This was a sorrowfull newes to the _Mexicans_, to heare of the succoure which _Don Hernando_ hadde sente to serue _Cortes_, and with holden the same from them, yea and also among them were come kinsmen, bréethren, and fathers to many of them which were in _Mexico_ in the seruice of _Quahutimoc_. Two dayes after that these menne were come, there came also men of _Xochmilco_, and certayne husbandmen of the Moütaines, who spake the _Otomitlh_ spéech, beséeching _Cortes_ to pardon their long tarrying, offering also both men and vittayles for the séege. _Cortes_ was pleased wyth their cöming and gentle offer, for they being his friëds, he was assured of them of _Culhuacan_, and sayd vnto them, within these thrée daies (God willing) I wil combate the Citie, therefore againste that time I praye you prepare your selues accordingly, and therein shall I knowe whether you are my friendes or no: and with this aunswere they departed, promising to fulfill his request, as they did in déede. This done, he sente thrée _Vergätines_ to _Sandoual_, and other thrée to _Aluarado_, for to disturbe anye succoure that mighte come from the land to the Citie, and likewise to defende and ayde the Spanyardes at all times, when they would land vpon the calsey, to combate the Citie, for he well vnderstoode howe profitable those vessels would be néere vnto the bridges. The Captaines of the _Vergantines_ ceased not night and day to runne the coast and Townes of the lake, where they tooke manye boates from the enimies, laden with men and victuall, and permitted none to come into the Citie, nor yet any to come out. The daye appointed to the enimies for the combate, _Cortes_ made his prayers vnto God, & then enformed each Captayne what he should do, and came foorth with twëtie horsemen, thrée hundred Spanyardes, and a great number of _Indians_, with their péeces of Ordinance, and where in thrée or foure dayes before they had not skirmished, time serued the _Mexicans_ at will to open al those places which were dammed vp before, and also to builde better bulwarkes thä those which were throwen downe, attending with that horrible noyse accustomed. But whë they sawe the _Vergantines_ on eache side, theyr ioy was turned into sorrowe, and beganne to fainte, the whiche oure men vnderstood well, and therewith alanded themselues vpon the calsey, and wanne the bulwarke and the bridge. Our army procéedyng forward, set vppon the enimies, vntill they came to another bridge, the whyche was likewise wonne in shorte time, and this pursued from bridge to bridge, alwayes fighting, vntill they had driuen them from the Calsey and stréetes. _Cortes_ for his part lost no time, for he with tenne thousande _Indians_ laboured to damme vp againe the sluses and broken places of the bridges, making the way plaine both for Horsemen and footemen: it was so much to doe, that all those ten thousand _Indians_ were occupyed therein from the morning vntill the euening.