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 readeLópez de Gómara, Francisco
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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
López de Gómara, Francisco
Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547; Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540; Nahuatl language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Before _Cortes_ knew the effect of the cöming of this new fléete,
his head was sore troubled, for, on the one side he was glad of the
comming of his owne nation, on the other side he liked not so great
an armye. Likewise he ymagined, that if they came to succour him, he
helde the Countrey for conquered: also if that they were come againste
him, he iudged the Countrey to bée lost. He iudged also, that if they
were come from _Spayne_, that then they hadde brought to him the
thing loked for, but if they were come from _Cuba_, be feared ciuil
warres. He also thought, that from _Spayne_ could not come so many
folke in so shorte space. Finally, he déemed, that his olde enemie
_Iames Velasques_ was come personally, but when he knew the whole
truth, then was he muche more pensiue, thinking that the thread of
his prosperitie was cut asunder, yea and that they would be meane to
stoppe the gappes of the whole discouery, both of the secretes of the
land, mines and treasure, as also, in the knowledge of the friends or
enimies of _Mutezuma_. It shoulde be also a let to inhabite the places
which he had begunne, yea and also to Christen the _Indians_, whiche
was the principall thing that he pretended, yea & a let or stop of many
other things begun in y^e seruice of God & the prince, fearing also
by flying from one inconuenience, to fall into many, and also if he
should permit _Pamphilo de Naruaez_ to come vnto _Mexico_, it shoulde
be a meane of hys perdition: if likewise he should encounter him, he
feared some rebellion in the Citie, and the setting at libertie of
_Mutezuma_, putting in perill his owne honour, life, and trauayle: and
to auoyde all these daungers and inconueniences, he determined remedy.
First, he dispatched twoo men, the one vnto _Iohn Velasques de Leon_,
who was gone to inhabite at _Coazacoalco_, willyng him at the sight of
his letter to repaire vnto _Mexico_, giuing him aduise of the comming
of _Naruaez_ and of the great néede that he stoode in, of him & his
company. The other messenger he sent to _Vera Crux_, to bryng full
relation of the arriuall of _Naruaez_, and what was his pretence.
The letter sent to _Iohn Velasques_, came no sooner to his hande, but
forthwith he obeyed and fulfilled the same, contrary to the expectation
of _Naruaez_, for he was his brother in law, and kinsman vnto _Iames
Velasques_. _Cortes_ seing his constancie, had him euer after that tyme
in great estimation.
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