1883.] 637 [Phillips. 
own subjects, who would not listen to him, but used opprobrious language 
to him; and they put in their Veilobé beams, and the bravest soldiers 
whom the Spaniards were unable to rescue when they left the city, and 
who were all put to death. One night the Marquis left the city and went 
to Tascula, where he was received by its lord, Xicotenga. 
On the death of Muteguma, the Mexicans chose for their lord Cuitlavagi, 
lord of Hstapalapa, a brother of Mutecuma, he ruled eighty days, the 
smallpox® broke out throughout all the Indians, and many perished be- 
fore they returned to subjugate the city. : 
The Marquis came to Zezcuco having conquered all the land in its vicinity, 
and the people of Chalco made war on it ; while he was in Tezcuco, Guwate- 
mucd, son of Vigogi, was chosen: lord, and he made war on Chalco, and 
without cause he slew six of their chiefs (in the year199). It took the Mar- 
quis eighty days to conquer his way to Mexico. The Marquis made Jstisucht 
lord of Mexico, who in the year 200 died, lord of Tezcuco, and Juan Velas- 
quez, deposed him, and reigned eighty days. Guatemuga was made lord of 
Tatiluleo (year 201), and presently sent to all the surrounding people to 
call them to a war against Mexico; and these people came at once and in- 
formed Juan Velasquez of the matter, and he said it made no odds to him, 
for he was not its lord. The Marquis left new Spain in peace and went to 
Honduras (called in Indian Guaimula), and left his subordinate deputy, 
Peralmildez, as Captain-General, and returned to Castile. Don Martin, son 
of Mutecuma (year 202), and the deputy who were named in place of the 
Marquis, made requisitions on the Mexicans for gold and silver, and they 
put to the torture one Rodrigo De Paez, because he would not tell where 
the Marquis kept his gold and valuables, and finally as he would not give 
them the information, they hung him (year 203) ; when the Marquis re- 
turned, he seized the factor and overseer, but did not punish them as they 
had deserved, but sent them back to Spain (year 204). The Marquis 
made Zapia, Governor of Mexico, his Deputy, and in this year 295, Nuno 
de Guzman came to Panuco. The Marquis departed for Castile. In the 
year 206 there were rains of bloody drops, and it was the Sabbath about 
two o’clock, and everybody saw them, and in this year there appeared an 
omen in the sky of a white color, and shaped like a lance. In the year 207 
Nutio de Gueman left for Neuwwa Galicia, and the four councillors of Cas- 
tile came, Salmeron, Maldonado, Gainos and Quiroga ;© they made Don 
Pablo, Governor. 
(Nore sy H. P., Jr.—Here follows what should have been a chapter by 
dtself, being entirely disconnected from the subject already treated of. The 
historical part has come to an end, and this seems like an addition by another 
hand, being somewhat of a repetition of matters previously touched upon. J 
They calculate their year from the March equinox, when the sun casts a 
direct shadow, and as soon as they can notice that the sun is beginning to 
rise” they count it as the first day, and from the twenty to twenty days, 
which make their months ; they reckon their year, with five days omitted, 
so their year only comprises 860 days; and from the day which was the 
