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bafe and unworthy : and that he would fet out immediately, and de- 

 mand juftice from his Majefty. 



Inftantly therefore quitting the city, he went to one of his country 

 refidences at Cuyoacan, from whence in a few days he proceeded to- 

 wards the coaft. At this time the lady of the treafurer, a perfon well 

 worthy of memory for her many virtues, feeing the dangerous confe- 

 quences likely to refult from his abfurd and arbitrary condud:, expoftu- 

 lated with him on it, reminding him of the many favours he had re- 

 ceived from Cortes, the ingratitude with which he had repaid him, and 

 the many friends that Cortes had. Thefe reprefentations are faid to have 

 operated on the mind of the treafurer, fo as to caufe fincere repentance 

 of the fteps that he had taken. 



At this time arrived in New Spain Fray Julian Garrios, firft bifliop 

 of Tlafcala, and who in honour to our lord the moft chriftian Emperor 

 was named Carolenfe. When this reverend prelate heard of the pro- 

 ceedings of the governor againft Cortes, he was highly difpleafed with 

 them, and two days after his arrival in Mexico where he was received 

 with great pomp, at the requeft of the governor, he undertook to me- 

 diate betwixt them. Many of thefe feditious perfons fuch as there are 

 in all focieties, knowing the diifatisfadtion of Cortes, offered him their 

 fervices if he would fet himfelf up as an independent monarch, in New 

 Spain. Thefe people he immediately arrefted, threatening to put them 

 to death, and he wrote diredly to the bifliop of Tlafcala, to inform 

 him of the treafon. He had alfo received fimilar offers from Mexico, 

 which he treated in the fame manner. The reports of what was going 

 on however, fo terrified the veedor and fadtor, who did not know to 

 what extent Cortes might be induced to go, that they became inceffant 

 in their felicitations to the governor to accelerate the departure of the 

 bifliop of Tlafcala. This prelate having waited upon Cortes, and found 

 every part of his condud: perfedlly to his fatisfadion, wrote back to 

 Mexico to inform the government there of the refult of his obfervations ; 



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