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Cortes, in writing to that general, ftating his fituation, and praying 

 his protedion in confideration of their former intimacy. This requeft 

 was acceded to by Cortes, who fent an invitation to him to come to 

 Mexico. Garay fet out upon his journey, and when he approached the 

 city of Mexico, he was met by Cortes at the head of a number of Spa- 

 niih gentlemen on horfeback, who condud:ed him to his newly built 

 palace, and having heard the detail of his diftrefles, he promifed him 

 redrefs, and referred the affair to Fra Bartholome, Alvarado, and San- 

 doval. Fra Bartholome, to bind Cortes and Garay in ftronger ties of 

 friendfhip propofed an alliance between the daughter of Cortes, named 

 Donna Catalina Cortes or Pizarro, and the eldeft fon of Garay, who 

 then held a command in his fleet. Cortes accepting the propofal gave 

 his daughter a liberal fortune, adding an affent to Garay*s colonizing 

 on the river of Palmas, and a promife to fupport the undertaking. 



Garay was now induced to intercede with the general, and obtained 

 permiffion for Narvaez to vifit the Ifland of Cuba.; for which favor Nar- 

 vaez was very thankful, and took his leave of Cortes with many pro- 

 fcflions of gratitude and fervice. As to Garay and his expedition, both 

 one and the other approached their end, for he, attending Cortes to 

 early mattins, and having walked about the church, and eaten his 

 breakfaft, was fuddenly feized with a pleurify, which after a courfe of 

 bleeding and purging was declared mortal. This was anounced to him 

 by Fra Bartholome, who accompanied the fatal news with earneft ex- 

 hortations to him, to advert to the ftate of his foul, and not lofe that 

 in the next world, as he had already thrown away his fortune in this. 

 Garay was imprefled by the arguments of the good father, and having 

 confelTed, and had the rites of the church adminiftered, he made his 

 will, leaving Cortes and Fra Bartholome his executors, and in four days 

 from the time he was firft feized he gave up the ghoft. This we ob- 

 ferve peculiarly to belong to the climate of thefe countries ; that in four 

 days pleurifies are fatal, of which we had many inftances amongft our 

 foldiers, both in Tezcuco and in Cuyoacan. However Garay being 

 now dead, God pardon him his fins ! amen. He received an honour- 

 able 



