HiHorieoftbefndies. lib, 7. 



Then Mrtefuma caufcd the Lord to advife them to pa 

 cific themfelves , and not to warrc againft the Spaniards, 

 feeing that (heebeingapriioner,) it could little profite 

 him. The which being vnderfto^d by ayong man cal- i 



led gmcuxtMOCi whom they now relblved to make their / 

 king;fpake with a loude voice to Metepima, willing him to 

 Tctyr&like a villaine, that feeing he had bin iucha coward, 

 as to fuffer himfelfe to be taken,they were no more bound 

 to obey him, but rather fhould punilh him as he deferred, 

 calling him woman for the more reproach, and then hee 

 beganne to draw his bo we and to (hooteathim , and the 

 people beganne to caft (tones at him, & to continue their 

 combate.jf Many (ay that Motepmavtas then hurt with a / 

 ftonewherof he died. *l\\t Indians of Mexico affirme the ' 

 contrarie, & that he died as I will (hew hereafter. \Aiwr9 

 & the reft of the Spaniards feeing them/elves thus prelTed, 

 gave intelligence to Capta ; ne Cortes, of thegreat danger 

 they were in: who having with an admirable dexteritie & 

 valour, given order to Narvaes affaires, and affembled the 

 greateft part of his men,he returned with all Ipeede tofuc- 

 cour themofjVf^w, where obferving the time the Indi 

 ans reft, (for it was their cuftom in war, to reft every fourth 

 day:)He one day advanced with great policy & courage, 

 fo as both he and his men entred the pallace, whereas the 

 Spaniards had fortefied themfelves : they then (hewed 

 great fignes of ioy,in dif charging their artillery .But as the 

 Mexicans furie increafed 5 (being out of hope to .defend 

 thcmfelves,) C^r/wrefolvcd topaffeawayfecretlyinthe 

 night without bruite. Having therefore made bridges to . 

 paflfe two gre.it and dangerous padages , about mid-night 

 they iiTucd forth as fecredy as they could, the greateft part 

 of his people having pafifed the firft bridge,they were dif- 

 covered by an Indian woman before they could pa(Ie. 



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