A.D. 

 1568. 



Perota seven 

 leagues. 



Fuentes de 

 Ozumba nine 

 leagues. 



Pueblo de los 

 Angeles eight 

 leagues. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



the ill vapours of the earth. From Xalapa seven leagues 

 I came to another place, named Perota, wherein are 

 certaine houses builded of straw, called by the name of 

 ventas, the inhabitants whereof are Spaniards, who ac- 

 custome to harbour such travellers as are occasioned to 

 journey that way up into the land. It standeth in a great 

 wood of Pine and Cedar trees, the soile being very colde, 

 by reason of store of snow which lieth on the mountaines 

 there all the yere long. There are in that place an 

 infinite number of deere, of bignesse like unto great 

 mules, having also homes of great length. From Perota 

 nine leagues, I came to the Fuentes of Ozumba, which 

 fuentes are springs of water issuing out of certeine 

 rocks into the midst of the high wayes, where likewise 

 are certaine ranges, and houses, for the uses before 

 mentioned. Eight leagues off from this place I came 

 to the city of the Angels, so called by that name of the 

 Spanyards, which inhabit there to the number of a 

 thousand, besides a great number of Indians. This city 

 standeth in very plaine fields, having neere adjoyning 

 to it many sumptuous cities, as namely the city of 

 Tlaxcalla, a city of two hundred thousand Indians, 

 tributaries to the king, although he exacteth no other 

 tribute of them then a handfull of wheat a piece, which 

 amounteth to thirteene thousand hanneges yeerely, as 

 hath appeared by the kings books of account. And the 

 reason why he contenteth himselfe with this tribute, onely 

 for them, is, because they were the occasion that he 

 tooke the city of Mexico, with whom the Tlaxcallians 

 had warre at the same time when the Spanyards came 

 into the countrey. The governour of this city is a 

 Spanyard, called among them The Alcalde mayor, who 

 administreth chiefest causes of justice both unto the 

 Christians and Indians, referring smaller and lighter 

 vices, as drunkennesse and such like, to the judgement 

 and discretion of such of the Indians as are chosen 

 every yeere to rule amongst them, called by the name 

 of Alcaldes. These Indians from foureteene yeeres olde 



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