFter
all
these
things
were
finished
,
Cortes
commaunded
&
gaue
licence
to
al
the
Indian
friends
,
to
returne
home
vnto
their
houses
,
except
his
assured
friends
of
Tlaxcallan
,
wh●̄
he
kept
in
his
company
for
the
warres
of
Mexico
:
he
nowe
dispatched
a
poste
to
Vera
Crux
,
commaundyng
that
foure
of
the
shippes
which
Naruaez
had
brought
,
should
be
sent
with
al
spéede
to
the
Iland
of
Santo
Domingo
,
for
men
,
horses
,
armour
,
pouder
&
other
munition
,
also
for
wollen
cloth
,
linnen
,
shooes
,
and
many
other
things
:
and
wrote
his
letters
for
the
same
to
the
licenciat
Rodrigo
de
Figueroa
,
and
to
the
whole
magistrates
of
Chancery
,
certifying
them
of
all
their
procéedings
in
that
countrey
,
beséechyng
them
of
helpe
and
succour
,
and
that
forthwith
to
be
sent
by
the
messenger
.
This
done
,
he
sente
twentie
horsemen
,
twoo
hundred
Spaniardes
,
and
many
Indians
vnto
Zacatami
and
Xalaxinco
,
whiche
were
townes
subiect
to
the
Mexicans
,
and
placed
in
the
high
way
to
Vera
Crux
,
who
had
slayne
certaine
Spaniardes
passyng
that
way
.
This
company
wente
thither
,
with
their
accustomed
protestations
,
whiche
preuayled
not
,
wherevpon
followed
fire
and
spoyle
:
many
Gentlemen
and
other
principall
persons
came
to
yéelde
themselues
to
Cortes
,
more
for
feare
than
for
good
will
,
crauyng
pardon
for
theyr
offence
,
promising
also
not
to
offende
agayne
,
nor
yet
at
any
tyme
to
take
armour
agaynst
the
Spaniardes
.
Cortes
pardoned
them
,
&
then
hys
armie
returned
,
with
determination
to
kéepe
his
Christmasse
in
Tlaxcallan
,
whiche
was
within
twelue
dayes
followyng
.
He
left
a
Captaine
with
thrée
score
Spaniards
in
the
newe
towne
of
Segura
,
to
kéepe
that
passage
,
and
also
to
put
in
feare
the
Comarcans
that
dwelled
thereabout
:
he
sente
before
him
his
whole
armie
,
and
he
himself
went
with
twentie
horsemen
from
thence
to
Coliman
to
lodge
there
that
night
,
being
a
cittie
of
his
allied
friendes
,
and
there
to
ordaine
and
make
by
hys
auctoritie
,
bothe
Noble
men
and
Captaynes
in
lue
of
them
whiche
died
with
the
disease
of
small
pockes
.
He
aboade
there
thrée
dayes
,
in
the
whiche
the
newe
Lordes
were
ordeyned
,
who
afterwardes
remayned
his
especiall
friendes
.
The
nexte
day
hée
came
to
Tlaxcallan
,
beyng
sixe
leagues
distant
from
thence
,
where
he
was
triumphantly
receyued
.
And
truely
at
that
time
he
made
a
iourney
most
worthie
of
renowne
and
glory
.
At
this
season
his
déere
friende
Maxixea
was
departed
this
transitorie
lyfe
,
for
whome
he
mourned
clothed
in
blacke
,
after
the
Spanishe
fashion
:
he
lefte
behinde
him
certaine
sonnes
,
of
whom
the
eldest
was
.xij.
yéeres
of
age
,
whome
Cortes
named
and
appoynted
for
Lorde
of
his
fathers
estate
,
and
the
commons
did
certifie
it
to
appertaine
vnto
him
.
This
was
no
small
glory
for
Cortes
to
giue
estates
,
and
also
to
take
them
away
at
his
pleasure
,
yea
and
that
those
Indians
should
haue
him
in
suche
feare
and
respect
,
that
none
durste
doe
any
thyng
in
acceptyng
the
inheritaunce
of
their
fathers
without
his
good
will
and
licence
.
Now
Cortes
procured
that
euery
man
shoulde
make
his
harneys
,
weapons
and
prouision
readie
and
in
good
order
:
he
made
also
great
haste
in
building
Vergantines
,
for
his
timber
was
already
cutte
and
seasoned
:
he
sente
vnto
Vera
Crux
for
sayles
,
tacle
,
nayles
,
roapes
and
other
necessarie
things
,
whereof
the●e
was
store
remaynyng
of
the
furniture
of
the
shippes
that
were
sunke
.
And
hauyng
wante
of
pitche
,
for
in
that
countrey
the
Indians
knewe
not
what
it
meant
,
he
commaunded
certayne
of
his
Mariners
to
make
the
same
in
the
highe
Mountaynes
where
was
store
of
Pine
trées
,
and
not
farre
from
the
cittie
.
The
Vergantines
that
Cortez
commaunded
to
be
built
,
and
the
Spaniardes
which
he
had
ioyned
togither
to
besiege
Mexico
.
THe
fame
of
prosperitie
whiche
Cortes
enioyed
,
was
wonderfully
blowen
abroade
with
the
newes
of
the
imprisonment
of
Mutezuma
,
and
the
victory
against
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
,
wherevppon
there
came
many
Spaniardes
by
twenty
and
twentie
in
a
company
from
Cuba
,
Santo
Domingo
,
and
other
Ilandes
.
Although
that
iourney
coste
some
their
liues
,
for
in
the
way
they
were
murdered
by
those
of
Tepeacac
and
Xalacinco
,
as
is
before
declared
,
yet
notwithstanding
there
came
many
to
Tlaxcallan
,
whereby
his
hoste
was
muche
encreased
,
beséechyng
him
to
make
haste
towarde
the
warres
.
It
was
not
possible
for
Cortes
to
haue
espies
in
Mexico
,
for
the
Tlaxcaltecas
were
knowen
by
their
lippes
,
eares
,
and
other
tokens
,
and
also
they
had
in
Mexico
garde
and
great
enquirie
for
that
purpose
,
by
reason
wherof
he
could
not
certainely
knowe
what
passed
in
those
parties
,
accordyng
as
he
desired
,
for
to
haue
prouided
himself
of
things
néedefull
:
yet
a
Captayne
whiche
was
taken
prysoner
in
Huacacholla
,
certified
that
Cuetlauac
Lorde
of
Iztacpalapan
,
Neuewe
to
Mutezuma
,
was
elected
Emperour
after
his
Vncles
death
,
who
was
a
wise
and
valiant
man
,
and
hée
it
was
that
had
dryuen
Cortes
out
of
Mexico
,
who
now
had
fortified
Mexico
with
many
bulworkes
and
caues
,
and
with
many
and
sundry
sortes
of
weapon
,
but
chiefly
very
long
Lances
,
yea
and
planted
them
in
the
grounde
to
resiste
and
molest
the
horsemen
.
He
proclaymed
pardon
and
frée
libertie
,
without
paying
any
tribute
for
the
space
of
one
whole
yéere
,
yea
and
further
as
long
as
the
warres
should
laste
,
he
promysed
also
great
rewardes
to
all
them
that
shoulde
kill
any
Christian
,
or
expulse
them
from
that
countrey
.
This
was
a
policie
whereby
he
gatte
muche
credite
among
his
vassals
,
yea
and
gaue
them
greate
courage
to
play
the
valiant
men
.
All
this
newes
was
founde
to
be
true
,
sauyng
onely
Cuetlauac
was
dead
.
And
that
Quahutimoecin
,
Neuew
also
,
as
some
doe
say
,
of
Mutezuma
,
raygned
at
that
tyme
,
who
was
a
valiant
man
and
a
good
warrier
,
as
hereafter
shal
be
declared
,
who
sente
his
messengers
through
out
his
Empyre
,
proclaymyng
as
great
rewardes
as
Cuetlauac
had
done
before
,
declaryng
vnto
them
that
it
was
more
reason
to
serue
him
than
straungers
,
and
also
to
defende
theyr
olde
auncient
Religion
,
and
not
to
credite
suche
Christians
as
woulde
make
themselues
Lordes
of
other
mens
goodes
,
yea
and
make
them
slaues
and
captiues
as
they
had
done
in
other
places
.
Quahutimoc
encouraged
muche
his
subiectes
,
and
kindled
with
his
talke
their
wrath
agaynst
the
Spaniards
:
yet
there
were
some
prouinces
that
gaue
no
eare
to
his
information
,
but
rather
leaned
to
our
side
,
or
else
medled
with
neyther
side
.
Cortes
seyng
the
effect
of
the
matter
,
determined
forthwith
to
beginne
the
warres
:
he
mustered
his
men
on
Sainct
Steuens
day
,
and
founde
fourtie
horsemen
,
and
fiue
hundreth
&
fourtie
footemen
,
wherof
foure
score
were
Hargabushiers
,
and
crosse
bow
men
,
niene
péeces
of
ordinaunce
,
and
little
powder
:
his
horsemen
he
diuided
into
foure
squares
,
and
his
footemen
into
nine
:
he
named
&
appointed
captaynes
,
and
other
officers
for
the
host
,
vnto
whom
in
general
he
spake
as
followeth
.
The
exhortation
of
Cortez
to
his
Souldiers
.
MY
louyng
brethren
,
I
gyue
moste
hartie
thankes
vnto
Iesu
Christ
,
to
sée
you
now
whole
of
your
woundes
and
frée
from
diseases
:
likewise
I
muche
reioyce
to
sée
you
in
good
order
trimly
armed
,
yea
and
with
suche
desire
to
sette
agayne
vpon
Mexico
,
to
reuenge
the
death
of
our
fellowes
,
and
to
winne
that
greate
Citie
,
the
whiche
I
truste
in
God
shal
be
brought
to
passe
in
shorte
time
,
hauing
the
friendship
of
Tlaxcallan
and
other
prouinces
,
who
haue
as
great
desire
to
sée
the
ouerthrowe
of
the
Mexicans
,
as
we
our selues
,
for
therein
they
gette
both
honour
,
libertie
&
safegarde
of
life
.
Also
it
is
to
be
considered
,
that
if
the
victory
should
not
be
ours
,
they
poore
soules
should
be
destroyed
and
remaine
in
perpetuall
captiuitie
.
Also
the
Culhuacans
do
abhorre
them
worse
than
vs
,
for
receyuing
vs
into
their
houses
and
countrey
:
therefore
sure
I
am
that
they
will
sticke
vnto
vs
vnfaynedly
.
I
muste
néedes
confesse
their
vnfayned
friendship
,
for
presente
workes
doe
testifie
the
same
.
They
will
not
onely
be
a
meane
to
bryng
others
their
neyghbours
to
our
seruice
,
but
also
haue
now
in
readinesse
.100000
.
men
of
warre
,
to
sende
with
vs
,
besides
a
great
number
of
Tamemez
or
carriers
to
carrie
al
our
prouision
.
Ye
also
,
are
now
the
same
which
alwaies
heretofore
ye
haue
bene
,
for
I
as
witnesse
beyng
your
captayne
,
haue
had
the
victory
of
many
battayles
fighting
with
a
.100
.
yea
&
200000.
enimies
:
we
got
also
by
strength
of
arme
many
strong
cities
,
yea
&
brought
in
subiection
many
prouinces
,
not
beyng
so
many
in
number
as
we
are
nowe
,
for
when
we
came
firste
into
this
countrey
we
were
not
so
many
as
now
presently
we
are
.
Agayne
in
Mexico
they
feare
our
comming
:
it
should
also
be
a
blot
vnto
our
honour
that
Quahutimoc
should
inherite
the
kingdome
that
cost
our
friend
Mutezuma
his
life
.
Likewise
I
esteme
al
that
we
haue
done
is
nothing
,
if
we
winne
not
Mexico
,
our
victories
shoulde
also
be
sorowfull
if
we
reuenge
not
the
death
of
our
déere
fellowes
.
The
chiefe
and
principall
cause
of
our
comming
into
this
countrey
,
was
to
set
forth
the
faith
of
Iesu
Christ
,
&
therwithal
doth
folow
honour
&
profite
which
seldome
times
do
dwell
togither
.
In
those
fewe
dayes
that
we
were
in
Mexico
,
we
put
downe
the
idols
,
we
caused
sacrifice
and
eatyng
of
mans
fleshe
to
bée
layde
aside
,
and
also
in
those
dayes
wée
beganne
to
conuerte
some
to
the
fayth
.
It
is
not
therefore
nowe
reason
to
leaue
of
so
laudable
an
enterpryse
,
so
well
begonne
.
Lette
vs
now
goe
whither
holy
fayth
doth
call
vs
,
and
where
the
sinnes
of
our
enimies
deserueth
so
great
a
punishment
,
and
if
yée
well
remember
,
the
Citizens
of
that
citie
were
not
content
to
murder
such
an
infinite
number
of
men
,
women
&
children
before
the
idols
,
in
their
filthy
sacrifice
,
for
honour
of
their
Diuelishe
Goddes
,
but
also
to
eate
their
fleshe
,
a
thyng
inhumayne
,
and
much
abhorred
of
God
,
and
al
good
men
doth
procure
,
and
especially
Christians
,
to
defende
and
punishe
suche
odious
customes
.
Besides
all
this
,
they
committe
that
horrible
sinne
for
the
whiche
the
fiue
cities
with
Sodom
were
burned
by
fire
from
heauen
:
Why
then
what
greater
occasion
should
any
man
wishe
for
in
earth
,
than
to
abolish
such
wickednesse
,
and
to
plant
among
these
bloudy
tirants
the
fayth
of
Iesu
Christ
,
publishing
his
holy
gospel
?
Therfore
now
,
with
ioyfull
hartes
lette
vs
procéede
to
serue
God
,
honour
our
nation
,
to
enlarge
our
Princes
dominions
,
and
to
enriche
our selues
with
the
goodly
pray
of
Mexico
,
to
morrow
God
willyng
we
will
beginne
the
same
.
All
his
men
answeared
with
chéerefull
countenaunce
,
that
they
were
ready
to
departe
when
it
pleased
him
,
promising
their
faithful
seruice
vnto
him
.
It
should
séeme
the
rather
with
the
desire
of
that
pleasure
and
greate
treasure
whiche
they
had
eyght
moneths
enioyed
before
.
Cortes
commaunded
to
proclayme
throughout
his
army
,
certaine
ordinaunces
of
warre
for
the
good
gouernement
of
his
hoste
,
whiche
he
had
written
among
others
:
and
were
these
that
followeth
:
-
That
none
should
blaspheme
the
holy
name
of
Iesus
.
-
That
no
Souldier
should
fight
with
his
fellowe
.
-
That
none
shoulde
play
at
any
game
,
his
horse
nor
armour
.
-
That
none
should
force
any
woman
.
-
That
none
should
robbe
or
take
any
Indian
captiue
without
his
speciall
licence
and
counsellers
.
That
none
should
wrong
or
iniurie
any
Indian
their
friends
:
he
also
taxed
yron
worke
and
apparell
,
for
cause
of
the
excessiue
prices
that
they
were
there
solde
for
.
The
exhortation
made
by
Cortez
to
the
Indians
of
Tlaxcallan
.
THe
nexte
daye
following
,
Cortes
called
before
him
all
the
Lordes
,
Captaynes
,
and
principall
persons
of
Tlaxcallan
,
Huexocinco
,
Chololla
,
Chalco
,
and
of
other
townes
,
who
were
there
presente
at
that
time
,
saying
as
followeth
.
My
Lords
and
friendes
,
you
know
the
iourney
which
I
haue
nowe
in
hande
,
to
morrowe
God
willing
I
will
departe
to
the
warre
and
siege
of
Mexico
,
and
enter
into
the
land
of
youre
enimies
and
mine
:
And
the
thing
that
now
I
do
require
,
and
also
pray
,
is
,
that
you
remayne
faithfull
and
constant
in
your
promise
made
,
as
hithervnto
you
haue
done
,
and
so
I
trust
you
will
continue
.
And
bycause
I
can
not
bring
so
soone
my
purpose
to
passe
according
to
youre
desire
and
mine
,
without
the
Vergantines
which
are
now
a
making
,
and
to
be
placed
in
the
lake
of
Mexico
,
therefore
I
praye
you
to
fauoure
these
workemen
whiche
I
leaue
héere
,
with
suche
loue
and
friendship
,
as
héeretofore
you
haue
done
,
and
to
giue
them
all
things
necessary
for
their
prouision
,
and
I
do
faithfully
promise
to
take
away
the
yoke
of
bondage
,
which
the
inhabitantes
of
Culhua
haue
layde
vpon
you
,
and
also
will
obteyne
of
the
Emperoure
great
libertie
and
priviledges
for
you
.
All
the
Indians
shewed
countenance
of
obedience
,
and
the
chiefest
Gentlemen
aunswered
in
few
words
,
saying
,
we
will
not
onely
fulfyll
youre
request
,
but
also
when
your
vessels
are
finished
,
we
will
bring
them
to
Mexico
,
and
we
all
in
generall
will
goe
with
you
,
and
truly
serue
you
in
your
warres
.
How
Cortez
tooke
Tezcuco
.
COrtez
departed
from
Tlaxcallan
wyth
hys
Souldyers
in
good
order
,
whyche
was
a
goodly
sight
to
beholde
,
for
at
that
time
he
had
eyghtie
thousand
men
in
his
host
,
and
the
most
of
them
armed
after
their
manner
,
which
made
a
gallant
shew
:
but
Cortes
for
diuers
causes
would
not
haue
them
all
with
him
,
vntill
the
Vergantines
were
finished
,
and
Mexico
beséeged
,
searing
wante
of
vittayle
for
so
greate
an
armye
:
yet
notwithstanding
hée
tooke
twentie
thousand
of
them
,
besides
the
Carriers
,
and
that
night
came
to
Tezmoluca
,
which
standeth
sixe
leagues
from
Tlaxcallan
,
and
is
a
Village
apperteyning
to
Huexocinco
,
where
he
was
by
the
principall
of
the
Towne
wel
receyued
.
The
next
day
he
iourneyed
foure
leagues
,
into
the
territorie
of
Mexico
,
and
there
was
lodged
on
the
〈◊〉
of
a
hill
,
where
many
had
perished
with
colde
,
had
it
not
bin
for
the
store
of
woodde
which
they
found
there
.
In
the
morning
he
ascended
vpwar●●
on
this
hill
;
and
sente
hys
scoute
of
foure
footemen
and
foure
horsemen
to
discouer
,
who
found
the
way
stopped
wish
great
trées
newly
cutte
downe
,
and
placed
cross●wise
in
the
way
:
but
they
thynking
that
yet
for
war
〈◊〉
was
not
so
,
procéeded
forthe
as
well
as
they
●●ght
,
li●
at
length
the
let
with
great
hugi●
trées
was
such
,
that
they
could
passe
no
further
,
and
with
this
newe●
were
forced
to
returne
,
certifying
Cortes
that
the
Horsemenne
coulde
not
passe
that
way
in
any
wyse
.
Cortes
demaunded
of
them
,
whether
they
hadde
séene
anye
people
,
they
aunswered
〈◊〉
,
wherevppon
he
procéeded
forwarde
with
all
the
Marsen●●
〈…〉
thousande
footemen
,
commaundyng
all
the
residue
of
hys
armye
to
followe
hym
wyth
as
muche
〈…〉
myghte
hée
,
so
that
wyth
that
companye
whyche
he
carried
with
him
,
he
made
waye
,
takyng
away
the
trées
that
were
cutte
downe
to
disturbe
his
passage
:
and
in
this
order
,
in
short
time
passed
his
host
,
without
any
hurt
or
daunger
,
but
with
great
payne
and
trauell
,
for
certaynely
if
the
enimies
had
bin
there
to
defende
that
passage
,
oure
menne
hadde
not
passed
,
for
it
was
a
verye
euill
way
,
and
the
enimies
also
thoughte
the
same
to
be
sure
with
the
trées
whiche
were
crossed
the
way
,
wherevppon
they
were
carelesse
of
that
place
,
and
attended
their
comming
in
playne
grounde
:
for
from
Tlaxcallan
to
Mexico
are
thrée
wayes
,
of
the
whiche
Cortes
chose
the
worst
,
ymagining
the
thing
that
afterwards
fell
out
,
or
else
some
hadde
aduised
him
howe
that
way
was
cléere
from
the
enimies
.
And
béeing
past
this
crooked
passage
,
they
espyed
the
lake
of
Mexico
,
and
gaue
vnto
God
moste
hartie
thankes
for
the
same
,
and
there
made
a
solemne
vowe
and
promise
,
not
to
returne
,
vntill
they
had
wonne
Mexico
,
or
lost
their
liues
.
They
abode
there
and
rested
themselues
,
till
all
the
whole
army●
were
come
togither
,
to
descende
downe
into
the
playne
,
for
nowe
they
myghte
descrye
the
fires
and
beacons
of
theyr
enimies
in
sundrye
places
,
and
all
those
whyche
hadde
attended
theyr
commyng
by
the
other
two
wayes
,
were
now
gathered
togyther
,
thynkyng
to
sette
vppon
them
betwixte
certayne
bridges
,
where
a
greate
company
aboade
,
exspecting
theyr
commyng
:
but
Cortes
sente
twenty
Horsemen
,
who
made
way
among
them
,
and
then
followed
the
whole
armye
,
who
slewe
manye
of
them
,
wythoute
receyuyng
anye
hurte
.
And
in
thys
order
they
came
to
Quahutipec
,
whiche
is
of
the
iurisdiction
of
Tezcuco
,
where
they
abode
that
nyghte
,
and
in
that
place
founde
neyther
manne
nor
Woman
:
but
not
farre
off
was
pytched
the
Ca●●e
of
the
Indians
of
Culhua
,
which
myght
be
néere
a
hundred
thousand
men
of
warre
,
who
were
sent
by
the
Seniors
of
Mexico
,
and
Tezcuco
,
to
encounter
oure
armye
,
in
consideration
whereof
,
Cortes
kept
good
watch
with
tenne
Horsemen
,
and
all
his
Souldyers
were
warned
to
be
in
readynesse
at
a
call
,
if
néede
should
happen
.
The
next
day
in
the
morning
he
departed
from
thence
towarde
Tezcuco
,
whiche
standeth
thrée
leagues
distante
,
and
procéeding
on
their
iourney
,
foure
principal
persons
,
inhabitantes
of
Tezcuco
,
mette
with
them
,
bearing
a
rod
of
golde
,
with
a
little
flagge
,
in
token
of
peace
,
saying
,
that
Coacuacoyozin
their
Lord
had
sent
them
to
desire
him
not
to
make
any
spoyle
in
his
Countrey
,
and
likewise
,
to
offer
his
friendship
,
praying
also
,
that
it
might
please
him
with
his
whole
army
to
take
his
lodging
in
the
Towne
of
Tezcuco
,
where
he
shoulde
be
well
receyued
.
Cortes
reioyced
with
this
message
,
although
he
suspected
that
it
was
a
fayned
matter
,
but
one
of
them
he
knewe
verye
well
,
whome
he
saluted
,
saying
:
My
comming
is
not
to
offend
any
,
but
rather
to
do
you
good
.
I
will
also
receyue
and
hold
your
Lord
for
a
friende
,
with
condition
,
that
hée
doe
make
vnto
me
restitution
of
the
treasure
whyche
hée
tooke
from
fiue
and
fortie
Spanyards
,
and
thrée
hundred
Tlaxcaltecas
,
all
the
which
were
by
his
commaundemente
also
slayne
of
late
dayes
.
They
aunswered
that
Mutezuma
caused
them
to
be
murthered
,
who
had
likewise
taken
the
spoyle
,
and
that
the
Citizens
of
Tezcuco
were
not
culpable
in
that
fact
,
and
with
this
aunswere
they
returned
.
Cortes
went
forward
on
his
way
,
and
came
to
Quahutichan
and
Huaxuta
,
which
are
suburbes
of
Tezcuco
,
where
he
and
all
his
host
were
plented●●●y
prouided
of
al
things
necessary
,
and
threw
downe
the
Idolles
.
This
done
,
hée
entred
into
the
Citie
,
where
his
lodging
was
prepared
in
a
great
house
,
sufficient
for
him
and
all
the
Spanyardes
,
with
many
other
the
Indian
friends
.
And
bycause
that
at
his
first
entry
,
he
sawe
neyther
women
nor
children
,
hee
suspected
some
treason
,
and
forthwith
proclaymed
,
vpon
payne
of
death
,
that
none
of
his
men
should
go
out
.
The
Spaniards
began
to
triumph
in
their
lodgings
and
chambers
,
placing
euery
thing
in
good
order
.
In
the
euening
they
went
vp
into
the
Z●●ies
and
galleries
,
to
beholde
the
Citie
,
which
is
as
bigge
as
Mexico
,
and
there
they
sawe
the
greate
number
of
Citizens
that
fledde
from
thence
with
their
stuffe
,
some
towardes
the
mountaines
,
and
others
to
the
water
side
to
take
boate
,
a
thing
straunge
,
to
sée
the
great
hast
and
stirre
to
prouide
for
themselues
,
at
the
least
ther
were
twentie
thousand
litle
boates
(
called
Conoas
)
occupyed
,
in
carying
houshold
stuffe
and
passengers
.
Cortes
would
fayne
haue
remedied
it
,
but
that
night
was
so
nygh
at
hand
,
that
he
coulde
not
.
He
would
gladly
also
haue
apprehended
the
Lord
,
but
he
was
one
of
the
first
that
fledde
vnto
Mexico
.
Cortes
caused
many
of
the
Citizens
,
to
be
called
before
him
,
and
hauing
in
hys
company
a
yong
gentleman
of
a
noble
house
in
that
countrey
,
who
was
also
last
christened
,
&
had
to
name
Hernando
,
Cortes
being
his
godfather
,
who
loued
him
well
,
sayde
vnto
the
citizens
,
that
this
new
Christian
lord
,
Don
Hernando
,
was
sonne
vnto
Nezaualpincintli
their
louing
Lord
,
wherfore
he
required
them
to
make
him
their
king
,
considering
that
Goacnacoyocin
,
was
fled
vnto
the
enimies
,
laying
also
before
them
his
wicked
fact
in
killing
of
Cacuza
his
own
brother
,
only
to
put
him
from
his
inheritance
&
kingdome
,
through
the
enticemente
of
Quahutimoccin
,
a
mortal
enimie
to
the
Spaniards
.
In
this
sort
was
Don
Hernando
elected
king
,
and
the
fame
therof
being
blowen
abroade
,
manye
citizens
repayred
home
againe
to
visite
their
newe
Prince
,
so
that
in
short
space
the
citie
was
as
wel
replenished
with
people
,
as
it
was
before
,
and
being
also
well
vsed
at
the
Spaniardes
handes
,
they
serued
them
dilygentlye
in
all
thyngs
that
they
were
commaunded
.
And
Don
Hernando
aboade
euer
after
a
faithfull
friende
vnto
the
Spaniardes
,
and
in
short
tyme
learned
the
Spanishe
tongue
:
and
soone
after
came
the
inhabitants
of
Quahutichan
,
Huaxuta
and
Auntenco
,
to
submytte
them selues
,
crauing
pardon
,
if
in
any
thyng
they
had
offended
.
Cortez
pardoned
them
,
and
gaue
them
licence
to
departe
home
vnto
their
houses
.
Quahutimoc
,
Coacnacoijo
and
other
magistrates
of
Culhua
sente
to
rayle
vppon
those
townes
,
for
yéeldyng
themselues
to
the
Christians
,
but
they
layde
hold
vpon
the
messengers
,
and
brought
them
vnto
Cortes
,
of
whome
he
enformed
himselfe
of
the
state
of
Mexico
,
and
sent
them
backe
againe
,
requiring
their
Lords
of
peace
and
friendshippe
:
but
it
preuayled
not
,
for
they
were
fully
armed
for
the
warre
.
At
this
instante
certaine
friendes
of
Iames
Velasques
went
vp
and
downe
the
Campe
,
Antonio
de
Villafania
,
who
was
natural
of
Samora
,
and
forthwith
executed
the
sentence
,
wherwith
the
punishment
and
Mutinie
was
ended
,
and
ceassed
.
The
Spaniardes
which
were
sacrificed
in
Tezcuco
.
DAyly
increased
Cortes
in
strength
and
reputation
,
and
many
townes
as
wel
of
the
partes
of
Culhua
as
others
came
vnto
his
friendship
and
obedience
.
Within
two
days
that
Don
Hernando
was
made
king
,
came
certayne
gentlemen
of
Huaxuta
and
Quahutichan
,
to
certify
vnto
him
,
how
al
the
power
of
the
Mexicans
was
comming
towardes
them
,
and
to
knowe
if
it
were
his
pleasure
,
that
they
should
carry
their
wiues
,
children
,
and
other
goods
into
the
Mountaines
,
or
els
to
bring
them
where
he
was
,
theyr
feare
was
so
great
.
