The ashes that procéeded from thence came to _Huexozinco_, _Quelaxcopan_, _Tepiacac_, _Quauhquecholla_, _Chololla_, and _Tlaxcallan_, whiche standeth tenne leagues from thence, yea some say, it extended fiftéene leagues distant, and burned their hearbes in their gardens, their fieldes of corne, trées, and clothes that lay a drying. The consultation that Mutezuma had, _concerning the comming of Cortez into Mexico_. _Cortez_ pretended not to fall out with _Mutezuma_, before his comming to _Mexico_, and yet he vnderstoode all _Mutezuma_ hys pretence, wherevppon he complayneth to the Ambassadors, saying that he muche maruelled that suche a mightie Prince, who by so manye Gentlemen had assured his friendship vnto him, shoulde nowe procure his totall destruction, in not kéeping hys promise and fidelitie. In consideration whereof, where he meant to visit him as a friend, that now he would goe to his Courte as an enimie. The Ambassadors excused their maisters cause, besieching him to withdrawe hys furie, and to giue licence to one of them to goe to _Mexico_, who woulde bryng aunswere from thence with all spéede. _Cortes_ graunted vnto the request, the one of them went, and returned agayne within sixe dayes in company of another messenger that hadde gone thither before, who broughte tenne platters of golde, and a thousande fiue hundred mantels of cotten, with much victuall, and _Cacao_ whiche is a kinde of fruite that serueth for currant money among them. Likewise they brought a certaine kind of wine or licoure made of _Cacao_ and _Centli_. They enformed _Cortes_, that _Mutezuma_ was innocente of the coniuration in _Chololla_, nor by anye meanes priuie to their dealings, affyrming moreouer that the garrison of souldyers did apperteine to _Acazinco_, and _Acazan_, who were neyghbors to _Chololla_, who by inducement of some naughtye persons, had procured that thing, saying that he shuld both sée and vnderstand him to be his faithful and louing friend, praying him to come forwarde on his iourney, for he would abide his comming in _Mexico_. [Sidenote: Prophecie of the Diuell.] This ambassage pleased well _Cortez_, but _Mutezuma_ feared, when he hearde of the slaughter, and burning of _Chololla_, and sayde to his friends, these are the people that our Gods said should come and inherite this land. _Mutezuma_ went incontinent to his Oratorie, and shut in himselfe alone, where he abode in fasting and prayer eyght dayes, with sacrifice of many menne, to asllake the fury of his Idolles, who séemed to be offended.