...without some doubts as to its propriety. BOOK X. in the history of the world, was there brought to Ch- 2- a monarch such a picture of the destruction that impended...gold, which he laid before Cortes, informing him that Montezuma sent these things to show how he Montemma estimated the friendship of that king (Charles...

...these officers of Montezuma, he had another conversation with them, through his interpreters, Greronimo de Aguilar and Donna Marina, in the course of which...gold, which he laid before Cortes, informing him that Montezuma sent these things to show how he Montezuma estimated the friendship of that king (Charles...

...coast, I have adopted the rendering in the text, though not without some doubts as to its propriety. lar and Donna Marina, in the course of which he asked...by Teotlili, one of the officers who had before met Cortez. He brought with him magnificent presents from the king, and, among other things, a sun of gold,...

...course of which he asked if the Mexican king had any gold, and being answered in the affirmative, lie said, "Let him send it me, for I and my companions...by Teotlili, one of the officers who had before met Cortez. He brought with him magnificent presents from the king, and, among other things, a sun of gold,...

...once asks if their king has any gold. Being answered in the affirmative, he said, " Let him send it to me, for I and my companions have a complaint, a disease of the heart, which is cured by gold."2 Awed by his cannon, his steel armour, and above all, his horses, the frightened messengers...

...once asks if their king has any gold. Being answered in the affirmative, he said, " Let him send it to me, for I and my companions have a complaint, a disease of the heart, which ia cured by gold."2 Awed by his cannon, his steel armour, and above all, his horses, the frightened...

...their emperor had any gold, and, being answered in the affirmative, Cortez said : " Let him send it to me, for I and my companions have a complaint, a disease of the heart, which is cured by gold." f Montezuma soon sent all that he could spare, hoping to get rid of the unwelcome visitor, but he had...

...gold, and, being answered in the affirmative, Cortex said : "Let him send it to me, for I and 1113' companions have a complaint, a disease of the heart, which is cured by gold." f Montezuma soon sent all that he could spare, hoping to get rid of the unwelcome visitor, but he had...

...if his King had much of that metal. Receiving an affirmative answer, he said, " Let him send it to me, for I and my companions have a complaint, a disease of the heart, which this metal will cure." The Indians have found to their sorrow that this " complaint " was not confined...

...than ever to Cortez. He is reported to have sent a message to Moctezuma that he and his companions had a complaint, ' a disease of the heart, which is cured by gold.' " * This same disease afflicted him on many occasions, especially when he committed that fearful crime...