Cortes
made
vnto
them
this
answere
,
saying
:
be
ye
of
good
courage
,
and
feare
ye
not
.
Also
I
pray
you
to
commaunde
your
wiues
&
families
to
make
no
alteration
,
but
rather
quietly
to
abide
in
your
houses
.
And
concerning
the
enimies
,
I
am
glad
of
their
comming
,
for
ye
shal
sée
how
I
will
deale
with
them
.
But
the
enimies
wente
not
to
Huaxuta
,
as
it
was
thought
:
neuerthelesse
Cortes
hauing
intelligence
where
they
were
,
wente
out
to
encounter
them
,
with
two
pieces
of
Ordinaunce
,
twelue
horsemen
and
two
hundred
Spaniardes
,
with
many
Indians
of
Tlaxcallan
.
He
fought
with
the
enemie
,
and
slew
but
few
,
for
they
fledde
to
the
water
.
He
burnt
certaine
townes
where
the
Mexicans
were
wonte
to
succour
themselues
.
The
next
day
came
the
chiefest
men
of
thrée
townes
to
craue
pardon
,
and
to
beséech
him
not
to
destroy
them
,
promising
neuer
to
harbour
nor
succour
,
any
of
Culhua
.
The
Mexicans
hearing
what
these
townes
men
pretended
,
with
greate
yre
made
a
foule
correction
among
them
,
as
dyd
appeare
by
many
of
them
,
which
came
vnto
Cortes
with
broken
heads
,
desiring
reuengement
.
The
inhabitaunts
of
Chalco
sent
also
vnto
him
for
succour
,
declaring
that
the
Mexicans
made
greate
spoyle
among
them
.
But
Cortes
being
ready
to
send
for
his
Vergantines
,
could
not
relieue
them
all
,
and
especially
wyth
Spaniardes
:
wherefore
he
remitted
them
to
the
helpe
of
the
Tlaxcaltecas
,
and
vnto
them
of
Huexocinco
,
Chololla
,
Huacacholla
and
other
friends
,
promising
that
shortly
he
would
come
himselfe
.
But
this
answere
pleased
him
not
,
yet
for
the
present
néede
they
required
his
letters
to
be
written
vnto
those
townes
.
And
being
in
this
communication
,
there
came
messengers
from
Tlaxcallan
,
with
news
,
that
the
Vergantines
were
ready
,
and
to
knowe
if
he
stoode
in
néede
of
any
succour
,
for
of
late
,
(
quoth
they
)
we
haue
séene
many
beacons
,
and
fiers
,
which
are
greater
tokens
of
warre
,
than
heretofore
hath
bene
séne
.
There
came
at
that
time
,
a
Spaniard
also
from
Vera
Crux
,
with
certaine
newes
,
that
there
had
arriued
a
ship
,
whiche
had
brought
thirtie
Souldiers
besides
the
mariners
of
the
shippe
,
with
eight
horses
,
great
store
of
pouder
,
shotte
,
crossebowes
,
and
Harquebushes
.
The
plesent
newes
reioyced
much
our
men
,
wherevpon
Cortes
sente
forthwith
to
Tlaxcallan
for
the
Vergantines
,
Gonzalo
de
Sandoual
,
with
two
hundered
Spaniards
,
and
fiftéene
horsemen
,
and
commaunded
that
in
their
way
they
shold
burne
and
destroy
the
towne
where
the
fourty
fiue
spaniardes
,
and
thrée
hundered
Tlaxcaltecas
were
slayn
,
with
fiue
horses
moe
,
when
Mexico
was
last
besieged
:
and
the
village
is
in
the
iurisdiction
of
Tezcuco
,
and
bordereth
vpon
the
territorie
of
Tlaxcallan
,
yea
,
and
for
that
purpose
hée
would
gladly
haue
corrected
and
punished
the
dwellers
of
Tezcuco
,
but
time
then
permitted
not
the
same
,
although
they
had
deserued
more
punishment
than
the
others
.
For
why
?
in
their
town
they
were
sacrifised
and
eaten
,
yea
&
the
walles
painted
with
their
bloud
,
shewing
mo●●
ouer
perfit
tokens
,
how
it
was
spaniards
bloud
.
Th●
〈◊〉
off
also
the
horses
skinnes
&
tanned
them
in
the
hea●●
,
and
afterwards
hung
them
vppe
,
with
the
horseshoes
in
their
great
temple
,
&
next
vnto
them
,
the
spaniards
garmentes
,
for
a
perpetual
memory
.
Sandoual
went
vnto
that
place
with
determinate
entent
to
follow
his
commission
,
&
also
before
he
came
to
the
place
,
he
found
written
in
a
house
with
a
cole
,
these
words
:
here
in
this
house
was
a
prisoner
the
vnfortunate
Iohn
●ust
,
who
was
a
gentleman
,
and
one
of
the
fiue
horsemen
that
wer
taken
.
But
the
people
of
that
towne
,
being
many
,
fledde
when
they
saw
the
Spaniardes
approch
neare
vnto
them
.
But
Sandoual
followed
them
,
and
slewe
many
of
them
:
be
toke
also
prisoners
,
manye
women
and
children
,
who
yelded
themselues
vnto
his
mercie
,
and
their
bodies
for
slaues
.
He
séeing
so
little
resistance
,
and
beholding
the
pitiful
mone
of
the
wiues
for
their
husbandes
,
and
the
children
for
their
fathers
,
had
compassion
on
them
,
and
wold
not
destroye
their
towne
,
but
rather
caused
the
dwellers
to
come
again
,
and
pardoned
them
,
with
othe
,
that
hereafter
they
shoulde
serue
them
truely
,
and
be
vnto
them
loyal
friends
.
In
this
sorte
was
the
death
of
the
Christians
reuenged
,
yet
Sandoual
asked
them
howe
they
slewe
so
manye
Christians
without
resistaunce
,
marye
(
quoth
they
)
we
made
an
ambush
in
an
euil
and
narrow
way
,
ascending
vp
a
hill
,
and
there
as
they
went
vppe
by
one
and
one
we
spoyled
them
,
for
there
,
neyther
horses
nor
other
weapon
could
defend
or
help
than
,
so
that
we
tooke
them
prisoners
and
sente
them
to
Tezcuco
,
where
,
as
is
before
deblared
,
they
were
sacrificed
in
the
reuengement
of
the
imprisonment
of
Calama
.
How
the
Vergantines
were
brought
from
Tlaxcall
to
Tezcuco
.
NOwe
when
the
enemies
which
murdered
the
Spaniardes
,
were
reduced
and
chastened
,
Sandoual
procéeded
forwarde
towarde
Tlaxcallan
,
and
at
the
border
of
that
prouince
,
he
mette
with
the
Vergantines
whiche
were
broughte
in
pieces
,
as
tables
,
planches
,
and
nayles
,
with
all
other
furniture
,
the
whyche
eight
thousand
men
caryed
vpon
their
backes
.
There
came
also
for
their
safeconduicte
twentie
thousande
men
of
warre
,
and
a
thousande
Tamemez
,
who
were
the
carriers
of
victuals
,
and
seruantes
.
Then
the
Spanishe
Carpenters
sayde
vnto
Sandoual
,
that
for
as
muche
as
they
were
nowe
come
into
the
countrey
of
enimies
,
it
might
please
him
to
haue
regarde
thervnto
,
for
daungers
that
myght
happen
:
he
allowed
wel
theyr
iudgement
.
Nowe
Chichimecatetl
,
being
a
principal
man
and
a
valiant
also
,
was
captaine
of
a
thousande
men
,
&
desired
to
haue
the
vantguard
with
the
Tymber
,
and
hauing
had
the
same
charge
hithervnto
,
it
should
be
an
affrent
for
him
,
to
be
put
from
it
,
and
gaue
manye
reasons
in
hys
behalfe
.
But
notwithstanding
his
request
,
he
was
entreated
to
take
the
reregarde
.
And
that
Tutipil
and
Teutecatl
captaines
,
very
principal
gentlemen
,
should
haue
the
vantgard
,
with
ten
thousand
men
.
In
the
myddest
were
placed
the
Tamemez
,
and
those
that
carryed
the
foyst
,
with
all
the
apparell
of
the
Vergantines
.
Before
those
two
captaynes
,
went
a
hundered
Spaniardes
,
and
eight
horsemen
,
and
behind
and
last
came
Sandoual
with
all
the
residue
,
and
seuen
horsemen
.
But
now
although
Chichimecatetl
was
offended
,
touching
his
firste
charge
,
now
much
more
bycause
the
Spaniardes
were
not
in
his
company
,
saying
(
quoth
he
)
ye
take
me
not
for
valiant
,
or
else
not
faithful
.
That
matter
being
pacified
,
and
euery
thing
in
good
order
,
they
toke
theyr
way
towarde
Tezcuco
,
with
a
marueylous
noyse
,
crying
,
Christians
,
Christians
,
Tlaxcallan
,
Tlaxcallan
,
and
Spayne
.
On
the
fourth
day
they
entred
into
Tezcuco
,
in
verye
good
order
,
with
the
sounde
of
drummes
,
snayle-shelles
,
and
other
like
instrumentes
of
Musicke
,
and
againste
their
entry
into
the
Citie
,
they
put
on
al
their
brauerye
of
clothes
,
and
bushes
of
feathers
,
whiche
truely
was
a
gallant
sight
:
they
were
sixe
houres
,
in
entryng
into
the
towne
,
keping
their
array
.
Cortez
came
forth
to
receyue
them
,
and
gaue
greate
thankes
vnto
the
gentlemen
,
and
all
the
company
,
and
prouided
them
of
good
lodgings
and
entertaynement
.
Of
the
Docke
or
trench
which
was
made
to
launch
,
the
Vergantines
.
MAnye
prouinces
of
India
,
came
to
submitte
and
offer
their
seruice
vnto
Cortes
,
some
for
feare
of
destruction
,
and
others
for
the
hatred
whyche
they
bare
to
the
Mexicans
:
So
that
nowe
Cortes
was
strong
both
with
Spaniardes
and
Indians
.
Also
the
Spanishe
Captaine
of
Segura
,
sent
a
letter
to
Cortez
,
the
which
letter
he
had
receyued
of
another
spaniard
,
the
effect
therof
was
as
foloweth
.
Noble
gentlemen
,
diuerse
times
I
haue
written
vnto
you
,
but
as
yet
I
neuer
receiued
answere
,
nor
yet
now
doe
I
I
thynke
otherwise
,
notwithstanding
yee
shall
vnderstande
,
that
the
Culhuacans
haue
done
much
hurte
in
thys
countrey
,
but
we
remayne
with
victorie
.
This
prouince
desireth
to
sée
and
knowe
Captaine
Cortez
,
for
to
render
themselues
vnto
him
,
and
nowe
they
stande
in
neede
of
our
nation
,
wherfore
it
may
please
you
to
sende
vnto
vs
thirtie
Spaniardes
.
Cortez
aunswered
the
letter
in
suche
sort
,
that
he
then
presently
coulde
not
sende
the
thing
desired
,
for
that
he
was
readye
to
the
siege
of
Mexico
:
notwythstanding
hée
gaue
them
great
thankes
,
with
hope
shortlye
to
sée
them
.
He
that
writte
the
former
letter
,
was
one
of
the
Spaniardes
that
Cortez
hadde
sente
to
the
prouince
of
Chinanta
,
a
yeare
paste
,
to
enquire
of
the
secretes
of
that
place
,
and
to
séeke
for
golde
and
other
commodities
.
And
if
it
so
happened
,
that
the
Lorde
of
that
place
made
that
Spaniarde
a
Captayne
,
agaynste
the
Culhuacans
theyr
enemyes
,
for
Mutezuma
made
them
warre
béeyng
farre
from
Mexico
,
bycause
they
had
entefrayned
the
Spaniardes
.
But
through
the
industrie
of
that
Christian
,
the
Lorde
aboade
alwayes
with
victorye
,
and
hauing
vnderstanding
that
some
of
hys
nation
were
in
●epeacac
,
he
wrote
so
often
as
the
letter
declareth
,
but
none
of
them
came
to
their
handes
,
but
only
this
last
letter
:
our
men
reioyced
muche
to
heare
that
the
Spaniardes
were
aliue
,
and
also
the
Lorde
of
Chinanta
to
be
their
friende
:
likewise
they
marueyled
much
howe
they
had
escaped
,
for
at
the
time
that
they
fledde
from
Mexico
,
all
other
Spaniardes
that
were
abidyng
in
the
Mynes
and
other
Lordshippes
,
were
slaine
by
the
Indians
.
Cortes
made
his
preparation
for
the
séege
of
Mexico
with
all
hast
,
and
furnished
hym
with
scalling
ladders
,
and
other
necessaryes
,
fitte
for
such
a
purpose
.
His
Vergantines
being
nayled
,
and
throughly
ended
,
he
made
a
sluise
or
trench
of
halfe
a
league
of
length
,
twelue
foote
broad
&
more
,
and
two
fadome
in
depth
.
This
worke
was
fiftie
dayes
a
doyng
,
although
there
were
foure
hundred
thousand
men
dayly
working
,
truly
a
famous
worke
and
worthy
of
memory
.
The
Vergantines
were
calked
with
Towe
and
cotten
woll
,
and
for
want
of
tallow
and
oyle
,
they
were
(
as
some
reporte
,
)
driuen
to
take
mans
grease
,
The
order
of
the
host
and
army
of
Cortes
for
to
beseege
Mexico
.
THe
nexte
day
following
,
Cortes
sente
vnto
the
prouinces
of
Tlaxcallan
,
Huexocinco
,
Chololla
,
Chal
,
and
other
Townes
,
warning
than
within
tenne
dayes
to
come
vnto
Tezcuco
,
with
theyr
armoure
,
weapon
,
and
other
necessaries
,
for
the
séege
of
Mexico
.
He
certifyed
them
also
,
how
the
Vergantines
were
ready
with
all
other
furniture
accordingly
,
and
the
Spanyardes
were
very
desirous
to
lose
no
time
,
wherefore
they
meante
not
to
delay
their
pretence
,
farther
than
the
day
appoynted
.
The
Indians
hearing
this
newes
,
and
bycause
they
would
not
come
too
late
to
the
beginning
of
the
assaulte
,
came
incontinente
,
and
entred
into
Tezcuco
in
good
order
of
warre
,
aboue
sixtie
thousand
men
,
gallantly
trimmed
after
their
vse
and
custome
.
Cortes
friendly
welcommed
them
,
and
prouided
them
lodgings
accordingly
.
On
Whitsonday
,
all
the
Spanyardes
came
into
the
fielde
,
whereas
Cortes
made
thrée
chiefe
Captaynes
,
among
whome
he
deuided
his
whole
army
.
Vnto
Pedro
de
Aluarado
the
first
Captayne
,
he
appoynted
thirtie
horsemen
,
and
a
hundred
and
seauentie
footemen
of
the
Spanyardes
,
two
péeces
of
ordinance
,
and
thirtie
thousande
Indians
,
commaunding
him
to
campe
in
Tlacopan
.
Vnto
Cristoual
de
Olid
the
seconde
Captayne
,
he
gaue
thrée
and
thirtie
Horsemen
,
and
a
hundred
and
eyghtéene
footemen
of
the
Spanish
nation
,
two
péeces
of
ordinance
,
and
thirtie
thousand
Indians
,
and
appoynted
him
so
pitch
his
camp
in
Culhuacan
.
To
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
who
was
the
thyrde
Captayne
,
he
gaue
thrée
and
twenty
Horsemen
,
and
160.
footemen
,
two
péeces
of
Ordinance
,
and
40000.
Indians
,
with
commission
to
choose
a
place
to
pi●ch
his
Campe
.
In
euery
Vergantine
he
planted
a
péece
of
ordinance
,
sixe
hargabushes
,
or
crossebowes
,
and
23.
Spaniards
,
men
most
fittest
for
that
purpose
.
He
appointed
also
Captaynes
for
eache
,
and
himselfe
for
general
,
whereof
some
of
the
chiefest
of
his
companye
began
to
murmure
that
wente
by
lande
,
thinking
that
they
had
bin
in
greater
daunger
,
wherefore
they
required
him
to
goe
with
the
mayne
battell
,
and
not
by
water
.
Cortes
little
estéemed
their
words
,
for
although
it
is
more
daunger
in
the
water
than
in
the
land
,
yet
it
did
more
importe
to
haue
greater
care
in
the
warres
by
water
,
than
on
the
land
,
bycause
his
men
had
bin
in
the
one
,
and
not
in
the
other
.
On
the
tenth
of
May
Aluarado
,
and
Cristoual
de
Olid
departed
,
and
went
that
night
to
a
Towne
called
A
colman
,
where
was
betwéene
them
greate
discorde
touchyng
their
lodgings
,
yea
and
if
Cortes
had
not
sente
to
take
vp
the
matter
,
much
mischiefe
had
ensued
.
The
nexte
daye
they
lodged
in
X●l●t●pe●
,
whych
was
not
inhabited
.
The
thyrde
daye
they
came
vnto
Tlacopan
,
whyche
was
also
as
all
the
Townes
of
the
lake
,
wythout
people
,
there
they
were
lodged
in
the
Lordes
house
of
the
Towne
.
The
Tlaxcaltecas
began
to
viewe
Mexico
by
the
calsey
,
and
foughte
with
their
enimies
,
vntill
the
nighte
made
them
to
ceasse
.
On
the
thirtéenth
of
May
,
Cristoual
de
Olid
came
to
Chapultepec
,
and
brake
the
conduites
of
swéete
water
,
wherevpon
Mexico
was
destitute
of
the
same
,
being
the
conduit
that
did
prouide
all
the
Citie
.
Pedro
de
Aluarado
wyth
his
company
procured
to
amende
all
the
broken
places
of
the
calsey
,
that
the
horsemen
might
haue
frée
passage
,
and
hauing
muche
to
do
in
these
affaires
,
he
spente
thrée
dayes
,
and
fighting
with
many
enimies
,
some
of
his
men
were
hurt
,
and
many
Indian
friendes
slayn
.
Aluarado
abode
in
Tlacopan
with
his
armye
,
and
Cristoual
de
Olid
retired
to
Culhuacan
with
his
men
,
according
to
the
instruction
receyued
from
Cortes
,
and
fortifyed
themselues
in
the
Lordes
houses
of
the
Towne
,
and
euery
daye
skyrmished
with
the
enimies
,
and
some
went
to
the
Townes
néere
at
hande
,
and
brought
Centli
,
fruite
,
and
other
prouision
.
In
this
businesse
they
occupyed
themselues
a
whole
wéeke
.
The
Battaile
and
victory
of
the
Vergantines
against
the
Canoas
.
THe
newe
Kyng
Quahutimoc
hauing
intelligence
how
Cortes
hadde
launched
hys
Vergantines
and
so
mightie
a
power
to
beséege
Mexico
,
entred
into
counsell
wyth
the
chiefest
péeres
of
hys
Realme
.
Some
were
of
opinion
,
and
dyd
prouoke
hym
to
the
warres
,
considering
theyr
greate
multitude
of
people
,
and
fortitude
of
the
Citie
.
Others
were
of
opinion
,
who
tendred
muche
the
common
weale
,
that
no
Spanyarde
that
shoulde
happen
to
be
taken
prysoner
shoulde
be
sacrificed
,
but
rather
to
be
preserued
for
conclusion
of
peace
if
neede
shoulde
so
requyre
.
And
finally
some
sayde
,
that
they
should
demaunde
of
their
Goddes
what
was
best
to
doe
.
The
King
that
inclined
himselfe
more
to
peace
than
to
war●e
,
sayde
that
he
woulde
remitte
the
matter
to
the
iudgement
of
the
idolles
,
and
that
he
would
aduise
them
what
answere
should
be
made
vnto
him
but
:
in
harte
he
desired
to
come
to
some
honest
order
and
agréement
with
Cortes
,
fearing
the
thyng
that
after
did
ensue
.
But
seyng
his
Counsell
and
subiectes
so
determined
to
warre
,
he
commaunded
foure
Spaniardes
whiche
he
had
prysoners
in
a
cage
,
to
be
sacrificed
vnto
the
Goddes
of
warre
,
with
a
great
number
more
of
Indians
.
He
spake
to
the
Diuell
in
the
image
of
Vitzilopuchtli
,
Sandoual
combated
the
towne
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
townes
menne
and
people
with
feare
fledde
vnto
Mexico
,
on
the
otherside
by
water
:
he
burned
the
towne
.
Cortes
came
at
the
time
to
a
strong
rocke
lyke
a
tower
,
situated
in
the
water
,
where
many
men
of
Culhua
were
,
who
seyng
them
approche
with
their
Vergantines
,
sette
theyr
beacons
on
fire
,
and
threwe
downe
vpon
them
stones
and
shotte
of
theyr
arrowes
.
Cortes
wente
ashore
with
a
hundreth
and
fiftie
menne
,
and
combatted
the
forte
,
till
at
length
he
wanne
the
battlement
,
whiche
was
the
Indians
beste
defence
,
and
with
muche
adoe
hée
came
to
the
toppe
,
and
there
sought
vntill
he
had
not
lefte
one
aliue
,
sauyng
women
and
chyldren
.
It
was
a
fayre
victorie
,
although
fiue
and
twentie
Spanyardes
were
hurte
and
wounded
,
yet
the
forte
was
strong
,
and
the
ouerthrowe
a
great
discouragyng
of
the
enimie
.
At
this
instant
were
so
many
beacons
and
other
fires
made
rounde
aboute
the
lake
and
vpon
the
hilles
,
that
all
séemed
a
lighte
fire
.
And
also
the
Mexicans
hearyng
that
the
Vergantynes
were
comyng
,
they
came
out
in
their
boates
,
with
fiue
hundreth
Gentlemen
whiche
came
to
sée
suche
newe
kinde
of
vesselles
,
and
to
proue
what
they
were
,
beyng
a
thyng
of
so
greate
a
fame
.
Cortes
embarked
himselfe
with
the
spoyle
of
the
forte
,
and
commaunded
his
men
to
abide
all
togither
for
the
better
resistance
,
and
bycause
the
enimies
shoulde
thynke
that
they
feared
,
wherevpon
they
mighte
without
any
good
order
gyue
the
onsette
vpon
the
Christians
,
and
so
to
fall
suddenly
into
the
snare
.
But
it
followed
,
that
when
they
came
within
shotte
of
the
Spaniardes
ordinaunce
:
they
stayed
abydyng
more
company
,
but
in
shorte
space
there
came
so
many
Canoas
,
that
it
séemed
a
wonder
to
beholde
:
They
made
suche
a
terrible
noyse
with
theyr
voyces
,
drummes
,
Snayle
shelles
,
and
other
like
instruments
of
warre
,
that
they
could
not
heare
one
an
other
,
with
such
great
crakes
and
bragges
,
as
they
had
done
in
time
paste
.
And
beyng
bothe
parties
in
a
readinesse
to
fight
,
there
happened
suche
a
poupewinde
to
the
Vergantines
which
came
from
the
shore
,
that
it
séemed
meruellous
.
Cortes
then
praysing
God
,
commaunded
al
his
Captaines
to
giue
the
onset
altogithers
,
&
not
to
ceasse
vntill
the
enimies
should
be
dryuen
to
retire
into
Mexico
,
for
that
it
was
the
pleasure
of
God
to
sende
vnto
them
that
prosperous
winde
in
token
of
victory
.
This
talke
ended
,
they
beganne
to
sette
vpon
the
enimy
,
who
seyng
the
Vergantines
come
with
such
lucky
winde
,
yea
&
such
a
sight
as
the
like
vnto
them
had
not
bene
séene
,
they
began
to
flie
with
suche
greate
haste
,
that
they
spoyled
,
brake
,
and
sunke
many
of
them
,
and
suche
as
stoode
to
defende
themselues
were
slayne
,
so
that
this
battayle
was
soone
ended
.
They
pursued
them
twoo
leagues
,
vntill
they
had
locked
them
vp
in
the
water
streates
of
Mexico
,
and
tooke
many
Lordes
and
Gentlemen
prisoners
.
And
the
key
of
al
these
warres
●●sisted
in
this
victory
,
for
our
men
remayned
for
Lords
of
the
whole
lake
,
and
the
enimie
with
great
feare
and
losse
:
they
had
not
bene
so
soone
spoyled
,
but
that
there
were
so
many
of
them
,
who
disturbed
one
an
other
.
But
when
Aluarado
,
and
Cristoual
de
Olid
saw
the
fortunate
successe
of
Cortes
by
water
,
they
entered
the
calsey
with
their
army
,
and
tooke
certaine
bridges
and
bulwarkes
,
and
draue
the
Indians
from
them
,
with
all
their
force
and
strength
:
But
with
the
helpe
of
the
Vergantines
which
came
vnto
them
,
the
Indians
were
dryuen
to
runne
a
whole
league
vpon
the
calsey
,
and
where
they
founde
the
calsey
broken
,
they
procured
to
leape
ouer
,
and
so
fel
into
the
middest
.
Cortes
procéeded
forwards
,
and
●indyng
no
Canoas
,
he
landed
vpon
the
calsey
that
commeth
from
Iztacpalapan
,
with
thirtie
men
,
and
combatted
two
towers
of
i●olles
whiche
were
walled
with
wall
of
lyme
and
stone
:
it
was
the
same
place
where
Mutezuma
receyued
Cortes
.
He
wan
those
towers
in
shorte
time
,
although
they
were
defended
with
all
possibilitie
:
he
vnshipped
thrée
péeces
of
ordinance
to
scoure
the
calsey
,
which
was
full
of
enimies
:
at
the
first
shotte
he
did
great
hurte
among
them
,
and
beyng
the
night
at
hande
,
they
seased
on
bothe
sides
for
that
day
.
And
although
Cortes
had
determined
otherwise
with
his
Captaynes
,
yet
he
aboade
there
that
night
,
and
sente
to
the
campe
of
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
for
pouder
and
fiftie
men
,
with
halfe
the
company
of
Indians
of
Culhuacan
.
How
Cortez
besieged
Mexico
.
THe
night
of
Cortes
his
abiding
there
,
was
perillous
,
for
he
had
not
aboue
a
hundreth
men
in
his
company
,
and
aboute
midnight
set
vpon
him
many
Mexicans
both
by
water
and
lande
,
although
they
accustomed
not
to
fight
in
the
night
,
but
the
Vergantines
made
them
sone
to
retire
.
In
the
morning
came
vnto
Cortes
from
Cristoual
de
Olid
,
eight
horsemen
,
and
foure
score
footemen
.
The
Mexicans
combated
the
towers
,
where
Cortes
was
lodged
,
who
incontinent
came
forth
&
draue
them
along
the
calsey
,
vntil
he
had
wonne
an
other
bridge
and
a
bulwarke
,
and
made
a
great
spoyle
among
them
,
with
the
ordinaunce
&
horse
men
,
pursuyng
them
to
the
vtmoste
houses
of
the
Cittie
:
and
bycause
many
of
the
Canoas
whiche
were
on
the
other
side
of
the
calsey
galled
Cortes
and
his
menne
,
he
brake
downe
so
muche
of
the
calsey
,
that
he
mighte
well
passe
some
of
his
Vergantines
to
the
otherside
,
the
which
with
few
encounters
shutte
vp
the
Canoas
on
that
side
,
within
the
succour
of
Mexico
:
and
in
this
wise
he
remayned
Lord
ouer
bothe
the
lakes
.
The
next
day
Sandoual
departed
from
Iztacpalapan
toward
Culhuacan
,
and
in
his
way
he
tooke
and
spoyled
a
little
Citie
that
standeth
in
the
lake
,
bycause
they
came
out
to
resist
him
.
Cortes
sente
vnto
him
two
Vergantines
to
passe
his
men
where
the
ca●●ey
was
broken
.
Sandoual
left
his
company
with
Cristoual
de
Olid
,
and
went
to
Cortes
with
tenne
horsemen
,
and
when
he
came
he
found
him
in
fight
with
the
enimies
,
and
he
alightyng
from
his
horse
,
an
Indian
persed
him
through
the
foote
with
a
dart
.
Many
Spaniardes
were
hurte
that
day
,
but
theyr
griefe
was
well
reuenged
,
for
from
that
day
forwarde
the
Indians
courage
was
muche
abated
.
With
the
paynes
,
labour
and
victory
already
obtayned
,
Cortes
might
now
at
ease
pitche
his
campe
at
his
owne
pleasure
where
he
woulde
,
and
also
prouide
his
army
of
victuals
:
sixe
dayes
he
ceassed
not
skirmishyng
,
and
the
Vergantines
likewise
founde
out
channels
that
they
mighte
goe
rounde
aboute
the
Cittie
,
yea
and
wente
spoylyng
and
burning
many
houses
within
the
Suburbes
.
Mexico
was
besieged
in
foure
places
,
although
at
the
first
they
determined
but
thrée
.
