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cingo, where, in the moft retired part, he made a hermitage for him- 

 fdf j in this courfe of hfe he reduced his body to a very weak ftate, by 

 falling and penance, and the fame of his aufterities reaching the Bifhop 

 Juan de Zumarraga, he entreated him not to carry them to fuch an ex- 

 treme. Several other perfons alfo joined him, being induced by his 

 example to lead holy lives ; at the end of about four years, it was God's 

 will to take them all from this world, to his heavenly glory. Lerma; 

 a very valiant foldier ; it was he who rendered fuch effential fervice to 

 Cortes, in once faving his life ; Lerma was afterwards obliged to fly, 

 and feek refuge among the Indians from this very Cortes whom he had 

 preferved, and who was exafperated againft him, for reafons which, 

 from regard to his honour, I will not mention j we never knew what 

 became of him, but our fufpicions were very bad. Pinedo, a good 

 foldier, had been educated in the houfe of Velafquez ; on the arrival of 

 Narvaez, quitting Mexico to join him, he was way-laid and killed on 

 the road by Indians j Cortes was fufpe(3;ed of having a hand in his 

 death. 



One Lopez, returned to Hifpaniola. Alaminos and his fon, Ca- 

 macho de Triano, Alvarez de Huelva, Sopuerto del Condado, Cardi- 

 nas, Umbria, Galdin, and fevcral others, all pilots; Sopuerto, only, 

 remained in Mexico; the refl: being in dread of Cortes, becaufe they 

 had offered their fervices to Garray. Enreque, drowned himfelf, from 

 defpair and fatigue on a march. Zemudio, a very brave foldier, re- 

 turned to Old Spain, on account of having wounded feveral perfons in 

 frays ; he was there given the command of a company ; he died in 

 Locaftil with many other Spanifh cavaliers. Tariffa, the third of that 

 name, called by us "of the white hands," becaufe he was not fit either for 

 war or labour; or any thing elfe except to prate about what had hap- 

 pened to him in Seville; he and his horfe were drowned on the march 

 to Higueras, Efcobar, a brave man but very turbulent ; he was hang- 

 ed for fedition and for violating a married woman. St. .Jago, returned 

 lich, to Caftiile. Aionzo de Efcobar, a perfon of eflimation, formerly 



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