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going to mafs they proceeded thither. On entering, Guevara fainted 

 Sandoval, and immediately began a converfation, the purport of w^hich 

 was, the great force Velafquez had fent, and the expence he had been 

 at, for the purpofe of arreting Cortes, and all with him as traitors * 

 and he concluded by fummoning Sandoval to lurrender himfelf and his 

 poft, to General Pamphilo de Narvaez. The expreffions ufed by this 

 churchman greatly difpleafed Sandoval, who told him, that if it was not 

 for the protection his holy profeffion afforded him, he fliould be pu- 

 nifhed for his infolence, in ufing the word traitors to thofe who were 

 more faithful fubjedts to his Majefty than either Narvaez or Velafquez ; 

 and as to his demands, he referred him to Cortes, telling him to go to 

 Mexico and fettle his bufinefs with him there. Guevara infifting on 

 executing his miffion, called to the notary Vergara to take out his autho- 

 rities, which he was preparing to do, but Sandoval flopped him, fay« 

 ing, " Look you Vergara; your papers are nothing to me; I know not 

 if they are true or falfe, originals or copies; but I forbid you to read 

 ** them here, and by heaven if you attempt it, I will this inftant give 

 *' you a hundred laflies." At this Guevara cried out, '* Why do you 

 *' mind thefe traitors, read the commifTion." Sandoval then calling 

 him a lying knave ordered them all to be feized; whereon, a number of 

 Indians who were employed to work about the fortrefs, having been 

 prepared for the purpofe, threw trammels over them like fo many 

 damned fouls, and making them fafl, inflantly fet off with them on 

 their backs, for Mexico; they hardly knowing if they were dead or 

 alive, or if it was not all enchantment, when they travelled in fuch a 

 manner, pofl hafle, by frefh relays of Indians, which were in waiting, 

 and faw the large and populous towns, which they paffed through 

 with a rapidity that flupified them. Thus they were carried, day and 

 night, till they were fafely depofited in Mexico. Sandoval fent to con- 

 dud: them, Pedro de Solis, now firnamed De atras La Puerta, by 

 whom he wrote a line in hafle to Cortes, informing him of the par- 

 ticulars. As foon as the general got intelligence of their arrival, he 

 ordered us out under arms, and received them with the greatefl honor, 

 loofening them from their trammels, and apologizing for the rudenefs 



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