Cortes
was
placed
betwixt
the
twoo
towers
of
the
calsey
:
Pedro
de
Aluarado
in
Tlacopan●
Cristoual
de
Olid
in
Culhuacan
:
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
in
Xaltoca
:
for
they
had
aduise
that
the
same
way
they
would
flée
out
of
the
Citie
,
seyng
themselues
in
any
daunger
.
It
would
not
haue
grieued
Cortes
to
haue
lefte
a
passage
for
the
enimy
,
but
only
bycause
they
should
not
profite
themselues
vpon
the
lande
,
and
prouide
the
Cittie
that
way
of
armour
&
victuall
,
yea
,
he
also
thought
to
preuaile
against
his
enimies
better
vpon
the
lande
than
vpon
the
water
.
And
againe
according
to
the
olde
prouerbe
,
When
thine
enimy
flieth
make
him
a
bridge
of
siluer
.
The
first
skirmishe
within
the
cittie
of
Mexico
.
COrtes
pretended
to
enter
the
Citie
,
and
to
gette
what
he
could
,
&
also
to
sée
what
stomacke
the
enimy
had
:
he
sent
to
aduise
his
captaines
,
that
eche
of
them
should
do
the
like
,
requiring
them
to
sende
vnto
him
some
of
their
horsemen
and
footemen
.
He
gaue
speciall
commaundement
to
Cristoual
de
Olid
to
haue
regard
to
the
kéeping
of
his
calsey
,
and
to
forsée
that
the
inhabitants
of
Xo●hmilco
,
Culhuacan
,
Iztacpalapan
,
Vitzalopachtli
,
Mexicalcinco
,
Cuetlauac
,
&
other
cities
thereaboutes
come
not
that
way
behinde
them
and
vnwares
.
He
commaunded
that
the
Vergantines
should
goe
along
the
calsey
on
bothe
the
sides
,
of
any
néede
shoulde
happen
.
Cortes
early
in
the
morning
came
out
of
his
campe
with
.
200.
Spaniardes
and.
80000.
Indian
friends
:
they
had
gone
but
a
small
space
,
when
they
met
with
their
en●mies
well
armed
,
keping
the
gappe
where
the
calsey
was
broken
,
which
broken
place
mought
be
a
speares
length
,
and
as
much
in
depth
.
They
fought
with
them
,
who
for
a
great
space
defended
themselues
behinde
a
bulwarke
,
but
in
fine
he
wanne
the
passage
,
and
followed
them
vnto
the
entrance
of
the
citie
,
where
was
a
Tower
,
and
at
the
foote
thereof
a
bridge
drawen
,
where
a
good
streame
of
water
passed
.
This
place
was
very
strong
to
combat
,
yea
and
fearefull
to
behold
the
passage
where
the
draw
bridge
was
.
They
ceased
not
shotyng
of
arrowes
and
hurlyng
of
stones
,
so
that
our
men
coulde
not
come
neare
,
vntill
the
Vergantines
came
,
and
by
meanes
of
them
they
wanne
that
fort
with
lesser
paynes
than
they
imagined
:
for
without
the
Vergantines
it
had
not
bene
possible
to
haue
entred
the
Cittie
.
The
enimies
being
now
fled
from
that
holde
,
our
men
alanded
there
,
with
the
Indian
friendes
,
who
incontinent
dammed
vp
the
broken
place
with
stones
and
earth
.
The
Spaniardes
of
the
vantgarde
,
tooke
another
bulwarke
,
which
was
planted
in
the
largest
and
fayrest
streate
of
the
Citie
,
and
pursued
the
enemy
to
another
draw
bridge
,
which
remayned
,
but
with
one
poste
or
beame
,
vppon
the
which
many
of
the
Indians
passed
ouer
,
and
then
toke
the
beame
awaye
and
abode
to
defende
the
place
:
but
when
our
men
approched
&
sawe
how
the
matter
went
,
Cortez
commaunded
two
pieces
of
Ordinaunce
to
be
broughte
,
with
the
whiche
,
and
with
their
Harquebushes
,
they
did
great
hurt
among
the
Mexicans
,
who
began
to
fainte
,
and
lose
their
courage
,
the
which
being
vnderstoode
,
certayne
Spaniards
swan
ouer
where
the
draw
bridge
was
,
with
their
weapons
in
their
mouthes
.
But
when
the
enimy
sawe
them
passe
ouer
,
they
began
,
as
well
from
that
place
as
from
the
house
toppes
,
zoties
and
bulwarke
,
whiche
they
had
defended
for
the
space
of
two
houres
,
to
flie
.
Cortes
and
his
whole
army
beyng
passed
ouer
,
he
commaunded
to
damme
vp
that
broken
place
of
the
drawe
brydge
,
with
earth
,
rubbishe
and
stones
,
and
procéedyng
forwarde
they
came
to
an
other
bridge
whiche
had
no
bulwarke
,
but
was
neare
one
of
the
chiefest
places
of
the
cittie
,
and
there
placed
a
péece
of
ordinaunce
wherewith
they
dyd
great
hurte
,
and
seyng
them
now
past
all
the
bridges
,
they
determined
to
enter
into
the
harte
of
the
Citie
.
When
the
Mexicans
perceyued
their
determination
,
they
beganne
to
prouide
euery
one
for
himselfe
,
for
some
fledde
one
way
and
some
another
,
but
the
moste
wente
to
the
great
temple
of
Idols
.
The
Spaniardes
and
theyr
friends
pursued
after
them
,
and
among
the
throng
gotte
into
the
Temple
,
where
they
slewe
many
,
and
at
length
they
wente
vp
into
the
high
tower
,
and
there
threwe
downe
the
idols
,
among
whome
they
made
a
great
spoyle
.
Quahutimoc
beganne
to
reprehende
his
men
for
their
cowardie
and
●light
,
who
gathered
themselues
togither
,
and
considering
theyr
ouersight
,
and
that
there
were
no
horses
,
began
a
freshe
to
sette
vppon
the
Spanyardes
,
and
with
force
and
strength
draue
them
out
of
all
the
circuite
of
the
Temple
,
and
made
them
truste
to
their
féete
.
But
when
Cortes
sawe
his
menne
come
flying
,
he
caused
them
to
returne
and
to
shewe
face
vnto
the
enimy
,
declaryng
vnto
them
how
shamefull
a
thyng
it
was
to
flie
:
But
seing
the
strength
and
multitude
of
their
enimies
,
they
had
no
other
remedie
but
onely
to
retire
to
the
greate
market
place
,
yea
&
from
thence
also
they
were
expelled
,
and
lost
a
péece
of
their
ordinaunce
.
But
beyng
nowe
in
this
extremitie
,
there
came
thrée
horsemen
who
played
the
valiant
men
and
made
way
through
the
troupe
of
enimies
,
who
at
the
sight
of
the
horses
began
to
flie
,
and
our
men
to
follow
with
suche
harte
and
courage
,
that
in
short
time
they
wan
the
great
temple
agayne
:
then
came
other
sixe
horsemen
who
ioyned
with
the
other
thrée
and
lay
in
ambu●●e
,
where
they
flew
.
30.
Mexicans
:
The
day
being
now
farre
spent
,
and
the
nighte
at
hande
,
Cortes
commaunded
his
army
to
retire
,
and
they
obeying
his
commandement
,
hadde
not
so
soone
turned
their
backes
,
but
an
infinite
number
of
enimies
were
at
their
héeles
,
who
if
it
hadde
not
bin
for
the
Horsemen
,
had
slayne
many
Spanyardes
,
for
they
came
vpon
them
like
rauening
dogges
without
any
feare
,
yet
with
the
succoure
of
the
Horsemen
,
the
enimie
was
putte
agayne
to
flighte
,
and
our
men
burned
many
houses
,
to
auoyde
at
their
next
comming
the
daunger
of
stones
whiche
were
throwen
from
their
toppes
.
The
other
Captaynes
,
who
were
Sandoual
and
Aluarado
,
fought
valiantly
on
the
other
side
of
the
Citie
.
The
great
hurt
and
dammage
in
the
houses
of
Mexico
with
fire
.
IN
this
meane
while
,
Don
Hernando
of
Tezcuco
,
wente
throughout
his
Lordship
,
to
allure
his
vassall
to
the
seruice
and
friendship
of
Cortes
,
according
to
his
former
promise
:
and
whether
it
were
seyng
the
Spanyards
prosperitie
in
the
séege
of
Mexico
,
or
otherwise
,
he
broughte
almost
the
whole
prouince
of
Culhuacan
,
whiche
is
vnder
the
gouernemente
of
Tezcuco
,
with
sixe
or
seauen
of
his
owne
bréethren
,
for
more
he
could
not
,
although
he
had
more
than
a
hundred
bréethren
,
as
héereafter
shall
be
declared
.
One
of
them
named
Iztlixuchilh
béeyng
a
valiant
yong
man
,
of
the
age
of
foure
and
twenty
yeares
,
he
appoynted
generall
Captayne
ouer
fiftie
thousande
men
of
warre
,
well
armed
and
trimmed
according
to
their
fashion
.
Cortez
dyd
friendly
receyue
and
welcome
them
,
giuing
them
greate
thankes
for
their
ayde
and
good
willes
.
Of
these
new-come
men
,
he
tooke
into
his
owne
host
thirtie
thousande
,
and
deuided
the
residue
equally
among
the
other
Captaynes
.
This
was
a
sorrowfull
newes
to
the
Mexicans
,
to
heare
of
the
succoure
which
Don
Hernando
hadde
sente
to
serue
Cortes
,
and
with
holden
the
same
from
them
,
yea
and
also
among
them
were
come
kinsmen
,
bréethren
,
and
fathers
to
many
of
them
which
were
in
Mexico
in
the
seruice
of
Quahutimoc
.
Two
dayes
after
that
these
menne
were
come
,
there
came
also
men
of
Xochmilco
,
and
certayne
husbandmen
of
the
Mountaines
,
who
spake
the
O●omitlh
spéech
,
beséeching
Cortes
to
pardon
their
long
tarrying
,
offering
also
both
men
and
vittayles
for
the
séege
.
Cortes
was
pleased
wyth
their
comming
and
gentle
offer
,
for
they
being
his
friends
,
he
was
assured
of
them
of
Culhuacan
,
and
sayd
vnto
them
,
within
these
thrée
daies
(
God
willing
)
I
wil
combate
the
Citie
,
therefore
againste
that
time
I
praye
you
prepare
your selues
accordingly
,
and
therein
shall
I
knowe
whether
you
are
my
friendes
or
no
:
and
with
this
aunswere
they
departed
,
promising
to
fulfill
his
request
,
as
they
did
in
déede
.
This
done
,
he
sente
thrée
Vergantines
to
Sandoual
,
and
other
thrée
to
Aluarado
,
for
to
disturbe
anye
succoure
that
mighte
come
from
the
land
to
the
Citie
,
and
likewise
to
defende
and
ayde
the
Spanyardes
at
all
times
,
when
they
would
land
vpon
the
calsey
,
to
combate
the
Citie
,
for
he
well
vnderstoode
howe
profitable
those
vessels
would
be
néere
vnto
the
bridges
.
The
Captaines
of
the
Vergantines
ceased
not
night
and
day
to
runne
the
coast
and
Townes
of
the
lake
,
where
they
tooke
manye
boates
from
the
enimies
,
laden
with
men
and
victuall
,
and
permitted
none
to
come
into
the
Citie
,
nor
yet
any
to
come
out
.
The
daye
appointed
to
the
enimies
for
the
combate
,
Cortes
made
his
prayers
vnto
God
,
&
then
enformed
each
Captayne
what
he
should
do
,
and
came
foorth
with
twentie
horsemen
,
thrée
hundred
Spanyardes
,
and
a
great
number
of
Indians
,
with
their
peeces
of
Ordinance
,
and
where
in
thrée
or
foure
dayes
before
they
had
not
skirmished
,
time
serued
the
Mexicans
at
will
to
open
al
those
places
which
were
dammed
vp
before
,
and
also
to
builde
better
bulwarkes
than
those
which
were
throwen
downe
,
attending
with
that
horrible
noyse
accustomed
.
But
when
they
sawe
the
Vergantines
on
eache
side
,
theyr
ioy
was
turned
into
sorrowe
,
and
beganne
to
fainte
,
the
whiche
oure
men
vnderstood
well
,
and
therewith
alanded
themselues
vpon
the
calsey
,
and
wanne
the
bulwarke
and
the
bridge
.
Our
army
procéedyng
forward
,
set
vppon
the
enimies
,
vntill
they
came
to
another
bridge
,
the
whyche
was
likewise
wonne
in
shorte
time
,
and
this
pursued
from
bridge
to
bridge
,
alwayes
fighting
,
vntill
they
had
driuen
them
from
the
Calsey
and
stréetes
.
Cortes
for
his
part
lost
no
time
,
for
he
with
tenne
thousande
Indians
laboured
to
damme
vp
againe
the
sluses
and
broken
places
of
the
bridges
,
making
the
way
plaine
both
for
Horsemen
and
footemen
:
it
was
so
much
to
doe
,
that
all
those
ten
thousand
Indians
were
occupyed
therein
from
the
morning
vntill
the
euening
.
The
other
Spanyards
and
Indian
friends
skirmished
continually
,
and
slew
many
of
their
enimies
.
Likewyse
the
Horsemen
so
scoured
the
stréetes
,
that
the
enimies
were
forced
to
locke
them
vp
in
their
houses
&
Temples
.
It
was
a
notable
thing
to
sée
how
our
Indians
played
the
menne
that
daye
againste
the
Citizens
:
sometimes
they
would
chalenge
them
the
fielde
:
other
times
they
would
conuite
them
to
supper
,
and
shewe
vnto
them
legges
,
armes
,
and
other
péeces
of
mans
flesh
,
saying
behold
your
owne
flesh
which
shal
serue
for
our
supper
and
brekefast
,
and
to
morrow
we
wil
come
for
more
,
therefore
flye
not
,
you
are
valiant
fellowes
,
yet
it
were
better
for
you
to
dye
fighting
than
with
hunger
.
And
after
all
this
spéech
,
euery
one
of
them
called
vppon
the
name
of
his
owne
Towne
with
a
loude
voyce
,
setting
fire
vppon
their
houses
.
The
Mexicans
were
replenished
with
sorrow
,
to
see
themselues
so
afflicted
with
Spanyardes
,
but
yet
theyr
sorrowe
was
the
greater
,
to
heare
their
owne
vassals
so
raile
againste
them
,
saying
and
crying
at
their
owne
dores
,
victory
,
victory
,
Tlaxcallan
,
Chalcho
,
Tezcuco
,
Xochmilco
,
and
other
Townes
:
the
eating
of
their
fleshe
greeued
them
not
,
for
they
did
the
like
.
Cortes
séeing
the
Mexicans
so
stoute
and
hard
harted
,
with
full
determination
eyther
to
defend
themselues
or
else
to
dye
,
therevpon
he
bethought
himselfe
vppon
two
things
,
the
one
was
,
that
he
shoulde
not
obteyne
the
treasure
whiche
he
had
séene
in
the
time
of
Mutezuma
:
the
other
was
,
that
they
gaue
him
occasion
totally
to
destroy
the
Citie
.
Both
these
things
gréeued
him
much
,
but
especially
the
destruction
of
the
citie
.
He
ymagined
with
himselfe
what
he
mighte
doe
,
to
bring
them
to
acknowledge
their
error
,
and
the
hurt
that
mighte
fall
vpon
them
,
and
for
these
considerations
he
pluckt
downe
their
Towers
,
and
brake
their
idolles
.
He
burned
also
the
greate
house
wherein
he
was
lodged
before
,
and
the
house
of
foule
which
was
néere
at
hand
.
There
was
not
one
Spanyard
who
had
séene
that
magnificall
building
before
,
but
lamented
sore
the
sight
:
but
to
agréeue
the
Citizens
,
it
was
commaunded
to
be
burned
.
There
was
neuer
Mexican
,
that
thought
any
humaine
force
,
how
much
lesse
so
fewe
Spanyards
,
shoulde
haue
entred
into
Mexico
in
despite
of
them
all
,
and
to
sette
fire
vpon
their
principallest
edifices
within
the
Citie
.
While
this
house
was
a
burning
,
Cortes
gathered
his
men
,
and
retired
to
his
Campe
.
The
Mexicans
would
fayne
haue
remedyed
the
fire
,
but
it
was
too
late
,
and
séeing
our
men
retire
,
they
followed
wyth
their
noyse
accustomed
,
and
slue
some
of
our
men
,
who
were
laden
with
the
spoyle
,
and
came
behinde
the
reste
.
The
horsmen
relieued
our
men
,
and
caused
the
enimy
to
retire
,
in
such
wise
,
that
before
night
al
our
men
were
in
safetie
and
the
enimies
in
their
houses
,
the
one
sorte
full
of
sorowe
,
and
the
others
wearied
with
fighte
and
trauel
.
The
slaughter
was
great
that
day
,
but
the
burning
,
and
spoyle
of
houses
was
greater
,
for
besides
those
whiche
wee
haue
spoken
of
,
the
Vergantines
did
the
like
where
they
wente
,
and
the
other
Captaines
also
were
not
idle
where
they
were
appointed
.
Things
that
happened
to
Pedro
de
Aluarado
through
his
bolde
attempt
.
PEdro
de
Aluarado
,
would
passe
his
army
to
the
market
place
of
Tlalulco
,
for
he
take
much
payn
&
stoode
in
perill
in
susteyning
the
bridges
which
he
had
gotten
,
hauing
hys
forte
almost
a
league
from
thence
.
And
again
,
he
being
a
man
of
a
haughtie
stomacke
,
thinking
as
wel
to
get
honor
as
his
general
,
and
likewise
being
procured
by
his
company
,
who
sayde
,
that
it
were
a
shame
for
them
if
Cortez
should
winne
that
market
place
,
being
more
nearer
vnto
them
,
than
vnto
him
:
wherevpon
he
determined
to
winne
those
bridges
which
as
yet
wer
vnwonne
,
and
to
place
himselfe
in
the
market
place
.
He
procéeded
with
all
his
army
vntill
they
came
to
another
broken
bridge
,
which
was
sixtie
paces
of
length
,
and
two
fadome
depe
,
the
whiche
with
the
helpe
of
the
Vergantines
,
he
wan
in
short
space
,
and
gaue
order
to
certaine
of
his
men
to
damme
it
vppe
substancially
,
and
he
himselfe
pursued
his
enimies
,
with
fiftie
Spaniardes
.
But
when
the
Citizens
sawe
so
few
in
number
,
and
al
footemen
,
(
for
the
horses
coulde
not
passe
the
s●●ce
so
soone
,
)
they
came
vpon
them
so
sodainely
&
fiercely
,
that
they
made
our
men
to
turne
their
backes
,
and
trust
to
theyr
legges
,
yea
and
our
men
fel
into
the
water
,
they
knewe
not
which
way
.
They
slew
many
of
our
Indians
,
and
four
Spaniards
,
who
forthwith
they
sacrifised
,
and
eate
their
fleshe
in
the
open
sight
of
al
the
army
.
Aluarado
saw
his
owne
folly
,
in
not
beleauing
Cortes
,
who
had
always
forewarned
him
,
not
to
procede
foreward
,
vntil
he
had
made
the
way
sure
behinde
him
:
but
Aluar●do
his
counsellers
payde
their
counsel
with
life
Cortes
sorrowed
for
the
same
,
for
the
like
had
happened
vnto
him
,
if
he
had
giuen
credite
to
their
counsel
.
But
as
a
prudent
captain
,
he
considered
the
matter
better
,
for
euery
house
was
then
an
Ilande
,
the
calsey
broken
in
many
places
,
and
the
zoties
or
house
toppes
beset
with
stones
,
for
these
and
suche
like
places
vsed
Quahutimoc
.
Cortes
went
to
see
where
Aluarado
had
pitched
hys
campe
,
and
also
to
rebuke
him
for
that
which
was
past
,
and
to
aduise
him
what
he
shold
do
:
But
when
he
came
and
found
him
so
farre
within
the
libertie
of
the
Citie
,
and
the
daungerous
places
which
hadde
passed
,
he
dyd
highly
commend
his
valiaunt
and
good
seruice
:
he
also
communed
with
him
of
manye
things
concerning
the
siege
,
and
then
returned
to
his
owne
campe
.
The
tryumph
and
sacrifice
which
the
Mexicans
made
for
their
victorie
.
COrtez
delayed
the
time
to
pitche
his
campe
in
the
market
place
of
Mexico
,
although
daily
his
menn
entrede
and
skirmished
with
in
the
Citie
,
for
the
causes
before
alleaged
,
and
likewise
to
sée
if
Quahutimoc
would
yéeld
himself
.
And
also
the
entrie
could
not
be
but
very
daungerous
,
for
the
great
multitude
of
enimies
that
●illed
vp
the
streates
.
Al
his
company
Spaniardes
ioyn●ly
,
with
the
kings
Treasurer
,
séeing
the
determination
of
Cortes
,
and
the
hurt
already
receyued
,
besought
and
also
required
him
to
passe
his
campe
vnto
the
market
place
:
who
aunswered
them
,
that
they
had
spoken
like
valiaunt
men
,
but
as
yet
(
quoth
he
)
it
is
not
time
conuenient
,
&
we
oughte
to
consider
better
of
the
matter
:
for
why
?
the
enimies
are
fully
determined
to
ende
their
liues
in
defence
of
that
place
.
But
his
men
replyed
so
muche
,
that
hee
was
compelled
to
graunte
to
theyr
requeste
,
and
proclaymed
the
entraunce
for
the
nexte
daye
following
.
Hee
wrote
also
in
his
letters
to
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
,
&
to
Pedro
de
Aluarado
,
the
instructions
of
the
things
that
they
shoulde
doe
,
whiche
was
in
effect
,
to
Sandoual
,
that
hee
shoulde
remoue
hys
campe
wyth
all
hys
fardage
,
as
thoughe
he
woulde
retire
and
flye
,
and
that
vppon
the
calsey
he
shoulde
haue
tenne
horsemen
in
ambushe
,
behinde
certaine
houses
to
the
intent
that
when
the
Citizens
should
espie
them
flie
,
and
would
pursue
after
,
them
to
passe
betwixt
them
and
home
with
the
said
horsemen
,
&
after
the
hurt
done
among
them
,
in
this
sort
,
that
then
he
with
al
his
army
shoulde
come
where
Pedro
de
Aluarado
aboade
,
with
other
tenne
horsemen
,
a
hundered
footemen
,
and
the
Nauye
of
Vergantines
,
and
leauing
with
hym
his
men
,
should
then
take
thrée
of
the
Vergantines
,
and
to
procure
to
winne
that
broken
bridge
,
where
Aluarado
of
late
receiued
the
foyle
:
and
if
he
fortuned
to
wynne
that
place
,
that
then
he
should
damme
it
vp
,
and
make
it
sure
,
before
he
passed
anye
further
:
and
the
like
order
he
gaue
vnto
him
for
al
other
broken
places
that
he
should
passe
.
Vnto
Aluarado
he
gaue
commission
,
that
he
shoulde
passe
as
farre
into
the
Citie
as
he
myght
possible
,
requyring
him
also
to
send
vnto
him
eightie
Spaniardes
.
Hée
also
appointed
the
other
seauen
Vergantines
,
to
passe
into
both
the
lakes
,
with
thrée
thousand
Canoas
.
He
deuided
likewise
all
his
army
into
thrée
companies
,
bycause
they
had
thre
ways
to
enter
into
the
citie
.
By
the
one
of
these
wayes
or
streates
,
entred
the
Treasurer
and
Auditor
,
with
seauentye
Spaniardes
,
twentie
thousande
Indians
,
eight
horsemen
,
twelue
labourers
with
pickeaxes
and
Shouels
,
and
many
other
ydle
felowes
,
to
cary
earth
and
stones
,
and
to
fill
vp
the
broken
places
,
and
to
make
the
way
plaine
.
The
seconde
streate
he
commended
to
George
de
Aluarado
and
Andres
de
Tapia
,
with
eightie
Spaniardes
,
tenne
thousande
Indians
,
two
pieces
of
Ordinaunce
,
and
eight
horsemen
.
Cortes
himselfe
toke
the
thirde
way
,
wyth
a
great
number
of
friendes
,
and
a
hundred
Spaniardes
footemen
,
of
the
whiche
were
twentye
fiue
with
Crossebowes
and
Harquebushes
,
and
commaunded
his
horsemen
which
were
eight
in
number
,
to
abide
there
behinde
,
and
not
to
folow
after
,
vntil
he
shold
sende
for
them
.
In
thys
order
,
and
al
at
one
instant
,
they
entred
the
Citie
,
shewing
the
harts
of
valiaunt
men
,
greatly
annoying
the
enemy
,
and
wan
many
bridges
,
but
when
they
came
neare
vnto
the
towne
house
called
Tianquiztli
,
there
gathered
togither
such
a
number
of
the
Indian
friendes
,
who
before
theyr
eyes
scaled
,
entred
,
and
robbed
their
houses
,
that
they
thought
assuredly
,
that
the
same
day
the
citie
had
bin
wonne
.
Cortez
commaunded
that
they
should
procéede
no
further
,
saying
,
that
they
had
done
sufficientlye
for
that
day
,
for
also
he
feared
afterclappes
.
He
likewise
demanded
whether
all
the
broken
bridges
were
made
sure
,
in
the
whych
(
quoth
he
)
consisteth
the
peril
and
victorie
.
But
those
that
went
with
the
Treasurer
,
following
victorie
and
spoyle
,
had
left
a
bridge
not
well
dammed
vp
,
but
verye
hollowe
and
false
,
the
whiche
was
of
twelue
paces
broad
,
and
two
fadom
in
depth
.
When
Cortez
was
aduertised
hereof
,
he
went
thither
to
remedy
the
same
,
but
he
was
no
sooner
come
,
when
he
sawe
his
men
fléeing
,
and
leaping
into
the
water
,
with
feare
of
the
cruel
enimies
,
which
followed
,
who
leapt
after
them
into
the
water
,
to
kill
them
.
There
came
also
along
the
calsey
manye
Indian
boates
of
enimies
,
who
toke
many
of
the
Indian
friends
and
Spaniards
aliue
.
Then
Cortes
and
other
fiftéene
persons
,
which
were
with
him
,
serued
for
no
other
purpose
but
to
helpe
out
of
the
water
those
that
were
fallen
,
some
came
wounded
,
and
others
halfe
drowned
,
and
without
armour
:
yea
and
the
multitude
of
enimies
so
beset
Cortes
,
and
his
fiftéene
companions
,
who
wer
helping
their
men
,
and
so
occupyed
in
the
same
,
that
they
had
no
regarde
to
their
owne
peril
.
Francisco
de
Olea
his
seruant
,
who
cut
off
at
one
blowe
the
armes
of
them
that
had
hold
of
him
,
and
he
by
the
enemies
was
immediately
slain
,
so
that
he
died
to
saue
his
maisters
life
.
Then
came
Antonio
de
Quinionez
captaine
of
the
guard
,
who
caught
Cortes
by
the
arme
,
&
by
force
pluckt
him
out
of
the
throng
of
enimies
,
wyth
whom
valiantly
he
fought
.
But
then
with
the
fame
that
Cortez
was
prisoner
,
came
many
spaniards
,
among
whom
was
one
horseman
,
who
made
some
roome
,
but
in
shorte
space
they
thrust
him
through
the
throte
with
a
launce
,
and
made
him
to
retire
.
The
fight
ceassed
a
little
,
&
Cortes
had
a
horse
brought
vnto
him
,
on
the
which
he
lightlye
amounted
,
and
gathering
his
men
togither
,
came
to
the
streate
of
Tlacopan
,
whiche
was
large
and
fa●re
.
There
died●
Guzman
his
Chamberlayne
,
giuing
a
horse
vnto
his
maister
,
whose
death
was
much
lamented
among
them
all
,
for
he
was
a
man
valiant
,
honeste
,
&
welbeloued
.
There
fel
also
into
the
water
two
horses
,
the
one
was
saued
,
but
the
other
was
killed
by
the
Indians
.
As
the
Treasurer
and
his
company
were
Combatting
a
bulwarke
,
the
enimies
threw
out
of
a
window
thrée
Spaniards
heads
vnto
them
,
saying
,
the
like
they
would
do
with
their
heads
,
if
they
went
not
from
thence
the
sooner
.
They
séeing
this
sight
,
and
likewise
considered
the
great
hurte
and
spoyle
made
among
them
,
began
to
retire
by
little
and
little
.
