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ftomed cowardifc, demaunding leave to departethc . 

 Citty, holding their raignc certainc . The king didde *** 

 comfort and incourage them, promifing to give them 

 libcrtieif they vanquii'hcd their cnemies,willing them 

 nottofeare. The people replied . Andifwebevanqui- 

 flisd> whatjhaflwe doe? Jfwe he overcome ( aunfvvered the 

 king) \vnmlibe bound presently to yeeld cur f elves into jour 

 bands toftijfer dtatb , eate ourflefl) in jour difies and be rf- 

 vwgcdofvs. It ft all be fo them (iaidctKey) ifyoulodjethe 

 viffork^ and if you obtAine the viflerie, wedoprefently offer 

 Qurfdves to be your Tribut Aries, to labour in your houfts^ t& 

 fewe your ground , lo carrie your armes and baggage when 

 yougoe to the warresfor ever, wee And our tkftefttfatts afttr 

 vs. Thefeaccordesmade betwixt the people and the 

 nobilitie (which they did after fully performe, cyther 

 willingly, or by conftraint, as they had promifed) the 

 king namd for his captain gcnerall T/acael/ec,il\e whole 

 campe was put in order,and intofquadronSjgiving the 

 places of captaines to the moft valiant of his kiiisfolfces 

 and friends : then did bee make them a goodly fpeech, 

 whereby he did greatlyincorage themjbeing now wel 

 prepared , charging al! men to obey thecornmaunde- 

 ment of the Gencrajlwhome he had appoyntedrhe di 

 vided his men into two panes, commanding the moft 

 valiant and hardie, to give the firft charge with him, & 

 that all the reft fhould rcmainewith the king Izcoalt, 

 vntil they iliould fee the firft aflaile their enemies. Mar 

 ching then in order , they were difcovercd by them of 

 Az,capuz,4lco, who prefently came furioufly fborth the 

 .citty, carrying great riches ofgold,filver, andarmesof 

 great value, as^thoie which had the empire of all that 

 country, ifyoalt gave the fignall to battaile, withalit- 

 tle drumrnclie carried on his ihouldci'S, andprefently 



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