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i_o can_v not_o but_o take_v to_o heart_n and_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o angry_a and_o threaten_a letter_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o in_o spain_n because_o i_o will_v not_o be_v a_o jesuit_n though_o for_o the_o present_a i_o say_v nothing_o yet_o afterward_o in_o many_o occasion_n i_o tell_v my_o brother_n i_o will_v have_v the_o will_v produce_v and_o will_v by_o course_n of_o law_n demand_v a_o child_n part_n but_o he_o put_v i_o off_o assure_v i_o i_o shall_v never_o want_v among_o other_o my_o friend_n and_o kindred_n with_o who_o he_o know_v i_o shall_v be_v well_o accommodate_v as_o long_o as_o i_o continue_v in_o england_n after_o few_o day_n that_o i_o have_v be_v in_o london_n my_o kinsman_n at_o cheam_n desire_v i_o to_o come_v to_o live_v with_o he_o where_o i_o continue_v not_o long_o for_o my_o uncle_n at_o gatton_n invite_v i_o to_o his_o house_n offer_v i_o there_o meat_n drink_z lodging_n horse_n and_o man_n with_o twenty_o pound_n a_o year_n which_o he_o promise_v in_o other_o way_n to_o make_v as_o good_a as_o thirty_o here_o i_o continue_v a_o twelve_o month_n refine_n myself_o in_o my_o native_a tongue_n and_o though_o altogether_o unknown_a to_o my_o uncle_n and_o kindred_n search_v into_o the_o doctrine_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n profess_v in_o england_n for_o which_o cause_n i_o make_v many_o journey_n to_o london_n and_o then_o private_o i_o resort_v to_o some_o church_n and_o especial_o to_o paulâ—…_n church_n to_o see_v the_o service_n perform_v and_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n preach_v but_o so_o that_o i_o may_v not_o be_v see_v know_v or_o discover_v by_o any_o papist_n when_o in_o paul_n church_n i_o hear_v the_o organ_n and_o the_o music_n and_o the_o prayer_n and_o collect_v and_o see_v the_o ceremony_n at_o the_o altar_n i_o remember_v rome_n again_o and_o perceive_v little_a difference_n between_o the_o two_o church_n i_o search_v further_o into_o the_o common-prayer_n and_o carry_v with_o i_o a_o bible_n into_o the_o country_n on_o purpose_n to_o compare_v the_o prayer_n epistle_n and_o gospel_n with_o a_o mass_n book_n which_o there_o i_o have_v at_o command_n and_o i_o find_v no_o difference_n but_o only_a english_a and_o latin_a which_o make_v i_o wonder_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o much_o remain_v still_o of_o rome_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o i_o fear_v my_o call_n be_v not_o right_a in_o these_o my_o scruple_n come_v often_o to_o london_n and_o converse_v with_o one_o dâ—…de_n popham_n and_o crâ—…_n connel_n and_o brown_n english_a and_o irish_a dominican_n friar_n i_o find_v their_o way_n and_o conversation_n base_a lewd_a light_a and_o wanton_a like_o the_o spanish_a and_o indian_a friar_n which_o make_v i_o again_o reflect_v upon_o the_o popish_a church_n uphold_v by_o such_o pillar_n i_o come_v yet_o to_o the_o acquaintance_n of_o one_o price_n superior_a to_o the_o benedictine_n monk_n who_o i_o find_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a statesman_n and_o a_o great_a politician_n and_o very_o familiar_a private_a and_o secret_a with_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n william_n land_n in_o conversation_n with_o my_o brother_n who_o belong_v then_o unto_o one_o signior_n coâ—…_n the_o pope_n agent_n and_o be_v in_o such_o favour_n at_o the_o court_n that_o he_o be_v send_v over_o by_o the_o queen_n with_o a_o rich_a present_a to_o a_o popish_a idol_n name_v our_o â—…ady_n of_o sichem_n in_o the_o low_a country_n i_o hear_v he_o sometime_o say_v that_o he_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o be_v short_o curate_n and_o parish_n priest_n of_o coven_n garden_n sometime_o that_o he_o hope_v to_o be_v make_v bishop_n in_o england_n and_o that_o then_o i_o