The
Mexican
Priestes
went
vp
into
the
Towres
of
Tlatelulco
,
and
made
their
fiers
in
chafing
dishes
,
and
put
therevnto
the
swéete
gumme
of
Copalli
in
token
of
victorie
,
and
forthwith
stripped
fiftie
Spaniards
captiues
as
naked
as
they
were
borne
,
and
with
their
fine
rasors
opened
them
in
the
breastes
,
and
pluckt
out
their
hartes
for
an
offering
to
the
Idols
,
and
sprinckled
their
bloud
in
the
ayre
.
Our
men
seing
before
their
eies
the
doleful
sight
,
would
fain
haue
gone
to
reuenge
the
cruel
custome
.
But
as
time
then
required
they
had
ynough
to
doe
,
to
put
themselues
in
sauetie
through
the
great
troupe
of
Indians
which
came
vpon
them
,
who
now
feared
neither
horse
nor
sword
.
This
day
as
ye
haue
heard
,
were
fortie
Spaniards
sacrificed
,
and
Cortes
wounded
in
one
of
hys
legges
,
and
thirtie
moe
of
his
men
:
they
l●ste
a
piece
of
Or●inance
,
and
foure
horses
.
Also
that
day
was
slayne
aboue
two
thousand
Indian
friends
,
and
many
Canoas
lost
and
the
Vergantines
in
great
daunger
,
and
the
captain
and
maister
of
one
of
them
were
wounded
.
Whereof
the
captaine
died
within
eight
dayes
,
the
same
day
wer
also
slaine
foure
of
Aluarado
his
men
,
that
daye
was
an
vnfortunate
or
dismal
day
,
and
the
nyght
heauy
,
sorrowfull
and
replenished
with
lamentable
griefe
among
the
spaniardes
and
their
friendes
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
Mexicans
tryumphed
with
ioy
,
and
made
great
bonefiers
,
blewe
their
hornes
,
stroke
vp
their
drummes
,
daunced
,
banqueted
,
and
dranke
themselues
drunk
:
they
also
opened
their
streats
and
bridges
,
as
they
were
before
,
and
placed
their
scout
and
watch
about
the
Citie
.
And
as
soone
as
it
was
day
,
the
king
Quehutimoc
,
sent
two
Christians
heads
,
and
two
horse
heads
into
al
the
comarcanes
there
aboute
,
to
signifye
their
victorie
and
to
require
them
to
forsake
the
Christians
friendship
,
promising
in
short
space
to
make
the
like
ende
of
all
those
that
remayned
,
and
deliuer
the
countrey
from
warre
,
these
things
encouraged
some
prouinces
to
take
armour
againste
Cortes
being
his
allied
friendes
,
as
Maliualco
and
Cuixco
.
This
newes
was
soone
blowen
abroade
into
many
prouinces
,
wherevppon
our
men
feared
rebellion
among
their
new
friends
,
yea
and
mutinie
in
their
owne
campe
,
but
it
pleased
god
that
it
fel
out
otherwise
.
The
next
day
Cortes
came
out
againe
to
fight
,
to
shewe
face
to
the
enimies
,
but
he
turned
again
from
the
first
bridge
,
without
doing
any
great
act
.
The
determination
of
Cortez
to
destroy
the
citie
of
Mexico
.
CHichimecatl
,
a
noble
man
of
Tlaxcallan
,
(
who
hadde
brought
the
Timber
of
the
Vergantines
,
from
whence
it
was
wrought
,
and
was
placed
in
the
companye
of
Aluarado
at
the
beginning
of
the
siege
of
Mexico
,
)
séeing
that
the
Spaniards
fought
not
as
they
wer
wont
to
do
,
he
alone
with
the
men
of
his
owne
countrey
,
went
forth
to
combate
the
Citie
,
being
a
thing
which
toofore
he
had
not
attempted
,
gaue
assault
against
those
which
defended
a
certain
bridge
,
and
with
great
noyse
cryed
and
named
his
City
and
lynage
,
and
in
short
space
wanne
the
bridge
,
where
he
lefte
foure
hundered
archers
,
and
followed
after
the
enimie
,
who
of
industrie
fledde
,
thinking
to
take
him
at
his
returne
,
and
at
length
the
enemy
returned
vppon
him
,
where
they
made
a
fayre
skirmishe
,
for
the
fight
was
equall
.
There
were
many
hurt
and
slaine
on
both
sides
,
so
that
with
the
dead
carcasses
they
supped
at
will
.
But
they
thoughte
to
ouerthrowe
him
at
the
bridge
,
not
knowing
of
the
foure
hundered
archers
which
were
there
to
attend
Chichimecatls
comming
,
by
meanes
of
whome
,
he
passed
at
pleasure
,
to
the
greate
griefe
of
the
Mexicans
,
yea
and
remayned
not
a
little
amazed
to
sée
the
valor
and
bolde
attempte
of
the
Tlaxcaltecas
.
The
Spanyards
likewise
highly
commended
the
fact
,
for
where
oure
men
combated
not
as
they
were
wont
to
do
,
the
Mexicans
ymagined
that
the
cause
was
cowa●dize
,
infirmitie
,
or
want
of
vittayles
:
wherevpon
one
daye
at
the
sunne
rising
,
they
set
vpon
Aluarado
his
Camp
,
whiche
being
espyed
by
the
watch
,
they
began
to
crye
arme
,
arme
,
who
came
forth
as
well
footemen
as
horsemen
,
and
put
them
to
flight
,
at
whiche
retire
many
of
the
Mexicans
were
drowned
,
and
others
sore
hurt
and
wounded
.
Then
said
the
Mexicans
,
that
they
desired
to
talke
with
Cortez
,
who
came
vnto
a
drawe
bridge
to
knowe
what
they
would
haue
,
vnto
whome
sometime
they
sayd
,
that
peace
was
their
request
,
and
other
times
they
demanded
truce
,
but
finally
required
that
the
Spanyards
shoulde
departe
from
that
Countrey
.
All
this
policie
was
but
to
féele
what
strength
and
courage
our
menne
had
,
and
to
haue
truce
for
a
certayne
time
,
for
to
prouide
them
of
such
necessaries
as
they
wanted
,
for
their
determinate
purpose
was
,
to
dye
in
the
defence
of
their
countrey
and
religion
.
Cortes
aunswered
,
that
truce
was
not
conueniente
for
eyther
partie
,
but
peace
was
laudable
at
al
times
,
the
whiche
for
his
parte
,
although
he
hadde
beséeged
the
Citie
,
should
not
be
denyed
:
therfore
he
willed
them
to
wey
his
plentifull
estate
of
vittayles
,
and
their
owne
néede
and
necessitie
of
the
same
.
They
being
in
this
communication
with
their
interpreters
,
appeared
an
auntient
olde
man
on
the
toppe
of
the
Bulwarke
,
who
in
the
sighte
of
them
all
,
pluckt
bread
out
of
his
satchell
péece
by
péece
,
and
began
to
eate
,
giuing
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
they
stoode
in
no
néede
of
vittayles
,
and
so
made
an
ende
of
theyr
talke
.
The
séege
of
this
Citie
séemed
a
long
time
to
Cortes
,
for
in
néere
fiftie
dayes
that
he
had
begun
the
same
,
yet
could
not
he
bring
his
desire
to
passe
,
yea
and
much
maruelled
,
that
the
enimies
coulde
endure
so
long
a
season
with
dayly
skirmishing
,
and
also
how
they
refused
peace
and
concord
,
knowing
how
many
thousands
of
them
had
bin
slayne
,
and
ended
their
miserable
liues
with
hunger
.
Yet
once
agayne
he
sente
this
last
message
vnto
them
,
that
if
they
woulde
not
yéelde
themselues
,
then
he
hauing
them
enuironed
by
land
and
water
,
woulde
slea
them
all
,
and
not
permitte
anye
kinde
of
victuall
to
come
vnto
them
,
so
that
theyr
extremitie
shoulde
be
so
greate
,
that
they
should
eate
one
another
:
their
aunswere
was
,
that
firste
the
Spanyardes
shoulde
tast
of
the
same
cuppe
,
so
that
threatning
increased
their
courages
,
and
occupyed
themselues
in
carrying
stones
to
the
market
place
,
and
many
other
stréetes
,
to
stoppe
the
way
against
the
Horses
and
their
maisters
.
Cortes
,
although
it
gréeued
him
to
destroy
totally
so
beautifull
a
Citie
,
yet
he
determined
to
bring
all
the
houses
of
the
stréetes
that
he
should
winne
to
be
equall
with
the
ground
,
and
to
stoppe
with
them
the
Chanels
of
water
.
He
communed
the
matter
with
his
Captaynes
,
who
liked
well
of
his
intente
,
although
it
was
a
troublesome
thing
.
He
also
aduertised
the
Gentlemen
Indians
hys
friends
of
his
determination
,
who
highly
commended
his
deuice
.
Cortes
séeyng
the
towardnesse
of
all
his
armye
,
he
called
and
prepared
all
his
labourers
,
with
their
pikeaxes
and
shouels
,
so
that
in
these
affaires
,
and
in
setting
hys
men
in
good
order
,
he
spent
foure
dayes
,
and
then
he
began
to
combate
the
stréete
,
which
goeth
directly
to
the
market
place
,
then
fainedly
the
Citizens
desired
peace
.
Cortes
stayed
,
and
asked
for
their
King
:
they
aunswered
,
that
they
had
sent
for
him
,
wherevpon
Cortes
taried
an
houre
,
and
then
they
began
to
reuile
him
,
and
to
throwe
stones
,
and
shot
at
him
.
The
Spanyards
séeing
this
,
gaue
the
onset
,
and
wanne
a
forte
,
and
came
into
the
chiefe
place
of
the
Citie
.
They
cleansed
the
stréetes
of
the
stones
whiche
they
had
laide
to
disturbe
their
passage
,
and
stopped
so
vp
the
water
stréete
in
that
place
,
in
suche
wise
,
that
neuer
after
it
was
opened
againe
,
and
threw
downe
all
the
houses
,
making
the
entrance
into
the
Citie
an
open
playne
high
way
,
and
then
retired
to
their
camp
.
Also
sixe
dayes
arowe
they
did
the
like
,
without
receyuing
any
hurt
,
sauing
the
last
day
two
horses
were
hurt
.
The
nexte
day
Cortes
laide
an
ambush
with
fiftie
horsmen
,
and
sent
before
him
the
Vergantines
but
hée
himselfe
with
thirtie
horsemen
,
abode
in
certaine
great
houses
in
the
Market
place
.
They
foughte
that
day
in
many
places
of
the
Citie
,
and
at
the
retire
,
one
shot
of
a
handgun
,
whiche
was
the
token
that
those
which
lay
in
ambushe
should
come
forth
.
The
enimies
folowed
our
men
,
that
séemed
to
flée
with
maruellous
greate
courage
.
But
they
were
not
so
soone
passed
the
snare
,
when
Cortes
came
forth
with
his
thirtie
horsemen
,
saying
,
vpon
them
,
vpon
them
:
By
this
onely
meane
were
s●●ine
aboue
fiue
hundred
Mexicans
,
besides
the
prisoners
.
Our
Indian
friends
had
a
good
supper
that
nyght
with
mans
fleshe
,
whiche
as
yet
they
would
not
be
perswaded
to
leaue
.
Certaine
Spaniards
went
vppe
into
a
Tower
of
Idols
,
and
there
opened
a
sepulchre
,
where
they
found
fiue
hundred
Castlins
in
golde
:
With
this
ouerthrowe
the
Mexicans
remayned
in
suche
feare
,
that
all
their
threa●nings
and
triumphes
were
turned
into
mourning
:
and
euer
after
when
they
saw
our
men
retire
,
they
would
not
folow
them
,
fearing
the
like
danger
,
so
that
this
was
a
meane
,
the
sooner
to
win
Mexico
.
The
hunger
and
infirmitie
which
the
Mexicans
suffered
with
greate
courage
.
TWo
poore
soules
who
were
vexed
wyth
hunger
,
came
in
the
nighte
season
out
of
the
citie
vnto
Cortes
his
Camp
,
who
certifyed
,
how
the
Citizens
were
in
greate
necessitie
,
and
so
manye
dead
with
hunger
and
sicknesse
,
that
there
were
heapes
of
dead
bodyes
in
the
houses
;
only
to
kéepe
close
their
extreame
miserie
:
and
said
also
,
that
in
the
night
season
manye
came
out
to
fishe
betwéene
the
houses
with
feare
of
the
Vergantines
,
and
others
came
out
to
séeke
for
wodde
,
hearbes
,
and
rootes
to
eate
.
Cortes
hearing
these
newes
,
determined
to
knowe
the
troth
thereof
,
so
that
the
nexte
night
he
commaunded
the
Vergantines
to
goe
round
about
the
Citie
,
and
he
himselfe
with
fiftéene
Horsemen
,
a
hundred
footemen
,
and
manye
Indian
friends
,
placed
themselues
betwixte
certaine
houses
,
with
order
to
his
espyes
,
to
aduertise
him
what
they
shoulde
sée
.
It
was
no
sooner
day
,
but
manye
poore
folke
came
out
to
séeke
for
foode
,
and
when
Cortes
had
intelligence
thereof
,
he
made
a
greate
slaughter
among
them
,
whereas
at
that
time
of
vnarmed
men
,
women
,
and
chyldren
,
But
yet
the
poore
Mexicans
would
say
to
the
Indians
of
Tlaxcallan
,
goe
to
,
go
to
,
make
hast
,
Within
foure
dayes
after
,
Cortes
entred
the
citie
againe
,
and
also
Aluarado
on
his
side
,
who
to
shewe
hys
haultie
stomacke
,
laboured
all
that
was
possible
to
gette
two
towers
of
the
temple
of
Tlatelulco
,
the
whiche
at
the
length
he
wan
,
although
he
loste
thrée
horses
in
the
combat
.
The
next
day
followyng
,
the
horsemen
walked
vp
and
downe
in
the
greate
market
place
at
pleasure
,
the
poore
Mexicans
beholding
that
sorrowful
sight
from
their
houses
.
And
as
the
Spaniardes
wente
walking
in
the
cittie
,
they
founde
heapes
of
dead
bodies
in
the
houses
,
streates
,
Cortes
commaunded
that
none
of
his
army
should
doe
any
hur●e
vnto
such
miserable
creatures
.
The
principall
folke
who
were
whole
and
sounde
,
they
stoode
in
their
zoties
or
house
toppes
,
without
weapon
,
and
clothed
in
mantels
.
It
was
thought
that
they
kepte
a
certaine
holy
day
,
peace
was
againe
offered
,
but
they
answered
with
dissimulation
.
The
next
day
followyng
Cortes
required
Aluarado
on
his
side
to
combat
a
streat
of
.1000
.
houses
that
was
not
yet
won
,
and
that
he
would
doe
the
like
on
the
otherside
:
for
a
little
space
the
Citizens
defended
themselues
,
but
their
defence
endured
not
,
but
were
driuen
to
flie
,
being
not
able
to
resiste
the
force
of
theyr
contraries
.
So
that
the
Spanishe
army
wan
also
that
streate
,
and
slewe
12000.
Cittizens
,
the
murder
was
so
great
bicause
the
Indian
friends
would
shewe
no
mercie
or
compassion
vpon
them
,
although
they
were
required
to
the
contrary
.
So
that
now
the
Mexicans
hauing
lost
this
streate
also
,
the
houses
that
were
not
beaten
downe
could
scarcely
hold
the
people
that
were
aliue
,
the
streates
also
being
so
full
of
dead
carcasses
and
sicke
bodies
,
that
our
men
coulde
not
passe
but
must
néedes
treade
vpon
them
.
Cortes
desirous
to
sée
what
remayned
of
the
cittie
to
win
,
went
vp
into
a
high
tower
,
and
hauyng
well
vewed
the
Cittie
,
he
iudged
that
of
eight
parts
one
remained
yet
to
win
.
And
the
next
day
following
he
assaulted
the
same
,
with
speciall
commaundement
giuen
to
his
army
,
not
to
kil
any
but
only
such
as
should
resist
.
The
sorrowful
Citizens
bewayling
their
vnfortunate
fate
&
destinie
,
besought
the
Spaniards
to
make
an
ende
,
and
to
kill
them
all
out
of
hande
.
Then
certayne
of
the
horsemen
called
Cortes
in
great
hast
,
who
went
vnto
them
incontinent
,
hopyng
of
some
agrement
of
peace
:
and
standing
at
the
brymme
of
the
water
neare
vnto
a
drawe
bridge
,
the
Mexicans
sayde
,
oh
captayne
Cortes
,
consideryng
that
thou
art
the
childe
of
the
Sunne
,
why
doest
thou
not
entreate
the
Sunne
thy
father
,
to
make
an
ende
of
vs
:
oh
thou
Sunne
that
canst
goe
rounde
about
the
worlde
in
a
day
and
a
night
,
we
pray
thée
make
an
end
of
vs
,
The
imprisonment
of
Quahutemoc
.
COrtes
seing
the
great
extremitie
that
these
poore
wretched
people
were
in
,
thinkyng
nowe
that
they
woulde
yéelde
vnto
him
,
therevppon
hée
spake
to
an
vncle
of
Don
Hernando
de
Tezcuco
,
who
was
taken
prisoner
thrée
dayes
before
,
whom
he
desired
to
go
to
the
king
&
treate
of
peace
:
this
Gentleman
refused
the
message
,
knowyng
the
determinate
will
of
Quahutimoc
,
but
through
muche
entreatie
he
graunted
to
his
request
.
So
the
next
day
followyng
Cortes
entred
into
the
Cittie
,
&
sent
that
Gentleman
&
certaine
Spaniardes
before
him
.
The
Indian
guarde
of
that
streate
receyued
him
with
the
honour
which
vnto
such
a
noble
man
did
appertayne
.
He
procéeded
forward
toward
the
king
,
&
being
come
where
he
was
,
he
declared
vnto
him
his
embassage
.
When
Quahutimoc
had
hearde
his
tale
,
The
nexte
day
Cortes
entred
the
cittie
agayne
,
but
he
fought
not
,
hoping
then
that
they
woulde
submitte
themselues
,
but
yet
the
Citizens
had
no
such
thought
.
He
came
néere
vnto
a
certayne
bulwarke
on
horsebacke
,
and
spake
vnto
certaine
Gentlemen
with
whome
he
was
acquaynted
,
saying
that
now
within
a
shorte
space
he
could
make
an
ende
of
their
finall
destruction
,
but
yet
of
meare
compassion
he
wished
it
not
,
for
the
loue
whiche
he
bare
vnto
them
,
so
that
they
would
in
time
render
themselues
:
wherfore
(
quoth
he
)
entreate
yée
the
king
to
doe
the
same
,
and
in
so
doyng
ye
shal
be
well
vsed
,
and
haue
victuals
sufficient
.
The
Gentlemen
hearing
these
wordes
,
fell
on
weping
,
and
answered
,
that
now
they
knew
well
their
errour
,
and
felte
their
losse
and
destruction
,
notwithstanding
they
were
bounde
to
obey
their
king
and
Goddes
.
But
yet
(
quoth
they
)
abide
a
while
,
and
we
will
certifie
Quahutimoc
what
you
haue
sayde
,
and
in
shorte
space
they
went
and
returned
againe
,
saying
that
the
next
day
without
fayle
their
Lord
woulde
come
and
talke
with
him
in
the
markette
place
.
With
this
answere
Cortes
returned
to
his
campe
,
and
thought
at
their
méeting
to
conclude
an
honorable
peace
.
So
against
the
next
day
he
caused
a
Canapie
and
chayre
of
estate
to
be
sette
in
the
markette
place
,
accordyng
to
the
Mexican
vse
,
and
also
a
dinner
to
be
prepared
.
The
day
followyng
came
Cortes
at
the
houre
appoynted
,
with
many
of
his
men
armed
,
but
the
king
came
not
:
neuerthelesse
he
sente
fiue
noble
men
to
treate
of
the
matter
,
excusing
the
kyng
,
saying
he
was
not
well
at
ease
.
Cortes
welcomed
those
Gentlemen
,
and
was
gladde
of
their
comming
,
hoping
thereby
to
conclude
and
make
some
good
ende
.
And
when
they
had
dined
and
well
refresshed
their
hungry
bodies
,
Cortes
gaue
them
victuals
,
and
desired
them
to
returne
agayne
to
the
King
,
and
to
declare
vnto
him
that
without
his
presence
the
conclusion
coulde
not
be
certayne
.
They
wente
and
returned
againe
within
twoo
houres
,
and
brought
vnto
Cortes
certaine
mantels
made
of
cotten
woll
,
very
good
&
well
wrought
,
with
answere
that
the
king
would
not
come
in
any
wise
,
both
for
shame
and
feare
.
And
the
next
day
these
messengers
came
agayn
,
saying
that
the
king
would
come
to
the
place
appointed
.
But
yet
he
came
not
,
although
Cortes
attended
his
commyng
more
than
foure
houres
:
who
seing
the
mockerie
,
he
forthwith
sente
Sandoual
with
his
Vergantines
one
way
,
and
he
himself
went
an
other
,
combatting
the
houses
&
fortes
that
yet
remayned
,
where
he
founde
small
resistaunce
,
so
that
he
might
doe
what
he
pleased
.
There
was
that
day
slayne
and
taken
prysoners
aboue
.40000
.
persons
,
&
then
he
retired
to
his
campe
.
The
lamentable
crie
and
mourning
of
the
women
and
children
woulde
haue
made
a
stony
hart
relent
,
the
stench
also
of
the
dead
bodies
was
wonderfull
noysome
.
That
night
Cortes
purposed
to
make
an
end
the
next
day
of
the
warres
,
and
Quahutimoc
pretended
to
flie
,
and
for
that
purpose
had
enbarked
hymselfe
in
a
Canoa
of
twentie
ores
.
When
the
day
appeared
Cortes
,
with
his
men
,
and
foure
péeces
of
ordinance
,
came
to
the
corner
where
those
that
yet
remayned
were
shut
vp
,
as
cattell
in
a
pounde
.
He
gaue
order
to
Sandoual
and
Aluarado
what
they
shold
do
,
which
was
,
to
be
ready
with
their
Vergantines
,
and
to
watche
the
comyng
out
of
the
Canoas
whiche
were
hidden
betwixte
certayne
houses
,
and
especially
to
haue
regard
vnto
the
kings
person
,
and
not
to
hurte
him
,
but
to
take
him
a
liue
.
He
commaunded
the
residue
of
hys
men
to
force
the
Mexican
boates
to
goe
out
,
and
he
himselfe
wente
vp
into
a
tower
,
inquiryng
for
the
King
,
and
there
founde
Xihuac●a
,
gouernour
and
Captayne
generall
of
the
Cittie
,
who
woulde
in
no
wise
yéelde
himselfe
.
Then
came
out
of
the
Cittie
a
greate
multitude
of
olde
folkes
,
men
,
women
and
children
to
take
boate
.
The
throng
was
so
great
with
hast
to
enter
the
Canoas
,
that
many
by
that
means
were
drowned
in
the
lake
.
Cortes
required
his
men
not
to
kil
those
miserable
creatures
:
But
yet
he
could
not
stay
the
Indians
his
friends
,
who
slewe
and
sacrificed
aboue
fiftene
thousand
.
After
this
,
there
was
a
great
rumour
among
the
common
people
,
that
the
king
would
flie
,
making
a
piteous
mone
and
saying
that
they
sorowfull
creatures
knew
not
whither
to
goe
:
But
yet
procuryng
to
goe
into
the
Conoas
,
whiche
were
so
full
that
there
was
no
roume
for
them
,
by
reason
thereof
many
were
drowned
.
The
men
of
warre
stoode
in
the
house
toppes
and
zoties
beholding
their
perdition
.
All
the
nobilitie
of
Mexico
were
enbarked
with
the
kyng
.
Then
Cortes
gaue
signe
with
the
shotte
of
a
handgunne
,
that
his
captaines
should
be
in
a
readinesse
,
so
that
in
shorte
space
they
wanne
fully
and
wholy
the
great
Cittie
of
Mexico
.
The
Vergantines
likewise
brake
in
among
the
fléete
of
boates
,
without
any
resistaunce
,
and
euery
one
sought
where
h●
might
best
succour
himselfe
,
the
Royall
Standarte
was
beaten
downe
.
Garcia
Holguin
,
who
was
captayne
of
a
Vergantine
,
had
espied
a
great
Canoa
of
.xx.
ores
déepe
laden
with
men
.
And
one
of
his
prysoners
sayde
vnto
him
,
that
the
king
wente
in
that
greate
Canoa
.
Holguin
beyng
gladde
of
the
newes
,
gaue
chase
to
that
Canoa
and
ouertooke
him
.
In
his
foreship
he
had
thrée
crossebowe
men
.
And
when
Quahutimoc
who
stoode
on
the
puppe
of
the
Canoa
ready
to
fighte
,
sawe
those
bowes
ready
bente
,
and
many
drawen
swordes
,
he
yéelded
himselfe
,
declaryng
that
he
was
the
king
.
Garcia
Holguin
being
a
gladde
man
of
his
prysoner
,
tooke
and
carried
him
vnto
Cortes
who
receiued
him
reuerently
.
When
Quahutimoc
came
neare
vnto
him
,
he
layde
his
hande
vpon
Cortes
his
dagger
,
saying
,
I
haue
done
all
my
possibility
to
defende
me
and
mine
,
accordyng
to
my
duetie
,
hoping
not
to
haue
come
to
this
estate
and
place
where
now
I
stande
:
And
considering
that
you
may
doe
with
me
what
you
please
,
I
beséeche
you
to
kill
me
,
and
that
is
my
only
request
.
Cortes
comforted
him
with
faire
words
,
giuyng
him
hope
of
life
and
seniory
,
and
tooke
him
vp
into
a
zotie
,
requiring
him
to
commaund
his
subiectes
to
yeelde
and
render
themselues
:
he
obeyed
his
request
.
At
that
time
there
was
about
thrée
score
and
tenne
thousande
persons
,
who
in
seing
their
Prince
,
threwe
downe
their
weapons
,
and
submitted
themselues
.
The
taking
of
Mexico
.
IN
the
order
before
declared
,
wanne
Hernando
Cortes
the
famous
cittie
of
Mexico
,
on
tuesday
being
the
.xiij.
of
August
,
An.
1521.
in
remembraunce
wherof
,
and
of
the
great
victory
,
euery
yéere
on
that
day
they
make
a
sumptuous
feast
&
solemne
procession
,
wherin
is
carried
the
standart
royall
,
with
the
whiche
the
cittie
was
won
.
The
siege
endured
thrée
moneths
,
&
had
therein
.200000
.
Indians
.
900.
Spaniardes
.80
.
horses
.17
.
péeces
of
ordinaunce
,
13.
Vergantines
,
&
6000.
Canoas
.
In
this
siege
were
slayne
fiftie
Spaniardes
&
sixe
horses
,
&
no
great
number
of
the
Indians
their
friends
.
There
was
slaine
on
the
contrary
side
a
hundred
thousand
,
and
some
affirme
many
moe
:
but
I
speake
not
of
them
that
died
with
hunger
and
pestilence
.
At
the
defence
of
the
citie
were
al
the
nobilitie
,
by
reason
wherof
many
were
slayne
.
The
multitude
of
people
was
great
,
who
eate
litle
,
dranke
salte
water
,
and
slepte
among
the
dead
bodies
,
where
was
a
horrible
stenche
:
for
these
causes
the
disease
of
pestilence
fell
among
them
,
and
thereof
died
an
infinite
number
.
Wherevpon
is
to
be
considered
,
their
stedfaste
determination
,
for
although
they
were
afflicted
with
such
hunger
,
that
they
were
dryuen
to
eate
boughes
,
ryndes
of
trées
,
and
to
drinke
salte
water
,
yet
woulde
they
not
yéelde
themselues
.
But
at
the
laste
they
woulde
haue
submitted
them
,
and
then
their
kyng
Quahutimoc
woulde
no●
,
bycause
at
the
begynnyng
they
refused
his
will
and
counsell
,
and
also
with
their
generall
deaths
,
should
appeare
no
cowardise
,
for
they
kept
the
dead
bodies
in
theyr
houses
to
kéepe
that
secrete
from
theyr
enimies
.
Here
also
is
to
bée
noted
,
that
although
the
Mexicans
eate
mans
fleshe
,
yet
they
eate
none
of
their
owne
Cittie
or
friendes
,
as
some
doe
thynke
:
for
if
they
had
,
there
woulde
not
so
many
haue
died
with
hunger
.
The
Mexican
women
were
highly
commended
,
not
onely
bycause
they
aboade
with
their
husbandes
and
Fathers
,
but
also
for
the
greate
paynes
they
tooke
with
the
sicke
and
wounded
persons
,
yea
and
also
they
laboured
in
makyng
slings
,
cuttyng
stones
fitte
for
the
same
,
and
throwyng
stones
from
the
soties
,
for
therein
they
dyd
as
muche
hurte
as
their
men
.
