happen well, then wyll I entreate and pray you to follow my counsell. The Souldyers hearing this comfortable speeche, began to lay aside their desire to goe from thence to _Vera Crux_. They aunswered generally, that they woulde obey his commaundemente, it shoulde séeme with the promise made, touching the successe of the victory in _Tepeacac_, and lightly seldome it happeneth, that a Spanyard saith no, when he is required to goe on warfare, for it is holden for a dishonor and shame. The vvarres of Tepeacac. _Cortez_ found himselfe at hearts ease with this answere, for it was a thing y^t had much troubled him: & vndoubtedly if he had followed his fellowes demand, he shoulde neuer haue recouered _Mexico_ agayne, & they likewise had bin slayne in the way towards _Vera Crux_, for they hadde manye perilous places to passe. Eache one of them waxed whole of his wounds, sauing some which dyed for wät of loking to in time, leauing their wounds filthy & vnbound, as Surgiös doe affirme, with also their great trauell & weakenesse. And likewise other some remayned lame and halt, which was no small griefe and losse: but the most parte recouered healthe, as I haue declared. After twenty dayes fully past, whiche they had abode in _Tlaxcallan_, _Cortes_ determined to make warre with the _Indians_ of _Tepeacac_, which is a greate Towne, and not farre from thence, for they hadde slayne twelue Spanyards, whiche came from _Vera Crux_ towardes _Mexico_. Likewise they were of the league of _Culhua_, and therfore were holpen by the _Mexicans_, and did many times great hurt to the inhabitantes of _Tlaxcallan_, as _Xicotencatl_ did testifye. _Cortes_ desired hys louing friende _Maxixca_, and diuers other Gentlemen, to goe with him, who forthwith entred into counsell wyth the states and comunaltie of the Citie, and there determined with generall consente to gyue vnto him fortie thousand fighting men, besides many _Tamemoz_, who are foote carriers, to beare the baggage, victuall, and other things. With this number of _Tlaxcaltecas_, his owne men and horses, he wente to _Tepeacac_, requiring them in satisfaction of the death of y^e twelue Christiäs that they shuld now yéelde themselues to the obedience of the Emperor, and that héereafter neuer more to receiue any _Mexican_ into theyr towne or houses, neyther yet any of the prouince of _Culhua_. The _Tepeacacs_ answered, that they had slaine the Spaniardes for good and iuste cause, whiche was, that being tyme of warre they presumed to passe through their countrey by force, without their will and licence. And also that the _Mexicans_ and _Culhuacans_ were their friendes and Lordes, whom alwayes they would friendly entertayne within their towne and houses, refusing vtterly their offer and request, protesting to giue no obedience to whom they knew not, wishyng them therefore, to returne incontinent to _Tlaxcallan_, excepte they had desire to ende their werie dayes.