indian_n soon_o raise_v and_o arm_v by_o those_o of_o tlaxcallan_n and_o soon_o over_o come_v by_o a_o thousand_o only_a indian_n and_o spaniard_n with_o cortes_n pag._n 30._o 31._o yet_o further_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o thousand_o overcome_v by_o four_o hundred_o spaniard_n and_o six_o hundred_o indian_n page_n 31._o 32._o three_o present_n send_v to_o cortes_n viz_o five_o slave_n frankincense_n and_o feather_n fowl_n 〈◊〉_d and_o cherry_n to_o know_v whether_o heeâ—…ere_v a_o god_n or_o a_o man_n pag._n 3â—…_n montezuma_n the_o emperor_n his_o great_a present_n send_v to_o cortes_n pag._n 34._o the_o tlaxcalteca_n pay_v no_o tribute_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n as_o other_o do_v save_v only_o â—…ne_v corn_n of_o moâ—…_n pag._n 35._o a_o description_n of_o the_o four_o chief_a street_n of_o tlaxcallan_n with_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o town_n pag._n 35._o twenty_o thousand_o person_n wont_a to_o meet_v in_o one_o market_n place_n of_o tlaxcallan_n to_o buy_v and_o sell._n pag._n 35._o severe_a justice_n execute_v upon_o aÌ„_o thief_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o tlaxcallan_n pag._n 36._o chap._n xi_o conclude_v the_o rest_n of_o our_o journey_n from_o tlaxcallan_n to_o mexico_n through_o the_o city_n of_o angel_n and_o guacocingo_n pag._n 36._o content_n the_o city_n of_o angel_n first_o build_v by_o the_o command_n of_o antonio_n de_fw-fr mendoza_n in_o the_o year_n 1530._o pag._n 37._o it_o be_v first_o call_v by_o the_o indian_n cuctlaxcoapan_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o snake_n in_o water_n ibid._n many_o more_o particular_n of_o the_o city_n of_o angel_n brief_o relate_v ibid._n the_o town_n of_o guacocingo_n why_o privilege_v by_o the_o spaniard_n pag._n 38._o tezcuco_n the_o first_o town_n in_o the_o west-india_n that_o receive_v a_o christian_a king_n pag._n 39_o how_o the_o vergantine_n wherewith_o cortes_n besiege_v mexico_n by_o water_n be_v bring_v by_o land_n in_o piece_n from_o tlaxcallan_n to_o tezcuco_n and_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n fifty_o day_n employ_v in_o make_v a_o sluice_n or_o trench_n for_o the_o finish_n of_o they_o and_o launch_v they_o forth_o to_o the_o lake_n pag._n 40._o cortes_n his_o army_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o tezcuco_n for_o the_o better_a besiege_v of_o mexico_n pag._n 40._o 41._o cortes_n make_v use_v of_o seven_o thousand_o beam_n of_o cedar_n tree_n for_o the_o build_n of_o his_o house_n in_o mexico_n pag._n 41._o chap._n xii_o show_v some_o particular_n of_o the_o great_a and_o famous_a city_n of_o mexico_n in_o former_a time_n with_o a_o true_a description_n of_o it_o now_o and_o of_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o it_o in_o the_o year_n 1625._o pag._n 42._o content_n little_a substance_n or_o nourishment_n find_v in_o the_o fruit_n and_o other_o food_n of_o mexico_n pag._n 42._o 43._o several_a opinion_n concern_v the_o difference_n of_o fresh_a and_o salt_a water_n in_o the_o lake_n of_o mexico_n p._n 43_o 44._o montezuma_n his_o stately_a palace_n in_o mexico_n call_v tepaâ—…_n with_o two_o more_o the_o one_o with_o many_o pond_n of_o salt_n and_o fresh_a water_n for_o several_a â—…orts_n of_o fowl_n the_o other_o for_o hawk_v fowl_n and_o fowl_n of_o rapine_n p._n 44_o 45._o three_o thousand_o be_v the_o attendant_n in_o montezuma_n his_o court_n feed_v with_o what_o come_v from_o his_o table_n p._n 46._o mexico_n call_v former_o tenuchtitlan_n and_o why_o ibid._n what_o mexico_n proper_o signify_v and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v p._n 47._o the_o name_n of_o the_o ten_o emperor_n that_o be_v of_o mexico_n and_o montezuma_n his_o death_n ibid._n quahutimoc_n emperor_n of_o mexico_n take_v prisoner_n and_o that_o great_a city_n conquer_v by_o cortes_n the_o 13._o of_o august_n 1521._o p._n 49._o two_o hundred_o thousand_o little_a boat_n call_v canoas_n belong_v to_o mexico_n to_o bring_v provision_n into_o the_o city_n p._n 50._o a_o description_n of_o the_o chief_a market_n of_o mexico_n wherein_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o person_n do_v usual_o meet_v to_o buy_v and_o sell._n p._n 50_o 51._o a_o description_n of_o the_o great_a church_n of_o mexico_n before_o the_o enter_v of_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 51_o 52._o the_o papist_n have_v continue_v the_o fashion_n of_o their_o church_n altar_n cloister_n and_o many_o other_o their_o abuse_n from_o the_o heathen_n p._n 52_o 53._o the_o god_n of_o mexico_n two_o thousand_o in_o number_n p._n 53._o mexico_n after_o the_o conquest_n be_v build_v again_o with_o à _fw-fr hundred_o thousand_o house_n p._n 54._o fifteen_o thousand_o coach_n be_v judge_v to_o be_v in_o the_o city_n of_o mexico_n p._n 56._o a_o popingay_n present_v to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n