The
Cittie
was
yéelded
to
the
spoyle
,
and
the
Spanyardes
tooke
the
Golde
,
Plate
and
Feathers
,
the
Indian
friends
had
all
the
rest
of
cloth
and
other
stuffe
.
Cortes
commaunded
greate
bonfiers
to
be
made
in
token
of
victory
,
and
also
to
mortifie
the
horrible
stenche
of
the
dead
bodies
,
whome
he
lykewise
commaunded
to
be
buried
,
and
some
of
the
prysoners
menne
and
women
he
caused
to
be
marked
in
the
face
,
for
the
Kings
slaues
,
and
pardoned
all
the
residue
.
He
commaunded
the
Vergantines
to
bée
brought
ashore
,
and
appoynted
one
Villa
fuerte
,
with
.80
.
men
to
guarde
them
,
fearyng
least
the
Mexicans
shold
set
fire
or
otherwise
destroy
them
.
In
this
businesse
he
occupied
himselfe
foure
dayes
,
&
then
remoued
his
campe
to
Culhuacan
,
where
he
rendred
hartie
thanks
to
all
the
Gentlemen
his
friendes
,
promysing
to
gratifie
their
good
and
faythfull
seruice
,
desiryng
them
to
departe
home
to
theyr
houses
,
considering
the
warre
was
at
an
end
,
wherevpon
they
departed
almost
all
in
generall
,
both
rich
and
iocond
with
the
spoyle
of
Mexico
,
and
also
to
remayne
in
the
fauour
and
grace
of
Cortes
.
Maruellous
signes
and
tokens
of
the
destruction
of
Mexico
.
NOt
long
before
Hernando
Cortes
came
vnto
the
newe
Spayne
,
did
many
nightes
after
the
midnighte
appeare
in
the
aire
,
and
in
the
same
port
and
place
where
Cortes
entred
into
that
land
,
great
lightning
of
fire
,
whiche
amounted
vpward
,
and
suddaynely
vaded
away
.
The
Mexicans
at
that
time
saw
flames
of
fire
toward
the
orient
,
where
now
Vera
Crux
standeth
,
with
a
great
and
thicke
smoke
,
that
séemed
to
touche
the
heauen
and
earthe
:
thys
sight
was
fearefull
vnto
them
.
They
also
saw
the
figures
of
armed
men
fighte
in
the
aire
one
with
another
,
a
new
and
strange
sight
for
them
,
and
a
thing
that
filled
their
heads
with
ymaginations
:
for
when
there
was
a
prophecie
spoken
of
among
them
,
how
that
white
men
with
beardes
should
come
and
rule
their
kingdome
in
the
time
of
Mutezuma
.
The
Lordes
of
Tezcuco
and
Tlacopan
were
much
amazed
,
saying
,
that
the
sword
whiche
Mutezuma
hadde
,
was
the
armes
of
those
folke
,
whose
figures
they
had
séene
in
the
ayre
,
with
their
apparell
and
attire
.
Mutezuma
had
muche
adde
to
pacifie
them
,
fayning
that
the
weap●n
and
apparell
was
of
hys
forefathers
,
and
bycause
they
should
sée
the
troth
thereof
,
he
gaue
them
the
sworde
,
and
willed
them
to
breake
it
if
they
coulde
,
and
they
prouing
to
breake
the
same
and
could
not
,
they
maruelled
thereat
,
and
also
were
resolued
of
their
opinions
.
It
shoulde
séeme
,
that
a
little
before
these
things
happened
,
some
of
Mutezuma
his
subiectes
founde
a
chest
of
apparell
and
a
sworde
in
it
on
the
sea
coast
,
which
came
floting
out
of
some
shippe
that
had
wracked
there
about
,
and
broughte
it
to
their
prince
.
Others
affirme
,
that
the
cause
of
alteration
among
the
noble
men
,
was
,
when
they
saw
the
sword
and
apparell
that
Cortes
had
sent
vnto
Mutezuma
by
Teudilli
,
séeing
it
a
thing
so
like
the
attire
of
the
figures
whiche
they
had
séene
in
the
ayre
,
but
howsoeuer
it
was
,
they
beléeued
with
these
new
tokens
,
that
their
Kingdome
shoulde
haue
an
ende
,
when
they
saw
those
straungers
come
into
their
Countrey
.
The
same
yeare
that
Cortes
came
into
Mexico
,
appeared
a
vision
vnto
a
certaine
Malli
,
which
is
to
say
,
a
slaue
taken
in
the
warres
to
be
sacrificed
,
who
at
the
time
of
his
deathe
and
Sacrifice
,
bewayled
his
sorrowfull
ende
,
calling
vppon
the
God
of
Heauen
,
who
at
that
instante
sawe
in
spirite
a
vision
,
and
heard
a
voyce
,
bidding
hym
not
to
feare
that
death
,
for
the
God
whome
he
had
called
vpon
,
would
haue
mercy
vpon
hym
,
willing
hym
also
to
say
vnto
the
pristes
and
ministers
of
the
Idols
,
that
their
wicked
sacrifice
and
bloudsheding
was
néere
at
an
ende
,
and
that
there
was
a
people
at
hand
,
that
should
take
away
all
that
wicked
and
abhominable
religion
.
This
Malli
was
sacrificed
in
the
middest
of
the
market
place
of
Tlatelulco
,
where
at
this
daye
is
the
place
of
execution
.
They
remembred
,
and
noted
well
the
wordes
of
the
Malli
,
and
the
vision
whiche
they
called
a
breath
from
heauen
.
The
earth
also
brake
open
,
out
of
the
whiche
issued
a
maruellous
greate
streame
of
water
,
with
many
greate
fishes
,
which
they
iudged
and
held
for
a
strange
pronostication
.
The
Mexicans
did
reporte
,
that
when
on
a
time
Mutezuma
came
triumphantly
with
victory
of
Xochnuxco
,
said
vnto
the
Lorde
of
Culhuacan
:
Now
(
quoth
he
)
Mexico
is
strong
and
inuincible
,
for
I
haue
in
subiection
Xochnuxco
,
and
other
prouinces
,
so
that
now
I
am
without
feare
of
any
enemie
.
The
Lord
of
Culhuacan
aunswered
,
saying
,
trust
not
good
King
too
muche
,
for
one
force
forceth
another
,
with
the
whiche
aunswere
,
Mutezuma
was
not
a
little
offended
.
But
when
Cortes
hadde
taken
them
both
prisoners
,
then
he
called
to
remembrance
the
former
talke
,
and
held
that
saying
for
a
prophesie
.
The
building
vp
agayne
of
Mexico
.
COrtes
pretended
to
reedifie
againe
the
Citie
of
Mexico
,
not
onely
for
the
scituation
and
maiestie
,
but
also
for
the
name
&
great
fame
thereof
,
and
also
to
builde
vp
that
which
he
hadde
beaten
downe
,
by
reason
whereof
he
trauelled
to
make
this
Citie
greater
,
better
,
and
to
be
more
replenished
with
people
.
He
named
and
appoynted
Iudges
,
Aldermen
,
Attourneys
,
Towne-clearke
,
Notaries
,
Skauengers
,
and
Seriants
,
with
all
other
officers
,
necessarie
for
the
common
weale
of
a
Citie
.
He
deuided
the
Citie
among
the
Conquerors
,
hauing
first
taken
out
places
for
Churches
,
market
places
,
townehouse
,
and
other
necessarie
plottes
to
builde
houses
,
profitable
for
the
common
weale
.
He
also
separated
the
dwellings
of
the
Spanyards
from
the
Indians
,
so
that
the
water
passeth
and
maketh
deuision
betwixt
them
.
Hée
procured
many
Indians
to
come
to
the
building
of
the
Citie
,
for
auoiding
charges
,
although
therein
he
had
somewhat
to
do
,
by
reason
that
many
kinsmen
of
Quahutimoc
were
not
as
yet
come
vnder
obedience
.
He
made
Lorde
of
Tezcuco
,
Don
Carolus
Iztlixuchitl
,
by
the
consent
of
the
Citie
,
in
place
of
Don
Hernando
his
brother
,
who
was
deceassed
,
and
commaunded
many
of
hys
vassals
to
labour
in
the
workes
,
bycause
they
were
Carpenters
,
masons
,
and
builders
of
houses
.
He
promised
also
to
them
that
were
naturals
of
the
Citie
of
Mexico
,
plottes
to
build
vpon
,
inheritance
,
fréedome
,
and
other
liberties
,
and
the
like
vnto
all
those
that
woulde
come
and
inhabite
there
,
whiche
was
a
meane
to
allure
many
thither
.
He
sette
also
at
libertie
Xihuaco
the
generall
Captayne
,
and
made
him
chiefe
ouer
the
Indians
in
the
Citie
,
vnto
whome
he
gaue
a
whole
stréete
.
He
gaue
likewyse
another
stréete
to
Don
Pedro
Mutezuma
,
who
was
sonne
to
Mutezuma
the
King
.
All
this
was
done
,
to
winne
the
fauoure
of
the
people
.
He
made
other
Gentlemen
Seniors
of
little
Ilands
and
stréetes
to
builde
vpon
,
and
to
inhabite
,
and
in
this
order
the
whole
scituation
was
reparted
,
and
the
worke
began
with
great
ioy
and
diligence
:
but
when
the
fame
was
blowen
abroade
,
that
Mexico
should
be
built
againe
,
it
was
a
wonder
to
sée
the
people
that
resorted
thither
,
hearing
of
libertie
&
fréedome
,
the
number
was
so
greate
,
that
in
a
whole
league
compasse
was
nothing
but
people
both
men
and
women
.
They
laboured
sore
,
and
eate
little
,
by
reason
whereof
,
many
sickned
,
and
pestilence
followed
,
whereof
dyed
an
infinite
number
.
Their
paines
was
great
,
for
they
bare
on
theyr
backes
,
and
drew
after
them
stones
,
earth
,
timber
,
lyme
,
bricke
,
and
all
other
things
necessary
in
this
sort
,
and
by
little
and
little
,
Mexico
was
built
againe
with
a
hundred
thousande
houses
,
more
stronger
and
better
than
the
olde
building
was
.
The
Spanyardes
also
built
their
houses
after
the
Spanish
fashion
.
Cortes
built
his
house
vpon
the
plotte
where
Mutezuma
his
house
stoode
,
whiche
renteth
now
yéerely
foure
thousand
duckates
a
yeare
.
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
accused
him
for
the
same
,
saying
,
that
he
hadde
spoyled
the
woddes
and
mountaynes
,
and
spente
seauen
thousand
beames
of
Ceder
trées
in
the
worke
of
his
own
house
.
The
number
seemeth
more
héere
than
there
,
Don
Antonio
de
Mendosa
caused
to
be
made
.
There
is
a
greate
difference
betwixte
an
inhabitant
of
Mexico
,
and
a
Conqueror
,
for
a
Conqueror
is
a
name
of
honor
,
and
hathe
landes
and
rentes
,
and
the
inhabitante
or
onely
dweller
payeth
rente
for
hys
house
.
When
this
Citie
was
a
building
,
&
not
throughlye
furnished
,
Cortes
came
from
Culhuacan
to
dwell
there
.
The
fame
of
Cortes
,
and
maiestie
of
Mexico
,
was
blowen
abroade
into
farre
prouinces
,
by
meanes
whereof
,
it
is
now
so
replenished
,
as
I
haue
before
declared
,
yea
&
hath
so
many
Spanyards
,
who
haue
conquered
aboue
400.
leagues
of
land
,
being
all
gouerned
by
the
princely
seate
of
Mexico
.
How
the
Emperour
sent
to
take
accompt
of
Cortes
of
his
gouernement
in
the
newe
Spayne
.
IN
these
dayes
Cortes
was
the
man
of
the
greatest
name
of
all
the
Spanish
nation
,
although
many
had
defamed
him
,
and
especially
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
,
who
was
in
the
Court
of
Spaine
accusing
him
.
And
where
,
of
long
time
the
Counsell
of
India
had
receyued
no
letters
from
him
,
they
suspected
,
yea
and
beléeued
whatsoeuer
euil
was
spoken
of
him
.
Wherevppon
they
prouided
the
Admirall
Don
Diego
Colon
,
for
Gouernour
of
Mexico
,
who
at
that
time
went
to
lawe
wyth
the
king
,
pretending
the
said
office
and
many
others
,
with
condition
to
carrie
at
his
owne
coast
a
thousand
men
to
apprehend
Cortes
,
They
prouided
also
for
Gouernour
of
Panuco
,
one
Nonio
de
Gusman
,
and
Simon
de
Alcazaua
portingall
,
for
gouernour
of
Honduras
.
To
kindle
more
thys
mischiefe
,
and
to
set
this
businesse
forward
,
one
Iohn
de
Ribera
,
the
Attourney
of
Cortes
,
was
a
sitte
and
an
earnest
instrument
againste
his
maister
,
and
the
cause
was
,
for
falling
out
with
Martin
Cortes
,
father
vnto
Hernando
Cortes
,
about
foure
thousand
Duckates
which
Cortes
had
sent
by
him
to
his
father
,
which
money
the
said
Ribera
his
Attourney
kept
to
his
owne
vse
,
and
therefore
raised
many
slaunders
against
his
maister
,
yea
and
credite
was
giuen
to
his
tales
,
Pedro
de
Pina
opened
the
matter
to
the
Licenciat
Nouez
,
and
vnto
father
Melgareto
,
wherevppon
they
reclaymed
of
the
Counsels
determination
,
beséeching
them
to
stay
for
a
season
,
to
sée
what
newes
should
come
from
Mexico
.
Also
the
Duke
of
Betar
tendred
the
cause
of
Hernando
Cortez
,
for
that
Cortez
by
promise
of
faith
and
troth
,
was
assured
in
marriage
to
his
brothers
daughter
,
named
the
Lady
I●ne
de
Zuniga
,
who
aplaked
the
Emperoure
his
anger
,
and
the
saide
Duke
became
suretie
to
aunswere
in
all
causee
for
him
.
The
matter
standing
in
this
estate
,
there
arriued
in
Spayne
Diego
de
Zoto
,
with
a
whole
Coluerin
made
of
siluer
,
and
70000.
castlins
in
golde
,
the
newes
whereof
was
blowen
ouer
all
Spaine
.
And
to
say
the
troth
,
this
presente
was
the
cause
,
that
Cortes
was
not
put
out
of
his
office
,
but
a
Iudge
of
residence
was
sent
thither
to
take
an
accompt
of
him
.
Now
a
wise
and
a
learned
man
was
sought
for
that
purpose
,
yea
suche
a
one
as
could
rule
the
matter
,
for
some
souldiers
are
oftentimes
vnmanerly
:
whervpon
they
thought
the
Licenciat
,
Léwes
pouce
de
Leon
a
fitte
man
,
who
had
bin
Lieutenante
to
Don
Martin
de
Cordoua
,
Earle
of
Alcaudete
,
&
chiefe
gouernour
of
the
citie
of
T●lledo
.
This
Licenciate
with
power
sufficient
,
was
sent
vnto
the
new
Spaine
,
who
carried
in
his
company
as
assistant
,
the
batcheler
Marcus
de
Aguillar
,
who
hadde
ruled
in
time
past
,
in
a
worshipfull
office
of
Iustice
in
the
Ilande
of
Santo
Domingo
.
With
prosperous
weather
they
departed
from
Spayne
,
and
in
shorte
tyme
arriued
at
Vera
Crux
,
Cortez
hauing
newes
of
their
arriuall
by
foote
postes
within
two
dayes
.
And
vppon
Midsomer
day
came
letters
to
Cortes
from
the
Licenciate
Ponce
,
with
another
letter
from
the
Emperour
,
wherby
he
vnderstood
the
cause
of
their
comming
.
He
returned
backe
incontinent
an
aunswere
,
and
desired
to
know
which
way
he
would
come
to
Mexico
,
eyther
by
the
way
inhabited
,
or
else
the
other
way
which
is
néerer
.
The
Licenciate
replyed
,
that
he
woulde
for
a
while
abide
in
Vera
Crux
,
to
refresh
himselfe
,
béeyng
seasicke
,
and
a
man
that
had
not
héeretofore
at
any
time
passed
the
seas
,
thinking
that
Cortes
meante
to
haue
done
iustice
on
certain
offenders
,
yea
&
also
to
haue
taken
hym
by
the
way
:
wherefore
he
suspected
,
that
Cortes
had
sent
,
bycause
he
woulde
knowe
whiche
way
he
meant
to
come
,
wherevpon
he
secretely
tooke
post
horse
,
with
certaine
Gentlemen
,
and
other
religious
persons
that
came
in
hys
company
;
&
passed
through
the
Townes
,
although
it
was
the
farther
way
,
and
made
suche
hast
,
that
in
fiue
dayes
he
came
to
Iztacpall●pan
,
refusing
the
entertaynement
and
prouision
of
meate
and
lodging
that
Cortes
had
prepared
by
his
Gentlemen
,
that
went
both
the
wayes
to
méete
him
.
In
Iztacpallapan
they
receyued
him
with
great
feast
and
maiestie
,
but
after
dinner
,
the
Licenciate
fell
a
vomiting
,
and
the
most
of
hys
companye
,
and
after
the
vomite
,
they
fell
into
a
flixe
.
They
thoughte
that
certayne
hearbes
was
the
cause
thereof
,
whiche
were
in
a
dishe
of
curdes
.
The
Licenciate
was
somewhat
gréedie
of
the
curdes
,
and
tooke
the
dishe
,
and
offered
it
to
father
Thomas
Ortiz
,
no
(
quoth
the
Stewarde
)
hys
reuerence
shall
haue
another
dishe
,
no
(
quoth
father
Ortiz
)
I
will
none
of
these
,
nor
yet
of
anye
other
,
of
whyche
wordes
there
were
afterwardes
Verses
made
,
suspecting
somethyng
of
the
curdes
:
but
truely
there
was
no
hurte
,
or
anye
euill
thyng
putte
in
them
,
(
as
héereafter
shal
be
declared
)
for
the
Comendador
,
Proano
,
who
was
then
chiefe
Sheriffe
,
did
eate
of
all
those
dishes
,
yea
in
the
same
dishe
that
the
Licenciat
eate
of
,
who
neyther
vomited
nor
yet
receyued
any
hurte
or
alteration
.
But
I
thinke
,
that
they
commyng
hoate
,
wery
and
hungry
,
did
eate
too
muche
,
and
dranke
also
colde
water
,
whereby
their
stomackes
reuolted
,
and
thereof
followed
the
flixe
with
vomite
.
On
the
behalfe
of
Cortes
there
was
presented
to
the
Licenciat
a
riche
present
,
but
he
refused
it
.
Cortes
with
al
the
flower
of
Gentlemen
in
Mexico
,
came
to
receyue
him
,
and
giuyng
him
the
right
hand
,
they
went
togyther
vntill
they
came
to
Sainct
Frances
abbay
,
where
after
their
praiers
made
,
Cortes
demaunded
to
sée
the
kings
prouisions
,
who
answered
,
that
the
nexte
day
he
woulde
shew
them
vnto
him
:
then
they
accompanied
him
to
his
house
,
where
he
was
well
lodged
.
The
nexte
day
followyng
,
all
the
magistrates
of
the
Cittie
mette
the
Licentiat
in
the
cathedrall
Church
,
and
by
acte
,
before
the
notary
,
he
presented
his
auctoritie
from
the
Emperour
.
He
tooke
the
Vares
of
Iustice
from
the
Iudges
and
Sargeants
,
and
incontinent
restored
them
agayne
,
and
saide
with
gentle
speach
,
this
rodde
of
the
Senior
gouernour
,
I
will
haue
for
my selfe
.
Cortes
with
all
the
other
Magistrates
kissed
the
Emperours
letters
,
and
put
them
vpon
the
crowne
of
their
heads
,
in
token
of
great
obedience
,
saying
,
that
they
woulde
obserue
and
obey
all
that
was
therein
contayned
,
as
the
commaundement
of
their
king
and
Lorde
,
requyring
the
same
to
be
set
downe
by
acte
and
testimony
.
After
these
things
done
,
they
proclaymed
the
residence
and
account
of
iustice
,
of
Hernando
Cortes
,
to
the
intent
that
all
persons
who
coulde
accuse
him
of
any
vnrightful
dealyng
,
should
come
and
make
their
complaint
,
and
to
haue
remedy
for
the
same
.
There
should
you
then
sée
the
stirre
and
talke
among
them
,
euery
officer
fearyng
his
owne
cause
,
with
desire
to
sée
the
ende
of
their
businesse
.
The
death
of
the
Licenciat
Luys
Ponce
.
THe
Licenciat
comming
one
day
from
Saint
Frances
abbay
from
seruice
,
fell
into
an
extréeme
burnyng
feuer
,
and
lay
him
downe
in
his
bedde
,
where
he
remayned
the
space
of
thrée
dayes
,
as
a
man
out
of
his
wittes
,
and
the
feuer
stil
encreasing
,
so
that
on
the
seuenth
day
he
yéelded
vp
the
ghost
.
In
the
time
of
his
sickenesse
he
receyued
the
communion
,
and
made
his
laste
will
&
testament
.
He
left
for
substitute
in
his
office
,
the
bacheler
Marcus
de
Aguillar
.
Cortes
made
as
greate
sorrow
for
his
death
,
as
if
he
had
bene
his
owne
father
,
his
funeralles
were
celebrated
with
great
pompe
.
The
enimies
of
Cortes
published
,
that
he
died
of
poyson
.
But
the
Licenciat
Pero
Lopez
,
and
Doctor
Hoieda
,
who
were
his
Phisitions
,
How
Cortez
came
into
Spayne
.
WHere
one
Alonso
de
Estrada
gouerned
the
state
of
Mexico
,
as
substitute
of
Marcus
de
Aguillar
,
accordyng
to
the
Emperours
commaundement
,
Cortes
considered
with
himselfe
that
it
was
not
possible
for
him
to
haue
agayne
his
office
,
except
he
wente
personally
to
the
Emperours
court
,
where
he
had
many
aduersaries
and
fewe
friendes
,
so
that
he
was
afflicted
on
euery
side
:
yet
he
in
fine
determined
to
goe
into
Spayne
,
as
well
for
businesse
of
importaunce
of
his
owne
,
as
also
matters
touchyng
the
Emperour
and
his
new
kingdoms
whereof
I
will
reherse
particularly
some
.
As
touchyng
his
owne
causes
,
first
he
beyng
a
man
of
good
yéeres
,
went
to
marry
,
hoping
to
haue
children
,
vnto
whom
he
might
leaue
the
profite
of
his
labour
and
payne
:
also
to
appeare
before
the
King
his
maister
face
to
face
,
and
to
enforme
his
Maiestie
what
Landes
and
Kyngdomes
hée
had
wonne
and
brought
vnto
his
royall
crowne
:
To
signifie
lykewise
vnto
hym
,
of
the
dissention
among
the
Spanyardes
hys
subiectes
in
Mexico
,
and
to
answere
for
himselfe
,
to
any
false
reportes
whiche
had
bene
made
agaynst
hym
:
And
finally
,
to
receyue
a
condigne
rewarde
for
hys
worthie
and
faythfull
seruice
.
Cortes
beyng
in
these
imaginations
,
there
was
brought
a
letter
vnto
him
,
from
the
reuerend
father
Garcia
de
Loaisa
ghostly
father
vnto
the
Emperour
,
and
afterwarde
was
ordeyned
Cardinall
,
in
the
whiche
letter
he
conuited
him
earnestly
to
come
vnto
Spayne
,
to
the
entent
that
the
Emperours
Maiestie
mighte
bothe
sée
and
know
him
,
assuring
him
of
his
friendshippe
.
After
the
receyte
of
this
letter
,
he
made
al
the
hast
possible
to
departe
vpon
his
iourney
,
ceasing
from
his
voyage
whiche
he
had
in
hande
,
for
to
inhabite
the
riuer
De
las
Palmas
.
Before
his
departure
he
dispatched
twoo
hundred
Spaniardes
,
&
thrée
score
and
ten
horsemen
,
with
many
Mexicans
for
the
countrey
of
Chichimea
,
to
inhabite
there
,
finding
the
lande
riche
of
siluer
mines
,
as
it
was
reported
,
giuyng
vnto
those
men
expresse
order
,
that
if
the
people
of
that
prouince
did
not
entertayne
them
with
friendship
,
that
then
they
should
accept
them
as
enimies
,
and
forthwith
to
make
warre
,
and
to
take
them
for
slaues
,
for
that
they
are
a
barbarous
people
.
He
wrote
his
letter
to
Vera
Crux
,
to
prepare
with
all
spéede
twoo
good
shippes
,
and
for
that
purpose
he
sent
Pero
ruiz
de
Esquiuel
,
who
was
a
Gentleman
of
Siuill
:
But
he
wente
not
on
the
iourney
,
for
a
moneth
after
,
they
founde
him
buried
in
a
little
Iland
of
the
lake
,
with
one
hande
out
of
the
graue
,
whiche
was
eaten
with
dogges
and
foule
:
he
was
buried
in
his
dublet
and
his
hose
:
he
had
one
onely
wounde
in
his
forehead
:
And
a
Negro
,
his
slaue
,
who
wente
in
his
company
,
was
neuer
hearde
of
,
nor
yet
the
Canas
and
Indians
that
wente
with
him
,
so
that
the
truth
of
his
death
was
neuer
knowen
.
Cortes
made
an
Inuentary
of
his
moueable
goodes
,
whiche
was
valued
at
twoo
hundred
thousande
Castlins
of
golde
:
he
left
for
gouernour
of
his
owne
estate
,
the
Licenciat
Altamiran●
his
kinsman
,
with
other
two
friends
:
he
furnished
twoo
shippes
,
and
proclaymed
frée
passage
and
victuals
vnto
all
those
that
would
goe
in
his
company
:
he
shipped
for
his
owne
account
a
thousand
fiue
hundred
markes
of
siluer
,
twentie
thousand
Castlins
in
good
gold
,
and
ten
thousand
Castlins
of
base
golde
.
He
tooke
in
his
company
Gonsalo
de
Sandoual
,
Andres
de
Tapia
,
and
other
of
the
chiefest
of
the
conquerours
.
He
brought
with
him
a
Sonne
of
Mutezumas
,
&
another
Sonne
of
Maxixcas
,
who
was
become
a
Christian
,
&
named
Don
Lorenso
,
with
many
other
Indian
Gentlemen
of
Mexico
,
Tlaxcallan
,
and
other
cities
:
eight
players
with
a
cudgell
,
twelue
tenis
players
,
with
certaine
men
&
women
of
that
countrey
,
who
were
white
of
colour
,
and
other
dwarfes
&
deformed
persons
.
He
brought
also
wilde
beasts
,
as
Tigres
,
&
other
strange
beastes
called
Aiotochtli
,
and
one
Tlaquaci
.
Moreouer
he
brought
a
great
number
of
mantels
made
of
feathers
&
Conny
heare
,
Targets
,
bushes
or
tuffes
of
galant
feathers
,
and
looking
glasses
of
stone
.
In
fine
,
he
came
lyke
a
great
Lorde
,
&
arriued
in
Spayne
,
in
the
ende
of
the
yéere
1528.
the
Courte
being
then
in
Tolledo
.
The
newes
of
his
arriuall
was
blowen
through
out
all
Spayne
,
and
euery
one
desirous
to
sée
him
.
The
honour
whiche
the
Emperour
shewed
vnto
Hernando
Cortes
,
with
rewarde
.
THe
Emperour
receyued
Cortes
magnifically
,
and
to
giue
him
the
greater
honour
,
he
went
&
visited
him
at
hys
owne
lodging
.
The
Emperour
beyng
in
a
readinesse
to
passe
into
Italy
,
to
be
there
crowned
with
the
Emperiall
crowne
,
Cortes
went
in
his
maiesties
company
vnto
the
Citie
of
Saragoza
,
whereas
his
Maiestie
calling
to
remembrance
his
worthy
seruice
,
&
valour
of
his
person
,
made
him
Marques
del
valle
de
Huaxacac
,
according
to
his
desire
,
on
the
.vj.
of
Iuly
,
An.
1528
,
and
Captayne
generall
of
the
newe
Spayne
,
with
all
the
prouinces
and
coast
of
the
south
sea
,
chiefe
discouerer
and
inhabiter
of
the
same
coaste
and
Ilandes
,
with
the
twelfth
parte
of
all
that
after
that
tyme
should
be
discouered
,
for
a
sure
inheritaunce
to
him
and
his
discendentes
:
he
offered
vnto
him
also
the
habite
of
the
order
of
Knighthoode
of
Saint
Iames
,
the
whiche
offer
Cortes
refused
,
bycause
there
was
no
rent
gyuen
with
the
habite
,
but
he
besought
his
Maiestie
to
graunt
vnto
him
the
gouernment
of
Mexico
,
the
whiche
request
the
Emperour
denied
,
bycause
that
no
Conquerour
shoulde
thinke
that
the
office
of
gouernment
and
iustice
is
due
vnto
hym
,
for
the
like
demaunde
was
desired
of
the
kyng
Don
Fernando
,
by
Cristou●l
Colon
who
firste
discouered
the
India
,
and
also
the
great
Captaine
Gonsalo
Hernandoz
de
Cordoua
,
who
conquered
Naples
.
