onset agayne with great courage, and slewe and hurt many _Indians_, but at the best season, the Horseman vanished away cleane out of sighte, and when the _Indians_ sawe not the Horseman, with feare of whome they fledde, thinkyng that he hadde bin a _Centaure_, and that the Horse and man was all one incorporate, they returned agayne with liueley courage, and vsed our Christians worse than they hadde done before. Then the Horseman returned the third time, and putte the _Indians_ to flight with great hurte, whom our footemë pursued with great slaughter. Now at this instant came _Cortez_ with al his company of horsemen, being wearied with the trauaile in passing such strange lakes and wildernesse, wherof the countrey is replenished. Our men being ioyful of his comming, they began to enforme him what wonders they had sene a horseman do, which came to succour them, demanding of him which of their company it was. _Cortez_ answered and faithfully assured them, that it was none of their cöpany, bicause it was not possible for any of them to come any sooner: Then they al gaue God praise, belieuing that it was a helpe sent from heauen. _Cortez_ said (my deare fellows) forwards, for god is with vs. Then the horsemë set vpon the _Indians_, and with force of lance droue them out of the marish ground, and brake their mayne battel. The _Indians_ incontinent left the fielde, and fled into the thicke wooddes, the footemen followed them, and slue aboue thrée hundred _Indians_, besides many other that were hurt. There wer aboue seauenty Spaniardes wounded with arrowes and stones. [Sidenote: A sodaine disease.] And whether it were with labour of the battel, or with excessiue heate, or with drinking the water of that place, there fel such a stitch in their loynes, that about a hüdred of them fel flat vpon the groüd, not able to go nor stand, their fellowes being forced to carry thë on their backes. But it pleased god that the same night the payne wente frö them, being in the morning wel againe. Who séeyng themselues deliuered from so manye perils, gaue moste humble thankes to the almightye god that had miraculously deliuered them. They all agréed that thrée times they had séene the straunge horseman, with the speckled horse, fight in their fauour, as is aforesaid, beléeuing generally it was a miracle, as certainely it did appeare, for the Christians did not alone sée this thing, but also the _Indians_ dyd muche note it, for the maruelous fiercenesse wherwith he came vppon them, with such great murder, that they were amased, and almoste blynde with hys bryghtnesse, being so trodden vnder hys féete. The captiue _Indians_ after the battayle declared the circumstance therof. The Lord Tauasco submitteth _himselfe to the Christians_. [Sidenote: The Cazike enbassadours.]