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in Yucatan, two armour bearers, eight grooms, two falconers, five 

 muficians, a ftage dancer, a jugler and puppet player, a mafter of the 

 horfe, three Spanifh muleteers. The general brought a great fervice of 

 gold and filver plate, and a large drove of fwine for his table followed 

 feeding by the way. Three thoufand Mexican warriors attended their 

 chiefs, befides a numerous train of domeftics. 



V/hen the party was on the point of fetting out, the factor Salazar, 

 and the veedor Chirinos, either feeing or affe6ting to fee much danger 

 likely to refult from Cortes quiting the feat of government, and finding 

 alfo that they had not been left in any ftation during his abfence, remon- 

 ftrated with him, but finding it to be to no purpofe, they then requefled 

 permiflion to accompany him as far as Guacacualco. To this he gave 

 his confent, and they accordingly fet out. Cortes was received in all 

 the places upon his way with fuch pomp and rejoicing as is not in my 

 power to defcribe. Above fifty foldiers and ftraggling travellers newly 

 arrived from Caflille joined him upon the road, and the general divided 

 his troops in two parties, until their arrival at Guacacualco, for the 

 greater convenience of obtaining provifions. 



During the journey, the veedor and fadtor kept themfelves clofe 

 to Cortes, efpecially the latter, playing a hundred tricks of fervility and 

 obfequioufnefs, and every word he fpoke, he was cap in hand, and 

 with his fluent fpeech, and fmooth words, as it were trying to get him 

 back to Mexico, and exprefTmg his folicitude for his fafety. Some- 

 times when he was riding by the fide of the general he would fing, 

 *♦ Ay tio bolvamonos, ay tio bolvamonos." Then Cortes would laugh 

 at him and reply finging, 



*' Adelante mi fobrino, adelante mi fobrino, 



Y no creais in agueros, que fera lo que dios quifiere. 

 *• Adelante mi fobrino. 



Oh 