Cortes
deserued
muche
,
and
also
the
Emperour
gaue
him
much
,
to
honour
him
as
a
most
bountifull
and
gratefull
King
,
who
neuer
taketh
away
that
whiche
once
he
giueth
.
He
likewise
gaue
vnto
Cortez
all
the
kyngdome
of
Michuacan
,
but
hée
had
rather
haue
had
diuers
other
townes
whiche
he
demaunded
,
many
other
great
fauours
and
rewardes
he
receyued
at
the
Emperours
handes
,
but
the
principall
are
those
before
declared
.
The
Mariage
of
Cortez
.
WHen
it
was
knowen
in
Spayne
,
that
the
lady
Catherin
Xuares
,
wife
vnto
Cortes
,
was
deceassed
in
India
,
by
intercessours
he
was
assured
vnto
the
Duke
of
Beiar
,
his
brothers
daughter
,
who
was
named
the
Lady
Iane
of
Zuniga
:
hyr
fathers
name
was
Don
Carolus
de
Arrellano
,
Earle
of
Aguilar
.
This
Lady
was
a
bewtifull
Dame
,
and
hyr
brethrene
noble
personages
,
who
were
highly
in
sauour
with
the
Emperour
.
And
Cortes
to
matche
with
so
honorable
an
house
and
lynage
he
iudged
himselfe
fortunate
and
well
maried
.
Among
many
Iewelles
whiche
Cortes
broughte
with
him
,
were
fiue
moste
riche
and
fine
Emeraldes
,
whiche
were
valued
at
a
hundreth
thousande
Duckets
:
How
the
Chancery
was
first
placed
in
Mexico
,
and
certayne
Diuelishe
pretences
wrought
against
Cortes
.
BEfore
Cortes
his
comming
into
Spayne
,
Pamfilo
de
Naruaez
his
old
enimy
went
vp
&
down
in
the
Court
,
procuring
the
conquest
of
the
riuer
De
Palmas
&
Florida
,
where
at
the
laste
he
died
,
and
alwayes
when
he
saw
time
conuenient
he
made
complaints
against
Cortes
,
yea
and
to
the
Emperours
owne
hand
he
deliuered
a
scrole
of
many
articles
,
among
the
which
was
one
,
wherein
he
affirmed
that
Cortes
had
as
many
barres
of
gold
and
siluer
,
as
in
Biscay
were
barres
of
yren
,
and
offered
to
proue
the
same
:
but
although
it
was
not
true
,
yet
it
was
suspicious
.
He
also
earnestly
procured
that
he
should
be
punished
,
saying
that
he
had
plucked
out
one
of
his
eyes
,
&
killed
with
poyson
the
Licenciat
Luys
ponce
de
Leon
,
&
Francisco
Garay
.
Through
his
many
and
importunate
petitions
,
it
was
determined
to
send
to
Mexico
,
Don
Pedro
de
la
Cueua
,
who
was
bothe
fierce
and
seuere
,
and
Lorde
stewarde
of
the
Emperour
his
house
,
and
afterwarde
made
general
of
the
ordinance
,
and
chiefe
Comendador
of
the
order
and
Knighthood
of
Alcantara
,
who
findyng
the
accusation
true
,
should
cut
off
Cortes
his
head
.
But
as
God
woulde
,
in
the
meane
season
came
the
testimoniall
from
the
Doctor
Hoieda
,
and
the
Licenciat
Per●
Lopez
,
Phisitions
,
who
had
cured
the
persons
that
were
reported
to
haue
bene
poysoned
,
whervpon
that
commission
ceased
.
And
when
Cortes
came
into
Spayne
,
Don
Pedro
de
la
Cueua
would
many
times
laugh
and
iest
with
him
,
saying
,
From
farre
places
long
lies
.
The
Emperour
and
his
councell
of
India
prouided
a
Courte
of
Chancery
in
Mexico
,
as
chiefe
place
,
where
as
all
controuersies
and
matters
of
righte
throughout
the
new
Spayne
mighte
there
be
determined
,
and
also
to
correct
the
mutimes
,
Iohn
Ortiz
,
for
the
other
thrée
Iudges
died
by
the
way
.
Cortes
béeing
nowe
absente
,
and
vppon
his
iourney
toward
Spayne
,
this
newe
Iudge
made
a
terrible
residence
and
condemnation
againste
him
,
and
commaunded
all
his
goodes
to
be
solde
by
out-thrappe
,
for
a
greate
deale
lesse
than
hys
goodes
were
worth
,
and
in
his
absence
they
called
him
by
Proclamation
:
but
if
he
hadde
bin
there
present
,
his
life
had
bin
in
daunger
,
although
face
to
face
some
respect
is
had
,
and
it
is
an
ordinarie
rule
that
the
Iudge
sheweth
rigoure
against
him
that
is
absent
.
This
hatred
was
not
only
against
Cortes
,
but
also
againste
his
friendes
,
for
hée
apprehended
Pedro
de
Aluarado
,
who
was
newly
come
from
Spayne
,
bycause
he
spake
in
the
fauour
of
Cortez
,
laying
to
his
charge
the
rebellion
of
Mexico
,
when
Naruaez
was
there
.
He
also
apprehended
Alonso
de
Estrada
,
&
manye
others
,
doing
manifest
wrongs
vnto
them
.
In
shorte
space
the
Emperour
had
more
complayntes
against
Nunio
de
Gusman
,
and
the
other
Iudge
,
than
had
bin
héeretofore
againste
any
other
,
wherevpon
he
was
put
out
of
office
in
the
yeare
1530.
His
wrongful
dealing
in
iustice
was
not
onely
proued
in
Mexico
,
but
also
in
the
Court
of
Spayne
,
with
many
persons
that
were
come
from
thence
,
so
that
the
nexte
president
and
Iudges
that
went
thither
,
did
pronounce
Nunto
de
Gusman
and
his
fellowe
for
partiall
Iudges
,
Nunio
de
Gusman
vnderstoode
that
he
was
put
out
of
office
,
he
then
was
afraide
,
and
tooke
his
iourney
against
the
Teuchichimecas
,
séeking
after
the
Towne
of
Culhuacan
,
from
whence
the
Mexicans
descended
.
He
caried
in
his
company
fiue
hundred
Spanyardes
,
whereof
the
most
were
horsemen
,
and
many
of
them
went
as
prisoners
,
and
against
their
willes
.
In
Mechuacan
he
tooke
prisoner
the
King
Caconcin
,
who
was
a
great
friende
vnto
Cortes
,
a
seruitor
vnto
the
Spanyards
,
and
vassal
to
the
Emperour
,
and
as
the
fame
goeth
,
he
tooke
from
him
tenne
thousande
markes
of
plate
,
and
much
golde
,
and
afterward
burned
him
,
and
many
other
Gentlemen
,
Don
Antonio
de
Mondoza
,
and
Chancery
of
Mexico
,
caused
him
to
be
apprehended
,
who
sent
him
prisoner
into
Spayne
,
to
giue
accompte
of
his
office
.
If
Nunio
de
Gusman
had
bin
so
good
a
gouernour
and
Iudge
,
as
he
was
in
bloud
a
Gentleman
,
he
had
then
enioyed
the
best
plot
of
all
the
West
India
,
but
he
behaued
himselfe
euill
,
both
with
the
Indians
and
Spanyards
.
The
same
yeare
that
he
came
from
Mexico
,
went
thyther
for
president
Sebastian
Ramirez
,
who
was
a
Bishop
,
and
had
in
time
past
bin
presidente
in
Santo
Domingo
,
and
the
Licenciates
Iohn
de
Salmeron
,
G●sc●
Quiroga
,
Francisco
Ceynos
,
and
Alonso
Maldonado
,
for
Iudges
to
accompany
him
.
These
Iudges
gouerned
well
the
land
,
and
caused
the
Citie
of
Angels
to
be
inhabited
which
the
Indians
called
Cuetlaxcoapan
,
that
is
to
say
a
Snake
in
water
.
The
reason
was
,
bycause
they
haue
two
fountaynes
,
the
one
of
euill
water
,
and
the
other
of
good
.
This
Citie
standeth
twentie
leagues
from
Mexico
,
in
the
high
way
to
Vera
Crux
.
The
Bishop
set
the
Indians
at
libertie
,
and
therefore
many
Spanyards
departed
from
thence
,
who
hadde
inhabited
there
before
,
and
wente
to
séeke
their
liuing
at
Xalixco
,
Hunduras
,
Quahutemallan
,
and
other
places
where
warre
was
.
The
returne
of
Cortez
to
Mexico
.
AT
this
season
arriued
Cortes
at
the
riche
Towne
of
Vera
Crux
,
and
when
his
comming
was
published
,
how
he
came
wyth
title
of
Marquez
,
and
had
broughte
hys
wife
with
him
,
an
infinite
number
of
Indians
came
to
visite
him
,
and
almost
all
the
Spanyards
of
Mexico
,
so
that
in
few
dayes
there
came
a
thousand
persons
of
his
owne
nation
,
who
made
theyr
complaintes
vnto
him
,
how
they
were
vndone
,
and
that
the
Iudges
which
had
bin
there
,
had
destroyed
both
him
and
them
,
and
asked
his
iudgement
whether
that
nowe
they
might
kill
both
them
and
theirs
.
Cortes
hearing
their
odious
request
,
reprehended
them
,
and
also
gaue
them
hope
shortly
to
reléeue
their
necessitie
with
new
discoueries
,
and
in
this
order
fearing
some
mutinie
,
he
held
them
in
pleasure
and
pastime
.
When
the
president
hearde
howe
Cortes
was
visited
of
the
Spanyaryds
,
they
commaunded
forthwith
euery
one
of
them
shoulde
immediately
returne
to
Mexico
,
or
else
,
where
their
dwelling
places
were
vpon
paine
of
death
,
yea
and
they
were
aboute
to
apprehende
Cortes
for
a
stirrer
of
vprore
,
and
to
sende
him
backe
againe
prisoner
into
Spayne
.
But
when
he
saw
howe
soone
these
Iudges
were
moued
,
he
commaunded
to
proclayme
himselfe
openly
in
Vera
Crux
Captayne
Generall
of
all
the
dominions
of
the
new
Spayne
,
and
there
caused
the
Emperours
letters
pattentes
to
be
redde
,
whiche
thing
being
knowen
to
the
Mexican
Iudges
,
it
caused
them
to
wring
their
noses
.
After
this
diligence
ended
,
he
departed
toward
Mexico
wyth
a
great
company
of
Spanyards
and
Indians
,
among
whom
were
a
good
company
of
horsemen
:
but
when
he
came
to
Tezcuco
,
the
President
sent
to
commaund
him
not
to
enter
into
Mexico
,
vpon
payne
of
losse
of
his
goodes
,
and
hys
body
to
be
at
the
Kings
pleasure
.
He
obeyed
their
commaundemente
with
great
wysedome
,
being
a
thing
conuenient
to
the
seruice
of
the
Emperour
,
and
prōfite
of
the
land
,
which
he
had
wonne
wyth
great
toyle
and
laboure
:
but
yet
he
abode
in
Tezcuco
with
a
greater
maiestie
and
court
,
than
the
President
in
Mexico
,
and
wrote
vnto
him
,
that
he
should
consider
his
good
will
and
whole
intent
,
and
not
to
giue
occasion
to
the
Indians
to
rebell
,
and
for
the
Spanyards
he
might
assure
hymselfe
.
The
Indians
understanding
the
discord
betwixt
the
President
and
Cortes
,
slew
as
many
Spanyards
as
they
coulde
get
at
aduantage
,
so
that
in
fewe
dayes
there
wanted
aboue
two
hundred
of
the
Spanish
nation
,
being
slayne
as
well
in
Townes
,
as
in
the
high
wayes
,
yea
and
also
they
had
communed
among
themselues
to
rebell
in
déede
.
But
when
the
Bishop
and
the
Iudges
heard
this
newes
,
they
began
to
feare
the
matter
,
and
considering
that
they
had
no
better
remedy
,
nor
other
sure
defence
,
but
only
the
name
valor
,
person
,
and
authoritie
of
Cortes
,
they
sente
to
desire
him
to
come
vnto
Mexico
,
wherevpon
he
obserued
theyr
commaundement
and
request
,
&
wente
toward
the
Citie
,
well
accompanyed
with
men
of
warre
,
so
that
heshewed
himselfe
in
estate
a
generall
captaine
.
All
the
Citizens
came
out
to
receiue
him
and
the
lady
Marques
his
wife
:
his
entrie
into
the
cittie
was
a
day
of
great
pleasure
among
them
.
Then
the
president
and
iudges
entred
into
counsell
for
to
remedie
the
greate
hurt
whiche
had
bene
done
by
the
Indians
.
Cortes
toke
the
matter
in
hand
,
and
apprehended
many
Indiano
,
of
whom
some
he
hurned
,
others
wer
torne
with
dogges
,
he
did
such
correction
,
that
in
shorte
time
al
the
countrey
was
quiet
,
and
the
highe
ways
without
daunger
,
a
thing
worthy
of
great
thanks
.
The
letters
that
the
Indians
vsed
in
Mexico
.
THere
hath
not
bin
found
letters
at
any
time
in
the
Weast
India
,
onely
in
the
newe
Spain
were
vsed
certain
figures
which
serued
for
letters
,
with
the
which
they
kepte
in
memorie
,
and
preserued
their
antiquities
.
The
figures
that
the
Mexicans
vsed
for
letters
are
great
,
by
reason
whereof
they
occupy
gret
volumes
:
they
ingraue
them
in
stone
or
timber
,
and
paint
them
vpon
walles
,
and
also
vpon
a
paper
made
of
cotten
wool
,
and
leaues
of
the
tree
Metl
.
Their
bookes
are
great
and
folden
vp
like
vnto
our
broade
clothes
,
and
written
vpon
both
sides
.
There
are
some
bokes
rolled
vp
like
a
piece
of
flannel
.
They
pronounce
not
.
b.
g.
e.
f.
Therfore
they
vse
much
.
p.e.l.x.
This
is
the
Mexical
spéech
,
and
Nahual
,
which
is
the
best
,
playnest
,
and
most●
eloquent
,
in
al
newe
Spayne
.
There
are
some
in
Mexico
that
do
vnderstand
ech
other
,
by
whistling
,
whiche
is
ordinarily
vsed
among
louers
,
&
théeues
,
a
spéeche
truely
to
wonder
at
,
&
none
of
our
men
could
come
to
the
knowledge
therof
.
The
order
how
to
recken
.
|
Ce
|
One
|
|
Ome
|
Two
|
|
Ei
|
Thrée
|
|
Naui
|
Foure
|
|
Macuil
|
Fiue
|
|
Chicoace
|
Sixe
|
|
Chicome
|
Seauen
|
|
Chicuei
|
Eight
|
|
Chiconaui
|
Nine
|
|
Matlac
|
Tenne
|
|
Matlactlioce
|
Eleuen
|
|
Matlactliome
|
Twelue
|
|
Matlactlomei
|
Thirtéene
|
|
Matlactlinaui
|
Fourtéene
|
|
Matlactlinacui
|
Fiftéene
|
|
Matlactlichicoace
|
Sixtéene
|
|
Matlactlichicome
|
Seuentéene
|
|
Matlactlichicuei
|
Eightéene
|
|
Matlactlichiconaui
|
Ninetéene
|
|
Cempoalli
|
Twentie
|
Euery
number
is
simple
,
vntil
you
come
to
sixe
,
and
then
they
count
,
sixe
and
one
,
sixe
and
two
,
sixe
and
thrée
.
Ten
is
a
number
by
himselfe
,
then
you
must
counte
ten
and
one
,
tenne
and
two
,
tenne
and
thrée
,
tenne
and
foure
,
tenne
and
fiue
.
Then
you
count
,
ten
fiue
and
one
,
tenne
fiue
and
two
,
ten
fiue
and
thrée
.
Twenty
goeth
by
himselfe
,
and
al
the
greater
numbers
.
The
Mexican
yeare
.
THe
Mexicans
yeare
is
thrée
hundered
sixtie
dayes
,
for
they
haue
in
their
yere
eighteene
monethes
,
and
euery
moneth
contayneth
twentie
dayes
.
They
haue
other
fiue
odde
dayes
,
whiche
goeth
by
themselues
,
in
the
which
they
vsed
to
celebrate
greate
feastes
of
cruell
and
bloudy
sacrifice
,
with
much
deuotion
.
And
reconing
after
this
sort
,
they
could
not
choose
but
erre
,
for
they
could
not
make
equal
the
punctuall
course
of
the
Sunne
.
Yea
the
Christian
yere
is
not
perfit
,
although
we
haue
learned
Astronomers
.
But
yet
these
simple
Indians
wente
neare
the
marke
.
The
names
of
the
moneths
.
-
Tlacaxipeualiztli
.
-
Tozcuztli
.
-
Huei
Tozeuztli
.
-
Toxcalt
.
-
Ecalcoaliztli
.
-
Tocuilhuicintli
.
-
Hueitecuilhuitl
-
Miccailhuicintli
.
-
Veymiccailhuitl
.
-
Vchpaniztli
.
-
Pachtli
.
-
Huei
Pacheli
.
-
Quecholli
.
-
Panquecaliztli
.
-
Hatemuztli
.
-
Tititlh
.
-
Izcalli
.
-
Coavitleuac
.
The
names
of
dayes
.
|
Cipactli
|
A
Spade
|
|
Hecatl
|
Ayre
or
Winde
|
|
Calli
|
A
House
|
Cuez
Pali
|
A
Lizart
|
|
Coualt
|
A
Snake
|
|
Mizquintli
|
Death
|
|
Macatl
|
A
wilde
Hart
|
|
Tochtli
|
A
Conny
|
|
Atl
|
Water
|
|
Izcuyntli
|
A
Dogge
|
|
Ocumatli
|
An
Ape
|
|
Malinalli
|
A
Brome
|
|
Acatlh
|
A
Caue
|
|
Ocelotl
|
A
Tigre
|
|
Coautli
|
An
Egle
|
|
Cozcaquahutl
|
A
Bussard
|
|
Olin
|
A
Temple
|
|
Tepatlh
|
A
Knife
|
|
Quiauitl
|
Rayne
|
|
Xuchirl
|
A
Rose
|
Althoughe
these
twentie
names
ferue
for
the
whole
yere
,
and
are
but
the
dayes
of
euery
moneth
,
yet
therfore
euery
moneth
beginneth
not
with
Cipactli
,
which
is
the
first
name
,
but
as
they
followe
in
order
,
and
the
fiue
odde
dayes
is
the
cause
thereof
.
And
also
bycause
theyr
wéeke
is
of
thirtéene
dayes
,
which
changeth
the
names
,
as
by
example
,
Cecipactli
can
go
no
further
than
vnto
Matlactlomeiacatl
,
which
is
thirtéene
,
and
then
beginneth
an
other
wéeke
:
and
we
do
not
say
Matlactlinaui
Ocelotl
,
whiche
is
the
fourtéenth
day
,
but
we
say
Ceocelotl
whiche
is
one
,
and
then
recken
the
other
sixe
names
,
vnto
twenty
:
And
when
al
the
twentie
dayes
are
ended
,
begin
againe
to
recken
from
the
first
name
of
the
twentie
,
but
not
from
one
,
but
from
viij
.
And
bicause
ye
may
better
vnderstand
the
matter
,
here
is
the
example
.
-
Cecipactli
.
-
Omehecatl
.
-
Ei
Calli.
-
Naui
Cuezpali
.
-
Macuilcouatl
-
Chicoacen
Mizquinth
.
-
Chicome
Macatl
.
-
Chicuei
Tochtli
.
-
Chiconauiatl
.
-
Matlaciz
Cuintli
.
-
Mailactlioce
Ocumatli
.
-
Matlactliome
Malinalli
-
Matlactlomei
Acatlh
.
The
next
wéeke
following
doth
begin
his
dayes
from
one
.
And
that
one
is
the
fouretéenth
name
of
the
moneth
and
of
the
dayes
,
and
saith
.
|
Ceocelotl
.
|
Macuil
Tecpatl
.
|
|
Omecoautli
.
|
Chicoacen
Quiauitl
.
|
|
Eicozcaquahutli
.
|
Chicome
Xuchitl
.
|
|
Naui
Olui
.
|
Chicoei
Cipactti
.
|
In
this
second
wéeke
,
Cipactli
came
to
fal
on
the
eighte
day
,
being
in
the
first
wéeke
the
first
day
.
-
Cemacatl
.
-
Ometochtli
.
-
Eiatl
.
-
Nauiizeuintli
.
-
Macuil
Ocumatli
.
And
so
proceede
on
to
the
thirde
wéeke
,
in
the
which
this
name
Cipactli
entreth
not
,
but
Macatl
,
which
was
the
seuenth
day
in
the
first
wéeke
,
&
had
no
place
in
the
second
,
and
is
the
first
in
the
third
.
This
reconing
is
no
darker
,
than
ours
,
which
we
haue
in
a.b.c.d.e.f.g.
For
they
also
change
with
time
,
and
runne
in
such
sort
,
that
.
a.
whiche
was
the
firste
letter
of
this
moneth
,
commeth
to
be
the
fift
daye
of
the
nexte
moneth
,
and
the
thirde
moneth
he
counteth
to
be
the
third
day
,
and
so
orderly
doth
the
other
sixe
letters
.
The
accounting
of
yeares
.
THese
Mexicans
had
another
order
to
recken
theyr
yeares
,
which
exceded
not
aboue
foure
in
number
,
as
one
,
two
,
thrée
,
foure
,
wherewith
they
accounte
a
hundred
,
fiue
hundred
,
a
thousand
,
and
as
many
moe
as
they
lust
.
Those
foure
figures
or
names
are
,
Tochtli
,
Acatlh
,
Tecpatlh
,
Calli
,
and
do
signifye
,
a
Conny
,
a
Caue
,
a
Knife
,
and
a
House
,
saying
.
Ce
Totchtli
|
One
yeare
|
Ome
Acatlh
|
Two
yeares
|
Ei
Tecpatlh
|
Thrée
yeares
|
Naui
Calli
|
Foure
yeares
|
Macuil
Tochtli
|
Fiue
yeares
|
Cicoacen
Acatlh
|
Sixe
yeares
|
Cicome
Tecpatlh
|
Seauen
yeares
|
Chicuei
Calh
|
Eight
yeares
|
Chiconaui
Tochtli
|
Nine
yeares
|
Matlactli
Acatlh
|
Tenne
yeares
|
Matlactlioce
Tecpatlh
|
Eleuen
yeares
|
Matlactliome
Calli
|
Twelue
yeares
|
Matlactliomei
Tochtli
|
Thirtéene
yeares
|
So
that
the
reconing
passeth
not
aboue
thirtéeue
,
whiche
is
one
wéeke
of
the
yeare
,
and
endeth
where
he
began
.
Another
Weeke
.
Ce
A
catlh
|
One
yeare
|
Ome
Tlepatlh
|
Two
yeares
|
Ei
Calli
|
Thrée
yeares
|
|
Naui-Tochtli
|
Foure
yeares
|
Macuil
Acatlh
|
Fiue
yeares
|
Chicoacen
Tecpatlh
|
Sixe
yeares
|
Chicome
Calli
|
Seuen
yeares
|
Chicuei
Tochtli
|
Eight
yeares
|
Chiconaui
Acatlh
|
Nine
yeares
|
Matlactli
Tecpatlh
|
Tenne
yeares
|
Matlactlioce
Calli
|
Eleuen
yeares
|
Matlactliome
Tochtli
|
Twelue
yeares
|
Matlactliomei
Acatlh
|
Thirtéene
yeares
|
The
third
weeke
of
yeares
.
Ce
Tecpatlh
|
One
yeare
|
Ome
Calli
|
Two
yeres
|
Ei
Tochtli
|
Thrée
yeres
|
Naui
Acatlh
|
Foure
yeres
|
Macuil
Tecpatlh
|
Fiue
yeres
|
Chicoacan
Calli
|
Sixe
yeares
|
Chicome
Tochtli
|
Seauen
yeares
|
Chicuei
Acatlh
|
Eight
yeares
|
Chiconaui
Tecpatlh
|
Nine
yeares
|
Matlactli
Calli
|
Tenne
yeares
|
Matlactliome
Tochtli
|
Eleuen
yeares
|
Matlactliome
Acatlh
|
Twelue
yeares
|
Matlactliomei
Tecpatlh
|
Thirtéene
yeares
|
The
fourth
Weeke
.
Ce
Calli
|
One
yeare
|
Ome
Tochtli
|
Two
yeares
|
Ei
Acatlh
|
Thrée
yeares
|
Naui
Tecpatlh
|
Foure
yeares
|
Macuil
Calli
|
Fiue
yeares
|
Chicoacen
Tochtli
|
Sixe
yeares
|
Chicome
Acatlh
|
Seauen
yeares
|
Chicuei
Tecpatlh
|
Eight
yeares
|
Chiconaui
Calli
|
Nine
yeares
|
Matlactli
Tochtli
|
Tenne
yeares
|
Matlactlioce
Acatlh
|
Eleuen
yeares
|
Matlactliome
Tecpatlh
|
Twelue
yeares
|
Matlactliomei
Calli
|
Thirtéene
yeares
|
Ech
of
these
wéekes
,
which
our
men
cal
Indition
,
doth
conteyne
thirtéene
yeares
,
so
that
all
the
foure
wéekes
make
two
and
fiftie
yeares
,
which
is
a
perfit
number
in
the
reconing
,
and
is
called
the
yeare
of
grace
,
for
from
fiftie
two
yeres
,
to
fiftie
two
yeares
,
they
vsed
to
make
solemne
feastes
,
with
strange
Ceremonies
,
as
hereafter
shall
be
declared
.
And
when
fiftie
two
yeares
are
ended
,
then
they
beginne
againe
,
by
the
same
order
before
declared
,
vntil
they
come
to
as
many
moe
,
beginning
at
Ce
Tochtli
,
and
so
forwarde
.
But
alwayes
they
begin
at
the
Conny
figure
.
So
that
in
the
forme
of
reconing
they
kepe
&
haue
inmemorye
,
things
of
850.
yeares
,
and
by
this
Cronicle
they
know
in
what
yere
euerye
thing
hapned
,
and
how
long
euery
King
raygned
:
howe
many
children
they
had
,
and
all
things
else
that
importerd
to
the
estate
of
the
gouernement
of
the
lande
.
The
Indians
beleeued
that
fiue
ages
were
past
,
which
they
called
Sunnes
.
THe
Indians
of
Cullua
did
beléeue
that
the
Gods
had
made
the
world
,
but
they
knew
not
how
,
yet
they
beléeued
that
since
the
creation
of
the
world
four
Sunnes
were
past
,
and
that
the
fift
and
last
is
the
Sunne
that
now
giueth
light
to
the
world
.
They
helde
opinion
that
the
firste
Sunne
perished
by
water
,
and
at
the
same
time
all
liuing
creatures
perished
likewise
.
The
second
Sunne
(
say
they
)
sell
from
the
heauens
,
with
whose
fall
all
liuing
creatures
were
slayne
,
and
then
(
said
they
)
were
manye
Giantes
in
that
Countrey
,
and
certayne
monstrous
bones
,
which
our
men
found
in
opening
of
graues
,
by
proportion
whereof
,
some
shoulde
séeme
to
be
men
of
twenty
spannes
high
.
The
third
Sunne
was
consumed
by
fire
,
whiche
burned
day
and
night
,
so
that
then
all
liuing
crealures
were
burned
.
The
fourth
Sunne
finished
by
tempest
of
ayre
or
winde
,
which
blew
downe
houses
,
trées
,
yea
and
the
mountaynes
and
Rockes
were
blowen
asunder
,
but
the
lignage
of
mankinde
perished
not
,
sauing
that
they
were
conuerted
into
Apes
.
And
touching
the
fift
Sunne
,
which
now
raigneth
,
they
know
not
how
it
shall
consume
.
But
they
say
that
when
the
fourth
Sunne
perished
,
all
the
worlde
fell
into
darkenesse
,
and
so
remained
for
the
space
of
fiue
and
twenty
yeares
continually
,
and
at
the
fiftenth
yeare
of
that
fearefull
darkenesse
,
the
Gods
did
forme
one
man
and
a
woman
,
who
brought
forth
children
,
and
at
the
end
of
the
other
tenne
yeares
,
appeared
the
Sunne
whiche
was
newly
borne
vppon
the
figure
of
the
Conny
day
,
and
therfore
they
begin
their
account
of
yéeres
at
the
day
,
&
reckoning
from
the
yeare
of
oure
Lorde
1552
,
their
age
or
Sunne
is
858.
so
that
it
appeareth
that
they
haue
vsed
many
yeares
their
writing
in
figures
:
and
they
had
not
onely
this
vse
from
Cetochtli
,
whiche
is
the
beginning
of
their
yeare
,
moneth
,
and
day
of
their
fifth
Sunne
,
but
also
they
hadde
the
same
order
and
vse
in
the
other
foure
Sunnes
which
were
past
:
but
they
let
many
things
slippe
out
of
memorie
,
saying
,
that
with
the
newe
Sunne
,
all
other
things
should
be
likewise
new
.
