They departed in the mornyng from thence, and wente through a cragged & naughty way, to a great towne the enhabitantes whereof were fledde for feare, so that they abode there two daies to rest thëselues, to cure their më, & horses: also they somewhat eased their hügery stomakes and carried frö thence prouision, although not muche, for they had none to carrie it. And being departed frö thence, many enimies pursued them & persecuted them very sore. Likewise y^e guide erred out of his way, & at lëgth came to a little village of few houses, where they reposed y^e night. In the morning they procéeded vpon their way, and the enimies still pursuyng and troubled them sore all the day. [Sidenote: Cortes vvounded vvith a slyng.] [Sidenote: Oh noble Cortez.] _Cortes_ was woüded with the stripe of a sling, and therewith was in greate daunger of life, for his head so rancbled, that of necessitie they were forced to take out certaine péeces of his skull, whervpon he was driuen to séeke a solitarie place in the wildernesse to cure him, and in goyng thitherwardes, the enimies wounded fiue Spaniardes and foure horses, whereof one died, and that was eaten among them for a sumptuous supper, and yet not sufficient for them all, for there was none of them whiche were not vexed with hunger. I speake not of their woundes and wearinesse, things sufficient to haue made an ende of lyfe. But certainely the Spanishe nation can abide more hunger than any other, and especially these with _Cortes_ dyd shewe the proofe. The nexte day in the mornyng departing from a litle Village, and fearyng the multitude of enimies, _Cortes_ commaunded eche horseman to take a sicke manne behinde him, and those that were somewhat stronger, to holde by the horse tayles and stirroppes: he likewise made cruches for other some to ease them, and woulde not leaue one of his men behinde him to be a pray and supper for the _Indian_ enimies. This aduise was very profitable as things fell out, yea also there were some of them that carried vpon their backe their fellowes, & thereby were saued. They had not iourneyed a full league into a playne fielde, when there mette them an infinite number of _Indians_ who compassed them round aboute, and assaulted our men in such sorte, that they verily beléeued that day to ende generally their liues, for there were many _Indians_ that durst wrastell with our men, man to man, yea and layd some of them in the duste, and drewe them by the héeles, whether it were with the great courage whiche they had, or whether it were with the trauayle, hunger and hurtes of our men I know not, but great pittie it was to sée, how they were drawen by the _Indian_ enimies, and what grieuous mone they made. [Sidenote: Oh valiant Cortez.] [Sidenote: 200000. Indians.]