On the thirtéenth of May, _Cristoual de Olid_ came to _Chapultepec_, and brake the conduites of swéete water, wherevpon _Mexico_ was destitute of the same, being the conduit that did prouide all the Citie. _Pedro de Aluarado_ wyth his company procured to amende all the broken places of the calsey, that the horsemen might haue frée passage, and hauing muche to do in these affaires, he spente thrée dayes, and fighting with many enimies, some of his men were hurt, and many _Indian_ friendes slayn. _Aluarado_ abode in _Tlacopan_ with his armye, and _Cristoual de Olid_ retired to _Culhuacan_ with his men, according to the instruction receyued from _Cortes_, and fortifyed themselues in the Lordes houses of the Towne, and euery daye skyrmished with the enimies, and some went to the Townes néere at hande, and brought _Centli_, fruite, and other prouision. In this businesse they occupyed théëselues a whole wéeke. The Battaile and victory of the Vergantines _against the Canoas_. The newe Kyng _Quahutimoc_ hauing intelligence how _Cortes_ hadde launched hys _Vergantines_ and so mightie a power to beséege _Mexico_, entred into counsell wyth the chiefest péeres of hys Realme. Some were of opinion, and dyd prouoke hym to the warres, considering theyr greate multitude of people, and fortitude of the Citie. Others were of opinion, who tendred muche the common weale, that no _Spanyarde_ that shoulde happen to be taken prysoner shoulde be sacrificed, but rather to be preserued for conclusion of peace if néede shoulde so requyre. And finally some sayde, that they should demaunde of their Goddes what was best to doe. The King that inclined himselfe more to peace than to warre, sayde that he woulde remitte the matter to the iudgement of the idolles, and that he would aduise them what answere should be made vnto him but: in harte he desired to come to some honest order and agréement with _Cortes_, fearing the thyng that after did ensue. But seyng his Counsell and subiectes so determined to warre, he cömaunded foure Spaniardes whiche he had prysoners in a cage, to be sacrificed vnto the Goddes of warre, with a greate number more of _Indians_. [Sidenote: A Diuelish sentence.]