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ofFencej this he particularly enforced to the foldiers of Narvaez who 

 were not fo much habituated to difcipline. He added that he hoped 

 to find our allies fteady to us, but that if it turned out other wife, though 

 but four hundred and forty ftrong, ill armed, and wounded, we had 

 vigorous bodies and flout hearts to carry us through. 



We now arrived at a fountain on the fide of fome hills, where is 

 a circular rampart built in old times, at the boundary of the flates of 

 Mexico and Tlafcala. Here we repofed, and then proceeded to a town 

 named Gualiopar, where we procured a little food which we were obli- 

 ged to pay for, and halted one day. As foon as our arrival was known 

 in the head town of Tlafcala, our friends Maxicatzin, Xicotenga, Chi- 

 chimecatecle, the chief of Guaxocingo, and others, came to fee and em- 

 brace Cortes and the refl of our captains and foldiers. They wept for 

 our lofTes, and kindly blamed Cortes for having negledled the warning 

 they had given him of Mexican treachery. They then invited us to 

 their town, rejoicing at our efcape, and congratulating us on our vali- 

 ant anions. They alfo affured us that they were affembling thirty 

 thoufand warriors to join us at Obtumba. Cortes thanked, and diflri- 

 buted prefents to all. They were rejoiced at feeing Donna Marina and 

 Donna Luifa, and lamented the lofs of others ; Maxicatzin in particular 

 bewailed his daughter, and V. de Leon to whom he had given her. 

 Thus we were received by our friends in Tlafcala, where we repofed af- 

 ter our dangers. Cortes lodged in the houfe of Maxicatzin, Alvarado 

 in that of Xicotenga; and here we recovered from our wounds, lofing 

 but four of our number. 



