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goe to tho warres for ever, wee and our descendants after LlB - vir - 

 vs.&quot; These accordes made betwixt the people and the 

 nobilitie (which they did after fully performe, eyther will 

 ingly or by constraint, as they had promised), the king 

 named for his captain generall Tlacaellel, tho whole camp 

 was put in order, and into squadrons, giving the places of 

 captaines to tho most valiant of his kinsfolkes and friends : 

 then did heo make them a goodly speech, whereby he did 

 greatly incourago them, being now wel prepared, charging 

 all men to obey the commaundement of the Generall whomo 

 he had appoynted : ho divided his men into two partes, 

 commanding the most valiant and hardio to give tho first 

 charge with him, and that all the rest should remaine with 

 the king Izcoatl, vntil they should see the first assaile their 

 enemies. Marching then in order, they were discovered 

 by them of Azcapuzalco, who presently came furiously foorth 

 the citty, carrying great riches of gold, silver, and arrnos of 

 great value, as those which had the empire of all that coun 

 try. Izcoatl gave tho signall to battaile, with a little 

 drumme he carried on his shoulders, and presently they 

 raised a general showt, crying Mexico, Mexico, they charged 

 the Tapanecans, and although they were furro more in num 

 ber, yet did they defeate them, and force them to retire 

 into their Cittie ; then advaunced they which remained 

 behinde, crying Tlacaellel, victorie, victoric, all sodainely 

 entred the Citty, where (by the Kings comraandement) they 

 pardoned not any man, no not oldo men, women, nor chil 

 dren, for they slew them all, and spoyled the Citty, being 

 very rich. And not content heerewith, they followed them 

 that fled, and were retired into the craggy rocks of the 

 Sierras or neere mountaines, striking and making a great 

 slaughter of them. The Tapanecans being retired to a 

 mountaine, cast downe their armcs, demaunding their lives, 

 and offering to serve the Mexicaines, to give them lands 

 and gardins, stone, lime and timber, and to hold them 



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