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AMERICA, 



Chap. III. 



I 



being a fpacious open place, Roof'd with Nets, and furrounded with Marble 

 Galleries. The third, being a Den for Wild Beads, was divided into feveral 

 Rooms, wherein were kept Lions, Tygers, Wolves, Foxes, and all manner of 

 Four-footed Animals. k 



But whilft Cortex having ftaid waiting eight Months in T*enujlitan y for the 

 return of the Meflengers fent to the Spanifh Court, receiv'd Tidings,That Pam- 

 philolfyrvaecyj by order of FelafquesjWas come with eighteen Sail, Manned with 

 eight hundred Foot, and eighty Horfe, from Quba, and now riding before the 

 Mexican Coaft ; from whence foon after he receiv'd unexpected Command, to 

 come prefently aboard unarmed, and refign up his Authority : But he in ftead 

 of fubmiffion, compell'd Naryaecy in a fliort time to relinquish his Title, and 

 own him for Superior. Mean while the Spaniards which remained inpofTeffi- 

 on of Tenu/iitan y ran the hazard of a general Maffacre • for the Citizens much 

 ftomacking the Oppreffions of the Spaniards, who grew very infolent, inflaving 

 their King, bringing their inveterate Enemies the Tlaxcallans and Gua^u^ingans 

 into their City, exa&ing them to pay Tributes, pulling down their Gods, and 

 demolifliing their ancient Idols, they brake out from all Parts in a tumultuous 

 manner, ran to Arms, and befieg'd them Day and Night in their Fort, al- 

 though Montezuma endeavored to perfwade the contrary. Corte^ hearing of it, 

 came to their relief with the New Forces Landed from Cuba$ but he fighting 

 his way ere he could get in, was fo roughly entertained by the Mexicans, that 

 they kill'd him forty Men, wounding as many more 5 and notwithstanding 

 fifteen Field-pieces with continual Shot made foul Breaches, leiTeningthe 

 number of the AiTailants, yet they fuddenly fill'd up their Vacancies again 

 with frefli Men, which clambcr'd over the Heaps of thofe that lay flain. 

 Three Days the Battel had continu'd very fierce, when Montezuma being with 

 the Spaniards in the Caftle, went to a low Window, to fee if he could com- 

 mand his Subje&sto retreat . but a continual Cry fo deafned their F-ars, and 

 fhowres of Arrows and Stones fo took away their fight, that he did nothing: 



Then 





