Some of them aunswered, that they woulde gladly do it, onely to pleasure him, but they feared that the commons would arise and stone them. Others sayde, that it was an hard matter to vnbeléeue that which their forefathers had so long beléeued, and that it shoulde be a cause to condemne their forefathers and themselues. Others sayde, that it mighte be in time they woulde conuert, séeing the order of the Christian Religion, and vnderstanding the reasons and causes to turne Christians, and likewise perceyuing thoroughly the manner and life of the Christiäs, with their lawes and customs: and as for warlike feates, they were satisfyed, & had séene suche tryall, that they helde them for men inuincible in that poynte, and that their God did help them. _Cortes_ promised them, that shortlye he woulde bring them suche men, as shoulde instruct and teache them, and then they should sée which way was best, with the greate ioy and fruite that they shoulde féele. They accepting that councell which he like a friende had giuen them, and for as much as presently it could not be brought to passe by reason of his iourney to _Mexico_. He desired them, that the Temple wherein he was lodged, shoulde be made a Churche for him and his company, and if it pleased them, they mighte also come to sée and heare their diuine seruice. The _Indians_ graunted to his request, and dayly came among them all the time of their abode there, and some came and dwelte with the _Spanyardes_, but the chiefest friende was Captayne _Maxixca_, who neuer went from _Cortez_. The discord betvveene the _Mexicans and Tlaxcaltecas_. _Cortez_ being throughly satisfyed of theyr hartie good wylles, he demaunded of them the estate and riches of _Mutezuma_. They exalted him greately, as men that had proued his force. And as they affyrmed, it was néere a hundred yeares that they mainteyned warre with him and his father _Axaiaca_, and others his Vnckles and Grandfathers. And saide also, that the golde and treasure of _Mutezuma_, was without number, and his power and dominion ouer all the lande, and hys people innumerable: for (quoth they) he ioyneth sometime two hundreth thousand men, yea and thrée hundred thousande for one battayle. And if it pleased hym, he woulde make as manye men double, and thereof they were good witnesse, bycause they had manye times fought with thë. _Maxixca_ desired that _Cortes_ should not aduenture themselues into the power of the men of _Culhua_, whereat some of the _Spanyardes_ feared and suspected euill of the matter. _Cortes_ tolde him, that notwithstanding all those things whiche they had tolde him, he was fully minded to goe to _Mexico_, to visit _Mutezuma_, wishing him to aduise hym what he mought do, or bring to passe for them with _Mutezuma_, for he woulde willingly do it, for the curtesie shewed vnto him, and that he beléeued _Mutezuma_ woulde graunt him any lawfull request.