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ming on fire. Then the divell vaniflied away,and they 

 not daring to pafle any farther, gave notice thereof to 

 MoteftnM, whereat hee remained long without (pea- 

 kingilooking heavily on the ground -then hefaid,what 

 (hall we doe if god and our friends leave vs , and con- 

 trariwife,they helpeand favour our enemies?! am now 

 refolute, and we ought all to refblve in this point, that 

 happen what may,we muft not flie nor hide our felvcs, 

 or (hew any figne of cowardice. I onely pittie the aged 

 and infants, who have neither fcete nor hands to de- 

 ^ fend themfelves.Having fpoken this, he held his peace, 

 being tranfported into an extafie. jln the end, theMar- 

 quife approaching to Mexico., tiote^uma refolved to 

 make of necefifuie a vertue,going three or foure leagues 

 out of the cittie to receive him with a great maiefty, 

 carried vpon the fhouldcrs of foure Noblemen, vnder 

 a rich canapie of gold and feathers : when they mette, 

 MotctjtimA difcended , and they faluted one another 

 very curteoufly.Z)^ Fernando Cortesfad vnto him,that 

 he (hould not care for any thing,and that he came not 

 to takeaway his realme,nor to diminifh his authoritie. 

 M&tecuma lodged Cortes and his companions in his 

 royallpallace, the which was very ftately , and he him. 

 felfe lodged in other private houfes. This night the 

 fouldiers for ioy difcharged their artillery, wherewith 

 the Indians were much troubled, being vnaccuftomed 

 to hearc fuch muficke. The day following, Cortet can- 

 fed Mote$um*, and all the Nobles of his Court toaC 

 femblein a great hall, where being fee in a high chaire, 

 hefaid vnto them , that hee was fervant to a great 

 prince, who had fent them into thcfe countries to doe 

 good workes, and that having found them ofTlafcaH* 

 to be his friendes, (who complained of wrongs and 

 greevances done vnto them daily by them of Mexico,) 



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