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.
_Iames Velasques_ procéeded on hys iourney wyth a greate
companye agaynste the Rebelles. Then sayde _Cortez_ to hys brother in
lawe _Iohn Xuares_, bryng me (quoth he) my Launce and my Crosbowe to
the Townes ende. And so in that euening hée wente out of Sanctuarie,
and taking hys Crossebowe in hande, hée wente with his brother in
lawe to a certayne Farme, where _Iames Velasques_ was alone, with his
householde seruauntes, for hys armye was lodged in a Village thereby,
and came thither somewhat late, and at suche tyme as the Gouernoure was
perusing hys Booke of charges, and knocked at his dore which stoode
open, saying: Héere is _Cortez_ that woulde speake with the Gouernoure,
and so wente in. When _Iames Velasques_ sawe hym armed, and at such an
houre, he was maruellously afrayde, desiring hym to rest hymselfe, and
also to accepte hys Supper: No Sir (quoth he) my onely comming is, but
to knowe the complayntes you haue of me, and to satisfye you therein,
and also to bée youre friende and seruitor. They then embraced eache
other in token of friendship. And after long talke, they lay both in
one bedde, where _Iames de Orrelano_ founde them, who went to carrie
newes to the Gouernoure, how _Cortez_ had fledde. After this sort came
_Cortez_ agayne to his former friendshyppe with _Iames Velasques_, and
procéeded with him to the Warres, but afterwarde at his returne, he
was lyke to haue bin drowned in the sea: For as he came from the Caues
of _Bani_ to visite certayne of hys Shepheardes and _Indians_ that
wrought in the Pines of _Barrucoa_ where his dwelling was, his _Canoa_
or little boate ouerthrew, being night, and halfe a league from land,
with tempeste, wherby he was put to his shiftes, and forced to swimme,
and happened to espye lyght that certayne Shepheardes had which were at
supper néere the Sea side. By suche like perils and daungers, runne the
excellente menne their race, vntill that they arriue at the Hauen where
their good lotte is preserued.
The discouerie of nevv Spayne.
[Sidenote: Men tangled in foolish loue.]
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