of our camp, and what happened upon this 158

CHAP. LXIX. How we found, on our return to our encampment, that new
intrigues had been set on foot; and the answer Cortes gave to certain
representations which were made to him 160

CHAP. LXX. How the captain Xicotencatl assembled 20,000 chosen warriors
to make an attack upon us in our camp, and what happened upon this 165

CHAP. LXXI. How four chief personages arrived in our camp to negotiate
terms of peace with us, and what further happened 167

CHAP. LXXII. How ambassadors arrive in our camp from Motecusuma, and of
the presents they brought with them 170

CHAP. LXXIII. How the captain-general Xicotencatl arrives in our camp to
negotiate terms of peace; the speech he made, and what further happened
171

CHAP. LXXIV. How the old caziques of Tlascalla arrived in our camp and
invited Cortes and all of us to visit their city, and what further
happened 175

CHAP. LXXV. How we marched into the city of Tlascalla, and were received
by the old caziques; of the present they made us, and how they brought
us their daughters and nieces; and what further happened 176

CHAP. LXXVI. How mass was said in the presence of a great number of
caziques, and of the present the latter brought us 178

CHAP. LXXVII. How the caziques presented their daughters to Cortes and
all of us, and what further happened 180

CHAP. LXXVIII. How Cortes gained some information respecting Mexico from
Xicotencatl and Maxixcatzin 183

CHAP. LXXIX. How our captain Hernando Cortes and all our officers and
soldiers determine to march to Mexico 187

CHAP. LXXX. How the great Motecusuma despatched four ambassadors to us,
all men in high authority, with presents in gold and cotton stuffs, and
what they said to our captains 190

CHAP. LXXXI. How the inhabitants of Cholulla despatched four Indians to
us, all men of no distinction, to apologise for not having visited us in
Tlascalla, and what further happened 192

CHAP.