They
held
also
opinion
,
that
thrée
dayes
after
this
last
Sunne
appeared
,
all
the
Gods
did
dye
,
and
that
in
processe
of
time
the
Gods
whiche
nowe
they
haue
,
and
worshippe
,
were
borne
.
And
through
these
false
opinions
,
our
Diuines
did
soone
conuert
them
to
the
knowledge
of
the
true
lawes
of
God
.
The
nation
of
the
Indians
called
Chichimecas
.
IN
the
lande
nowe
called
newe
Spayne
,
are
dyuers
and
sundry
generations
of
people
:
but
they
holde
opinion
,
that
the
stocke
of
most
antiquitie
,
is
the
people
nowe
called
Chichimecas
,
whiche
procéeded
out
of
the
house
of
Aculhuacan
,
which
standeth
beyond
Xalixco
,
about
the
yeare
of
our
Lorde
.
720.
Many
of
this
Generation
did
inhabite
aboute
the
lake
of
Tenuchtitlan
,
but
their
name
ended
by
mixture
in
marriage
with
other
people
.
At
that
time
they
hadde
no
King
,
nor
yet
did
builde
eyther
house
or
Towne
.
Their
only
dwellings
was
in
caues
in
the
Mositaynes
.
They
went
naked
,
they
sowed
no
kind
of
graine
,
nor
vsed
bread
of
any
sorte
.
They
did
mainteyne
themselues
with
rootes
,
hearbes
,
and
siluester
fruites
:
and
béeing
a
people
cunning
in
shooting
with
the
bowe
,
they
kylled
deare
,
hares
,
connyes
,
and
other
beastes
and
foule
,
which
they
eate
also
,
not
sodden
or
rosted
,
but
rawe
,
and
dryed
in
the
Sunne
.
They
eate
also
Snakes
,
Lizardes
,
and
other
filthye
beastes
,
yea
and
at
this
day
there
are
some
of
this
generation
that
vse
the
same
dyet
.
But
although
they
liued
suche
a
bestiall
life
,
&
being
a
people
so
barbarous
,
yet
in
their
diuelish
religion
they
were
verye
deuout
.
They
worshipped
the
Sunne
,
vnto
whome
they
vsed
to
offer
Snakes
,
Lizards
,
&
such
other
beasts
.
They
likewise
offered
vnto
their
God
all
kinde
of
foule
,
from
the
degrée
of
an
Eagle
,
to
a
little
Butterflie
.
They
vsed
not
sacrifice
of
manslaughter
,
nor
had
any
Idolles
,
no
not
so
muche
as
of
the
Sunne
,
whome
they
helde
for
the
sole
and
only
God
.
They
married
but
with
one
woman
,
&
in
no
degrée
of
kinred
.
They
were
a
stoute
and
a
warlike
people
,
by
reason
whereof
,
they
were
Lordes
of
the
land
.
The
Coronation
of
the
Kings
of
Mexico
.
ALthough
one
brother
was
heire
to
an
other
among
the
Mexicans
,
and
after
their
deceasse
,
did
inherite
the
Sonne
of
the
eldest
brother
,
yet
they
tooke
no
possession
of
the
state
nor
name
of
King
vntil
they
were
annoynted
and
Crowned
openlye
.
As
soone
as
any
King
of
Mexico
deceassed
,
and
his
funerals
ended
,
then
were
called
to
Parliamente
the
Lorde
of
Tezcuco
,
and
the
Lorde
of
Tlacopan
,
who
were
the
chiefest
estates
,
and
then
in
order
all
other
noble
men
,
who
owed
any
seruice
to
the
Mexican
Empire
.
And
béeyng
come
togither
,
if
any
doubt
of
the
inheritance
of
the
crowne
happened
,
then
the
matter
was
decided
with
al
hast
:
then
the
newe
King
being
knowen
,
he
was
stripped
starke
naked
,
except
a
cloth
to
couer
his
priuie
partes
,
and
in
thys
sorte
was
carried
among
them
,
to
the
greate
Temple
of
Vitzilopuchtli
with
greate
silence
,
and
without
any
ioy
or
pleasure
:
Two
Gentlemen
of
the
Citie
whose
office
it
was
,
ledde
him
vppe
the
staires
of
the
Temple
by
the
armes
,
and
before
him
wente
the
Princes
of
Tezcuco
and
Tlacopan
,
who
that
day
did
weare
their
robes
of
Coronation
,
wherevpon
was
paynted
their
armes
and
title
.
Verye
fewe
of
the
Laytie
wente
vp
into
the
Chappels
,
but
only
those
that
were
appoynted
to
attire
the
newe
king
,
and
to
serue
in
other
Ceremonies
,
for
all
the
residue
stoode
vpon
the
steppes
and
belowe
,
to
beholde
the
Coronation
.
These
Magistrates
being
aboue
in
the
Chappell
,
came
with
great
humilitie
and
reuerence
,
knéelyng
downe
vpon
their
knées
before
the
Idoll
of
Vitzilopuchtl
,
and
touched
the
earth
with
one
finger
and
then
kissed
the
same
.
Then
came
the
high
prieste
clothed
in
his
pontificall
vestmentes
,
with
many
others
in
his
company
,
who
did
weare
surplices
:
and
withoute
speaking
any
worde
,
they
paynted
or
couloured
the
Kings
person
,
And
now
with
the
declaryng
of
the
actes
and
Ceremonies
that
the
Mexican
Kings
are
crowned
,
I
shall
not
néede
to
rehearse
of
other
kyngs
,
for
generally
they
all
do
vse
the
same
order
,
sauyng
that
other
Princes
goe
not
vp
to
the
toppe
of
the
Temple
,
but
abide
at
the
foote
of
the
steppes
to
be
crowned
,
and
after
theyr
Coronation
they
come
to
Mexico
for
their
confirmation
,
and
then
at
theyr
returne
to
their
countrey
,
they
made
many
drunken
feasts
and
banquets
.
The
opinion
of
the
Mexicans
concerning
the
Soule
.
THe
Mexicans
did
beléeue
that
the
Soule
was
immortal
,
and
that
they
receyued
eyther
ioy
or
payne
according
to
theyr
desertes
&
liuyng
in
this
worlde
,
vnto
which
opinion
all
their
religion
did
attayne
,
and
chiefly
appeare
at
their
burials
.
They
holde
for
an
assured
faith
,
that
there
were
nine
places
appointed
for
soules
,
&
the
chiefest
place
of
glory
to
be
neare
vnto
the
Sunne
,
where
the
soules
of
those
whiche
were
good
men
slaine
in
the
warres
,
&
those
which
were
sacrifised
were
placed
,
and
that
all
other
sortes
of
euill
persons
their
soules
above
on
the
earth
,
&
were
deuided
after
this
sorte
,
children
that
were
dead
borne
went
to
one
place
,
those
which
died
of
age
or
other
disease
went
to
another
,
those
which
died
of
sodden
death
to
another
,
those
whiche
died
of
woundes
or
contagious
diseases
went
to
an
other
place
,
those
which
were
drowned
went
to
another
,
those
which
were
put
to
death
for
offence
by
order
of
iustice
,
as
for
robbery
and
adultery
to
another
:
Those
which
slewe
their
fathers
,
mothers
,
wiues
or
children
,
to
another
place
by
themselues
,
also
those
who
slew
their
maysters
or
any
religious
person
went
to
another
place
.
The
common
sorte
of
people
were
buried
,
but
Lordes
and
rich
men
had
their
bodies
burned
&
their
ashes
buried
.
In
their
shreudes
they
had
a
greate
difference
,
for
many
dead
bodies
were
buried
better
apparelled
than
when
they
were
on
liue
.
Women
were
shrewded
after
another
sorte
.
And
he
that
suffered
death
for
adulterie
was
shrewded
like
vnto
the
God
of
leachery
,
called
Tlazoulteutl
,
he
that
was
drowned
like
vnto
the
God
of
water
named
Tlacoc
,
and
he
that
died
with
drunkennesse
was
shrewded
like
vnto
the
God
of
wyne
called
Ometochtli
.
But
the
Souldier
had
an
honorable
shrewde
like
vnto
the
attyre
of
Vitzilopuchtli
,
and
the
lyke
order
in
all
other
sortes
of
deathes
.
The
buriall
of
Kings
in
Mexico
.
WHen
any
Kyng
of
Mexico
happened
to
fall
sicke
,
they
vsed
foorth-with
to
put
a
visor
vppon
the
face
of
Tezcatlipuca
,
or
Vitzilopuchtli
,
or
some
other
Idoll
,
whiche
Visor
was
not
taken
awaye
,
vntill
they
sawe
whether
the
kyng
did
amend
,
or
else
die
:
But
if
he
chaunsed
to
die
,
then
worde
was
sent
throughout
all
his
dominions
to
bewaile
his
death
,
and
also
other
postes
were
sent
to
call
the
Noble
menne
that
were
his
nighest
kinsmen
,
and
to
warne
them
within
foure
dayes
to
come
vnto
his
buriall
.
The
dead
body
was
layde
vpon
a
fayre
matte
,
&
was
watched
foure
nightes
,
with
great
lamëtation
and
mournyng
:
then
the
body
was
washed
,
and
a
locke
of
heare
cut
from
the
crowne
of
his
head
,
whiche
was
preserued
as
a
great
relicke
,
saying
that
therein
remayned
the
remembrance
of
his
soule
.
This
done
,
a
fine
Emerald
was
put
into
his
mouth
,
and
his
body
shrewded
in
seuentene
riche
mantles
,
of
colours
,
both
riche
and
costly
wrought
.
Vpon
the
vpper
mantle
was
sette
the
deuise
or
armes
of
Vitzilopuchtli
or
Tezcalipuca
,
or
of
some
other
idoll
,
in
whome
the
kyng
had
greate
confidence
in
his
lyfe
tyme
,
and
in
his
temple
should
the
body
be
buried
.
Vpon
his
face
they
put
a
visor
,
paynted
with
foule
and
Diuelish
gestures
,
besette
with
many
iewelles
,
precious
stones
,
and
pearles
.
Then
they
killed
his
slaue
,
whose
office
was
to
light
the
Lampes
and
make
fire
vnto
the
Goddes
of
his
pallayce
.
These
things
done
,
they
carried
the
dead
body
vnto
the
Temple
:
some
followed
him
with
dolefull
tune
,
others
song
the
death
of
the
kyng
by
note
,
for
so
was
the
custome
.
The
Noble
men
and
Gentlemen
of
his
housholde
carried
Targets
,
Arrowes
,
Mases
,
and
Ensignes
to
throwe
into
the
fire
where
the
body
should
be
buried
in
the
Temple
.
The
high
Priest
and
all
the
Clergie
receyued
him
at
the
Temple
gate
,
with
a
sorrowfull
song
,
and
after
he
had
sayde
certayne
wordes
,
the
body
was
throwen
into
a
great
fire
made
for
the
purpose
,
with
all
the
iewels
that
he
had
aboute
him
,
and
all
the
other
things
whiche
was
brought
to
honour
the
burial
:
also
a
dogge
newly
strangled
with
an
arrowe
,
whiche
was
to
guyde
him
his
way
.
In
the
meane
whyle
that
the
King
and
dogge
were
burnyng
,
the
Priests
sacrificed
twoo
hundred
persons
,
howbeit
in
this
Ceremonie
there
was
no
ordinary
taxe
,
for
sometymes
they
sacrificed
many
moe
:
they
were
opened
with
a
rasour
of
flinte
in
the
breastes
,
and
theyr
hartes
taken
out
and
throwen
into
the
fire
where
the
Kings
body
was
.
These
miserable
persons
beyng
sacrificed
,
and
their
bodies
throwen
into
a
hole
,
they
beléeued
assuredly
that
those
shoulde
serue
for
his
slaues
in
another
worlde
:
some
of
them
were
dwarffes
,
monstrous
and
deformed
persons
,
with
some
women
.
They
placed
about
the
dead
body
of
the
King
before
his
buriall
,
Roses
,
Floures
and
sundry
dishes
of
meate
and
drinke
,
and
no
creature
durste
touche
the
same
,
but
onely
the
Priests
,
for
it
séemed
to
be
an
offeryng
.
The
nexte
day
followyng
,
all
the
ashes
were
gathered
togither
,
and
the
téeth
with
the
Emerald
that
was
in
his
mouth
,
the
whiche
things
were
put
into
a
chest
,
paynted
on
the
inside
with
horrible
figures
of
diuels
,
and
the
locke
of
heare
whiche
was
cut
from
his
crowne
,
and
another
locke
of
heare
which
was
preserued
from
the
tyme
of
his
birth
.
Then
the
chest
was
lockte
,
and
an
image
of
wood
made
and
clothed
like
vnto
the
Kings
person
,
which
was
set
on
the
toppe
of
the
chest
.
The
obsequies
endured
foure
dayes
,
in
the
whiche
the
wines
and
daughters
of
the
king
offered
great
offerings
at
the
place
where
his
body
was
buried
,
and
before
the
chest
and
his
image
.
On
the
fourth
day
after
the
buriall
,
fiftene
slaues
were
sacrificed
for
his
soule
,
and
on
the
twentith
day
other
fiue
persons
were
also
sacrificed
,
likewise
on
the
sixtie
thrée
,
and
fourescore
,
whiche
was
lyke
vnto
the
yéeres
minde
.
The
order
of
buriall
of
the
Kings
of
Michuacan
.
THe
kingdeme
of
Michuacan
is
almoste
as
great
as
the
Empire
of
Mexico
,
and
when
any
king
of
that
countrey
happened
to
be
visited
with
sicknesse
,
and
brought
to
suche
extremitie
,
that
hope
of
life
were
past
,
according
to
the
opinion
of
Phisitions
,
then
would
he
name
and
appoint
whiche
of
his
Sonnes
shoulde
inherite
the
estate
,
and
beyng
knowen
,
the
new
king
or
heyre
,
incontinent
sent
for
all
the
gouernours
,
Captaines
,
and
valiant
souldiers
,
who
had
any
office
or
charge
to
come
vnto
the
buriall
of
his
Father
,
and
he
that
came
not
,
from
thencefoorth
was
helde
for
a
Traytour
and
so
punished
.
When
the
death
of
them
olde
King
was
certayne
,
then
came
al
degrées
of
Estates
and
brought
presents
to
the
newe
king
,
for
the
approbation
of
his
kyngdome
,
but
if
the
King
were
not
throughly
dead
,
but
at
the
poynt
of
death
,
then
the
gates
were
shut
in
,
and
none
permitted
to
enter
,
and
when
hys
lyfe
was
departed
,
then
beganne
a
generall
crie
and
mournyng
,
and
they
were
permitted
to
come
where
their
dead
kyng
lay
,
and
to
touche
him
with
their
handes
:
this
beyng
done
the
carkasse
was
washed
with
swéete
waters
,
and
then
a
fine
shyrte
put
vpon
him
,
and
a
payre
of
shoes
made
of
a
Déere
skinne
put
on
his
féete
,
and
aboute
his
ancles
were
tied
certayne
belles
of
golde
,
about
his
wrestes
of
his
handes
were
put
Manyllias
of
Turkies
,
and
other
bracelets
of
golde
,
lykewise
aboute
his
necke
they
hong
other
collers
of
precious
stones
and
golde
,
and
rings
in
his
eares
,
with
a
greate
Turkise
in
his
neather
lippe
.
Then
his
body
was
layde
vpon
a
large
heare
,
whereon
was
placed
a
good
bedde
vnder
him
:
on
his
one
side
lay
a
bowe
with
a
quyuer
of
arrowes
,
and
on
his
other
side
lay
an
image
made
of
fine
mantels
of
his
owne
stature
or
bignesse
with
a
greate
tuffe
of
fine
feathers
,
shoes
vpon
his
féete
,
with
bracelets
and
a
coller
of
gold
.
Whyle
this
worke
was
a
doyng
,
others
were
bufied
in
washyng
the
men
and
women
whiche
shoulde
be
slayne
for
to
accompany
him
into
Hell
:
these
wretched
folke
that
should
be
slaine
were
banqueted
&
filled
with
drinke
,
bycause
they
shoulde
receyue
their
death
with
lesse
paine
.
The
newe
kyng
did
appoint
those
who
shoulde
die
for
to
serue
the
king
his
father
,
but
yet
many
of
them
had
rather
bene
without
his
seruice
,
notwithstanding
some
simple
soules
estéemed
that
odious
death
for
a
thyng
of
immortall
glory
.
First
seuen
Gentlewomen
of
noble
parentage
were
appoynted
to
die
,
the
one
to
haue
the
office
of
keper
of
his
tewels
which
he
was
wont
to
were
,
another
for
the
office
of
cup
bearer
,
another
to
giue
him
water
with
a
basen
and
ewer
,
another
to
giue
him
alwayes
the
vrinall
,
another
to
be
his
Cooke
,
and
another
to
serue
for
landres
.
They
slewe
also
many
women
slaues
,
and
frée
maydens
for
to
attende
vpon
the
Gentlewomen
,
and
moreouer
one
of
euery
occupation
within
the
citie
.
When
all
these
that
were
appoynted
to
die
were
washed
&
theyr
bellies
full
with
meate
&
drinke
,
then
they
paynted
their
faces
yellow
,
and
put
garlandes
of
swéete
floures
vpon
each
of
their
heads
.
Then
they
went
in
order
of
procession
before
the
beare
whereon
the
dead
king
was
caried
,
some
wente
playing
on
instruments
made
of
snayle
shelles
,
others
played
vpon
bones
and
shelles
of
seaturtils
,
others
went
whistlyng
and
the
most
part
weping
:
the
Sonnes
of
the
dead
kyng
&
other
noble
men
carried
vpon
their
shoulders
the
beare
where
the
corse
lay
,
&
proceded
with
an
easie
pace
towarde
the
Temple
of
the
God
Curicaueri
:
his
kinsmen
went
round
about
the
bere
,
singyng
a
sorowful
song
.
The
officers
and
houshold
seruants
of
the
Court
with
other
Magistrates
and
rulers
of
iustice
bare
the
Standartes
and
diuers
other
armes
.
About
midnight
they
departed
in
the
order
aforesayde
out
of
the
Kings
palayce
with
great
light
of
fire
brandes
and
with
a
heauy
noyse
of
trumpets
and
drummes
.
The
Citizens
which
dwelt
where
the
corse
passed
,
attended
to
make
cleane
the
streate
.
And
when
they
were
come
to
the
temple
,
they
wente
foure
tymes
rounde
about
a
great
fire
made
of
the
woodde
of
Pine
trée
,
whiche
was
prepared
to
burne
the
dead
body
:
then
the
beare
was
layd
vpon
the
fire
,
and
in
the
meane
while
that
the
body
was
burnyng
,
they
mawled
with
a
clubbe
those
whiche
had
the
garlandes
,
and
afterwarde
buried
them
by
foure
and
foure
,
as
they
were
apparelled
behind
the
Temple
.
The
nexte
day
in
the
mornyng
,
the
ashes
,
bones
and
Iewels
was
gathered
and
layde
vpon
a
riche
mantle
,
the
whiche
was
carried
to
the
temple
gate
,
where
the
priests
attended
to
blesse
those
Diuelishe
relickes
,
whereof
they
made
a
dowe
or
paste
,
and
thereof
an
image
whiche
was
appareled
lyke
a
man
,
with
a
visor
on
his
face
,
and
all
other
sortes
of
Iewels
that
the
dead
King
was
wonte
to
weare
,
so
that
it
séemed
a
gallant
idoll
.
At
the
foote
of
the
temple
stayres
,
they
opened
a
graue
ready
made
,
whiche
was
square
,
large
,
&
twoo
fadome
déepe
,
it
was
also
hanged
with
new
mattes
rounde
about
,
and
a
fayre
bed
therein
,
in
the
whiche
a
religious
man
placed
the
idoll
made
of
ashes
,
with
his
eyes
towarde
the
east
parte
,
and
honge
rounde
aboute
the
walles
Targets
of
golde
and
siluer
,
with
bow
and
arrowes
,
&
many
gallant
tuffes
of
feathers
with
earthen
vessels
,
as
pottes
,
dishes
&
platters
,
so
that
the
graue
was
filled
vp
with
houshold
stuffe
,
chests
couered
with
leather
,
apparell
,
iewels
,
meate
,
drinke
,
and
armour
.
This
done
,
the
graue
was
shut
vp
&
made
sure
with
beames
,
bordes
,
and
floored
with
earth
on
the
toppe
.
All
those
Gentlemen
which
had
serued
or
touched
any
thing
in
the
buriall
,
washed
them selues
,
and
wente
to
dinner
in
the
Courte
or
yard
of
the
Kings
house
without
any
table
,
and
hauing
dined
,
they
wiped
their
hands
vpon
certayne
lockes
of
Cotton
wol
,
hanging
downe
their
heads
,
and
not
speaking
any
word
,
except
it
were
to
aske
for
drinke
.
This
Ceremonie
endured
fiue
dayes
,
and
in
all
that
time
no
fire
was
permitted
to
be
kindled
in
the
Citie
,
except
in
the
Kings
house
and
Temples
,
nor
yet
any
corne
was
ground
,
or
market
kept
,
nor
none
durst
goe
out
of
their
houses
,
shewing
all
the
sorrow
that
might
be
possible
for
the
death
of
theyr
King.
The
order
of
Matrimony
among
the
Indians
.
IN
Tlaxcallan
and
many
other
Cities
,
was
vsed
as
a
principall
Ceremonie
and
token
of
marriage
,
that
the
Bridegrome
and
his
Bride
,
against
the
day
of
marriage
,
had
their
heads
polled
,
whiche
was
to
signifie
,
that
from
that
day
forward
,
al
childishe
orders
should
be
laide
aside
,
and
from
that
tyme
new
heare
myght
grow
,
to
declare
another
kind
of
lyfe
.
The
chiefest
knotte
of
marriage
vsed
in
Michuacan
was
,
that
the
Bride
doe
looke
directly
vppon
hir
spouse
,
for
otherwise
the
Matrimony
was
not
perfite
nor
auaylable
.
In
Mixteoapan
which
is
a
greate
prouince
,
they
vse
to
carrie
the
Bridgrome
to
be
married
vpon
their
backes
,
which
is
to
be
vnderstoode
,
that
he
goeth
against
his
wil
,
but
yet
they
take
hands
,
in
token
that
the
one
shall
helpe
the
other
,
and
then
they
knitte
both
their
mantels
togyther
with
a
great
knotte
,
signifying
that
they
ought
continually
,
while
life
lasteth
,
to
dwell
togither
.
The
Indians
called
Macatecas
,
consūme
not
their
Matrimony
in
twenty
dayes
after
their
marriage
,
but
abide
in
fasting
and
prayer
all
that
while
,
sacrificing
their
bodyes
,
and
annoynting
the
mouthes
of
the
Idolles
wyth
their
owne
proper
bloud
.
In
Panuco
the
husbandes
buy
their
wiues
for
a
bowe
,
two
arrowes
,
and
a
nette
,
and
afterwarde
the
father
in
lawe
speaketh
not
one
worde
to
his
sonne
in
law
for
the
space
of
a
whole
yeare
.
And
when
the
husbande
hapneth
to
haue
any
child
,
he
lyeth
not
any
more
with
his
wife
in
two
yeares
after
,
for
feare
least
she
might
be
with
childe
againe
before
the
former
childe
were
out
of
daunger
,
although
some
doe
sucke
vntyll
twelue
yeares
of
age
,
and
for
this
consideration
they
haue
many
wiues
.
Likewise
there
is
an
order
among
them
,
that
no
woman
may
touch
or
dresse
any
thing
being
with
theyr
menstruall
ordinarie
.
Diuoremcent
was
not
permitted
without
a
iust
cause
and
authoritie
of
Iustice
,
among
those
who
were
openly
married
,
but
the
other
sort
might
be
as
easily
forsaken
as
taken
.
In
Mechuacan
was
not
permitted
any
diuorcemente
,
excepte
the
partie
made
a
solemne
othe
,
that
they
loked
not
the
one
on
the
other
stedfastly
and
directly
at
the
time
of
their
marriage
.
But
in
Mexico
they
must
proue
how
the
wife
is
barraine
,
foule
,
&
of
a
naughty
condition
:
but
if
they
put
away
their
wiues
without
order
and
commaundemente
of
the
Iudge
,
then
the
heare
of
the
offenders
head
is
burned
in
the
market
place
,
as
a
shame
or
punishment
of
a
man
without
reason
or
witte
.
The
payne
of
adultery
was
death
,
as
well
for
the
man
as
the
woman
:
but
if
the
adulterer
were
a
Gentleman
,
his
head
was
decked
with
feathers
after
that
he
was
hanged
,
and
his
body
burned
,
and
for
this
offence
was
no
pardon
,
eyther
for
man
or
woman
,
but
for
the
auoyding
of
adultery
they
do
permitte
other
common
women
,
but
no
ordinary
stewes
.
Of
the
Iudges
and
order
of
Iustice
.
IN
Mexico
were
twelue
Iudges
,
who
were
all
noble
men
,
graue
,
and
well
learned
in
the
Mexican
lawes
.
These
men
liued
only
by
the
rentes
that
properly
apperteyne
to
the
maintenance
of
Iustice
,
and
in
anye
cause
iudged
by
them
,
it
was
lawfull
for
the
parties
to
appeale
vnto
other
twelue
Iudges
,
who
were
of
the
princes
bloud
,
and
alwayes
abode
in
the
Court
,
and
were
mainteyned
at
the
Kings
owne
cost
and
charge
.
The
inferior
Iudges
came
ordinarily
once
euery
moneth
to
consult
with
the
higher
.
And
in
euery
fourescore
dayes
came
the
Iudges
of
euery
prouince
within
the
Mexican
Empire
,
to
consult
with
the
Iudges
of
Mexico
,
but
all
doubtfull
causes
were
reserued
to
the
King
,
onely
to
passe
by
his
order
and
determination
.
The
Painters
serued
for
notaries
,
to
paint
al
the
cases
which
were
to
be
resolued
,
but
no
sute
passed
aboue
fourescore
dayes
without
finall
ende
and
determination
.
There
were
in
that
citie
twelue
Sergeants
,
whose
office
was
to
arrest
,
and
to
cal
parties
before
the
Iudges
.
Their
garments
were
painted
mantels
,
wherby
they
were
knowen
a
farre
off
.
The
prisons
were
vnder
ground
,
moyst
and
darke
,
the
cause
whereof
,
was
to
put
the
people
in
feare
to
offend
.
If
anye
witnesse
were
called
to
take
an
oth
,
the
order
was
,
that
he
shoulde
touche
the
grounde
with
one
of
his
fingers
,
and
then
to
touch
his
tong
with
the
same
,
whiche
signifyed
that
hée
had
sworne
and
promised
to
speake
the
troth
wyth
hys
tong
,
taking
witnes
therof
,
of
the
earth
which
did
mainteine
him
.
But
some
do
interprete
the
oth
,
that
if
the
partie
sware
not
true
,
that
then
he
mighte
come
to
such
extremitie
,
as
to
eate
earthe
.
Sometime
they
name
and
call
vppon
the
God
of
the
crime
,
whose
cause
the
matter
touched
.
The
Iudge
that
taketh
bribes
or
giftes
,
is
forthwith
put
out
of
his
office
,
whiche
was
accounted
a
most
vyle
and
shamefull
reproch
.
The
Indians
did
affirme
,
that
Necaualpincintli
did
hang
a
Iudge
in
Tezcuco
,
for
giuing
an
vniust
sentence
,
he
himselfe
knowing
the
contrary
.
The
murther
is
executed
without
exception
.
The
woman
with
child
that
wilfully
casteth
hir
creature
,
suffereth
deathe
for
the
same
,
bycause
many
women
did
voluntary
vse
that
fact
,
knowing
their
children
could
not
inherite
.
The
punishment
of
adultery
was
death
.
The
Théefe
for
the
firste
offence
was
made
a
slaue
,
and
hanged
for
the
second
.
The
traytor
to
the
King
and
common
weale
,
was
put
to
death
with
extreame
torments
.
The
woman
taken
in
mans
apparel
dyed
for
the
same
,
and
likewise
the
man
taken
in
womans
attire
.
Euerye
one
that
challenged
another
to
fight
except
in
the
warres
,
was
condemned
to
die
.
