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WORLD displayed;

OR, A

CURIOUS COLLECTION

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VOYAGES and TRAVELS,

Selected from

The WRITERS of all NATIONS.

In which the

CONJECTURES and INTERPOLATIONS

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Several vain Editors and Tranflators are
expunged;

Every Relation is made concife and plain;

AND

The DIVISIONS of Countries and Kingdom are
clearly and distinctly noted.

Illuftrated and Embellished

With Variety of MAPS and PRINTS,
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VOL. II.

LONDON:

Printed for J. NEWBERY, at the Bible and Sun,
in St. Paul's Church-Yard.

MDCCLXI.

127-4-1912

THE

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUM E.

The Conqueft of MEXICO, by

Hernando Cortes.

CHAP. I. Diego de Velasquez Governor of Cu-

ba, appoints Hernando Cortes Commander in

Chief of a Fleet for making new Discoveries.

He fails from Cuba, and lands in the Island of

Cozumel, where he demolishes the Indian Idols,

and meets with a Captive Spaniard.
P. I

CHAP. II. Cortes fails from Cozumel, arrives

at the River Grijalva, lands in spite of the In-

dians, takes the Town of Tabafco, and obtains

a great Victory. He then concludes a Peace with

the Indians, and embarks in order to continue his

Voyage to Mexico.
P. 10

CHAP. III.

Cortes gives Audience to two Mexi-

can Officers. Sends a prefent to Motezuma,

and receives one from that Prince. The State of

the Mexican Empire, and the Apprehenfions of

Motezuma, who fends a fecond Prefent to Cortes,

with exprefs Orders to leave the Coaft. Cortes

artfully puts a top to the Murmurs of the

People.
P. 21

CHAP. IV. Cortes makes a Settlement, to which

he gives the Name of Villa Rica de la Vera

Cruz;

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Cruz; marches to Quiabiflan, and in his way

concludes an Alliance with the Cacique of Zem-

poalla He feizes Motezuma's Commiffaries;

forms a frong Confederacy of the Indian Ca-

ciques; builds the Town of Vera Cruz, and

receives another Embasy from Motezuma.
P. 32

CHAP. V. Cortes is prevailed upon by falje

Pretences to engage in an Expedition against the

Inhabitants of Zimpazingo. He demolishes the

Idols of Zempoalla, and returns to Vera Cruz;

where a Confpiracy being formed against him,

he orders the Ships to be funk.
P. 45

CHAP. VI. Cortes begins his march for Mexico:

Stays feveral Days at Zocothlan and Xacazingo :

fends Ambafadors to Tlafcala; but his Proposals

of Peace being rejected, fights an obftinate Battle

with the Tla calans. Xicotencal, General of

the Tlafcalans, attacks the Spanish Quarters by

Night; but is divefied of his Command, and the

Tlafcalans fue for Peace.
P. 53

CHAP. VII. Cortes receives an Embay from

Motezuma; he makes his Entrance into lafcala ;

after which Diego de Ordaz vifits the Volcano

of Popocatepec. Cortes afterwards receives an

Embally from Mexico, and marches to Cholula,

where a Scheme is laid for his Deftruction, which

is difcovered by the Addrefs of Marina.

leaves Cholula baffles the treacherous Designs

of the Mexicans; is vifited by the Cacique of

Tezeaco, and arrives at that City, whence

he marches to Iztapalapa.
P. 71

CHAP. VIII.

He

Cortes enters Mexico, where he

is met by Motezuma, who comes in great State

to welcome him to the City; afterwards confers