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that he had flattered himfelf with, he remained much confufed, and 

 did not know what to fay. 



The new governor iflued pubHc notice, that all who had complaints 

 to make againft the former adminiftration of the country, fhould bring 

 them forward, whether they were concerning Cortes, the civil, or the 

 military officers. In confequence of this a hoft of accufers, litigants,, 

 and claimants, ftarted up. All the general's private enemies brought 

 accufations againfl: him; others who had really juftice on their fide laid 

 claim to what was due to them. Some alledged that they had not re- 

 ceived their proper (hares of gold, others that they had not been fuffici- 

 ently rewarded, and others demanded remuneration for their horfes kil- 

 led in the wars, although they had gotten ten times the value in gold; 

 and fome demanded fatisfadion for perfonal injuries. Juft at the period 

 when the governor had opened his court to give a hearing to all 

 the parties, it was God's will, and for our fins and misfortunes, that 

 he fhould be taken fuddenly ill of a fever, and a lethargy coming on 

 him he remained in that ftate four days. His three phyficians then ad- 

 vifed him to confefs and receive the facrament, which he did with 

 great devotion, and appointed as his fucceflbr in the government, Mar- 

 cos de Aguilar who had come with him from Caftille. Some faid that 

 the latter was only a bachelor and not a licentiate, and therefore incapa- 

 ble of adling ; however the governor left him orders not to proceed fur- 

 ther with the bufmefs of the court, but that all fhould be laid before 

 his Majefly. On the ninth day from the time he was taken ill, the 

 governor gave up his breath to our Lord. The whole city went into 

 mourning on the occafion. The military deplored his lofs with parti- 

 cular reafon, for he certainly intended to redrefs all abufes, and to re- 

 ward us according to our merits. 



I heard an anecdote of him, at the time of his death, and it was 

 this. He was of a gay difpofition and fond of mufic; to divert his 

 lethargy, his attendants brought a lute, and played upon it in his apart- 

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