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and thrown into prifon, which he took fo much to heart that in three 

 days he died. The oydor Vafquez, during the voyage, prevailed on 

 the captain of the (hip to land him in St. Domingo, where, waiting 

 on the officers of the royal court of audience, and the Jeronymite bro- 

 thers, they were highly offended at the treatment their officer had re- 

 ceived, and made complaints upon the fubjed: to his Majefty's council 

 in Cailille, without any effed however, owing to the influence of the 

 Bifhop of Burgos. 



The troops fent by Velafquez now quitting the coaft, advanced to 

 Cempoal. The firft thing that Narvaez did upon his arrival there, was, 

 to take forcibly from the fat cacique, all the gold and mantles, and alfo 

 the young Indian women who had been given to Cortes and his officers 

 by their parents, and had been left in his care on our march to Mexico. 

 The fat cacique complained to him of this, and alfo of the robberies 

 committed by his foldiers, faying, that it was otherwife when Cortes 

 and his men were there; upon which Salvatierra, a very impudent 

 boafting fellow exclaimed, " See what fear thefe Indians have of this infig- 

 nificant Cortes." And yet I protefl, that this man who was fo ready 

 with his tongue on all occafions, when we came to attack Narvaez and 

 his army, was the moft defpicable cowardly wretch I ever beheld. 

 Narvaez at this time tranfmitted a copy of the commiffion which he held 

 under the government of Cuba, the farther particulars relative to which 

 I will mention in their place. Our general received conftant intelligence 

 of whatever occurred, from his friends in the army of Narvaez, and 

 alfo from Sandoval, who now informed him that he entertained five per- 

 fons of confideration who had quitted Narvaez, affigning as a reafon 

 for it, that when they faw he did not refped his Majefty's oydor, ftill 

 lefs had they any hopes of good treatment from him, being the oydor's 

 relations. From thefe perfons he had got information of the refolution 

 of Narvaez, to come immediately and feek us out in Mexico. 



This being made known to fuch of us as Cortes was in the habit 

 of advifing with, he agreed with us in a general determination, to march 



againft 



