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CONTENTS. 



Temazcalli, or vapour-baths of the Mexicans . . 248 



Surgery ...... 250 



Aliment of the Mexicans . . . 251 



Wine ...... 256 



Drefs ....... 258 



Ornaments ...... 259 



Domellic furniture and employments . . . ibid. 



The ufe of tobacco ..... 262 



Plants ufed inftead of foap .... ibid. 



BOOK VIII. 



Fir ft voyages of the Spaniards to the coaft of Anahuac 265 



Character of the principal conquerors of Mexico . 269 



Armament and Voyage of Cortes . . . 273 

 Victory of the Spaniards in Tabafco . . .274 



Account of the famous Indian Donna Marina . 276 



Arrival of the armament at the port of Chalchiuhcuecan 278 



Montezuma's uneafmefs, embafly, and prefents to Cortes 283 



Prefent from Montezuma to the Catholic king . 286 



Embafly from the lord of Chempoalla and its confequences 288 



Imprifonment of the royal minifters in Chiahuitztla . 293 



Confederacy of the Totonacas with the Spaniards . 295 



Foundation of Vera Cruz .... ibid. 



New embaffies and prefents from Montezuma . 296 



Breaking of the idols of Chempoalla . . . 298 



Letters from the armament to the Catholic king . 301 

 Signal conduct of Cortes . . . .302 



March of the Spaniards to Tlafcala . . 303 

 Alteration in the Tlafcalans, their refolution concerning the 



Spaniards ...... 305 



War of Tlafcala . . . . . 311 



New embaifies and prefents from Montezuma to Cortes . 316 



Peace and confederacy of the Tlafcalans with the Spaniards 319 

 Embafly of prince Ixtlilxochitl, and league with the Huex- 



otzincas . . . . . .321 



Submiffion of Tlafcala to the Catholic king . . 322 



Entry of the Spaniards into Tlafcala . . . 3 23 



Enmity between the Tlafcalans and Cholulans . 326 



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