those whiche wee haue spoken of, the Vergantines did the like where they wente, and the other Captaines also were not idle where they were appointed. Things that happened to Pedro de _Aluarado through his bolde attempt_. _Pedro de Aluarado_, would passe his army to y^e market place of _Tlalulco_, for he toke much payn & stoode in perill in susteyning y^e bridges which he had gotten, hauing hys forte almost a league frö thence. And again, he being a man of a haughtie stomacke, thinking as wel to get honor as his general, and likewise being procured by his company, who sayde, that it were a shame for them if _Cortez_ should winne that market place, being more nearer vnto them, than vnto him: wherevpon he determined to winne those bridges which as yet wer vnwonne, and to place himselfe in the market place. He procéeded with all his army vntill they came to another brokë bridge, which was sixtie paces of length, and two fadome depe, the whiche with the helpe of the Vergantines, he wan in short space, and gaue order to certaine of his men to damme it vppe substancially, and he himselfe pursued his enimies, with fiftie Spaniardes. But when the Citizens sawe so few in number, and al footemen, (for the horses coulde not passe the sluce so soone,) they came vpon them so sodainely & fiercely, that they made our men to turne their backes, and trust to theyr legges, yea and our men fel into the water, they knewe not which way. They slew many of our _Indias[=a?]_, and four Spaniards, who forthwith they sacrifised, and eate their fleshe in the open sight of al the army. _Aluarado_ saw his owne folly, in not beleauing _Cortes_, who had always forewarned him, not to procede foreward, vntil he had made the way sure behinde him: but _Aluarado_ his counsellers payde their counsel with life _Cortes_ sorrowed for the same, for the like had happened vnto him, if he had giuen credite to their counsel. But as a prudent captain, he considered the matter better, for euery house was then an Ilande, the calsey broken in many places, and the zoties or house toppes beset with stones, for these and suche like places vsed _Quahutimoc_. _Cortes_ went to see where _Aluarado_ had pitched hys campe, and also to rebuke him for that which was past, and to aduise him what he shold do: But when he came and found him so farre within the libertie of the Citie, and the daungerous places which hadde passed, he dyd highly cömend his valiaunt and good seruice: he also cömuned with him of manye things concerning the siege, and then returned to his owne campe. The tryumph and sacrifice vvhich the _Mexicans made for their victorie_.