worth_a half_a a_o million_o of_o ducat_n ibid._n a_o lamp_n in_o mexico_n worth_a four_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n ibid._n the_o attire_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n of_o blackmore_n mulatta_n and_o mestiza_n in_o mexico_n p._n 56_o 57_o the_o spaniard_n with_o their_o gift_n to_o the_o church_n and_o cloister_n cover_v their_o lascivious_a life_n as_o be_v show_v by_o a_o example_n in_o mexico_n p._n 57_o about_o two_o thousand_o coach_n daily_o meet_v in_o the_o alameda_n of_o mexico_n 59_o of_o a_o fruit_n in_o the_o india_n call_v nuchtli_n p._n 60._o of_o some_o other_o fruit_n and_o especial_o of_o a_o tree_n call_v metl_n p._n 60_o 61._o a_o memorable_a history_n of_o a_o great_a mutiny_n in_o mexico_n cause_v by_o the_o too_o great_a power_n of_o a_o archprelate_n and_o the_o covetousness_n of_o the_o viceroy_n with_o some_o observation_n gather_v for_o the_o good_a of_o england_n out_o of_o the_o say_a mutiny_n p._n 62._o &_o sequent_a chap._n xiii_o show_v the_o several_a part_n of_o this_o new_a world_n of_o america_n and_o the_o place_n of_o note_n about_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o mexico_n p._n 68_o content_n a_o description_n of_o the_o fiery_a mountain_n call_v popocatepec_n p._n 69._o the_o riches_n belong_v to_o the_o viceroy_n his_o chapel_n at_o chapultepec_n worth_n above_o a_o million_o of_o crown_n p._n 70._o a_o description_n of_o a_o rich_a desert_n or_o wilderness_n three_o league_n from_o mexico_n ibid._n the_o cruelty_n of_o don_n nunio_n de_fw-fr guzman_n in_o mechoacan_a p._n 71._o the_o manner_n of_o bury_v the_o king_n of_o mechocan_n before_o it_o be_v conquer_v by_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 71_o 72._o the_o spaniard_n themselves_o wonder_v that_o our_o english_a nation_n be_v not_o more_o active_a in_o conquer_a more_o of_o the_o continent_n of_o america_n beyond_o virginia_n p._n 73._o nova_fw-la albion_n in_o america_n name_v so_o by_o sir_n francis_n drake_n p._n 74._o how_o the_o country_n of_o jucatan_n be_v first_o name_v ibid._n in_o the_o year_n 1632._o the_o indian_n of_o jucatan_n mutinied_a against_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n the_o city_n of_o valdivia_n so_o name_v from_o a_o spaniard_n of_o that_o name_n too_o greedy_a and_o covetous_a of_o gold_n p._n 76._o the_o famous_a attempt_n of_o john_n oxenham_n a_o english_a man_n from_o the_o coast_n of_o nombre_fw-fr de_fw-fr dios_fw-es to_o the_o island_n of_o pearl_n in_o the_o south_n sea_n p._n 77._o the_o spanish_a fleet_n of_o nova_n hispania_n take_v by_o the_o hollander_n in_o the_o river_n of_o matanzo_n p._n 80._o chap._n xiiii_o show_v my_o journey_n from_o mexico_n to_o chiapa_n southward_o and_o the_o most_o remarkable_a place_n in_o the_o way_n p._n 81._o content_n for_o what_o reason_n i_o stay_v in_o america_n and_o will_v not_o go_v on_o to_o the_o philippina_n island_n in_o the_o east-india_n p._n 82._o a_o proclamation_n from_o the_o viceroy_n in_o the_o market_n place_n of_o mexico_n against_o such_o as_o shall_v conceal_v harbour_n and_o hide_v any_o friar_n bind_v for_o the_o philippina_n island_n p._n 83._o a_o double_a wheat_n harvest_n every_o year_n in_o a_o valley_n call_v st._n pablo_n p._n 85._o the_o dominican_n cloister_n in_o guaxaca_n very_o rich_a and_o strong_a p._n 86._o the_o great_a river_n alvarado_n though_o it_o run_v from_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr ulhua_n far_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o country_n towards_o guaxaca_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o castle_n tower_z or_o ordnance_n upon_o it_o ibid._n a_o old_a friar_n master_n of_o divinity_n spiteful_o and_o malicious_o bury_v in_o a_o garden_n by_o the_o friar_n of_o guaxaca_n ibid._n friar_n in_o the_o india_n may_v travail_v and_o call_v for_o turkey_n capon_n or_o what_o they_o please_v to_o eat_v without_o any_o money_n upon_o the_o indian_n charge_n p._n 87._o tecoantepeque_fw-la a_o sea_n town_n upon_o mar_n deal_v zur_n altogether_o unfortified_a ibid._n the_o author_n lodge_v in_o a_o wilderness_n and_o affright_v with_o a_o sure_a apprehension_n of_o death_n by_o wild_a beast_n p._n 88_o 89._o the_o author_n and_o his_o company_n dangerous_a passage_n over_o the_o mountain_n of_o maquilapa_n feed_v three_o day_n upon_o green_a sour_a lemon_n