_Cortes_ made many tokens of peace vnto them, and by his interpreters desired them to leaue the battell. But so much the more as he entreated for peace, the more hastie and earnest were they, thinkyng either to haue ouercomen them, or else to holde them play, to the entët that the Spanyardes should haue folowed them to a certaine ambushe that was prepared for them, of more then .80000. men, whiche they had planted in a créeke of a riuer which abutted vpö the high way. Then our men began to cease from wordes, and to lay hande vpon their weapons, for that company of a thousande were as many, as on our side were fighting men, they were well practised in the warres, very valiät, and also pitched in a better place for fight. This battell endured certaine houres, and at the ende the _Indians_ being eyther wearied, or else meanyng to take our men in the snare appointed, began to flie toward theyr maine battell, not as ouercome, but to ioyne with their owne folke. And our men being hote in the fight and slaughter whiche was not litle, followed them with all their fardage, and vnwares fell into the ambushe among an infinite number of _Indians_ armed, they stayde not bycause they would not put themselues out of order, and passed through their campe with great haste & feare. The enimies began to sette vpon the horsemen, thinkyng to haue taken their lances from them, their courage was so stoute: many of the Spaniardes had there perished, had it not bin for the _Indian_ friends. Likewise the courage of _Cortes_ did much animate them, for although he ledde his army making way yet, diuers times, he turned him backe to place his men in order and to comforte them, and at length came out of that daungerous way into the playne fielde, where the horses mought helpe, and the ordinaunce stande in stéede, whiche two things did greatly anoy the enimie to their great wonder and maruell, and at the sight thereof began to flie. In bothe encounters remayned many _Indians_ slayne and wounded, and of the Spaniardes some were hurt, but none killed, giuyng moste hartie thankes vnto God for their deliuery from so great a multitude of _Indians_ their enimies with muche ioye and pleasure of the victory. Then they wente to pitche their campe in a village called _Teoacazinco_, where was a little Tower and a Temple, and there fortified themselues, and buylte cotages of bowes and strawe. The _Indians_ of _Zeampoallan_, and those of _Iztacmixtlitan_ did play the valiant men that day, wherfore _Cortes_ honoured them with harty thankes. [Sidenote: The care of good souldiers.]