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.
They appoynted also a place for the high Churche, a Market place, a
Towne house, a Gayle, store houses, a kay or Wharfe, to lade or vnlade,
a butcher row, & other places necessary to the good gouernement and
pollicie of a Towne. They also drew out a plot to build the Castel or
Fort on, néere the roade in a place conueniente, and in this sort began
theyr worke, and their houses made with mudwall, for the earth there is
good for that purpose. And euery man being this occupyed in this new
worke, came from _Mexico_ two kinsmen of _Mutezuma_, with other four
graue learned menne for Councellors, and many seruing men that attended
vppon them, as Ambassadors from _Mutezuma_, they presented vnto
_Cortez_ certayne cloth of Cotten well wouen, and feathers curiously
and fynely wroughte, other péeces of golde and siluer wrought, and
a Casket of graynes of golde, as they were founde in the Mynes not
molten, which wayed altogyther two thousand & ninetie Castlins, & sayd,
y^t _Mutezuma_ hadde sente hym the golde in the Casket, to cure theyr
disease, and woulde gladly knowe howe they fared, giuing also vnto him
most hartie thankes, for loosing his two housholde seruauntes, and
preseruing the others from slaughter, besiechying hym to make accompte,
that hée woulde doe the lyke in anye affayres of his, desiring hym
also to procure the libertie of the other eyghtéene Prisoners: and
bycause those _Indians_ hadde entertayned hym well in their houses, he
did pardon their vprore, yet notwithstanding he knewe very well that
they were suche a kynde of people, that in shorte space they woulde
committe some other offences, whereby they myght bée chastned for all
togyther, euen as a Dogge deserueth stripes. And as concernyng the rest
of hys request, theyr Lorde was not well at ease, and also occupyed in
matters of warre of greate importance, whereby at that presente, there
was no remedie to visit eache other, but in processe of tyme his desire
shoulde be accomplished.
_Cortez_ welcommed them friendly and ioyfully, and also lodged them in
Cotages néere vnto the water side, and sent forthwith for the Lorde
of _Chiautztlan_, that had rebelled, who came at his commandement.
_Cortez_ sayd vnto him, lo sée what troth I haue vsed with thée, for
_Mutezuma_ dareth not to send any army, no nor yet displease anye
person where I am. Therefore from this daye forwarde you and all youre
lignage and friendes maye accompte your selues frée and exempt from
the seruitude of _Mexico_, without rendryng the tributes accustomed.
He requested to set at libertie the prisoners, and to restore thë
to the Ambassadors of _Mutezuma_. Thys _Cazike_ wylled _Cortez_ to
doe what pleased him, for sayde he, euen as wée haue chosen you for
oure Captayne, we will not excéede one iote of youre commaundemente:
wherevppon hée returned home to his towne, and the Ambassadors toward
_Mexico_, all well pleased and content.
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