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holy bulls of abfolution. All this his Majelly gracioufly thought pro- 

 per to confirm, fo far as relates to the civil and military eftablifhment, 

 adding thereto his order to Velafquez to give up his government of Cuba, 

 on account of his having fent out the armament under Narvaez in de- 

 fiance of the peremptory orders of the royal chamber of audience, and 

 of the brethren of the order of St. Jerome. The Bifliop of Burgos was 

 fo afFedled by the cenfure which his holinefs the Pope pafled upon his 

 condudl, and by his Majefty*s orders in confequence thereof, that when 

 he. retired to his country feat at Toro he fell dangeroufly ill. 



At this period arrived in Old Caftille, Pamphilo de Narvaez, and 

 Chriftoval de Tapia, whom the Bifliop of Burgos had created governor 

 of New Spain, together with the pilots Umbria and Cardenas. Thefe 

 perfons waited on the bifliop to demand his permifl!ion to lay their accu- 

 fations againft Cortes before his Majefly, and as the bifliop defired no- 

 thing better than to hear complaints of Cortes and of us, he fliewcd 

 them every favour in his power. When the agents of Velafquez per- 

 ceived this, they gladly joined the party, and all together went to prefer 

 their charges before the Emperor. 



They made ftrong accufations againfl: Cortes; firfl:, that Velafquez 

 fitted out armaments three times to his own great coft, and entrufted 

 the command of the laft to Cortes, who broke his engagement. Far- 

 ther, that when Velafquez fent Narvaez with his Majefty's commiflion 

 as governor general of New Spain, Cortes made war upon, and defeated 

 him. Alfo, that when the Bifliop of Burgos fent Tapia to take the go- 

 vernment of thofe countries in his Majefl:y*s name, he refufed to obey, 

 and by main force compelled him to reimbark. They alfo accufed Cortes 

 of having obtained a quantity of gold in the name of his Majefty, and 

 converting it to his own ufe; of having taken to himfelf a fifth of all 

 prizage; of having burnt the feet of Guatimotzin; of retaining the fol- 

 diers fliares; and building palaces and fortified houfes that were as large 

 as whole villages, making the inhabitants round Mexico work at them, 

 aadiforcing themao:4raw>large cyfiefs-tre^s^ and'ftonesi from a great 



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