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that_o from_o spain_n can_v not_o come_v so_o many_o folk_n in_o so_o short_a space_n final_o he_o deem_v that_o his_o old_a enemy_n james_n velasques_n be_v come_v personal_o but_o when_o he_o know_v the_o whole_a truth_n than_o be_v he_o much_o more_o pensive_a think_v that_o the_o thread_n of_o his_o prosperity_n be_v cut_v asunder_o yea_o and_o that_o they_o will_v be_v mean_a to_o stop_v the_o gap_n of_o the_o whole_a discovery_n both_o of_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o land_n mine_n and_o treasure_n as_o also_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o friend_n or_o enemy_n of_o mutezuma_n it_o shall_v be_v also_o a_o let_v to_o inhabit_v the_o place_n which_o he_o have_v begin_v yea_o and_o also_o to_o christian_a the_o indian_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n that_o he_o pretend_v yea_o &_o a_o let_v or_o stop_v of_o many_o other_o thing_n begin_v in_o you_o service_n of_o god_n &_o the_o prince_n fear_v also_o by_o fly_v from_o one_o inconvenience_n to_o fall_v into_o many_o and_o also_o if_o he_o shall_v permit_v pamphilo_n de_fw-fr naruaez_n to_o come_v unto_o mexico_n it_o shall_v be_v a_o mean_a of_o his_o perdition_n if_o likewise_o he_o shall_v encounter_v he_o he_o fear_v some_o rebellion_n in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o set_n at_o liberty_n of_o mutezuma_n put_v in_o peril_n his_o own_o honour_n life_n and_o travail_n and_o to_o avoid_v all_o these_o danger_n and_o inconvenience_n he_o determine_v remedy_n first_o he_o dispatch_v two_o man_n the_o one_o unto_o john_n velasques_n de_fw-fr leon_n who_o be_v go_v to_o inhabit_v at_o coazacoalco_n willing_a he_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o letter_n to_o repair_v unto_o mexico_n give_v he_o advise_v of_o the_o come_n of_o naruaez_n and_o of_o the_o great_a need_n that_o he_o stand_v in_o of_o he_o &_o his_o company_n the_o other_o messenger_n he_o send_v to_o vera_fw-la crux_fw-la to_o bring_v full_a relation_n of_o the_o arrival_n of_o naruaez_n and_o what_o be_v his_o pretence_n the_o letter_n send_v to_o 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