In
Tezcuco
the
sinne
of
Zodomy
was
punished
with
death
,
&
that
law
was
instituted
by
Necaualpincintli
,
&
Necaualcoio
,
who
were
Iudges
,
which
abhorred
the
filthy
sinne
,
&
therfore
they
deserued
great
praise
,
for
in
other
prouinces
the
abhominable
sin
was
not
punished
,
although
they
haue
in
those
places
common
stewes
,
as
in
Panuco
.
The
order
of
cruell
Sacrifice
vsed
among
the
Indians
.
AT
the
ende
of
euery
twenty
dayes
,
is
celebrated
a
festiuall
feast
called
Tonalli
,
which
falleth
continually
the
last
daye
of
euerye
moneth
,
but
the
chiefest
feast
in
the
yeare
,
when
most
men
are
sacrificed
&
eaten
,
is
at
the
ende
of
euerye
fiftye
two
yeares
.
But
the
Tlaxcaltecas
and
other
common
weales
,
do
celebrate
this
feast
euery
fourth
yeare
.
The
last
day
of
the
first
moneth
is
called
Tlacaxipeualiztli
,
on
the
which
day
were
slaine
a
hundred
slaues
,
which
were
taken
in
the
warres
,
and
after
the
sacrifise
,
their
flesh
was
eaten
in
this
order
.
Al
the
Citizens
,
gathered
themselues
togither
in
the
high
Temple
,
and
then
the
Ministers
or
Priestes
came
and
vsed
certaine
ceremonies
,
the
which
being
ended
,
they
toke
those
whyche
were
to
be
sacrifised
,
by
one
and
one
,
and
layd
them
vpon
their
backes
vpon
a
large
stone
,
and
then
the
slaue
being
on
liue
,
they
opened
him
in
the
breast
,
with
a
knife
made
of
flinte
stone
,
and
toke
out
his
hart
,
whiche
they
threw
immediately
at
the
foote
of
the
Aulter
,
as
an
offering
,
and
anoynted
with
the
fresh
bloude
,
the
face
of
the
God
Vitzilopuchtli
,
or
any
other
Idol
.
This
done
,
they
pluckt
of
the
skinnes
of
a
certaine
number
of
them
,
the
which
skinnes
so
many
auntient
persons
put
incontinent
vppon
their
naked
bodies
,
al
fresh
&
bloudy
,
as
they
wer
sleane
from
the
deade
carcasses
.
And
being
open
in
the
backe
part
and
shoulders
,
they
vsed
to
lace
them
,
in
such
sorte
that
they
came
fitte
vppon
the
bodies
of
those
that
ware
them
,
and
being
in
this
order
attired
,
they
came
to
daunce
among
many
others
.
In
Mexico
the
king
him selfe
did
put
on
one
of
,
these
skinnes
,
being
of
a
principall
captiue
,
and
daunced
among
the
other
disguised
persons
,
to
exalte
and
honor
the
feast
,
and
an
infinite
number
followed
him
to
behold
his
terrible
gesture
,
although
some
hold
opinion
that
they
followed
him
to
contemplate
his
greate
deuotion
.
After
the
sacrifise
ended
,
the
owner
of
the
slaues
did
carry
their
bodies
home
to
their
houses
,
to
make
of
their
fleshe
a
solemne
feaste
to
all
their
friendes
,
leauing
their
heades
and
hartes
to
the
Priests
,
as
their
dutie
and
offering
.
And
the
skinnes
were
filled
with
cotten
wool
,
or
strawe
,
to
be
hong
in
the
temple
,
and
kings
pallayce
,
for
a
memorie
.
The
slaues
when
they
went
to
their
sacrifice
,
were
apparelled
in
the
habite
or
deuise
of
the
Idol
vnto
whom
ech
of
them
did
commende
himselfe
:
and
moreouer
they
decked
them
with
feathers
,
garlands
and
floures
.
Many
of
these
sort
of
people
,
do
go
to
the
slaughter
with
ioyfull
countenaunce
,
dauncing
,
demaunding
almes
through
the
Citie
for
their
sacrifice
,
all
the
whiche
almes
is
due
vnto
the
priestes
.
When
the
gréene
corne
was
a
foote
aboue
the
ground
,
they
vsed
to
go
vnto
a
certain
hil
whiche
was
appointed
for
such
deuotion
,
and
there
sacrifised
two
children
,
a
boy
,
and
a
girle
of
thrée
yeares
of
age
,
to
the
honor
of
Tlaloc
god
of
water
,
beséeching
him
therefore
deuoutlye
,
to
haue
alwayes
a
care
to
prouide
them
water
:
these
children
were
frée
borne
,
and
therfore
theyr
hartes
were
not
taken
out
of
their
bodies
,
but
after
that
their
throtes
were
cut
,
their
bodies
were
wrapped
in
a
new
mantel
,
and
then
buried
in
a
graue
of
stone
.
The
feaste
of
Tozoztli
was
,
when
the
fields
of
Maiz
were
growen
two
foote
high
,
then
a
certaine
summe
of
merchandise
was
gathered
among
the
dwellers
in
the
towne
,
wherewith
were
bought
foure
little
slaues
betwixt
the
age
of
fiue
and
seuen
,
and
they
were
likewise
sacrificed
to
the
god
Tlaloc
,
for
continuall
shoures
of
rayne
.
And
those
dead
bodies
were
shut
vp
in
a
caue
appointed
for
the
same
purpose
.
The
beginning
of
this
sacrifice
of
foure
children
was
,
at
the
time
when
in
foure
yeres
space
it
rayned
not
,
in
the
whiche
season
the
springs
were
dryed
vp
,
and
al
gréene
things
perished
:
wherfore
they
were
forced
to
leaue
the
countrey
,
and
went
to
inhabite
at
Nicaragua
.
In
the
moneth
and
feast
of
Hueitozotli
,
when
the
corne
fields
of
Maiz
waxed
ripe
,
then
euery
one
in
generall
gathered
his
handful
of
Maiz
,
and
brought
it
vnto
the
temple
for
an
offering
,
with
a
certaine
drinke
called
Atuli
,
whiche
is
made
of
the
same
Maiz.
They
brought
also
the
swéete
gum
Copalli
to
sense
the
gods
which
do
cause
the
corne
to
growe
:
and
all
that
night
they
ceassed
not
dauncing
without
drunkennesse
.
At
the
beginning
of
summer
they
celebrate
an
other
feast
called
Tlaxuchimcaco
,
with
all
kinde
of
Roses
and
swéete
floures
that
might
be
gotten
,
and
thereof
they
vsed
to
make
garlands
to
set
vpon
the
Idols
heades
,
and
so
spente
all
that
day
in
dauncing
.
And
to
celebrate
the
feast
called
Tecuilhuitli
,
al
the
gentlemen
,
and
principall
persons
of
ech
prouince
,
do
come
vnto
the
Citie
,
on
the
euening
of
the
feast
,
and
then
they
apparell
a
woman
with
the
attire
of
the
Gods
of
salt
,
who
daunced
among
a
great
company
of
hir
neighboures
.
But
on
the
nexte
day
she
was
sacrificed
with
all
the
Ceremonies
and
solempnitie
accustomed
,
and
al
that
day
was
spent
in
gret
deuotion
,
burning
of
incense
in
the
fire
pannes
of
the
temple
.
The
merchants
who
had
a
temple
by
themselues
dedicated
to
the
god
of
gaines
,
made
their
feast
vppon
the
day
called
Miccailhuitl
,
wherein
they
slewe
many
slaues
in
sacrifice
,
which
they
had
bought
,
and
banqueted
that
feast
with
mans
flesh
,
dauncing
al
the
day
.
The
feast
of
Vchpaniztli
they
sacrificed
a
woman
,
and
afterward
hyr
bodye
was
flayne
,
and
hir
skinne
put
vppon
an
Indians
backe
,
who
daunced
two
days
a
row
with
al
the
townsmen
,
which
were
apparelled
in
their
best
attire
to
celebrate
the
feaste
.
The
day
of
Hatamutztli
the
feast
is
kept
in
Mexico
,
where
they
enter
into
the
lake
with
a
great
number
of
Canoas
,
&
there
they
drown
a
boy
&
a
girle
in
a
litle
boat
,
which
they
cause
to
be
sonke
,
in
such
sorte
,
that
neuer
after
that
boat
appeareth
again
:
and
they
hold
opinion
that
those
children
were
in
company
with
the
Goddes
of
the
lake
.
So
that
,
that
daye
was
spente
in
feasting
in
the
temples
,
and
annoynting
the
Idols
chéekes
,
with
gum
called
Vlli.
There
were
some
Images
that
had
their
faces
two
ynches
thicke
with
that
gum
.
The
order
of
certaine
religious
women
.
ON
the
backe
side
of
euerye
greate
Temple
,
in
euerye
Cittie
was
made
a
greate
Hall
or
lodgyng
,
standing
alone
,
where
as
manye
women
did
eate
,
drincke
,
lodge
,
&
leade
their
liues
.
And
although
suche
houses
had
no
orders
,
they
aboad
there
sure
ynough
.
These
women
which
lay
in
the
houses
of
the
Goddes
,
were
of
sundry
intentions
.
But
none
of
them
came
to
abide
there
al
their
life
time
,
although
among
them
wer
some
olde
women
.
Some
entered
into
those
religious
houses
being
sicke
and
disseased
,
hoping
there
to
recouer
theyr
health
:
others
came
thither
through
pure
néede
,
and
necessitie
,
to
be
there
relieued
:
other
some
came
thither
to
be
good
and
vertuous
:
and
some
entered
into
the
religion
,
hoping
that
the
Goddes
woulde
giue
vnto
them
riches
,
and
long
life
.
But
generallye
their
comming
thyther
was
,
to
haue
good
husbandes
,
and
manye
chyldren
:
eche
of
them
vowed
the
time
that
shee
woulde
or
ment
to
abide
in
that
order
,
and
after
that
time
expired
they
marryed
.
The
first
thing
that
they
did
comming
into
the
religion
,
was
to
polle
their
heads
,
to
be
knowen
from
others
.
Their
offices
were
to
spinne
cotton
wool
and
feathers
,
and
to
weaue
cloth
,
for
to
apparel
the
Goddes
and
themselues
,
to
swepe
the
yarde
and
lodgings
of
the
temple
(
for
the
stayres
and
high
chappels
,
the
ministers
themselues
did
make
cleane
)
they
vsed
also
to
let
them
bloud
in
certaine
partes
of
the
body
,
to
offer
to
the
Diuellish
Idols
.
On
euery
festiual
day
they
went
on
procession
with
the
priestes
,
but
it
was
not
lawful
for
them
to
presume
to
go
vppe
the
stayres
of
the
temple
,
nor
yet
to
sing
.
They
liued
on
almes
,
for
their
kinsefolke
being
rich
,
did
mayntaine
them
with
almes
as
a
charitable
seruice
done
vnto
the
Goddes
:
their
foode
was
boyled
flesh
,
and
hote
bread
,
to
the
intent
that
they
should
offer
therof
to
the
Goddes
,
that
they
might
tast
of
the
smoke
of
that
victual
:
they
vsed
to
eate
in
communitie
,
and
lay
altogither
in
one
dormitorye
,
as
a
flocke
of
shéepe
:
they
lay
alwayes
in
theyr
clothes
,
for
honestie
sake
,
and
also
to
be
the
sooner
ready
in
the
morning
to
serue
the
Gods
,
&
to
go
to
their
worke
.
And
yet
I
know
not
why
they
shold
put
off
their
clothes
,
for
they
went
almost
naked
.
On
the
holy
dayes
they
vsed
to
daunce
before
the
Gods
,
and
she
that
either
talked
or
laughed
with
any
religious
or
secular
person
,
was
reprehended
for
the
same
.
And
if
any
of
them
committed
whoredome
,
then
both
the
man
&
the
woman
were
slain
,
yea
they
belieued
that
all
suche
offenders
fleshe
woulde
rotte
and
consume
away
,
and
especially
those
which
had
lost
their
Virginity
in
the
time
of
their
religion
.
So
that
with
feare
of
punishmente
and
infamie
,
they
were
good
women
al
the
while
that
they
aboade
there
.
How
the
Diuell
appeared
to
the
Indians
.
THe
Diuell
did
many
times
talke
wyth
the
priestes
,
and
with
other
rulers
and
perticular
persons
,
but
not
with
al
sorts
of
men
.
And
vnto
him
to
whom
the
Diuel
had
appeared
,
was
offered
&
presented
great
giftes
.
The
wicked
spirit
appeared
vnto
them
in
a
thousand
shapes
,
and
fashions
,
&
finally
he
was
conuersant
and
familiar
●mong
them
very
often
.
And
the
fooles
thought
it
a
greate
wonder
,
that
Gods
would
be
so
familiar
with
mortal
men
.
Yea
they
not
knowing
that
they
were
Diuels
,
and
hearing
of
them
many
things
before
the
had
hapned
,
gaue
great
credite
and
beliefe
to
their
illusions
and
deceites
.
And
bycause
he
commaunded
them
,
they
sacrificed
suche
an
infinite
number
of
creatures
.
Likewise
he
,
vnto
whom
he
had
apeared
,
carried
about
him
painted
,
the
likenesse
wherin
he
shewed
himself
the
first
time
.
And
they
painted
his
image
vpon
their
dores
,
benches
,
and
euery
corner
of
the
house
.
And
as
he
appeared
in
sundry
figures
&
shapes
,
euen
so
they
painted
him
,
of
infinite
fashions
,
yea
and
some
foule
,
grieslye
,
&
feareful
to
beholde
,
but
yet
vnto
them
,
it
semed
a
thing
delectable
.
So
this
ignorant
people
giuing
credite
to
the
condemned
spirite
,
were
growen
euen
to
the
highest
hil
of
crueltie
,
vnder
the
cou●our
of
deuout
&
religious
persons
,
yea
they
had
suche
a
custome
,
that
before
they
would
eat
or
drink
,
they
wold
take
thereof
a
little
quantitie
,
&
offer
it
vnto
the
sun
and
to
the
earth
.
And
if
they
gathered
corne
,
fruite
,
or
roses
,
they
would
take
a
leafe
before
they
would
smel
it
,
&
offer
the
same
.
And
he
that
did
not
obserue
these
&
such
other
ceremonies
,
was
iudged
one
that
had
not
god
in
his
hart
,
yea
&
(
as
they
say
)
a
man
out
of
the
gods
fauour
.
The
Viceroys
of
Mexico
.
THe
greatnesse
of
the
newe
Spayne
,
the
Maiestie
of
Mexico
,
and
the
qualitie
of
the
conquerers
,
required
a
man
of
noble
bloude
to
gouerne
,
wherevpon
the
Emperour
sente
thither
Don
Antonio
de
Mendosa
,
brother
vnto
the
Marques
de
Moniar
,
for
viceroy
,
at
whose
ariual
there
returned
from
thence
Sebastian
Camires
,
who
had
gouerned
that
countrey
with
great
discretion
and
worthy
commendation
.
In
recompence
wherof
the
Emperour
made
him
president
of
the
chancery
of
Valladolid
,
and
bishop
of
Culuca
.
Don
Antonio
de
Mendosa
was
appointed
viceroy
in
the
yeare
.1534
.
who
carried
with
him
many
artificers
verye
experte
in
their
sciences
,
likewise
through
his
intercession
,
a
money
house
was
erected
in
Mexico
:
he
also
caused
silke
to
be
made
and
wrought
in
that
countrey
,
and
planted
many
Mulbery
trées
for
the
same
,
although
the
Indians
little
care
for
suche
things
through
their
slouthfulnesse
and
gret
liberty
.
This
viceroy
Don
Antonio
,
called
all
the
Bishoppes
,
cleargy
,
and
learned
men
togither
,
to
consult
vpon
ecclesiastical
matters
,
which
tended
to
the
doctrine
of
the
Indians
.
At
that
instant
was
decreed
,
that
the
Indians
shoulde
be
instructed
only
in
the
latin
tong
,
which
they
learned
verye
wel
and
also
the
Spanishe
tong
.
They
learne
the
Musicke
with
good
wil
,
especially
the
●laute
:
their
voyces
are
not
good
for
the
pricke
song
.
At
that
season
was
also
decréed
,
that
no
Indian
should
take
order
of
Priesthood
.
The
viceroy
Don
Antonio
built
certaine
townes
with
Romaine
pillers
,
in
honor
of
the
Emperour
,
and
caused
his
name
to
be
grauen
in
Marble
.
He
also
began
the
●ay
or
wharfe
in
the
porte
of
Medellin
,
a
costly
and
necessarie
worke
:
he
also
reduced
the
Chichimecas
to
ciuel
liuing
:
he
spente
muche
money
in
the
entraunce
of
Sibola
,
without
any
profit
,
and
also
thereby
remayned
an
enemy
to
Cortes
.
He
likewise
discouered
much
land
on
the
south
coast
neare
Xalixco
:
he
sente
also
shippes
to
Molluca
,
for
spices
,
which
were
lost
:
he
behaued
himself
very
prudētdently
in
the
rebellion
time
of
the
Indians
of
Piru
.
The
Emperour
commaunded
him
afterwarde
to
goe
vnto
the
Piru
for
viceroy
,
considering
the
licenciat
Gasca
,
who
gouerned
there
,
was
returned
into
Spain
,
and
likewise
hauing
vnderstood
his
good
gouernement
in
the
new
Spaine
,
although
some
complaintes
were
made
of
hym
.
It
grieued
Don
Antonio
de
Mendosa
,
to
departe
from
the
newe
Spaine
,
where
he
founde
himselfe
wel
beloued
among
the
Indians
,
who
had
cured
him
of
sundry
disseases
with
bathes
of
Hearbes
,
where
before
he
was
starke
lame
,
and
also
possessed
of
lands
,
Cattel
,
and
other
riche
things
,
whiche
he
was
loth
to
leaue
.
Likewise
he
desired
not
to
haue
to
deale
with
other
newe
men
,
whose
conditions
he
knewe
not
,
although
he
knewe
that
the
Piruleros
were
stubborne
and
vnruely
felowes
.
But
of
necessitie
he
was
compelled
to
take
that
iourney
by
lande
from
Mexico
to
Panama
,
which
standeth
fiue
hundred
leagues
distant
,
in
the
yeare
a
1851.
And
that
yere
came
Don
Luys
de
Valasco
for
viceroie
to
Mexico
,
who
was
a
Gentleman
wise
and
discrete
in
his
gouernement
.
The
office
of
viceroy
in
the
newe
Spaine
,
is
a
charge
of
great
honor
and
profite
.
The
conuersion
of
the
Indians
.
OH
how
greately
are
those
Indians
bound
to
prayse
God
,
who
being
seruants
of
Satan
,
and
lost
Shéepe
,
yet
it
pleased
the
goodnesse
of
the
Almighty
to
haue
compassion
of
them
,
who
hath
giuen
them
light
to
come
out
of
darkenesse
,
and
brought
them
to
the
knowledge
of
theyr
cruell
and
abhominable
life
,
and
hath
nowe
giuen
vnto
them
the
holy
Ghost
in
baptisme
:
oh
most
happie
Cortes
,
thy
paynes
was
well
employed
,
oh
valiant
Conquerors
,
your
names
shall
liue
for
euer
.
I
am
now
bolde
to
saye
,
that
all
that
lande
which
is
conquered
in
the
new
Spaine
,
the
people
thereof
are
generally
conuerted
vnto
the
faith
of
Iesus
Chryste
:
oh
what
a
greate
felicitie
is
it
vnto
those
blessed
Kyngs
who
were
the
beginners
thereof
.
Some
doe
saye
,
that
in
the
newe
Spayne
onely
are
conuerted
Christians
sixe
Millions
.
Others
hold
opinion
of
eyghte
Millions
.
And
othersome
doe
assuredly
affirme
,
that
aboue
tenne
Millions
are
Christened
.
But
in
conclusion
,
I
am
assured
,
that
within
the
limittes
of
four
hundred
leagues
,
there
are
none
vnchristened
.
The
conuersion
began
with
the
Conquest
,
but
wyth
the
diligence
in
prosecuting
the
warres
,
little
good
was
done
,
vntyll
the
yeare
1524.
and
then
the
matter
wente
forwarde
effectuallye
,
by
reason
that
certayne
learned
menne
wente
thyther
for
the
same
purpose
.
At
the
begynnyng
it
was
a
troublesome
thyng
to
teach
them
,
for
wante
of
vnderstandyng
the
one
of
the
other
,
wherefore
they
procured
to
teache
the
chyldren
of
Gentlemen
whiche
were
most
aptest
,
the
Spanishe
tong
,
and
they
likewise
learned
the
Mexican
spéeche
,
in
the
whiche
language
they
dayly
preached
.
It
was
at
the
firste
a
paynefull
thing
to
make
them
leaue
those
Idols
in
whome
they
hadde
euer
beléeued
,
yea
and
the
Diuell
gaue
them
cruell
warres
in
spirite
,
and
manye
times
,
in
appearing
in
diuers
formes
vnto
them
,
threatning
,
that
if
they
dyd
call
vpon
the
name
of
Iesus
Christ
,
it
should
not
rayne
,
and
that
all
their
delight
and
pleasure
shoulde
be
taken
from
them
,
prouoking
them
still
to
Rebellion
against
the
Christians
,
but
his
wicked
counsell
woulde
not
preuayle
.
Through
greate
punishmente
they
haue
left
off
the
horrible
sinne
of
Sodomy
,
although
it
was
a
great
griefe
to
put
away
their
number
of
wiues
.
There
are
nowe
in
the
newe
Spayne
eyght
Byshoprikes
,
whereof
one
is
an
Archbishoprike
.
The
death
of
Hernando
Cortes
.
THere
was
a
greate
contention
betwéene
Hernando
Cortes
,
and
Don
Antonio
de
Mendosa
,
the
Vizeroy
,
as
concerning
the
prouince
of
Sibola
,
for
each
of
them
pretended
a
title
vnto
the
same
through
the
Emperoures
gift
,
the
one
by
meanes
of
his
office
of
Vizeroy
,
and
the
other
by
his
office
of
Captayne
Generall
,
vpon
the
whyche
matter
they
grewe
into
such
hatred
,
that
perfyte
friendshippe
coulde
neuer
after
take
place
betwéene
them
,
although
at
the
beginning
they
were
familiar
and
louing
friendes
:
but
malice
grewe
to
suche
extremitie
,
that
eache
of
them
wrote
vndecently
agaynste
other
,
to
the
Emperoure
theyr
maister
,
the
whyche
theyr
doyngs
blemished
both
theyr
credites
.
Cortes
wente
to
lawe
with
the
Licenciat
Villa
Lobos
the
Kings
Attourney
,
aboute
certayne
of
his
vassals
,
and
also
the
Vizeroy
assisted
agaynste
him
as
muche
as
hée
myghte
.
Vpon
consideration
whereof
,
he
was
enforced
to
come
into
Spayne
in
Anno
1540.
and
broughte
Don
Martin
his
sonne
and
heyre
,
béeyng
a
childe
of
eyghte
yeares
of
age
,
and
hys
sonne
Don
Luys
,
to
serue
the
Prince
:
he
came
very
riche
,
but
not
so
riche
as
the
fyrste
time
.
He
entred
into
great
friendship
with
the
Cardinal
Loaisa
,
and
the
Secretarie
Cobos
,
but
it
preuayled
not
,
for
the
Emperoure
was
gone
into
Flanders
about
matters
of
Gant.
In
the
yeare
1541.
the
Emperoure
personally
wente
to
the
séege
of
Argell
with
a
mightie
armye
,
and
Cortez
with
his
two
sonnes
went
also
thither
to
serue
him
with
a
good
companye
of
men
and
Horses
,
but
it
pleased
God
to
raise
vp
suche
a
tempest
,
wherewith
the
most
parte
of
the
fléete
perished
.
Cortes
then
being
in
the
Galley
of
Don
Henrike
Enrikes
,
called
the
Esperanca
,
and
fearing
to
lose
his
rich
emraldes
and
other
Iewels
at
the
time
that
the
Galley
was
driuen
by
violence
of
weather
vpon
the
shore
,
he
then
bound
about
him
the
sayde
fyue
rich
emraldes
,
estéemed
in
a
hundred
thousande
Duckates
,
yet
notwithstanding
through
the
throng
of
people
,
and
hast
to
escape
out
of
oc●e
and
mire
,
the
Iewels
fell
from
him
,
who
could
neuer
heare
more
of
them
,
so
that
the
present
warres
cost
hym
more
than
any
other
,
except
the
Emperoures
maiestie
,
although
Andrea
de
Oria
lost
eleuen
Galleys
.
But
the
losse
of
treasure
gréeued
hym
not
so
much
,
as
the
excluding
hym
out
of
the
Counsell
of
the
warres
,
where
as
other
yong
Gentlemen
of
lesse
knowledge
and
abilitie
were
accepted
,
which
was
a
cause
of
greate
murmuryng
among
the
host
.
And
where
in
the
counsell
of
warre
it
was
determined
to
leaue
the
séege
and
to
depart
,
it
gréeued
manye
,
whereupon
Cortes
made
an
open
offer
,
that
he
alone
with
the
Spanishe
nation
would
presume
to
take
Argell
,
hauyng
but
the
one
halfe
of
the
Tudescos
and
Italians
,
if
it
woulde
please
the
Emperoure
to
graunte
vnto
hym
the
enterprise
.
The
Souldyers
on
the
lande
dyd
hyghly
commende
hys
courage
,
but
the
Sea
menne
woulde
giue
no
eare
vnto
him
,
so
that
it
is
thoughte
that
the
offer
came
not
to
the
Emperoures
knowledge
.
Cortes
wente
vp
and
downe
in
the
Courte
a
long
season
,
being
sore
afflicted
in
a
certaine
sute
aboute
hys
vassals
,
and
also
the
processe
and
allegations
of
Nunio
de
Guzman
,
layde
vnto
hys
charge
in
hys
residence
.
The
whole
processe
was
séene
in
the
counsell
of
Indias
,
but
iudgemente
was
neuer
pronounced
,
whyche
was
a
greate
hartes
ease
for
Cortes
.
And
then
hée
departed
from
the
Courte
towarde
Siuill
,
with
determinate
wyll
to
passe
vnto
the
newe
Spayne
,
and
to
ende
his
lyfe
in
Mexico
,
and
also
to
receyue
the
Lady
Mary
,
Cortes
hys
daughter
,
who
was
come
from
India
,
and
promised
in
marriage
vnto
Don
Aluar
Perez
Osorio
,
with
a
hundred
thousande
Duckates
in
dowry
,
and
hyr
apparell
,
but
the
marriage
tooke
no
effecte
,
through
the
faulte
of
Don
Aluar
and
hys
father
.
He
then
fell
sicke
of
a
flixe
and
indisgestion
,
whiche
endured
long
,
so
that
on
hys
iourney
towarde
the
Citie
of
Siuill
,
he
departed
thys
transitory
lyfe
,
in
a
little
Village
called
Castilleia
de
La
Cuesta
,
whyche
standeth
a
myle
from
the
Citie
of
Siuill
,
on
the
seconde
of
December
Anno
1547.
béeyng
thréescore
and
thrée
yeares
of
age
:
His
body
was
deposited
with
the
dukes
of
Medina
Sidonia
.
He
left
a
Sonne
and
thrée
Daughters
begotten
of
the
Lady
Iane
de
Zuniga
his
wife
,
his
Sonne
was
called
Don
Martin
Cortes
,
who
did
inherite
his
fathers
estate
,
and
was
married
vnto
the
Lady
Ana
de
Arellano
,
his
cousine
,
daughter
to
the
Countie
De
Aguilar
,
by
order
of
his
father
.
The
doughters
vnto
Cortes
were
named
as
foloweth
,
the
lady
Donea
Maria
,
Donea
Catalina
,
and
Donea
Iuana
who
was
the
yongest
.
He
had
another
Sonne
by
an
Indian
woman
,
and
he
was
called
Don
Martin
Cortez
.
He
had
also
another
base
sonne
by
a
Spanish
woman
,
who
was
named
Don
Luys
Cortez
,
and
thrée
daughters
by
thrée
seuerall
Indian
women
.
Cortez
buylt
an
hospitall
in
Mexico
,
and
gaue
order
for
a
Colledge
to
be
also
erected
there
.
He
builte
also
a
Temple
in
Coioacan
,
where
he
willed
in
his
Testament
that
his
bones
shoulde
be
buried
at
the
charges
of
his
Sonne
and
heyre
.
He
situated
foure
thousand
Ducates
of
rent
,
whiche
yéeldeth
yéerely
his
houses
in
Mexico
for
the
purpose
aforesayd
,
of
the
which
foure
thousande
Ducates
,
twoo
thousand
should
be
to
maynteyne
the
Studients
in
the
Colledge
.
FINIS
.