During the time that the _Spanish_ Officers had these Civil Broyls one against another, _Lodowick Pontæus_, a Man well experienc’d in the Law, came from _Spain_ to _America_, there in the Emperors Name to settle all things in good order; having also particular Instructions, to shew great kindness to _Cortez_, and to make him a Knight of the Order of _St. James_, that by that means the Emperor might be the more esteem’d for his Noble Subjects and Servants, amongst the _Mexicans_, who are themselves of a proud and ambitious spirit, and chiefly the Nobility, which doth manifestly appear by their Apparel, more gorgeous than the meaner sort of _Americans_; and though the Slaves go stark naked (having onely a Cloth tied about their Privities) and with a Bowe and Arrows walk before their Lords, yet the Better Sort go very costly Habited; for about their Necks they wear Strings of Pearl; on their Heads, a Cap, from whence hang down two Scarfs, one longer than the other; then a party-colour’d Cotton Coat covers their whole Bodies to their Knees, under which they wear a Vest girt about their Middle. But at last, after all these Services, _Cortez_ disagreeing with the Vice-Roy _Don Antonio Mendoza_, being about that time sent over, went male-contented into _Spain_. SECT. XI. Diego Gottierez _his Expedition_. [Sidenote: _Gottierez_ contests with _Contreras_.] [Sidenote: Is forsaken of all.] [Sidenote: Great Tempest.] [Sidenote: Village _Francisco_.] [Sidenote: Strange manner of eating.] [Sidenote: Unsatisfied Covetousness of _Gottierez_.]