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of the faints, under heavy penalties. Second, no foldier to ill treat our 

 allies m their perfons or properties. Third, no foldier to abfent him* 

 fdt from his quarters on any pretence. Fourth, every foldier to be ful- 

 ly provided with arms offenfive and defenfive. Fifth, no foldier to 

 ftake his horfe or arms at gammg. Sixth, no foldier to fleep out of 

 armour, or without his weapons befide him, except in cafe of wounds 

 or ficknefs. Laftly, penalty of death for fleeping on, or abfence from 

 a centinels poft, abfence from quarters without leave, quitting the ranks 

 in the field, or flight in battle. 



Although a number of our people had ferved as failors before, there 

 Was a great averfenefs on the prefent occafion among them to ad: as 

 rowers. The general was therefore obliged to make enquiry, and con- 

 iidfcring all thofe who belonged to, or were natives of Palos, Moguer, 

 Triano, El Puerto, or any other feaport, or who had been known to 

 have been employed in fifhing, as being of the profeflion, he ordered 

 them to the oars, and although many of thefe brought their gentility 

 as an objedion, he would not hear of it, but enforced his orders ; by 

 which he obtained one hundred and fifty, who were, as it will appear 

 in the fequel, better fituated than any of us who had to bear the weight 

 and dangers of the field. The crews being embarked, each brigantine 

 hoiftcd a royal flandard, and alfo its peculiar one. The general then 

 appointed the captains as follows : Garci Holguin, Pedro Barba, Juan 

 de Limpias Carvajal the deaf, Juan Xaremillo, Geronymo Ruiz de la 

 Mora, Carvajal his companion who is now very old and lives in the 

 flreet of St. Francis, one Portillo, a good foldier with an handfome 

 wife, Zamora, mafter of a fliip, now living in Guaxaca, Colmenero a 

 mariner and brave foldier, Lerma, Gines Nortes, Briones native of Sal- 

 amanca, another whofe name I have forgotten, and Miguel diaz de Auz. 

 To thefe he gave inflrudions how they were to ad, and with what of- 

 ficers of the land forces they were to cooperate. 



At this time arrived the army of our allies of Tlafcala under the 

 command of the younger Xicotenga. He brought with him his two 



O o brothers. 



