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and finking under afflidion, then addrefTed him in the following 

 words. ** Malintzin ! I have done that which was my duty in the de- 

 *' fence of my kingdom and people j my efforts have failed, and being 

 ** now brought by force a prifoncr in your hands, draw that poinard 

 " from your fide, and ftab me to the heart." Cortes embraced, and 

 iifed every expreflion to comfort him, by affurances that he held him 

 in high eftimation for the valour and firmnefs he had fhewn, and that 

 lie had required a fubmiffion from him and the people at the time that 

 they could no longer reafonably hope for fuccefs, in order to prevent 

 further deftrudion ; but that v^^as all paft, and no more to be thought 

 of j he fliould continue to reign over the people, as he had done before. 

 Cortes then enquired after his queen, to which Guatimotzin replied, 

 that in confequence of the compliance of Sandoval with his requeft, (he 

 and her women remained in the piraguas, until Cortes fhould decide as 

 to their fate. The general then caufed them to be fent for, and treated 

 them in the beft manner his fituation afforded. The evening was draw- 

 ing on, and it appeared likely to rain; he therefore fent the whole roy- 

 al family to Cuyoacan, under the care of Sandoval. The reft of the 

 troops then returned to their former quarters ; we to ours of Tacuba, 

 and Cortes, proceeding to Cuyoacan, took the command there, fending 

 Sandoval to refume his ftation at Tepeaquilla. Thus was the fiege of 

 Mexico brought to a conclufion by the capture of Guatimotzin and his 

 chiefs, on the thirteenth of Auguft, at the hour of vefpers, being the 

 day of St. Hyppolitus, in the year of our Lord one thoufand five hun- 

 dred and twenty one. Glorified be our Lord Jefus Chrift, and our la- 

 dy the Holy Virgin Mary his bleffed mother, amen! 



In the night after Guatimotzin was made prifoner, there was the 

 greateft tempeft of rain, thunder, and lightening, efpecially about mid- 

 night, that ever was known ; but all the foldiers were as deaf as if they 

 had been for an hour in a fteeple, with the bells ringing about their 

 ears. This was owing to the continual noife of the enemy for ninety 

 three days ; fome preparing their troops and bringing them on, fhout- 

 ing, calling, and whiftling^, as fignals to attack us on the caufeway ; 



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