The sorrowful Citizens bewayling their vnfortunate fate & destinie, besought the Spaniards to make an ende, and to kill them all out of hande. Then certayne of the horsemen called _Cortes_ in great hast, who went vnto them incontinent, hopyng of some agrement of peace: and standing at the brymme of the water neare vnto a drawe bridge, the _Mexicans_ sayde, oh captayne _Cortes_, consideryng that thou art the childe of the Sunne, why doest thou not entreate the Sunne thy father, to make an ende of vs: oh thou Sunne that canst goe rounde about the worlde in a day and a night, we pray thée make an end of vs, and take vs out of this miserable lyfe, for we desire death to go and rest with our God _Quetcauatlh_ who tarieth for vs. After these speaches they made a lamentable crie, callyng vpon their Goddes with loude voyces. _Cortes_ answered what he thought good, but yet could not perswade them to yéelde, truely it was a pitefull sight to beholde. The imprisonment of Quahutemoc. [Sidenote: An euill revvarde.] _Cortes_ seing the great extremitie that these poore wretched people were in, thinkyng nowe that they woulde yéelde vnto him, therevppon hée spake to an vncle of _Don Hernando de Tezcuco_, who was taken prisoner thrée dayes before, whom he desired to go to the king & treate of peace: this Gentleman refused the message, knowyng the determinate will of _Quahutimoc_, but through muche entreatie he graunted to his request. So the next day followyng _Cortes_ entred into the Cittie, & sent that Gentleman & certaine Spaniardes before him. The _Indian_ guarde of that streate receyued him with the honour which vnto such a noble man did appertayne. He procéeded forward toward the king, & being come where he was, he declared vnto him his embassage. When _Quahutimoc_ had hearde his tale, he was so moued with yre & choller, that forthwith he commaüded him to be sacrificed, and gaue the Spaniardes for theyr answere blowes with stones, staues and arrowes, saying also that they desired death and no peace, and fought so stoutly that day, that they slewe many of our menne, and one horse. Lykewise on their side many were slayne.