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AMERICA. 







News of th« 

 arrival cf the 

 the Sfamjh 

 Fleet. 





s 





committed to 

 Prifon by 

 Corttftus. 



eorttfwf 

 marches a- 

 gainft Vthf* 

 $ttez$ Party. 



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dormant Man, knew him, by the Royal Apparel, to be Mutexuma , after which 

 the Voice was heard again, faying, Hou, found ly doth he Jleep : the time ts coming 

 Vbicb Provides funifmients for many Qrims % bum the Snoarer with the Torch Tohch he holds 

 in his Hands, he Villfeel no pain : Not long after he being informed hereof, and look, 

 ine on his Thigh, found the fame burnt, to his no fmall amazement, 



Havina now poiTefs'd the Throne fourteen years, he receiv'd news of a 

 Fleet, and therewith a Draught of the Men and VeiTels painted on Cloth. This 

 ftartling him, he immediately advis'd with his Council, who judg'd it convenient 

 to fecure the Coaft along the Southern Ocean with ftrong Watches t yet nevcrthc. 

 left Ferdinand Cortefm Landed with five hundred Foot and fixty Horfc, took the 

 City <Potanchanum, march'd through the Countrey Sicuchimalar to TafcaUeca, where 

 they had a flia-rp Conflict, in which the Spaniards were in great danger . and had 

 not they had fix Field-Pieces with them, which did as much affright as hurt the 

 Indians, they had without doubt been cut off there. In Chiurutecal they were in as 

 much danger , for certainly the Spanifh Army had been fet upon in the Night, had 

 not a Woman inform'd them of it. 



Mean while Mutec^uma confulted with his Sorcerers todeftroy Qortefiuthy Charms, 

 who then was marching through Chalco, whereupon a confiderable number of Sorce- 

 rers went thither to the top of a high Mountain,where,as they were beginning their 

 Incantations and Charms, their Idol Te^calipuca appear'd to them : and in an angry 

 manner told them, That Montezuma fhould lofehis Crown and Life . and to con- 

 firm his words, he Ihew'd them a dreadful fpc&acle . for looking about, they faw 

 the City in a light flarrie. This being told to Mutcc^uma, he rcfolv'd to make him- 

 felf as fecure as he could, and went to meet Corujius with coftly Prefents, delivering 

 him the Crown in the prefence of all his Council ; to which purpofe he took one 

 Marina, experienced in the Caflilian Tongue, with him for his Interpreter . all things 

 then feeming to end in Friendfliip. But they continu'd not long in that ftatc . 

 for CortefiM, whole whole Defign was to bring Mexico under the Spaniards Sub- 

 je&ion, not long after accus'd Mutec^uma, that Coalcopoca had on his Commands 

 ftorm'd the new Spanifl? City Vera Qrux, which he could no way excufe 5 and not- 

 withftanding Mutec^uma deliver'd him Qoalcopoca, with fifteen of his Nobles Prifo- 

 ners, who were all burnt with green Wood • yet he was committed Prifoner, to 

 the great difcontent of the Mexicans, who faid, << That they were now come to a 

 " finepafs, to be thus fool'd by a few Strangers, who had imprifon'd their King, 

 " trampled upon their ancient Images, endeavor'd to murther them all, and in de* 

 "fpite of them brought their mortal Enemies, the Tafcaltecans and Gua^mgans, in- 



" to Mexico. 



About this time there were certain Ships come to Vera Crux, which was a new 

 Port-Town of this Countrey, that the Spaniards had built fince their coming thi- 

 ther, and had Landed near upon a thoufand Men ; which was an Accident that had 

 like to have fpoil'd the Defign of Cortefxm and all his Company at Mexico, thefe 

 Men being fent by James Velafque^, Governor of Cuba, cxprefsly againft Qorteftus and 

 his Men, upon pretence that they had a&ed not conformably to the Commiffion 

 which they had receiv'd from him, and gave him no account of their proceedings; 

 which in a great meafure was true : for it muft be confefs'd, that Cortefim and his 

 Men finding themfelves to have fall'n upon an Adventure that was certainly rich 

 and good, "and having got fuch footing and intereft in the Countrey already, by 

 their Succefs and Victories, and chiefly by their Confederacy with fo many of the 

 Natives and People of the Countrey, revolted to them, did almoft at fitft, by a ge- 

 neral confent, renounce their Commiffion, and dependency upon Vtlafijuez., and 



profefs'd 



