_Fraunces Hernandes de Cordoua_ did first discouer _Xucatan_, going with thrée Shyps for _Indians_, or else to barter. These Shippes were sette forthe by _Christopher Morante_, and _Lope Ochoa de Saizedo_, in Anno .1517. And although he broughte home nothing at that time but stripes, yet he broughte perfect relation, how the Countrey was rich of gold and siluer, and the people of the countrey clothed. Then _Iames Velasques_ Gouernoure of the Iland of _Cuba_, sent the next yeare following his kinsman, called _Iohn de Grijalua_, with two hundred _Spanyardes_ in foure Shippes, thinking to obtayne much gold and siluer for his Merchandise at those places, which _Fraunces Hernandez_ had enformed him: So that _Iohn de Grijalua_ wente to _Xucatan_, and there foughte with the _Indians_ of _Champoton_, and was hurt. From thëce he entred the riuer of _Tauasco_, which _Grijalua_ hadde so named, in the whiche place he bartered for things of small value. He had in exchaunge golde, cloth of cotten wooll, and other curious things wrought of feathers. He was also at Saint _Iohn de Vlhua_, and tooke possession for the King, in the name of _Iames Velasques_, and there also exchanged his Haberdashe wares, for Golde, and Couerlets of cotten, and feathers: and if he hadde considered his good fortune, he would haue planted habitation in so rich a land, as his company did earnestly request him, and if he had so done, then had he bin as _Cortez_ was. But suche wealth was not for him which knew it not, although he excused himselfe, saying, he went not to inhabite, but to barter onely in traffike of his Marchandise, and to discouer whether that land of _Xucatan_ were an Ilande, or no. And finding it a mayne land, and populous, he left off for very feare. Likewise, some of his company were desirous to returne to _Cuba_, among whome, was one _Pedro de Aluado_, who was farre in loue with a woman of that countrey. So they determined to returne, with relation to the Gouernoure of suche things as hadde happened till that day, and sayled homewardes along the coast to _Panuco_, and so came to _Cuba_, to the greate griefe of many of hys company. Yea some of them wept, with sorrowe that hée would not abide in that rich countrey. He was fiue monethes vpon his voyage homewarde from land to lande, and eyght monethes till his returne to the Citie. But when he came home, the Gouernoure hauing hearde of his procéedings, would not looke vppon him, whiche was hys iust reward. The Inuentorie of the treasure that _Grijalua brought for his wares_. _Iohn de Grijalua_ bought of the Indians of _Potonchan_, _Saint Iohn de Vlhua_, and other places of that coast, suche thynges as made his fellowes farre in loue with the Countrey, and loth to depart from thëce. The workmäship of many of the things that they bought, was more worth than the thing it selfe, as this Inuentory perticularly doth shew. The Inuentory. A little Idoll of golde hollowe.