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It was afterwards'called Puerto del Nombre Feo from its refemblance to 

 one of that name in Old Spain. In this expedition Montejo employed 

 ten or twelve days, during which time the Mexican lord who was in- 

 trufted with the care of our provifions, relaxed fo much, that we began 

 to experience great diftrefs j our bread grew rotten, and unlefs we were 

 fuccefsful in fifhing we might ftarve, for the few Indians who occa- 

 fionally brought fowls valued them much higher than they had done 

 at firft. 



After waiting for fome time very impatiendy, the Mexican am- 

 baflador Tendile returned, with a prefent of ten loads of the fineft mantles 

 of cotton and feathers. Montezuma alfo fent four jewels called calchi- 

 huis, refembling emeralds, moll: highly valued by the Mexicans, and 

 various articles of gold, to the amount of three thoufand crowns. The 

 two noblemen, Tendile and Pitalpitoque, for the third who refembled 

 Cortes had fallen ill on the road, informed our general that the great 

 Montezuma had received his prefent with much fatisfadtion, but that as 

 to the interview, he could not permit any more to be faid on the fubjedl. 

 That thefe rich jewels each of which exceeded in value a load of gold 

 were intended for our emperor,, and that herewith all farther intercourfe 

 with Mexico was precluded. Cortes, though greatly mortified, thanked 

 them politely, and turning to fome of us who were prefent faid, Truly 

 this is a great monarch, and rich: with the permiffion of God we 

 ** muft fee him.** To which all the foldiers replied, that they were 

 ready to march. At this moment the bell tolled for the Ave Maria, and 

 all of us fell on our knees, before the holy crofs. 



The Mexican noblemen being very inquilitive to know the. 

 meaning of this, Cortes hinted to the Rev. Father Bartholome the 

 the propriety of a fermon, fuch as fhould convey to them the truths of 

 our holy faith. Fra. Bartholome accordingly preached, like an ex- 

 cellent theologian which he was, explaining the myfteries of the crofs, 

 at the fight of which the evil beings they worfhipped as gods fled away. 

 Thefe fubjecfts and much more he dilated upon, and it was perfe(5lly ex- 



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