The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne: atchieued by the vvorthy Prince Hernando Cortes, marques of the Valley of Huaxacac, most delectable to reade — John Shaqi
The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne: atchieued by the vvorthy Prince Hernando Cortes, marques of the Valley of Huaxacac, most delectable to readeLópez de Gómara, Francisco
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The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne: atchieued by the vvorthy Prince Hernando Cortes, marques of the Valley of Huaxacac, most delectable to reade
López de Gómara, Francisco
Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547; Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540; Nahuatl language -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Then _Cortez_ séeyng that wordes preuayled not, hée signifyed vnto
them that he woulde enter their Towne by force, to sée it and their
Countrey, for to giue thereof relation to the greatest Prince in the
worlde, who hadde sent them thither: requesting them to be therewith
contented, considering he meante not to disquiet them: and if they
would not permitte the same, he would commend himselfe to his God, and
to the strength and force of hys men. The _Indians_ aunswered agayne,
that they shoulde depart, and not thus bragge in other mens land,
for in no wise they woulde permitte them to enter their Towne. And
if with this warning they would not departe, they meante to kyl both
him and as many as were with him. Yet _Cortez_ ceassed not to vse all
humanitie with those barbarous people, according to the commaundemente
and instructions giuen vnto him by the King of _Castill_, whiche was,
to require those people oftentimes with peace, before the attempting
of warre, or entring perforce into their Townes and Countrey, so that
yet agayne he conuited them with peace, promising them libertie with
good entertainement, assuring them of things profitable both for body
and soule, and that they myghte accompt themselues happie with the
knowledge thereof: but if now they would refuse his offer, he did then
warne them to make them ready for the euening, for before the going
downe of the Sunne, he did hope with the help of his God, to rest and
take vp his lodging in the Towne, in despite of all the inhabitants
thereof, who had refused his offer.
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