TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE. See the TRANSCRIBER'S ENDNOTE for details of this transcription. THE Pleasant Historie of the Conquest of the VVeast India, _now called new Spayne_, Atchieued by the vvorthy Prince _Hernando Cortes_ Marques of the valley of _Huaxacac_, most delectable to Reade: Translated out of the Spanishe _tongue, by T. N._ Anno. 1578. [Illustration] ¶ Imprinted at London by _Henry Bynneman_. 1578. ¶ TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, Sir Francis VValsingham _Knight, principall Secretary to the_ _Queenes most excellent Maiestie,_ _and one of hir highnesse most_ _Honorable priuie Counsell_. Whilest I abode (right Honorable) in the Isle of Palma, in affaires of merchandize for the vvorshipfull _Thomas Locke_ deceased, and his company, time then permitted me, to haue cöference vvith auncient gentlemen vvhiche had serued in the Conquest of the vveft India, novve called nevve Spaine, vnder the princely Captaine _Hernando Cortez_. By vvhom as present vvitnesses at many of the actes herein contayned, I vvas credibly informed, that this delectable and vvorthy Historie is a most true and iust reporte of matter paste in effect: vvherefore I did the more vvillingly turne ouer and peruse the same, vvhiche is a Mirrour and an excellent president, for all such as shall take in hande to gouerne nevve Discoueries: for here they shall behold, hovv Glorie, Renovvne, and perfite Felicitie, is not gotten but vvith greate paines, trauaile, perill and daunger of life: here shall they see the vvisedome, curtesie, valour and pollicie of vvorthy Captaynes, yea and the faithfull hartes vvhiche they ought to beare vnto their Princes seruice: here also is described, hovv to vse and correct the stubbern & mutinous persons, & in vvhat order to exalt the good, stoute and vertuous Souldiers, and chiefly, hovv to preserue and keepe that bevvtifull Dame _Lady Victorie_ vvhë she is obtayned. And vvhere it vvas supposed, that the golden mettall had his beginning and place in the East and VVeast _India_, neare vnto the hote Zoane, (as moste learned vvriters helde opinion) it is novve approued by the venterous trauellour and vvorthy captaine _Martin Frobisher_ Esquire, yea and also through the greate paynes, procurement, and firste inuention of the vvorshipfull _Mychaell Locke_ Merchaunt, that the same golden mettall dothe also lie incorporate in the bovvelles of the Norvveast parties, enuironned vvith admirable Tovvers, Pillers and Pynacles, of Rockes, Stone, and Ise, possessed of a people bothe straunge, & rare in shape, attire and lyuing, yea suche a Countrey and people, as all _Europe_ had forsaken and made no account of, excepte our moste gratious Queene and her subiectes, vvhome vndoubtedly God hath appoynted, not onely to be supreme Princesse ouer them, but also to be a meane that the name of Christ maybe knovven vnto this Heathenish and Sauage generation.